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Performing Arts in BostonSunday, Nov. 8 through Sunday, Jan. 31 · checked by a person, sorted by start time

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What’s on

Grouped by day, in start-time order. Multi-day runs appear on each day they play; exhibitions and markets sit in the “ongoing” row under each day.
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Friday, Dec. 41 event · 7 ongoing

  1. through Dec. 5
    Gianmarco Soresi: The Misery Loves Tour
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    See listingthewilbur.com
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Saturday, Dec. 54 events · 7 ongoing

  1. opens today, through Dec. 6
    The Gingerbread Man by WonderSpark Puppets
    Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station Street, Brookline
    $18.50
  2. Rosebud Baker: Paper Bag Princess Tour
    Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville
    Ticketscrystalballroomboston.com
  3. through Dec. 6
    Cirque Dreams Holidaze
    Boch Center Shubert Theatre, Downtown
    $39.50
  4. closing night
    Gianmarco Soresi: The Misery Loves Tour
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    See listingthewilbur.com
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Sunday, Dec. 63 events · 7 ongoing

  1. last day
    The Gingerbread Man by WonderSpark Puppets
    Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station Street, Brookline
    $18.50
  2. Brett Goldstein: Sex, Death & Small Talk
    Boch Center Wang Theatre, Downtown
    $50
  3. closing night
    Cirque Dreams Holidaze
    Boch Center Shubert Theatre, Downtown
    $39.50
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Wednesday, Dec. 92 events · 8 ongoing

  1. Liederabend LXXXIV: Shades of Romanticism, Part 2
    Williams Hall, New England Conservatory, 290 Huntington Avenue, Fenway-Kenmore
    Free
  2. NEC Philharmonia: Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Stravinsky
    NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Fenway-Kenmore
    Free
Also on this day: 8 exhibitions, runs and markets

Friday, Dec. 113 events · 10 ongoing

  1. opens today, through Dec. 13
    The Troll that Stole Hanukkah by WonderSpark Puppets
    Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station Street, Brookline
    Ticketspuppetshowplace.org
  2. Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet
    Boch Center Wang Theatre, Downtown
    $66
  3. opens today, through Dec. 12
    SUBJECT:MATTER: Outside
    Takeda Theater at The Platform, 585 Third St, Cambridge
    $42
Also on this day: 10 exhibitions, runs and markets

Saturday, Dec. 123 events · 11 ongoing

  1. through Dec. 13
    The Troll that Stole Hanukkah by WonderSpark Puppets
    Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station Street, Brookline
    Ticketspuppetshowplace.org
  2. MIT Women's Chorale Winter Concert: Lift Your Eyes
    Thomas Tull Concert Hall, MIT Linde Music Building, 201 Amherst Street, Cambridge
    Free
  3. closing night
    SUBJECT:MATTER: Outside
    Takeda Theater at The Platform, 585 Third St, Cambridge
    $42
Also on this day: 11 exhibitions, runs and markets

Sunday, Dec. 133 events · 11 ongoing

  1. last day
    The Troll that Stole Hanukkah by WonderSpark Puppets
    Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station Street, Brookline
    Ticketspuppetshowplace.org
  2. Liederabend LXXXV
    Williams Hall, New England Conservatory, 290 Huntington Avenue, Fenway-Kenmore
    Free
  3. Matt Rogers: This Time It's Really Christmas Tour
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    $48
Also on this day: 11 exhibitions, runs and markets

Thursday, Dec. 171 event · 12 ongoing

  1. NEC Chamber Music Concentration Concert
    Burnes Hall, New England Conservatory, 290 Huntington Avenue, Fenway-Kenmore
    Free
Also on this day: 12 exhibitions, runs and markets

Friday, Dec. 181 event · 13 ongoing

  1. Jacques ze Whipper: Circus Kid and the Secret Show Send-Off
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    $35-$105
Also on this day: 13 exhibitions, runs and markets

Saturday, Dec. 191 event · 12 ongoing

  1. Godfrey
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    See listingthewilbur.com
Also on this day: 12 exhibitions, runs and markets

Saturday, Dec. 262 events · 7 ongoing

  1. Bob Marley (Comedian)
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    $47
  2. opens today, through Dec. 28
    Shen Yun
    Boch Center Wang Theatre, Downtown
    $95
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Sunday, Dec. 273 events · 7 ongoing

