Boston Theatre for Kids and Families
Most Boston Theatre stages feature family-friendly performances throughout the year suitable to kids. Find out what's playing near you in Boston and introduce your kids to the wonders of live performance.Detention: Stand-Up Comedy and $4 Drinks in a Speakeasy, Boston, $$
Sat, September 10, 2022 - Thu, November 30, 2023
$4 for drinks at a stand-up comedy show in a speakeasy in an abandoned classroom in Cambridge. Doors at 8PM. The Stand-Up Comedy Show in an Abandoned Classroom, with $4 Drinks.
Sat, September 10, 2022 - Thu, November 30, 2023
$4 for drinks at a stand-up comedy show in a speakeasy in an abandoned classroom in Cambridge. Doors at 8PM. The Stand-Up Comedy Show in an Abandoned Classroom, with $4 Drinks.
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumb*ss Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive, Boston, $$
Fri, September 15, 2023 - Sun, October 15, 2023
Direct from Broadway, this Tony-nominated comedy pulls back West Wing curtains to shine light on the brilliant and beleaguered women who keep things running behind the scenes.
Fri, September 15, 2023 - Sun, October 15, 2023
Direct from Broadway, this Tony-nominated comedy pulls back West Wing curtains to shine light on the brilliant and beleaguered women who keep things running behind the scenes.
Blue Man Group at Charles Playhouse, Boston, $$
Sat, September 23, 2023 - Wed, October 25, 2023
Blue Man Group is back!! Best known for its award-winning theatrical productions which critics have described as 'ground-breaking', 'hilarious', 'visually stunning' and 'musically powerful'.
Sat, September 23, 2023 - Wed, October 25, 2023
Blue Man Group is back!! Best known for its award-winning theatrical productions which critics have described as 'ground-breaking', 'hilarious', 'visually stunning' and 'musically powerful'.
Cardboard Explosion! by Paper Heart Puppets, Brookline, $
Sat, September 30, 2023 - Sun, October 8, 2023
Join Brad Shur, beloved former resident artist of Puppet Showplace, on a choose-your-own-adventure featuring cardboard creations assembled before your very eyes! Save the cardboard city from a giant baby!
Sat, September 30, 2023 - Sun, October 8, 2023
Join Brad Shur, beloved former resident artist of Puppet Showplace, on a choose-your-own-adventure featuring cardboard creations assembled before your very eyes! Save the cardboard city from a giant baby!
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Live in Concert, Boston, $$
Sat, October 7, 2023 - Sat, October 7, 2023
Featuring a soundtrack that blends orchestral music with hip-hop, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Live in Concert pairs a screening of the Academy Award® winning animated film with an orchestra, band, and turntables live on stage.
Sat, October 7, 2023 - Sat, October 7, 2023
Featuring a soundtrack that blends orchestral music with hip-hop, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Live in Concert pairs a screening of the Academy Award® winning animated film with an orchestra, band, and turntables live on stage.
The Company Theatre: Misery The Play, Norwell, $$
Fri, October 13, 2023 - Sun, October 29, 2023
From the mind of Stephen King comes the live version of this intense thriller. A famous romance novelist is held captive by a deranged woman claiming to be his no.1 fan or is she?
Fri, October 13, 2023 - Sun, October 29, 2023
From the mind of Stephen King comes the live version of this intense thriller. A famous romance novelist is held captive by a deranged woman claiming to be his no.1 fan or is she?
The Baffo Box Show by Modern Times Theater, Brookline, $
Sat, October 14, 2023 - Sun, October 15, 2023
Performed in a one-of-a-kind wearable stage, this show packs classic hand puppetry, colorful scenery, and stand-up comedy into a cardboard box and delivers it live on stage!
Sat, October 14, 2023 - Sun, October 15, 2023
Performed in a one-of-a-kind wearable stage, this show packs classic hand puppetry, colorful scenery, and stand-up comedy into a cardboard box and delivers it live on stage!
