Arts: Covering Boston's vibrant art culture https://www.boston.com/tag/arts/ Boston.com Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:34:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://bdc2020.o0bc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/BDC_Logo_2020_Social_WhiteBG-609c79a967eee-150x150.png Arts: Covering Boston's vibrant art culture https://www.boston.com/tag/arts/ 32 32 Review & setlist: Stevie Nicks wraps TD Garden in friendship — and iconic capes https://www.boston.com/culture/concert-reviews/2025/11/25/review-setlist-stevie-nicks-at-td-garden-boston-nov-24-2025/ https://www.boston.com/culture/concert-reviews/2025/11/25/review-setlist-stevie-nicks-at-td-garden-boston-nov-24-2025/#respond Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:34:29 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=34408565 "I just want you to know that you live in a very, very, very attractive city. However, it is a very, very, very cold city."

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]]> https://www.boston.com/culture/concert-reviews/2025/11/25/review-setlist-stevie-nicks-at-td-garden-boston-nov-24-2025/feed/ 0 Review: The Huntington’s ‘Fun Home’ is both hilarious and heartbreaking https://www.boston.com/culture/arts/2025/11/23/review-fun-home-at-the-huntington-theatre-boston/ https://www.boston.com/culture/arts/2025/11/23/review-fun-home-at-the-huntington-theatre-boston/#respond Sun, 23 Nov 2025 22:22:58 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=34398942 A stellar cast delivers an exquisite version of the celebrated musical based on Alison Bechdel's graphic novel.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/culture/arts/2025/11/23/review-fun-home-at-the-huntington-theatre-boston/feed/ 0 Mayor Wu and cellist Yo-Yo Ma perform together at Boston’s Symphony Hall https://www.boston.com/culture/arts/2025/11/23/mayor-wu-and-cellist-yo-yo-ma-perform-together-at-bostons-symphony-hall/ https://www.boston.com/culture/arts/2025/11/23/mayor-wu-and-cellist-yo-yo-ma-perform-together-at-bostons-symphony-hall/#respond Sun, 23 Nov 2025 16:12:20 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=34398066 Boston’s mayor played a duet with the world-famous cellist as part of Celebrity Series.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/culture/arts/2025/11/23/mayor-wu-and-cellist-yo-yo-ma-perform-together-at-bostons-symphony-hall/feed/ 0 Review & setlist: No fumbles but plenty of ecstasy in sublime Sarah McLachlan show https://www.boston.com/culture/concert-reviews/2025/11/21/review-setlist-sarah-mclachlan-at-orpheum-boston-nov-20-2025/ https://www.boston.com/culture/concert-reviews/2025/11/21/review-setlist-sarah-mclachlan-at-orpheum-boston-nov-20-2025/#respond Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:39:58 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=34389472 The Lilith Fair founder made it to Boston's Orpheum Theatre Thursday after laryngitis scuttled her 2024 shows.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/culture/concert-reviews/2025/11/21/review-setlist-sarah-mclachlan-at-orpheum-boston-nov-20-2025/feed/ 0 Protest is what punk rock bands do, said Ken Casey of Dropkick Murphys, and more of them should https://www.boston.com/culture/the-boston-globe/2025/11/19/protest-ken-casey-dropkick-murphys-globe-summit/ https://www.boston.com/culture/the-boston-globe/2025/11/19/protest-ken-casey-dropkick-murphys-globe-summit/#respond Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:15:35 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=34369302 Casey, principal songwriter and bass player for the Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys, was asked to opine on the theme of this year’s Globe Summit: revolutionary ideas.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/culture/the-boston-globe/2025/11/19/protest-ken-casey-dropkick-murphys-globe-summit/feed/ 0 Theater review: Truly magical ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ will enchant nostalgic fans https://www.boston.com/culture/arts/2025/11/14/theater-review-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-boston/ https://www.boston.com/culture/arts/2025/11/14/theater-review-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-boston/#respond Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:59:22 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=34331661 As the characters relive the Harry Potter greatest hits, complete with amazing magic, the “Cursed Child” is undeniably a really fun time.

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]]> New Englander Warren Zanes’s Springsteen book is now a film. Here’s what that means to him. https://www.boston.com/culture/books/2025/10/25/new-englander-warren-zaness-springsteen-book-deliver-me-from-nowhere/ https://www.boston.com/culture/books/2025/10/25/new-englander-warren-zaness-springsteen-book-deliver-me-from-nowhere/#respond Sat, 25 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000 The once (and future?) Del Fuego talks fatherhood, human art in the age of AI, and watching his book land on screen.

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