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The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals


Everything in Hatchetfield seemed normal until people began singing... Then, they began dancing... And now, a musical pandemic is sweeping the entire city. It’s up ...

Nikki Glaser
Nikki Glaser
2/21 - 2/23/2025


For nearly two decades at sold-out tours, and as the host of three hit podcasts, Emmy®, Grammy® and Golden Globe®-nominated  NIKKI GLASER  has honed her ...

An Evening with John Cusack


Experience the ultimate  High Fidelity  evening! Join us for a special screening of the iconic film starring  John Cusack , followed by an engaging post-show ...

The Prom
"The Prom"
2/28 - 3/1/2025


Join us for this timely show about identity, community, acceptance, self-love, and forgiveness! You belong at "The Prom"!...

Peter Mulvey & Ruth Theodore at Harmony on the Green in Lexington, MA


Over the past 20 years,  Peter Mulvey  has pursued a restless, eclectic path as a writer and musician – immersing himself in Tin Pan Alley ...

Taylor Tomlinson
Taylor Tomlinson
2/27 - 3/2/2025


A rare talent who has garnered mass appeal at a young age,  TAYLOR TOMLINSON  has continued to receive praise from fans and critics alike, with ...

Jorja Smith


At 25-years-old, British singer-songwriter  JORJA SMITH  has already spent close to a decade soaring in the music world, with her gorgeous voice and searing pen. ...

Final Fantasy


FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH   ORCHESTRA  World Tour AWR Music Productions and Square Enix are proud to introduce FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH Orchestra World Tour, ...

Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk
3/11


Bringing together music and performance art,  KRAFTWERK  concerts are a true "Gesamtkunstwerk – a total work of art.”   The multi-media project Kraftwerk was started ...

Alton Brown


ALTON BROWN  Live: Last Bite, the famed foodist reflects on his decades in food media, presents several of his favorite culinary mega-hacks, sings some of ...

Dusty Slay
Dusty Slay
3/14


Long hair, tobacco, over-sized glasses and a trucker hat,  DUSTY SLAY  is the self-effacing bourbon-voiced Southern comedian next door with a knack for observational, blue-collar ...

Prison Dancer: The Musical
Prison Dancer: The Musical
2/22 - 3/16/2025


In 2007, a YouTube video showing the inmates of a maximum-security prison in the Philippines dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” went viral on the internet. ...

Parade
Parade
3/11 - 3/23/2025


Winner of the 2023 Tony Award® for Best Revival of a Musical,  PARADE  has been proclaimed as “a work of art! As commanding as any ...

The Addams Family
The Addams Family
3/21 - 3/23/2025


A comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family,  THE ADDAMS FAMILY  is the magnificently macabre hit musical featuring everyone’s favorite creepy, kooky characters. ...

Alejandra Guzman


This show will be an evening with  HERB ALPERT  and his brand-new  TIJUANA BRASS . Herb, along with his 6 great musicians, will be playing ...

Alejandra Guzman


La Reynísima del rock latino,  ALEJANDRA GUZMÁ N , es una de las cantantes más talentosas, energéticas y atrevidas de su época. Con más de ...

Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
3/27 - 3/29/2025


What’s the buzz? The first musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice to be produced for the professional stage, Jesus Christ Superstar  has wowed ...

BOSTON COMEDY FESTIVAL FINAL


For 25 years, the Boston Comedy Festival has been a launchpad for top stand-up talent, and this year’s 25th Annual Comedy Contest is bigger than ...

Shen Yun
Shen Yun
4/3 - 4/6/2025


The gong resounds, the curtain opens, and a heavenly scene unfolds before your eyes. Fairies emerge from a sea of billowing clouds. Mongolians ride on ...

Come From Away
Come From Away
4/11 - 4/13/2025


Broadway’s Come From Away is a Best Musical winner all across North America! This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of ...

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater


The iconic  ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER  returns to the Series for an annual showcase of the company’s extraordinary technique and emotive power, reaffirming their ...

Chris D'Elia


This is an 18+ show CHRIS D'ELIA  has become one of the most in-demand performers in comedy. His highly successful podcast CONGRATULATIONS WITH CHRIS D'ELIA has ...

Mean Girls
Mean Girls
4/29 - 5/4/2025


Direct from Broadway,  MEAN GIRLS  is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer TINA FEY (“30 Rock”), composer JEFF RICHMOND ...


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by R. Scott Reedy - January 02, 2025

Get a ticket, if you still can, to her illuminating and immensely entertaining new play “Diary of a Tap Dancer” – being given its world premiere production by the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge through January 4, 2025 – and you’ll never forget it....

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