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Boston Ballet presents 'Coppélia'

Wednesday, May 22 1:00p

Boston Opera House, Boston

The light-hearted comedy of George Balanchine’s classic Coppélia returns by popular demand...

TAO Dance Theater

Thursday, Feb 27 7:30p

Shubert Theatre, Boston

"It is easy to see why the choreographer and co-founder Tao Ye has captured attention as a radical new presence on the country’s burgeoning contemporary dance scene...

Bye Bye Liver: The Boston Drinking Play

Friday, Jun 7 8:00p

Hennessy's, Boston

Between the iconic Cheers bar and the Sam Adams brewery, it’s no secret that Bostonians like to drink. But now, drinkers don’t have to choose between a getting hammered and getting cultured...

The Boston Abolitionists Project

Friday, May 24 7:30p

Loeb Drama Center (American Repertory Theater), Cambridge

A.R.T. Institute Season Special events The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 passes and sends panic through the North Slope of Beacon Hill. Slave Catchers are on the hunt in northern cities like Boston...

Blue Man Group

Wednesday, May 22 2:00p

Charles Playhouse, Boston

There are lots of traditions to celebrate this time of year including the long-running Blue Man Group. Old and new routines include Paint Drumming, Gum Balls/Marshmallows (our favorite), and GiPads...

Harry Connick Jr. - Every Man Should Know Tour

Friday, Jun 21 8:00p

Boston Symphony Hall, Boston

Grammy and Emmy Award winner, Tony Award nominee and multi-platinum recording artist Harry Connick, Jr...

Shear Madness

Wednesday, May 22 8:00p

Stage II at Charles Playhouse, Boston

If you have one night to see a play in Boston, see Shear Madness. If you have two nights, see Shear Madness twice...

"On the Town"

Wednesday, May 22 7:30p

Lyric Stage, Boston

A production longer on wistful charm than effervescence, reflecting the innocence we associate with the 1940s but also flecked with traces of our contemporary ambivalence and our mistrust of happy ...

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Thursday, May 1 7:30p

Wang Theatre, Boston

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has been thrilling Boston audiences since the Celebrity Series presented their Boston debut in 1968. “…the Rolls-Royce of American dance...

Berklee's Musical Theater Summer Intensive

Monday, Aug 12 9:00a

Berklee College of Music, Boston

The Berklee Musical Theater Summer Intensive is a five-day course that provides professional-level musical performance training...

The Phantom of the Opera

Wednesday, Jun 11 7:30p

Boston Opera House, Boston

Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s phenomenal musical success, The Phantom of the Opera, will make its premiere in Boston...

To Hell with This Village

Friday, Jul 12 7:30p

Hibernian Hall, Boston

When three generations come under one roof to plan a family reunion sparks fly! Written by Sean Travis Taylor, To Hell with This Village! examines the dynamics that occur when a buppy African-Ameri...

Selected Shorts: Springtime, Sex, and Baseball

Saturday, Jun 8 4:00p

BU Theater, Boston

by Dorothy Parker, WP Kinsella, Aimee Bender, and NM Kelby Featuring Kate Burton, Denis O'Hare, and Amy Ryan Presented by Huntington Theatre Company 6/8/2013 Tony and Emmy Award nominee Kate Burt...

Punk Rock

Wednesday, May 22 7:30p

BCA Plaza Black Box, Boston

Playwright Simon Stephen's portrait of teen angst takes a disturbing and violent turn, but the power of this production comes from the easy way the ensemble members inhabit their characters with gr...

"Once"

Tuesday, Jan 7 7:30p

Boston Opera House, Boston

Winner of eight 2012 Tony Awards including Best Musical and winner of the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, ONCE is a truly original Broadway experience...

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