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SHEAR MADNESS: Take part in the crime solving as the wildly popular show
Shear Madness celebrates its 30th year at the Charles Playhouse.
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A Bug's Life
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL PRESENTS OVO
Under the "Grand Chapiteau" on Fan Pier
Through August 29
If you’re the type that spent
happy childhood days watching
the hard-working inhabitants
of your very own ant farm
or ran about in a field trying to
catch fireflies, then the masterful
performers of Cirque du Soleil have returned to Boston with
the perfect show for you. Ovo transports audiences into a
whole new world—as brightly colored and eye-poppingly imaginative
as any previous Cirque show—where butterflies, ants,
grasshoppers and other insects go about their daily business
until their colony is disrupted by the arrival of a fly carrying an
enormous, mysterious egg. What ensues is a light-hearted
story full of romance, humor and, of course, Cirque du Soleil’s
trademark jaw-dropping acrobatics, amazing costumes and visually
stunning set pieces. Believe the buzz—Ovo is not to be
missed!
—Josh B. Wardrop
Rock the Boat
2010 ROCK AND BLUES CRUISE SERIES
Departing from Long Wharf, Boston Harbor
August 6&7, 13, 19-21 & 27
There’s nothing worse than
being marooned at sea on a
boring booze cruise, held
captive by some hack DJ’s
substandard music selection.
This summer, keep your nautical good times from walking the
metaphorical plank by hopping aboard a Rock and Blues
Concert Cruise of Boston Harbor, where you can spend three
hours cruising the coastline, dancing and rocking out to some
of the area’s top bands. Upcoming cruises boast entertainment
from funk/disco act Booty Vortex (August 7), Celtic
rockers Enter the Haggis (August 13, pictured), Virginia
combo Carbon Leaf (August 19) and Beatles cover band extraordinaire
Beatlejuice (August 20). Come join the fun aboard
a cruise where it’s not only okay to rock the boat, it’s pretty
much mandatory.
—Jaime Coyne
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THROUGH SATURDAY, APRIL 17
Follow country music legend Patsy Cline’s climb to stardom in A Closer Walk With
Patsy Cline, a theatrical production starring Bridget Beirne as Patsy and featuring
20 Cline classics, including “Walkin’ After Midnight” and “Crazy.”
FRIDAY, APRIL 9
Two-time Grammy Award-winner Diane Schuur brings her vocal versatility to Scullers
for an evening of exceptional jazz.
SUNDAY, APRIL 11
Gifted satirist, author and storyteller David Sedaris takes audiences for a hilarious
journey through his razor-sharp mind at Symphony Hall.
SUNDAY, APRIL 11
Join top American ice-skaters—including Sasha Cohen, Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto
and 2010 Winter Olympics silver medalists Meryl Davis and Charlie White—for the
Smucker’s Stars On Ice spectacular at TD Garden.
BEGINNING TUESDAY, APRIL 13
The magic of one of Broadway’s longest-running shows comes to the Colonial Theatre
as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s beloved musical Cats returns to Boston.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14
Paul Pierce (pictured), Kevin Garnett and the Boston Celtics are ready for the playoffs
to begin, but first they close out the regular season against the Milwaukee Bucks
at TD Garden.
THURSDAY, APRIL 15–SUNDAY, APRIL 18
The extraordinary grace and beauty of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is
on display as the world-renowned troupe celebrates the 20th anniversary of Artistic
Director Judith Jamison with three nights of performances at the Wang Theatre.
SATURDAY, APRIL 17
British comedian and actor Russell Brand, who stole the show in the hit comedy Forgetting
Sarah Marshall, brings his stand-up act to the Wilbur Theatre.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21
The Hub gets a taste of West Coast flavor as the Big Boss Dogg himself, the one
and only Snoop Dogg, plays the House of Blues, performing classics and cuts from
his brand new album Malice ’n’ Wonderland.
FRIDAY, APRIL 23
Canadian-born singer-songwriter Bryan Adams has been scoring hits worldwide since
the early 1980s, and tonight he brings his acoustic Bare Bones Tour to the Berklee
Performance Center.
THROUGH MAY 2
Mel Brooks’ latest monster Broadway hit—the stage musical version of his classic
film Young Frankenstein—makes its Boston debut at the Opera House.
SATURDAY, MAY 1
Blending traditional African music with contemporary sounds, Baaba Maal returns
to the area for the first time in four years with a show at the Somerville Theatre.
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