Dinner and a Show: Fall & Winter Theatre Schedule

With colder weather on the way, it’s time to focus on indoor activities again. While there’s plenty to do on a night out in Boston, Hartford, or Providence, a special way to make your evening memorable is taking in a show at one of these cities’ fine performance spaces. If you’re craving some live entertainment, one of these upcoming performances should do the trick.

Boston, MA

The Boston Symphony Orchestra will put on a tribute to the music of composer Leonard Bernstein on September 22^nd. On September 24^th, Brazilian musician Seu Jorge will perform a special tribute to David Bowie, in addition to recreating the set of The Life Aquatic on stage. The BSO and the Boston Pops will put on a free concert in Franklin Park on October 1^st, preceded by a community arts festival. And on both October 30^th and 31^st, the Boston Pops will perform the score to The Nightmare Before Christmas over a screening of the film. The Handel and Haydn Society will perform the score to Amadeus in similar live screenings on November 10^th, 11^th and 12^th; they will also perform the Handel’s Messiah on December 3^rd. Holiday Pops performances begin December 5^th.

At the Boston Opera House, The Phantom of the Opera runs from September 12^th to October 1^st, Hillary Clinton will speak on November 28^th, and the city’s beloved Nutcracker performances begin on November 24^th, running through Christmas Eve.

And at the Wang Theatre, Elf the Musical will run from November 28^th to December 10^th.

Providence, RI

At the Providence Performing Arts Center, Les Misérables runs from September 21^st to September 30^th. The Temptations and The Four Tops perform October 13^th. Fun Home is in town from November 7^th to November 12^th, followed by Finding Neverland November 28^th through December 3^rd. And the smash hit Kinky Boots will run for just three days, from December 8^th to December 10^th.

Hartford, CT

The Bushnell in Hartford presents the Russian Grand Ballet’s classical production of Swan Lake on September 29^th. David Sedaris will appear there for a speaking engagement on October 14^th. The Bushnell will also stage School of Rock from October 24^th to 29^th, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in concert, with the score played over the film, on November 4^th and 5^th. A Christmas Story, the musical based on the classic holiday film, runs from November 24^th to 26^th. A stage adaptation of A Charlie Brown Christmas will run December 1^st through December 3^rd, followed by The Color Purple from December 5^th through 10^th.

Also in Hartford, the Playhouse on Park is running Avenue Q from September 13^th through October 8^th and The Diary of Anne Frank from October 25^th to November 19^th.

Top photo: Elf the Musical at the Wang; Joan Marcus photo.