http://www.theatermania.com/ RSS to find Boston Metro theater listings for any show, including news, reviews, photos and more at TheaterMania.com! Get discount tickets too! en-us Copyright 2009 TheaterMania.com Inc. http://www.theatermania.com/images/rss.gif http://www.theatermania.com/ 6/1/2010 - 6/13/2010. The one that you want is back! Grease, Time Magazine's 2007 pick for "#1 musical of the year," is rockin' across the country in this new production direct from Broadway. Take a trip to a simpler time of poodle skirts, drive-ins, and T-birds. "Bad boy" Danny and "the girl next door"... 2009-06-24T11:41:49+00:00 2010-06-01 2010-06-13 Boston Opera House, 539 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02111 BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/grease_156766/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/grease_156766/ 5/14/2010 - 6/13/2010. Prelude to a Kiss is the modern classic by Tony Award winner Craig Lucas and will be directed by Huntington Artistic Director Peter DuBois. After a whirlwind courtship and a storybook wedding, a young couple's life is abruptly changed by a mysterious elderly man's kiss. This... 2009-05-13T13:38:18+00:00 2010-05-14 2010-06-13 Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington, Boston, MA, 02115 Huntington Theatre Company Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/prelude-to-a-kiss_155172/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/prelude-to-a-kiss_155172/ 5/13/2010 - 6/20/2010. "Dear readers..." the season closes with the New England Premiere of The Lady With All The Answers by David Rambo, drawn from the life and letters of Ann Landers, with the cooperation of Margo Howard. The Nora Theatre Company stages Rambo's riotous and touching play about... 2009-06-04T11:14:03+00:00 2010-05-13 2010-06-20 Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139 The Nora Theatre Company Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-lady-with-all-the-answers_155993/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-lady-with-all-the-answers_155993/ 5/7/2010 - 6/5/2010. Psychic mediums, séances gone awry, and celestial visitors are a recipe for amusement in Noel Coward's classic comedy. When Charles and Ruth Condomine invite their friends over for a séance with the eccentric Madame Arcati, they unearth more than they bargained for when Charles' late... 2009-09-23T12:21:51+00:00 2010-05-07 2010-06-05 Lyric Stage Company, 140 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA, 02116 Lyric Stage Company Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/blithe-spirit_159829/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/blithe-spirit_159829/ 5/4/2010 - 5/16/2010. Direct from Broadway, August: Osage County stars Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons as Violet Weston, a pill-popping, deeply unsettled woman caught in the grip of addiction. When Violet's alcoholic husband mysteriously disappears, her extended clan reunites at their rural Oklahoma... 2009-06-24T11:37:44+00:00 2010-05-04 2010-05-16 Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02116 Broadway Across America Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/august-osage-county_156765/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/august-osage-county_156765/ 5/2/2010 - 5/22/2010. In the mythical village Titi-Pu, where flirting is illegal, a young rocker on the run from his over-eager fiancée is searching for the woman who stole his heart. Unfortunately, she has already been promised to her much older guardian. A series of seemingly fool-proof plans are hatched, only... 2009-06-05T11:34:20+00:00 2010-05-02 2010-05-22 Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA, 02472 New Repertory Theatre Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/hot-mikado_156017/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/hot-mikado_156017/ 4/23/2010 - 5/4/2010. Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. New BLO production based on scenery and costumes owned by Glimmerglass Opera. Sung in Italian with projected English translation. Idomeneo, King of Crete, makes a promise to Neptune, God of the Sea. When the king realizes the terrible price it will... 2009-10-08T11:49:23+00:00 2010-04-23 2010-05-04 Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02116 Boston Lyric Opera Opera. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/idomeneo-re-di-creta_160406/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/idomeneo-re-di-creta_160406/ 4/22/2010 - 4/24/2010. With music by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, this musical of fractured fairy tales dares to wonder what happens "Ever After?" 2009-07-23T15:03:36+00:00 2010-04-22 2010-04-24 Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02116 Emerson Stage Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/into-the-woods_157800/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/into-the-woods_157800/ 4/20/2010 - 5/2/2010. The classic Mel Brooks movie is ALIVE...and it's headed to Boston! You'll have a monstrously good time at this spectacular new production, winner of the 2008 Outer Critics Circle Award and the Broadway.com Audience Award for Best Musical! Don't miss the sensational cast delivering all your favorite... 2009-06-24T11:20:19+00:00 2010-04-20 2010-05-02 Boston Opera House, 539 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02111 Broadway Across America Musical Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/young-frankenstein_156763/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/young-frankenstein_156763/ 4/13/2010 - 4/18/2010. There's no better way to introduce your family to the wonders of live theater than with the magic, the mystery, the memory of Cats. What began as a musical about cats after Andrew Lloyd Webber picked up a book of poems in an airport bookshop has become one of the longest running shows... 