Banned in Boston Archives

Banned in Boston, an annual comedy and music revue, is Rehearsal for Life’s signature fundraising event. For over 25 years, local Boston celebrities, media personalities, politicians, and business, arts and community leaders have rallied together to put on a one-night-only show of hilarity, musical satire and skits – all in the name of helping Rehearsal for Life empower local youth to find their voice and choice in the face of real life challenges.

Videos

Past Cast Members

Faith Soloway, Artistic Director, Urban Improv, and Head Writer, Transparent
Jane Lynch, Actress, Glee
Tim Meadows, Actor, Saturday Night Live
Ernie Boch, Jr., Philanthropist
Jared Bowen, Arts Editor & Host, WGBH’s Open Studio
Jim Braude, Co-host, WGBH Boston Public Radio
Michael Bobbitt, Executive Director, Massachusetts Cultural Council
Brad Brown, Owner, Blue Frog Bakery
Ginger Brown, Executive Director, JP Main Streets
Yolanda Coentro, President & CEO, Institute for Nonprofit Practice
Tackey Chan, MA State Representative
Joanne Chang, Owner, Flour/Myers & Chang
Cheryl Cronin, CEO, Boston Public Market
Sonia Chang-Díaz, MA State Senator
Steve Conine, Co-Chairman, Wayfair
William ‘Mo’ Cowan, Chief Legal and External Affairs Officer, Devoted Health
Diana DiZoglio, MA State Auditor
Linda Dorcena Forry, VP of Diversity, Inclusion & Community, Suffolk Construction
Margery Eagan, Co-host, WGBH Boston Public Radio
Tiffani Faison, Chef, Restaurateur, rising star on Food Network
Tom Hamilton, Bassist, Aerosmith
Maura Healey, Massachusetts Governor
David Howse, Executive Director, Emerson College, Office of the Arts
Kendra Hicks Lara, Boston City Councilor, District Six and Urban Improv alum
Jenny Johnson, Host and Producer, NESN’s Dining Playbook
Shirley Leung, Columnist, The Boston Globe
Amina Michel-Lord, Educator, Mission Hill School
Jim McGovern, US Congressman
Makeeba McCreary, Ed.D., President, The New Commonwealth for Racial Equity & Social Justice Fund
Ben Mezrich, New York Times Bestselling Author
Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD, MBA, President & CEO, CareQuest Institute for Oral Health
JC Monahan, News Anchor, NBC Boston
M. Lee Pelton, President & CEO, The Boston Foundation
Ken Reid, Comedian, TV Guidance Counselor podcast
Shayna Seymour, Anchor,  WCVB’s Chronicle
Martha Sheridan, President & CEO, Meet Boston
Kristina Smarz, Actor & Comedian
Jonathan Soroff, Columnist 
Robert Rivers, Chairman & CEO, Eastern Bank
Shayna Seymour, Co-Host, WCVB-TV’s Chronicle
Sally Taylor, Musician & Artist
Corey Thomas, President & CEO, Rapid7
Ramiro Torres, Radio Host, 96.9
Bethany Van Delft, Comedian, Storyteller

Photos

A group of performers sing passionately with papers and microphones in their hands.
Two men in orange jumpsuits sing and hold onto each others shoulders with mics in their hands.
A group of dancers are on stage, arms stretched out.
A woman holds a microphone up to a boy's face, and he is shrugging and speaking.
An old man wears a rooster hat and speaks into a microphone.
A bunch of head cutouts with crazy hats and glasses on are over-layed onto a background of colorful lockers. Text reads "Thank you Banned i Boston."
Two chefs prepare food from across a table, leaning down to put food in tiny cups.
A man in an orange jumpsuit stands with his arms above his head while others sing in the background, standing on risers.
A man and a woman stand in front of a large screen with microphones in their hands.
People are seated in a large room at round tables, watching a show. They all clap.
A group of adults stand on the stage with microphones, all wearing yellow sashes.
A man in a blonde wig and suit and tie sings into a microphone with his hand outstretched dramatically.
A group of people stand on stage with their backs facing us.
Two woman in wigs sit on a ledge on a stage and read from scripts with mics in their hands.
A man dressed as King George, carrying a staff and wearing a crown and cape, sings into a microphone.
A woman in a flamenco dress sings into a mic.
A man and woman stand opposite each other, dressed in a tux and a ballgown, with microphones.
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