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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.
'The Tea,' Mary Stevenson Cassatt

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.
Culture Desk blog
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.
Go To It blog
Weekend picks, Jan. 4-6 L to R: "Invisible Man" (Astrid Riecken); the New...
2012 Tony Awards
Steve Kazee and the cast of 'Once'

Tony Awards highlights

"Once" was the night's big winner, taking home eight Tony Awards, including best musical.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Gardner's new wing

Museum director Anne Hawley weathered some storms to see the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's expansion through.
Smokey Robinson
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Smokey Robinson comes to Wilbur Theatre on Jan. 16.

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Interactive guide to the MFA's new wing

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.
The Salon

360° at the MFA

See the salon-style room, which features work by American artists who embarked on the European "Grand Tour."
Patina Miller

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.
Diane Paulus directs magical 'Pippin' at ART
The Nutcracker

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

'Sister Act'

The Boston Opera House's latest Broadway musical is a feel-good comedy that runs through January.

Theater

Arabian Nights
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

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
Kate Moss

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.”
Strolling through the ruins of street art with Os Gemeos

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

Comedy

Tracy Morgan at Wilbur Theatre
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.