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For the most up-to-date press information about Celebrity Series performances view the press releases or contact the press office:

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Institutional Announcements


In Memory: Walter Pierce - 1930-2022 >>

Gary Dunning, President and Executive Director, quoted in MASSCreative's "Arts and Cultural Leaders Launch Statewide Campaign to Advance Priorities of Creative Sector in Governor’s Race" press release>>

Celebrity Series of Boston Announces Artistic Director Nicole Taney>>

Celebrity Series of Boston Announces Sara Brookner as Associate Director of Institutional Giving>>

Celebrity Series of Boston to Receive $15,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts>>

Celebrity Series of Boston Announces Courtney Burke as Director of Marketing and Communications>>

Celebrity Series of Boston Nominated for 2021 APAP Award for Programmatic Excellence>>

2023-2024 Season

High Res Artist Images>>

Stave Sessions 2024 at the Crystal Ballroom, published February 12, 2024>>

Renée Fleming and Inon Barnatan’s Performance Rescheduled to February 4, 2024, announced November 10, 2023>>

Celebrity Series of Boston Adds Max Raabe & Palast Orchester to the 2023-24 performance season on  March 19, 2024, announced November 1, 2023>>

Celebrity Series of Boston announces Audra McDonald’s Performance Rescheduled to February 27, 2024, announced October 19, 2023>>

Celebrity Series of Boston announces pianist Inon Barnatan will join soprano Renée Fleming for a recital that will include the Boston premiere of “Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene”, announced October 13, 2023>>

Celebrity Series of Boston Announces $35 Under 35, announced August 14, 2023>>

Jazz Along the Charles Announcement, announced July 25, 2023>>

2023/24 Neighborhood Arts Season Announcement, announced June 21, 2023>>

2023/24 Season Announcement, announced May 2, 2023 >>

2022-2023 Season

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Celebrity Series of Boston Announces Tonight’s Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Performance is Canceled, April 21, 2023>>

Boston Symphony Orchestra in Association with Celebrity Series of Boston Present Osvaldo Golijov’s "Falling Out of Time"

Celebrity Series of Boston Jazz Festival Returns March 8-11>>

Jessica Vosk Performance Postponed to February 5, 2023, announced November 4, 2022>>

Celebrity Series of Boston Announces Special Guest Artists to “NPR’s Mountain Stage Radio Show Hosted by Kathy Mattea”, announced October 11, 2022>>

Latina Bandleader Series to Begin September 17, 2022 >>

2022/23 Neighborhood Arts Season Announcement, announced July 19, 2022>>

2022/23 Season Announcement, announced May 3, 2022 >>

Celebrity Series of Boston and Mission Hill Arts Festival Partner to Co-Present Three Outdoor Summer Performances at The YARD in Mission Hill, announced June 7, 2022>>

2021-2022 Season

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"Solo(s) Together" Commissioning Project Debuts New Works by Contemporary Visionaries>>

In "The Movement Series," Celebrity Series of Boston connects dance, justice, and the Black experience in three performances this spring 

Celebrity Series of Boston Announces Changes to Upcoming January In-Person Performances—Three Concerts Will Be Digital-Only -- announced January 10, 2022>>

2021/22 Winter-Spring Programming and Ticketing Timeline, announced October 26, 2021>>

2021/22 Digital Performances Announcement, announced June 29, 2021>>

2021/22 Season Announcement, announced June 7, 2021 >>

Contact

Press inquiries about Celebrity Series Performances can be sent to:

Stephanie Janes PR

Contact

Press inquiries about The Just and the Blind, Sankofa Danzafro and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater can be sent to:

John Michael Kennedy

Press Materials for Gary Dunning

President and Executive Director, Celebrity Series of Boston

Gary Dunning photo >>
Photo credit: Robert Torres
Gary Dunning biography >>

Celebrity Series Organizational Information

Board of Directors and Board of Advisors >>
Celebrity Series History >>