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Clowning For Actors Workshop To Return To Shakespeare & Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 15, 2025


This spring, Shakespeare & Company is inviting actors of all backgrounds and experience levels to take a bold, hilarious leap into the world of Clown with Clowning For Actors. Learn how to attend.

Tanglewood Opens Summer Performances With TOP GUN MAVERICK in Concert
by Josh Sharpe - April 15, 2025


Tanglewood will kick off its summer activities with Top Gun: Maverick in Concert in the Koussevitzky Music Shed. The Boston Pops will perform the score live to picture, conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulous on Friday, June 20 at 8 p.m.

HARRY POTTER: THE EXHIBITION To Close in Boston This Month
by Josh Sharpe - April 15, 2025


With only a few weeks left, this is the final chance for visitors to immerse themselves in the spellbinding world of Harry Potter at Harry Potter: The Exhibition in Boston at CambridgeSide.

Shakespeare & Company to Present 2025 Summer Shakespeare Intensive
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 15, 2025


Shakespeare & Company will present its 2025 Summer Shakespeare Intensive, providing actors an opportunity to immerse themselves in the works of Shakespeare during our vibrant summer performance season. Learn how to join!

Spotlight: THE PROM at Tilden Arts Center
by BWW Special Offer - April 15, 2025


Get ready for a night of laughter, love, and fabulous fun with the award-winning musical, The Prom! From the brilliant minds behind Elf: The Musical, this heartwarming Broadway hit takes the stage at the Tilden Arts Center on Cape Cod!

Cast Set For ANGELS IN AMERICA: PERESTROIKA in Provincetown
by Stephi Wild - April 15, 2025


The Provincetown Theater at 238 Bradford Street in Provincetown, MA will open their 2025 season with the continuation of Kushner’s epic “Gay Fantasia on National Themes” with Angels in America, Part II: Perestroika.

DOUBT And More Set for The Hanover Theatre Repertory's Fifth Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - April 14, 2025


The Hanover Theatre Repertory has announced its 2025-2026 season, available for the first time as a subscription package. In celebrating its fifth anniversary, THT Rep continues to engage audiences with dynamic takes on classics, modern-classics and classics-inspired new works.

The Hanover Theatre Reveals Inaugural Dance Subscription Series For 2025-2026 Season
by A.A. Cristi - April 14, 2025


The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts has announced its first ever subscription series for dance in the 2025-2026 season. Featuring Parsons Dance, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Cirque Kalabanté, and more.

SIX, CHICAGO, And More Set for Hanover Theatre 2025-2026 Broadway Season
by A.A. Cristi - April 14, 2025


The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts has announced the upcoming 2025-2026 Broadway season. Subscriptions are on sale now.

Review: Central Square Theater and Front Porch Arts Collective's HER PORTMANTEAU Packs a Lot Into Fraught Family Meeting
by R. Scott Reedy - April 14, 2025


In “Sojourners,” the first play in the nine-part Ufot Family Cycle by first-generation Nigerian American playwright Mfoniso Udofia – presented last fall by the Huntington – Boston audiences met Abasiama, a hardworking Nigerian living in Houston, Texas, in 1978 and working toward a degree in biology.

Roomful Of Blues, Glenn Miller Orchestra and More to Perform at The Spire Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 14, 2025


The Spire Center for Performing Arts in Plymouth, Massachusetts has revealed three new shows, including blues and swing revival band Roomful of Blues. Learn more!

Springfield Chamber Players' Champlain Trio Comes To Springfield's 52 Sumner
by Stephi Wild - April 14, 2025


The Springfield Chamber Players will present The Champlain Trio next month. The trio, formed by Springfield Symphony Orchestra cellist Emily Taubl, has performed on the Springfield Chamber Players series in Longmeadow and Westfield several years ago.

AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN Dark Comedy to Play at Theater Uncorked
by Emmy Rice - April 12, 2025


Norton Award Winning Boston based small theater company, Theater Uncorked, to present Douglas Carter Beane's As Bees in Honey Drown, the winner of the Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Playwriting Award.

Marblehead School Of Ballet and North Shore Civic Ballet Will Host Performance and Poetry Reading For National Poetry Month
by Stephi Wild - April 11, 2025


The Marblehead School of Ballet, in collaboration with the North Shore Civic Ballet, will celebrate National Poetry Month with a special program, ‘Spring Spotlight: An In-Studio Performance.'

Music Worcester Names Conductor and Educator Everett McCorvey 2026 Artist in Residence
by Stephi Wild - April 11, 2025


Noted musician, conductor, impresario, and educator Dr. Everett McCorvey has been named Music Worcester's 2026 Artist in Residence.  Learn more about him here!

WAITRESS Begins Performances At North Shore Music Theatre In May
by A.A. Cristi - April 10, 2025


Bill Hanney's award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) has announced the casting of Christine Dwyer and Matt DeAngelis as Jenna and Earl in the upcoming production of WAITRESS set to start performances on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 and playing through Sunday, June 15, 2025.  Full casting and production information will be announced in May.

Passim's Folk Collective Will Hold Its Third Annual Concert May At Club Passim
by A.A. Cristi - April 10, 2025


The Folk Collective's newest cohort joins together for the first time on stage to present its annual concert, 'The People's Song,' on May 3rd. This event will showcase the 2025 cohort of artists playing songs that celebrate heritage, resilience, and renewal.

Emily Skinner and More to Star in THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA at the Huntington Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 10, 2025


The Huntington has revealed the cast and creative team of The Light in the Piazza, a contemporary musical based on the novel by Elizabeth Spencer. See who is starring and learn more.

Jacob's Pillow Reveals Opening Week of Doris Duke Theatre and Full Event Schedule for Festival 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 10, 2025


Tickets are now on sale for the Jacob's Pillow's full schedule of programming at this summer’s 93rd annual Dance Festival. Learn more about the upcoming events and see how to attend.

Mandy Gonzalez and More Set for in BSO 2025–26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 10, 2025


The Boston Symphony Orchestra has unveiled its 2025–26 season running from September 17, 2025, through May 3, 2026. Learn more about the season programming here!

Video: A First Look at THE GREAT REVEAL at Lyric Stage Company of Boston
by Joshua Wright - April 10, 2025


Get a first look at Lyric Stage's World Premiere of David Valdes’s The Great Reveal co-directed by Bridget Kathleen O’Leary and Charlotte Snow. This commissioned work by Lyric Stage Boston shines a light on the complexities of family and what it takes to fight for the unconditional love that is always there despite differences and disagreements. 

Stephen King's MISERY And More Set for Merrimack Repertory Theatre 47th Season
by A.A. Cristi - April 09, 2025


Merrimack Repertory Theatre will unveil its exciting 2025-26 season, bringing a dynamic mix of drama, music, comedy and compelling cultural narratives to the stage. This season will include stories that resonate deeply across diverse experiences.

John Fogerty To Headline Quincy 400 Celebration in August
by Josh Sharpe - April 09, 2025


Rock and roll legend John Fogerty will perform at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Quincy on Sunday, August 3, 2025, as part of that community’s year-long celebration of its 400th anniversary.

Christiani Pitts and Sam Tutty to Star in TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) at A.R.T.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 09, 2025


Christiani Pitts and Sam Tutty will star in A.R.T.'s production of the West End hit Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York). Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Kristin Chenoweth & More Get 2025 Boston Theater Critics Association Awards Nominations
by Joshua Wright - April 09, 2025


The Boston Theater Critics Association announced nominations for the 42nd Annual Elliot Norton Awards, honoring outstanding theater in Greater Boston. Kathy St. George will receive the Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence.


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