New England

Coverage of theatre in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

Before Broadway, Hartford Stage’s ‘Falsettos’ Changed Lives

The first pairing of William Finn and James Lapine’s gay-family musicals left a lasting impression on all those it touched.

A state grant allowed the theatre to purchase an historic home for storage and studio space.

The program will offer free tickets to the theatre’s production of ‘Midsummer’ to all Rhode Island 11th graders.

Shows in Nashville, Kansas City, and New Haven are asking kids to form opinions and make decisions about important issues.

Wendy Wasserstein’s 1997 play feels more contemporary than it should, especially during this political season.

The actor’s life inspired Joe Iconis, Lance Rubin, and Jason Williams’s new musical, which is running at Barrington Stage Company.

Barker was previously the managing director of Marin Theatre Company.

The grants will support the development and touring of new theatre projects.

Brenda Withers’s new play, set in 19th-century Russia, is inspired by her theatre’s experiences with feedback on Cape Cod.

Next season at the Boston theatre will include new plays from Alice Birch, Jiehae Park, and Josh Wilder.