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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 Bank of America Celebrity Series Presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (Tuesday, April 25-Sunday, April 30) Seven-performance dance engagement includes three Boston premieres: Judith Jamison's Reminiscin', Ronald K. Brown's Ife/My Heart, and Hope Boykin, Abdur-Rahim Jackson, and Matthew Rushing's Acceptance in Surrender. The Wang Theatre 270 Tremont Street, Boston Show times and prices vary 800-447-7400 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 Boston Symphony Orchestra: Christoph von Dohnanyi, Conductor & Frank Peter Zimmermann, Violin (Thursday, April 27-Saturday, April 29 & Tuesday, May 2) Schubert: Symphony in B Minor, Unfinished Henze Adagio, Fugue, and Maenads’ Dance from The Bassarids (American premiere) Brahams: Violin Concerto Symphony Hall 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday, 8:00pm; Friday, 1:30pm Prices vary 617-266-1200 Massasoit Community College Buckley Performing Arts Center presents You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Friday, April 21-Sunday, April 30) Based on The Comic Strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schultz; directed and choreographed by Tara McSweeney. The Buckley Performing Arts Center, Massasoit Community College Off Rt.27, Brockton Friday-Saturday, 8:00pm; Sunday, 3:00pm $18, general public; $16, with Massasoit ID, senior citizens & students 508-427-1234 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 Damn Yankees (Tuesday, April 25-Sunday, May 14) An all new production of this classic musical presented in association with The Boston Red Sox. NSMT puts a new spin on a hilarious and heart-warming musical which now tells the story of a die-hard Red Sox fan who makes a deal with the devil to help the Sox take the pennant from the dreaded Yankees. North Shore Music Theatre 62 Dunham Road, Beverly Wednesday, 1:30pm; Tuesday-Thursday, 7:30pm; Friday-Saturday, 8:00pm; Saturday-Sunday, 2:00pm $40-$75 978-232-7200 Ernest Dawkins and the New Horizons Ensemble The Boston premiere of one of Chicago's most exciting jazz groups. A member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, saxophonist Dawkins leads a fiery quintet of the city's most adventurous players. Institute of Contemporary Art 955 Boylston Street, Boston 8:00pm $10; $8, students & seniors 617-354-6898/617-628-4342 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 Jon Fisch, Jim Lauletta & Corey Manning Ficsh from Comedy Central’s Premium Blend, Lauletta, and Manning perform. The Kowloon Restaurant Route 1 North, Saugus Friday, 10:15pm; Saturday, 7:30pm & 9:45pm $20 781-233-0077 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 Zeitgeist Stage Company presents: Hiding Behind Comets (Friday, April 28-Saturday, May 20) Although twin brother and sister Troy and Honey share an unusually strong bond, they seem as different as night and day. One late summer evening, a stranger wanders into their family-owned bar. When he starts asking personal questions, it soon becomes clear that his visit to this small-town dive has not been purely coincidental. The extent of his journey, its underlying motivation and the past horrors that have directed it provide a roller coaster of surprises that keep audiences on the edge of their seats until the play's final moments. BCA Plaza Black Box 539 Tremont Street, Boston Thursday-Saturday, 8:00pm; Saturday, 4:00pm; Sunday, 5:00pm $15 617-933-8600 The Leonard Bernstein Festival of Creative Arts (Wednesday, April 26-Sunday, April 30) The five-day festival features more than 50 exhibitions and performances by international, national, and regional artists, actors, and musicians, as well as by Brandeis students and faculty. Several locations at Brandeis University, Waltham Times vary Some events are free, prices vary for others 781-736-5008 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 Monkey Trial & Error, or You Say You Want an Evolution Satirical improve and sketch comedy is a combination of audience inspiration and original sketch comedy. Improv Asylum 216 Hanover Street, Boston Friday-Saturday, 8:00pm; Saturday, 10:00pm $15 617-263-6887 The Civilians Perform the Boston Premiere of Nobody’s Lunch (Tuesday, April 25-Sunday, April 30) The NYC Obie Award-winning company