Fraulein Maria

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Hours:	Hours Vary see below
Ages:	Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	$$$ see below
Category:	Theater & Shows

Need a little laughter in your life? How about a lot? The playfully brilliant Doug Elkins merges modern and popular dance forms to reinvent Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music as an edgy yet fun-loving sing-along cabaret romp.

Fraulein Maria is Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music as seen through the brilliant mind and playful spirit of Doug Elkins, whispered to be one of the wickedest wits around. A tour-de-force comedy, Fraulein Maria began as a love letter to Elkins' young son Liam and daughter Gigi, on a tiny stage at Joe's Pub at NY's Public Theater. Popular demand and critical acclaim led to numerous return engagements and an eventual move uptown. Set to the Julie Andrews soundtrack, Elkins's affectionate humor shines through his seamless merging of modern and popular dance forms including hip-hop and 'vogueing,' as he reinvents this beloved 1965 standard into an edgy yet fun-loving sing-along cabaret romp.

Suitable for ages 5+.

Paramount Theatre

Presented by ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage. Please contact the box office at 617.824.8000 or go to ArtsEmerson.org for details.

HOURS

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Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30pm, Saturdays at 2pm and 7:30pm, Sundays at 1pm and 5:00pm.

COST

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$25 - $69 (prices subject to change)

WEBSITE

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ArtsEmerson.org

LOCATION

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559 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02111 map
Phone: 617.824.8000

From the North:

1. Take I-93 South to EXIT #23 (South Station onto Purchase Street)
2. Continue along Purchase Street which becomes Surface Artery to Kneeland Street
3. Turn RIGHT onto Kneeland Street
4. Turn RIGHT onto Washington Street (New England Medical Center will be on your left)
5. Arrive at 559 Washington Street. The Paramount Center is on the left – you can’t miss it!

From the South:

1. Take I-93 North to EXIT #20 (South Station)
2. Get off exit ramp and BEAR LEFT immediately, following signs for South Station
3. Go through a couple sets of lights and STAY TO THE RIGHT at the split still following signs for South Station
4. Keep going until you come to a light
5. Turn LEFT onto Kneeland Street
6. Turn RIGHT onto Kneeland Street
7. Turn RIGHT onto Washington Street (New England Medical Center will be on your left)
8. Arrive at 559 Washington Street. The Paramount Center is on the left – you can’t miss it!

From the Mass Pike:

1. Take EXIT #22 (Copley Square).
2. Turn LEFT at the first light, onto Dartmouth Street
3. Turn RIGHT at the second light, onto Boylston Street
4. Stay to the right of the divider, passing the Public Garden and then the Boston Common on your left
5. One block past the Boston Common, turn LEFT onto Washington Street
6. Arrive at 559 Washington Street. The Paramount Center is on the left – you can’t miss it!

Parking

The parking entrance for Central Parking System at Millenium Place is on Boylston Street. From the Paramount Center, simply:

1. Continue past the Paramount Center and take your first LEFT on West Street
2. Turn LEFT on Tremont Street
3. Go two blocks, and turn LEFT on Boylston Street. The entry to the garage is on your left mid-way down the block

REVIEWS

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Good but avant garde

This is a very avant garde spoof of The Sound of Music. It is mostly dance. Expect men in dresses and some suggestive content, and to have to explain a particular scene that is a metaphor about Germany taking Austria.