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Purpose

Purpose

Sep 10 – Oct 11, 2026

WINNER! Tony Award for Best Play WINNER! Pulitzer Prize for Drama Winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize and a smash hit on Broadway, Purpose is the explosive and wildly entertaining new play from Tony winnerBranden Jacobs-Jenkins, diving headlong into the life of a prominent and...

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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Review: THE NORWEGIANS at Shakespeare & Company

Review: THE NORWEGIANS at Shakespeare & Company

by Marc Savitt · September 8, 2026

Murder-for-hire seems dark, and yes, some of the language can be a bit colorful (a few F-bombs are dropped), but really, this is a delightful little production with the emphasis on comedy that one might almost label as cute, possibly endearing.…

Review: NOISES OFF at Barrington Stage Company

Review: NOISES OFF at Barrington Stage Company

by Marc Savitt · August 31, 2026

. During a roughly 20-minute near silent stretch the cast execute a near flawless, complex, scene employing “Controlled Chaos”. Even the most `curmudgeonly of audience members find themselves rolling along with the rest of the crowd.…

Review: HAMLET at Shakespeare & Company

Review: HAMLET at Shakespeare & Company

by Marc Savitt · August 18, 2026

Shakespeare’s most searching play – a gripping story of grief, conscience, and the cost of inaction. Haunted by his father’s ghost, a young prince must navigate a world of secrets, power, and betrayal, where nothing is as it appears.…

Review: Hugh Jackman Dazzles in Debut with Boston Pops at Tanglewood

Review: Hugh Jackman Dazzles in Debut with Boston Pops at Tanglewood

by R. Scott Reedy · August 14, 2026

Making his debut with the Boston Pops at Tanglewood on August 11, Hugh Jackman dazzled his sold-out audience – under the Koussevitzky Music Shed and stretching as far as the eye could see on the lawn that surrounds it – from the moment he took the stage.…

Review: DEAD GIRL’S QUINCEAÑERA at Barrington Stage Company

Review: DEAD GIRL’S QUINCEAÑERA at Barrington Stage Company

by Marc Savitt · August 13, 2026

Typical of BSC efforts, everything about this production is of first-rate quality. Pharel’s script is well blended with elements that “the kids say” as well as those which are more universally applicable.…

Review: THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE at Berkshire Theatre Group

Review: THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE at Berkshire Theatre Group

by Marc Savitt · August 5, 2026

So, if you like good lip-synching, a driving 4/4 beat, hair and makeup that’s “too – Fabu” or perhaps know of someone who needs to be reminded that I’m OK, you’re OK, and being different doesn’t make you less than… get down to The Colonial Theatre.…

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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Monty Python's SPAMALOT in Boston Monty Python's SPAMALOT
Boch Center Wang Theatre (10/06-10/11) VIDEOS
The Norwegians in Boston The Norwegians
Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre (9/04-10/04)
This Is Your Song: The Elton John Songbook in Boston This Is Your Song: The Elton John Songbook
Norton Singers (10/02-10/03) PHOTOS
Purpose in Boston Purpose
Boston Center for the Arts (9/10-10/11)
Beetlejuice in Boston Beetlejuice
Boch Center Wang Theatre (2/09-2/21)
Rachel Sumner and Travelling Light at Harmony on the Green in Boston Rachel Sumner and Travelling Light at Harmony on the Green
Harmony on the Green (5/01-5/01)
Marc Minkowski's Inaugural Concert, Featuring Haydn's The Seasons in Boston Marc Minkowski's Inaugural Concert, Featuring Haydn's The Seasons
Boston Baroque (9/20-9/20)
Meet the Cartozians in Boston Meet the Cartozians
Boston Center for the Arts (2/18-3/21)
The Book of Mormon (Non-Equity) in Boston The Book of Mormon (Non-Equity)
Boston Opera House (6/22-6/27)