Built in 1839, the Charles Playhouse was originally a speakeasy, later a jazz club and finally a theater. With its backstreet location and underground ambience, it has always been home to offbeat and unusual performances. Nowadays, that means the ever-popular, indefinable Blue Man Group (www.blueman.com) and the long-running improv comedy show Shear Madness (www.shearmadness.com).
Charles Playhouse
South End & Chinatown