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In this town, a good myth might as well be the truth. Johnny “Honeycomb” James comes back home famous, changed, and impossible to explain. The voice is real, but the rumours are loud. In a town that remembers everything and forgives nothing, his return cracks open old stories...
Umbrella Arts presents... BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL | September 25 - November 8, 2026 in Concord, MA THE STORY: Half-bat, half-boy, ripped from the tabloid headlines, and thrust into the spotlight! In this camp horror comedy, a misunderstood monster seeks a place to belong. Taken in...
This North American tour of The Sound of Music, produced by Concord Theatricals and NETworks Presentations, honors the 65th anniversary of the musical's original stage debut. Directed by Jack O'Brien and choreographed by Danny Mefford, the production features the beloved story...
Brian Dowd has spent the last 10 years of his life wrestling with an unrequited "something" for his best friend's sister, who happens to live next door. But each and every time he's spoken with Beth Finnegan for more than 30 seconds, he's ended up with his foot planted firmly in...
Cheyenne Jackson is a GRAMMY® and Emmy-nominated actor, singer, and songwriter celebrated for his dynamic work across Broadway, concert stages, television, and film. Known for his commanding presence and rich, expressive voice, he has built a multifaceted career that bridges...
“Come up to my lab, and see what’s on the slab!” The maniacally popular cult musical returns to TCT to shock and delight audiences. Inspired by the 1975 film, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, this raunchy and uproarious rock journey is led by that “Sweet Transvestite” and a motley...
There's sex in the air, and the hunt is on, as four bouncers show the depravity of urban night life.
A Tony Award winner for originating the role of Celie in The Color Purple, LaChanze possesses one of the most commanding and deeply felt voices on the American stage. Her gift is rare: technical brilliance in complete service to the song, the truth of the music, and the...
The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra performs its final concert with Mahler's Symphony No. 2, the Resurrection Symphony, featuring soprano Shiyu Zhuo and Chorus pro Musica directed by Jamie Kirsch. The 85-minute masterpiece demands a massive orchestra, offstage brass, full...
Blending bluegrass, folk, and close three-part harmony, Rachel Sumner and Travelling Light pairs virtuosic musicianship with fearless storytelling, creating concerts that are as entertaining as they are thought-provoking. Their songs wander through labor history, folklore, the...
Boston Chamber Symphony closes its season with Rossini's exuberant Overture to The Barber of Seville and Mozart's dramatic Piano Concerto No. 20, featuring pianist Adam Golka. One of only two Mozart piano concertos written in a minor key, the work is among the composer's most...
A Big, Beloved Musical is the final production in Lyric Stage Boston's 2026-2027 season, with the specific title to be announced in the summer of 2026. The press performance is scheduled for Sunday, May 2, 2027.
The Carlisle Project is a musical song cycle blending song, satire, and ceremony to reckon with the legacy of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, which was founded in the 19th century to forcibly assimilate Native peoples. Ronee Penoi (Laguna Pueblo, Cherokee, and a Carlisle...
When a high-rise developer threatens to buy out A-Poh's successful Chinatown restaurant, the martyr-complex matriarch gathers her three precious grandchildren from all corners of the country to plan their next mode of attack. There's just one problem: A-Poh's memory is rapidly...
Grammy-nominated violinist, speaker, and founder of Street Symphony Vijay Gupta is joined by violinist Gabriela Díaz, violist Ed Gazouleas, and cellist Francesca McNeeley for a program of music for string quartet by Shostakovich, Osvaldo Golijov, and Schubert.
The Boston Symphony Chamber Players perform four Sunday afternoon concerts featuring a chamber repertoire that complements adjacent BSO programs.
TLI Presents collaborates with The Birch Festival, a Berkshire-based nonprofit connecting world-class musicians with the local community, for a concert centered around Lou Harrison's Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra. The performance features Birch Festival Artistic...
It’s got rock. It’s got gospel. It’s got soul. And oh my, the dancing! In a dream collaboration, Dallas Theater Center and Dallas Black Dance Theatre, the city’s oldest continuously operating dance company, fill the Wyly Theatre with dancing, singing and laughter for the...
