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XAVIER FINE ARTS THEATRE

1600 W Prospect Ave Appleton, WI 54914
Appleton, WI 54914



Review: THE MAN OF THE PEOPLE at Different Stages


by Sabrina Wallace - January 11, 2026

Different Stages’ “The man of the people”reveals how easily authority can be built on confidence rather than evidence, and how hard it is to dismantle once the audience is convinced....

Review: YESTON & KOPIT'S PHANTOM IN CONCERT at BrightSide Theatre


by Tina St. Angelo - January 11, 2026

What did our critic think of YESTON & KOPIT'S PHANTOM IN CONCERT at BrightSide Theatre?...

Review: THE OUTSIDERS at Fox Theatre, St. Louis


by Rob Levy - January 11, 2026

More of a drama with sung interludes than a full-blown musical, The Outsiders is an outstanding production. Relying on a minimalist stage, dark lighting, and choreography, the ensemble is given a wide berth to perform....

Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC is Gorgeously Sung at the Citizens Opera House


by R. Scott Reedy - January 11, 2026

What did our critic think of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Citizens Opera House?...

Review: SHEN YUN 2026 at The Kennedy Center


by Laurie Sara Oliver - January 11, 2026

What did our critic think of SHEN YUN 2026 at The Kennedy Center?...

Review: CLUE: THE MUSICAL at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre


by Rich Mehrenberg - January 11, 2026

 Clue, the Musical runs through February 7th.  It offers some interesting opportunities for an interactive musical theater mystery...

Review: THE BELLE OF TOMBSTONE at The Gaslight Theatre


by Zach Wetzel - January 11, 2026

This is a fun Western adventure that the whole family can enjoy!...

Review: RULE OF THUMB at Oyster Mill Playhouse


by Andrea Stephenson - January 11, 2026

Murder, attempted murder, adultery, treachery, deception, and a desire for justice—Rule of Thumb, a series of one act murder mysteries by Agatha Christie has it all. ...

Review: LITTLE WOMEN: THE MUSICAL at Players Circle Theater


by Fran Thomas - January 10, 2026

What did our critic think of LITTLE WOMEN: THE MUSICAL at Players Circle Theater?...

Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at The Rogue Theatre


by Zach Wetzel - January 10, 2026

This is a brilliant and joyous prequel to PETER PAN....

Past Shows

Christmas Stars
Christmas Stars
12/4 - 12/14/2025


Christmas Stars 2025 Join us at the Xavier Fine Arts Theatre in Appleton for the 32nd season of “Christmas Stars,” a spectacular Broadway-style holiday-themed extravaganza ...

Christmas Stars 2024
Christmas Stars 2024
12/5 - 9/15/2024


Christmas Stars 2024 Thursday, December 5            7:00 pm Friday, December 6                7:00 pm Saturday, December 7            1:00 pm* & 7:00 pm * An American Sign ...

Christmas Stars 2023
Christmas Stars 2023
11/30 - 12/10/2023


Christmas Stars 2023 Join us at the Xavier Fine Arts Theatre in Appleton for the 30th season of “Christmas Stars,” a spectacular Broadway-style holiday-themed extravaganza ...

Christmas Stars 2022
Christmas Stars 2022
12/1 - 12/11/2022


Thursday, December 17:00 pmFriday, December 27:00 pmSaturday, December 31:00 pm* & 7:00 pm* An American Sign Language Interpreter will be provided at the 1:00 pm ...

Christmas Show
Christmas Show
12/5 - 12/15/2019


Christmas Stars is a dazzling holiday musical revue featuring favorite Christmas tunes, traditional carols, eye-popping productions numbers including a re-creation for New York's Christmas parade ...

Christmas Stars
Christmas Stars
12/5 - 12/15/2019


Our spectacular, holiday-themed extravaganza celebrates and honors the joy of the season with a mix of secular and religious music, dance, scenes and plenty of ...

Brothers in Song - 85 Years Strong


Join Appleton MacDowell Male Chorus, performing continuously since 1934, as they celebrate their 85th year in music and song to honor those who sang before ...

Xavier Theatre Academy Presents Seussical KIDS


Seussical KIDS brings Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat and other favorite Dr. Seuss characters to life onstage in Seussical KIDS, a fantastical ...

Beauty and the Beast Jr
Beauty and the Beast Jr
6/21 - 6/24/2017


Beauty and the Beast Jr is a fantastic adaptation of the story of true love and transformation, featuring some of the most popular songs ever ...

Guys on Ice
Guys on Ice
3/17 - 3/18/2017


Know How Theatre and Xavier Theatre present Guys on Ice at the Xavier Fine Arts Theatre. Originally produced by American Folklore Theatre in Door County, ...

Opening Doors: A Benefit Revue Show


“Opening Doors” is a benefit revue concert featuring performers of all ages. All proceeds from the show will go to Building Leaders Using Music Education ...

The Northeast Wisconsin Passion Play


Join us Palm Sunday weekend at the Xavier Fine Arts Theatre in Appleton for The Northeast Wisconsin Passion Play and see the scriptures come to ...

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Fox Cities Performing Arts Center (1/13 - 1/13)
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Sunset Playhouse (3/9 - 3/10)
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Cadillac Palace (1/31 - 1/31)
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Fox Cities Performing Arts Center (1/27 - 1/27)
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