Must-see entertainment in South End & Chinatown

  • Wally’s Café

    South End & Chinatown

    When Wally's opened in 1947, Barbadian immigrant Joseph Walcott became the first African American to own a nightclub in New England. Old-school, gritty…

  • Company One

    South End & Chinatown

    This radical theater company strives to be at the 'intersection of art and social change' by offering provocative performances and fostering socially…

  • Boch Center

    South End & Chinatown

    Boston’s biggest music and dance venue, the Boch Center is comprised of two theaters that face off across Tremont St. The main stage is the enormous,…

  • Boston Center for the Arts

    South End & Chinatown

    There’s rarely a dull moment at the BCA, which serves as a nexus for excellent small theater productions. Over 20 companies present more than 45 separate…

  • Charles Playhouse

    South End & Chinatown

    Built in 1839, the Charles Playhouse was originally a speakeasy, later a jazz club and finally a theater. With its backstreet location and underground…

  • Wilbur Theatre

    South End & Chinatown

    The colonial-style Wilbur Theatre dates from 1914, and over the years has hosted many prominent theatrical productions. These days it is Boston’s premier…

  • Cutler Majestic Theatre

    South End & Chinatown

    This beautiful beaux-arts-style opera house dates to 1903. A century after its construction, the theater was sumptuously renovated and reopened by Emerson…

  • Shubert Theatre

    South End & Chinatown

    With 1600 seats, the Shubert is smaller and more intimate than some of the other Theater District venues, thus earning the moniker ‘Little Princess.' The…

  • Jacques Cabaret

    South End & Chinatown

    Head to this dive on a dark side street to experience the gay culture of the South End before gentrification took over. A shaded-lamp and pool-table kind…

  • Community Music Center

    South End & Chinatown

    Catering to the South End's economically and ethnically diverse community, this music school puts on occasional live shows featuring everything from…