2009-06-24T10:52:18+00:00 2010-04-13 2010-04-18 Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02116 BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/cats_156760/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/cats_156760/ 4/10/2010 - 4/18/2010. See the classic story in brand NEW ADAPTATION by Wendy Kesselman. No other story captures the poignant voice of a young girl's journey so beautifully. A perennial favorite, BCT is honored to be presenting a story so touching and compelling. 2009-11-01T12:42:11+00:00 2010-04-10 2010-04-18 Grand Lodge of Masons, 186 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02109 Boston Children's Theater Drama.Play.Season.Tragedy.Documentary Theater. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-diary-of-anne-frank_161119/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-diary-of-anne-frank_161119/ 3/31/2010 - 5/2/2010. Catalyst Collaborative@MIT, Underground Railway Theater's science theater initiative with MIT, presents the world premiere of From Orchids To Octopi by award-winning playwright Melinda Lopez. Commissioned by the National Institutes of Health to celebrate the 150th Anniversary... 2009-06-04T11:09:38+00:00 2010-03-31 2010-05-02 Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139 Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/from-orchids-to-octopi_155992/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/from-orchids-to-octopi_155992/ 3/28/2010 - 4/17/2010. The celebrated and world-renowned Lazara String Quartet is struggling for their highest-profile performance when their gifted but volatile violinist mysteriously disappears. The play is interwoven with rich and powerful music that propels this New England Premiere forward.... 2009-06-05T11:22:30+00:00 2010-03-28 2010-04-17 Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA, 02472 New Repertory Theatre Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/opus_156016/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/opus_156016/ 3/26/2010 - 4/24/2010. "The most sensible attempt to capture the elusive mystique of the great Billie Holiday." -New York Times. This Off-Broadway hit features the soulful and emotional music of blues legend Billie Holiday, voiced through a dramatic cabaret act. During one of her final performances,... 2009-09-23T12:19:16+00:00 2010-03-26 2010-04-24 Lyric Stage Company, 140 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA, 02116 Lyric Stage Company Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/lady-day-at-emersons-bar-and-grill_159828/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/lady-day-at-emersons-bar-and-grill_159828/ 3/25/2010 - 3/28/2010. Sponsored by Rod Parker, NewFest selects an original student play directed by Joe Antoun, artistic director of Centa Stage. Staged readings of other student work will also be a part of NewFest 2010. 2009-07-23T14:59:46+00:00 2010-03-25 2010-03-28 Semel Theatre, 10 Boylston Place, Boston, MA, 02116 Emerson Stage Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/newfest-2010_157799/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/newfest-2010_157799/ 3/13/2010 - 3/21/2010. Come see Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat and all of your favorite Seuss characters on stage at BCT! 2009-11-01T12:32:26+00:00 2010-03-13 2010-03-21 Grand Lodge of Masons, 186 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02109 Comedy.Children/Family.Play.Season. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/seussical-jr_161118/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/seussical-jr_161118/ 3/12/2010 - 3/23/2010. This is the North American premiere of critically acclaimed Welsh National Opera production! Sung in German with projected English translation. An unseen producer makes changes to an opera just before the curtain rises. That's how the clowns get onstage. The composer? Backstage, tearing his... 2009-10-08T11:42:18+00:00 2010-03-12 2010-03-23 Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02116 Boston Lyric Opera Opera. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/ariadne-auf-naxos_160404/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/ariadne-auf-naxos_160404/ 3/5/2010 - 4/4/2010. Becky Shaw is a wickedly funny comedy of bad manners by Law & Order writer/producer Gina Gionfriddo about a newly married couple that fix up two romantically challenged friends on a blind date that goes bad. 2009-05-02T16:52:40+00:00 2010-03-05 2010-04-04 Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington, Boston, MA, 02115 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/becky-shaw_154853/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/becky-shaw_154853/ 2/25/2010 - 2/28/2010. Artistic Director Maureen Shea leads three student directors in exploring three short plays by and about women. 2009-07-23T14:54:32+00:00 2010-02-25 2010-02-28 Semel Theatre, 10 Boylston Place, Boston, MA, 02116 Emerson Stage Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/evening-of-short-plays-by-women-playwrights_157798/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/evening-of-short-plays-by-women-playwrights_157798/ 2/21/2010 - 3/13/2010. As an undiscovered comet hurtles towards earth, one lone scientist takes it upon himself to preserve the human race. Hilarity ensues when the woman he has taken captive refuses to procreate, and the shelter he has built is damaged beyond repair. This darkly funny New England Premiere by Peter Sinn... 2009-06-05T11:51:45+00:00 2010-02-21 2010-03-13 Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA, 02472 New Repertory Theatre Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/boom_156019/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/boom_156019/ 2/20/2010 - 2/28/2010. Based on the book by Harry Allard and James Marshall, this delightful NEW MUSICAL chronicles the spitball-shooting, paper-airplane hi-jinx of a certain misbehaved class at the Horace B. Smedley Elementary School! 