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, opulent Wang Theatre, built in 1925. The Wang hosts extravagant musical theater productions, as well as concerts, comedy and occasional giant-screen movies (the center was originally built as a movie palace).

The Boch Center also includes the more intimate Shubert Theatre across the street.


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