Dennis Sullivan’s film about a gay teen’s suicide following unrelenting bullying has just won an Oscar. As Sullivan receives the award, launching into his acceptance speech, he dedicates it to his late friend who inspired the film. He also name-drops the bully — Ethan Rice — who he believes drove his friend to suicide. Watching the broadcast, Rice is shocked to hear his name used in connection with the death of a former classmate he can barely remember. As an anti-bullying campaign with Rice as its new target quickly escalates out of control, both his and Sullivan’s lives are changed in radical ways. Timely, touching and empathetic, the 2013 GLAAD Media Award-winning From White Plains is a highly relevant drama.  Get comp tickets through Goldstar for five performances in February of From White Plains – other tickets run from $6.25 to $12.50 plus service fees.

Get tickets up to half off to Drury Lane’s production of Young Frankenstein.  It’s alive! Mel Brooks reunited with the creative team behind The Producers for this comedic re-imagining of the Frankenstein story that became a Broadway hit. The musical follows young Dr. Frankenstein (pronounced “Fronkensteen”) as he tries to complete his grandfather’s work and bring a corpse to life. He is aided by the hunchbacked, bulging-eyed Igor, his beautiful lab assistant, Inga, and the frightfully eccentric housekeeper, Frau Blucher. Featuring a live orchestra, an energetic cast and hilarious, catchy tunes like “Transylvania Mania,” “He Vas My Boyfriend” and “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” Drury Lane Theatre’s production ofYoung Frankenstein is scientifically proven to be a horrifically good time.  TIckets are available for performances through mid-March.

When it had its controversial debut in 1991, Philip Ridley’s gothic fairy tale was praised by some and reviled by others. But Athenaeum Theatre’s new version of The Pitchfork Disneyshows that this contemporary classic has finally come of age. Studded with dark humor and images of shocking beauty, it’s a haunting story of twins mired in arrested development brought on by the mysterious disappearance of their parents. When a pair of truly dark characters enter their lives, everything they know is turned upside down.  Get comp and discounted tickets to The Pitchfork Disney performances through March on Goldstar.

Enjoy $5 tickets to The Trip to Bountiful preview performances in mid-September.  From television to film to Broadway, The Trip to Bountiful has touched the hearts of audiences in almost every medium.  Set in the 1940s, this drama depicts the journey of Carrie Watts, an aging widow who is desperate to return to her hometown of Bountiful, Texas.  She has been longing to go back for years, but is always stopped by her overprotective son and daughter-in-law.  Sent to detain her, a kind sheriff ends up helping her on her way.  When she arrives, she discovers that Bountiful no longer matches her memories, but just being back home gives her the strength to continue on.  This captivating theater experience by esteemed playwright Horton Foote (who also wrote the screenplay for To Kill a Mockingbird) is an unforgettable portrait of a woman with incredible strength and dignity.