2009-11-01T12:23:22+00:00 2010-02-20 2010-02-28 Grand Lodge of Masons, 186 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02109 Boston Children's Theater Musical.Children/Family.Musical Play.Play.Season. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/miss-nelson-is-missing_161117/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/miss-nelson-is-missing_161117/ 2/19/2010 - 3/27/2010. Sparks fly and long-hidden secrets are revealed when the LeVay brothers bring their new girlfriends, one white and one black to Martha's Vineyard to meet their upper class African-American parents. 2009-05-02T16:52:30+00:00 2010-02-19 2010-03-27 Boston Center for the Arts, Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02116 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/stick-fly_154851/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/stick-fly_154851/ 2/16/2010 - 3/21/2010. Experience the phenomenon of Disney's The Lion King in its eagerly awaited return to the Boston Opera House this February. Marvel at the breathtaking spectacle of animals brought to life by award-winning director Julie Taymor, whose visual images for this show you'll remember forever.... 2009-06-24T10:44:10+00:00 2010-02-16 2010-03-21 Boston Opera House, 539 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02111 BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/disneys-the-lion-king_156759/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/disneys-the-lion-king_156759/ 2/12/2010 - 3/13/2010. New England Premiere - During the Age of Enlightenment, as Sir Isaac Newton was watching apples fall, another brilliant physicist, Emilie du Châtelet finds herself with child. At 42, fearing she will die in childbirth, she races to complete her research and leave her legacy. Meanwhile, present... 2009-09-23T12:16:26+00:00 2010-02-12 2010-03-13 Lyric Stage Company, 140 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA, 02116 Lyric Stage Company Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/legacy-of-light_159827/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/legacy-of-light_159827/ 2/11/2010 - 3/14/2010. Local playwright Masha Obolensky electrifies with Not Enough Air, a "vivid" and "riveting" script, in its East Coast Premiere by The Nora Theatre Company. Drawn into the sensational 1920's murder trial of Ruth Snyder, famed journalist-turned-playwright, Sophie Treadwell, finds herself... 2009-06-04T11:06:17+00:00 2010-02-11 2010-03-14 Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139 Performance Art. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/not-enough-air_155990/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/not-enough-air_155990/ 2/11/2010 - 2/14/2010. Artist-in-Residence Marlena Yannetti artistic directs this evening of original choreography by Emerson students. See tomorrow's stars today. 2009-07-23T14:49:56+00:00 2010-02-11 2010-02-14 Greene Theatre @ Emerson College, 10 Boylston Place, Boston, MA, 02116 Emerson Stage Dance. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/x-dance_157797/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/x-dance_157797/ 2/3/2010 - 2/6/2010. BLO launches Opera Annex with Benjamin Britten's haunting favorite. A Governess arrives at a lonely English country house to care for two parentless children and something is very, very wrong. Wire-taught tension mounts as she gradually senses the truth....Evil has corrupted the children and she... 2009-09-14T12:45:29+00:00 2010-02-03 2010-02-06 The Castle at Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers, 130 Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA, 02216 Boston Lyric Opera Opera. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/boston-lyric-opera-brittens-the-turn-of-the-screw_159479/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/boston-lyric-opera-brittens-the-turn-of-the-screw_159479/ 2/2/2010 - 2/14/2010. CATCH THE DREAM! Direct from the world famous Apollo Theater in New York City, a brand new, sensational stage production of Dreamgirls comes to Boston! Full of onstage joy and backstage drama, Dreamgirls tells the rags-to-riches story of a 1960s motown girl group, and the... 2009-06-24T10:29:12+00:00 2010-02-02 2010-02-14 Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02116 BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/dreamgirls_156757/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/dreamgirls_156757/ 1/17/2010 - 2/6/2010. Once upon a time in a kingdom somewhere: a king and a commoner swap identities; a prince and his lover plot to protect their union; two advisors conspire to foil everything; and a man known only as "Salesman" bargains for everyone's "happily ever after." In this New England Premiere by Canadian... 