Events
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Location |
Medea
Presented by Actors' Shakespeare Project at Multicultural Arts Center February 8-March 4, 2012 by Euripdes
directed by David R. Gammons
translated by Robin Robertson
Promises get made and broken, and that's when the rationale kicks in. In this searing look at what we can do to each other when lives turn upside down, Euripides blows open the key hole on the view that time does not change human nature. The depths to which wounds push people can have no measure.
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Actors' Shakespeare Project |
02/08/12 -
03/04/12 |
Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge |
AHA! Night (art, history and architecture)
Presented by AHA! (art. history and architecture) May 14, 2009 - Ongoing AHA! takes place every 2nd Thursday and is a FREE art and culture event that features exhibits, performances, live music, talks and tours in downtown New Bedford.
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AHA! (art. history and architecture) |
05/14/09 -
Ongoing |
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The Secret Garden, by composer Lucy Simon and playwright Marsha Norman
Presented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center February 10-February 19, 2012 Theater
The Secret Garden, by composer Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman (Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of 'Night Mother), reimagines the beloved, classic book by Frances Hodgson Burnett in luminous musical style.
Orphaned in India in 1906, 11-year-old Mary Lennox must go to Yorkshire to live with her reclusive uncle and his invalid son. A garden beckons the children with haunting melodies; the “Dreamers,” spirits from Mary's past, guide...
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Amazing Things Arts Center |
02/10/12 -
02/19/12 |
Amazing Things Art Center, Framingham |
"An Evening with Dick Flavin"
Presented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center April 27-April 29, 2012 There is only one Dick Flavin, and we’ve got him! He’s the poet laureate of the Red Sox, he’s won seven Emmy Awards, he’s an award-winning playwright and, best of all, and he’s got a million stories.
As one of America’s most popular public speakers, each year Dick Flavin delivers to the thousands who hear him each year his satirical observations, comedic asides, and amusingly insightful anecdotes drawn from his years as an advisor to...
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Amazing Things Arts Center |
04/27/12 -
04/29/12 |
Amazing Things Art Center, Framingham |
The Donkey Show
Presented by American Repertory Theater at Oberon June 18, 2010 - Ongoing From its six-year run in New York City to a world tour from London to Seoul, the celebrated smash hit The Donkey Show now takes Boston by storm, bringing the ultimate disco experience – a crazy circus of mirror balls and feathered divas, of roller skaters and hustle queens. Come party on the dance floor to all the 70s disco hits you know by heart as the show unfolds around you. The Donkey Show tells the story of A Midsummer Night’s Dream through the great 70s...
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American Repertory Theater |
06/18/10 -
Ongoing |
Oberon, Cambridge |
Wild Swans
Presented by American Repertory Theater at Loeb Drama Center February 11-March 11, 2012
China, at the heart of the 20th Century, became a nation transformed beyond recognition. Through the eyes of one fiercely courageous family, Wild Swans takes us on a journey from the early days of Communist hope and struggle, through the chaos and confusion of Mao's Cultural Revolution, to the birth of a superpower. An astonishing human story, Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China has sold more than 13 million copies in 36 languages. This first ever stage version brings together author...
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American Repertory Theater |
02/11/12 -
03/11/12 |
Loeb Drama Center, Cambridge |
Futurity: A Musical by The Lisps
Presented by American Repertory Theater at Oberon March 16-April 15, 2012 WORLD PREMIER! FUTURITY is an original indie-rock musical by Brooklyn-band The Lisps. A theatrically staged song cycle, FUTURITY tells the story of a Union soldier in the Civil War who is an aspiring inventor. The work fuses traditional Americana, found text, experimental music, and The Lisps’ own brand of quirky co-ed pop.
FUTURITY chronicles the experiences of young Julian Munro, an aspiring inventor and science fiction visionary in 1864 who spends his days breaking up...
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American Repertory Theater |
03/16/12 -
04/15/12 |
Oberon, Cambridge |
A.R.T. Ever After Gala
Presented by American Repertory Theater at The Castle at Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers February 13, 2012 Princes and Princesses, proclaim your love for the A.R.T. with the 2nd Annual Valentine’s Gala, an enchanted fairytale evening of love potions and Grimm notions.
