THEATER

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THE BOSTIX BOOTHS!!!!!!

Bostix is a signature program from ArtsBoston, the nonprofit marketing and audience development organization that provides access to the performing arts through lower-cost tickets, They provide unparalleled access to the best performances and tourist attractions in the city, along with exclusive ticket offers as well as information about pop-up performances, and interactive arts experiences. Multiple performances and organizations are often included on the list for available discounted tickets. This iconic landmark in Faneuil Hall was established 50 years ago but was temporarily shuttered during the 2020 Covid crisis. Now it has reopened along with a booth located in Copley Square. Available tickets throughout the year can be found at www.BosTix.org. For information about special offers throughout the the city, visit https://calendar.artsboston.org/categories/bostix-deals

MARCH 6 – 22: WAIT UNTIL DARK

Greater Boston Stage Company at 395 Main Street in Stoneham brings to their stage this heart pounding thriller. It was originally written by Frederick Knott. And was first staged in 1966 and was quickly followed by a feature film in 1967 starring Audrey Hepburn. Another movie version was also filmed in 1988. This classic cat-and-mouse story was recently re-imagined by Jeffrey Hatcher who adapted this iconic nail-biting production for a more modern audience. Directed by Weylin Symes, the story is set in a 1944 Greenwich Village basement apartment where a blind girl, Susan Hendrix, resides. The role of Susan is alternately shared by Eliza Barmakian* and Jenny S. Lee*. Barmakian is actually legally blind and brings an additional lived perspective that adds dimension to the role. An integral character in the story is the young neighbor girl, Gloria (Amalia Tonogbanua), who while visiting Susan discovers a doll, is initially enamored by it, and quietly “borrows” it for herself. But while Susan’s husband is at work and she is alone, a trio of men, Paul Melendy* (ROAT) Paul Mootos* (Carlino), and Mamadou Toure* (Mike), invade her apartment. They are searching for that doll that apparently contains something valuable. Susan was unaware of the doll which had inadvertently been brought into their home by her husband, Sam, played by Thain Bertin, as a favor for someone he knew. Despite the men’s rantings, Susan has no idea what they are talking about. But as the terrifying and violent men’s anger intensifies,, Susan must muster all her courage, wits, and creative resources to survive. But to do so, she must wait until it gets dark to level the playing field in this cat and mouse game. To obtain the upper hand, she trips the power, thereby forcing the men into the dark and begins using her blindness to her advantage. Producing Artistic Director Weylin Symes, shares: “What makes Wait Until Dark so thrilling yet unsettling is how ordinary it begins, and how quickly that sense of safety is stripped away. This adaptation sharpens the psychological stakes and places the audience right inside Susan’s world, where sound, silence, and darkness become tools for survival.” Audiences are guaranteed to be brought to the edge of their seats, holding their breath as the danger escalates, individuals begin to die, and the production reaches its shocking conclusion. It is approximately 2 hours long with one brief intermission to catch your breath. Tickets for this intense, compact thriller filled with white knuckle, cliff hanging suspense may be obtained at www.greaterbostonstage.org

MARCH 6 – 22: THE END IS NIGH

Liars and Believers, a boundary-pushing, devised theatre company, kicks into high gear with this world premier comedy at The Foundry, 101 Rogers St in Kendall Square, Cambridge. Directed by Jason Slavick, it is an absurdly funny production that surrounds hope in the face of the Apocalypse. Set in the format of a game show, challenges are ironically led by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. In contrast, the contestants are all clowns. It’s Squid Game meets Animaniacs. Replete with slapstick style physical comedy blended with live music, satire, and genuine pathos, The cast features Enrique Babilonia, Jesse Garlick, Ben Heath, Karina Ithier, Glen Moore, and Hampton Richards. Liars and Believers brings its signature style to grapple with the greatest threats to our existence today. Thus it is a serious comedy for a world in trouble. Director Jason Slavick says, “At a time when people are feeling so much despair about the state of the world, we wanted to focus on the power of human connection, and how empathy, (and a healthy dose of humor), can remind us that all is not lost.” Liars & Believers boast a collaborative creative process that crafts theatrical experiences that transcend traditional storytelling. Their work has been featured across the country and praised for its emotional depth, visual inventiveness, and social resonance. Produced by Georgia Lyman, the Creative team also includes Art Director & Scenic Designer, Rebecca Lehrhoff; Lighting Designer, PJ Strachman; and Assistant Director & Writer, Rachel Wiese. Tickets tfor this production, that also include a Pay-What-You-Can option, may be obtained at www.liarsandbelievers.com

