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Catch a show that was a hit on Broadway, preview tomorrow's Broadway hits, or famous troupes like Blue Man Group or Cirque du Soleil, all on the exciting Boston theater scene. Get up-to-date Boston theater listings, buy tickets and get directions to the venues on Theater Mania Boston.

America's first civic playhouse, Boston University Theatre was the first tax-exempt theater in the nation. This Boston theater was opened in 1925 across from Symphony Hall and near the Museum of Fine Arts and the old Boston Opera House, in order to signify it as a major institution of Boston theater and its difference from the commercial playhouses of the city. Today the venue hosts some of the most interesting and rewarding productions of the vibrant Boston theater scene.

The Boston Center for the Arts is recognized throughout New England as the nexus for the very best of small Boston theater productions. The playwrights represented through the BCA reflect the edgy, contemporary minds and times of the diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds found throughout the region. Each year over twenty companies present more than forty-five separate Boston theater productions ranging from comedies to drama and modern dance to musicals. Be sure to find out what’s playing at this vital Boston theater when you visit.

North Shore Music Theatre is a year-round, 1,800 seat arena Boston theater. Founded in 1954, NSMT provides a permanent showcase for musical theater. There is a seven-musical season, including an annual holiday production of A Christmas Carol. NSMT continuously strives to make this Boston theater a workshop, fully equipped with all necessary tools for the creative process.

Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts is widely considered to be one of the two or three finest concert halls in the world, alongside Amsterdam's Concertgebouw and Vienna's Grosser Musikvereinssaal. Opened in 1900, this famed Boston theater features an array of dazzling sculpture and a world-famous 4,800-pipe organ. Today this historic Boston theater is the home to the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops. Find out what’s playing while you’re in town, and make this world-famous Boston theater and the wonderful music played within part of your Boston experience.

The first Boston Opera House was built in 1901 on Huntington Ave. just two blocks from Boston Symphony Hall, and one block up from the New England Conservatory of Music. The current Opera House was fashioned from the old B.F. Keith movie and Vaudeville theater on Washington Street, and is home to the Boston Ballet, as well as contemporary Broadway productions.