⚡8:00 PM·Giant Rooks - North American Tour 2026@Citizens House of Blues Boston5:30 PM·BSSC BLIZZARD X TGR FILM TOUR@Royale7:00 PM·BOSTON COMEDY FESTIVAL: PRELIM ROUND 6@McCarthy's & Toad7:00 PM·Giant Rooks@Citizens House of Blues Boston7:00 PM·COMEDY CONTEST PRELIMINARY ROUND 3@City Winery Boston7:00 PM·Die Spitz@Paradise Rock Club7:00 PM·Sleep@Roadrunner7:30 PM·Certified Fresh Stand-Up Showcase@The Comedy Studio7:30 PM·Certified Fresh w/ host Dan Hall@The Comedy Studio7:30 PM·Rachael Yamagata@City Winery Boston7:30 PM·An Evening With Alex O'Connor@The Wilbur7:30 PM·BEOWULF@Music and Theater Arts - W978:00 PM·Giant Rooks - North American Tour 2026@Citizens House of Blues Boston5:30 PM·BSSC BLIZZARD X TGR FILM TOUR@Royale7:00 PM·BOSTON COMEDY FESTIVAL: PRELIM ROUND 6@McCarthy's & Toad7:00 PM·Giant Rooks@Citizens House of Blues Boston7:00 PM·COMEDY CONTEST PRELIMINARY ROUND 3@City Winery Boston7:00 PM·Die Spitz@Paradise Rock Club7:00 PM·Sleep@Roadrunner7:30 PM·Certified Fresh Stand-Up Showcase@The Comedy Studio7:30 PM·Certified Fresh w/ host Dan Hall@The Comedy Studio7:30 PM·Rachael Yamagata@City Winery Boston7:30 PM·An Evening With Alex O'Connor@The Wilbur7:30 PM·BEOWULF@Music and Theater Arts - W978:00 PM·Giant Rooks - North American Tour 2026@Citizens House of Blues Boston5:30 PM·BSSC BLIZZARD X TGR FILM TOUR@Royale7:00 PM·BOSTON COMEDY FESTIVAL: PRELIM ROUND 6@McCarthy's & Toad7:00 PM·Giant Rooks@Citizens House of Blues Boston7:00 PM·COMEDY CONTEST PRELIMINARY ROUND 3@City Winery Boston7:00 PM·Die Spitz@Paradise Rock Club7:00 PM·Sleep@Roadrunner7:30 PM·Certified Fresh Stand-Up Showcase@The Comedy Studio7:30 PM·Certified Fresh w/ host Dan Hall@The Comedy Studio7:30 PM·Rachael Yamagata@City Winery Boston7:30 PM·An Evening With Alex O'Connor@The Wilbur7:30 PM·BEOWULF@Music and Theater Arts - W97

Theater shows in Boston this week

Boston packs a lot into a small map: Allston rock clubs, Cambridge listening rooms, Back Bay comedy and late sets around Downtown Crossing. Theater listings cover plays, musicals, improv-driven shows and experimental performance.

11 events this week across 8 venues in Boston, including Emerson Colonial Theatre, Berklee Performance Center and Boch Center - Wang Theatre. The first starts Thursday at 6:10 PM.

Adult Musical Theater Classes at Urbanity Dance!
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Adult Musical Theater Classes at Urbanity Dance!
Nov 12 · 6:10 PMUrbanity Dance HQ
Teen Theater: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
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Teen Theater: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Nov 12 · 7:00 PMFourth Presbyterian Church
Emperor's New Clothes
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Emperor's New Clothes
Nov 12 · 7:00 PMBerklee Performance Center
BEOWULF
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BEOWULF
Nov 12 · 7:30 PMMusic and Theater Arts - W97
Pouvwa World Premiere
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Pouvwa World Premiere
Nov 13 · 8:00 PMThe Platform
Good Girl
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Good Girl
Nov 14 · 8:00 PMThe Green Room
A Drag Queen Christmas
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A Drag Queen Christmas
Nov 15 · 7:30 PMEmerson Colonial Theatre
A Drag Queen Christmas
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A Drag Queen Christmas
Nov 15 · 7:30 PMEmerson Colonial Theatre
The Sound of Music
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The Sound of Music
Nov 17 · 7:00 PMBoch Center - Wang Theatre
Dirty Dancing: The Musical
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Dirty Dancing: The Musical
Nov 18 · 7:30 PMEmerson Colonial Theatre
Dirty Dancing: The Musical
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Dirty Dancing: The Musical
Nov 18 · 7:30 PMEmerson Colonial Theatre

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