Theater/Art events in Greater Boston
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Jimmy Tingle video series
Watch video excerpts of local comedian Jimmy Tingle campaigning for president as part of his comedy show.
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Local comedy clubs
A roundup of big, small, and underground comedy clubs in and around Boston. You just might catch the next big thing.
Must-see works at MFA
Here are the 10 must-see pieces in the MFA's new wing, plus more marvels. Audio by Globe art critic Sebastian Smee.
Christopher Plummer, dismayed at theater tickets’ steep cost
It’s nothing new to hear audiences complain about the high price of theater tickets, as well they should. But it gets your attention when a performer like Christopher Plummer, who has devoted so much of his career to the stage, weighs in on the issue, suggesting that the lack of affordable tickets is inhibiting attempts to broaden the audience for theater.
2012 Tony Awards
Tony Awards highlights
"Once" was the night's big winner, taking home eight Tony Awards, including best musical.
Gardner's new wing
Museum director Anne Hawley weathered some storms to see the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's expansion through.
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Specials
The MFA takes wing
An interactive guide to the Museum of Fine Arts' new Arts of the Americas Wing – a $504M expansion that was more than 10 years in the making.
360° at the MFA
See the salon-style room, which features work by American artists who embarked on the European "Grand Tour."
Major Venues
- ArtsEmerson
- Boston Symphony Hall
- Calderwood Pavilion
- Citi Wang Theatre
- Colonial Theatre
- Cutler Majestic Theatre
- Harvard Art Museum
- Huntington Theatre Company
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- Institute of Contemporary Art
- Jacob's Pillow
- Loeb Drama Center
- Lowell Memorial Auditorium
- Lyric Stage
- MASS MoCA
- Modern Theatre
- Museum of Fine Arts
- Museum of Science
- New Repertory Theatre
- North Shore Music Theatre
- Opera House
- Paramount Center
- Sanders Theatre
- Somerville Theatre
- Shalin Liu Center
- Shubert Theatre
- Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater
- Wilbur Theatre
The ART’s ‘Pippin’ heads to Broadway
Diane Paulus’s circus-themed “Pippin” revival, which opened Thursday night at the American Repertory Theater, will transfer to Broadway’s Music Box Theatre this spring.
ICA: Art, Love & Politics in the 1980s
The Institute of Contemporary Art's latest exhibit features more than 100 works by 90 artists focused on '80s culture.
'Sister Act'
The Boston Opera House's latest Broadway musical is a feel-good comedy that runs through January.
Theater
Through Jan. 17
'Our Town'
David Cromer's (pictured) play ran off-Broadway for more than 600 performances and is now being presented by the Huntington Theatre Company in the Roberts Studio Theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts.
Family
MFA playdates
The first and third Monday of every month features special activities for little ones in the galleries of the MFA as well as story time. Each month has a theme.
Visual Arts
Photography Review
Glamour on overdrive in Testino photos at the MFA
With great fanfare, the Museum of Fine Arts opens two photography shows: “Mario Testino: In Your Face” and Testino’s “British Royal Portraits.”
- Tom and Gisele sightings Gisele at MFA
- Names Gisele, assorted beautiful people hit MFA gala
Strolling through the ruins of street art with Os Gemeos
The Brazilian street artists bring a one-room show to the ICA, complemented by three murals around the city.
Dance
Feb. 28 - March 2Grupo Corpo
Contemporary Brazilian dance company Grupo Corpo makes a stop in Boston with a three-date run at the Shubert Theater in February.
Comedy
Jan. 17
Tracy Morgan at Wilbur Theatre
The "30 Rock" star, who also plays a comedian on the show, received his first Emmy nomination for his role as Tracy Jordan.