The Kendall Square Orchestra's season finale explores friendships, memories, and stories through which we connect. Copland's Quiet City begins in solitude, its stillness filled with longing to be seen and understood. Elgar's Enigma Variations transforms friendship into music...
Two-time Grammy-winning 11-member vocal band makes its Tanglewood debut for the final event of the 2026-27 TLI season. Renowned for fearless artistry and breathtaking virtuosity, the ensemble has premiered more than 100 new works by leading composers and captivated audiences at...
The Boston Pops Orchestra, conducted by Keith Lockhart, performs the music of Grammy and Academy Award-winning Indian film composer A.R. Rahman. The program features works from films such as Roja, Bombay, Dil Se, Taal, Lagaan, Jodhaa Akbar, Ponniyin Selvan, Slumdog Millionaire...
Shakespeare’s heroines. Off script. Finally. Shakespeare’s heroines are done dying, marrying, and generally behaving. When the Bard’s most iconic young women collide in a magically glitched storyline, they start questioning everything, who they love, who they are, and why things...
The Boston Pops Orchestra, led by Keith Lockhart, celebrates the 40th anniversary of Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series with a concert featuring music from across the franchise accompanied by high-definition gameplay imagery. Part of Nintendo's official global 40th...
The Borromeo String Quartet, NEC's faculty ensemble-in-residence, will be joined in recital by composer, cellist, and NEC alumnus Paul Wiancko.
Flutist and interdisciplinary artist Claire Chase will produce an immersive new-music event as part of NEC's contemporary music offerings for the 2026-2027 season.
The Contemporary Musical Arts Department will present a concert featuring NEC alumna Charmaine Lee exploring the soundworld of Björk. The department's programming will also explore global traditions and the music of social movements.
NEC's Black Student Union will present a student-led tribute concert honoring the life, legacy, and centennial birthday of the late NEC alumna and iconic Civil Rights leader Coretta Scott King.
The world-premiere performances of Creation, a new work by Osvaldo Golijov with a libretto by David Henry Hwang, will feature vocal soloists Cécile McLorin Salvant and Davóne Tines, percussionist Cyro Baptista, kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and...
Contemporary Musical Arts Department Chair Eden MacAdam-Somer will present a faculty recital featuring pianist and composer Gordon Beeferman as part of his residency at NEC.
Faculty pianist Ethan Iverson and saxophonist Mark Zaleski will perform together in a duo recital as part of NEC's 2026-2027 faculty recital series.
First Monday at Jordan Hall is a beloved concert series founded in 1985 by cellist Laurence Lesser, now in its second season under Artistic Co-chairs Nicholas Cords, Soovin Kim, and HaeSun Paik. The 2026-2027 season celebrates the 90th birthdays of composers Philip Glass and...
Violinist Alana Ruocco will join NEC's Chamber Singers and the NEC Baroque Orchestra for a program of works by Handel.
The Institute for Concert Artists showcase introduces audiences to emerging performers at the start of major performing careers. Featured artists include violinist Leonhard Baumgartner, baritone Junhyuk (Paul) Jang, pianist Zitong Wang, composer and trumpeter Chris Ryan...
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Bat Boy: The Musical Umbrella Arts (9/25-11/08) |
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Covenant SpeakEasy Stage Company (9/25-10/17) |
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The Sound of Music Boch Center Wang Theatre (11/17-11/22) |
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An evening with LaChanze Berklee Performance Center (11/01-11/01) |
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BOUNCERS by John Godber Modern Theatre At Suffolk University (10/01-10/24) |
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Cheyenne Jackson Shalin Liu Performance Center (10/18-10/18) |
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Rocky Horror Show The Company Theatre (10/02-10/18) |
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A Revolution of Her Own!™ Deborah Sampson The Bull Run Restaurant (11/15-11/15) |
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9 to 5 The Musical Timberlane Performing Arts Center (11/13-11/22) |
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Jim Gaffigan Wang Theatre (10/24-10/24) |
