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Huntington Theatre Company

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The Huntington Theatre Company is Boston's largest and most popular theatre company. Reaching an annual audience of over 130,000, the Huntington is renowned for staging world-class productions with spectacular production values. The Huntington produces seven plays each season, including premieres by rising literary stars as well as Pulitzer Prize, Academy Award, and Tony Award-winning writers, and has transferred more productions to Broadway than any other theatre in Boston.

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Boston University Theatre
MBTA: Green Line to Symphony station. Walk outbound down Huntington Ave. and the B.U. Theatre is on the left. OR Orange Line to Mass. Ave. station. Turn left out of the station and continue down Mass. Ave. for 2 blocks. Turn left on Huntington Ave. The B.U. Theatre is on the left.

Driving: Storrow Drive to the Fenway exit. Boylston St. (inbound) to Westland Ave. Right onto Mass. Ave. for one block (past Symphony Hall). Right onto Huntington Ave. The theatre is on the left.

The Calderwood Pavilion
MBTA: Orange Line to Back Bay station OR Green Line to Copley Square station.

Driving: Take I-93 South into Boston, exit onto Storrow Drive. Take the Copley Square exit on your left. At the light make a left onto Beacon Street and a quick right, following the path of all traffic, onto Arlington Street. Follow Arlington for approximately one-half (1/2) mile, crossing over the highway into the South End. Turn right onto Tremont Street at the light in front of the CVS. The Calderwood Pavilion is on your right at 527 Tremont Street.

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    Huntington Theatre Company

    264 Huntington Avenue
    Boston, MA 02115

    Phone: 617 266-0800   |   Email   |   Official Website

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  • Upcoming Events

    03/09/12- 04/08/12	Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Boston University Theatre, Mainstage Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Presented by Huntington Theatre Company at Boston University Theatre, Mainstage March 9-April 8, 2012 Legendary 1920s blues singer Ma Rainey and her musicians gather in a run-down Chicago studio to record new sides of old favorites when generational and racial tensions suddenly explode. The Huntington completes Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner August Wilson's Century Cycle with this searing drama, Wilson's first Broadway hit. "EXTRAORDINARY! Ma Rainey rides on the exultant notes of the blues." — Newsweek
    03/30/12- 04/29/12	The Luck of the Irish Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA The Luck of the Irish Presented by Huntington Theatre Company at Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA March 30-April 29, 2012 When an upwardly mobile African-American family wants to buy a house in an all-white neighborhood of 1950s Boston, they pay a struggling Irish family to act as their front. Fifty years later, the Irish family asks for "their" house back. Moving across the two eras, this intimate new play explores personal stories of integration and the conflict of calling any place your home. "Kirsten Greenidge is a writer of OBVIOUS AND UNUSUAL TALENT." —...
    05/25/12- 06/24/12	Private Lives Boston University Theatre, Mainstage Private Lives Presented by Huntington Theatre Company at Boston University Theatre, Mainstage May 25-June 24, 2012 Divorcés Amanda and Elyot meet again by accident on their second honeymoons with brand-new spouses in tow. Fireworks fly as they discover how quickly romance — and rivalry — can be rekindled in Noël Coward's stylish, savvy comedy about the people we can't live with . . . or without. "One of the funniest comedies of the 20th century!" — The New York Times

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    03/09/12- 04/08/12	Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Boston University Theatre, Mainstage Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Presented by Huntington Theatre Company at Boston University Theatre, Mainstage March 9-April 8, 2012 Legendary 1920s blues singer Ma Rainey and her musicians gather in a run-down Chicago studio to record new sides of old favorites when generational and racial tensions suddenly explode. The Huntington completes Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner August Wilson's Century Cycle with this searing drama, Wilson's first Broadway hit. "EXTRAORDINARY! Ma Rainey rides on the exultant notes of the blues." — Newsweek
    03/30/12- 04/29/12	The Luck of the Irish Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA The Luck of the Irish Presented by Huntington Theatre Company at Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA March 30-April 29, 2012 When an upwardly mobile African-American family wants to buy a house in an all-white neighborhood of 1950s Boston, they pay a struggling Irish family to act as their front. Fifty years later, the Irish family asks for "their" house back. Moving across the two eras, this intimate new play explores personal stories of integration and the conflict of calling any place your home. "Kirsten Greenidge is a writer of OBVIOUS AND UNUSUAL TALENT." —...
    05/25/12- 06/24/12	Private Lives Boston University Theatre, Mainstage Private Lives Presented by Huntington Theatre Company at Boston University Theatre, Mainstage May 25-June 24, 2012 Divorcés Amanda and Elyot meet again by accident on their second honeymoons with brand-new spouses in tow. Fireworks fly as they discover how quickly romance — and rivalry — can be rekindled in Noël Coward's stylish, savvy comedy about the people we can't live with . . . or without. "One of the funniest comedies of the 20th century!" — The New York Times

