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From the Royal Ballet, a heaping serving on a hot summer night at Jacob’s Pillow

For its first visit to Becket, the famed company brought 22 dancers and an outsize program of fiery love stories, with a few cooling moments.

BosTix booth reopens at Faneuil Hall on July 10
As it did before its pandemic-related closure, the Faneuil kiosk location will sell discounted tickets to arts performances across Boston, beginning with $49 tickets to "The Queen of Versailles."

A solo musical for an exploding world
Rachel Bloom’s ‘Death, Let Me Do My Show’ comes to Williamstown

A nine-play cycle chronicling three generations of a Nigerian-American family is on the way

All nine plays in the cycle will be produced over the next two years, beginning with the Huntington Theatre’s production of “Sojourners" this fall.

STAGE REVIEW
‘MJ the Musical’ is startin’ somethin’ astonishing at Citizens Opera House
The production, which opened on Broadway in 2021, chronicles the major milestones of and traumatic moments in Michael Jackson’s life by way of flashbacks.

‘The Outsiders’ wins best musical and ‘Stereophonic’ best play as women make strides at Tony Awards
The musical, an adaptation of the beloved S. E. Hinton novel, is about rival gangs of haves and have-nots in 1960s Oklahoma. The win means Angelina Jolie, a producer, has landed her first Tony, too.

THEATER
Who will win at the 2024 Tonys, and who should
The 77th annual awards take place Sunday. A Globe critic highlights his picks for a star-studded year.

Everything you need to know about the Tony Awards 2024
From how to watch to who’s performing and more, here’s everything you need to know about this year's award show.

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STAGE REVIEW

At ART, a ‘Gatsby’ that’s great

Turned into a musical, “The Great Gatsby” gets a dazzling world premiere production.

THEATER

Moonwalking into Boston: ‘MJ: The Musical’ comes to Citizens Opera House

The Tony Award-winning musical captures Michael Jackson’s onstage persona — without much of the controversy.

STAGE REVIEW

In the musical ‘Next to Normal,’ a family grapples with mental illness

Front Porch Arts Collective and Central Square Theater’s vibrant production revolves around a mother yearning to be well.

STAGES

Some enchanted evenings coming up at Reagle Music Theater

It kicks off its 45th season with a production of "Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific."

STAGE REVIEW

‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ channels Chekhov with a twist

The Gloucester Stage Company production, directed by Rebecca Bradshaw, runs through June 23.

THEATER

Paula Vogel’s memories of mom shaped Tony-nominated ‘Mother Play’

Vogel wrote about her own tumultous upbringing as a “ritual of forgiveness”

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

Black actors are finally getting opportunities to play classic roles onstage

From Audra McDonald as Mama Rose in an upcoming ‘Gypsy’ to Wendell Pierce as Willy Loman in ‘Death of Salesman,’ Black actors are getting an opportunity to play classic roles. It’s long overdue.

THEATER

ART to put a ‘bold new’ spin on ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in its 45th season

Diane Paulus and choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, who collaborated on “Jagged Little Pill,” will team up on the Shakespeare classic. Other highlights: “Diary of a Tap Dancer” and a fresh take on Homer’s epic “Odyssey.”