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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...
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 BACHtoberfest Choir and the Hartford Chorale perform Bach Cantatas BWV 1, 18, 79, and 192 to close out Music Worcester's BACHtoberfest Weekend. The concert is part of The Complete Bach, an 11-year initiative to present the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
The BACHtoberfest Choir, composed of individual singers from across the region and country, joins members of the Hartford Chorale under Chris Shepard's baton for the third-annual concert concluding BACHtoberfest Weekend, performing cantatas BWV 1, 18, 79, and 192. The choir...
This concert explores the chrysanthemum as muse, coinciding with the Museum's annual John Lowell Gardner Chrysanthemum Installation.
Doug Varone and Dancers returns to Jacob's Pillow to present a program in celebration of the company's 40th anniversary. Founded by choreographer Doug Varone, the New York City-based company has earned international recognition for its deeply human work, performing in more than...
The First Unitarian Church Choir performs Bach Cantata BWV 111 during a free Sunday morning service as part of Music Worcester's BACHtoberfest Weekend. This event is free for all attendees and is part of The Complete Bach initiative.
The First Church Unitarian Choir sings Bach's cantata Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit (BWV 111), during a free Music Sunday service spotlighting the sanctuary's acoustics.
True Repertory Theatre announces the premiere of a new play Hold Please! Drama, Dialysis, Dead-End Jobs, and How Katherine Helmond Saved My Soul from October 17-25, 2026 at Beal House in Kingston, MA (222 Main Street). Hold Please! is written by a collaboration of True Rep...
Hold Please! is a new play chronicling Artistic Director Donald Sheehan's seventeen-year journey through kidney disease, dialysis, and transplant while working a day job and launching True Repertory Theatre. Based on Sheehan's own journals, the play blends humor and poignancy to...
Direct from an acclaimed run at Edinburgh Fringe and two sold-out Off-Broadway engagements comes Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares , a one-woman comedy show from the mind of Tony Award® winner Laura Benanti. Known for her dazzling Broadway performances and razor-sharp wit, Benanti...
Directed by Tony-nominated actress Kerry Butler, who originated the role of Audrey in the show's 2003 Broadway debut. Little Shop of Horrors follows hapless floral shop employee Seymour Krelborn, whose discovery of a strange and unusual plant brings him everything he thought he...
Mamma Mania: The American Tribute to ABBA brings the music of ABBA to life in all its glittering, irresistible glory, featuring Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, Waterloo, Take a Chance on Me, Knowing Me, Knowing You and more. The cast of musicians includes credits from the official...
Nicole Talbot returns after a sold-out Club Café debut with an afternoon of powerhouse vocals, humor, and heart. Nicole is a transgender singer and actress with her sights set on musical theatre's biggest stages. Through Broadway favorites, contemporary musical theatre, and a...
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical is set in 1943 and tells the wildly improbable and hilarious true story of the covert Allied operation that turned the tide of WWII, blending farce, thriller, and Ian Fleming-style spy caper with an assist from Fleming himself. The show was...
ROOTS follows a young farmer with an entrepreneurial spirit who inherits his family farm and sets out to abandon tradition in pursuit of a major profit. When his big-budget plans hit a snag, he is forced to reevaluate everything. Alongside a cast of nimble farmhands, he uncovers...
SIX: TEEN EDITION is a full-length adaptation of Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’ international phenomenon SIX, modified for performance by teen actors for family audiences. Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry...
Cape Ann Symphony's Musicians Unleashed Concert Series opens its 75th Anniversary Season with String Spectacular, featuring nine musicians on violin, viola, cello, and harpsichord. Performers include Concertmaster Scott Moore, Sarah Skinner, Erica Pisaturo, Peter Paetkau, Emily...
Written by Gip Hoppe with music by J Hagenbuckle and directed by James P. Byrne. Performances run Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30 pm, with Sunday matinees at 2 pm. Additional matinees are scheduled for Saturday October 10, 17, and 24 at 2:00 pm.
