Charles Playhouse

Charles Playhouse
AddressBoston, Massachusetts
United States
OwnerJohn Gore Organization
Capacity500 (main stage)
200 (second stage)
ProductionBlue Man Group and stand-up comedy
Opened1957
Website
http://www.charlesplayhouse.com/
Charles Playhouse
Coordinates42°21′0″N 71°3′58″W / 42.35000°N 71.06611°W / 42.35000; -71.06611
Arealess than one acre
Built1839
ArchitectAsher Benjamin
NRHP reference No.80000676
Added to NRHPJune 16, 1980

The Charles Playhouse is a theater at 74 Warrenton Street Boston in the Boston Theater District. The venue comprises an approximately 500-seat mainstage, which hosts the long-running Blue Man Group, and a 200-seat second stage branded as the comedy club Lil Chuck. The second stage previously hosted Shear Madness for 40 years, one of the longest runs in American theater history.