MARCH 6 – 28: THE ANTIQUITIES

SpeakEasy Stage Company, at the Roberts Studio Theatre, located in the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont Street in Boston’s South End, brings to their stage the New England Premier of Pulizer Prize Finalist Jordan Harrison’s 2025 Lucille Lortel nomination for Outstanding Play! Directed by Alex Lonati the story is set in a rather unnerving, not-so distant future. A team of AI (yes, robotic) curators at the Museum of Late Human Antiquities. They are painstakingly reconstructing the past. As their exhibit grows with carefully preserved items such as vinyl records, and yoga mats, cracks begin to appear in their exploration that are filled with a sense of grief. Certain truths begin to invade their understanding of what it meant to be human back then. The production cleverly brings us to points back into our time and then forward again to the human-less world of artificial intelligence. This prompts us to ask, “What would we look like as a race if we were no longer here…and what direction is our world actually taking with AI?” In this Sci-fi drama, Hanson provides audiences with a haunting and at times surprisingly funny meditation on memory, extinction, and the unique strangeness of humanity. The cast of nine include Harry Baker, Catia, Kelsey Fonise*, Jesse Hinson, John Kuntz, Alison Russo*, Anderson Stinson III*, Helen Hy-Yuen Swanson*, and Tobias Wilson*.Tickets for this show that will cause you to deeply reflect on the direction our world is taking as well as the world we are currently living in, may be purchased at www.speakeasystage.com

MARCH 6 – 28: YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD!

Company One Theatre brings to Rabb Hall at the Boston Public Library’s Central Branch in Copley Square this new play written by Keiko Green. Directed by Shawn LaCount, it invites audiences with “Come one, come all to a sparkling celebration of life, death, and cosmic connection!” When Greg receives a terminal cancer diagnosis (and weird dream visitations from Greta Thunberg), he finally understands his true purpose and races to save Mother Earth as climate catastrophe looms. Meanwhile, Viv tries to hold it all together, but really just wants to stop time and hide under the covers with her husband. And through it all, our emcee, M, charts their own path while Dad is dying, life is a drag, and the world keeps spinning. This irreverent, laugh-out-loud experience speaks to the very real stakes of climate anxiety and grief without dwelling in hopelessness. You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World opens opportunities to talk about climate activism in bot global and hyper-local ways, as well as how we support those we love through heartache and death. It also proves that every family is their own ecosystem, as complex and beautiful as the Earth itself. “Keiko’s writing is so funny, intelligent, and efficient — in one scene, she can tackle something as enormous and cosmic as the global climate crisis and as intimate as the familial relationship of father and child, husband and wife, and the universal experience of death,” said C1 Artistic Director and Co-Founder Shawn LaCount. “All of that is remarkable. She’s a writer to watch out for.” “Over the pandemic, I started thinking about the significance of one person — how one person can feel like our whole world,” said Green. “In this play, there are two sets of trios. There’s the trio of a family, and there’s a trio that plays the entire rest of the world: not just people, but animals, everything. If we’re representing the world on stage, that world should be accessible to everyone, and that’s why I’m excited for how inclusive the show will be at the Boston Public Library with Company One Theatre.” The cast includes Kai Clifton (he/they)M; Jade Guerra* (she/her) Viv; Michael Tow (he/him) Greg; Alex Alexander (she/her) Janet & Others; Anjie Parker (she/her) Lila & Others; and Nicholas Papayoanou (he/they) Will & Others. For more information, to obtain a complete show schedule and to purchase tickets visit www.companyone.org

THROUGH MARCH 8: THE BALD SOPRANO & THE LESSON

The award-winning Hub Theatre kicks off its highly anticipated 13th season by bringing this Double Header to The Boston Center for the Arts at 539 Tremont St. in Boston’s South End. These two delightful comedies were written by the celebrated playwright Eugène Ionesco, a lyrical satirist that often aimed his nonsensical dialogue and surreal situations at the pretenses and hypocrisy of society. He was noted to be one of the famed writers who launched the concept of the Theater of the Absurd. Directed by Elliot Norton Award winning Bryn Boice, these comic masterpieces highlight the absurdity of human existence in a meaningless, often chaotic universe. They typically contain illogical plots such as is so“famously exemplified by Samuel Beckett’s ‘Waiting for Godot’. Hub Theatre is excited to share these two unique plays, especially in light of these absurd times we live in. In The Bald Soprano, which has been playing a world-record run at the Theatre de la Huchette in Paris since 1957, surrounds two proper English couples, the Smiths and the Martins. Over dinner, they become engaged in deep conversation that increasingly seems to evolve into chaotic bantering with nothing being said of any real importance. The Lesson is a comic drama surrounding an enthusiastic young student that meets with a learned professor to help her earn a degree referred to as a“Total Doctorate”. From math to mayhem, this tutoring session explodes into a nonsensical power struggle fueled by misplaced authority. It degrades into a frenetic theatrical tour-de-force that fosters misplaced tyranny making it simultaneously funny as well as stunningly profound. This play has been translated into dozens of languages and is equally relevant today as it was when it was initially performed shortly after WWII. Thus, everything seems to be ridiculously normal on the surface while increasingly razor-sharp truths begin to reveal themselves. These plays invite audiences to laugh loudly but think deeply. Seven of the area’s finest actors bring these two plays to life. They are Lily Ayotte, Siobhan Carroll, Lauren Elias (Elliot Norton Award Nominee), Cristhian Mancinas-García (Elliot Norton Award Nominee), Jessica Golden, Cleveland “Mac” Nicoll, and Brooks Reeves (Elliot Norton Award Winner). Tickets for an evening full of classic absurdist rife with ridiculous situations and some uncomfortable truths may be obtained at www.hubtheatreboston.org

