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February 10, 2025

The White Theatre and The Black Repertory Theatre Team Up for a Crowd-Pleasing “Hairspray”

With its important subject matter and whimsical delivery, the lasting power of this family-friendly musical is not surprising.
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July 11, 2024

The White Theatre’s “The Little Mermaid” Is Designed To Dazzle Young Disney Lovers

If you have a Disney-loving child in your life (or a Disney adult), "The Little Mermaid" at the White Theatre is for them.
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March 20, 2024

“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” Makes a Fun, Farcical Time of Both at the White Theatre

"A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder" proves that even the darkest subject matter has the potential to be the basis for hilarity.
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November 9, 2023

The White Theatre Mounts a Moving “Into the Woods”

Pretty much any Sondheim musical is massively complicated undertaking and Into the Woods is no exception.
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July 13, 2023

The White Theatre Presents a Joyful, Straightforward “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”

By leaning into the show's inherent camp, the White Theatre’s production avoids feeling dated and simply exudes joy.
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January 31, 2023

The White Theatre’s “Kinky Boots” Balances Out a Few Stumbles With Heaps of Fun and Heart

Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein’s musical celebration of drag and gender expression in a battle against judgmental bigotry is as relevant as ever.
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November 4, 2022

The White Theatre’s “Addams Family” Is Delightfully Spooky Fun

The White Theatre has opened its 18th season with a production of the 2009 monster hit musical "The Addams Family."
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April 13, 2022

“Surviving Hitler” at the White Theatre Is a Harrowing but Ultimately Optimistic Story of Survival

The 2001 nonfiction novel "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps,” has been adapted into a stage production at the White Theatre at the J.
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April 4, 2022

‘Surviving Hitler’ Takes the Stage

Andrea Warren in her 2001 book for young readers, “Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps,” told the harrowing and inspiring story of how a Polish boy from an upper middle-class family was swept up into World War II.
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