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Opens Oct 27 · through Nov 22, 2026

1972

American Repertory Theater · Farkas Hall · Cambridge, Massachusetts

Musical Mature 17+

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When

Oct 27 – Nov 22, 2026

Tue-Sun evenings with Wed, Sat and Sun matinees

30 performances scheduled
  • Tue, Oct 27 7:30 PM
  • Wed, Oct 28 7:30 PM
  • Thu, Oct 29 7:30 PM
  • Fri, Oct 30 7:30 PM
  • Sat, Oct 31 7:30 PM
  • Sun, Nov 1 7:00 PM
  • Tue, Nov 3 7:30 PM
  • Wed, Nov 4 2:00 PM
  • Wed, Nov 4 7:30 PM
  • Thu, Nov 5 7:30 PM
  • Fri, Nov 6 7:30 PM
  • Sat, Nov 7 2:00 PM
  • Sat, Nov 7 7:30 PM
  • Sun, Nov 8 2:00 PM
  • Tue, Nov 10 7:30 PM
  • Wed, Nov 11 2:00 PM
  • Wed, Nov 11 7:30 PM
  • Thu, Nov 12 7:30 PM
  • Fri, Nov 13 7:30 PM
  • Sat, Nov 14 2:00 PM
  • Sat, Nov 14 7:30 PM
  • Sun, Nov 15 2:00 PM
  • Tue, Nov 17 7:30 PM
  • Wed, Nov 18 2:00 PM
  • Wed, Nov 18 7:30 PM
  • Thu, Nov 19 7:30 PM
  • Fri, Nov 20 7:30 PM
  • Sat, Nov 21 2:00 PM
  • Sat, Nov 21 7:30 PM
  • Sun, Nov 22 2:00 PM

The show

  • 1972, A Rock Opera music and lyrics by Chadwick Stokes; book by Chadwick Stokes and Jessie Nelson

Directed by

Jessie Nelson

Cast

Creative team

About this production

A new rock opera, performed in a heightened concert style, about a young woman and an underground network of women who help others in the years before Roe v. Wade. It suits adults and older teens who like new musicals with a rock sound and a serious subject.

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