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'Wonder' musical weaves a tale of empathy and acceptance

WBUR | By Amanda Beland
Published December 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM MST
Front row: Max Voehl and Garrett McNally both portray Auggie Pullman. Back row: Kaylin Hedges, Javier Muñoz and Alison Luff play the other members of the Pullman family in A.R.T.'s world-premiere production of "Wonder." (Courtesy Nile Scott Studios)
Courtesy Nile Scott Studios
Front row: Max Voehl and Garrett McNally both portray Auggie Pullman. Back row: Kaylin Hedges, Javier Muñoz and Alison Luff play the other members of the Pullman family in A.R.T.'s world-premiere production of "Wonder." (Courtesy Nile Scott Studios)

A new play about a boy with craniofacial differences opened in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The actors playing the boy also have similar facial differences.

WBUR’s Amanda Beland reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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Amanda Beland

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