Americana Theatre Company presents an original one-actor adaptation of Washington Irving's haunting tale, bringing Ichabod Crane's eerie encounter with the Headless Horseman to life. Created by Artistic Directors Derek Martin and Jesse Sullivan, this production has been...
Join the original 'Magenta,' Patricia Quinn, for a screening of the unedited movie in a new 4k restoration with live shadow cast, audience participation, a costume contest, and more! VIP Meet & Greet: Get exclusive tickets to the VIP Meet & Greet to meet Patricia Quinn herself...
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW ORIGINAL CAST SPOOKTACULAR TOUR Join the original 'Magenta' - Patricia Quinn - for a screening of the movie in a new 4k restoration with a live shadow cast and audience participation! The evening includes a hosted screening of the movie in a new 4k...
Presented by Seattle Children’s Theatre RUN TIME: 65 MINUTES The alphabet bursts to life in this playful, music-filled adventure. With costumes, puppets and lively songs, the letters scramble up a towering coconut tree—until it becomes too crowded and comes crashing down in one...
This take on Mary Shelley's gothic tale, starring Boris Karloff, centers on a scientist who assembles corpses to create a monster who later incurs the wrath of the local villagers when he impulsively kills a little girl. The creature flees with his creator to a nearby windmill...
The Boch Center hosts the official Boston book release celebration for Starting Over With John and Yoko: The Photographs by Roger Farrington and Kenneth Womack. Farrington and Womack join host ChaChi Loprete and archivist David Bieber for a live conversation and audience Q&A...
The Boston Pops and Keith Lockhart present their third annual Day of the Dead cultural celebration with special guests Silvana Estrada and Mexican rock band Enjambre. The event is followed by Halloween performances of Disney and Pixar's Coco in Concert Live to Film.
What did our critic think of BOUNCERS at The Modern Theatre At Suffolk University?…
When the Broadway musical “Operation Mincemeat” opened at New York’s Golden Theatre in March 2025, it was slated to have a 16-week run. A recent 11th extension, through April 2027, was just the latest confirmation that audiences have yet to get enough of the 2025 Tony Award nominee for Best Mu…
What did our critic think of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at The Huntington?…
The publication did prove award-worthy itself, though, as the inspiration for the scary and silly “Bat Boy: The Musical” – at Umbrella Arts in Concord through November 8 – which took home the 2001 Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical.…
“Quietly poignant... captures an experience that’s as universal as it is inexplicable: a friendship that shouldn’t work but does, and that should endure but doesn’t.”…
What did our critic think of MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT at Boch Center Wang Theatre?…
The play provides a lot of food for thought. What seems to come through most strongly in the final analysis is an inability for the two sisters to connect meaningfully and their portrayal of the tragedy of not knowing someone anymore.…
With Halloween just weeks away, Greater Boston theater companies are presenting familiar titles for audiences looking for seasonal thrills – “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors,” “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” and “Little Shop of Horrors,” to name but a few.…
What did our critic think of PURPOSE at The Huntington?…
What did our critic think of A RIVETING ALL MY SONS at The Lyric Stage Company Of Boston?…
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Bat Boy: The Musical The Umbrella Arts Center (9/25-11/08) |
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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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And Then There Were None Sullivan Rep (10/16-10/31) |
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Water for Elephants Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts (2/26-2/28) |
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Golden Girls The Laughs Continue The Colonial Theatre (11/28-11/28) VIDEOS |
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John Cleese: Still Not Dead (Yet) Celebrating the Holy Grail at 50 The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts (4/09-4/09) |
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The Beauty Queene of Leenane by Martin McDonagh Theater UnCorked (11/12-11/22) |
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A Drag Queen Christmas Emerson Colonial Theater (11/15-11/15) |
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By Any Other Name SpeakEasy Stage Company (5/07-5/29) |