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    01/06/12- 02/05/12	God of Carnage Boston University Theatre, Mainstage
    10/14/11- 11/13/11	Before I Leave You Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
    09/10/11- 10/16/11	Candide Boston University Theatre, Mainstage
    05/18/11- 06/19/11	RICHARD III/COMEDY OF ERRORS by William Shakespeare Boston University Theatre, Mainstage
    05/15/11	EMERGING AMERICA FESTIVAL The Momentum Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
    05/14/11	EMERGING AMERICA FESTIVAL Psyched Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
    04/01/11- 05/01/11	SONS OF THE PROPHET by Stephen Karam Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
    03/11/11- 04/10/11	EDUCATING RITA by Willy Russell Boston University Theatre, Mainstage
    01/07/11- 02/06/11	RUINED by Lynn Nottage Boston University Theatre, Mainstage
    11/15/10	An Evening with Sutton Foster Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
    11/12/10- 12/12/10	VENGEANCE IS THE LORD'S by Bob Glaudini Boston University Theatre, Mainstage
    10/15/10- 11/14/10	CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION by Annie Baker Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
    09/17/10- 10/17/10	BUS STOP by William Inge Boston University Theatre, Mainstage
    05/16/10	Join the Conversation! Brunch Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
    05/15/10	Two Emerging Voices/One Double Bill Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
    05/14/10- 06/13/10	PRELUDE TO A KISS by Craig Lucas Boston University Theatre, Mainstage
    03/05/10- 04/04/10	BECKY SHAW by Gina Gionfriddo Boston University Theatre, Mainstage
    02/19/10- 03/27/10	STICK FLY by Lydia R. Diamond Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
    01/08/10- 02/07/10	ALL MY SONS by Arthur Miller Boston University Theatre, Mainstage
    11/13/09- 12/13/09	A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL CELEBRATION by Paula Vogel Boston University Theatre, Mainstage
    10/09/09- 11/15/09	Maureen McGovern in A Long and Winding Road Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
    09/24/09	Actors Forum: "Fences" Boston University Theatre, Mainstage
    09/20/09	Humanities Forum for "Fences" - A Conversation with Author Larry Tye Boston University Theatre, Mainstage
    09/17/09	Out & About Club: "Fences" Boston University Theatre, Mainstage
    09/15/09	Sneak Preview: "Fences" Boston University Theatre, Mainstage
    09/14/09	August Wilson's Legacy Roxbury Community College Mainstage
    09/11/09- 10/11/09	August Wilson's "Fences" Boston University Theatre, Mainstage
    08/05/09	Breaking Ground Festival: JEANIE DON'T SING NO MO' by Jacqui Parker Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
    08/03/09	Breaking Ground Festival: DEPORTED / a dream play by Joyce Van Dyke Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
    08/03/09	Breaking Ground Festival: LIZZIE STRANTON by Lydia R. Diamond Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
    07/24/09	Breaking Ground Festival: LONG SEASON. Book and lyrics by Chay Yew, Music by Fabian Obispo Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
    05/15/09- 06/14/09	Pirates! (or, Gilbert and Sullivan Plunder'd) Boston University Theatre, Mainstage
    04/03/09- 05/09/09	The Miracle at Naples Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
    03/06/09- 04/05/09	Two Men of Florence Boston University Theatre, Mainstage

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    • Event Name: Candide
      "A splendid production!"
      Review posted by: markdooley3@gmail.com from 1, Oct 12, 2011
      

      I have long loved the music to Candide, but never saw a production before last Saturday (10/8). This was a wonderful production! We loved the low-tech simplicity of the sets. The performances were... Expand

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      I have long loved the music to Candide, but never saw a production before last Saturday (10/8). This was a wonderful production! We loved the low-tech simplicity of the sets. The performances were overall very good with special shout outs for Candide, Cunegonde and The Old Woman. Although I have no basis for comparison with any of the previous incarnations of Candide, the story as adapted by Mary Zimmerman is really enjoyable. There were occasions when the various people narrating could not be understood and I longed for more orchestra for the finale. Otherwise, it's a great production - great way to spend your entertainment dollars! Collapse

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    • Event Name: Candide
      "Too Bad!"
      Comment posted by: elenimodoni from 1, Oct 12, 2011
      

      It was certainly far from "phenomenal" as advertised. Sitting at the balcony, which at 1/2 price is already $50.00 ($100.00 for THOSE , SEATS, 3 rows from the back???, no way), one cannot hear... Expand

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      It was certainly far from "phenomenal" as advertised. Sitting at the balcony, which at 1/2 price is already $50.00 ($100.00 for THOSE , SEATS, 3 rows from the back???, no way), one cannot hear most of the dialogue. At the very least, for wordy plays and music like this, supertitles are a MUST!!! I am a Bernstein fan but my husband and I left the theater very annoyed at half time. It was hopeless. Too bad, because the company was clearly very good. Collapse

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    • Event Name: RICHARD III/COMEDY OF ERRORS by William Shakespeare
      "Richard III"
      Review posted by: Marion Freedman-Gurspan from Brookline,MA, Jun 13, 2011
      

      This British production with an all-male case is the best Shakespeare I have ever seen in the US.

