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Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards; Leads Favorite Theatre!


by BWW Awards - December 08, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards; EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL HD Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 01, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Reveals Cast For A CHRISTMAS CAROL At Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - October 15, 2025

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC), under the direction of Founding Artistic Director Steven Maler, has announced the cast for its return engagement of A Christmas Carol at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre....

John Little and Terance Reddick Will Lead Hanover Theatre's 18th Annual A CHRISTMAS CAROL


by Stephi Wild - October 15, 2025

The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts announced the full cast for its 18th annual production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, running on the main stage....

Interview: Alexandra LoBianco Returns to Center Stage in Boston Lyric Opera's MACBETH


by R. Scott Reedy - October 10, 2025

As a dramatic soprano, Alexandra LoBianco is accustomed to performing some of the most challenging roles in the repertoire, including Leonore in “Fidelio,” with the Vienna State Opera and North Carolina Opera, Brünnhilde in “Die Walküre,” Minnie in “La fanciulla del West,” with Des Moines Metro Oper...

Interview: Alexandra LoBianco Returns to Center Stage in Boston Lyric Opera's MACBETH


by R. Scott Reedy - October 10, 2025

As a dramatic soprano, Alexandra LoBianco is accustomed to performing some of the most challenging roles in the repertoire, including Leonore in “Fidelio,” with the Vienna State Opera and North Carolina Opera, Brünnhilde in “Die Walküre,” Minnie in “La fanciulla del West,” with Des Moines Metro Oper...

Interview: Alexandra LoBianco Returns to Center Stage in Boston Lyric Opera's MACBETH


by R. Scott Reedy - October 10, 2025

As a dramatic soprano, Alexandra LoBianco is accustomed to performing some of the most challenging roles in the repertoire, including Leonore in “Fidelio,” with the Vienna State Opera and North Carolina Opera, Brünnhilde in “Die Walküre,” Minnie in “La fanciulla del West,” with Des Moines Metro Oper...

A CHRISTMAS CAROL and More Set for Commonwealth Shakespeare Company 30th Anniversary Season


by A.A. Cristi - September 18, 2025

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC), under the leadership of Founding Artistic Director Steven Maler, has announced its 30th Anniversary Season, a milestone celebrating three decades of free Shakespeare on Boston Common, innovative education programming, and accessible theatrical experiences....

Cast Set for THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA at The Huntington


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 21, 2025

The Huntington has revealed the cast and creative team of The Hills of California, a ferocious and heartwarming drama by Olivier and Tony Award-winning playwright Jez Butterworth. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets....

Interview: Paul Michael Valley Talks AS YOU LIKE IT and Why 'All The World's a Stage.'


by R. Scott Reedy - July 28, 2025

Actor Paul Michael Valley is nothing if not versatile. In his almost 40-year career, the Whitefish, Wisconsin, native has earned a Tony nomination – in his Broadway debut, for playing Thomas Jefferson in the 1997 Roundabout Theatre Company revival of the musical “1776.”...

Past Shows

Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'


Journey back to Victorian England and experience Dickens’ heart-warming classic story brought to brilliant life!

Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
7/20 - 8/7/2022


"Much Ado About Nothing" is Shakespeares hilarious tale of wits and wills, where love and justice nevertheless manage to prevail with vigorous joy! Directed by ...

The Tempest
The Tempest
7/21 - 8/8/2021


Commonwealth Shakespeare Company invites you to The Tempest, a night of free Shakespeare on the Boston Common! Join us under the stars July 21- August ...

The Tempest: Online Script-In-Hand Performance


The performance will be free and open to the public on CSCs YouTube channel and can be accessed via www.commshakes.org.Due to the continued effects of ...

Cymbeline
Cymbeline
7/17 - 8/4/2019


Free Shakespeare on the Common takes up residence once again with Shakespeares lovely mystical dramedy Cymbeline. The play chronicles the fates of King Cymbeline and ...

BIrdy
BIrdy
2/27 - 3/17/2019


Adapted by Naomi Wallace from the novel by William WhartonDirected by Steven MalerFeaturing Steven Barkhimer*, Maxim Chumov, Spencer Hamp*, James Ricardo Milord*, Will Taylor*, and ...

Richard III
Richard III
7/18 - 8/5/2018


Shakespeare’s searing drama chronicles the ruthless ascension of a king and the devastation he leaves in his wake as he gains power over the realm. ...

Death and the Maiden
Death and the Maiden
1/30 - 2/11/2018


January 30-February 11 Sorenson Black Box Theater, Babson College, Wellesley By Ariel Dorfman Directed by Steven Maler Featuring Flora Diaz, Mickey Solis, and Mark Torres ...

Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
7/23 - 8/10/2014


One of Greater Boston's most beloved summer traditions, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s (CSC) “Free Shakespeare On The Common,” presents the Bard’s classic comedy of love in ...

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Funny Uncle Cabaret in Boston Funny Uncle Cabaret
The Dance Complex (12/13 - 12/14)
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The Merchant Kitchen & Drinks (2/13 - 2/13)
A Seraphim Christmas, West Roxbury December 20, 2025 in Boston A Seraphim Christmas, West Roxbury December 20, 2025
Holy Name Parish (12/20 - 12/20)
Pressing Violets in Boston Pressing Violets
Boston Playwrights Theatre visiting production (12/12 - 12/14)
Oedipus El Rey in Boston Oedipus El Rey
Huntington Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, Roberts Theatre (5/7 - 6/7)
The Sound of Music in Boston The Sound of Music
The Company Theatre (11/28 - 12/21)
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