Events
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You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Presented by Arts After Hours May 24-June 9, 2012 You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Based on The Comic Strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz
Book, Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner
Additional Dialogue by Michael Mayer
Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
A great time for the whole family, come experience a musical comedy about a day in the life of Charlie Brown. The trials and tribulations of friendship and love in the style of a favorite timeless comic strip.
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Arts After Hours |
05/24/12 -
06/09/12 |
LynnArts, Lynn |
XM Radio, Comedy Central's JIM COLLITON
Presented by Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons at Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons June 1-June 2, 2012 Jim colliton has grown up in the suburbs and now lives with his wife and three children in the suburbs. What does he talk about? If you have ever been embarrassed about the contents of your recycling bin or tried to kill a flying bat in your house you will find Jim’s comedy hilarious. If none of these things hits home, Jim has also stolen a school bus and everyone finds that story funny.
Jim’s love for performing comes out every time he takes the stage, whether...
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Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons |
06/01/12 -
06/02/12 |
Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons, Boston |
Xanadu
Presented by SpeakEasy Stage Company at Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA May 11-June 9, 2012 "Nimble, suitably over-the-top, and very funny" - The Boston Globe
“So much fun…SpeakEasy is on a roll” -Metro Boston
"Sheer Joy! – I haven’t enjoyed myself this much at the theater in months.” – Talkin’ Broadway
Based on the cult film of the same name which starred Olivia Newton-John, this riotous new musical follows the efforts of a magical Greek muse named Kira who descends to Earth to help a struggling...
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SpeakEasy Stage Company |
05/11/12 -
06/09/12 |
Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, Boston |
Totem
Presented by Cirque du Soleil June 10-July 1, 2012 Cirque du Soleil returns to Boston with TOTEM, its latest big top production. Written and directed by Robert Lepage, TOTEM opens in Boston on June 10, 2012 for a limited engagement under the blue and yellow Grand Chapiteau (big top) located at Boston’s Marine Industrial Park.
TOTEM traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. The characters evolve on a stage evoking a giant turtle, the symbol of...
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Cirque du Soleil |
06/10/12 -
07/01/12 |
Grand Chapiteau , Boston |
Totally New Theatre!
Presented by Marblehead Little Theatre at Marblehead Little Theatre June 2, 2012 “TNT! 2012 - TOTALLY NEW THEATER” FESTIVAL OFFERS FREE EVENING OF EXPLOSIVE READINGS AT MARBLEHEAD LITTLE THEATRE
TNT! 2012, a play development retreat for writers produced by local playwright Shari D. Frost for Marblehead Little Theatre, is returning for its fourth annual event this June. On Saturday, June 2 at 8pm, an evening of readings free to the public will be followed by the unique opportunity to meet the local and visiting playwrights and discuss their work. Space...
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Marblehead Little Theatre |
06/02/12 |
Marblehead Little Theatre, Marblehead |
Three Viewings Remount 2012
Presented by New Repertory Theatre at Boston University Theatre, Lane-Comley Studio 210 May 18-June 3, 2012 By Jeffrey Hatcher
Directed by Jim Petosa**
Featuring Joel Colodner*, Adrianne Krstansky*, and Christine Power*
In Three Viewings, award-winning playwright Jeffrey Hatcher explores love, money, and loss in a trio of mordantly witty narratives. An infatuated man goes to extraordinary lengths in order to win a woman’s heart; a jewelry thief with a hidden secret reclaims a family heirloom; and a widow confronts the repercussions of her late husband’s...
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New Repertory Theatre |
05/18/12 -
06/03/12 |
Boston University Theatre, Lane-Comley Studio 210, Boston |
The Open Comedy Jam
Presented by Improv Boston at ImprovBoston Theatre February 22, 2009 - Ongoing The Open Jam is where audience members can get out of their seats and jump on stage to perform alongside with visiting troupes and ImprovBoston cast members. The first Sunday of every month is The Jam's College Night. Comedy troupes from across New England's colleges and universities showcase their exciting brands of improv and sketch, and put their school rivalries aside and perform together during the Open Jam. Tickets for College Night are only $5 with a valid student ID!
The Open...
