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BIRMINGHAM FESTIVAL THEATRE

1901 1/2 11th Ave S
Birmingham , AL 35205



STEEL MAGNOLIAS Comes to Birmingham Festival Theatre


by Stephi Wild - January 15, 2025

Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling is coming to Birmingham Festival Theatre in April. Performances will run April 25 - May 11, 2025. Learn more about the show here!...

Winners Announced For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards


by BWW Awards - January 13, 2025

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024....

Review: A TUNA CHRISTMAS at Birmingham Festival Theatre


by Cade Lott - December 17, 2024

Birmingham Festival Theatre's 'A Tuna Christmas,' directed by Birmingham native, Ezra Brown, is a quirky, heartwarming look at a Texas town's eccentric holiday season. The close setting of the theater creates a feeling of intimacy, as if you're in the town square with the quirky residents....

Past Shows

Songs for a New World by Jason Robert Brown


Directed by Brandon Bruce; Musical Direction by John Allen Bankson.Starring Jalen Brown, Christopher Charleston, Sara James & Leah Luker. Understudies: Mackey Atkinson & Amy Coenen.Its ...

The XX Chromosome Genome Project


Written by Shern Ann Phillips (maiden moniker S. Ann Johnson), featuring select choreography by Pytron Parker "The XX Chromosome Genome Project" (aka Double X for ...

Tea & Sympathy
Tea & Sympathy
5/30 - 6/15/2019


Written by Robert AndersonDirected by Sandra TaylorFrom the author of I Never Sang for My Father, this groundbreaking drama explores a sensitive young man's coming ...

The Mountaintop by Katori Hall


Written by Katori HallDirected by Rhonda ErbrickA gripping reimagination of events the night before the assassination of the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, ...

Maytag Virgin by Audrey Cefaly


Maytag Virgin by Audrey CefalyDirected by Hal McIntoshStarring Carolyn Messina & John McGinnisPresented by Alabama State Council on the Arts and generous donors throughout the ...

The Good Doctor By Neil Simon/ Anton Chekhov


A combination of Neil Simon and Chekhov, The Good Doctor, a comedy with music, is, by turns, charming, hilarious, sad, and touching. It centers around ...

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time


Written By Mark Hadden, Adapted by Simon Stephens; Director Daniel Martin 15 year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped ...

Well by Lisa Kron
Well by Lisa Kron
6/28 - 7/14/2018


Well is the sixth and last show of Birmingham Festival Theatre’s “Pursuit of Happiness” Season; a sparkling autobiographical comedy written by Lisa Kron sure to ...

The Diviners by Jim Leonard, Jr.


The Diviners is the fifth show of Birmingham Festival Theatre’s “Pursuit of Happiness” Season; a funny and deeply moving morality play on religion, friendship and ...

The Mountaintop by Katori Hall


The story-- April 3 rd 1968, a stormy night in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. King retires to his motel room. Amongst the dim lighting and sterile ...

Everything in the Garden by Edward Albee


Everything in the Garden is the third show of Birmingham Festival Theatre’s “Pursuit of Happiness” Season; a piercing examination of contemporary suburban mores written with ...

Picasso at the Lapin Agile by Steve Martin


Picasso at the Lapin Agile is the third show of Birmingham Festival Theatre’s “Pursuit of Happiness” Season; a clever comedy hit written by the accomplished ...

An Evening with Mark Twain: A Humorist Who is Really Funny.


Birmingham Festival Theatre presents: An Evening with Mark Twain: A Humorist Who is Really Funny. Join Edward Miller in his engaging portrayal of the American ...

The Dresser by Ronald Harwood
The Dresser by Ronald Harwood
11/2 - 11/18/2017


The Dresser is a highly anticipated revival of one the first shows produced at BFT and a long-time favorite. Based on the author's own experiences ...

I and You
I and You
11/3 - 11/26/2016


Two high school students let down their guard and share secrets as they work on a seemingly mundane poetry project and unlock the deeper mystery ...

Red Herring
Red Herring
9/22 - 10/15/2016


It’s 1952 and Boston detective Maggie Pelletier has to find out who dumped a dead guy in the Harbor — or else lose out on ...

The Savannah Disputation
The Savannah Disputation
7/7 - 7/30/2016


Two elderly sisters forget all about southern charm when a young door-to-door evangelist comes knocking. This theological comedy blends Smith's trademark sharpness of wit and ...

Sons Of The Prophet Written By Stephen Karam


Stephen Karam’s comedy/drama, Sons Of The Prophet, follows the Douaihy family as they persevere through a hard year. Joseph and Charles, two gay brothers, and ...

Venus In Fur
Venus In Fur
4/9 - 4/25/2015


Written by David Ives Directed by Marty Higginbotham Featuring Jessica Clark and Brad Riegel Thomas, a beleaguered writer-director, is desperate to find an actress to ...

BLACK PEARL SINGS!
BLACK PEARL SINGS!
9/13 - 9/29/2012


Alberta "Pearl" Johnson is in a Texas prison in 1933. She has "a father in Hell, a mother in Heaven, and a daughter in Houston." ...

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