Boston's Colonial Theatre to Shut Down This Year; Looking Back on Five Shows That Started at the Historic Space
Boston’s historic Colonial Theatre, a staple of the city's theater district since 1900, will shut down for at least one year, the Boston Globe reports. Following an engagement by the national tour of The Book of Mormon this October, the theater, owned by Emerson College, will remain empty as the school weighs its options for the space. Though a spokesperson for the college has insisted that the stage will b…