Boston theater events

Blue Man Group

Tuesday, May 21 8:00p

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...

"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 ...

Shear Madness

Tuesday, May 21 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...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

Rapture, Blister, Burn

Friday, May 24 8:00p

Stanford Calderwood Pavilion, Boston

by Gina Gionfriddo Directed by Peter DuBois Presented by Huntington Theatre Company 5/24/2013 - 6/22/2013 "Gionfriddo’s some kind of genius...

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...

Pirates of Penzance

Tuesday, May 21 7:30p

Loeb Drama Center (American Repertory Theater), Cambridge

Productions by The Hypocrites are not true to the troupe's name because the Chicago thespians strictly adhere to their mission of irreverence and hilarity...

Solace

Thursday, May 23 8:00p

The Factory Theatre at the Piano Factory, Boston

Science Fiction Theatre Company presents Solace, a new play by A. Vincent Ularich, directed by Anna Trachtman...

Beantown Comedy Vault Frank Santorelli's Hawaiian Comedy Luau

Monday, May 27 8:30p

Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault, Boston

Nationally known in more countries than Slovakia, he has been a headliner at some of the world's most famous comedy clubs, with venues such as Catch a Rising Star, The Improv, and Caroline's on Bro...

Circus Oz, From the Ground Up

Wednesday, Feb 19 7:00p

Shubert Theatre, Boston

These acrobatic daredevils from down-under bring sass to their wildly entertaining, irreverent, and family-friendly performances; that’s why they are the National Circus of Australia...