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A Doll's House
Ibsen's A Doll's House is a revolutionary classic. The play was integral in establishing realism as...
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Follies
It is 1971, and the iconic Weismann Theater, now a crumbling shell of its former glory, is about to...
The Wild Party
Based on Joseph Moncure March’s 1928 poem of the same name, Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party tells the...
Twelve Angry Men (or Twelve Angry Women or Twelve Angry Jurors)
On a hot summer day after a long trial, a jury must decide whether a 19-year-old man is guilty of mu...
Bright Star
Bright Star is the story of one woman at two different points in her life: the first, when she is a...
Carmen
Famous for its use of Spanish dances, such as the and , Carmen has some of the most well-known musi...
La Cage Aux Folles
Georges is the owner of the La Cage Aux Folles nightclub, which features a drag show starring his pa...
Gigi
Gigi, a colorful and sophisticated tale with a sentimental heart, takes place in the ornate, elegant...
Sunset Boulevard
Both haunting and desperately sad, Sunset Boulevard revolves around the former star of the silent sc...
Curtains
Boston, 1959. At the Colonial Theatre, the cast of Robbin’ Hood takes their bows on opening night. J...
La Bohème
A group of friends are living a bohemian life in Paris and trying to make their livings creating art...
Proof
Catherine has inherited her late father’s mathematical brilliance, but she is haunted by the fear th...