Greater Boston Arts Expo
| Hours: | 4:00pm - 8:00pm |
| Ages: | Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Outdoor |
| Cost: | see below |
| Category: | Performances |
Nearly 60 performing arts organizations from across the region will convene on the Rose Kennedy Greenway (Atlantic Avenue between Milk Street and High Street) next month for the Greater Boston Arts Expo (GBAX, BostonArtsExpo.com), an audience-focused celebration of the 2022-’23 performing arts season that comprises the city’s largest-ever live season preview. GBAX will feature a variety of free public performances, ticket and season discount offers, and a chance to meet artists and the people behind shows and events coming up this year.
The Greater Boston Arts Expo takes place September 19 from 4-8 pm and is produced by arts service organizations ArtsBoston and StageSource, with support from the City of Boston, the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District, the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau, Lexus Broadway in Boston, and the Cultural Equity Incubator. The Boston Globe is lead media sponsor for the event.
The paths and sidewalks of the Greenway between Rings Fountain and Rowes Wharf Plaza will be lined with tents and tables staffed by regional artists and arts leaders.
During the family-friendly event local celebrity emcees will welcome performances ranging from dance and rap to opera and Shakespeare, from drag to flamenco and classical music to musical theatre – all on a main stage provided by Boston Dance Alliance and The Wandering Stage.
Pop-up performances, family activities including a “selfie station” with props from StageSource’s Props Co-Op, and arts-centered interactive games that encourage arts exploration will happen throughout the event.
Food trucks (including Revelry, the winner of Boston magazine’s 2022 Best Food Truck) will offer meal options to GBAX attendees. Onsite discounts and dozens of hourly opportunities to win free tickets will be available.
Among the organizations that will be part of GBAX (in alphabetical order):
Actors’ Shakespeare Project
American Repertory Theater
Arts Connect International
ArtsBoston
ArtsEmerson
Back Bay Ringers
Ballroom in Boston
Beheard.world
Blue Man Group Boston
Boch Center for the Performing Arts
Boston Center for the Arts
Boston Dance Alliance
Boston Lyric Opera
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
Boston Playwrights' Theatre
Broadway In Boston
Cappella Clausura Inc.
Celebrity Series of Boston
Central Square Theater
City Ballet of Boston
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
Company One
Coro Allegro
Cultural Equity Incubator
Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theatres
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Emmanuel Music
Footlight Club
Fresh Ink Theatre Company
Global Arts Live
Greater Boston Stage Company
Guerilla Opera
Handel and Haydn Society
Hub Theatre Company of Boston
The Huntington
Jewish Arts Collaborative
Liars & Believers
Longy School of Music of Bard College
Lurenzone Theatrics
Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Moonbox Productions
Mosesian Center for the Arts
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
New Repertory Theatre
OnStage Dance Company
Puppet Showplace Theater
Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston
Regent Theatre
Revels, Inc.
Sarasa Chamber Music Ensemble
Sh*tfaced Shakespeare
Slate Casting
SpeakEasy Stage Company
StageSource Props Co-Op
Suffolk University Theatre Department
The Theater Offensive
Titanic Theatre Company
Wheelock Family Theatre
Although free, attendees are encouraged to register for the event for updates and to request special accessibility needs. GBAX will have ASL interpretation, audio description and accessibility assistance.
Trillium Brewing Company’s Garden on the Greenway will open for the evening.
| COST | ↑ top |
Free
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
www.stagesource.org/page/GBAXFAQORGS
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
Atlantic Avenue between Milk Street and High Street, Boston, MA map
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