2025 Theater Tickets
What did you see?
I’ve been an occasional theater-goer most of my life, but last year I made a point to show up more. I knew there was a lot happening on Boston’s stages, and honestly, I wanted to get out of the house more often. My goal was simple: one show a month, cheapest seat I could find.
I started the year in New York with Our Town, catching Jim Parsons and Katie Holmes from a pair of rush seats I was ridiculously grateful to snag. Parsons as the Stage Manager, his voice and mannerisms, stayed with me all year.
Back home, February brought The Odyssey at ART and The Grove at Huntington Theater Company. In April I saw Her Portmanteau at Central Square Theater. One of the unexpected joys of following the Ufot Family Cycle (which includes The Grove and Her Portmanteau) is how it pulled me all over the city—from big houses to black boxes to Boston Arts Academy, where I saw Kufre N’ Quay in July, and later The Ceremony at the Chuang Stage in October.
Also in October, I found myself back inside Our Town this time at Lyric Stage. Seeing two different interpretations in the same year was its own kind of delight.
To wrap up 2025, I’m seeing Black Nativity at Emerson Paramount Center and—does this count?— Do Portugal Circus.
So no, not quite a show a month. But I felt like I actually experienced the breadth of Boston’s theater scene. And I loved tracing the Ufot family story across stages. There are two more plays coming in 2026, and I’m already excited.
Of course, there were shows I missed and wish I hadn’t: Kim’s Convenience and Fun Home at the Huntington. Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) at ART. Life and Times of Michael K at ArtsEmerson.
But life is choices—and that’s part of what I hope Scene in Boston will help with: giving you (the person who might literally be sitting next to me) a clearer sense of how to make those decisions.
We’re still getting our social channels set up, and we’ll start recording our first episodes in January. In the meantime, I want to hear from you: What did you see in 2025? What did you love—or hate? What stuck with you?
