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In this play, Wasserstein used a style markedly different from her earlier works. Instead of telling the story as a linear narrative, she offered a time-jumping meditation on New York society, past and present. Learn More »

We fell in love all over again with Tony Award winner Patti LuPone, who came back to the Beaumont for the first time since Anything Goes with a new, one-woman concert called MATTERS OF THE HEART. Learn More »

Rebecca Gilman's searing, comic expose of political correctness at a small Vermont college with Hope Davis in the lead role as Sarah Daniels. Learn More »

Olympia Dukakis in the story of a survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto and thrice-married symbol of the Jewish diaspora in America. Inspired by a true story, Rose is an unforgettable portrait of an octogenarian looking back on her amazing life. Learn More »

Three thematically-linked short stories are told mostly through dance with a dollop of dialogue. In each story, the central character expresses a longing to connect, and dance is both the medium and the message. Learn More »

THE TIME OF THE CUCKOO’s central story is a bittersweet romance between Leona Samish, an American vacationing alone in Europe, and Renato Di Rossi, an amorous shopkeeper she meets while staying in Venice. Learn More »

As the title suggests, this 90-minute show covers 24 hours in Spalding's life, from waking up at dawn to the end of a long day as his baby son kicks him to sleep. Learn More »

Loosely derived from Medea, MARIE CHRISTINE reimagines the Greek legend as an American fable. Set in New Orleans and Chicago in the 1890s, this is a tragic tale of a passionate young black woman and her all-consuming love for a white sea captain. Learn More »

Three thematically-linked short stories are told mostly through dance with a dollop of dialogue. In each story, the central character expresses a longing to connect, and dance is both the medium and the message. Learn More »

IT AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT THE BLUES—a terrifically entertaining revue which traces the history of the blues from its origins in Africa through the American South to all points beyond—has been cheered at theaters around the country as it made its way to New York. Learn More »

Inhabited by an array of richly-drawn characters--RING ROUND THE MOON is an enchanting comic tale which centers on wealthy twin brothers who vie for the heart of the same beautiful young woman, all under the watchful eye of their wise old aunt. Learn More »

ANCESTRAL VOICES is set in Gurney's hometown of Buffalo, New York in the 1940's. It is a bittersweet story, perceived through the eyes of young Eddie, whose family is turned inside out when his grandmother unexpectedly divorces his grandfather in order to marry his grandfather's best friend. Learn More »

VIA DOLOROSA was a theatrical account of Sir David's journey to the Middle East. This was a trip long in the making: he had been invited to Israel many times and had put off visiting for a variety of reasons. In 1997, when Hare turned 50 the same year that Israel also celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, he felt the timing was right to go. Learn More »

A young American Navy lieutenant is stationed at a base near Tokyo during the Korean War and falls in love with a Japanese woman, despite his parents' objections from back home. Learn More »

The story of PARADE is true. It is a love story against all odds, a love story played against a backdrop of religious intolerance and political injustice that make this musical so emotionally compelling. Learn More »

Written 400 years ago this madcap tale of mistaken identities and misplaced affection is truly timeless. Thus, LCT's new production was not rooted in a specific time or place, although it did have a contemporary feel. Learn More »

The story of A NEW BRAIN is drawn from William Finn's own life. Back in 1992, shortly after the successful opening of Falsettos on Broadway—Finn suffered a brain seizure and was hospitalized. From such dire source material came this surprisingly joyous and funny musical about songwriter Gordon Schwinn. Learn More »

A comedy...by Eugene O'Neill? Yes! Although he is one of the pillars of 20th-century drama and created some of the most memorable, tragic stories for the stage, O'Neill did write one comedy in 1933: AH, WILDERNESS! Learn More »

PRIDE'S CROSSING is Tina Howe's fictional biography of Mabel Tidings Bigelow, a New Englander whose life has spanned the twentieth century, by turns a gentile young lady, a burgeoning feminist, and a discreet iconoclast. Learn More »

This early, neglected play by Anton Chekhov was adapted by David Hare, staged by Gerald Gutierrez and starred Oscar and two-time Tony winner Kevin Kline in the title role. Learn More »