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Upcoming Shows

Sara Juli's Midseason Mood & Gay Aesthetic: Based on a True Story
Sara Juli's Midseason Mood & Gay Aesthetic: Based on a True Story
Mar 21 – Mar 22, 2026

Dance-theater comedic artists Sara Juli & Alexander Davis perform their solos on a shared bill (in the conservatory with the candlestick).About Sara Juli's Midseason Mood:As...



Review: WAIT UNTIL DARK Brings Spine-Tingling Thrills to Stoneham


by R. Scott Reedy - March 13, 2026

What did our critic think of WAIT UNTIL DARK at Greater Boston Stage Company?...

Review: Umbrella Stage Company's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Keeps Harper Lee Classic Vividly Alive


by R. Scott Reedy - March 10, 2026

Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1960 novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” about the fictional small town of Maycomb, Alabama, in the Depression-era South grappling with violence and racial inequality, along with issues of class, courage, and compassion, is a classic of modern American literature...

Review: Apollinaire Theatre's A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE


by R. Scott Reedy - March 01, 2026

What did our critic think of A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at Apollinaire Theatre Company?...

Review: Aimee Doherty Hits Homer with PENELOPE


by R. Scott Reedy - February 24, 2026

At this time last year, the American Repertory Theater was premiering a stirring new dramatic adaptation of Homer’s “The Odyssey” by actor and playwright Kate Hamill, which moved back and forth between King Odysseus and Queen Penelope during a three-hour production with two intermissions....

Review: 15TH ANNUAL 10X10 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL at Barrington Stage Company


by Marc Savitt - February 16, 2026

In the past, I have compared the 10x10 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL to dining at a Tapas restaurant, and it is. The production offers theatre goers a variety of content in small sized servings, to explore, share, and shake off a bit of mid-winter blues in anticipation of the bountiful season ahead. You may see...

Review: LITTLE WOMEN at Actors' Shakespeare Project


by R. Scott Reedy - February 16, 2026

Louisa May Alcott’s novel “Little Women” has proven so enduringly popular since it was first published in 1868 that it has been turned into two plays, a musical, an opera, 11 different feature films and TV movies, three Japanese anime versions, and even a 12-part Korean streaming series....

Review: A Startling THE MODERATE at Central Square Theater


by R. Scott Reedy - February 13, 2026

What did our critic think of THE MODERATE at Central Square Theater?...

Review: AN EVENING WITH SUTTON FOSTER at Emerson Colonial Theatre


by R. Scott Reedy - January 30, 2026

What did our critic think of AN EVENING WITH SUTTON FOSTER at Emerson Colonial Theatre?...

Review: A Thrilling JOB at SpeakEasy Stage Company


by R. Scott Reedy - January 23, 2026

What did our critic think of JOB at Roberts Studio Theatre?...

Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC is Gorgeously Sung at the Citizens Opera House


by R. Scott Reedy - January 11, 2026

What did our critic think of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Citizens Opera House?...

Past Shows

Return to Joy
Return to Joy
Feb 7

Tap artist Ryan P. Casey brings his "freakishly clean footwork ... reminiscent of Fred Astaire" (Dance Magazine) back to The Dance Complex for a solo performance about...

qUaRtEr LiFe cRy SiS
qUaRtEr LiFe cRy SiS
Jan 24

qUaRtEr LiFe cRy SiS is a dance-comedy mashup that dives straight into the delightful disaster of your 20s. The movement blends contemporary technique with Hip...

Funny Uncle Cabaret
Funny Uncle Cabaret
Dec 13 – Dec 14, 2025

In its 25th year of theme and variation, PDM's "Funny Uncle" series adapts this 2025 version to include dance, singing choirs of kids, and a...

Through Lines
Through Lines
Dec 6 – Dec 7, 2025

Through Lines – presented by Seán Curran Company and Decent Dance – celebrates legacy, lineage and the ever-expanding web of creative connections that make the dance world simultaneously small...

How We Go
How We Go
Nov 22 – Nov 23, 2025

How We Go features poetry and dance by beheard.world’s professional artists, accompanied by a unique gathering of Bagpipes, Flamenco Guitar, Singing Bowls, Beatbox, Cello and piano...

Velada Flamenca 2025
Velada Flamenca 2025
Nov 15 – Nov 16, 2025

The Omayra Amaya Flamenco Dance Company proudly announces Velada Flamenca 2025, an extraordinary two-day celebration of flamenco that bringings world-class artistry, community spirit, and cultural...

Roots & Routes: Dancing Through Time
Roots & Routes: Dancing Through Time
Oct 25 – Oct 26, 2025

Roots & Routes returns this fall with two evenings of live music, dance, projections, and archival storytelling. The concert will serve as the culminating celebration of Dancing...

Absurdist Performance for Absurd Times: An Experimental Cabaret
Absurdist Performance for Absurd Times: An Experimental Cabaret
Oct 18 – Oct 19, 2025

Absurdist Performance for Absurd Times offers a madcap evening of music, performance art and a short, insane play by Christopher Durang.

Dance Happens Here 2022
Dance Happens Here 2022
Sep 18

Selected streets in Central Square will be closed to traffic from 2-9pm as music, movement, food, culture, and business all come together in celebration. This...

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