2009-06-05T11:01:10+00:00 2010-01-17 2010-02-06 Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA, 02472 New Repertory Theatre Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/indulgences_156015/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/indulgences_156015/ 1/12/2010 - 1/24/2010. In the Heights, winner of four 2008 Tony® Awards including Best Musical, is a sensational new show about chasing your dreams and finding your true home. With an amazing cast, incredible Tony® Award-winning dancing and a thrilling Tony® Award-winning score, In the... 2009-06-24T10:15:55+00:00 2010-01-12 2010-01-24 Boston Opera House, 539 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02111 BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/in-the-heights_156754/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/in-the-heights_156754/ 1/8/2010 - 2/7/2010. Arthur Miller's All My Sons is set in the peaceful backyard of successful business owner Joe Keller. Two years after the end of World War II, his family still suffers the war's aftershocks, with one son part of the family business and another still missing-in-action. This classic play... 2009-05-13T13:34:38+00:00 2010-01-08 2010-02-07 Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington, Boston, MA, 02115 Huntington Theatre Company Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/all-my-sons_155170/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/all-my-sons_155170/ 1/7/2010 - 1/31/2010. A collaboration between Underground Railway Theater and The Providence Black Repertory Company, the East Coast Premiere of Harriet Jacobs by Lydia R. Diamond brings Harriet Jacobs' astonishing true story, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl to the stage. The "immensely... 2009-06-04T11:01:38+00:00 2010-01-07 2010-01-31 Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/harriet-jacobs_155989/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/harriet-jacobs_155989/ 1/1/2010 - 1/30/2010. New England Premiere - The lives of three disappointed men intersect with volatile consequences in a hotel in a sleepy South African port town, when Thami, the gardener and caretaker, and Johan, the odd-job man and former police officer, conspire to pressure the hotel's lone guest to invest in their... 2009-09-23T12:13:39+00:00 2010-01-01 2010-01-30 Lyric Stage Company, 140 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA, 02116 Lyric Stage Company Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/groundswell_159825/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/groundswell_159825/ 12/23/2009 - 12/27/2009. The national tour of The 101 Dalmatians Musical is directed by Jerry Zaks and featuring a score by Dennis DeYoung and a book by B.T. McNicholl. Adapted from Dodie Smith's 1957 novel (which is well known due to Disney's beloved animated film version), the story revolves around a... 2009-09-01T15:46:49+00:00 2009-12-23 2009-12-27 Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02116 Musical.Children/Family. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-101-dalmatians-musical_159141/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-101-dalmatians-musical_159141/ 12/20/2009. For almost 30 years Kaleidoscope has been performing at both the South Shore Music Circus and Cape Cod Melody Tent. Don't miss our musical adaptation of this familiar fairy tale that has audience involvement and participation galore! 2009-11-03T13:01:00+00:00 2009-12-20 2009-12-20 North Shore Musical Children's Theatre, 466 Central Street, Saugus, Massachusetts, 01906 Rhode Island's award-winning Kaleidoscope Children/Family. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/little-red-riding-hoods-christmasa-musical_161184/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/little-red-riding-hoods-christmasa-musical_161184/ 12/20/2009. Kaleidoscope Theatre is Rhode Island's award-winning touring, professional theatre company! For almost one year Kaleidoscope has been performing in it's new Boston/Saugus home at the North Shore Musical Children's Theatre. On Sunday, Dec. 20th at 2pm, don't miss Little Red Riding... 2009-11-09T11:52:44+00:00 2009-12-20 2009-12-20 North Shore Musical Children's Theatre, 466 Central Street, Saugus, Massachusetts, 01906 Rhode Island's Kaleidoscope Theatre Children/Family. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/little-red-riding-hoods-christmasthe-musical_161319/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/little-red-riding-hoods-christmasthe-musical_161319/ 12/18/2009 - 12/20/2009. A descent into unspoken fears and fantasies, a love story within an imaginative dreamscape, Hamletmachine explores the difficulties of transcending our own neuroses to make a human connection. Poetic and provocative, Heiner Muller's adaptation of Hamlet remains one of his most... 2009-11-17T15:45:59+00:00 2009-12-18 2009-12-20 Experimental Theatre, Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA, 02138 A.R.T./MXAT Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/hamletmachine_161567/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/hamletmachine_161567/ 12/18/2009 - 12/20/2009. Eighteen incredible musicians and singers bring the often heard, but rarely performed, crown jewels of classic rock to vivid life. Serving up the stellar classics of Queen, David Bowie, The Who, The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin, this show is an audacious, fist in the air salute to all things rock and... 2009-11-04T12:12:16+00:00 2009-12-18 2009-12-20 The Regent Theatre, 7 Medford Street, Arlington, MA, 02474 Opera. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/ultrasonic-rock-orchestra-a-night-at-the-rock-opera_161223/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/ultrasonic-rock-orchestra-a-night-at-the-rock-opera_161223/ 12/16/2009 - 1/3/2010. New Repertory Theatre presents provocative and intelligent works of both established and emerging playwrights in an intimate setting that involves and engages the audience. New Rep has earned a reputation for dynamic productions that honor the writers and feature talented professional actors from... 2009-06-05T13:17:53+00:00 2009-12-16 2010-01-03 Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA, 02472 New Repertory Theatre Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-santaland-diaries_156023/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-santaland-diaries_156023/ 12/15/2009 - 12/27/2009. Mammma Mia! is the ultimate feel-good show that has audiences coming back again and again to relive the thrill. Now it's your turn to have the time of your life at this smash-hit musical that combines ABBA's greatest hits, including "Dancing Queen," "S.O.S.,"... 