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Boston Center for the Arts

527 Tremont St
Boston, MA 02116

Boston Center for the Arts is a theatre in Boston, MA.

Upcoming Shows

Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares

Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares

Oct 22 – Oct 25, 2026

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...

Meet the Cartozians

Meet the Cartozians

Feb 18 – Mar 21, 2027

Part riveting historical drama, part razor-sharp satire,Talene Monahon’s Meet the Cartozians boldly imagines an untold chapter of American history. In the 1920s, an Armenian man fights for legal recognition in the courts. A century later, a new generation embraces pop culture’s...

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Articles

Review: OPERATION MINCEMEAT Is Slice of Pie

Review: OPERATION MINCEMEAT Is Slice of Pie

by R. Scott Reedy · October 21, 2026

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…

Review: An Uneven Flight for BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL at Umbrella Arts

Review: An Uneven Flight for BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL at Umbrella Arts

by R. Scott Reedy · October 13, 2026

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.…

Review: SUMMER, 1976 at Berkshire Theatre Group

Review: SUMMER, 1976 at Berkshire Theatre Group

by Marc Savitt · October 12, 2026

“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.”…

Review: THE URMETAZOAN at Barrington Stage Company

Review: THE URMETAZOAN at Barrington Stage Company

by Marc Savitt · October 7, 2026

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.…

Review: SpeakEasy Stage's COVENANT Delivers on Promise

Review: SpeakEasy Stage's COVENANT Delivers on Promise

by R. Scott Reedy · October 8, 2026

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.…

Past Shows

32 total · showing 11–20

Churchill

Churchill

Oct 7 – Oct 12, 2025

British statesman and former United Kingdom Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill was awarded an honorary U.S. citizenship by President John F. Kennedy in April 1963. In recognition of that unprecedented occasion, The American-Oxford Society has invited Mr. Churchill to address...

Ask Ronna Live (With Ronna Glickman and Bryan Safi)

Ask Ronna Live (With Ronna Glickman and Bryan Safi)

Oct 4

You’ve got questions. They’ve got answers. And this fall, they’re coming to you LIVE and in person! Marblehead’s own Ronna Glickman and Bryan Safi are bringing their wildly popular podcast Ask Ronna with Ronna (& Bryan) to Boston for one night only. Join these trendsetting...

My First Ex-Husband

My First Ex-Husband

Sep 12 – Sep 28, 2025

My First Ex-Husband , a new comedy by Joy Behar and featuring a cast of stars from theatre, television, and film including Joy Behar, Veanne Cox, Judy Gold, Jackie Hoffman, and Tonya Pinkins . My First Ex-Husband is a bold and heartfelt adaptation of true stories by the...

A Work-in-Progress Presentation of A Mongoose Speaks

A Work-in-Progress Presentation of A Mongoose Speaks

Jun 30

Growing up in India, playwright Mahira Kakkar found live performances of the Mahabharata spellbinding; now she’s creating a bold cycle of plays that center the epic’s forgotten voices and overlooked characters. In A Mongoose Speaks , a little mongoose bears witness to a sacred...

Mario the Maker Magician

Mario the Maker Magician

Apr 26 – Apr 27, 2025

Spring break fun for the entire family! It's robots and magic and slapstick... oh my! Mario the Maker Magician is a smash-hit, all-ages family theater experience that will lead you through an hour-long journey of energy-driven interaction, belly laughs, and maker inspiration...

My Dinner With André

My Dinner With André

Mar 13 – Mar 30, 2025

Based on the cult classic Roger Ebert called "the Best Film of 1981", the Harbor presents a bold, beguiling experiment in adaptation, introspection, and taste.

The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals

The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals

Feb 13 – Feb 22, 2025

Everything in Hatchetfield seemed normal until people began singing... Then, they began dancing... And now, a musical pandemic is sweeping the entire city. It’s up to Paul (an average guy who doesn’t like musicals) and his friends to stop this musical apocalypse and fight for...

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Tartuffe

Tartuffe

Nov 9 – Nov 24, 2024

Hypocrisy Has Never Been This Hilarious! Poor gullible Orgon refuses to see what's hiding in plain sight! He's been duped by Tartuffe, a charismatic con man, who fully intends to make off with his family, his fortune and maybe even his kitchen sink! Thank goodness the women of...

Robert Frost: This Verse Business

FeaturedRobert Frost: This Verse Business

Apr 23 – Apr 28, 2024

Emmy-winner actor Gordon Clapp (NYPD Blue) in "Robert Frost: This Verse Business" by local playwright A.M. Dolan. April 23-28, 2024

Anthony Rapp's Without You

Anthony Rapp's Without You

Apr 2 – Apr 14, 2024

A new musical based on the New York Times best-selling memoir of love, loss, and the musical RENT. In 1994, Anthony Rapp was 22, out of money and working at a Starbucks, about to audition for a new musical by a young writer named Jonathan Larson. The musical? The global...

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