Mar 26
Broadway in Boston's 40th Season Announced. Includes 'Shucked,' '& Juliet' and 'Kimberly Akimbo'
READ TIME: 13 MIN.
'Shucked'
"Shucked"" is the Tony Award®–winning musical comedy The Wall Street Journal calls "flat out hilarious!" And nobody knows funny like economists. Featuring a book by Tony Award winner Robert Horn ("Tootsie"), a score by the Grammy® Award–winning songwriting team of Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally (Kacey Musgraves' "Follow Your Arrow"), and directed by Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien ("Hairspray"), this corn-fed, corn-bred American musical is sure to satisfy your appetite for great musical theater.
'The Book Of Mormon'
Citizens Opera House. April 22 – 27, 2025
The New York Times calls it "the best musical of this century." The Washington Post says, "It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals." And Entertainment Weekly says, "Grade A: the funniest musical of all time." Jimmy Fallon of The Tonight Show calls it "Genius. Brilliant. Phenomenal." It's "The Book Of Mormon," the nine-time Tony Award® winning Best Musical. This outrageous musical comedy follows the adventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word. With standing room only productions in London, on Broadway, and across North America, "The Book Of Mormon" has truly become an international sensation. Contains explicit language.
'Kimberly Akimbo'
Emerson Colonial Theatre. May 6 – 18, 2025
A new musical about growing up and growing old (in no particular order), "Kimberly Akimbo" is the winner of 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical. It features Tony Award-winning book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire ("Shrek"), a Tony Award-winning score by Jeanine Tesori ("Fun Home"), choreography by Danny Mefford ("Dear Evan Hansen") and direction by Tony-nominated director Jessica Stone. Kimberly is about to turn 16 and recently moved with her family to a new town in suburban New Jersey. In this "howlingly funny heartbreaker of a show" (The New Yorker), Kim is forced to navigate family dysfunction, a rare genetic condition, her first crush...and possible felony charges. Ever the optimist, she is determined to find happiness against all odds and embark on a great adventure.
"Back to the Future: The Musical,"
Citizens Opera House. July 8 – 20, 2025
Great Scott! "Back to the Future: The Musical," the beloved, cinematic classic is now a Broadway musical with its destination set for Boston in 2025. Winner of the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, four WhatsOnStage Awards, including Best New Musical, and the Broadway World Award for Best New Musical, "Back to the Future: The Musical" is adapted for the stage by the iconic film's creators Bob Gale (Back to the Future trilogy) and Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump) and directed by the Tony Award®-winner John Rando with original music by multi-Grammy® winners Alan Silvestri (Avengers: Endgame) and Glen Ballard (Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror"), alongside hit songs from the movie including "The Power of Love," "Johnny B. Goode," "Earth Angel," and "Back in Time." When Marty McFly finds himself transported back to 1955 in a time machine built by the eccentric scientist Doc Brown, he accidentally changes the course of history. Now he's in a race against time to fix the present, escape the past, and send himself... back to the future. When "Back to the Future" hits 88mph, it'll change musical theatre history forever.
'The Wiz'
Citizens Opera House. August 12 – 24, 2025
The Tony® Award-winning Best Musical that took the world by storm is back. 'The Wiz" returns "home" to stages across America in an all-new Broadway tour, the first one in 40 years. This groundbreaking twist on "The Wizard of Oz" changed the face of Broadway–from its iconic score packed with soul, gospel, rock, and 70s funk to its stirring tale of Dorothy's journey to find her place in a contemporary world.
With direction by Schele Williams ("The Notebook," revival of "Disney's Aida"), choreography by JaQuel Knight (Beyoncé's "Single Ladies," "Black Is King") and additional material by Tony-nominated and Emmy-nominated writer and TV host Amber Ruffin ("The Amber Ruffin Show," "Late Night with Seth Meyers"), this dynamite infusion of ballet, jazz, and modern pop brings a whole new groove to easing on down the road. Everybody rejoice!
About Broadway In Boston:
Broadway In Boston is Boston's leading theatrical presenter and producer of Broadway since 1984. For the past 40 years, more than six million theatergoers have experienced over 300 Broadway In Boston productions in many of the city's historic theatres including the Citizens Opera House. Broadway In Boston is part of the Broadway Across America network. For more information please visit www.BroadwayInBoston.com.
Broadway Across America (BAA) is part of the John Gore Organization family of companies, which includes Broadway.com, The Broadway Channel, BroadwayBox.com and Group Sales Box Office. Led by 14- time Tony-winning theater producer John Gore (Owner & CEO), BAA is the foremost presenter of first-class touring productions in North America, operating in 47 markets with over 400,000 subscribers. Presentations include Disney's "The Lion King," "Wicked," "The Book of Mormon," "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Hamilton." Current and past productions include" Ain't Too Proud," "Beautiful," "Cats," "Chicago," "Dear Evan Hansen," "Mean Girls," "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" and "To Kill A Mockingbird."