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Improv Boston |
02/22/09 -
Ongoing |
ImprovBoston Theatre, Cambridge |
The Love Note
Presented by Regent Theatre, Arlington at Regent Theatre June 7-June 17, 2012 The Boston Theatre Mirror raves - “This spirited musical has the exuberance of HAIRSPRAY and the sweet innocence of BYE BYE BIRDIE.” How far would you go to make friends at a new school? Even when those friends are ruthless bullies? In a world of outrageous tweens, we watch Jessie and her trusty imaginary friend Airy try to answer that question. The Love Note is a courageous and colorful journey that evokes the humor and hardships of modern adolescence, and the timeless survival...
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Regent Theatre, Arlington |
06/07/12 -
06/17/12 |
Regent Theatre, Arlington |
The Lazy Fox by Spring Valley Puppet Theatre
Presented by Puppet Showplace Theatre at Puppet Showplace Theatre May 31-June 2, 2012 Can a very lazy Fox trick an Armadillo? Perhaps...but in this Spring Valley Puppet Theater production of "The Lazy Fox," the Armadillo has a few tricks up HIS sleeve! This program, based on an Argentine Folk Tale, features enchanting hand puppet animals and a large rod puppet Sun. It is combined with "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing," adapted from the Aesop fable. This popular story is enlivened with a colorful Mexican setting, a humorous communication gap and a surprise...
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Puppet Showplace Theatre |
05/31/12 -
06/02/12 |
Puppet Showplace Theatre, Brookline |
The Family Show
Presented by Improv Boston at ImprovBoston Theatre February 21, 2009 - Ongoing Start your Saturday night off with an evening full of improvised music, scenes, stories and games that is fun for the whole family! This interactive evening, performed by the ImprovBoston Family Show Cast, is sure to bring out the child in everyone!
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Improv Boston |
02/21/09 -
Ongoing |
ImprovBoston Theatre, Cambridge |
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 |
The Comedy Lab
Presented by Improv Boston at ImprovBoston Theatre February 18, 2009 - Ongoing Each month, ImprovBoston presents two original comedy shows from the New England's best sketch and improv artists. From the silliness of sorority life to ludicrousness of local politicians, the 2010-2011 season of the The Comedy Lab promises edgy original comedy at a price anyone can afford!
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Improv Boston |
02/18/09 -
Ongoing |
ImprovBoston Theatre, Cambridge |
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The Breakup Notebook: The Lesbian Musical
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The Boston Conservatory |
06/07/12 -
06/10/12 |
The Boston Conservatory Theater, Boston |
The American Plan
Presented by The Happy Medium Theatre Company at The Factory Theatre June 8-June 16, 2012 HAPPY MEDIUM THEATRE MOUNTS THE AMERICAN PLAN: A PLAY DRIVEN BY DECEPTION, OPPRESSION AND APPREHENSION. ALL SERVED WITH SILVER SPOONS.
The American Plan by Richard Greenberg
“Happiness exists, but it’s for other people.”
HMT’s take on The American Plan is an exciting new look at an early, acclaimed play by the Tony Award-winning author of Take Me Out. It is the Catskill Mountains in the early 1960s, and Lili Adler and her mother...
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The Happy Medium Theatre Company |
06/08/12 -
06/16/12 |
The Factory Theatre, Boston |
Stephanie Miller's Sexy Liberal Tour?
Presented by The Wilbur Theatre at Wilbur Theatre June 9, 2012 Stephanie Miller's Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour starring Stephanie Miller and Hal Sparks and John Fugelsang (both featured on Stephanie Miller's syndicated radio program) brings together three of today's brightest "liberal comedians" for an evening of humor from the left in one sexy package.
Not only does the show deliver great comedy, but the tour will also benefit local charities and the content will reflect local issues. In the upcoming Syracuse event, Stephanie will be...
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The Wilbur Theatre |
06/09/12 |
Wilbur Theatre, Boston |
Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure
Presented by TCAN - The Center for Arts in Natick at The Center for Arts in Natick June 1-June 10, 2012 The world's greatest detective is nearly retired when a case surfaces that’s too tempting to ignore: The King of Bohemia is about to be blackmailed by a famous opera singer. In pursuing the case, Holmes and Dr. Watson march right into the lair of longtime adversary and malevolent crime genius, Professor Moriarty. Holmes is at the height of his powers, surrounded by all the elements that his fans have come to expect--danger, intrigue, wit, humor and surprise. Winner of the 2007 Edgar...
