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In the Heights
“A musical tribute to family and home that will send you out of the theater dancing.” – Boston Globe Winner of four 2008 Tony Awards including Best Musical, In The Heights is a potent reminder of the importance of chasing …
Nuns on the Silver Screen
Nuns on the Silver Screen The Divine Sister is set in the mid-sixties, when nuns were ubiquitous in the community, fixtures in education and medicine, and well-represented in of some of Hollywood’s most successful mid-century movies. This was a time …
Next Fall
A 2010 Tony nominee for Best Play,Next Falltakes a witty and provocative look at faith, commitment and unconditional love. Luke, a devout Christian, and Adam, a non-believer, have been together for four years; yet spiritual differences continue to spark trouble …
The Divine Sister
The Divine Sister is an inspired homage to every Hollywood film ever made about nuns. Written by Charles Busch, the comic genius behind such classics as Die, Mommie, Die!; Psycho Beach Party; and Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, this gleefully twisted tale …
Red
Winner of six 2010 Tony Awards including Best Play, Redis a searing portrait of an artist’s ambition and vulnerability. After he lands the biggest commission in the history of modern art, abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko begins work on a …
Next to Normal
Featuring a compelling and surging pop rock score,Next to Normal shatters through the façade of a suburban family dealing with the direct and indirect effects of mental illness. Winner of 3 Tony Awards and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, …
Xanadu
Based on the cult film of the same name, this riotous new musical follows the efforts of a magical Greek muse named Kira who descends to Earth to help a struggling artist achieve his dream of opening a roller disco. …
In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play)
This laugh-out-loud, provocative and touching play is a comedy about marriage, intimacy and electricity. Set in the 1880s at the dawn of the age of electricity and based on the bizarre historical fact that doctors used vibrators to treat ‘hysterical’ …
Body Awareness
“Body Awareness” week on a Vermont college campus is the setting for this smart and touching comedy about ordinary people grasping for connection. When Phyllis, the organizer, and her partner, Joyce, agree to host a photographer famous for his female …
Striking 12
Weaving a modern-day New Year’s Eve into Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fable “The Little Match Girl,” this unique hybrid of musical theatre and live concert tells the story of a grumpy, overworked New Yorker whose resolve to spend New Year’s …
nine
Producing Artistic Director Paul Daigneault celebrates SpeakEasy’s 20th anniversary with a very special production of his all-time favorite musical, nine. Based on Fellini’s classic film 8½, this spectacular show tells the story of celebrated film director Guido Contini, who is …
reasons to be pretty
This incendiary drama from Neil LaBute (Fat Pig, The Shape of Things) asks, “How much is ‘pretty’ worth?” Sparked by one man’s offhand remark about his girlfriend’s appearance, reasons to be pretty navigates the crumbling relationships of four young friends …