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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...
There's sex in the air, and the hunt is on, as four bouncers show the depravity of urban night life.
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...
Elsewhere Shakespeare presents a free 90min production of Shakespeare's Hamlet at Warehouse XI in Somerville, MA This production is part of the Guilty Creatures tour that will comprise 12 performances of Hamlet in 12 cities with 12 different actors playing Hamlet.
On Thursday, October 22, 2026, History At Play™, LLC is proud to present Rendezvous with Rachel Revere™! It is May 2, 1775, and Rachel Revere has only heard from her beloved husband Paul once since his legendary midnight ride. Isolated from one another due to the Siege of...
Singer/songwriter Zoë Lewis performs as part of The Spire Lobby Series, which showcases local and regional musicians in a relaxed and intimate setting. Affectionately known as 'a band in a body,' Lewis plays vagabond jazz, gypsy swing and world-beat grooves on piano, ukulele...
Flutist Emi Ferguson and keyboardist Kit Armstrong perform J.S. Bach's Flute Sonatas (BWV 120 and 130-132), plus two sonatas by C.P.E. Bach, Sonata in C Major and Sonata in G Major. Ferguson is a 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient and principal flute for the Handel & Haydn...
Flutist Emi Ferguson performs Bach's Flute Sonatas as part of Music Worcester's BACHtoberfest Weekend, the annual celebration within the organization's 11-year Complete Bach initiative. The concert is part of a five-concert weekend dedicated to the works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
A performance of flute sonatas by Emi Ferguson, part of Music Worcester's Bachtoberfest Weekend.
Elsewhere Shakespeare presents a free 90min production of Shakespeare's Hamlet at Far From the Tree Cider in Salem, MA This production is part of the Guilty Creatures tour that will comprise 12 performances of Hamlet in 12 cities with 12 different actors playing Hamlet.
Pinocchio: My Puppet Pal is a youth musical production open to participants ages 6-10. Rehearsals begin September 1 and are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. There will be one 30-minute performance on October 23. The production is presented through special arrangement with...
Acclaimed singer, songwriter, and guitarist Quinn Sullivan, born and raised in New Bedford, MA, returns to The Spire Center. He gained national attention with appearances on Tonight Show, Ellen, Jimmy Kimmel, and Conan O'Brien. In 2007, Quinn met music legend Buddy Guy, who...
Award-winning Moldovan accordionist Radu Ratoi presents a varied recital revealing the expressive range of his instrument. The program includes pieces by Rameau, Bach, Philip Glass, Gubaidulina, and Tchaikovsky.
Anthony Geraci with Special Guest Barrence Whitfield performs at The Spire Center for Performing Arts on October 24. A two-time winner of the Pinetop Perkins Piano Award from The Blues Foundation, Geraci has toured the world for over 40 years, performing with artists such as...
Pianist Boris Giltburg performs Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I as part of Music Worcester's BACHtoberfest Weekend. The performance is presented at Curtis Hall at Assumption University in Worcester as part of The Complete Bach, an 11-year initiative to present the...
Internationally renowned pianist Boris Giltburg makes his Massachusetts debut performing The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, a journey through every key signature with Prelude and Fugue movements. Giltburg is a Moscow-born Israeli pianist who won his first international...
Written by John Godber, BOUNCERS follows four tuxedo clad bouncers showing what happens on a Friday night in the bass thumping, booze soaked bedlam of a UK discotheque, where throngs of the young descend in search of love, sex, and something better than their workaday lives. The...
CONCORA (Connecticut Choral Arts), under the direction of Chris Shepard, sings three of Bach's choral cantatas including Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend warden (BWV 6), Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot (BWV 39), and Herr, wie du willt, so schick's mit mir (BWV 73).
CONCORA performs Bach Cantatas BWV 6, 39, and 80 as part of Music Worcester's BACHtoberfest Weekend. The concert is one of three cantata performances featured across the weekend as part of The Complete Bach initiative.
Heartland, the country group known for the chart-topping hit "I Loved Her First," performs an evening of harmony-driven songs at The Colonial Theatre, with special guest Whiskey City. The group's music has become woven into life's milestone moments, making for a night of songs...
Hold your horses! Well, you're in luck because Jim Gaffigan embarks for a highly-anticipated stand-up comedy tour. From simpler times performing at comedy clubs, this jokester has made great strides. Headlining their own live shows with cities scheduled across the nation, the...
Directed by Beth Wynstra, this whimsical and inventive comedy by Sarah Ruhl follows a woman whose melancholy makes her irresistibly captivating until she suddenly becomes cheerful. The play blends humor, romance, and magical transformation, exploring the surprising power of...
Gravity & Other Myths, Australia's contemporary circus ensemble, explores physical mastery and acrobatics featuring nine acrobats and live music. This marks the company's local Boston debut. While in town, the company leads a body-tossing-and-catching workshop with Somerville's...
Simon Stephens' one-actor adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, starring BSC Associate Artist Mark H. Dold and directed by Alan Paul. Dold is known for his previous BSC appearances in Harry Clarke, Freud's Last Session, and Breaking the Code.
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?…
What did our critic think of COME FROM AWAY at Bill Hanney's North Shore Music Theatre?…
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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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BOUNCERS by John Godber Modern Theatre At Suffolk University (10/01-10/24) |
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Meet the Cartozians Boston Center for the Arts (2/18-3/21) |
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Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares Boston Center for the Arts (10/22-10/25) |
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1972 Farkas Hall (10/27-11/22) |
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Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird Huntington Theatre (10/08-11/08) |
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THT Rep presents Fat Ham The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts (3/31-4/11) |
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Cambridge Symphony Orchestra: Brahms, Bach, and Poulenc NEC's Jordan Hall (10/30-10/30) |
