Theater/Art events in Greater Boston
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Sluggish 'Arms on Fire' fails to light a spark ( Globe 07/01/2013 12:00 AM )
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It's a jungle in there: 'The Lion in Winter' roars to life at Berkshire Theatre Group ( Globe 07/01/2013 12:00 AM )
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Glimpses of the way he was in Marvin Hamlisch revue, 'They're Playing His Songs,' at Cape Playhouse ( Globe 06/28/2013 3:41 PM )
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For philanthropist Ted Cutler, ambitious new Boston arts festival could come at a cost ( Globe 06/30/2013 4:03 AM )
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Critic's picks: Dance ( Globe 06/29/2013 6:00 PM )
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Eugene Mirman's friends help him with comedy festival in Boston ( Globe Story 06/30/2013 5:20 PM )
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Huntington Theatre Company launches low-cost ticket program ( 06/25/2013 6:26 PM )
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Museum director Anne Hawley weathered some storms to see the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's expansion through.
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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."
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Tony Awards highlights
"Once" was the night's big winner, taking home eight Tony Awards, including best musical.
Major Venues
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- 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
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.
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Stage Review
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.
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.
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.
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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
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
July 13
Blue Discoveries Family Day: Harbor Exploration
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
June 27Navarasa 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
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.