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‘Sondheim on Sondheim’ – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Conceived by James Lapine. Directed by Spiro Veloudos. Presented by Lyric Stage Company of Boston, 140 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA, through February 21.   No Stephen Sondheim fan living in Boston should miss this show, a fascinating look at the life and creative process of…

‘Violet’ – Written by Brian Crawley; Music & Lyrics by Jeanine Tesori; Directed by Paul Daigneault; Musical Direction by Matt Stern; Choreography by David Connolly; Scenic Design by Eric Levenson; Costume Design by Charles Schoonmaker; Lighting Design by Karen Perlow; Sound Design by David Remedios. Presented by Speakeasy Stage Company through February 6. Beauty may…

‘Disgraced’ – Written by Ayad Akhtar; Directed by Gordon Edelstein. Scenic Design by Lee Savage; Costume Design by Ilona Somogyi; Lighting Design by Eric Southern; Sound Design by David Van Tieghem. Presented by The Huntington Theatre Company, in association with Long Wharf Theatre, at the Avenue of the Arts/BU Theatre at 264 Huntington Avenue, Boston…

  ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ – Written by: Matthew Woods & The Ensemble; Directed by Matthew W. Woods; Costume Design by Cotton Talbot-Minkin; Lighting Design by  Christopher Bocchiarro; Sound Design by Matthew Woods & Deirdre Benson; Set Design by Candido Soares. Presented by imaginary beasts at the Plaza Black Box Theatre at the Boston Center for the…

‘Citizens of the Empire’ – Written by Kevin Mullins; Set Designer: Megan Kinneen; Costume Designer: Erica Desautels; Lighting Designer: Ian King; Sound Designer: Brad Smith. Presented by Boston Public Works at the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St. Boston through January 23rd. Coming on the heels of the movie…

‘A Beautiful Day in November on The Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes’ – Written by Kate Benson; Directed by Danielle Fauteux Jacques; Movement Choreography by Danielle Rosvally; Set Design by Nathan Lee; Costume Design by Susan Paino; Sound Design by David Reiffel. Presented by Apollinaire Theatre Company at the Chelsea Theatre Works,…

Via Dolorosa, written by David Hare. Directed by  Presented by New Repertory Theatre, Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA through January 31.   Via Dolorosa begins with the tentative entrance of the narrator, playwright David Hare, wonderfully portrayed by David Bryan Jackson. Hare is not an actor, and is shy about…

‘Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812’ – Book, Music and Lyrics by Dave Malloy; Direction by Rachel Chavkin; Choreography by Sam Pinkleton; Music Direction by Or Matias; Music Supervision by Sonny Paladino. Presented by American Repertory Theater at the Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., Cambridge through January 3rd. When one thinks of all…

  Christmas Revels – A Welsh Celebration of the Winter Solstice. Directed by Patrick Swanson; Musical Direction by George Emlen; Set Design by Jeremy Barnett; Costume Design by Heidi A. Hermiller; Choreography by Gillian Stewart. Presented by Revels at The Sanders Theater at Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street Cambridge, through December 27th. The Winter solstice…

    Beowulf – Translated by Seamus Heaney; Adapted for the stage by David Gullette; Directed by Benjamin Evett; Ensemble Direction by Jason Slavick; Music Direction by Jay Mobley. Produced in partnership with Liars & Believers and the Multicultural Arts Center at the Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St., Cambridge, through December 20th. W. H. Auden once said…