Theater/Art events in Greater Boston
Latest from The Boston Globe
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In 'Punk Rock,' examining violence at Zeitgeist Stage Company (Globe, 5/03/2013 10:47 AM)
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Haitink leads way as BSO closes season with Brahms, Schubert (Globe, 5/03/2013 12:34 AM)
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Teller will bring magic to 'Tempest' in ART's 2013-14 season (Globe, 5/02/2013 6:00 PM)
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Genius, mediocrity clash in New Rep's 'Amadeus' (Globe, 5/02/2013 6:00 PM)
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Choreographer Wayne McGregor on John Travolta, Balanchine, and 'Chroma' (Globe, 5/01/2013 6:00 PM)
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From Boston street performer to Broadway debut in 'Pippin' (Globe, 5/01/2013 12:00 AM)
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ART production of 'Pippin' gets 10 Tony Award nominations (, 4/30/2013 10:48 AM)
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O'Hare is mesmerizing in ArtsEmerson's 'An Iliad' (Globe, 4/30/2013 9:03 AM)
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The Pops invite Watertown to 'Fantasia' (Globe Story, 4/30/2013 12:00 AM)
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O'Hare is mesmerizing in ArtsEmerson's 'An Iliad' (Globe, 4/29/2013 9:05 PM)
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Gardner's new wing
Museum director Anne Hawley weathered some storms to see the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's expansion through.
Music
Upcoming concerts
Pop superstar Rihanna plays a rescheduled show at TD Garden in Boston on May 6.
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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."
2012 Tony Awards
Tony Awards highlights
"Once" was the night's big winner, taking home eight Tony Awards, including best musical.
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
Stage review
(Sara Krulwich/The New York Times/File)O’Hare is mesmerizing in ArtsEmerson’s ‘An Iliad’
Denis O’Hare (pictured performing last year in New York) stars in the ArtsEmerson production of “An Iliad.’’ The performance he gives is nothing short of mesmerizing.
Stage review
In 'Looped,' a hard-living legend can't stay on script
Stefanie Powers, who costarred with Tallulah Bankhead in the 1965 B-movie “Die! Die! My Darling!,’’ is portraying Tallulah, and pretty delectably, too.
Dance Review
'Chroma' spins from grit to lyricism to classicism
The Boston Ballet dancers astonish with their master of the choreography, contorting this way and that with remarkable intensity.
In the news
Latest phase in Gardner heist inquiry based on tip
Anthony Amore, Gardner Museum’s head of security and chief investigator, attributes a 2010 tip as the reason behind the latest phase in the search for the stolen artwork.
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Theater
Through May 12
'Pippi Longstocking' at Wheelock Family Theatre
The classic children's book is a high-energy play filled with dance, music, and whimsy.
Family
May 18
Blue Discoveries Family Day at the New England Aquarium
Attend the venue with the whole family for educational and entertaining fun.
Visual Arts
Through July
Struggle for Civil Rights photo exhibit
The Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover is displaying an exhibit that takes viewers through the civil rights era.
Dance
May 17, 18Prometheus Dance at The Boston Conservatory
In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the company is performing "Heart of the Matter."
Comedy
May 10
Tom Cotter at Wilbur Theatre
The finalist in "America's Got Talent" has been gaining popularity and making appearances at various late night television shows.
May 31
Kevin James at Orpheum
From TV guest appearances to a film career, funnyman Kavin James has built his stardom thanks to his "everyman" appeal.