The Huntington Theatre Company debuted “Stick Fly,’’ a comedy-drama, in Boston two years ago.
(Scott Suchman)
Theaters’ N.Y. focus may test Hub audiences
The Huntington Theatre Company debuted “Stick Fly,’’ a comedy-drama, in Boston two years ago.
(Scott Suchman)
When the American Repertory Theater’s much-anticipated, hotly debated production of “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess’’ opened last night on Broadway, it signaled the most noteworthy expansion yet of Boston’s steadily growing footprint in the nation’s theater capital. But what does this dual focus mean for audiences? When shows originate in Boston with an eye on New York, are local theatergoers buying tickets to what are, in essence, previews?
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