With a few things old, a few things new, one or two things borrowed, and a bunch of guys painted blue, Boston's new theater season is ready for the spotlight. From reviving classics to testing the latest in avant-garde, Boston's theaters will tantalize drama buffs and newcomers alike with the diversity of styles and talents that will be making their way across the city's stages.

Beginning the season with a bang is one of the most anticipated productions in recent memory. Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson's Radio Golf, directed by Kenny Leon, will hit the Huntington Theatre on its way to Broadway (September 8, 2006 to October 15, 2006). As the final installment in Wilson's ten-part cycle chronicling 20th century African-American life, and as the last play he wrote before his death, Radio Golf is sure to be one of the toughest tickets in town to find.

Broadway Across America will bring another pre-Broadway engagement, High Fidelity, adapted from the wildly popular book by Nick Hornby, to the Colonial Theatre (September 26, 2006 to October 22, 2006). Directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie, this musical follows the romantic highs and lows of loveable record store owner Rob as he searches for love. This world premiere romantic comedy is sure to follow in the popularity of the book and film that preceded it.

The BCA Resident Theater Company and the SpeakEasy Stage Company join forces to revive Clare Boothe Luce's classic The Women, directed by Scott Edmiston, at the BCA (September 22, 2006 to October 21, 2006). Portraying the lives of a group of Manhattan socialites, the biting dialogue and witty repartee of this 1930s satirical comedy is just as much at home on the stage as it would be on the set of Sex and the City. Modern audiences will delight at Luce's dangerous concoction of women and wealth.

Playing throughout the fall, the ever-popular Blue Man Group bring their mystery and fun to the Charles Playhouse. Pleasing all senses, the group provides not just theater, but a multi-media extravaganza that amazes each and every time.

For the winter season, the American Repertory Theatre will provide a taste of the experimental with both a world premiere adaptation and the theatrical debut of a Boston favorite. Wings of Desire, adapted from Wim Wenders' 1987 classic indie film of the same name, will bring angels and existential questions to the stage in what is sure to be a unique theatrical experience (November 25, 2006 to December 17, 2006). The A.R.T. is partnering with Toneelgroep Amsterdam for this production, and the half-American, half-Dutch cast is directed by Ola Mafaalani.

Boston's own Brechtian punk cabaret musical duo, the Dresden Dolls, will make their theatrical debut with the Onion Cellar, directed by Marcus Stern, also at the A.R.T. (December 9, 2006 to January 13, 2007). Sure to be full of surprises and intimate moments, the Dresden Dolls will transport their audiences away from Cambridge and bring them to the Weimar and beyond.

With spring comes the wit and charm of up-and-coming playwright Noah Haidle's Persephone, at the Huntington Theatre, directed by Nicholas Martin (March 30, 2007 to May 6, 2007). Five-hundred years after her creation during the Renaissance, a statue of Demeter finds herself in a modern American park, and witnessing all of humanity as it passes her by.

Perhaps no one is better equipped to round out a sensational Boston theater season than a Nobel Prize winner. David Wheeler directs Harold Pinter's No Man's Land, a stunning exploration of age and memory, at the A.R.T. (May 12, 2007 to June 10, 2007). With crisp wit and dark undertones, this play shows Pinter in complete control of his language and his craft.

From prize winners to punk bands, this theater season promises to be one of daring premieres, classic revivals, and the high quality Boston theatergoers have come to demand and expect. Get tickets soon, the show is about to start.

For more information on these and many more productions, contact:

American Repertory Theatre
64 Brattle Street, Cambridge
www.amrep.org
617-547-8300

Blue Man group
74 Warrenton Street
617-426-6912
www.broadwayinboston.com

Boston Center for the Arts
539 Tremont Street Boston
www.bcaonline.org
617-426-5000

Huntington Theatre Company
264 Huntington Avenue, Boston
www.huntingtontheatre.org
617-266-0800