delves into the politics of information with this performance, an insightful, musical, darkly comedic look at our national identity. Zero Arrow Theatre Intersection of Arrow St. and Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge Tuesday-Thursday & Sunday, 7:30pm; Friday & Saturday, 8:00pm; Saturday-Sunday, 2:00pm $30 617-846-4275 Stoneham Theatre Presents Nunsensations! The Nunsense Vegas Revue (Thursday, April 20-Sunday, April 30) Sisters are offered a $10,000 donation for their school if they will perform in a Las Vegas showroom, leading to adventure complete with song and dance. Stoneham Theatre 395 Main Street, Stoneham Thursday, 7:30pm; Friday-Saturday, 8:00pm; Saturday, 4:00pm; Sunday, 2:00pm; 4/26, 2:00pm $36, adults; $32, seniors; $18 students 781-279-2200 Otaku Cinema Slam (Friday, April 28-Saturday, April 29) A rich new series of recent Japanese films and videos that introduce themes related to the notion of otaku, roughly translated as "geek culture" or "pop culture fanaticism." This weekend-long series introduces different genres that fall under the category of otaku, including yaoi, a subculture that (often graphically) explores male to male relationships. Originally created by female fans, its primary audience remains women, in spite of the subject matter. Harvard Film Archive 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge Friday, 7:00pm & 9:00pm; Saturday, 7:00pm $8; $6, seniors and students 617-496-3211 Real Hush-Hush (Thursday, April 20-Sunday, May 14) MRT’s second world premiere of the season, Shaw, Larry and Wilson share an office, but what is it they really do? A workplace comedy full of bureaucratic bumbling, backstabbing and intrigue. Fast, funny and frightening, this theatrical ride shouldn’t be missed. Merrimack Repertory Theatre 50 East Merrimack Street, Lowell Wednesday-Friday, 8:00pm; Saturday, 4:30pm & 8:30pm; Sunday 2:00pm & 7:00pm (call for any variations) $32-$55 978-454-3926 Stand-Uprov Come see two to three stand-up comics perform 10-15 minute sets followed by a cast of improvisers creating scenes off of their material. Improv Asylum 216 Hanover Street, Boston 12:00am $7 617-263-6887 Boston Theatre Works presents: The Sweetest Swing in Baseball (Thursday, April 13-Saturday, May 6) Celebrated painter Dana Fielding is the toast of the art world. But after her latest exhibition tanks and her boyfriend dumps her, she winds up in a psychiatric hospital where she finds inspiration from the unlikeliest of sources - the legendary bad boy of baseball, Darryl Strawberry. This is a funny and caustic play about the pressures of success and the need to create a protective "other self" to survive life in the spotlight. BCA Plaza Theatre 539 Tremont Street, Boston Thursday-Friday, 8:00pm; Saturday, 4:00pm & 8:30pm; Sunday, 3:00pm $29 617-933-8600 Boston Lyric Opera’s Thais (Friday, April 28-Tuesday, May 9) She's captivating and provocative. He's full of the fire of conversion. The temptress and the monk clash: Eros or God? Like Thaïs, Massenet's music is seductive, like her monk, persuasive, like them both, irresistible. The Shubert Theatre 272 Tremont Street, Boston 7:30pm (Sunday shows are at 3:00pm) $33-$166 800-447-7400 The Bacchae (Thursday, April 27-Sunday, May 7) Brandeis Theater Company presents this production of Euripides’ classic confrontation between human and divine authority, featuring an original musical score by Professor Davod Rakowski. Adapted and directed by Eric Hill. Springold Theater Center, Outdoors/Laurie Theater 415 South Street, Waltham Thursday-Saturday, 8:00pm; 5/6 & 5/7, 2:00pm $16-$20 781-736-3400 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 The Who’s Tommy (Friday, April 21-Sunday, April 23; Thursday, April 27-Saturday, April 29) With a cast of over 20 people, come take this amazing journey featuring some of The Who s most memorable songs including Pinball Wizard, Sensation, and Acid Queen! Regent Theatre 7 Medford St. Arlington Times vary $15-$25 781-646-4849 Wicked Wednesday, April 12-Sunday, May 14 This musical tells the story of how two girls grew to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch. The Opera House 539 Washington Street, Boston Tuesdays-Thursdays & Sundays, 7:30pm; Fridays-Saturdays, 8:00pm; Saturdays-Sundays, 2:00pm Prices vary 1-866-523-7469
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