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TCAN - The Center for Arts in Natick |
06/01/12 -
06/10/12 |
The Center for Arts in Natick, Natick |
Shear Madness
Presented by Shear Madness at The Charles Playhouse May 1, 2010 - Ongoing Set in a local hair salon and with lines as up-to-date as the morning's news, Shear Madness is theatre with the audience as a central character. In this Boston institution, ongoing at the Charles Playhouse since 1980, the audience gets to help solve a murder mystery in a laugh-a-minute blend of whodunit and improvisational theater. The clues change every night and the laughs come fast and funny. This worldwide phenomenon is filled with up to the minute spontaneous humor and quicksilver...
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Shear Madness |
05/01/10 -
Ongoing |
The Charles Playhouse, Boston |
Private Lives
Presented by Huntington Theatre Company at Boston University Theatre, Mainstage May 25-June 24, 2012 Divorcés Amanda and Elyot meet again by accident on their second honeymoons with brand-new spouses in tow. Fireworks fly as they discover how quickly romance — and rivalry — can be rekindled in Noël Coward's stylish, savvy comedy about the people we can't live with . . . or without.
"One of the funniest comedies of the 20th century!" — The New York Times
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Huntington Theatre Company |
05/25/12 -
06/24/12 |
Boston University Theatre, Mainstage, Boston |
NightCap
Presented by Improv Boston at ImprovBoston Theatre February 20, 2009 - Ongoing NightCap is a late-night fringe comedy show that showcases up and coming talent in Boston. Featuring everything from stand-up, improv, sketch, video, and cabaret to conceptual comedy, NightCap is a venue where comedians from Boston and beyond can come and perform experimental and established acts alike in an alternative comedy environment, offering our audiences great late night comedy for a great price.
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Improv Boston |
02/20/09 -
Ongoing |
ImprovBoston Theatre, Cambridge |
Mainstage
Presented by Improv Boston at ImprovBoston Theatre February 19, 2009 - Ongoing ImprovBoston Mainstage is the ever-evolving show that is the cornerstone of ImprovBoston. Blending skillful storytelling, memorable music, audience participation, and joyful chaos, an elite cast of Boston's best improvisers creates a show that redefines itself with every performance. No rules. No boundaries. Just spectacular comedy and incredible improvisation.
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Improv Boston |
02/19/09 -
Ongoing |
ImprovBoston Theatre, Cambridge |
Love Person
Presented by Company One at BCA Plaza Theatre May 25-June 23, 2012 Love Person won playwright Aditi Brennan Kapil the 2009 Barrie & Bernice Stavis Award for Playwriting.
Two couples are rocked to their cores when love unexpectedly transcends everything they think they know. This net of a love story is woven across Sanskrit, American Sign Language, English and email, with translation for the audience. Two couples, three cultures, and four relationships— Love Person is truly a modern romance.
“Heart-pounding attraction, intense...
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Company One |
05/25/12 -
06/23/12 |
BCA Plaza Theatre, Boston |
JIM LAULETTA Comedy Showcase
Presented by Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons at Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons November 9, 2010-November 20, 2012 Two for One Admission with Active Military, Disabled Vets, Public Service Employees, or College ID.
800)-401-2221 for Reservations, tickets! Only $15
www.beantowncomedy.com
JIM LAULETTA
A favorite act wherever he goes, Jim mixes his cynical, biting, self-deprecating material with some of the most off the wall off the wall and original impressions you'll EVER see. Quoted by the Boston Globe as "...off-beat and original." Not only is Jim one of the most...
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Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons |
11/09/10 -
11/20/12 |
Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons, Boston |
Improv Asylum - Afternoon Delight
Presented by Improv Asylum at Improv Asylum Theater December 18, 2011-September 28, 2012 Improv Asylum now has matinee shows at 4pm on Saturday and Sundays. Afternoon Delight is a hilarious fully-improvised, two-act show that’ll leave you wanting more.
Actors from our main stage cast join alumni and NXT company actors to create an audience-interactive experience that’s different every time.