2009-06-24T10:09:30+00:00 2009-12-15 2009-12-27 Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02116 Broadway Across America Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/mamma-mia_156753/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/mamma-mia_156753/ 12/10/2009. Dr. William Cutter and Michael McGaghie, conductors. HAYDN: Theresienmesse (Mass No. 12 in b-flat major) POULENC: Quatre Motets pour le temps of Noel 2009-09-11T13:42:00+00:00 2009-12-10 2009-12-10 Midway Studios, 15 Channel Center St., Boston, MA, 02210 Concert. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/boston-conservatory-chorale-and-womens-chorus_159413/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/boston-conservatory-chorale-and-womens-chorus_159413/ 12/10/2009 - 12/13/2009. Illyria is a musical adaptation of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel. Rediscover this classic cross-dressing comedy for the first time. 2009-07-23T14:07:22+00:00 2009-12-10 2009-12-13 Semel Theatre, 10 Boylston Place, Boston, MA, 02116 Emerson Stage Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/illyria_157793/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/illyria_157793/ 12/8/2009. Faculty member Jonathan Bass was the 1993 winner of the Joanna Hodges International Piano Competition and has been a featured performer on music series for both NPR and WGBH. BACH: Paritia No. 2 in C minor Chopin: Ballade No. 2 Mazurkas op. 30, Ballade No. 4 DEBUSSY:... 2009-09-11T16:27:10+00:00 2009-12-08 2009-12-08 Seully Hall at The Boston Conservatory, 8 The Fenway, Boston, Massachuetts, 02215 The Boston Conservatory Concert. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/piano-masters-series-jonathan-bass_159450/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/piano-masters-series-jonathan-bass_159450/ 12/6/2009 - 12/27/2009. New Repertory Theatre, in collaboration with Arsenal Arts and Watertown Children's Theatre revives its popular adaptation of Dickens' classic holiday story, which has all the trimmings of a lavish Victorian Christmas. The production offers a feast for the senses, ranging from a pre-show caroling... 2009-06-05T11:58:39+00:00 2009-12-06 2009-12-27 Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA, 02472 New Repertory Theatre, Watertown Children's Theater, Arsenal Arts Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/charles-dickens-a-christmas-carol_156020/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/charles-dickens-a-christmas-carol_156020/ 12/5/2009. Get an early start on your "holiday mood" when Mannheim Steamroller brings their Christmas tour to Boston's Colonial Theatre. Created by Chip Davis, Mannheim Steamroller's signature sound is where classical and modern-day rock, acoustic and electronic music meet. Celebrate the spirit of the... 2009-06-24T10:00:07+00:00 2009-12-05 2009-12-05 Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02116 BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA Concert. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/mannheim-steamroller_156751/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/mannheim-steamroller_156751/ 12/4/2009 - 12/13/2009. Locked in Producer David O. Selznick's office for 5 days, with nothing but peanuts and bananas for sustenance, director Victor Fleming and script doctor Ben Hecht hilariously act out every scene of Gone With the Wind, trying to save the screenplay and the project, with Selznick's efficient but... 2009-11-09T22:30:14+00:00 2009-12-04 2009-12-13 Arlington Friends of the Drama, 22 Academy Street, Arlington, MA, 02476 Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/moonlight-and-magnolias_161346/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/moonlight-and-magnolias_161346/ 12/4/2009 - 12/20/2009. The classic tale brought to life through puppetry and live actors. Originally commissioned by the Honolulu Theatre for Youth, this national smash hit is a wonderful experience for the whole family! 2009-11-01T12:14:56+00:00 2009-12-04 2009-12-20 Grand Lodge of Masons, 186 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02109 Boston Children's Theater Children/Family.Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-velveteen-rabbit_161116/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-velveteen-rabbit_161116/ 12/3/2009 - 12/12/2009. Called "Wickedly funny" by the LA Times, Jeff Goode's comedy about the famous eight goes behind the scenes at the north pole - and everyone's been very, very naughty. What really happened on that infamous foggy night? You'll never look at Santa, or reinder, the same way again. Absolutely not... 2009-11-18T13:23:06+00:00 2009-12-03 2009-12-12 Atlantis Playmakers, 380 Cambridge Street, Burlington, MA, 01803 Atlantis Playmakers Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-eight-reindeer-monologues_161588/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-eight-reindeer-monologues_161588/ 12/2/2009 - 1/3/2010. Best of Both Worlds is a soulful re-envisioning of The Winter's Tale, Shakespeare's timeless story of heartbreak and redemption. Clap your hands, jump out of your seat, and feel the power of love with this holiday treat. Best of Both Worlds takes us on a journey through... 2009-10-21T15:52:02+00:00 2009-12-02 2010-01-03 American Repertory Theatre, Loeb Drama Center64 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 Musical.Gospel. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/best-of-both-worlds_160792/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/best-of-both-worlds_160792/ 11/27/2009 - 12/30/2009. Join Dylan Thomas and his family in this funny, dynamic NEW ADAPTATION of the classic poem for the stage! Presented in partnership with Boston Playwright's Theatre, this is A BCT MUST SEE! 2009-11-01T11:57:13+00:00 2009-11-27 2009-12-30 Boston Center for the Arts, Plaza Theater, 539 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02116 Boston Children's Theater Comedy.Play.Season. