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"Simulating Iraq" at the Wadsworth Atheneum
Claire Beckett's riveting show, "Simulating Iraq" is entering its final weeks at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT. My colleague Cate McQuaid already reviewed this haunting...
Free Slurpees, Pinkberry, and more
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Mike Daisey to discuss documentary theater and onstage truth in Boston panel
Monologuist Mike Daisey, whose dramatic inventions in “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs” ignited controversy when they came to light this year, has signed on to be part of a panel discussing documentary theater, activism, and onstage truth June 23 in Boston.
BSO players sign new labor agreement
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Memorial Day Fundraiser
Staying in the city and still looking for ways to spend this Memorial Day? How about getting together with good people and good food for...
Grab an Uber
It's 1:45 AM and, thanks to Boston liquor laws, your favorite bar is shutting down for the night. You round up your friends, take your...
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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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
Through Aug. 19
'Billy Elliot: The Musical'
The Tony Award-winning tale of a young boy from a British coal-mining family who pursues his dream of becoming a ballet dancer.
May 11 - June 9
'Avenue Q'
Part flesh (humans), part felt (puppets), and packed with heart, "Avenue Q" tells the story of a recent college grad who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q.
Through June 9
'Xanadu'
The word means a beautiful, idyllic place. The musical means roller disco, the 80s, and a Greek muse disguised as an Australian on Venice Beach.
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- Judge gives boost to ex-stunt man at 'Spider-Man' (AP, 5/17/12)
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- 'Death of a Salesman' recoups its investment (AP, 5/16/12)
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Performing & visual arts events
Family
May 29 - June 3
'Beauty and the Beast'
This bright, lively musical based on the classic Disney animated film will be in Boston for only one short week.
Through July 6
'Paper Zoo'
Works hung at child-friendly height include Picasso's lithograph "The Toad" and Rembrandt's "Sleeping Puppy."
Theater
Through June 24
'Private Lives'
Divorcés Amanda and Elyot meet again by accident on their second honeymoons with brand-new spouses in tow.
Through June 3
'Woody Sez'
The folk legend who sang about the hardship of the Great Depression is the subject of "Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie."
Visual Arts
Through July 29
Alex Katz Prints
One hundred and twenty-five prints from the 1960s until recently, in a show that surveys the graphic career of this beloved Pop artist.
Through May 28
'Beauty as Duty'
Fashion was a morale booster in war-torn Britain, and you can see some of the striking textiles, fashions, and propaganda scarves at the MFA.
Through Aug. 19
Carrie Moyer: Interstellar
This Worcester Art Museum show is loaded with concepts: about history, feminism, graphic design, and painting.
Dance
Through May 20
'Fancy Free'
Choreographed by Jerome Robbins, "Fancy Free" is about three sailors on shore leave who compete for girls using their best dance moves.
May 17 - 20
Mark Morris Dance Group
This program, to be performed by the Mark Morris Dance Group, will include three Boston premieres.
Comedy
Through Aug. 25
'Trials of Love with Mike Dorval'
Comic Mike Dorval shares his views on matters of the heart and invites couples up on stage to settle old scores, once and for all.
July 11
Dennis Miller
Actor, comedian, and former "Weekend Update" anchor Dennis Miller plays the Cape Cod Melody Tent in July.
Aug. 17
Jim Breuer
Breuer earned fame on "Saturday Night Live" for his uncanny impersonation of Joe Pesci and as the creator of such characters as "Goat Boy."