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Set in a Minnesota bar where heartbreak is served alongside beer, The Norwegians is a sharp, surprising dark comedy about love gone wrong—and the lengths we go to set things right. Betty and Olive, two women reeling from romantic betrayal, hatch an unlikely plan: hiring a pair...
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...
Faculty pianist Minsoo Sohn will perform Book 1 of J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier in recital.
The NEC Jazz Orchestra will present a centennial tribute to saxophonist John Coltrane, honoring his intrepid explorations of musical language that continue to inspire artists worldwide.
NEC Opera will stage Engelbert Humperdinck's operatic fairy tale Hansel and Gretel as part of a season that also includes other fully- and semi-staged productions.
The NEC Philharmonia, led by Director of Orchestras Hugh Wolff, will perform works by Gabriela Lena Frank, Kati Agócs, Derrick Skye, Bartók, Berlioz, Ravel, Shostakovich, Smetana, and Stravinsky. Featured soloists include alumni Tessa Lark and Deborah Pae, and current NEC...
Faculty flutist Paula Robison will perform an all-Vivaldi program in celebration of her 85th birthday.
Faculty pianist Pei-Shan Lee will give a marathon performance of Beethoven's complete Violin Sonatas.
NEC's Piano Department will continue its four-year series in which all 555 of Domenico Scarlatti's Keyboard Sonatas will be performed. Department co-chair Bruce Brubaker will also appear in a program celebrating Philip Glass's piano music and 90th birthday.
Two semi-staged performances of Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades will be presented with conductor Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The BSO x NEC Honors Children's Choir will also participate in these performances.
WORLD PREMIERE Three Broadway icons unite for the first time to create this stunning new musical: composerBenj Pasek(EGOT winner, Dear Evan Hansen , La La Land , Only Murders in the Building ); composerShaina Taub(two-time Tony winner for Suffs ); and playwrightJoshua...
Lyric Stage Boston will present the New England regional premiere of Les Misérables, running April 30 through June 20, 2027, reimagined for Boston's intimate 244-seat theatre. Producing Artistic Director Courtney O'Connor directs, with Music Director Dan Rodriguez and...
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The Norwegians Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre (9/04-10/04) |
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The Notebook Emerson Colonial Theatre (12/08-12/20) |
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Frozen The Company Theatre (11/27-12/20) |
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Rock of Ages North Shore Music Theatre (8/12-8/23) VIDEOS |
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A Christmas Carol The Unicorn Theatre (12/03-12/20) |
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Little Shop of Horrors 40th Anniversary Tour with Ellen Greene (the Original Audrey) Emerson Colonial Theatre (8/28-8/28) |
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Golden Girls The Laughs Continue Emerson Colonial Theatre (11/28-11/28) VIDEOS |
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Girl from the North Country Cape Rep Theatre (8/05-8/30) PHOTOS |
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Jagged Little Pill The Company Theatre (7/24-8/16) |
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THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE The Cape Playhouse (9/02-9/19) |
