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DIG 23.05 – 4/8/21

DINNER AND A SHOW: FIVE NEIGHBORHOODS. FIVE SHOWS. FIVE RESTAURANTS.

Written by DAN MCCARTHY Posted September 21, 2015 Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE

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Fall in the Hub can be the best time to get a lineup of killer new theatrical productions and the new or fresh-off-a-summer-renovations spots to eat at before or after a show on one’s radar. Here are five ways to to do just that this season. Get out there.

 

Harvard Square

Show: Kansas City Choir Boy, ART @ OBERON

When: 10.1-10.10

What: Courtney Love and Todd Almond star in Almond’s rock opera about an electric love affair between two musicians. When she leaves Kansas City for New York with bigger things in mind, she breaks his heart. Watching the news one night, he finds out that she has died. What results is a unique, unforgettable meditation on love and pain. americanrepertorytheater.org

Restaurant: Parsnip

Pairing because: Seeing Love’s debut in the long-gestating revamp to the old Upstairs on the Square space involving one of the best mixologists from New Orleans, kitchen talent from an ex-Boston Chops chef, and a homey, mid-century modern decor design just seems right for some reason. Opening early fall. facebook.com/parsniprestaurant

 

South End

Show: appropriate, Speakeasy Stage @ The BCA

When: 9.12-10.10

What: An Obie Award-winning modern classic making its Boston premiere, appropriate is a blistering drama in the tradition of Tennessee Williams, Sam Shepard, and Horton Foote about legacy, secrets, and race. speakeasystage.com/appropriate

Restaurant: Banyan Bar + Refuge

Pairing because: The second coming of the old Hamersley’s Bistro iconic space by the Gallows Group and ex-East by NorthEast chef and owner Philip Tang is poised to be an easy go-to after seeing any show at the BCA. It’s next door. banyanboston.com

 

Central Square

Show: Copenhagen, Central Square Theater

When: 10.1-11.15

What: Winner of three Tony Awards, including Best Play, Copenhagen is a masterful psychological mystery about Heisenberg and Bohr’s reunion in the afterlife, in which they attempt to unravel the events of the fateful night when they famously confronted each other during WWII. centralsquaretheater.org

Restaurant: Thelonious Monkfish

Pairing because: A Tony Award-winning show about two people reconnecting in the afterlife seems somewhat fitting to pair with a beloved Central Square house of live music and great sushi now that the place is having its own second life after a major interior overhaul and expansion. theloniousmonkfish.com

 

Theater District

Show: An Audience with Meow Meow, ArtsEmerson @ The Cutler Majestic

When: 10.8-10.24

What: Post-postmodern international sensation Meow Meow comes to Boston (so close to Broadway, she says) in a brand new musical. Whatever may happen, she cautions, she always promises her audience a big finish. artsemerson.org

Restaurant: Doretta Taverna  

Pairing because: Top Chef Masters alumnus Michael Schlow’s new Greek-inspired nod to his wife’s roots will be bringing the kind of clean, fresh mediterranean flavors and libations one would look for after post-postmodernism. Imminent opening. facebook.com/dorettaboston

 

Back Bay  

Show: A Confederacy of Dunces, Huntington Theatre @ The BU Theater

When: 11.11-12.13

What: The long-awaited world premiere of the play based on John Kennedy Toole’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, starring Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation). It will be the hottest ticket in town, so get them while you can. huntingtontheatre.org

Restaurant: Strip by Strega

Pairing because: The posh retro-ish steakhouse is experiencing its first fall, and since Nick Offerman will be forever linked to Ron Swanson, it feels like pairing the hottest ticket in town with a decadent meal at the Plaza is an all-around layup. stripbystregaboston.com

 

DAN MCCARTHY

Dan is a freelance journalist and has written for publications including Vice, Esquire, the Daily Beast, Fast Company, Pacific Standard, MEL, Leafly, Thrillist, and DigBoston.

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Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: An Audience with Meow Meow, appropriate, ArtsEmerson, banyan bar + refuge, BCA, Central Square Theater, confederacy of dunces, Copenhagen, courtney love, doretta taverna, fall arts preview, Hammersley’s Bistro, kansas city choir boy, michael schlow, Nick Offerman, Nick Varano, ron swanson, SpeakEasy Stage, Strip by Strega, The Cutler Majestic, Thelonious Monkfish

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