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Buzz Lightyear, voiced by Chris Evans, in "Lightyear."

Summer’s hottest movies, from ‘Top Gun’ to ‘Nope’

In addition to blockbuster titles like "Jurassic World Dominion" and "Thor: Love and Thunder," look for a spate of animated features — Pixar’s "Lightyear" among them — and the return of several first-rate directors.

Randy Newman performs at the 2021 Newport Folk Festival.

No matter what kind of music you like, there’s a festival for you this summer

Whether you're a fan of indie, folk, reggae, jazz, or hip-hop, New England has you covered.

Wilco will be one of the headliners at this summer's Beach Road Weekend festival on Martha's Vineyard. Frontman Jeff Tweedy and drummer Glenn Kotche are shown performing with the band at Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston in 2021.

Beach Road Weekend puts Martha’s Vineyard on the summer festival map

This year’s festival features the Avett Brothers, Beck, and Wilco as headliners, along with performances by Khruangbin, Guster, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Lucinda Williams, and Emmylou Harris.

Chelsey Green and her band The Green Project will headline the second day of this year's Cambridge Jazz Festival.

After a two-year layoff, the Cambridge Jazz Festival returns with twice as much in store

A second day of live music has been added to this year's free festival July 30-31, featuring Chelsey Green and Eguie Castrillo, among other artists.

Jerrod Carmichael, as seen in "Rothaniel," the recent HBO special in which he came out as gay.

This version of comedian Jerrod Carmichael is no act

The stand-up, who recently came out as gay in an HBO special, feels "a lot of freedom" onstage now to be truly himself. He comes to the Wilbur June 3.

Explore all our summer arts critics' picks

10 comedy shows to make summer even brighter

10 dramas, comedies, and musicals on stages this summer

From legends to rising stars, 10 shows to excite jazz fans

10 must-see museum shows around New England

9 spots around Boston to see a drive-in movie

10 terrific dance events to catch this summer

10 places to hear classical music with a view

John Doe’s latest foray into folk music isn’t quite the way Woody might have done it

When the wild rumpus gave way to Mozart: Maurice Sendak at the Gardner

Gloucester Stage goes ‘Between the Sheets’ with a play about a lovesick Edith Wharton

Celebrating 90 years, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival reopens its newly renovated theater to a host of performances

‘X’ marks the spot: BMOP brings ‘The Life and Times of Malcolm X’ to Boston

‘SNL’ celebrates veteran comedians Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, and Kyle Mooney as they say goodbye

In the final episode of the season last night, Saturday Night Live bid farewell to four key cast members, marking the end of an era for the storied late-night sketch comedy show.

In connecting the busing era to today, ‘Common Ground Revisited’ follows a long, complicated path to the stage
For more than a decade, playwright Kirsten Greenidge and director Melia Bensussen have been wrestling J. Anthony Lukas’s epic "Common Ground" into theatrical form. The premiere of that play is finally at hand.

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Garth Brooks gets rowdy with his friends in Gillette’s low places
The country superstar — who limited tickets for Friday's show to the field and the stadium’s first tier — was boisterous and charged up, burning nonstop with the thrill of performance.

TV CRITIC'S CORNER
(Most of) ‘Stranger Things’ season 4 to drop next week
In what is becoming more common, the season — the show’s fourth — will be split in two. The first seven episodes will be released next Friday, and then the last two episodes will be released five weeks later, on July 1.

Bass-baritone Davóne Tines in the title role of "X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X" at Detroit Opera. Tines and the rest of the principal cast will reprise their roles in Boston Modern Orchestra Project's semi-staged performance.

SUMMER ARTS PREVIEW

‘X’ marks the spot: BMOP brings ‘The Life and Times of Malcolm X’ to Boston

This one-night-only semi-staged performance will be the first installment in the orchestra’s "As Told By: History, Race and Justice on the Opera Stage" series.

SUMMER ARTS PREVIEW

Summer’s hottest movies, from ‘Top Gun’ to ‘Nope’

From left: DJ WhySham, Malik Mitchell, Henry Morehouse, Anderson Stinson, III, and Victoria Omoregie of Actors' Shakespeare Project's "The Bomb-Itty of Errors."

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10 dramas, comedies, and musicals on stages this summer

Two shows bound for Broadway, a hip-hop take on Shakespeare, a pair of world premieres, and the return of "Wicked" highlight the season for theater fans.

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Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon in "House of the Dragon," HBO's "Game of Thrones" prequel.