THROUGH MARCH 8: ZABEL IN EXILE

Boston Playwrights’ Theatre (BPT), located at 949 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, continues its 2025–26 season with this powerful, biographical, memory play written by the internationally famed playwright, R. N. Sandberg. This production is sponsored by Victor Zarougian and Judith Saryan, one of the editors of the English translations of Yessayan’s work. Saryan initially commissioned the work in 2017, and selected playwright R.N. Sandberg’s script from the many approaches to Zabel’s story. “When I learned about Zabel Yessayan, I knew that I had found my hero,” Saryan says. “She’s a reminder that people have resisted oppressive regimes. Yessayan is a beacon of courage and truth telling and a voice of hope during very dark times.” Directed by the Artistic Director of Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, Megan Sandberg- Zakian, the play is set in a Soviet prison in 1937.where Zabel Yessayan, a noted Armenian feminist, writer, and activist has been imprisoned and is waiting for her execution. But what is her crime? Writing novels? Knowing how to speak French? Being a woman? As Zabel confronts her captors, past and present blur, and she reckons with the injustices she has witnessed and been confronted with during her life. From schoolyard bullying to the horrors of genocide, this searing memory play honors the strength of a woman unafraid to stand up to tyranny while wrestling with whether it is possible to continue to believe in light during times of endless darkness. In the quiet of her cell she is forced to confront not only the ghosts of her past, but what it means to resist—and to remember—when the very worst of human history repeats itself. “It’s hard to overstate how proud I am to be bringing the first production of Zabel in Exile” “Many of our audience members will be meeting this incredible artist and human for the first time, and I hope that they will find her as inspiring as I do. Her life and work reminds me that even—or especially—in the bleakest moments, the act of telling stories, of bearing witness, is critical to maintaining our humanity, our compassion, and our capacity for resistance.” The cast features June Baboian*, Danny Bryck*, Sarah Corey*, Grace Experience*, Anelga Hajjar and Robert Najarian*. The creative team includes Scenic Designer Marina Sartori, Costume Designer Miranda Guirleo, Lighting Designer Brian Lilienthal, Sound Designer and Composer Arshan Gailus, Properties Artisan and Coordinator Courtney Licata, Assistant Director Nikta Sabouri, Voice and Speech Coach Christine Hamel, Movement Coach and Choreographer Nailah Randall-Bellinger, Production Stage Manager Jenna Worden*, Paint Charge Nina Cote, Wardrobe Assistant Claire Mitchell and Production Assistant Natalie Dion. The play has been developed at Merrimack Repertory Theatre and The Armenian Museum in Watertown. Due to extensive graphic as well as extremely violent content, the production carries a Content Warning. For more information contact megansz@bu.edu. Tickets may be obtained at https://www.bostonplaywrights.org/ct/zabel

MARCH 13: CHARLIE BERENS… “LOST & FOUND” COMEDY TOUR

Coming to the Boch Center Shubert Theatre at 265 Tremont Street in Boston is this noted comedian, New York Times Best Selling Author, Emmy-winning journalist, musician and creator of the viral sensation, The Manitowoc Minute. Boston is only one of Charlie Berens 10 scheduled tour dates. His last “Good Old Fashioned Tour” played 127 shows in 88 cities and was shot as a follow-up special to his 2023 one hour debut, Midwest Goodbye. This string of success has led to his New York Times Best Seller “The Midwest Survival Guide” which has been optioned for TV development, as well as three sold out nationwide stand-up comedy tours. In his free time, Charlie hosts the Cripescast podcast where he has meaningful conversations with a wide range of guests, including musicians, headlining comedians, dairy farmers, groundbreaking scientists, government officials, world-renown chefs, artists, business leaders, sports Hall of Famers, explorers, Olympians, and creators about their story and connections to the Midwest. In addition to Cripescast, Charlie also co-hosts the “Bellied Up” podcast w/ “Myles The You Betcha Guy” where the two of them belly up at a small-town bar every Thursday and take live calls from all over the Midwest and rest of the world. In 2020, Charlie paired up with Horseshoes & Hand Grenades alum Adam Greuel to release the music/comedy album, Unthawed. The album, which is a mixture of bluegrass, country, and Charlie’s comedy, hit #1 on the Billboard Bluegrass chart and #6 on the Bluegrass Comedy chart. The duo followed that up with Dive Bar Dinner in 2023, which also charted on the Billboard Charts. Most recently, he was featured in a nationwide Target campaign, served as the ambassador for Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin’s Annual Food for the Holidays Campaign and launched Berens Old Fashioned Brandy which is in stores across Wisconsin. Throughout all his work, Charlie aims to connect with people through comedy and authenticity. Tickets may be obtained at www.bockcenter.org

