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Blue Man Group 
Charles Playhouse 74 Warrenton Street, Boston Regular Schedule: Wednesdays & Thursdays, 8:00pm; Fridays at 7:00pm; Saturdays at 4:00pm,7:00pm & 10:00pm; Sundays at 2:00pm & 5:00pm; visit http://www.blueman.com/boston for added show times For tickets, visit http://www.blueman.com/boston or call 617-931-2787 Shear Madness Ongoing Charles Playhouse 74 Warrenton Street, Boston Tuesdays-Fridays, 8:00pm; Saturdays, 6:30pm & 9:30pm; Sundays, 3:00pm & 7:00pm $38 (holiday prices may vary) 617-426-5225 Banned in Boston A benefit for Urban Improv, a violence-prevention program for youth that utilizes theater improvisation to help students confront a variety of issues, this is a musical comedy revue – a night of hilarity, musical satire, and impromptu skits. Cocktails and hors d’ oeuvres will be served by Boston’s top restaurants before the show. Avalon 15 Landsdowne Street, Boston 6:00pm $75 for those under the age of 40; $150 for those above the age of 40 617-524-7065 Big Apple Circus: Grandma Goes to Hollywood (Saturday, April 1-Sunday, May 7) Grandma the Clown and her luminous cast of acrobats, jugglers, trapeze flyers, performing horses and dogs, humorists and superheroes of the Big Top make movie moments come to life. City Hall Plaza, Boston Show times vary $13-$54 617-931-2787/800-922-3772 Bill W. and Dr. Bob (Sunday, March 5-Sunday, March 26) The amazing and often humorous story of the founders of AA. New Repertory Theatre, Arsenal Center for the Arts 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown Show times vary $30-$48 617-923-8487 Huntington Theatre Breaking Ground 2006 Festival of New Play Readings (Thursday, April 6-Sunday, April 9) Includes a new musical, “Kind Hearts and Coronets,” as well as the five new plays, “Persephone,” “Voyeurs de Venus,” “Property,” “The Atheist,” and “Mauritius.” BCA’s Carol G. Deane Rehearsal Hall, Stanford Calderwood Pavilion 539 Tremont Street, Boston Thursday, 7:30pm; Friday, 8:00pm; Saturday, 3:00pm & 8:00pm; Sunday, 2:00pm & 7:00pm (in order listed above) Free (seating limited, reservations recommended) 617-266-0800 Boston Symphony Orchestra: Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, Conductor & Gil Shaham, Violin (Thursday, April 6-Saturday, April 8 & Tuesday, April 11) All-Mozart program. Symphony Hall 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday, 8:00pm; Friday, 1:30pm Prices vary 617-266-1200 Christine Jorgensen Reveals (Thursday, April 6-Saturday, April 29) In 1952, America's first famous transsexual, Christine Jorgensen, was a scandal and banned in Boston. Now The Theater Offensive, New England's leading creator and presenter of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender theater, will present the Off-Broadway hit Christine Jorgensen Reveals Starring Bradford Louryk, whose exquisite, tour-de-force performance brings to life Jorgensen's only recorded interview. BCA’s Calderwood Pavilion 527 Tremont Street, Boston Thursday, 7:30pm; Friday-Saturday, 8:00pm; Sunday, 3pm $34-$39 617-621-6090 Degas to Picasso: Modern Masters "Degas to Picasso: Modern Masters" is an ambitious, kaleidoscopic survey of European art from 1900 to the 1960s. The Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston Times and prices vary 617-369-3189 The Faith Quilts Project (Friday, April 7-Monday, April 10) A citywide celebration of faith, arts and community, featuring a Grand Exhibition of Faith Quilts at the Cyclorama. The exhibition will be accompanied by a series of free events, including concerts, dance performances and panel discussions. BCA Cyclorama 539 Tremont Street, Boston Friday, Saturday & Monday, 10:00am-10:00pm; Sunday, 12:00pm-6:00pm Free 617-426-5000 Friday Night Play Group: Blue Man Group A pre-show gathering with light hors d'oeuvres and cash bar, then see the best show in Boston "Blue Man Group," and join us in the Playhouse Lounge (in-theatre lounge) after the show. Charles Playhouse 74 Warrenton Street, Boston Reception: 8:30pm; Show: 10:00pm $45; $80 for two (includes complimentary reception) http://www.bostoneventguide.com/events/blueman3_06.htm Giovanni de Cunto Art Exhibit to Benefit The Ellie Fund Celebrate the opening of Studio UB-313 and Giovanni's latest art exhibit with an evening to benefit The Ellie Fund. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be provided. This event is brought to you by Giovanni de Cunto, Jay Manciocchi, and Devin McQueeney, and sponsored by The Traveling Vineyard and Fast Frame. Studio UB-313 17 Power House Street, 3rd Floor, South Boston 6:00pm-11:00pm $10 617-270-6089 To order tickets, please visit www.elliefund.org Code Duello: Hamilton & Burr (Fridays in April) The Tribe debuts its newest improv comedy showcase set in colonial America, starring two of America’s angriest founders, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. Each night, two of the Tribe’s mainstage improvisers will don wigs and waistcoats, draw pistols, and recreate one of the most infamous personal and political rivalries in American history using a single audience. The Tribe Theater 67 Stuart St, Boston 8:00pm $10-$15 617-510-4447 Boston Lyric Opera Presents La Traviata (Friday, March 31-Tuesday, April 11) A visual feast, a vocal tour de force, lushly romantic, this is one of Verdi’s most beloved works. Violetta is a glittering Parisian courtesan, emphatically not looking for love, until, at the most vulnerable moment of her life, she meets Alfredo. Now she knows she has a heart, because it's breaking. The Shubert Theatre 272 Tremont Street, Boston Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday shows at 7:30pm; Sunday, 3:00pm $33-$166 800-447-7400 Menopause, the Musical Ongoing Four women with nothing in common meet at a lingerie sale. Fighting over a bra, they realize how much they actually share. The Stuart Street Playhouse 200 Stuart Street, Boston Wednesdays-Fridays, 8:00pm; Saturdays & Sundays, 2:00pm & 5:00pm $42.50 per person; group rates available 800-447-7400 My Surreal View of Ordinary Life Deborah M. Priestly, local poet and expressionistic painter, hosts an art reception with open poetry. There will be treats at the reception. Art is for sale through the Out of the Blue Art Gallery. The 1369 Coffeehouse 877 Cambridge Street, Inman Square, Cambridge 7:00pm-9:00pm No cover 617-576-1369 The Boston Conservatory and Generation Next Present Next Stop: Broadway Join us for a pre-party at Dillon's to sample our dazzling signature "Marquee" cocktail and enjoy complimentary appetizers. Then come see Boston's brightest young stars before they head to Broadway in Two Gentleman of Verona, the Tony Award-winning rock musical by the writers of Hair. A portion of the proceeds benefit Rogerson Communities. Pre-party: Dillon’s 955 Boylston Street, Boston 6:00pm-7:30 pm Show: The Boston Conservatory Theater 31 Hemenway Street, Boston 8:00pm-10:30pm $15 (includes pre-party & VIP seats to the show) 617-912-9244 (RSVP by 3/29) The Boston Conservatory and Generation Next Present Next Stop: Broadway Join us for a pre-party at Dillon's to sample our dazzling signature "Marquee" cocktail and enjoy complimentary appetizers. Then come see Boston's brightest young stars before they head to Broadway in Two Gentleman of Verona, the Tony Award-winning rock musical by the writers of Hair. A portion of the proceeds benefit Rogerson Communities. Pre-party: Dillon’s 955 Boylston Street, Boston 6:00pm-7:30 pm Show: The Boston Conservatory Theater 31 Hemenway Street, Boston 8:00pm-10:30pm $15 (includes pre-party & VIP seats to the show) 617-912-9244 (RSVP) American Repertory Theatre's Wold Premiere of Orpheus X (Saturday, March 25-Sunday, April 23) The poet Orpheus risked death to rescue Eurydice from the underworld. They had almost reached the surface when he looked back and lost her forever. Zero Arrow Theatre Intersection of Massachusetts Ave. & Arrow St., Cambridge Show times vary $35-$48 