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The summer's highlights include a thriller starring Jeff Bridges, Steve Carell in a new series from the creators of "The Americans," as well as shows for fans of "Lord of the Rings," "Game of Thrones," and "Star Wars." 7:00 a.m.

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From a legendary salsa ensemble to a Saharan guitar god, the Mavericks to Miko Marks, these artists will be mixing it up on local stages all summer. 7:00 a.m.

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Maurice Sendak, "Study for stage set #5 (Where the Wild Things Are)," 1979-1983.

When the wild rumpus gave way to Mozart: Maurice Sendak at the Gardner

"Drawing the Curtain," a new exhibit showcasing the illustrator’s designs for opera and ballet, sheds light on his love of music and stagecraft. 7:00 a.m.

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This version of comedian Jerrod Carmichael is no act

The stand-up, who recently came out as gay in an HBO special, feels "a lot of freedom" onstage now to be truly himself. He comes to the Wilbur June 3. 7:00 a.m.

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Bob Odenkirk in "Better Call Saul," which wraps up its sixth and final season this summer.

TV used to take the summer off. Now it brings some heat.

There is no great TV hiatus anymore, no summer programming desert of variety shows and reruns, and I celebrate it. 7:00 a.m.

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Boston Ballet's 'Swan Lake' begins May 26.

10 terrific dance events to catch this summer

No matter your taste, there's a dance performance to satisfy it, with companies and performers from local to international taking the stage. 7:00 a.m.

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Herbie Hancock comes to Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club in Portsmouth, N.H., for four shows in June.

From legends to rising stars, 10 shows to excite jazz fans

The summer season features a wide range of artists, from 82-year-old Herbie Hancock to 26-year-old Connie Han, plus a packed lineup at the Rockport Jazz Festival. 7:00 a.m.

MOVIES

The Wellfleet Drive-In is one of the outer Cape's best attractions.

9 spots around Boston to see a drive-in movie

Want your movie with a side of summer breeze? Look no further than this summer 2022 outdoor movie guide. 7:00 a.m.

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From left: Justin Hartley as Kevin, Chrissy Metz as Kate, and Sterling K. Brown as Randall in "This Is Us."

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Liz Lerman's "Wicked Bodies" will be performed in a site-specific work as part of this summer's Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

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The Pillow’s opening gala in the updated Ted Shawn Theatre kicks off a full season of performances, both indoors and out. 7:00 a.m.

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Bill Burr will be the first comic to headline a show at Fenway Park when he performs there Aug. 21.

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This season's packed lineup of comedy shows includes the likes of Kevin Hart, Chris Gethard, Wanda Sykes, and Bill Burr, who'll be the first comic to headline Fenway Park. 7:00 a.m.

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Beach Road Weekend puts Martha’s Vineyard on the summer festival map

This year’s festival features the Avett Brothers, Beck, and Wilco as headliners, along with performances by Khruangbin, Guster, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Lucinda Williams, and Emmylou Harris. 7:00 a.m.

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After a two-year layoff, the Cambridge Jazz Festival returns with twice as much in store

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Gloucester Stage goes ‘Between the Sheets’ with a play about a lovesick Edith Wharton

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An iconic sign — "Musicians at Play" — signals to visitors they have arrived at Marlboro Music, a celebrated summer destination for chamber music.

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From the Cape to the Berkshires and Vermont, concerts head for the hills. 7:00 a.m.

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Loïs Mailou Jones, "Ubi Girl from Tai Region," 1972, part of the MFA's "Touching Roots: Black Ancestral Legacies in America." © Lois Mailou Jones Pierre-Noel Trust
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10 must-see museum shows around New England

From the ICA’s "Revival: Materials and Monumental Forms" to "Andrew Wyeth: Life and Death" in Maine. 7:00 a.m.

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Beach Road Weekend puts Martha’s Vineyard on the summer festival map

After a two-year layoff, the Cambridge Jazz Festival returns with twice as much in store

This version of comedian Jerrod Carmichael is no act

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10 dramas, comedies, and musicals on stages this summer

From legends to rising stars, 10 shows to excite jazz fans

10 must-see museum shows around New England

9 spots around Boston to see a drive-in movie

10 terrific dance events to catch this summer

10 places to hear classical music with a view

John Doe’s latest foray into folk music isn’t quite the way Woody might have done it

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Gloucester Stage goes ‘Between the Sheets’ with a play about a lovesick Edith Wharton

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‘SNL’ celebrates veteran comedians Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, and Kyle Mooney as they say goodbye

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