THROUGH MARCH 15: WE HAD A WORLD

The Huntington at the Calderwood Pavilion, in the Boston Center for the Arts at 527 Tremont Street in Boston’s South End presents this new sharply funny production by Joshua Harmon (Prayer for the French Republic, Bad Jews). Directed by Keira Fromm the story surrounds a a dying woman who calls her grandson and asks him to write a play about their family. “But I want you to promise me something,” she says. “Make it as bitter and vitriolic as possible.” In this searing and deeply personal play, the author of Prayer for the French Republic recreates thirty years of family fights, monstrous behavior, enduring love, and unexpected dishes of home-cooked spaetzle.  The production marks Harmon’s return to The Huntington after the success of his play Prayer for the French Republic, was produced at The Huntington in 2023 and acclaimed by audiences and critics alike. It ultimately was produced on Broadway, receiving the nomination for the 2024 Tony Award for Best Play. Huntington Artistic Director Loretta Greco stated, “We didn’t want to go another season without a play from our brilliant friend, the playwright Joshua Harmon (Prayer for the French Republic), and it’s our absolute pleasure to produce Josh’s latest, We Had a World – a deeply personal, hilarious, and complicated 30-year slice of his family’s history.” “For me, it’s a roller coaster ride seen through the voracious appetite of young Joshua, full of laughter, lokshen {name for a range of Ashkenazi Jewish egg noodles}, truly awful behavior, and enduring love – in other words, it’s just like family! I laughed while I cried throughout the entire thing. You are going to love it.” Director Keira Fromm added “He has that rare ability to craft stories that are both incredibly personal and also speak so universally. I am especially taken by We Had a World, a play about the complexity of family life, and the tremendous humor and heartache that comes along with it. In this play, Josh gives us three indelible characters who are messy imperfect people trying their best to understand one another. The play fills me with such love and nostalgia for my own family, and I hope The Huntington audiences will share that experience too. I’m so excited to bring this beautiful play to Boston this winter about the complexity of family life, and the tremendous humor and heartache that comes along with it. In this play, Josh gives us three indelible characters who are messy imperfect people trying their best to understand one another. The play fills me with such love and nostalgia for my own family, and I hope The Huntington audiences will share that experience too.” Fromm continues, “Josh Harmon’s plays always have a profoundly moving effect on me and resonate on a deep cellular level. I see myself in the worlds and characters he creates.” The production is called “wildly funny” and “a masterwork” by New York Stage Review and “extremely moving” by Theater Mania, We Had a World premiered Off Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club on in February of 2025. The New York Times hailed it as “Wonderfully textured… a poignant story of family dynamics.” This new, semi-autobiographical story from Harmon promises to resonate as powerfully as his other works, showcasing the power of art to both record and repair. The cast of We Had a World includes:Amy Resnick as Renee (Joshua’s grandmother and Ellen’s mother); Eva Kaminsky as Ellen, (Joshua’s mother); and Will Conard as Joshua, (son and grandson). Understudies include: Jack Greenberg, Joanna Strapp, and Debra Wise. The creative team for We Had a World includes Scenic Design by Courtney O’Neill; Costume Design by Izumi Inaba ; Lighting Design by Tyler Micoleau; Sound Design and Original Music by Melanie Chen Cole; and Wig, Hair, and Makeup Design by Rachel Padula-Shufelt. The Voice and Dialect Coach is Lee Nishri-Howitt. The production stage manager is Emily F. McMullen and the stage manager is Ashley Pitchford. NY Casting is by Janet Foster. Tickets for this heartfelt, poignant and comedic production may be obtained at www.huntingtontheatre.org

THROUGH MARCH 15: KWEEN

The Merrimack Repertory Theatre, at 132 Warren Street in Lowell brings to their stage this MRT commission and World Premiere by Vichet Chum . Set in Lowell, this joyful journey follows Soma, a queer Cambodian American teenager, finding her voice and stepping into her legacy. When Soma posts a video performing her poetry about the struggles she’s facing, it quickly goes viral. With Lowell High School’s spoken word contest approaching Soma must decide if she’s brave enough to step into the spotlight. Her story is told with humor, heart-forward characters, and culminating in a Khmer wedding ceremony, Kween  explores all the ways we author our path home. Tickets may be obtained at www.mrt.org