Featuring a unique cabaret performance by Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, with Jared Bowen of WGBH as emcee, and a special A.R.T. Angel Award to longtime A.R.T. friend and community volunteer Joan Parker.
With a darkly romantic fairy tale theme, A.R.T. Ever After promises to be the...
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American Repertory Theater |
02/13/12 |
The Castle at Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers, Boston |
BOB: A Life in Five Acts
Presented by American Repertory Theater at Oberon February 29-March 2, 2012 Winner of the 2010 Barrie and Bernice Stavis Award from the National Theatre Conference.
This rags-to-riches-to-fame-to-fall-to-legacy-to-the-love-of-living-life tale follows Bob on an epic journey in just five acts. Written by the author of boom, the most produced play in America last season, BOB is the hilarious and poignant story of one man’s dream. A dream of greatness. The greatness of Bob.
Creative Team:
Written by
Peter Sinn...
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American Repertory Theater |
02/29/12 -
03/02/12 |
Oberon, Cambridge |
Beckett Shorts
Presented by American Repertory Theater at First Parish Church March 30-April 7, 2012 In the silences and sounds of Samuel Beckett, worlds are revealed.
Through such classic shorts as "Not I," "Act Without Words," and "Rough for Radio I," director Marcus Stern (Endgame, Donnie Darko, The Onion Cellar) finds the beautiful in the stark, the freedom in the confines, and the human in the absurd.
Please note: Tickets for this production are complimentary; however, an advanced ticketed reservation is required.
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American Repertory Theater |
03/30/12 -
04/07/12 |
First Parish Church, Newbury |
Woody Sez
Presented by American Repertory Theater at Loeb Drama Center May 5-May 26, 2012 Woody Guthrie is a musical hero of legendary proportion who transformed folk music into a vehicle for social protest and evoked the restless spirit of the Dust Bowl generation. Woody Sez brings the giant to life in a joyous, toe-tapping, and heartfelt theatrical portrait that uses Woody's words and songs to transport the audience through his fascinating, beautiful, and sometimes tragic life. Featuring many classic Woody tunes including "This Land is Your Land" and "Bound for...
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American Repertory Theater |
05/05/12 -
05/26/12 |
Loeb Drama Center, Cambridge |
Measure for Measure
Presented by Anarchist Society of Shakespeareans at Democracy Center February 10-February 18, 2012 Just in time for Valentine's Day, the Anarchist Society of Shakespeareans presents William Shakespeare's timeless story of love, manipulation, and a severed head. The show is FREE and open to the public. At the Democracy Center (45 Mt Auburn Street), Harvard Square, Cambridge. Showtimes: Feb 10, 11, 17, 18 at 8pm; Feb 12 at 3pm.
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Anarchist Society of Shakespeareans |
02/10/12 -
02/18/12 |
Democracy Center, Cambridge |
Saint John the Divine in Iowa by Lyralen Kaye
Presented by Another Country Productions at Boston Playwrights' Theatre March 2-March 18, 2012 Reverend Alexandra McCartney is a progressive Episcopal priest who has fought for social justice throughout her career. But when gay marriage passes in Iowa and her daughter comes home demanding to be married to her way out, butch girlfriend in the conservative church Reverend Alexandra loves, the Reverend learns it's easier to live up to your values when you're just the minister, not the mother.
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Another Country Productions |
03/02/12 -
03/18/12 |
Boston Playwrights' Theatre, Boston |
The Andersen Project
Presented by ArtsEmerson at Cutler Majestic Theatre March 24-April 1, 2012 This off-the-wall masterpiece by Robert Lepage was freely inspired by fables written by Hans Christian Andersen (who didn't really like children) and explores unraveling relationships, personal demons and compromise that comes too late.
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ArtsEmerson |
03/24/12 -
04/01/12 |
Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston |
69° S. The Shackleton Project
Presented by ArtsEmerson February 7-February 12, 2012 Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 trans-Antarctic expedition is reignited by a contemporary dilemma: a changing environment and the planet’s uncertain future. Theatre, dance, puppetry, photography and film unite in impressionistic and stunning tableaux vivants.
