The Emerson Colonial Theatre hosted "A Beautiful Noise," a striking Neil Diamond-centered new musical with a terrific lead performance by Will Swenson.Įducation took center stage in very different but provocative plays-the SpeakEasy Stage Company premiere of Iran-set "English" and Huntington Theatre's Boston-focused "Common Ground." Spirited women-the real life pre-computer pioneer Ada Lovelace in "Ada and the Machine "(Central Square Theater), a Black executive in "Fabulation" (Lyric Stage Company of Boston) and a home front director during World War Two in "Into the Breeches"(Hub Theatre Company of Boston)-gained spirited focus. Wilson received fitting extra attention as Huntington Theatre-which regularly showcased his 20th century- spanning canon-named the lobby of its handsomely renovated main stage for this late great dramatist and inaugurated its return with his masterful "Joe Turner's Come and Gone." There were thoughtful one-person plays like "What the Constitution Means to Me" and Alanna Mitchell's uncompromising climate change examination "Sea Sick" (both presented by Arts Emerson). Strong revivals, premieres, visiting fare and pre-Broadway tryouts brought deserving attention to the work of such important talents as Lynn Nottage, Harvey Fierstein, Samuel Beckett and August Wilson. Wide-ranging diversity dominated a real return for theater and audiences in 2022. (Courtesy Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade)īoston Theater Makes a Remarkable Comeback Adi Dixit as Pi and cast members of "Life of Pi" at the American Repertory Theater.
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