MARCH 17 – 29: SUFFS

The 2025/26 Lexus Broadway In Boston Season brings this acclaimed Tony Award®-winning musical that also acquired the Outer Critics’ Circle Award for Best New Musical along with two Drama Desk Awards including for Best Score. After playing a 10-month run at the Music Box Theatre on Broadway, this musical, is now on its first national tour, stopping on the stage of the Emerson Colonial Theatre at 106 Boylston Street in Boston to deliver its inspiring message. The musical, including the book, music and lyrics, were the creation of Shaina Taub, the first woman to independently capture Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Score in the same season. Directed by Tony Award-nominee Leigh Silverman (Violet, Yellow Face) this new musical boldly explores the triumphs and failures of a struggle for equality that’s far from over. It’s a given that the women of the suffragist movement—who called themselves “Suffs” for short—were brilliant, but as they fought passionate and tirelessly for the right to vote, they were also flawed and often tubborn. Many formed remarkable friendships but also suffered heartbreaks in the process. The desire to be seen and most importantly be heard in their cause for voting rights, was fought by innovative, courageous and very smart women. It brought them together while in many ways it often tore many them apart. SUFFS is “unquestionably the most emotionally stirring musical of the season” stated the Chicago Tribune. The production is filled with outstanding choreography by Mayte Natalio (How to Dance in Ohio), along with music supervision by Andrea Grody. orchestrations by Tony Award-winner Michael Starobin (Next to Normal), vocal arrangements by Shaina Taub and Andrea Grody (The Band’s Visit), incidental music arrangements by Shaina Taub, Andrea Grody, and Michael Starobin, The exquisite period costume designs are by Oscar and Tony Award-winner Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Death Becomes Her), along with hair and wig designs by award-winning Charles G. Lapointe, The impressive scenic design by Christine Peters and .lighting design by Tony Award-nominee Lap Chi Chu (Camelot), as well as original Broadway scenic design by Tony Award-nominee Riccardo Hernández (Jagged Little Pill) give the production an overall richness. Tickets for this dazzling production are now on sale at www.BroadwayInBoston.com

THROUGH MARCH 19: THE ROOMMATE

The Trinity Repertory Theatre at 201 Washington St. In Providence, RI brings Jen Silverman’s two person, comedic character study. Directed by Curt Columbus, the story surrounds Sharon, a Midwestern woman who is recently divorced.She decides to take on a lodger to help her pay expenses on her home. But when Robyn, an East Coast stranger arrives with an obvious past that she need to hide from, she sees an opportunity to start over. But as Sharon begins to uncover Robyn’s guarded secrets,Robyn begins to transform her life. Thus an unlikely, but life changing friendship emerges as these uniquely different women navigate the complexities of identity, morality, and second acts. Their friendship turns into a hilarious journey of reinvention, risk, and unexpected consequences. Kortney Adams plays Sharon and Jackie Davis takes on the role of Robyn. Tickets for this delightful comedy may be purchased at www.trinityrep.com

MARCH 20 – APRIL 12: ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS

The Lyric Stage located at 140 Clarendon St. (2^nd floor) in Boston presents one of America’s preeminent Black female playwrights, Pearl Uniquely funny as well as heartfelt plays. Directed by Jacqui Parker, the story surround an aging actress, Anna Campbell played by Patrice Jean-Baptiste*. As a young artist in the 1990s, Anna sparked a theatrical firestorm when she staged a reading of the monologues by the then, and still is, very famed playwright, August Wilson. Her noted performance that catapulted her career was presented with a female perspective, and.,..was performed entirely in the nude. After years of being the leading lady of the stage, the ghost of that performance rises decades later when it is announced that that provocative performance, titled “Naked Wilson”, is to be included at a women’s theater festival. But the painful affront to Anna comes when she realizes the role has been given to a much younger and totally inexperienced actress, Precious “Pete” Watson, played by Yasmeen Duncan*. Actually, “Pete’s” acting experience lay in the Adult Entertainment business. After decades of work this slight for Anna opens a plethora of wounds that results in sending Anna into a tale-spin of insecurity. By her side is her long time best friend as well as theatrical agent, Betty Sampson, played by Inés De La Cruz*. Betty has her hands full attempting to allay Anna’s fears and manage her struggle with the reality surrounding her legacy. Can Anna gracefully step aside and allow opportunities for new fame. “The torch needs to be passed. Even if you’re not ready to do it.” The role of Kate Hughes, the overzealous producer facing the fury of Anna’s obsessive critiquing and stomping her feet over every misstep by the young newcomer, is played by Deannah “Dripp” Blemur*. Cleage bravely adds a further dimension to the play’ by boldly, yet subtly with comic flair, taking on the reputation of the great August Wilson. Wilson apparently appears to have leaned toward being androcentric as his female characters were, as a rule, generally marginal in his plots. Tickets for this vibrantly humorous story may be obtained at www.lyricstage.com