  1. opens today, through Dec. 28
    Hansel and Gretel by Tanglewood Marionettes
    Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station Street, Brookline
    Ticketspuppetshowplace.org
  2. Joe Gatto and Drew Lynch: Wrap It Up!
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    $49-$69
  3. through Dec. 28
    Shen Yun
    Boch Center Wang Theatre, Downtown
    $95
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Monday, Dec. 282 events · 7 ongoing

  1. last day
    Hansel and Gretel by Tanglewood Marionettes
    Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station Street, Brookline
    Ticketspuppetshowplace.org
  2. closing night
    Shen Yun
    Boch Center Wang Theatre, Downtown
    $95
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Thursday, Dec. 311 event · 6 ongoing

  1. opens today, through Jan. 1
    First Night Boston 2027
    Copley Square & Boston Common, Back Bay
    Free
Also on this day: 6 exhibitions, runs and markets

Friday, Jan. 11 event · 4 ongoing

  1. last day
    First Night Boston 2027
    Copley Square & Boston Common, Back Bay
    Free
Also on this day: 4 exhibitions, runs and markets

Friday, Jan. 81 event · 2 ongoing

  1. Grits & Eggs Podcast: Coming Thru America Tour
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    $31-$41
Also on this day: 2 exhibitions, runs and markets

Saturday, Jan. 91 event · 2 ongoing

  1. Craig Conant
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    $25-$33
Also on this day: 2 exhibitions, runs and markets

Tuesday, Jan. 121 event · 2 ongoing

  1. Hold Onto Your Butts
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    $29-$47
Also on this day: 2 exhibitions, runs and markets

Friday, Jan. 151 event · 2 ongoing

  1. opens today, through Jan. 16
    Anthony Jeselnik: Wrath of Man
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    $49-$79
Also on this day: 2 exhibitions, runs and markets

Saturday, Jan. 161 event · 2 ongoing

  1. closing night
    Anthony Jeselnik: Wrath of Man
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    $49-$79
Also on this day: 2 exhibitions, runs and markets

Wednesday, Jan. 201 event · 1 ongoing

  1. Two Dykes and a Mic: Soaking Wet Tour
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    $39-$89
Also on this day: 1 exhibition, run or market

Thursday, Jan. 211 event · 2 ongoing

  1. opens today, through Jan. 23
    BSO: Tchaikovsky Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5
    Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Fenway-Kenmore
    Ticketsbso.org
Also on this day: 2 exhibitions, runs and markets

Friday, Jan. 223 events · 2 ongoing

  1. Aaron Chen: Technology
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    See listingthewilbur.com
  2. through Jan. 23
    BSO: Tchaikovsky Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5
    Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Fenway-Kenmore
    Ticketsbso.org
  3. opens today, through Jan. 24
    The Wiz
    Emerson Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston St, Downtown
    Ticketsus.atgtickets.com
Also on this day: 2 exhibitions, runs and markets

Saturday, Jan. 233 events · 2 ongoing

  1. Big Jay Oakerson: The Greatest Yapper Alive Tour
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    See listingthewilbur.com
  2. closing night
    BSO: Tchaikovsky Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5
    Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Fenway-Kenmore
    Ticketsbso.org
  3. through Jan. 24
    The Wiz
    Emerson Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston St, Downtown
    Ticketsus.atgtickets.com
Also on this day: 2 exhibitions, runs and markets

Sunday, Jan. 241 event · 2 ongoing

  1. closing night
    The Wiz
    Emerson Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston St, Downtown
    Ticketsus.atgtickets.com
Also on this day: 2 exhibitions, runs and markets

Tuesday, Jan. 261 event · 1 ongoing

  1. Berklee Composition Department Faculty Concert
    David Friend Recital Hall, 921 Boylston Street, Back Bay
    Free
Also on this day: 1 exhibition, run or market

Friday, Jan. 292 events · 1 ongoing

  1. opens today, through Jan. 31
    Boston Lyric Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
    Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St, Downtown
    Ticketsblo.org
  2. Leslie Jones: I'm Hot Tour
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    $49-$69
Also on this day: 1 exhibition, run or market

Saturday, Jan. 301 event · 1 ongoing

  1. through Jan. 31
    Boston Lyric Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
    Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St, Downtown
    Ticketsblo.org
Also on this day: 1 exhibition, run or market

Sunday, Jan. 311 event · 1 ongoing

  1. closing night
    Boston Lyric Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
    Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St, Downtown
    Ticketsblo.org
Also on this day: 1 exhibition, run or market
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