Blast is very interested in keeping up with theater. There’s more to life than just movies, and we are going to do our best to let you know what’s happening on stage in the Boston area with our new Theater Editor, Jason Rabin.
Here’s what’s happening this month:
ARLINGTON
Moonlight and Magnolias
Company: Arlington Friends of the Drama
Genre: Drama
Dates: December 4-13
Venue:
AFD Theater
22 Academy Street
Arlington, Massachusetts 02476
781-646-5922
BOSTON
The 101 Dalmatians Musical
Company: Broadway in Boston
Genre: Broadway Musical
Dates: December 23-27
Venue:
270 Tremont Street
Boston, MA, 02116-5692
(866) 348-9738
A Child’s Christmas in Wales
Company: Boston Children’s Theatre & Boston Playwright’s Theatre
Genre: Drama (family)
Dates: Through December 30
Venue:
BCA Plaza Theatre
539 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 426-5000
Christmas Belles
Company: Phoenix Theatre Artists & Company One
Genre: Drama (comedy)
Dates: December 4-19
Venue:
949 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, 02215
(617) 353-5443
A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration
Company: Huntington Theatre Company
Genre: Musical
Dates: Through December 13
Venue:
264 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617 266-0800
Illyria
Company: Emerson Stage at Emerson College
Genre: Musical
Dates: December 10-13
Venue:
Semel Theater
10 Boylston Place
Boston, MA 02116-4624
(617) 824-8369
In On It
Company: Whistler in the Dark
Genre: Drama
Dates: Through December 6
Venue:
The Factory Theatre
791 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02118
Mama Mia
Company: Broadway in Boston
Genre: Broadway Musical
Dates: December 15-27
Venue:
106 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 880-2460
Manheim Steamroller
Company: Broadway in Boston
Genre: Christmas Music
Dates: December 5-6
Venue:
106 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 880-2460
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Company: Actor’s Shakespeare Project
Genre: Classical Drama (comedy)
Dates: December 30-January 24
Venue:
Midway Studios
15 Channel Center Street
Fort Point Channel, Boston
(866) 811-4111
Peter Pan
Company: Bay Colony Productions and Uncommon Theater
Genre: Broadway Musical
Dates: Through December 6
Venue:
1 Hamilton Place
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 679-0810
Reckless
Company: Speakeasy Stage Company
Genre: Drama (dark comedy)
Dates: Through December 12
Venue:
The Nancy and Edward Roberts Studio Theatre, Calderwood Pavillion
527 Tremont St., Boston, MA, 02116
(617) 426-5000
Shipwrecked: An Entertainment
Company: Lyric Stage Company
Genre: Drama (Family-oriented)
Dates: Through December 20
Venue:
Lyric Stage Company
140 Clarendon St
Boston, MA 02116-5169
(617) 585-5678
The Velveteen Rabbit
Company: Boston Children’s Theatre & Boston Playwright’s Theatre
Genre: Drama (family)
Dates: Through December 30
Venue:
Grand Lodge of Masons
186 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 424-6634
CAMBRIDGE
The Donkey Show
Company: American Repertory Theater
Genre: Musical/Environmental
Dates: Through January 2
Venue:
2 Arrow Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 547-8300
Tru Grace: Holiday Memoirs
Company: Underground Railway Theater
Genre: Drama
Dates: Through December 27
Venue:
450 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 576-9278
Best of Both Worlds
Company: American Repertory Theater
Genre: Musical
Dates: Through January 8
Venue:
64 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 547-8300
Hamletmachine
Company: A.R.T. Institute
Genre: Drama (experimental)
Dates: December 17-19
Venue:
Loeb Drama Center
64 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 547-8300
Mortal Terror
Company: American Repertory Theater
Genre: Staged Reading (drama)
Dates: December 6 only
Venue:
64 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 547-8300
Sleep No More
Company: American Repertory Theater
Genre: Environmental/Dance
Dates: Through January 3
Venue:
194 Boylston Street (RT 9)
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 547-8300
FITCHBURG
A Child’s Christmas in Wales
Company: Cornerstone Performing Arts Center
Genre: Drama
Dates: Through December 13
Venue:
Cornerstone Performing Arts Center
914 Main Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420
(978) 345-2915
The Gifts of the Magi
Company: Stratton Players
Genre: Drama
Dates: December 4-20
Venue:
The Stratton Playhouse
60 Wallace Avenue
Fitchburg, MA 01420
(978) 345-6066
LOWELL
Heroes
Company: Merrimack Repertory Theatre
Genre: Drama
Dates: Through December 13
Venue:
Merrimack Repertory Theatre
50 E. Merrimack Street
Lowell, Massachusetts 01852
(978) 654-4MRT (4678)
NEWBURYPORT
Intimacies
Company: The Actor’s Studio of Newburyport
Genre: Drama (One-man show)
Dates: December 4-5
Venue:
The Tannery
Mill #1, Suite 5
Newburyport, MA 01950
(978) 465-1229
SALEM
A Christmas Repertory:
Naughty and Nice
Company: Salem Theatre Company
Genre: Drama
Dates: December 4-13
Venue:
337 Essex Street
Salem MA 01970
978-744-2540
STONEHAM
A Christmas Carol
Company: Stoneham Theatre
Genre: Drama
Dates: Through December 29
Venue:
Stoneham Theatre
395 Main Street
Stoneham, MA 02180
(781) 279-2200
WATERTOWN
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol
Company: New Repertory Theater & Watertown Children’s Theater
Genre: Musical
Dates: December 6-27
Venue:
321 Arsenal Street
Watertown, MA 02472
(617) 923-8487
The Santaland Diaries
Company: New Repertory Theater
Genre: Drama (comedy/one-man show)
Dates: December 16-January 3
Venue:
321 Arsenal Street
Watertown, MA 02472
(617) 923-8487
To send corrections or request a listing, contact our Theater Editor at [email protected]
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