MARCH 22: TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD

The Umbrella Arts Center at their Main Stage Theater at 40 Stow Street in Concord brings this fresh take on Harper Lee’s 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The original book sells nearly one million copies each year and is often a point of studies in High School. But director Scott Edmiston says he is looking to create a uniquely theatrical retelling of the well-known book and film in this new stage production that boasts a live musical landscape by the composer and cellist Valerie Thompson. Directing a cast of 18 actors including Barlow Adamson” as Atticus Finch and Amelia Broome* as Jean Louise Finch… (Scout is now grown up). Adapted by Christopher Sergel, The play is set in a sleepy Alabama town that has been gripped by the Great Depression. Scout and her brother Jem live with their widowed father, the lawyer Atticus Finch. While the children grow fascinated with their mysterious neighbor Boo Radley, the facade of their seemingly peaceful town begins to crack when a young Black man is accused of a terrible crime. Atticus agrees to defend the man in a trial that sends violent waves through the community and teaches Scout and Jem about the courage to do what is right. Edmiston says he aims to capture the heart and spirit of the original story while uniquely avoiding sentimentality. “At its core, this is the story of three children who learn that the world can be unjust; To Kill a Mockingbird literally means the death of innocence,” Edmiston says. “Of course, Massachusetts in 2026 is quite different from Alabama in 1936, but our country is increasingly divided and still grappling with racial injustice. Atticus teaches his children that the path forward is through empathy, which makes this story uniquely suited to the stage. Actors have a tremendous capacity for empathy. They can imagine themselves into the life of another person and a different way of seeing the world.” In addition to Adamson and Broome, the acting ensemble includes Steven Barkhimer*, David Berti, Craig Ciampa, Karen Dervin, Aliyah Harris, Clara Hevia, Joseph Hobbib, June Kfoury, Shelly Knight, Joe LaRocca, Bryce Mathieu, Jason Myatt, Ellen Peterson, Carolyn Saxon*, Damon Singletary* and Ryan Spry. The creative team includes Assistant Director Joe Juknievich, Lighting Designer SeifAlla Salotto Cristobal, Sound Designer Chris Brousseau, Scenic Designer Janie E. Howland and Costume Designer Rachel Padula-Shufelt. Producing Artistic Director is Brian Boruta. For more information and to obtain tickets for this production , visit here at www.theumbrellaarts.org

THROUGH MARCH 22: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE

The Appolinaire Theatre at the Chelsea Theatre Works,189 Winnisimmet Street in Chelsea bring to their stage Arthur Millers intense, Tony and Olivier Award-winning play drama Directed by David Gammons the story is set in1950s America, in an Italian-American neighborhood near the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. It opens with the character of Alfier,, a lawyer played by Dev Luthra . He shares a description of his world in the Sicilian Red Hook community and then adds his story about Eddie Carbon (Jorge Rubio) an Italian American who works on the docks and lives with his wife Beatrice (Sehnaz Dirik) and her orphaned niece Catherine (Naomi Kim). Unfortunately, Eddie has developed an unhealthy obsession with the 18 year old Catherine, monitoring the ways she dresses and wanting to curb her desire to start a job before she has finished school. We also discover Eddie and his wife have not had sex for 3 months so Eddie’s interest in Catherine begins to be called into question.

Jorge Rubio, Sehnaz Dirik, Naomi Kim, and Andres Molano Sotomayor When Beatrice’s cousins Rodolpho (Andres Molano Sotomayor) and Marco (Rohan Misra) come to New York as Illegal Immigrants, Eddie agree to give them refuge. But when Rodolpho and Catherine begin dating, tensions begin to arise within the family. Alfieri tells Eddie that maybe the only recourse he has is to report Rodolpho and Marco as undocumented. Things begin to rapidly escalate when Eddie discovers Catherine is going to marry Rodolpho. What will happen to this family as things further unravel becomes a stunning tale that may reflect what is even happening today. The cast further includes Andre Meservey as Mike, David J. Kim as Louis, and Miguel Dominguez and Gabriel Pagan in the roles of Immigration Officers. The crew includes the Stage Manager, Kaleb Perez is with Assistant Stage Managers Miguel Dominguez &Gabriel Pagan; Scenic & Sound Design is by Joseph Lark-Riley; Costume Design is by Elizabeth Rocha; Lighting Design is by Kevin Fulton; and Fights & Intimacy is by Allison Choat. Due to certain topics and violence within the production, parental guidance is encouraged. Tickets may be purchased at www.appolinairetheatre.com

