I was there to see the Boston Baroque performance of Handel's Messiah, an annual event. The…read moreperformance was spectacular, even though the bass-baritone got sick midway through the performance. Two members from the chorus stepped in for the two solos in the second half and they brought down the house. The other solo-ists--professional all of course--were brilliant. The venue is beautiful with gorgeous acoustics. There is not a bad seat in the house.

Best place to hear classical music. I have seen Boston baroque, Boston philharmonic orchestra and…read moreopera. This venue holds amazing performances and it's just a nice cozy Concert Hall with great shows and even private ones. I've never had a bad experience Jordan Hall. Ambiance is beautiful.

A MUST SEE!! I walked in a little skeptical, but within minutes, I was laughing so hard I kept…read moremissing jokes because I was still stuck on the last one. Go see it, its for everyone, bring your whole family!!

This year's 'The Hasty Pudding Theatricals' Man and Woman of the Year Awards went to Bob Odenkirk…read moreand Jennifer Coolidge. This was truly her year as she had also won a Golden Globe for her work in The White Lotus. This year's show - Cosmic Relief! - runs 2/5/2023 - 3/5/2023 locally at Farkas Hall before heading on the road for a two night run in NYC, followed by 3 nights in Bermuda. But you probably aren't about to book a flight just to see the show. Tickets are $35 ($37 online) weeknights and $45 ($47 online) on weekends (Friday - Sunday). Several Thursdays are already sold out. Discounted parking coupons are available at https://www.harvardsquareparking.com/coupons for parking at the Charles Square Garage. Harvard Square otherwise is generally metered parking, enforced till 8pm (except Sundays, when meters are free). It is always a good time for a laugh and a lift to the spirits. Especially when negative news abounds in the world, in your life, the lives of friends and loved ones. Take a breather - it'll be there waiting for you, but taking a moment to recoup will hopefully build up your strength to be there 100% again. *** HPT 174: Cosmic Relief! Sunday, February 5, 2023 - Sunday, March 5, 2023 Farkas Hall 12 Holyoke , Cambridge , MA 02138 Hasty Pudding Theatricals - HPT 174: Cosmic Relief! Houston, we have a problem: FBI agent LAUREN ORDER has tanked the Apollo Mission again! Since Lauren turned her communist mother in to the FBI as a child, the Bureau has been her home -- but after losing all of her animal test-astronauts to the cosmos and sending America's space race chances hurtling, she's been demoted to the place of a government agent's nightmares: Hollywood. On her way to bust failed director WORSE N. WELLES's production of a sci-fi movie with communist undertones, Lauren has a realization: if she can't make a real moon landing happen, why not fake one instead? With the help of resident diva SHIRLEY UVERDOVME, lovable but dim leading man THEODORE MEE, spacey hippie AUNTY ESTABLISHMENT, method actress ESTHER TERRESTRIAL, and professional extra JUSTIN D'BACKCROWNED, will this production studio successfully feign one giant leap for mankind? Will tap-dancing child actor MANNIE! VENTUALLYWILLFALL finally find someone to adopt him? Will Lauren's lost canine astronaut LUNA ROVER find her way back home? And, for Neptune's sake, will ousted NASA scientist NOAH CREDITED, Ph.D. finally find a use for his squeak ray? Take one small step into Farkas Hall this spring to find out as HPT proudly presents its 174th production: COSMIC RELIEF!

Speak Easy is Boston theater at its finest - great shows, decent prices, wine and chocolate sold in…read morethe lobby, no bad seats in the house. I just saw my third Speak Easy show of the season, and each production has been better than the last. "In the Next Room (or "the Vibrator Play") was... enlightening to say the least, "Nine" was musical genius, and "The Drowsy Chaperone" made me laugh so much, my sides still hurt. Look out for special events too - last night, Meredith Goldstein (who writes the Love Letters column for the Globe) was there dishing out free relationship advice after the show!

I saw a Speak Easy production of The Great American Trailer Park Musical which was absolutely…read morehysterical. It was in a black box theatre, and though my seats were in the very last row, I was still able to see the actors' expressions. Also, fantastic set for a tiny, tiny stage. I really enjoyed the production and can't wait to go to more!

The summer camp for children is purely based on favorites, and they give the same children time to…read moreshine over and over again while the students who are just as talented get ensemble parts with no singing or even single lines. Some kids who are arguably worse repeatedly get cast as very important roles while actual talent takes a back seat. Awful, unfair, and horrible.

