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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.
Go To It blog
Transcript: Chat about weekend events Friday at 11 a.m. Yes, it's June, but unfortunately, we have a rain-filled weekend...
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.
Paul McCartney
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Upcoming concerts

Sir Paul McCartney rocks Fenway Park on July 9.

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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."
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.
Diane Paulus

Boston shines at Tonys

ART artistic director Diane Paulus nabbed her first Tony Award for directing, and Huntington Theatre Company was named best regional theater.
Stage Review
Climbing walls, shifting perspectives at Jacob’s Pillow

Climbing walls, shifting perspectives at Jacob’s Pillow

The creators of the performance piece “LEO” take what Pink Floyd called “the moments that make up a dull day” and flip them upside down. Well, actually, they turn them sideways.
Spring Awakening

Teenage angst set to music in ‘Spring Awakening’

In the Gloucester Stage Company production, the "Spring Awakening" tale of adolescent frustration, lust, and longing packs an unnerving emotional punch.
Huntington Theatre

Low-cost ticket program at Huntington Theatre Co.

The Huntington Theatre Company announced an initiative that will enable Greater Boston residents of “limited income’’ to purchase a ticket to “any available seat” at a Huntington performance for $15.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
In the news

BSO names new music director

The Boston Symphony Orchestra announced Thursday morning Andris Nelsons would become the 15th music director in the BSO’s 132-year history.

Theater

Arabian Nights
Through June 27

'In the Heights' at Stanford Calderwood Pavillion

‘In the Heights” refers to an exhilarated state of mind as well as a vibrant city neighborhood. A vivacious ensemble creates a community of absolutely irresistible characters.

Family

Blue Discoveries Family Day: Harbor Exploration
July 13

Blue Discoveries Family Day: Harbor Exploration

Attend the venue with the whole family for educational and entertaining fun.

Visual Arts

Arabian Nights
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

  • Grupo Corpo
    June 27

    Navarasa Dance Theater

    Founded in Mysore, India, in 1991, and reconstituted in Boston in 1996, Navarasa Dance Theater combines song, dance, original music, and kalarippayattu (an Indian martial-art form) to create its multilingual works.

Comedy

John Oliver at Wilbur Theatre
Nov. 16

John Oliver at Wilbur Theatre

Now poised to take over "The Daily Show" during Jon Stewart's sabbatical, the British comedian has been more in demand than ever before.