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The Knights & Emanuel Ax: Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 17 & 25
Oct 16

Acclaimed pianist Emanuel Ax performs with The Knights chamber orchestra in a program featuring Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 17 and 25. This concert serves as...

BACHtoberfest Choir (BACHtoberfest Weekend)
Oct 25

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...

America's 250th Including the Soldiers Chorus
Nov 6

Dr. Everett McCorvey conducts The Soldiers' Chorus of the U.S. Army Field Band, Bridgewater State University Choral Society, the Worcester Children's Chorus, and First Unitarian...

Handel Messiah
Dec 5

The Worcester Chorus presents its annual performance of Handel's Messiah, featuring a return of soloists from the 2025 concert. This beloved holiday tradition takes place...

National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
Feb 5

The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine returns to Music Worcester for a program featuring works by Sibelius, Brahms, and more. This is a return appearance...

Canadian Brass: Bach Reinventions (Bach's Birthday Bash Weekend)
Mar 20

Canadian Brass performs Bach Reinventions as part of Music Worcester's Bach's Birthday Bash Weekend. The concert is presented at Mechanics Hall as part of The...

Cantatathon (Bach's Birthday Bash Weekend)
Mar 21

Cantatathon 2027 features local singers from All Saints Church as well as an ensemble from Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges in Pennsylvania. The event closes...

Bach: St. Matthew Passion
Apr 11

The Worcester Chorus presents a 300th anniversary performance of Bach's St. Matthew Passion, guest conducted by María Guinand. The concert is part of The Complete...



Review: Emilio and Gloria Estefan Musical Will Have You ON YOUR FEET! in Beverly


by R. Scott Reedy - June 10, 2026

Whether autobiographical like “Jersey Boys,” “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” and “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” or fictionalized like “Mamma Mia!,” jukebox musicals often rely on the drama of  their source material as much as their familiar scores for success....

Review: EUREKA DAY is a Tempest in a Vaccination Teapot


by R. Scott Reedy - June 09, 2026

But in playwright Jonathan Spector’s “Eureka Day” – now being given a cleverly funny production by The Huntington at the Huntington Avenue Theatre through June 28 – they are also comic fodder for a trenchant story about a tempest over vaccination in a hyper-woke teacup....

Review: DRIVING MISS DAISY at Barrington Stage Company


by Marc Savitt - June 07, 2026

Cast and Crew deliver a high-quality production that is both simple and sublime; historically accurate, topically relevant; and well worth seeing. BSC Artistic Director, Alan Paul said: 'It's fair to say that Daisy has become an American classic, and when you watch the show, you will see how contemp...

Review: DRIVING MISS DAISY at Barrington Stage Company


by Marc Savitt - June 09, 2026

Cast and Crew deliver a high-quality production that is both simple and sublime; historically accurate, topically relevant; and well worth seeing. 'It's fair to say that Daisy has become an American classic, and when you watch the show, you will see how contemporary and relevant its themes still are...

Review: Darren Criss Kicks Off New Concert Dates in Boston


by R. Scott Reedy - June 03, 2026

What did our critic think of AN EVENING WITH DARREN CRISS at Emerson Colonial Theatre?...

Review: SELECTED SHORTS at The Adams Theater


by Marc Savitt - June 03, 2026

Listening to SELECTED STORIES is a delight. The actors bring energy, nuance, intonation, inflection, and character to every aspect of the story they are telling. Having them do so live, in-person to a room full of enthusiastic audience member reactions made it even more so....

Review: JOHN & JEN at Berkshire Theatre Group


by Marc Savitt - May 31, 2026

As BTG's Artistic Director, CEO Kate Maguire stated: 'Through moments of joy, heartbreak, humor and healing, JOHN & JEN explores the enduring connections between siblings, parents and children- the people who remain part of us across a lifetime.  With Andrew Lippa's moving score and a story filled ...

Review: The Huntington's OEDIPUS EL REY Turns Tragedy Into Triumph


by R. Scott Reedy - May 20, 2026

Playwright Luis Alfaro aimed high when he decided to bring Sophocles’ “Oedipus Rex” from 429 BC into the 21st century with “Oedipus El Rey,” his contemporary retelling of the Greek tragedy set in a Los Angeles barrio....

Review: JON BATISTE Brings His Musical Genius to BOSTON POPS at Symphony Hall


by R. Scott Reedy - May 17, 2026

What did our critic think of JON BATISTE BRINGS HIS MUSICAL GENIUS TO BOSTON POPS at Symphony Hall?...

Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN! is Anything But at Lyric Stage Boston


by R. Scott Reedy - May 14, 2026

When it comes to playwrights and poets, William Shakespeare towers above everyone else who has ever put pen to paper. After all, he is the greatest writer ever in the English language, and his 39 plays, 154 sonnets, and three long narrative poems have been translated into virtually every living lang...

Past Shows

Worcester Youth Orchestras Spring Auditions: Travel to Europe
Worcester Youth Orchestras Spring Auditions: Travel to Europe
Apr 18 – May 21, 2026

The Worcester Youth Orchestras (WYO) is central Massachusetts’ largest and premier youth orchestra program. It is comprised of five orchestras, a jazz program, wind ensemble...

Worcester Youth Orchestras Spring Auditions: Travel to Europe
Worcester Youth Orchestras Spring Auditions: Travel to Europe
May 18 – May 19, 2026

The Worcester Youth Orchestras (WYO) is central Massachusetts’ largest and premier youth orchestra program. It is comprised of five orchestras, a jazz program, wind ensemble...

Worcester Youth Orchestras Spring Auditions: Travel to Europe
Worcester Youth Orchestras Spring Auditions: Travel to Europe
May 14

The Worcester Youth Orchestras (WYO) is central Massachusetts’ largest and premier youth orchestra program. It is comprised of five orchestras, a jazz program, wind ensemble...

Worcester Youth Orchestras Spring Auditions: Travel to Europe
Worcester Youth Orchestras Spring Auditions: Travel to Europe
May 12

The Worcester Youth Orchestras (WYO) is central Massachusetts’ largest and premier youth orchestra program. It is comprised of five orchestras, a jazz program, wind ensemble...

Music Worcester Presents: Bach Christmas Oratorio
Music Worcester Presents: Bach Christmas Oratorio
Jun 1 – Jan 24, 2026

The Winchendon Players are members of the Winchendon Music Festival, a multi-genre music festival featuring artists from across the globe. The ensemble joins The Worcester...

Music Worcester Presents: American Spiritual Ensemble
Music Worcester Presents: American Spiritual Ensemble
Jan 10

Founded by Everett McCorvey, Music Worcester’s 2026 Artist-in-Residence, American Spiritual Ensemble performs across the world celebrating the roots of American music – the negro Spiritual. Negro...

Annual Family Holiday Pops!
Annual Family Holiday Pops!
Dec 20

The Worcester Youth Orchestras are delighted to announce two performances of our beloved "Annual Family Holiday Pops," back by popular demand!Immerse yourself in the festive...

Dance Prism Ballet's The Nutcracker
Dance Prism Ballet's The Nutcracker
Dec 14

Add a little magic to your 2025 holiday celebrations with Dance Prism Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker!” From snowflakes to sword fights to the growing...

Worcester Youth Orchestra Auditions: Your Chance to play in Carnegie Hall
Worcester Youth Orchestra Auditions: Your Chance to play in Carnegie Hall
Dec 9

Step into the spotlight and join the Worcester Youth Orchestras (WYO), the premier and largest youth orchestra program in Central Massachusetts. Now in its 78th...

Patti LuPone Don't Monkey With Broadway
Patti LuPone "Don't Monkey With Broadway"
Sep 20

One Night Only - in Worcester, MA - Music Worcester Opening Night for 16-17 Season Patti LuPone brings her show "Don't Monkey With Broadway" for...

Videos


The Hunchback of Notre Dame in Boston The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Wheaton College - Watson Fine Arts (6/05-6/14) PHOTOS
Eureka Day in Boston Eureka Day
Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (6/04-6/20) PHOTOS
John Waters: Going to Extremes in Boston John Waters: Going to Extremes
Provincetown Town Hall (7/23-7/23)
A Christmas Carol in Boston A Christmas Carol
North Shore Music Theatre (12/03-12/23)
Dirty Dancing in Boston Dirty Dancing
Emerson Colonial Theatre (11/18-11/22)
One Long Earring in Boston One Long Earring
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre (6/28-6/28)
Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue in Boston Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue
Emerson Colonial Theatre (11/28-11/28)
My Home on the Moon in Boston My Home on the Moon
Plaza Theatre (5/23-6/13)
Robby Hoffman in Boston Robby Hoffman
Provincetown Town Hall (7/25-7/25)
Monty Python''s Spamalot in Boston Monty Python''s Spamalot
Boch Center (10/06-10/11)