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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
Aerosmith, James Taylor, NKOTB and more line up to play ‘Boston Strong’ benefit for One Fund
Some of the biggest names in Boston music and beyond have signed on to perform at “Boston Strong: An Evening of Support and Celebration” at the TD Garden on May 30.
Go To It blog
Our picks for celebrating Cinco de Mayo around Boston Brian Feulner for The Boston Globe Vegetable tacos at...
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.
Jim James
Music

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Pop superstar Rihanna plays a rescheduled show at TD Garden in Boston on May 6.

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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.
Stage review
'An Iliad' (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

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

'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.
Boston Ballet presents 'Chroma'
In the news

Latest phase in Gardner heist inquiry based on tip

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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.

Theater

Arabian Nights
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

Blue Discoveries Family Day at the New England Aquarium
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

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

Comedy

Tom Cotter at Wilbur Theatre
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.
Kevin James at Orpheum
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.