MARCH 27– 29: MY FIRST EX-HUSBAND

The Huntington  announces the return of Joy Behar and her new comedy My First Ex-Husband. Due to popular demand, the production will return to the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St, in Boston’s South End. Ms. Behar wil reproduce her featured role, along with a cast of stars from theatre, television, and film to be announced. Produced by Caiola Productions and Cyrena Esposito, and directed by Randal Myler, this North American tour engages audiences with this bold and heartfelt adaptation of true stories by the legendary Joy Behar, comedienne and co-host of The View. With razor-sharp wit and no filters, it explores the messy, hilarious truths of love, sex, and relationships. Whether you’re happily coupled, cautiously committed, or considering changing the locks, relationships are complicated—and universally relatable. These stories are your stories, only funnier. During this weekend, a cast of four stars from theatre, television, and film join the show, bringing their unique personalities to tell these tales that may be eerily familiar. Outrageous yet deeply relatable, this show will resonate with anyone who has navigated the turbulent and often titillating seas of love. Times Square Chronicle says that My First Ex-Husband “appeals to men, women, and anyone who has ever been in a relationship.” GBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen called My First Ex-Husband at The Huntington “masterful and extremely funny! These actors are just extraordinary on stage!” and The Huntington News praised the production for being “brave, relatable, unfiltered, and powerfully authentic!” My First Ex-Husband is part of The Huntington Selects, a series of curated touring productions that The Huntington partners with to bring exciting and unique experiences to Boston audiences. This series is offered as an add-on to The Huntington’s subscription season, and Huntington FlexPass holders are able to redeem their tickets for these performances and events. Tickets for this production may be obtained at www.huntingtontheatre.org.

MARCH 31 – APRIL 12: THE OUTSIDERS

The 2025/26 Lexus Broadway In Boston Season brings this winner of the 2024 Tony Award® for Best Musical to the Citizens Bank Opera House at 539 Washington Street in Boston. This thrilling new musical was adapted by Adam Rapp and Jostin Levine who provided the book from S.E. Hinton’s seminal novel and Francis Ford Coppola’s Iconic iconic film. The music and lyrics were by Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay & Zach Chance) along with Justine Levine. The music supervision, orchestration, and arrangements are also by Justin Levine. The Choreography is by Rick Kuperman & Jeff Kuperman. Directed by Tony Award® winner Danya Taymor, the story, set in 1967 Tulsa, Oklahoma surrounds Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade and their Greaser family of ‘outsiders’ as they perpetually battle with their affluent rivals, the Socs. THE OUTSIDERS navigate the complexities of self-discovery as the Greasers dream about who they want to become in a world that may never accept them. It is driven by a dynamic original score this is a story of friendship, family, belonging…and the realization that there is still “lots of good in the world.Entertainment Weekly stated, ‘THE OUTSIDERS HAS A HEART OF GOLD AND THE POWER TO INSPIRE AN ENTIRE GENERATION.” Tickets may be purchase at www.BroadwayInBoston.com

