The Color Purple
6/20 - 7/29/2024
The Color Purple, the poignant musical based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, paints a powerful portrait of resilience and hope in the face of ...
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Past Shows
How I Became a Pirate
8/11 - 8/13/2022
AARRRRGH! Who doesn’t want to be a pirate? When young Jeremy Jacobs and his exceptional digging skills are recruited by Captain Braid Beard for treasure ...
Disaster!
6/15 - 7/24/2022
Earthquakes, tidal waves, infernos and the unforgettable songs of the ’70s take center stage in Broadway’s side-splitting homage to classic disaster films....
Disney's The Little Mermaid
6/8 - 7/17/2022
In a magical kingdom fathoms below, a beautiful young mermaid longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. Adapted from Disney’s ...
MADAGASCAR
8/8 - 8/10/2019
Director Kimberly Senior and internationally recognized playwright J.T. Rogers, the pair who brought you The Overwhelming, team up again to offer audiences another gripping thriller. ...
WEST SIDE STORY
6/19 - 8/4/2019
West Side Story, a modern Romeo and Juliet set against the backdrop of gang violence, is a powerful and timeless musical. The music was composed ...
The Addams Family - A New Musical
6/19 - 7/28/2019
MAMMA MIA!
6/5 - 7/14/2019
MAMMA MIA! is the ultimate feel–good show that has audiences coming back again and again to relive the thrill. Now it's your turn to have ...
ANYTHING GOES-BEAUMONT'87
6/27 - 8/8/2018
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
6/20 - 7/29/2018
The French Riviera shimmers with laughter and high jinks in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," a musical brimming with infectious tunes and witty lyrics. Sophisticated conman Lawrence ...
JANE EYRE
6/13 - 7/22/2018
Charlotte Brontë's great love story comes to life with music to lift your heart and set your spirit soaring. This beloved tale of secrets and ...
SHREK THE MUSICAL
6/6 - 7/15/2018
SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone's favorite ogre to life on stage. ...
The Phantom of the Opera
6/22 - 7/24/2016
The Phantom of the Opera is a captivating musical composed by the legendary Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Charles Hart and additional contributions by ...
Jesus Christ Superstar
6/15 - 7/17/2016
This rock opera, composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Tim Rice, takes a bold approach to the final week of Jesus' life. Forget ...
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
12/2 - 12/12/2015
Dive into the world of artistic obsession and the complexities of creativity with Sunday in the Park with George, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning ...
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
6/24 - 8/2/2015
From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster new musical comedy. The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny ...
Memphis
6/17 - 7/26/2015
n the electrifying world of Memphis the Musical, get ready for a powerful story set against the backdrop of the 1950s rock and roll revolution. ...
MARY POPPINS
6/3 - 7/12/2015
Mary Poppins is bringing its own brand of Broadway magic to theaters across the country, which has Variety raving, “This is the rare touring production ...
THE LAST FIVE YEARS
6/10 - 7/12/2015
The Last Five Years, a poignant and unconventional musical by Jason Robert Brown, explores the complexities of love and relationships through a fragmented timeline. Unlike ...
Monty Python's Spamalot
6/25 - 8/3/2014
Follow the legendary King Arthur as he and his knights of the round table venture out on a quest to find the Holy Grail....
HONK!
6/18 - 7/27/2014
In the London season featuring the appearance of THE LION KING , HONK! became a stand-out by winning the 2000 Olivier Award (the British equivalent ...
TINTYPES
6/11 - 7/20/2014
The growing pains of a nation are chronicled in this grand pageant of pre-World War I America--told in the exuberant words and music of the ...
The Sound of Music
6/4 - 7/13/2014
The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious ...
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
2/5 - 2/15/2014
In the little village of Anatevka, Tevye, a poor dairyman, tries to instill in his five daughters the traditions of his tight-knit Jewish community in ...
LES MISERABLES
6/26 - 8/4/2013
This international smash-hit may be the most popular musical in the world. In 19th century France, Jean Valjean is released from 19 years of unjust ...
XANADU
6/19 - 7/28/2013
XANADU follows the journey of a magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the heavens of Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach, California in ...
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
6/12 - 7/21/2013
Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that ...
Starlight Express
6/5 - 7/14/2013
A child?s train set magically comes to life and the various engines compete to become the ?Fastest ? engine in the World?! The underdog, Rusty ...
AVENUE Q
2/6 - 2/16/2013
AVENUE Q is a gut-bustingly hilarious modern musical focusing on a group of unique 20-somethings making their way in the big city, seeking their purpose ...
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Barefoot in the Park
Saint Sebastian Players (4/19 - 5/12) | |
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Back in the Saddle
Color Club (5/17 - 5/18) | |
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Meredith Willson's The Music Man
The Marriott Theatre (4/10 - 6/2) | |
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Golden Girls – The Laughs Continue
Broadway Playhouse Theater at Water Tower Place (5/15 - 5/26) | |
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2024 Producers Gala, All That Jazz
Music Theater Works (5/11 - 5/11) | |
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The Second City Mainstage's 112th Revue
The Second City - Mainstage (Chicago) (4/23 - 5/16) | |
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Joe Turner's Come and Gone by August Wilson
Goodman Theatre in the Albert (4/13 - 5/12) | |
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