Boston Theatre Newsroom

The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation opens National Arts and Humanities and Jersey Arts Month in October with a celebration of ArtsBergen's tenth anniversary supporting the arts, artists, and creative placemaking in Bergen County, New Jersey.

SIMON SAYS by Mat Schaffer will run from Oct. 16-27 at the historic Larcom Theatre in Beverly, MA. Learn how to purchase tickets.

If it’s late summer or early fall in southeastern Massachusetts, then King Richard’s Faire must be in town, and so it is no surprise that the Renaissance festival recently opened its 43rd season on an 80-acre wooded site in Carver, where it will run weekends and Monday holidays through October 20.

North America's largest independent Indian dance competition returns for the 21st year when Boston Bhangra takes over the Strand Theatre in Dorchester November 23, 2024.

WAM Theatre announced the cast for GALILEO'S DAUGHTER, running in the Berkshires from Oct. 18 to Nov. 3. The production will feature actors portraying historical figures in a story blending science and faith.

Cherry Street Music, the resident music program at Newton’s Allen Center, has announced the first five concerts of their 2024-25 season.  

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced that the Boston Symphony Chamber Players (BSCP) will perform a free concert on Sunday, September 29 at 3 p.m. at Union United Methodist Church in Boston’s South End neighborhood.

Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 schedule, featuring a range of performances from classical masterpieces to contemporary works.

The Spire Center in Plymouth has announced new shows featuring Uncle John’s Banjo, Lúnasa, Cherish The Ladies, and Neil McGarry.

The Emerson Colonial Theatre has revealed it's fall season. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Stage performer and concert artist Scarlett Strallen – a favorite in London’s West End for her leading roles in “Mary Poppins,” “A Chorus Line,” and “HMS Pinafore,” and on Broadway in “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” and “Travesties” – made such an impression in her debut appearance with conductor Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops in “Broadway Today! Broadway’s Modern Masters” earlier this year that she’s already been asked back.

Berkshire Theatre Group has revealed the cast for Conor McPherson's THE WEIR, featuring David Adkins, Corinna May, and others. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Berkshire Theatre Group and The Trustees of Reservations announced exclusive pre-sale and discounted access for ticketholders of THE WEIR to Naumkeag's Pumpkin Show, enhancing the fall experience for theatergoers.

In an all new panel discussion, cast and creative team members talked about Next to Normal, which is now in production at Barrington Stage. The panel delves into the themes of mental health and family dynamics presented in Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt’s musical. Check out the video here!

Leopoldstadt is headed to The Huntington next week! Go behind the scenes of the production in a new mini-doc posted to the company's YouTube channel. Check out the video here!

North Shore Music Theatre will present MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, featuring the legendary music of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.

Yorick Ensemble will present Samuel Beckett's absurdist classic, WAITING FOR GODOT at the Great Road Church in Acton, MA. Directed by Rachel Hall. Learn how to purchase tickets.

SIMON SAYS by Mat Schaffer will run in October at Larcom Theatre in Beverly, MA. Directed by Myriam Cyr, the play features a seance, a murder, and love, perfect for Halloween. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Nominations are now open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards. The 2024 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater will present the World Premiere of LIBERTY TALKS: A Colossal Satire by Provincetown playwright Fermin Rojas, directed by Janice L. Goldberg.

ArtsEmerson will present the new captivating dance celebration In the Same Tongue at the Emerson Paramount Center from September 26 – 29 2024.

The Cape Playhouse will conclude its 98th summer season THE 39 STEPS, directed by Kimberly Senior. It is an unforgettable production with four actors playing 150 roles that continues a long-standing tradition of ending the summer season with a murder mystery. Check out photos here!

Rudy Pankow and Emilia Suárez will lead the cast of A.R.T.’s new production of Romeo and Juliet that features Terrence Mann as Friar Laurence. A.R.T. Check out rehearsal photos here!

Club Passim’s Folk Collective will present Re-imagining Lilith Fair, a nod to the feminist scene of the 1990s with an intersectional lens for today, on September 14th. Produced by singer-songwriter Naomi Westwater, the event will celebrate women and gender-expansive artists in the greater Boston music scene, featuring original music and 90’s cover songs from artists Rosa Joe Jacobs, and Heather Scott.

Merrimack Repertory Theatre has announced its 2024-2025 season opener, THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE.