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Buy TicketsBy Michele Markarian for The Theater Mirror. Updated December 17, 2025. “A Scandinavian Story for Christmas”. Inspired by Gregory Maguire’s “Matchless”, Written by Debra Wise and Patrick Sawonson. Dramaturg, Nicole Galland. Directed by Debra Wise. Music Direction by Elijah Botkin. Choreography by Tom Roby. Presented by Sanders Theatre,…
By Jeffrey Gantz for The Boston Globe. Updated December 17, 2025. CAMBRIDGE — “To drive the dark away” has been a watchword of Revels’ annual midwinter/Christmas celebration, and it doesn’t get much darker than this year’s destination: Scandinavia. In that part of the world, at the winter solstice,…
By David Greenham for The Arts Fuse. Updated December 16, 2025. The 2025 version of the Revels once again fills historic Sanders Theater with comedy and music, while at the same time encouraging us to reflect on the things that are important in life — family, love, and…
By Steve Landrigan for The Boston Music Intelligencer. Updated December 15, 2025. Midwinter Revels arrived back at Sanders Theater this weekend bringing its trademark exuberance, along with much excellent music making and heart-warming story telling. This fixture on the Boston Christmas calendar has become the kind of beloved seasonal…
By Lynne Weiss for Stage and Cinema. Updated December 14, 2025. In keeping with its Scandinavian theme, this year’s Midwinter Revels presents a smorgasbord of stories, songs, and dances in Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre. The very foundation of the Revels experience is something of a smorgasbord, in fact. Revels has…
Explore Harvard Square, Revels-style! Coming to Midwinter Revels is a holiday tradition for families from across the Greater Boston area and beyond. However, while the magic of Revels in Sanders Theatre is certainly the centerpiece of any cold December day, you can turn your theater date into a…
Written by Nicole Galland Nicole Galland is a New York Times bestselling novelist, an alto, a playwright, and the dramaturg of this year’s Midwinter Revels script. The first time I ever sang harmony, I was well into my 40s. I’d auditioned for the Revels on a whim, assuming…
Revels was thrilled to be featured on GBH’s The Culture Show, hosted by Emmy Award-winning radio host, Jared Bowen, to talk about this year’s Midwinter Revels: A Scandinavian Story for Christmas – Inspired by Gregory Maguire’s “Matchless”! Jared sat down with Revels Interim Artistic Director and Midwinter Revels…
His rules: ‘No necktie, no meetings.’ But he’ll play you a chantey, and maybe rouse you to sing. Working Artist ColumnBy Cate McQuaid, Globe correspondent. Updated December 2, 2025. GLOUCESTER– “I have three rules in life,” said David Coffin. “No office. No meetings. No necktie.” Every December, the…
CAMBRIDGE, MA – For its 55th year in Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre, Revels brings audiences on a journey to lands far north with Midwinter Revels: A Scandinavian Story for Christmas. Inspired by the novella Matchless by Wicked author Gregory Maguire, this year’s Midwinter Revels promises to delight as…
