Essex performing arts events

Boston Ballet presents 'Coppélia'

Wednesday, May 22 1:00p

Boston Opera House, Boston

The light-hearted comedy of George Balanchine’s classic Coppélia returns by popular demand...

Lewis Black

Thursday, Nov 14 8:00p

Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, Worcester

LEWIS BLACK, Grammy Award-winning stand-up comedian, is one of the most prolific and popular performers working today. He executes a brilliant trifecta as stand-up comedian, actor and author...

Cinderella's Wedding

Friday, Jul 5 10:00a

North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly

This fun-filled show picks up right where Cinderella left off! Cinderella's excitement over her upcoming wedding to the Prince is soon overshadowed by the sudden appearance of the Spanish Ambassado...

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Friday, Jun 28 10:00a

North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly

Amazing things happen when Snow White finds the little cottage in the woods...

Aladdin

Friday, Aug 2 10:00a

North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly

A silly sultan, an evil vizier, a beautiful princess, a powerful genie and an incredible lad named Aladdin all come together for an exhilarating carpet ride through bazaars, caves of jewels and pal...

Alice in Wonderland

Friday, Aug 9 10:00a

North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly

When Alice leaves behind Dinah, her kitten, and follows that strange White Rabbit, she gets more adventure than she could ever have dreamed! There's the Duchess and her Pepper Soup, a baby that tur...

Beauty & the Beast

Friday, Jul 26 10:00a

North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly

Beauty saves her father but then must endure the hardships of the Beast's castle while her silly sisters, Flora and Dora, delight in her absence...

National Theatre Live in HD: The Audience, starring Helen Mirren

Tuesday, Jun 18 7:00p

Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport

Helen Mirren reprises her Academy Award winning role as Queen Elizabeth II in the highly-anticipated West End production of The Audience...

Rockport Music presents: Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: Rossini, IL Barbiere Di SivigliaIERE DI SIVIGLIA

Tuesday, Aug 20 7:00p

Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport

One of the most beloved operatic comedies of all time, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville is presented in a production by director Bartlett Sher...

Faith Prince: Total Faith

Sunday, Aug 25 5:00p

Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport

Tony Award winner and Broadway legend Faith Prince dazzles audiences with what she calls, "a smorgasbord, a goulash, a bouillabaisse of Faith Prince: past, present, future"--from an opening medley ...

A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee

Thursday, May 23 7:30p

Salem Theatre Company, Salem

Hailed as one of the great American plays of the 20th Century, A Delicate Balance focuses on the carefully manicured lives of suburban socialites Agnes and Tobias and their country club existence...

Rockport Music presents: Metropolitan Opera Live in HD, Puccini: Turandot

Tuesday, Aug 13 7:00p

Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport

Director Franco Zeffirelli’s breathtaking production of Puccini’s last opera is a favorite of the Met repertoire...

"Opera Fest" by Chorus North Shore

Saturday, Jun 1 8:00p

Our Lady of Hope Church, Ipswich

The New England Chamber Opera Series joins forces with 150 member Chorus North Shore conducted by Sonja Dahlgren Pryor for a concert of opera highlights with soloists Andrea Matthews, Gale Fuller...