APRIL 3 – 26: CHARLOTTE’S WEB

The Wheelock Family Theatre at 180 Riverway in Boston presents this beloved Literary Classic to their Stage for the Final Production of their 45th Season Based on one of the most treasured children’s books of all time written by E.B. White, it was adapted for the stage by Joseph Robinette. The production is Directed by Elliot Norton Award-winner Ilyse Robbins along with original music by Elliot Norton Award-winner Dan Rodriguez, Director Robbins stated, ”I can’t wait to work with a multi-generational cast where actors transform on stage from human to animal and back again. It’s a cast of friends old and new, and I know audiences of all ages will be as enamored of them as I am.” Charlotte’s Web tells the heartwarming story of friendship and loyalty, while bringing to the forefront the reality of the cycle of life that occurs on a family farm. When young Fern Arable saves the runt (smallest) of the litter of pigs, she names him Wilbur. His life unfolds marvelously in a barnyard filled with various animal friends. He also befriends Charlotte, a wise and compassionate spider. But when the farmer notices that Wilbur is the smallest pig in the farm, he marks Wilbur to become bacon…a fate for many pigs. But Charlotte comes to his rescue by carefully spinning across a giant web over Wilbur’s pen, the following words. “SOME PIG” “TERRIFIC” “RADIANT“, and “HUMBLE“. This act of courage and hope turns Wilbur into a celebrity in the barnyard as well as the local town. So the farmer decides to save him. But the life of a female spider has its limits. After securing Wilbur’s safety, Charlotte lays her eggs and quietly does what female spiders do, she dies. Wilbur, Charlotte and all their barn yard friends and neighbors are brought to life by a small ensemble of performers who shift seamlessly between human and animal roles. The cast features Malik Mitchell (Wilbur) and Anna Slate (Charlotte), leading a dynamic cast of Boston-local performers. Malik Mitchell, a Boston-based actor, brings both professional experience and a personal connection to the role of Wilbur. “I am super excited to be a part of this production because of what this story meant to me growing up,” Mitchell shared. “Wilbur’s vulnerability and need for community allow him to find his purpose in a world that sees him as small. Playing him is an honor because it can show children that no matter what, you’re put on this earth for a bigger purpose, and it shows parents that when a strong community surrounds young people, they can truly shine.” Mitchell’s work has been seen on the stages of the Huntington Theatre, Speakeasy Stage, and Wheelock Family Theatre, having appeared in Bud, Not Buddy and In the Heights. Making her Wheelock Family Theatre debut as Charlotte, Anna Slate, a New England native, believes Charlotte’s Web is “One of the most uniquely stunning children’s books.” Slate shares, “Both as an actor and early childhood educator, I am thrilled to get to help bring this story to life.” A resident of Providence, RI, where she works as an actor, singer, and arts educator, Slate is a self-proclaimed “extreme bug lover” and excited to bring her role as Charlotte to life. “So many people know and love this character, and my goal is to bring as much love and grace to portraying Charlotte as E.B. White brought to creating her. I recently took my first aerial silks class to get acquainted with hanging upside down from a ceiling!” Slate shared. Slate has appeared on stages across New England, including the Huntington Theatre Company, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, and Lanes Coven Theater. Through inventive staging and storytelling the production invites the audience’s imagination to do part of the work ultimately sharing this marvelous tale about friendship, empathy, and the quiet power of selfless love as well as loss. Tickets may be obtained at https://ci.ovationtix.com/177/production/1247439

]APRIL 25 (7:30 pm): BAT OUT OF HELL-THE MUSICAL

Direct from London’s West end comes this electrifying experience that promises to ignite your passion for rock ‘n’ roll! Boston’s Boch Center Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont Street, brings this thrilling spectacle that won the UK’S Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical at the Evening Standard Awards, was nominated for 8 LONDON WhatsOnStage Awards, including Best New Musical, and garnered 5 stars from the UK’s The Independent, Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Manchester Evening News, and Metro. It is filled with some of the most iconic rock songs ever recorded. In addition to the UK, the musical has had successful runs in Canada, Germany, New York City, and a residency in Las Vegas. The New York Times gave it rave reviews while Theatermania insisted “See it while you can!” An international tour traveled in the the UK, Ireland, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand receiving audience and critic’s acclaim. Directed by Jay Scheib, the book, music and lyrics were written by the late great Jim Steinman, who wrote albums for Meat Loaf including Bat Out of Hell that became one of the best-selling albums in history. Sixteen years after the release of the original album, Steinman scored again with Bat Out of Hell II: and Back into Hell. The Rock Opera is described as a mix of Peter Pan, Romeo & Juliet, and Mad Max.

It is set in Obsidian, a post-apocalyptic version of Manhattan. It surrounds the immortal Strat, the fearless leader of “The Lost”, a gang of boys and girls that all are frozen at age 18. They hide in the tunnels below the city, living in fear of the evil ruling tyrant Falco. He and his wife Sloane have a teenage daughter named Raven. But, when Strat inadvertently locks eyes with Raven the immensity of their love-at-first-sight-obsessions becomes unstoppable and threatens to destroy both of their families.

This Musical boasts an epic world class cast of talented singers, dancers, and actors, all accompanied by a dynamic eight-piece rock band. Steinman incorporated iconic songs from the Bat Out of Hell albums, including You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth, Bat Out of Hell, I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That), It’s All Coming Back to Me, and Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad, as well as the previously unreleased song, What Part of My Body Hurts the Most. The creative team for this re imagined award-winning show includes musical supervision and additional arrangements by Michael Reed, additional choreography by Xena Gusthart, set and costume design by Jon Bausor, original wig designs by Linda McKnight, video design by Finn Ross, lighting design by Patrick Woodroffe, sound design by Gareth Owen, orchestrations by Steve Sidwell, original casting by David Grindrod CDG, North American Tour Casting by Kinlore Casting – Kate Lumpkin, CSA, and General Management by Evan Bernardin Productions. The Canadian and US dates for Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical, are produced by Emmy and Tony Award winner Michael Cohl (CEO of S2BN Entertainment and former Chairman of Live Nation), as well as Tony Smith & David Sonenberg. Executive producers are Glenn Orsher and Julian Stoneman. Tickets for this spectacularly exciting musical filled with fabulous hit songs may be obtained at www.bochcenter.org