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Boston Theatre and Shows



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New England Aquarium Simons IMAX TheaterBoston, $$
Simons IMAX Theatre allows aquarium visitors to get to know animals and habitats that are too large, too small, or too endangered to exhibit in an Aquarium setting.
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Orpheum TheatreFoxboro, $$
The Orpheum theatre company offers productions with talented performers of all ages. In addition to their mainstage productions, they also offer youth year round theater, musical theatre classes after school.
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Priscilla Beach TheatreManomet, $$
The country's oldest summer stock playhouse. Children's shows run from June-Sept. There is also a performing arts daycamp available.
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Puppet Showplace TheaterBrookline, $$
The Puppet Showplace Theatre is a perfect place to introduce your children to the world of make believe. Puppets of all kinds are part of wonderfully imaginative shows.
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Regent TheatreArlington, $$
Enjoy a wonderful mix of family shows, live theater, musical performances, and art films.
Rogers Center for the ArtsNorth Andover
The Rogers Center for the Arts at Merrimack College encourages artistic excellence and expression, and integrates appreciation of the arts into the lives of students and neighbors
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Seacoast Repertory TheatreNew Hampshire, $$$
This wonderful theater offers first-rate productions for the whole family and a school for the performing arts. Worth the trip!
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Showcase Cinemas RandolphRandolph, $$
The Showcase Cinemas in Randolph, MA are an excellent way to spend a rainy day or even a summer day that is just too hot! The stadium seating allows for much roomier seats than your average theater.
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Somerville TheatreSomerville, $$
Somerville Theatre has 5 auditoriums. All are fully accessible via elevator. The Main Theatre is the perfect venue for concerts and theatre performances. The other 4 cinema theatres house intimate venues for movie...
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South Shore Music CircusCohasset
For more than 50 years, the South Shore Music Circus and it’s sister venue, the Cape Cod Melody Tent, have been presenting world-class entertainment in the scenic Massachusetts coastal communities of Cohasset and...
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The Colonial TheatreBoston, $$$
The Colonial Theatre, located in Boston's Historic Theatre District, is the oldest continuously operating theatre in New England. Today the Colonial continues to present the best Broadway shows and world premieres using...
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The Company TheatreNorwell, $$
Each year, thousands of theatre-goers across the South Shore and Southeastern Massachusetts are dazzled by the excellence of the shows staged by the award-winning Company Theatre.
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The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the ArtsWatertown, $$
The Mosesian Center for the Arts is a vibrant multi-disciplinary arts organization in Watertown, Massachusetts. The 30,000 square foot arts center houses a 340-seat main stage theater, a 100-seat black box theater,...
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The Greater Boston Stage Company (Formerly Stoneham Theatre)Stoneham, $$$
A wonderfully restored gem, built in 1917 and former home to silent movies and vaudeville acts, The Greater Boston Stage Company brings upscale theater to the suburbs.
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The Music HallNew Hampshire, $$
The Music Hall is a non-profit performing arts center that entertains 100,000 patrons, including 20,000 school children, annually with acclaimed film, music, theater, and dance performances.
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UMass Lowell Center for the ArtsLowell, $
UMass Lowell Center for the Arts offers professional, nationally and internationally known performing arts in weekday programs for students and Sunday programs for families.
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Village Theatre 'Young Company” WorkshopsHarvard, $$$
Weekly Saturday “Young Company” workshops for aspiring performers will begin on September 11 and continue through December 18 at the theatre’s rehearsal space in Harvard, MA
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Wang Theatre at Boch CenterBoston, $$$
The elegant Boch Center is one of the nation's foremost not-for-profit performing arts institutions featuring Broadway plays and national touring shows.
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Wellesley Summer Theater For ChildrenWellesley, $$
Enjoy Brainard Duffield's retelling of this Lewis Carroll classic tale. Each show will be followed by a tea party with Alice and her friends.
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Wellfleet Drive-In TheatreCape Cod, $$
Cape Cod's only drive-in theater - a fun family outing that is sure to please. There is also a fun playground and snack bar. Call or visit Web site for current schedule.
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Weston Friendly Society of the Performing ArtsWeston
The Weston Friendly Society of the Performing Arts, Inc. is the second oldest theatre group in MA and has a rich history of putting on quality shows.
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Wheelock Family TheatreBoston, $$$
The Wheelock Family Theatre, is a non-profit, professional, equity theatre, located in Boston, providing affordable, quality theatre for both adults and young people.
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Zeiterion TheatreNew Bedford
Welcome to The Z's landmark 2005/2006 season. As the only performing arts center of the SouthCoast region, the Z has all the ingredients you'd expect from a world-class performance venue.
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From puppet shows, plays and musicals, drama performed by kids is everywhere in this city. Get your child interested and who knows where it might lead. Give our regards to Broadway!