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ArtsEmerson |
02/07/12 -
02/12/12 |
Paramount Mainstage, Boston |
Ameriville
Presented by ArtsEmerson March 13-March 18, 2012 The energetic and diverse Universes put the state of the Union under the microscope and into the microphone, as they spin harmonies and beatboxing around race, poverty, politics and more, examining our country through Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
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ArtsEmerson |
03/13/12 -
03/18/12 |
Paramount Mainstage, Boston |
Tomáš Kubínek
Presented by ArtsEmerson March 29-April 1, 2012 The irresistibly charming Tomáš Kubínek is a self-proclaimed physical poet and verbal acrobat, needless risk-taker, professor of fantastically useless inventions, arduous advocate of the commonplace miracle, certified lunatic and master of the impossible.
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ArtsEmerson |
03/29/12 -
04/01/12 |
Paramount Mainstage, Boston |
Café Variations
Presented by ArtsEmerson at Cutler Majestic Theatre April 13-April 22, 2012 Incorporating Charles Mee’s Café Plays, music from the American musical songbook and dance, SITI Company joins young artists from Emerson to render romantic and philosophical stories from the café world. A coproduction with Emerson Stage and SITI Company.
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ArtsEmerson |
04/13/12 -
04/22/12 |
Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston |
Hershey Felder in Maestro: Leonard Bernstein
Presented by ArtsEmerson at Paramount Theatre April 28-May 13, 2012 Take an extraordinary journey through Leonard Bernstein’s life and career. Rooted in Boston history, this longtime music director of the New York Philharmonic, composer of acclaimed works like Candide, West Side Story, On the Town and Mass and Tanglewood icon broke through every artistic ceiling possible to become the world's musical ambassador. Award-winning actor, playwright and concert pianist Hershey Felder (George Gershwin Alone) returns to Boston with his latest composer...
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ArtsEmerson |
04/28/12 -
05/13/12 |
Paramount Theatre, Boston |
Blue Man Group
Presented by Blue Man Group at The Charles Playhouse May 14, 2002 - Ongoing It’s new. It’s cool. BLUE MAN GROUP has updated the wildly popular theatrical show in Boston! Taking a closer look at the technology that both surrounds and isolates us, BLUE MAN GROUP showcases technogeek ingenuity while uniting the audience in primal, collective exhilaration. Signature BLUE MAN GROUP moments combine with breathtakingly fun new pieces for an explosive evening of entertainment.
*Blue Man Group is on an open run at the Charles Playhouse.
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Blue Man Group |
05/14/02 -
Ongoing |
The Charles Playhouse, Boston |
Unlucky in Love
Presented by Boston Babydolls Burlesque at The Davis Square Theater January 27-February 14, 2012 The Boston Babydolls are back!
Winners of "Best Burlesque" in 2011 from both The Boston Phoenix and The Weekly Dig, The Boston Babydolls always present an evening of smart, innovative burlesque with outstanding production values.
Unlucky in Love tells the story of a hapless writer examining episodes from his own life as he tries to pen a self-help guide to romance. Unfortunately for him (but fortunately for the audience), what he doesn't know could fill a...
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Boston Babydolls Burlesque |
01/27/12 -
02/14/12 |
The Davis Square Theater , Somerville |
Calvin's Monster
Presented by Boston Children's Theatre February 4-February 12, 2012 CALVIN’S MONSTER is a World Premiere new musical based on the children’s book “Fairy Tale Moments” by Marcia Trimble and adapted for the stage by Burgess Clark. Scared of his shadow, Calvin seeks the aid of famous storybook characters to help him overcome his fears. Written with a modern twist, including Peter Pan and Little Red Riding Hood with cell phones and pagers, CALVIN’S MONSTER entertains while teaching valuable lessons about staying strong and...
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Boston Children's Theatre |
02/04/12 -
02/12/12 |
Roberts Theatre at the BCA, Boston |
James and the Giant Peach
Presented by Boston Children's Theatre at BCA Plaza Theatre March 17-March 25, 2012 A magical peach! An incredible journey! Insect friends! In JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, Roald Dahl’s story comes hilariously to life in this family show that reveals the wickedness of some and the goodness of others. Follow James, the wise Old-Green-Grasshopper and the pessimistic Earthworm on their wild adventure. And, don’t forget James’ mean Aunt Spiker and cruel Aunt Sponge!
