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At ART, a ‘Gatsby’ that’s great

Turned into a musical, 'The Great Gatsby' gets a dazzling world premiere production.

Moonwalking into Boston: ‘MJ: The Musical’ comes to Citizens Opera House
The Tony Award-winning musical captures Michael Jackson’s onstage persona — without much of the controversy.

Who will win at the 2024 Tonys, and who should
The 77th annual awards take place Sunday. A Globe critic highlights his picks for a star-studded year.

In the musical ‘Next to Normal,’ a family grapples with mental illness

Front Porch Arts Collective and Central Square Theater’s vibrant production revolves around a mother yearning to be well.

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Some enchanted evenings coming up at Reagle Music Theater
It kicks off its 45th season with a production of "Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific."

STAGE REVIEW
‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ channels Chekhov with a twist
The Gloucester Stage Company production, directed by Rebecca Bradshaw, runs through June 23.

THEATER
Paula Vogel’s memories of mom shaped Tony-nominated ‘Mother Play’
Vogel wrote about her own tumultous upbringing as a “ritual of forgiveness”

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
Black actors are finally getting opportunities to play classic roles onstage
From Audra McDonald as Mama Rose in an upcoming ‘Gypsy’ to Wendell Pierce as Willy Loman in ‘Death of Salesman,’ Black actors are getting an opportunity to play classic roles. It’s long overdue.

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ART to put a ‘bold new’ spin on ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in its 45th season

Diane Paulus and choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, who collaborated on “Jagged Little Pill,” will team up on the Shakespeare classic. Other highlights: “Diary of a Tap Dancer” and a fresh take on Homer’s epic “Odyssey.”

After 15 years, ‘Comedy Bang! Bang!’ host Scott Aukerman is just getting started

The podcaster and his improvisers (and maybe surprise, special guests) will be in Boston’s theater district for two nights in June.

THEATER

‘I think it’s time’: SpeakEasy founder Paul Daigneault to depart after upcoming season

Daigneault, who has led SpeakEasy Stage since founding it 32 years ago, will step down as artistic director in June 2025, after leading the company through its upcoming 34th season.

STAGE REVIEW

‘The Dybbuk’ comes to Vilna Shul

The Arlekin Players give “The Dybbuk” a memorable production at the Beacon Hill cultural center.

THEATER

Monty Python’s John Cleese will take your absurd questions at ‘Holy Grail’ screening in Medford

"When they say, 'Where do your ideas come from?' the honest answer is, 'From my unconscious.'"

STAGE REVIEW

Reverence and understatement define Lyric Stage’s ‘Yellow Face’

Playwright David Henry Hwang uses his own legitimacy and credibility as the play’s currency — placing himself as its central character, called DHH and played here by Michael Hisamoto.

Joe Spaulding, the folkie who became Boch Center CEO, reflects on a transformed arts district as he prepares to exit

By any measure, Spaulding is leaving the place dramatically better than he found it, and he’s optimistic about the future.

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At Vilna Shul synagogue, the souls of the dead are stirring

Arlekin Players Theatre is staging its new site-specific production, "The Dybbuk," at the Beacon Hill synagogue.