The outlook
Things to do and places to go
October 27, 2008
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THEATER
42ND STREET
Dreams do come true, at least for Peggy Sawyer, a small-town ingenue who gets her Broadway break when the show's star breaks an ankle. Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28-Nov. 23. $42-$79 (discounts available). North Shore Music Theatre, 62 Dunham Road, Beverly. 978-232-7200. www.nsmt.org
DISCUSSION
AN EVENING WITH BEBE NEUWIRTH
"Cheers" fans know her as Lilith, but to Broadway mavens, the
Tony winner is Charity Hope Valentine, Lola, Velma Kelly, and Roxie Hart. Neuwirth will discuss her career, focusing on dance and the
Bob Fosse style. Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. Free (tickets required). Harvard University, 10-12 Holyoke St., Cambridge. 617-496-2222. www.fas.harvard.edu/ofa
COMEDY
SCHMOLITICS
"Saturday Night Live" doesn't have the market cornered on political humor. Unreliable Narrator's 10-minute plays, sketches, and monologues poke fun at Palin-worshipping tweens, Massachusetts Republicans, and super-powered feminists. Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. $9. Piano Factory Theatre, 791 Tremont St., South End. 617-386-9595. www.unreliable-narrator.com
FILMS
A NIGHT TO DISMEMBER
With a belly full of candy, you might be awake all night, so head to the Coolidge in a ghoulish costume, and you can scream, shriek, and cover your eyes during six films at this Halloween horror-movie marathon (below). Oct. 31-Nov. 1. 11 p.m.-noon. $10, $20. Coolidge Corner Theatre , 290 Harvard St., Brookline. 617-734-2501. www.coolidge.org
SHOPPING
MAYOR'S HOLIDAY SPECIAL
Just because the economy's rocky and you're pinching pennies, you don't have to deprive yourself of entertainment. Discount tickets are available for Boston Ballet's "The Nutcracker," "Black Nativity," Holiday Pops, Handel and Haydn Society, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!," and more. Nov. 1-Jan. 1 at www.mayorsholidayspecial.com
EVENT
DAY OF THE DEAD
The Mexican Day of the Dead honors departed loved ones with family gatherings, storytelling, food, and dancing. Today's celebration for kids (1-4:30 p.m.) and adults (6-9 p.m.) includes music, crafts, food, and dance performances. Nov. 2. $9, $7 students and seniors, $6 ages 3-18. Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology , 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge. 617-496-1027. www.peabody.harvard.edu
JUNE WULFF
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