Meet Leonardo! — The Monster Who’s About to Steal Your Heart (and Your Imagination)
By Nick Vargas, Executive Director, Wheelock Family Theatre We’re kicking off Wheelock Family Theatre’s 45th season with a bang — and a monster. Not a scary one… a wonderful one! Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster is making its Boston premiere on our stage, and I can promise you: you’ve never seen anything […]
Wheelock Family Theatre’s The SpongeBob Musical Receives 4 Norton Award Nominations
April 14th, 2025 The 42nd Eliot Norton Awards 2025 Nominations were announced this past Wednesday, April 9th, by the Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA), consisting of “More than 140 nominations in over two dozen categories of outstanding actors, directors, designers, choreographers, musicians, and productions and 5 awards for visiting productions.” Wheelock Family Theatre’s production of The […]
Wheelock Family Theatre Joins the Expansion of Boston Family Days, Enhancing Access to the Arts for All
March 20th, 2025 Announced during her State of the City Address, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, shared the expansion of Boston Family Days will now include the performing arts, offering children and families across the City free access to seven of Boston’s leading performing arts organizations, including Wheelock Family Theatre. This pilot program aims to allow […]
July Flew By!
July has come and gone! Our July programming has been so fun! This also means that we have completed Act One of our programming. We’ve had multiple one-week programs such as Stage Combat and Music Movers, and our three-week programs like Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, that just put on their shows! July 17 – 21 Music […]
The Addams Family: Wednesday & Lucas Summer Photo Album
Wednesday & Lucas are having a crazy time this summer visiting the beach, and so much more! Check out their adventures below! The Addams Family – Coming Friday, October 13th to Wheelock Family Theatre! Learn more here.
Great Kick Off to Summer 2023
SUMMER 2023 IS OFF TO A GREAT START! Our first three weeks of our summer program have been completed! There has been so much amazing work being done by our students, interns, and teaching artist. We have students juggling, making puppets, and making their own shows. WEEK 1: Under the Big Top: This summer began […]
The Wizard of Oz: Behind the Curtains
Spotlight on: Lisa Kate Joyce (Toto) Lisa Kate Joyce (She/Her/Hers) “There’s no place like home!” and the theatre has been Lisa’s home since she was 14 years young! She is ecstatic to return home and to the stage in this classic and iconic musical. She is a Boston native and spends her days playing pretend […]
Production History: Hairspray!
Wheelock Family Theatre Production History Explores HAIRSPRAY! Did you know 🤔 Hairspray was originally a movie that premiered in 1988! The movie by John Waters became a cult classic, but did not include any musical numbers! BROADWAY In 2002, Hairspray was brought to the stage and premiered on Broadway! With music and lyrics by […]
Juneteenth, 2021
Juneteenth is almost here! While we know there is much work to be done, we are proud to be part of a larger organization that took the critical step to acknowledge Juneteenth as an official Holiday. To quote the BU Center for Antiracist Research led by Anti Racist leader, Ibram X. Kendi, Juneteenth “has long […]
Black History Month, 2021
Join us in celebrating Black History Month 2021 by uplifting the voices of our community! This year to honor Black History Month, we have created a working list of resources to share with you, our community, comprised of events and resources by our community! Help us add to this list! If you would like to […]