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH runs March 17 – March 25.
The Plaza Theatre at the...
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Boston Children's Theatre |
03/17/12 -
03/25/12 |
BCA Plaza Theatre, Boston |
Reflections of a Rock Lobster
Presented by Boston Children's Theatre March 3-March 11, 2012 The true story of a 17 year-old gay student from Cumberland, Rhode Island who sued his high school in 1980 for the right to escort his boyfriend to his high school prom, is the basis for this groundbreaking World Premiere of the play REFLECTIONS OF A ROCK LOBSTER. Adapted by Burgess Clark from the autobiographical book by Aaron Fricke, the play makes a powerful statement about bullying, intolerance and hope. “BCT is extremely proud to be the first children’s theatre to address...
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Boston Children's Theatre |
03/03/12 -
03/11/12 |
The Wimberly Theatre at the BCA, Boston |
Anne of Green Gables
Presented by Boston Children's Theatre at Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA May 5-May 13, 2012 In this enchanting new musical adaptation, audiences will cheer for our heroine Anne as she fights against adversity and tells the truth, regardless of the consequences. Taught in schools around the world, ANNE OF GREEN GABLES is regarded as one of the most important pieces of 20th century literature.
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES runs May 5 – May 13.
Calderwood Pavilion
527 Tremont St.
617-933-8600
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Boston Children's Theatre |
05/05/12 -
05/13/12 |
Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, Boston |
Lysistrata
Presented by Boston College at Boston College, Robsham Theater Arts Center February 23-February 25, 2012 By Aristophanes
Translated by Sarah Ruden
Directed by Alex Lucci ‘12
Aristophanes' comic masterpiece of war and sex remains one of the greatest plays ever written. Led by the title character, the women of the warring city-states of Greece agree to withhold sexual favors with their husbands until they agree to cease fighting. The war of the sexes that ensues makes 'Lysistrata' a comedy without peer in the history of theatre.
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Boston College |
02/23/12 -
02/25/12 |
Boston College, Robsham Theater Arts Center, Chestnut Hill |
14th Annual Boston College Arts Festival
Presented by Boston College April 26-April 28, 2012 Every year, the Boston College Arts Festival brings the Boston College and surrounding communities together to celebrate the arts. Music, theater, dance, film screenings, art exhibitions and demonstrations, literary readings, children's activities, special events, and much more!
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Boston College |
04/26/12 -
04/28/12 |
Boston College, O'Neill Plaza Event Center, Chestnut Hill |
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Presented by Boston College at Boston College, Robsham Theater Arts Center April 26-April 29, 2012 Young lovers, human and fairy royalty, and an amateur theater troupe reel through romance and spellcraft in on one of Shakespeare’s most hilarious and enchanting works. Luke Jorgensen reimagines this timeless comedy with a Bollywood twist.
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Boston College |
04/26/12 -
04/29/12 |
Boston College, Robsham Theater Arts Center, Chestnut Hill |
Boston Opera Collaborative presents La Boheme
Presented by Boston Opera Collaborative at Mass College of Art Tower Auditorium March 2-March 11, 2012 Set in the mid-nineteenth century, Puccini's masterpiece endures and resonates with contemporary audiences because of its breathtaking music and its timeless story of love, loss, and the sacrifices we make for our art. Although the romanticized world of the artist contrasts with the harsh realities of life, these are recognizable characters that feel deeply, think profoundly, and love with every fiber of their being. La Bohème will be presented at Tower Auditorium at Mass Art,...
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Boston Opera Collaborative |
03/02/12 -
03/11/12 |
Mass College of Art Tower Auditorium, Boston |
Deported / a dream play
Presented by Boston Playwrights' Theatre at Boston Playwrights' Theatre March 8-April 1, 2012 Boston Playwrights' Theatre's 30th Anniversary season comes to a close with Joyce Van Dyke's riveting story of the Armenian genocide in Deported / a dream play. Memories and dreams interweave in this tale of enduring friendship incorporating music and dance. Directed by Judy Braha, Deported - celebrates the playwright's own family history and that of many Armenian families forever changed.
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Boston Playwrights' Theatre |
03/08/12 -
04/01/12 |
Boston Playwrights' Theatre, Boston |