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      This British production with an all-male case is the best Shakespeare I have ever seen in the US.

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    • Event Name: RICHARD III/COMEDY OF ERRORS by William Shakespeare
      "Brilliant!"
      Review posted by: Pam from Cambridge MA, Jun 13, 2011
      

      Great acting, inventive sets and costumes, and a whole lot of fun. Not enough advertising for this wonderful company which sold out in NYC and had empty seats here in Boston in a smaller theatre.

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      Great acting, inventive sets and costumes, and a whole lot of fun. Not enough advertising for this wonderful company which sold out in NYC and had empty seats here in Boston in a smaller theatre.

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    • Event Name: RICHARD III/COMEDY OF ERRORS by William Shakespeare
      "Thrilling theater"
      Review posted by: BarbaraT from Braintree MA, May 26, 2011
      

      Enormously talented cast, gorgeous diction. Creative staging. Riveting interpretation of a Shakespeare classic. This is storytelling at its best. Propeller Theater Company....please return to Boston... Expand

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      Enormously talented cast, gorgeous diction. Creative staging. Riveting interpretation of a Shakespeare classic. This is storytelling at its best. Propeller Theater Company....please return to Boston regularly. Collapse

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    • Event Name: RICHARD III/COMEDY OF ERRORS by William Shakespeare
      "Astonishing and wildly entertaining"
      Review posted by: Hope in Boston from Boston, MA, May 24, 2011
      

      I stumbled into this production as a Huntington subscriber, and was blown away. This high-energy Comedy of Errors by the all-male British Shakespeare company Propeller was completely original and... Expand

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      I stumbled into this production as a Huntington subscriber, and was blown away. This high-energy Comedy of Errors by the all-male British Shakespeare company Propeller was completely original and highly entertaining from start to finish. Almost every word of the play was there, plus musical touches and audience participation. I got home and e-mailed all my Shakespeare-reading friends to go, quick. But this production, like the ART's recent Shakespeare versions, will entrance 20-somethings too. (Don't bring young kids, though, unless you want to answer a lot of embarrassing questions.) Collapse

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    • Event Name: SONS OF THE PROPHET by Stephen Karam
      "Much about nothing"
      Review posted by: Scott from Boston, MA, Apr 25, 2011
      

      I give the cast credit: they really tried ... but they had nothing to work with. This is a play about nothing, that goes no where, and leaves you feeling flat. So what if the kids are gay ... how... Expand

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      I give the cast credit: they really tried ... but they had nothing to work with. This is a play about nothing, that goes no where, and leaves you feeling flat. So what if the kids are gay ... how does that become a meaningful element? (It doesn't). And much is made, in fact the entire 'drama', centers around the fact that [SPOILER] the father was in a car accident ... but he doesn't die from the car accident. So, all of that is very distracting ... but distracting from what? In the end, the story is too shallow to carry any major themes. And the comedy ... well, more like vaudeville than real, talented comedy. Collapse

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    • Event Name: EDUCATING RITA by Willy Russell
      "disappointing seats"
      Comment posted by: dc from MA, Apr 15, 2011
      

      I bought "best available seats" weeks ahead of the show. Tickets I got were virtually the worst in the house

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      I bought "best available seats" weeks ahead of the show. Tickets I got were virtually the worst in the house

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    • Event Name: SONS OF THE PROPHET by Stephen Karam
      "First Rate Play/First Rate Cast"
      Review posted by: Melinda from Cambridge, MA, Apr 14, 2011
      

      Engaging, funny, moving, and with a terrific cast...who could ask for more.

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      Engaging, funny, moving, and with a terrific cast...who could ask for more.

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    • Event Name: SONS OF THE PROPHET by Stephen Karam
      "Wonderfully Entertaining"
      Review posted by: Ron Cisneros from Cambridge, MA, Apr 14, 2011
      

      Excellent casting, very moving and very funny. So glad I got to see it in Boston.

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      Excellent casting, very moving and very funny. So glad I got to see it in Boston.

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