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Boston Center for the Arts
539 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116, United States
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Le
Review №1

Boston international fine art show

An
Review №2

Warm, small, intimate theater. Staff was very friendly. Was a great place to see Cabaret

Ly
Review №3

It is an absolutely gorgeous building. There isnt a bad seat in the place. Definitely come here to see some great theatre productions!

Jo
Review №4

Two plays, two moderate disappointments. The facilities are fairly nice, clean, and personnel have been nice. Your mileage may vary, but I have found the emotional acting pretty lackluster, self conscious and unconvincing. Ive enjoyed going to the Central Square Theater more.

Ni
Review №5

I just left the phantom gourmet beer and food festival. This location was perfect for such an event. I love the building itself and the event was phenomenal as usual. I highly recommend.

Be
Review №6

I here for Droidcon Boston and was amazing. The place is very good, perfect acoustic.

An
Review №7

Attended an excellent production of Fun Home, they present very good work

Er
Review №8

This venue is beautiful and the seats are comfortable. I went to see the one man show called Triggered. It is easy to get to and they sell great snacks and of course...adult beverages

Am
Review №9

Love seeing shows here. Both theaters are really nice. I enjoyed seeing Barestage in the more intimate smaller theater, I felt like like I was a part of it.

Br
Review №10

Great shows at Caldewood

Pa
Review №11

Wonderful location to see great plays.

Jo
Review №12

Handsome& comfortable facility mounting productions by interesting, diverse, off-beat group of companies. Excellent location.

Fr
Review №13

A large performance venue consisting of multiple stage, to accommodate small and medium size productions. Theres always plenty of staff on hand to direct you to your seats, and the restrooms are clean and modern. Best of all, it is located in the heart of the South End, nearby some of the cities best restaurants and bars, and with easy access to parking garages for anyone coming in by car from outside the city.

Ch
Review №14

Great location wonderful arts organizations parking can be a bit tricky enough

Je
Review №15

One of the best venues in the Greater Boston area to see a show at. They have a wide variety of artists who frequent the space, a great balance between visual, dance, and musical performers, and offer local and global programming. There is plenty of street parking nearby, and multiple garages- for help with parking you can even use the app spothero to reserve your space hours in advance oftentimes for a discount. There are SO many great restaurants in this area to check out after your show, but be sure to make a reservation first- they tend to get very busy on weekend nights.

Wa
Review №16

Very Nice Intimate Theater. The venue is smaller than it looked on the seating chart, which meant every seat (even the cheaper ones) was a good seat. This an excellent space for small scale performances.

La
Review №17

Visited for the Phantom Wine Fest. The location is easy to get to via the T, from either Back Bay or Copley.

Ri
Review №18

Quaint little theater with seats almost on top of the stage. Wish they sold some refreshments but no luck. Very intimate atmosphere which helps enjoy the Performers. Parking in the area is a bear though so plan accordingly!

Ma
Review №19

I had a great time, perfect to spend Sunday afternoon.

An
Review №20

Spent many Saturdays there (its also just across the street from great restaurants). It has so many great plays from multiple high quality theater companies, that its really hard to choose. I particularly like their experimental stage which can me modeled in lots of different ways!

Pa
Review №21

Intimate theater. Production was ok

Su
Review №22

Boston Center of the Arts is the most unique venue you will find in Boston. It is attached to the famous cyclorama which is an enormous space and a really unique old school design.

Al
Review №23

Nice, rather intimate theater. Modern. Easy access. Spamilton was wonderful!!

su
Review №24

Great venue, went there for an event and I liked it.

R
Review №25

Two great theaters in the building: Roberts Studio Theatre and Wemberly Theatre. Home to Speakeasy Stage Co. and Huntington Theatre Co. second home as well as lent out to smaller theater companies. Great restaurants nearby in the beautiful South End neighborhood.

Sa
Review №26

Saw Glass Menagerie here and performance was solid. Love the mission what BCT stands for!!

Em
Review №27

Great place to see a show!

Hs
Review №28

Great shows all throughout the year. If you are under 35 years old you can get discounted young professional tickets

J
Review №29

Nice venue - modern and good sound

Ph
Review №30

Very nice theater. Not too large. Excellent viewing.

Pr
Review №31

Nice theatre, seems like its hard to have a bad seat. Saw The Niceties there recently and was impressed with the production.

El
Review №32

Such a gem to the area! We saw The Velveteen Rabbit and it was adorable, funny and had great props topped with a wonderful performance. The theater was the perfect size for a childrens theater and almost all seats seemed great!

Fl
Review №33

Good theater, no bad seats really. Stage and lighting are modern. Only gripe is the seats are in the uncomfortable side

Bo
Review №34

All seats are good. Theater is small. Perfect venue.

Pe
Review №35

Nice, comfortable venue for performance theater. Parking garage almost directly below. Several good restaurants immediately nearby.

De
Review №36

Do visit the Spring Craft Exhibit this weekend for inspiration then perhaps take home a new piece of artistry...The venue itself is worth experiencing...especially ad the sun shines in...

Ma
Review №37

Intimate venue. Seats are not that comfortable. Parking is tough.

Di
Review №38

Saw Spamilton there. Cool.

We
Review №39

The venue was very cozy, and the play was a lot of fun!

Ma
Review №40

Great theatre! There are no bad seats in the house. I highly recommend getting a subscription to see the Huntington Theatre Company!

