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The members of the company of "Stereophonic" perform during the 77th Tony Awards on June 16 in New York.

‘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.

Leslie Odom Jr. in "Purlie Victorious."

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.

Host Ariana DeBose spoke at the 76th Tony Awards on June 11, 2023, in New York. DeBose returns to host the award show this weekend.

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.

At ART, a ‘Gatsby’ that’s great

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

Roman Banks as "MJ" and the cast of the national touring production of “MJ: The Musical.”

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.

Anthony Pires, Jr., Sherée Marcelle, and Diego Cintrón in Central Square Theater and Front Porch Arts Collective's production of “Next to Normal.”

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.

Jennifer Ellis and Christopher Chew in "Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific" at Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston.

Some enchanted evenings coming up at Reagle Music Theater

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

Christopher Durang's Tony-winning play "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" will be at the Gloucester Stage Company through June 23. From left: Adrianne Krstansky (Sonia), Diego Arciniegas (Vanya), Wendy Waring (Masha), and Jaime José Hernández (Spike).

‘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.

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Jim Parsons and Jessica Lange in Paula Vogel's Tony-nominated "Mother Play."

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

Audra McDonald at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in February.

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

Beginning in December, ART will produce the world premiere of Ayodele Casel’s “Diary of a Tap Dancer.”

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.”

Comedian Scott Aukerman (second from left) at the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn in 2022 with (from left) Mike Hanford, Drew Tarver, Lily Sullivan, Paul F. Tompkins, and Heidi Gardner. Aukerman takes his improv comedy podcast "Comedy Bang! Bang!" on the road this summer.

After 15 years, ‘Comedy Bang! Bang!’ host Scott Aukerman is just getting started

The podcaster and his improvisers (and maybe surprise, special guests) will be in Boston’s theater district for two nights in June.

THEATER

Director Paul Daigneault leads a rehearsal of "The Band's Visit" at the Huntington Theatre last October.

‘I think it’s time’: SpeakEasy founder Paul Daigneault to depart after upcoming season

Daigneault, who has led SpeakEasy Stage since founding it 32 years ago, will step down as artistic director in June 2025, after leading the company through its upcoming 34th season.

STAGE REVIEW

Andrey Burkovskiy in "The Dybbuk."

‘The Dybbuk’ comes to Vilna Shul

The Arlekin Players give “The Dybbuk” a memorable production at the Beacon Hill cultural center.

THEATER

John Cleese will present a screening of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" at the Chevalier Theatre June 8.

Monty Python’s John Cleese will take your absurd questions at ‘Holy Grail’ screening in Medford

"When they say, 'Where do your ideas come from?' the honest answer is, 'From my unconscious.'"

STAGE REVIEW

Michael Hisamoto in "Yellow Face."

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