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Discover Theatre In Boston's comprehensive guide to plays, musicals, Broadway shows, operas, dance performances, and concerts Now Playing in the Boston area. Find tickets for the best plays in Boston!

Blue Man Group

Blue Man Group

Charles Playhouse

Blue Man Group is best known for its award-winning theatrical productions which critics have described as "ground-breaking," "hilarious," "visually stunning" and "musically powerful." These performances feature three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience that combines theatre, percussive music, art, science and vaudeville into a form of entertainment that is like nothing else. Experience the thrill of Blue Man Group in Boston.

The Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon

Citizens Bank Opera House

THE BOOK OF MORMON is the Winner of 9 Tony Awards including Best Musical! From Trey Parker and Matt Stone, four-time Emmy Award-winning creators of "South Park," and Tony Award-winner Robert Lopez, co-creator of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Avenue Q, comes THE BOOK OF MORMON, a new Broadway musical that Jon Stewart of The Daily Show describes as, "a crowning achievement, so good it makes me angry" and by Entertainment Weekly as "the funniest musical of all time." Don't miss your chance to see what Ben Brantley of The New York Times calls "the best musical of this century." Don't miss THE BOOK OF MORMON Chicago.

Crowns

Crowns

Moonbox Productions at Arrow Street Arts

A vibrant musical play that uses hats to explore Black history, identity, and cultural traditions through the eyes of a young Black woman who visits her Southern aunt after her brother's death. Hats serve as symbols, telling stories of their historical and contemporary roles-from African rituals and slavery to church, funerals, and fashion. Blending gospel music, dance, and rap, the play celebrates the transformative cultural significance of hats, culminating in the young woman's embrace of her heritage.

Don't Eat The Mangos

Don't Eat The Mangos

Stanford Calderwood Pavilion

Playwright Ricardo Pérez González’s wickedly funny tragedy Don’t Eat the Mangos portrays life on his home island of Puerto Rico with compassion and humor through the saga of three sisters living just outside San Juan. As a hurricane approaches the beautiful island, secrets and ugly truths are revealed that cause the sisters to wrestle with how to stay true to their familia and homeland – and seek a satisfying revenge. Obie Award winner David Mendizábal returns from the acclaimed world premiere production to direct.

The Great Reveal

The Great Reveal

Lyric Stage Boston

Newly married and seven months pregnant, Lexi has planned the perfect backyard gender-reveal party with every detail immaculately in place. But not everyone is as enthusiastic about the celebration. Her immature husband, Christopher, is rattled by what the future holds for him as a father. Her brother Linus, a trans man, is caught between his sister and his partner Dosia, who is tasked with making the cake for an event that goes against everything they stand for. When emotions escalate and revelations are shared, a family and the importance of being true to oneself is tested as they grapple to find ways to keep on loving each other.

La Tempestad - The Tempest

La Tempestad - The Tempest

Trinity Repertory Company

Shakespeare's familiar story of magic, betrayal, comedy, and love is told through a compelling mix of The Bard's classic English, translated Spanish dialogue, and projected subtitles so you can understand it all. La Tempestad - The Tempest purposefully weaves two languages to deconstruct the colonialist narratives, all while retaining the shipwreck, romance, magic, and fantasy that make Shakespeare's final play so beloved. Originally presented in 2018 as a touring Teatro en El Verano production, La Tempestad is the first to transfer to Trinity Rep's main stage!

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Actors' Shakespeare Project at Mosesian Center for the Arts

Join the Bard's most colorful cast of characters as they flit, frolic, and stumble their way through the trees, aided by moonlight and magic. Elliot Norton Award-winning director Maurice Emmanuel Parent's invigorating new take on A Midsummer Night's Dream will explore the beauty and romance, but also the sinister underbelly, of one of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies.

The Murder Mystery Dinner Theater Show

The Murder Mystery Dinner Theater Show

Exchange Street Bistro

Prepare to unravel the secrets of a thrilling murder mystery, where every twist and turn leads you closer to uncovering the truth. Put your sleuthing skills to the test as you examine clues and mingle with suspects, all while enjoying a delectable three-course meal. But beware - you might find yourself a suspect in this gripping tale. Secure your tickets now for an evening you won't soon forget!

The Squirrels

The Squirrels

Apollinaire Theatre Company at Chelsea Theatre Works

A bitter struggle for love, power, and the almighty acorn divides a once-peaceful tree in Robert Askins' (Hand to God) dark satire of prejudice and greed. It's Romeo and Juliet meets King Lear meets Macbeth meets Planet Earth- a tragi-comical epic battle for nuts.

Sugar

Sugar

Boston Center for the Arts

Brooke, attempting to navigate the world without a family, support system, or access to opportunity, finds herself working over 90 hours a week at three jobs to pay rent, bill collectors, student loans, and manage one meal a day ? and she still comes up short every single week. That is, until she is presented with an opportunity that she cannot say no to: the Sugar Bowl. Sugar is written by Tara Moses and directed by Audrey Seraphin.

What You Are Now

What You Are Now

Merrimack Repertory Theatre

Set in Lowell, What You Are Now follows Pia, a passionate young researcher investigating new ideas about how to heal the mind from traumatic memories. Her interest is deeply intertwined with her family's history. When a figure from the past shows up, urging Pia's mother to testify about her experiences during the violence of 1970s Cambodia, unresolved histories are brought to the surface. what you are now is a thrillingly insightful new play that asks the audience to move through the shifting dance between the past and present, and to consider how with new understanding we might change "who you were then" to "what you are now."