Su
Review №41

Front of house staff were wonderful and venue was intimate and comfortable!

Sh
Review №42

Really enjoyed the show we saw will definitely be going back to see more shows and check out the other theaters here in the Boston center for the arts only thing I wish was that they had drinks for sale at the venue

An
Review №43

Staff who works at the building knows exactly how to service a patron with the utmost fun experience!

No
Review №44

Saw Fun Home by speakeasy stage very nice venue and friendly staff. Lots of shows going on at once

Ba
Review №45

Came here to attend the Phantom Gourmet Craft Beer and Food Phest. I loved seeing the interior and it was the perfect venue for the beer tasting!

Gr
Review №46

Great little theater, Spamilton was fantastic and had a wonderful cast.

Wi
Review №47

Of course this is a primo place for art. Staff was friendly and helpful.

Sh
Review №48

Great show, cramped seats, much too warm in the theater.

De
Review №49

We attended a very good play. Great space for an intimate production.

Ev
Review №50

This is a wonderful theatre where I saw my niece play in A Cat in the hat. Nice and clean small childrens theatre and wonderful friendly staff

CO
Review №51

Many well-equipped theaters and refreshment bars here. Enjoyed Allegiance (the musical) here recently.

Ky
Review №52

Great show, beautiful theater. With a small selection of beer and wine!!

Sa
Review №53

Nice small theater. Top few rows in the mezzanine level have a partially obstructed view of the stage screen.

Ch
Review №54

Huntington Theatre mounts great plays there. Comfortable seating. Adequate bathrooms. Good restaurants nearby.

Ch
Review №55

Great little theater. There wasnt a bad seat in the place.

Ro
Review №56

Went to see Chloe Agnew and Eamon McChrystal. This is an intimate setting, with the seats close up. You feel like a part of the action.

Ch
Review №57

Came for an evening event. Fun time

Ms
Review №58

Excellent event called PRISM

Ia
Review №59

I really love this venue and the productions put on here (via Huntington Theatre and Speakeasy) are always high quality (even when the script is no good). The locations kinda meh, but there are plenty of restaurants around and its an easy walk from Back Bay Station.

Ve
Review №60

Friendly staff and easy to find. I was worried about my backpack since I came straight from work, but it wasnt an issue! =)

De
Review №61

I love this place. Since I go to a school that gears to acting. It teaches me how to think outside the box. And to get over shyness that I have.

Jo
Review №62

We saw Odyssey Operas performance of The Importance of Being Earnest here. The is a nice intimate space and the acoustics are good.

53
Review №63

Speak Easy Theatre

Ju
Review №64

Great service and good quality of work available by local theatre makers. Limited parking but accessible by T.

Sa
Review №65

We attended an event here and it was very nice.

Ra
Review №66

Came here for a swing dance lesson and didnt do much else. The place is really nice and the interior is so immaculate.

Te
Review №67

In all ways a Fab night out for Boston theatre arts scene!!

Re
Review №68

The Niceties as an amazing production, so glad I went!

No
Review №69

Fine productions of often edgy new plays by some of the most accomplished (and honored) playwrights now creating.

Ma
Review №70

Lots of fun great shows

Mi
Review №71

Fantastic venue for with multiple performance spaces - you may find up to four productions happening on any given evening.

Sc
Review №72

Very nice theatre in a great neighborhood location.

Se
Review №73

Great performances, beautiful interior, and you can bring your drinks in to the show.

Jo
Review №74

South End Strings is great

Ju
Review №75

My favorite place to see theater in boston.

Da
Review №76

Awesome show at the black box theater.

Jo
Review №77

Greatness. TY for a great night.

iH
Review №78

Great venue to see awesome artists!

Da
Review №79

Excellent BU Theater, very modern, and the restaurants and Bars around it fabulous

Mi
Review №80

Huntington Theatre owned facility producing new works and supporting local Theatre groups.

Te
Review №81

I volunteered for the Huntington Theater, Ether Dome play. I really love BCA. Nice space and nice location.

M
Review №82

Noir Hamlet is awesome!

de
Review №83

Its great that its wheelchair accessible

Mi
Review №84

Great place to see to quality theater in Boston.

Ka
Review №85

Many theatres and types of entertainment

M.
Review №86

We watched performances always a good experience

se
Review №87

Great to have this in beantown, seven theaters in one spot cant go wrong

Wi
Review №88

Have seen two plays here--both outstanding.

Ja
Review №89

The play, Cabaret, was fabulous & the interpreters were excellent,!

Vi
Review №90

Great experience!

Da
Review №91

Great space, great staff.

Ma
Review №92

A small arts center and market place.

Ke
Review №93

Wonderful facility for Huntington theater show!

Ji
Review №94

Besides the miserable old lady and her husband that looked at me funny and ask me what Im doing here, everything was great and I love the play.

Ha
Review №95

They put on some amazing plays.

ke
Review №96

Because its a beautiful place

Review №97

Fantastic, loved it.

Gr
Review №98

Had a awesome time!

Ch
Review №99

Great shows comfortable seating friendly staff

Gr
Review №100

FABULOUS! Fun! Loved it.

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  • Address:539 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116, United States
  • Site:http://bcaonline.org/
  • Phone:+1 617-426-5000
Categories
  • Art gallery
  • Art center
  • Performing arts theater
  • Arts organization
  • Live music venue
  • Performing arts group
  • Social services organization
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
Amenities
  • Good for kids:Yes
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