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BOSTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS

539 Tremont St
Boston, MA 02116

Upcoming Shows

Thru Hike the Musical
Thru Hike the Musical
May 28 – Jun 7, 2026

A new musical workshop production, based on a true story. Written by Adrienne Burke-Moran about the year she and her husband Erin, formerly of the...



Review: Music Carries the Day in The Umbrella Stage Company's HAIRSPRAY


by R. Scott Reedy - May 06, 2026

In most, if not all, other mountings of “Hairspray: The Broadway Musical,” Tracy Turnblad is tucked under her bedcovers when audiences first see the young heroine, ready to show off her high-teased bouffant and let loose with the first notes of the rousing opener, “Good Morning, Baltimore.”...

Review: August Wilson's GEM OF THE OCEAN at Actors' Shakespeare Project Has Glint of Greatness


by R. Scott Reedy - May 04, 2026

What did our critic think of GEM OF THE OCEAN at Actors' Shakespeare Project?...

Review: Dramatic Musical SWEPT AWAY Stays Afloat with Score by The Avett Brothers


by R. Scott Reedy - May 01, 2026

The musical “Swept Away” tells the story of four whalers shipwrecked off New Bedford in 1888, making it especially resonant for local audiences, who can experience the musical drama in a well crafted New England premiere at SpeakEasy Stage Company in the Virginia Wimberly Theatre at the Calderwo...

Review: WHO IS EARTHA MAE? at The Brickbox Theater


by Christopher Verleger - April 13, 2026

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you say the name Eartha Kitt? Those of us who are even remotely familiar with the late singer-dancer-actress will most likely say Catwoman, the iconic feline femme fatale she portrayed in the 1967 season of the ‘Batman’ television series, or her o...

Review: Matthew Lombardo's WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL Slays with Laughter


by R. Scott Reedy - April 14, 2026

Seven years ago, an already hot summer in Boston heated up even more during a pre-Broadway tryout of a truncated version of playwright Matthew Lombardo’s “Tea at Five” at the Huntington Theatre when its star, Academy Award winner Faye Dunaway, was fired after allegations that she physically an...

Review: Eddie Shields Excels in BREAKING THE CODE


by R. Scott Reedy - April 11, 2026

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

Review: Lyric Stage Boston's Latest Is ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS


by R. Scott Reedy - April 05, 2026

What did our critic think of ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS at The Lyric Stage Company Of Boston?...

Review: Full House Enjoys AN EVENING WITH DIONNE WARWICK at Groton Hill Music Center


by R. Scott Reedy - April 02, 2026

As Dionne Warwick took the stage at Groton Hill Music Center in Groton recently, before she had sung a single word, she was met by a rousing standing ovation. It was clear from the get-go that the capacity audience knew they were in the presence of a legend....

Review: Nothing to Protest in SUFFS


by R. Scott Reedy - March 22, 2026

What did our critic think of SUFFS at Emerson Colonial Theatre?...

Review: THE ANTIQUITIES Looks Back from the Future at SpeakEasy Stage


by R. Scott Reedy - March 18, 2026

Playwright Jordan Harrison’s 2025 drama “The Antiquities” – being given a fine New England premiere at SpeakEasy Stage Company at the Roberts Studio Theatre in the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts through March 28 – uses history to explore where things went wrong....

Past Shows

Mariette in Ecstasy
Mariette in Ecstasy
Apr 3 – Apr 19, 2026

Based on the best-selling novel by Ron Hansen, Mariette in Ecstasy explores questions of faith, fear, and sexuality against the backdrop of a convent in...

The Bald Soprano & The Lesson
The Bald Soprano & The Lesson
Feb 20 – Mar 8, 2026

An absurd play for the absurdist of times!

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...

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,...

Shakespeare's Measure for Measure
Shakespeare's Measure for Measure
Mar 12 – Mar 17, 2024

Love and power collide in our especially hilarious and yet always unsettling production of Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure,” running 3/12-3/17 at the Boston Center for...

Evil Dead The Musical HD
Evil Dead The Musical HD
Jan 25 – Feb 25, 2024

Based on the "Evil Dead," "Evil Dead 2" and "Army of Darkness" movies, take a trip with us to a cabin in the woods...

The Book of Will
The Book of Will
Oct 27 – Nov 12, 2023

With a legacy on the line- it’s publish or perish!Shakespeare is only three years dead- and already the London stage is littered with badly botched...

 Simon Says
Simon Says
Feb 26 – Mar 14, 2015

Little Seer Productions presents Simon Says by Mat Schaffer, February 26 – March 14, 2015, Boston Center for the Arts Plaza Theatre, 527 Tremont Street,...

Moonbox Productions presents THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS (THE MUSICAL!)
Moonbox Productions presents THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS (THE MUSICAL!)
Nov 28 – Dec 20, 2014

Moonbox Productions opens its fourth season with the delightful and hilarious musical parody The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) by Joanne Bogart and Eric Rockwell....

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