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April 8, 2026

Welcome to the Wednesday edition of the Big To-Do: Short Cuts, our midweek round-up of what’s going on around Boston, as selected by Boston Globe critics and writers.

Lily Allen heads to the Orpheum Theatre Saturday and Sunday. She's pictured here performing during the 22nd Sziget (Island) Festival on the Shipyard Island, in Northern Budapest, Hungary in 2014. BALAZS MOHAI

Thursday

Boston singer-songwriter Jessye DeSilva brings her queer joy anthems to the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge.
“Big Mistakes,” the new comedy co-created by “Schitt’s Creek” star Dan Levy and “I Love LA” actress Rachel Sennott, premieres on Netflix.
Pittsfield native Elizabeth Banks gets the “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” treatment in “The Miniature Wife,” a new series for Peacock.
Meanwhile on HBO Max, Jean Smart is back as Deborah Vance for the final season of “Hacks,” also debuting Thursday.

Friday

Life is still unfair for Frankie Muniz and Bryan Cranston, who are back for Hulu’s reboot of the “Malcolm in the Middle” sitcom.
“The Wage Standard” author Arindrajit Dube takes part in a conversation with David Autor at the Harvard Book Store.

Saturday

Artists including Rose Mooney, Zach Hunhoff, Chloe Key, and more perform at Time Out Market for a benefit show in support of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
English pop singer Lily Allen, who released her latest LP “West End Girl” last year, takes over the Orpheum Saturday and Sunday.

Sunday

Alt-rockers Bush are in town for a show at MGM Music Hall at Fenway Sunday night.
Billy Magnussen, Zach Galifianakis, and Rob Corddry star in the Silicon Valley drama “The Audacity,” premiering on AMC.
“Euphoria” returns Sunday night with a steamy new season featuring Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, and more big names.

Ongoing

The exhibition “Framing Nature: Gardens and the Imagination” is on display at the MFA through June 28.

Last chance

Presented by Broadway In Boston, “The Outsiders” concludes its run at Citizens Opera House on Sunday.

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Lily Allen heads to the Orpheum Theatre Saturday and Sunday. She's pictured here performing during the 22nd Sziget (Island) Festival on the Shipyard Island, in Northern Budapest, Hungary in 2014. BALAZS MOHAI

Thursday

Boston singer-songwriter Jessye DeSilva brings her queer joy anthems to the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge.

“Big Mistakes,” the new comedy co-created by “Schitt’s Creek” star Dan Levy and “I Love LA” actress Rachel Sennott, premieres on Netflix.

Pittsfield native Elizabeth Banks gets the “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” treatment in “The Miniature Wife,” a new series for Peacock.

Meanwhile on HBO Max, Jean Smart is back as Deborah Vance for the final season of “Hacks,” also debuting Thursday.

Friday

Life is still unfair for Frankie Muniz and Bryan Cranston, who are back for Hulu’s reboot of the “Malcolm in the Middle” sitcom.

“The Wage Standard” author Arindrajit Dube takes part in a conversation with David Autor at the Harvard Book Store.

Saturday

Artists including Rose Mooney, Zach Hunhoff, Chloe Key, and more perform at Time Out Market for a benefit show in support of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

English pop singer Lily Allen, who released her latest LP “West End Girl” last year, takes over the Orpheum Saturday and Sunday.

Sunday

Alt-rockers Bush are in town for a show at MGM Music Hall at Fenway Sunday night.

Billy Magnussen, Zach Galifianakis, and Rob Corddry star in the Silicon Valley drama “The Audacity,” premiering on AMC.

“Euphoria” returns Sunday night with a steamy new season featuring Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, and more big names.

Ongoing

The exhibition “Framing Nature: Gardens and the Imagination” is on display at the MFA through June 28.

Last chance

Presented by Broadway In Boston, “The Outsiders” concludes its run at Citizens Opera House on Sunday.

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Thanks for reading our new Wednesday newsletter. Keep an eye out for Friday's regular Big To-Do email written by Marie Morris. Send comments to arts@globe.com.