617-547-8300 4th Annual Prokopoff Violin Concert A performance of music from the extensive collection of Stephen Prokopoff. Some of the pieces that will be performed include Concerto for Two Violins in A minor by Antonin Vivaldi, Romance Op. 37 by Camille Saint-Saens and Piano Trio in A minor, Mov. 1 by Maurice Ravel. The concert is organized and performed by MIT students. Lewis Music Library (14E-109), MIT 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge 12:00pm-1:00pm Free 617.253.5689 Quantum Grids: Sol LeWitt, Yayoi Kusama, and Cai Guo-Qiang Saturday, October 15-Sunday, April 16 Although the shapes these three artworks comprise differ considerably in form and content, each artist uses the grid as an ordering device. Sert Gallery Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge Mondays-Saturdays, 10am-5pm; Sundays, 1:00pm-5:00pm $7.50 per person 617-496-5331 Alarm Clock Theatre Company presents: Rosa (Friday, April 7-Saturday, April 22) Back Bay couple Cynthia and James Spalding are about to fly to Guatemala to bring home their newly adopted daughter, Rosa. But on the eve of their departure, their car is destroyed by fire. Is it an accident? Or something else? Rosa chronicles one middle-class couple's nightmarish experience of the war on terror. Both dark and funny, this poignant drama poses challenging questions about individual liberty, democratic values, and the power of government in our lives. BCA Plaza Black Box 539 Tremont Street, Boston Thursday-Saturday, 8:00pm; Sunday, 2:00pm $15 617-933-8600 Sowedo Gospel Choir Formed to celebrate the inspirational power of African spiritual music, the choir draws on the best talent from the many churches in and around Soweto. Performing in eight different languages, with earthy rhythms and rich harmonies, their charismatic performances of tribal, traditional and popular African gospel combine to uplift the soul and express South Africa's great hopes for the future. Symphony Hall 301 Massachusetts Avenue 8:00pm $28-$58; Subscription prices: $35-$53 617-266-1200 Talking to Terrorists (Friday, March 17-Saturday, April 8) Until we understand how ordinary people can commit terrorist acts, we won’t stop them. This Robin Soans play recounts the experiences of peacemakers, journalists, hostages, and those who crossed the line. BCA Plaza Theatre 539 Tremont Street, Boston Show times vary $40 617-933-8600 Talley’s Folly (Friday, March 24-Saturday, April 22) At the height of World War II, Matt Friedman, a 42 year-old Jewish accountant living in St. Louis, wants to marry 31 year-old spinster Sally Talley and rescue her from rural Missouri and her family of eccentrics. Two unlikely lovers expose their innermost secrets and dreams, exploring the potential for connection in this tender and heartfelt Pulitzer Prize-winning classic. The Lyric Stage Company of Boston 140 Clarendon Street, Boston Show times vary $20-$45 617-585-5678 The Road Home: Re-Membering America (Friday, March 24-Sunday, April 30) The Huntington Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Marc Wolf’s one-man show based on the recording he made on his way home from the West coast after September 11, 2001. Virginia Wimberly Theatre, Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts 527 Tremont Street, Boston Tuesdays-Thursdays, 7:30pm (except 4/4); Fridays-Saturdays, 8:00pm; Sundays at 7:00pm (3/26, 4/2 & 4/23 only); Wednesdays at 2:00pm (4/5, 4/12 & 4/26 only); Saturdays-Sundays, 2:00pm (except 3/26 & 4/8) $15-$52 617-266-0800 For tickets, go to http://www.huntingtontheatre.org Stoneham Theatre Presents Unforgettable: The Nat King Cole Story (Thursday, March 30-Saturday, April 15) This one-man show follows Nat King Cole's career with anecdotes and performaces of a selection of his celebrated songs. Stoneham Theatre 395 Main Street, Stoneham Thursday, 7:30pm; Friday-Saturday, 8:00pm; Saturday, 4:00pm; Sunday, 2:00pm; April 2 & 9, 6:00pm $18-$36 781-279-2200
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