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/a-childs-christmas-in-wales_161115/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/a-childs-christmas-in-wales_161115/ 11/27/2009 - 12/27/2009. Stoneham Theatre re-opened its doors with A Christmas Carol on December 1, 2000. Now the heartwarming classic returns in celebration of the theatre's tenth season. Join Ebenezer Scrooge, Jacob Marley, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, and all three ghosts for this tale of redemption and... 2009-10-28T14:41:44+00:00 2009-11-27 2009-12-27 Stoneham Theatre, 395 Main Street, Stoneham, MA, 02180 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/a-christmas-carol_161014/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/a-christmas-carol_161014/ 11/27/2009 - 12/27/2009. Mikko Nissinen's The Nutcracker, features the Company and more than 250 children from Boston Ballet School. This holiday tradition has showcased Boston Ballet and Boston Ballet School's artistry, technique and love for dance for more than 40 years and continues to delight Boston... 2009-10-28T14:57:41+00:00 2009-11-27 2009-12-27 Opera House, 539 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02111 Dance. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-nutcracker_161016/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-nutcracker_161016/ 11/27/2009 - 12/20/2009. New England Premiere - At sixteen, Louis de Rougemont leaves his sickbed and London home, vowing to see the world. As he climbs aboard a ship of pearl divers, a typhoon hits, leaving him stranded on an island. Thirty years later, hailed as a hero, he returns to Victorian London with a tale so... 2009-09-23T12:10:32+00:00 2009-11-27 2009-12-20 Lyric Stage Company, 140 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA, 02116 Lyric Stage Company Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/shipwrecked_159824/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/shipwrecked_159824/ 11/22/2009 - 12/13/2009. Three aging World War I veterans plot to escape their nursing home for one final adventure in the regional premiere of the Olivier Award-winning comedy Heroes, by French playwright Gerald Sibleyras, adapted by Academy Award-winner Tom Stoppard. Tony Award-winner Ron Holgate... 2009-10-26T17:01:19+00:00 2009-11-22 2009-12-13 Merrimack Repertory Theatre, 50 East Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA, 01852 Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/heroes_160896/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/heroes_160896/ 11/19/2009 - 12/1/2009. Atlantis Playmakers 2010 season includes True West by Sam Shepherd, Bright Ideas by Eric Coble, Caesar by Shakespeare, and A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. Order season tickets today for just $25 and see all four shows! 2009-11-18T13:33:21+00:00 2009-11-19 2009-12-01 Atlantis Playmakers, 380 Cambridge Street, Burlington, Massachusetts, 01803 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/atlantis-playmakers-2010-season_161589/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/atlantis-playmakers-2010-season_161589/ 11/19/2009 - 12/6/2009. An aspiring teacher arrives in Kulyenchikov, Ukraine only to discover the village is filled with idiots. In fact, the village has been cursed by a scorned lover, and the teacher has one day to undo the spell, or be cursed to become a fool himself. This hysterical tale of love, stupidity and human... 2009-10-30T14:31:12+00:00 2009-11-19 2009-12-06 Salem State College Mainstage Theatre, 352 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA, 01970 Salem State College Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/fools_161102/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/fools_161102/ 11/19/2009 - 12/27/2009. Underground Railway Theater pairs two heartwarming journeys into the foibles of the holiday season when they present a double bill: Grace Paley's The Loudest Voice and Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory, adapted for the stage and directed by Wesley Savick. Joyful, whimsical, and rich... 2009-06-04T10:54:49+00:00 2009-11-19 2009-12-27 Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139 Underground Railway Theater One-Acts. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/tru-grace-holiday-memoirs_155988/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/tru-grace-holiday-memoirs_155988/ 11/13/2009 - 12/13/2009. A Civil War Christmas is set on Christmas Eve 1864 and weaves the stories of the President and Mrs. Lincoln, a young rebel soldier, an escaped slave, and more into a moving tapestry of collective American experience. 2009-05-02T16:35:45+00:00 2009-11-13 2009-12-13 Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington, Boston, MA, 02115 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/a-civil-war-christmas-an-american-musical-celebration_154850/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/a-civil-war-christmas-an-american-musical-celebration_154850/ 11/13/2009 - 12/12/2009. Reckless is a darkly comic tale about a modern day Alice trying to find her way in a perilous winter wonderland. The plot follows a young woman named Rachel who, when suddenly forced to flee her home on Christmas Eve, embarks on a series of outrageous adventures that test her belief... 2009-10-29T16:10:28+00:00 2009-11-13 2009-12-12 Calderwood Pavillion, temp reserved, , , SpeakEasy Stage Company Comedy.Drama.Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/reckless_161075/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/reckless_161075/ 10/30/2009 - 11/29/2009. Set during the tumult of the French Revolution, A Tale of Two Cities vividly dramatizes the influence of historical and political upheaval on the individual. It follows the intertwined fortunes of a French aristocrat who reject's his family's tradition of terrorizing the lower classes; a... 2009-09-28T14:26:17+00:00 2009-10-30 2009-11-29 Wheelock Family Theatre, 180 The Riverway, Boston, MA, 02215 Children/Family.Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/a-tale-of-two-cities_160013/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/a-tale-of-two-cities_160013/ 10/30/2009 - 11/29/2009. Lisa Jones is on a quest. She must retrieve one lost hour that has tipped the balance of her life. Her hour has been traced to the State of Dissocia, a wonderland ruled by its own eccentric logic, delirious delights and darkest danger. Will the curious inhabitants of Dissocia help... 2009-09-29T15:15:52+00:00 2009-10-30 2009-11-29 Chelsea Theatre Works, 189 Winnisimmet St, Chelsea, MA, 02150 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-wonderful-world-of-dissocia_160083/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-wonderful-world-of-dissocia_160083/ 10/23/2009 - 11/29/2009. "Valet of the Dolls" is the story of three beautiful young women ... three "Dolls" if you will. It's the story of their loves, their lives, their personal journeys as they slowly spiral out of control, endlessly circling the block looking for that one broken meter. Anne Welles,... 2009-09-29T14:26:53+00:00 2009-10-23 2009-11-29 Machine, 1256 Boylston St, Boston, MA, 02215 Gold Dust Orphans Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/valet-of-the-dolls_160066/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/valet-of-the-dolls_160066/ 10/13/2009 - 12/20/2009. Share the fun & laughter at this hilarious, feel-good comedy as five girlfriends go from heartbreak to happiness during a wild night of karaoke. You don't need an excuse for a good time...so grab your sisters, friends and coworkers and prepare to dance in the aisles! "Lady Marmalade," "It's Raining... 2009-09-01T09:05:34+00:00 2009-10-13 2009-12-20 Club Café, 209 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA, 02116 Musical.Revue. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/girls-night-the-musical_159124/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/girls-night-the-musical_159124/ 10/8/2009 - 1/3/2010. The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) is proud to be hosting pioneering British theater company Punchdrunk in its North American premiere. Co-created by Punchdrunk and the A.R.T., Sleep No More is an immersive multi-sensory theater installation inspired by Shakespeare's... 2009-09-10T13:06:30+00:00 2009-10-08 2010-01-03 American Repertory Theatre, Loeb Drama Center64 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 American Repertory Theater Play. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/sleep-no-more_159354/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/sleep-no-more_159354/ 8/21/2009 - 1/2/2010. The Donkey Show is the intoxicating international sensation that takes you behind the velvet ropes into a glittered wonderland of decadence, divas, and disco, inspired by Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Come party on the dance floor to all the disco hits you know by... 2009-07-22T11:02:20+00:00 2009-08-21 2010-01-02 Oberon, 2 Arrow Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 American Repertory Theater Interactive.Event. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-donkey-show_157754/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-donkey-show_157754/ opens 5/16/2009. New York's #1 Interactive show, The Awesome 80s Prom, is now in Boston! The Awesome 80s Prom is a blast-from-the-past party in the style of Tony 'n Tina's Wedding and The Donkey Show set at Wanaget High's Senior Prom... in 1989! All your favorite characters from... 2009-05-01T16:09:29+00:00 2009-05-16 1900-01-01 Tremont Playhouse, 275 Tremont St., Boston, MA, 02116 Comedy.Interactive. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-awesome-80s-prom_154834/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-awesome-80s-prom_154834/ opens 4/24/2009. Meet the Morgan's (Irish-Southie) and the Grappa's (Italians-North End) separated by the Boston Big Dig, come together for their children's wedding for the first time! At this interactive comedy dinner theater show, you not only watch the show...but you are part of the show! You will be the friends... 2009-05-01T16:04:15+00:00 2009-04-24 1900-01-01 Various Locations, , , , 02116 Comedy.Interactive. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/claddagh-bing_154833/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/claddagh-bing_154833/ opens 2/18/2009. Improv Asylum main stage performances feature improvisation and sketch comedy.  It's been described as "Who's Line Is It Anyway? meets SNL".  The cast takes suggestions from the audience and creates comedic scenes on the spot- nothing is predictable,... 2009-02-17T13:28:34+00:00 2009-02-18 1900-01-01 Improv Asylum, 216 Hanover Street, Boston, MA, 02113 Improv Asylum Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/improv-asylum-main-stage_152715/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/improv-asylum-main-stage_152715/ opens 5/22/2008. A king and queen send a knight to catch a unicorn. On his quest, the knight asks the audience to help him solve riddles posed by a jester, a witch, and a dragon. Sparky Davis uses friendly hand puppets and witty storytelling in her riddles of the kingdom inhabitants. 2008-05-13T11:31:28+00:00 2008-05-22 1900-01-01 Puppet Showplace Theatre, 32 Station St., Brookline, MA, 02445 Puppet Theater. