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Critic's picks
"The History Boys"
Scott Edmiston directs SpeakEasy Stage Company's sharp, smart New England premiere (above) of Alan Bennett's 2006 Tony winner. Through June 16 at the Boston Center for the Arts. 617-933-8600, bostontheatrescene.com - Louise Kennedy
"Dessa Rose"
Uzo Aduba, Leigh Barrett, and Todd Alan Johnson star in the New England premiere of "Dessa Rose," a somber and fascinating, if occasionally overstuffed, musical by the "Ragtime" team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. Through May 18 at Watertown's Arsenal Center for the Arts. 617-923-8487, newrep.org - L.K.
"Paris by Night"
A sweet, mostly old-fashioned musical in which boy meets boy, this Trinity Repertory Company production written by artistic director Curt Columbus runs through June 1 in Providence. 401-351-4242, trinityrep.com - L.K.
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