Boston’s compact Chinatown is the third most populous Chinese neighborhood in the US, concentrating a wealth of Asian experience in a small patch of real estate. Theater-goers find the proximity of Chinatown to the Theater District a boon for pre- and post-show dining. The Theater District itself is among the liveliest in the US, and its architecturally distinctive playhouses are nearly always active, often with local productions. Adjoining the Theater District to the south is South End, once an immigrant tenement area and now Boston’s most diverse neighborhood by race, cultural background, and sexual orientation. The country’s largest historical district of Victorian townhouses, South End has been undergoing gentrification since the 1980s and today is home to a burgeoning and energetic club, café, and restaurant scene.
For bargain tickets and theater deals (see Boston on a Budget also see; Useful Information For information on culinary tours of Chinatown (see Culinary Tours) Note: South End’s Festival Betances (third weekend in July) is a celebration of Puerto Rican culture. Call 617 927 1730 for information Note: More than 200 South End artists’ studios open to the public in September. Call the Boston Center for the Arts (617 426 5000)-
Set in present-day on Newbury Street, SHEAR MADNESS engages audiences of all generations as armchair detectives to help solve the scissor-stabbing murder of a famed concert pianist who lives above the Shear Madness unisex hairstyling studio. The show combines up-to-the-minute improvisational humor and a mixture of audience sleuthing to deliver a unique performance each night. SHEAR MADNESS is now in its 28th year at Charles Playhouse, with performances Tuesday-Sunday.
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