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-kingdom-of-riddles_143947/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-kingdom-of-riddles_143947/ opens 10/10/2007. From the selling of Manhattan to the computer age, American Twistory gives audiences a satirical look at the history of the USA through 17 songs, including "Give Me Some Beads For Broadway," "Depression's Got Me Down," and "Women's Revolution." For the first time... 2007-09-12T12:39:08+00:00 2007-10-10 1900-01-01 Comcast Cabaret Theatre, 75 Warrenton Street, Boston, MA, 02116 Revue.Musical Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/american-twistory_137219/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/american-twistory_137219/ opens 1/23/2005. Comedy Theater Productions presents Mystery Café Dinner Theater. Mystery Cafe is an evening of freewheeling, informal fun! The shows are murder mysteries - but that's just the outline. What the company is known for is fast-paced comedy, the kind you'd watch on your favorite... 2005-01-24T14:43:59+00:00 2005-01-23 1900-01-01 Elephant and Castle, 161 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA, 02110 Dinner Theater. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/mystery-cafandeacute-dinner-theater_109076/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/mystery-cafandeacute-dinner-theater_109076/ opens 1/7/2004. You've seen many local area "visiting" troupes and shows appear at ImprovBoston in its Sunday night Jamboree show, now you can see more of them! ImprovBoston presents these troupes and shows each Wednesday as a part of the theater's The Hump series for experimental and improvisational... 2004-01-16T12:10:47+00:00 2004-01-07 1900-01-01 ImprovBoston, 1253 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139 Comedy.Performance Art.Improv. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-hump_101877/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/the-hump_101877/ opens 4/1/2001. Honoring a WWI officer who staged improv plays to entertain troops battling for control of the Western Front, Sgt. Culpepper's Improvisational Jamboree combines three shows in one knee-slappin', gut-bustin', family style improvisational hootenanny. 2001-04-02T13:40:11+00:00 2001-04-01 1900-01-01 ImprovBoston, 1253 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139 Improv. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/sgt-culpeppers-improvisational-jamboree_9999/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/sgt-culpeppers-improvisational-jamboree_9999/ opens 3/3/2001. ImprovBoston Mainstage is the ever-evolving show that blends skillful storytelling, memorable music, audience participation and joyful chaos with an elite cast of Boston's best improvisors creating a show that redefines itself with each performance. 2001-03-10T11:50:23+00:00 2001-03-03 1900-01-01 ImprovBoston, 1253 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139 Improv. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/improvboston-mainstage_9721/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/improvboston-mainstage_9721/ opens 1/1/2001. Shear Madness - discover for yourself why over 8 million people around the world have seen Shear Madness, the uproarious whodunit where the audience gets to solve the crime. A mixture of improvisation and up-to-the-minute spontaneous humor. The play is delightfully different every time... 2009-05-28T15:39:42+00:00 2001-01-01 1900-01-01 Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton Street, Boston, MA, 02116 Cranberry Productions, Inc Interactive. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/shear-madness_155712/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/shear-madness_155712/ opens 10/1/1995. The critically acclaimed Blue Man Group creates experiences that defy categorization. Blue Man Group is best known for their theatrical performances that feature three bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory, multi-media journey that combines... 1999-10-01T15:24:27+00:00 1995-10-01 1900-01-01 Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton Street, Boston, MA, 02116 Performance Art. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/blue-man-group_231/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/blue-man-group_231/ open run. Three premieres by Gianni, Di Marco, Bonnie Mathis, and Mary Wollf and Exceprts from Jose Limon's "There is a Time," staged by Jennifer Scanlon and Libby Nye. 2009-09-11T13:38:19+00:00 1900-01-01 1900-01-01 Midway Studios, 15 Channel Center St., Boston, MA, 02210 Dance. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/boston-conservatory-dance-theater_159412/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/boston-conservatory-dance-theater_159412/ open run. ImprovBoston presents TheatreSports, an official Boston franchise of the world-renowned format that pits two teams of improvisors in a match to the comedic death. A stern referee keeps the players in line, and the audience scores each scene to determine the winning team. 2001-01-10T17:02:23+00:00 1900-01-01 1900-01-01 ImprovBoston, 1253 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139 Improv. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/theatresports_8856/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/theatresports_8856/ open run. Discover the secrets of your favorite neighborhood or museum on a Watson Adventures Scavenger Hunt. You won't be collecting objects (put back that statue!) but searching for answers to tricky and humorous questions. You can see where Ben Franklin got dunked in old Boston, decode secret messages at... 2007-05-01T10:00:08+00:00 1900-01-01 1900-01-01 Watson Adventures Scavenger Hunts, , Boston, Massachusetts, Interactive. http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/watson-adventures_132993/ http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/watson-adventures_132993/