Cannabis Cabaret, Boston, $
Sat, October 14, 2023 - Sat, October 14, 2023
Welcome to Cannabis Cabaret! The THC-themed HIGH DRAG extravaganja! At Jacques' Cabaret on Saturday October 14. $15 -- outside food allowed so BYOMUNCHIES. Hosted by: Tara Dikhof Featuring: Violencia! - Chito - Jamie Zolanski - Keeli...
Sat, October 14, 2023 - Sat, October 14, 2023
Welcome to Cannabis Cabaret! The THC-themed HIGH DRAG extravaganja! At Jacques' Cabaret on Saturday October 14. $15 -- outside food allowed so BYOMUNCHIES. Hosted by: Tara Dikhof Featuring: Violencia! - Chito - Jamie Zolanski - Keeli...
Hansel and Gretel by Tanglewood Marionettes, Brookline, $
Sat, October 21, 2023 - Sun, October 29, 2023
In this beautiful adaptation of the classic fairytale by the Brothers Grimm, the pages of a giant storybook turn to reveal each scene of Hansel and Gretel’s adventure!
Sat, October 21, 2023 - Sun, October 29, 2023
In this beautiful adaptation of the classic fairytale by the Brothers Grimm, the pages of a giant storybook turn to reveal each scene of Hansel and Gretel’s adventure!
MAME, Broadway's Musical Hit!, Stoughton, $$
Sat, October 21, 2023 - Sun, November 12, 2023
Mame a very Classic Musical is based upon the story of Auntie Mame which starred Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur on Broadway. Boasts many famous songs to include It's Today and the title song MAME.
Sat, October 21, 2023 - Sun, November 12, 2023
Mame a very Classic Musical is based upon the story of Auntie Mame which starred Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur on Broadway. Boasts many famous songs to include It's Today and the title song MAME.
Disney's Frozen, Boston
Wed, October 25, 2023 - Sun, November 12, 2023
Broadway In Boston presents the hit Broadway musical, Disney's Frozen! Frozen will be played at the Citizens Bank Opera House in Downtown Boston from October 25, 2023 through November 12, 2023.
Wed, October 25, 2023 - Sun, November 12, 2023
Broadway In Boston presents the hit Broadway musical, Disney's Frozen! Frozen will be played at the Citizens Bank Opera House in Downtown Boston from October 25, 2023 through November 12, 2023.

Frozen: The Musical, Boston, $$$
Wed, October 25, 2023 - Sun, November 12, 2023
An unforgettable theatrical experience filled with sensational special effects, stunning sets and costumes, and powerhouse performances, Frozen is everything you want in a musical: It’s moving. It’s spectacular. And...
Wed, October 25, 2023 - Sun, November 12, 2023
An unforgettable theatrical experience filled with sensational special effects, stunning sets and costumes, and powerhouse performances, Frozen is everything you want in a musical: It’s moving. It’s spectacular. And...
The Company Theatre: Elf The Musical Jr., Norwell, $$
Fri, November 10, 2023 - Sun, November 12, 2023
ELF THE MUSICAL JR.: Based on the beloved holiday film, this hilarious fish-out-of-water comedy follows Buddy the Elf in his quest to find his true identity.
Fri, November 10, 2023 - Sun, November 12, 2023
ELF THE MUSICAL JR.: Based on the beloved holiday film, this hilarious fish-out-of-water comedy follows Buddy the Elf in his quest to find his true identity.
A Drag Queen Christmas, Boston, $$
Sat, November 18, 2023
A Drag Queen Christmas. It’s a magical (and hilarious) evening of holiday performances featuring contestants from the reality television show on VH1.
Sat, November 18, 2023
A Drag Queen Christmas. It’s a magical (and hilarious) evening of holiday performances featuring contestants from the reality television show on VH1.
The Company Theatre: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, Norwell, $$
Fri, November 24, 2023 - Sun, December 17, 2023
This holiday season, we enhance this cherished classic with new twists, surprises, and transformations that spark the imagination, as Cinderella discovers the power within to create her own destiny.
