Huntington Theatre Company

For award-winning theater, it’s tough to outdo the Huntington, whose trophy cabinet has long been full. It stages many shows before their production is transferred to Broadway (at least three of these have won Tonys) and seven major works by August Wilson were performed by the Huntington before going on to fame in New York. The company’s credentials also include more than 50 world premieres of works by playwrights such as Tom Stoppard and Christopher Durang. Plays occur in two venues: the fine Boston University Theatre (built in 1925) and the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts (built in 2004).