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Improv Asylum |
12/18/11 -
09/28/12 |
Improv Asylum Theater, Boston |
I Capture the Castle
Presented by Stoneham Theatre at Stoneham Theatre May 24-June 10, 2012 I Capture The Castle
May 24-June 10, 2012
By Dodie smith
Directed by Weylin Symes
This spring fall in love with this rediscovered gem of a play. The lives of 17-year old Cassandra Mortmain and her eccentric English family are turned upside down with the arrival of a handsome new landlord. As the Mortmains struggle to accept the strangers in their midst, new possibilities and new love unexpectedly begin to bloom. Dodie smith (author of The One Hundred and One...
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Stoneham Theatre |
05/24/12 -
06/10/12 |
Stoneham Theatre, Stoneham |
Friday Night Face Off
Presented by Improv Boston at ImprovBoston Theatre February 20, 2009 - Ongoing It's Friday night, and two teams of improvisers will fight for comedic supremacy in a knockdown, no-holds-barred, artistic throwdown. Witness the humiliating sting of defeat and the rush of victory as they compete for your support with hilarious games, scenes, and characters. A staple of the Boston comedy scene, Friday Night Face Off has been running on the same night and time for over 10 years! Come and see what the fuss is all about!
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Improv Boston |
02/20/09 -
Ongoing |
ImprovBoston Theatre, Cambridge |
Euripides' Trojan Women
Presented by Whistler in the Dark at The Factory Theatre May 18-June 2, 2012 After the fall of Troy, the women of the city endure together. Stuck in camps, they await their fates. In this world between atrocities, their only interruptions arrive as news briefings from a messenger who swiftly comes and goes. As they wait, bombarded with devastation and trapped by their husbands’ war, we see what it means to survive.
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Whistler in the Dark |
05/18/12 -
06/02/12 |
The Factory Theatre, Boston |
Enter Laughing by Joseph Stein
Presented by Arlington Friends of the Drama June 1-June 10, 2012 Enter Laughing is a very funny show performed by a very funny cast! Rarely
done in community theater, this show is a Joseph Stein/Carl Reiner valentine
to the world of theater. Set in 1930s Bronx, a naive young man aspires to be an actor while his parents aspire for him to be a pharmacist. When he gets a chance for a two-bit part in a run-down theatre with a has-been director, comedy ensues. Filled with warmth and a large dollop of Jewish humor. 77 bus from Harvard...
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Arlington Friends of the Drama |
06/01/12 -
06/10/12 |
Arlington Friends of the Drama, Arlington |
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Presented by Broadway In Boston at Boston Opera House May 29-June 3, 2012 Live On Stage!
Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to Boston! Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, this eyepopping spectacle has won the hearts of over 35 million people worldwide. This classic musical love story is filled with unforgettable characters, lavish sets and costumes, and dazzling production numbers including “Be Our Guest” and the beloved title song. Experience the romance and enchantment of...
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Broadway In Boston |
05/29/12 -
06/03/12 |
Boston Opera House, Boston |
CUPCAKE
Presented by Club Cafe at Club Cafe May 10-June 24, 2012 CUPCAKE is a flirty love-letter to Summertown, a free-spirited seaside resort where every mouth waters for Tom (Grant MacDermott) and his irresistible cupcakes. But rookie Officer Stone (Mark Linehan), looking hot in his spotless uniform, is on the prowl: the law clearly states that street sales of food are taboo. The locals, especially the hunky Lifeguard (Max Sangerman) and the sexy-nerdy Librarian (Hallie Brevetti), relish Tom’s contraband cupcakes and help their adored...
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Club Cafe |
05/10/12 -
06/24/12 |
Club Cafe, Boston |
Cultural Survival Bazaar
Presented by Cultural Survival May 26-May 28, 2012 An International Festival of Native Arts & Culture Featuring artisans, products, & performers from around the world. Shop handmade art, jewelry, clothing, crafts, decor, tribal rugs, & much more. Enjoy FREE music performances, presentations, Native American storytelling, educational displays, craft-making demonstrations, & Tibetan cuisine. Proceeds support Native artisans, fair trade, and Cultural Survival's non-profit work worldwide. For special features, artisan...
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Cultural Survival |
05/26/12 -
05/28/12 |
Amherst Town Common, Amherst |