Fri, November 24, 2023 - Sun, December 17, 2023
This holiday season, we enhance this cherished classic with new twists, surprises, and transformations that spark the imagination, as Cinderella discovers the power within to create her own destiny.

Boston Ballet's The Nutcracker 2023, Boston, $$
Fri, November 24, 2023 - Sun, December 31, 2023
A dazzling holiday tradition for the entire family! From the captivating dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy to the iconic snow scene, this enchanting holiday classic - set to the beloved music of Tchaikovsky - continues to...
Fri, November 24, 2023 - Sun, December 31, 2023
A dazzling holiday tradition for the entire family! From the captivating dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy to the iconic snow scene, this enchanting holiday classic - set to the beloved music of Tchaikovsky - continues to...

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical, Boston, $$$
Fri, November 24, 2023 - Sun, November 26, 2023
Don’t miss this family favorite that the Boston Globe is calling a “holiday staple” and the Orlando Sentinel deems an “utterly charming, top-notch production.”
Fri, November 24, 2023 - Sun, November 26, 2023
Don’t miss this family favorite that the Boston Globe is calling a “holiday staple” and the Orlando Sentinel deems an “utterly charming, top-notch production.”
The Illusionists: Magic of the Holidays, Boston
Fri, December 8, 2023 - Sun, December 10, 2023
Celebrate the holidays with the entire family at THE ILLUSIONISTS: MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS, a mind-blowing showcase featuring jaw-dropping talents of the most incredible illusionists on earth.
Fri, December 8, 2023 - Sun, December 10, 2023
Celebrate the holidays with the entire family at THE ILLUSIONISTS: MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS, a mind-blowing showcase featuring jaw-dropping talents of the most incredible illusionists on earth.
All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, Stoneham, $$
Fri, December 8, 2023 - Sat, December 23, 2023
The Western Front, Christmas, 1914. Out of the violence a silence, then a song. A German soldier steps into No Man’s Land singing “Stille Nacht.”
Fri, December 8, 2023 - Sat, December 23, 2023
The Western Front, Christmas, 1914. Out of the violence a silence, then a song. A German soldier steps into No Man’s Land singing “Stille Nacht.”
Dinosaur World Live, Boston
Sun, January 14, 2024 - Sun, January 14, 2024
Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World Live in this roarsome interactive show for the whole family. Book now before tickets become extinct!
Sun, January 14, 2024 - Sun, January 14, 2024
Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World Live in this roarsome interactive show for the whole family. Book now before tickets become extinct!
Hairspray, Boston
Fri, January 19, 2024 - Sun, January 21, 2024
You Can't Stop the Beat! HAIRSPRAY, Broadway's Tony Award-winning musical comedy phenomenon is back on tour! HAIRSPRAY is 'fresh, winning, and deliriously tuneful!' (The New York Times).
Fri, January 19, 2024 - Sun, January 21, 2024
You Can't Stop the Beat! HAIRSPRAY, Broadway's Tony Award-winning musical comedy phenomenon is back on tour! HAIRSPRAY is 'fresh, winning, and deliriously tuneful!' (The New York Times).
Spotlight Playhouse Presents 'Broadway on Essex', Haverhill, $
Wed, March 28, 2914 - Sat, March 29, 2014
Spotlight Playhouse presents Broadway on Essex, a cabaret dinner theater, Seating is limited, get your tickets early for this fantastic evening that will bring a little Broadway to your own backyard!
Wed, March 28, 2914 - Sat, March 29, 2014
Spotlight Playhouse presents Broadway on Essex, a cabaret dinner theater, Seating is limited, get your tickets early for this fantastic evening that will bring a little Broadway to your own backyard!

To Kill A Mockingbird, Boston, $$$
Tue, April 5, 4022 - Sun, April 17, 2022
All rise for Academy Award® winner Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize winning masterwork. The New York Times Critic’s Pick TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is “the most successful American play in Broadway...
Tue, April 5, 4022 - Sun, April 17, 2022
All rise for Academy Award® winner Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize winning masterwork. The New York Times Critic’s Pick TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is “the most successful American play in Broadway...