“The fledgling company consistently defies expectations, mining nuggets from familiar shows, pushing beyond the limits of fringe theater budgets, and raising the bar for the actors they employ.”

“Harvard Square’s Moonbox Productions is able to feature talented artists who focus their free time on a company purely out of a love for theater.”

When Cambridge resident Sharman Altshuler launched Moonbox Productions, she wasn’t motivated by market analysis. She was inspired by something much more joyous.

There are a number of Moonbox musicals that stand out in my memory, among them Floyd Collins and Cabaret.

Moonbox Productions continues its impressive run of presenting complicated, adult musicals with more polish, professionalism, and nuance than most other companies in the Boston area, even those with more cash and more clout.

“Since its 2011 debut with the ’70s musical “Godspell,” Moonbox Productions has forged a unique identity on the Boston theater scene with an intriguing mix of musicals and plays — from “Lucky Stiff” to “Cabaret.”

Moonbox Productions — a small theater company that specializes in putting on, and pulling off, ambitious projects.