We visited on Sunday to see a performance of Mr. Popper's Penguins…read more The play and all the theater staff were wonderful. There are live captioning boards on either side of the stage. If you attend, do NOT get tickets in the literal first row. We were crunched with no leg room against the stage. The bathrooms here are tiny and not accessible. I would consider returning for a different show in the future - but would sit further back.

Great free drop in improv class. You learn so much in an hour and a half- like better communication…read moreand thinking outside the box. Our instructor was excellent!

ComedySportz is such a fun performance. All of the team members are clever, quick, funny, and…read moresilly. The show is hilarious and it's appropriate for all ages. It's an awesome way to spend a Saturday evening!!

I began taking class here after a friend highly recommended the studio for on2 salsa. The dance…read moreinstructors are ALL fantastic. Serena and G, in particular, have made me grow so much as a dancer in terms of musicality, technique, and improvisation. The classes are challenging, technical, but simultaneously a total delight. The masacote community is fun, welcoming, and full of fantastic dancers and friends. I can't imagine a better studio. Go now!

I joined salsa classes at Masacote in the summer of 2018. I had never really danced in my life…read moreuntil that point, especially not salsa, but I have improved significantly and I even started going to salsa socials semi-regularly. I had to stop going for a while because of work/school, but I recently started going again and I've found these classes to be the most fulfilling type of self-care. Something that sets Masacote apart is the great community. Everyone is so friendly, from Greg at the front desk, to each of the instructors and even the students in the advanced classes. Tana, Audrey and Dave are great instructors. They are very skilled dancers but they also know how to communicate and translate that into skillful instruction. They really went/go out of their way to make sure I learn what I need to learn. They call themselves the Masa Tribe. While it was hard for me to see myself as part of something like a salsa dancing club, I see now why that name makes so much sense. I really feel I'm a part of a team every Tuesday and Thursday when I go to class, and even beyond that. I really recommend these classes to anyone who wants to learn to dance, to have fun or simply to meet wonderful people and make new friends. The location at the CAC is very nice and easily accessible. There is free parking after 5 pm. And the class prices are pretty affordable too!

Chu Ling wasted my precious 1.5 hours on Sunday for nothing, and I am really disappointed…read more She told me to meet at 12:25 by DD but no show until 1PM. I was about to leave then she finally return my call asking me to come back. Hoping to get some dance move, but she had her students just rehearse the choreography that's already completed. Then, what's the point for me to come all the way from Somerville? Just to see her student rehearsing ? She might be a good dancer, but she does not respect your time. Totally waste of your time. What kind of professional do such a thing ? ? I could have gone to different teacher and closer dance school if she had been more respectful with my time to let me know that she is coming in late + she is just rehearsing, so there's no class instead of have me come to just observe free dance performance. Oh god what a day, I am really upset about this.

I have seen Chuling's performance in World trade center. It's amazing!…read moreBest Chinese dance I ever seen, Highly recommend.

So I was gifted some tickets and I'm in a wheelchair. I called and explained that my tickets were…read morenot accessible. They did put me in center row in a handicap spot. There is an elevator for wheelchairs. The blue man group was very entertaining.

The Playhouse: SHAME, SHAME, SHAME on you for charging…read more$69/piece for the balcony seats Section J, Row BB seats 19-23! I have never had such bas seats and pay such a high price for them! This is complete robbery. It says limited view- what it should say is shitty view aka can't see much. Miss half the show. I am extremely lucky that this was my third time seeing Blue Man. Unfortunately, someone I was with (a 9 year old) it was their first time. I had them move into better seats as I sat in the crappy seats for the whole show. The family behind me had 4 girls ranging in age from 6-14. I felt AWFUL for them. Should have thrown the money down the toilet. They couldn't see! One last bit... at the end I stood up in front of my seat and an usher came up and told me to stay out of the aisle. I WAS IN FRONT OF MY SEAT! The Blue Man Group: Show was 1.5 hrs. I paid $230 for 1.5 hrs. The show was short. It was nothing new or interesting from other shows I have seen. To be honest, this show was the most uninteresting out of all three Blue Man I have gone too. Other venues had larger stages so more action took place. This was less drumming, less paint banging, less audience interaction. It's not to say what they did they didn't put effort forth. It's to say that Chicago did it better. The cast members walked around afterwards. You could take photos with them . The travelling show in RI did it better. If you stick around you need to make some changes, keep people coming back. Keep them interested and want to spend the money to keep watching. The had the people on the floor in the front put on ponchos. WHY? They only sprayed water once into the audience! If I had paid the $225 for a seat in the front I would be PISSED!