Upcoming Shows
by Cade Lott - February 19, 2026
Whether you’re a lifelong fan or simply looking for world class entertainment, MJ doesn’t disappoint. Don’t miss your chance to catch this “Thriller” at the BJCC, running now through February 22nd. ...
by Cade Lott - February 14, 2026
I saw RENT opening night at the Virginia Samford Theatre this past Thursday, and honestly, it’s exactly what the Birmingham theatre scene needs right now. There’s something about the VST’s intimate setup that just works for this show—it strips away the 'big touring production' polish and le...
by Cade Lott - December 13, 2025
To Kill a Mockingbird' at the VST is a potent and timely revival of a classic story. With sharp direction and a deeply affecting performance by the cast, this production brings Harper Lee's tale of justice, prejudice, and childhood innocence vividly to life. It is a stirring courtroom drama and a po...
Past Shows
RENT: DOWNTOWN LA takes place in a warehouse in industrial downtown Los Angeles, where an artistic renaissance is underway in the vein of 1990s Alphabet...
This thrilling musical takes you on a journey through the minds of history’s most notorious assassins who sought to change history through violence.
A Play for Today! What is the Constitution’s true meaning? Who is it really for? See it in the Martha Moore Sykes Studio.
The Sound of Music is the spirited, romantic and beloved musical story of Maria and the von Trapp Family that will thrill audiences with its...
Company is a 1970 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth. The original production was nominated for a...
9 to 5 The Musical, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is based on the seminal 1980 hit movie....
Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip hip Hippo and, of course, those hilarious, plotting penguins as they bound...
The Glass Menagerie is a memory play by Tennessee Williams that premiered in 1944 and catapulted Williams from obscurity to fame. The story, set in...
Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has charmed audiences across the country...
Based on one of Hans Christian Andersens most beloved stories, Disneys The Little Mermaid JR. is anenchanting look at the sacrifices we all make for...
Million Dollar Quartet is the Tony Award-winning smash-hit musical inspired by the famed recording session that brought together rock and roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny...
The enchanting modern classic from Disney! A story of true love and acceptance between sisters, Frozen JR. expands upon the emotional relationship and journey between...
Love, Linda - (the life of Mrs. Cole Porter) Starring Jan HunterLove, Linda tells the story of Linda Lee Thomas, the Southern beauty who was...
The life of Mrs. Cole Porter delivered as a one-woman show. Featuring all your favorite Cole Porter tunes....
The Fantasticks is the longest-running musical in the world and with good reason: at the heart of its breathtaking poetry and subtle theatrical sophistication is...
David McMahon returns to the VST to direct Molires timeless French farce, TARTUFFE. A devious trickster attempts to dupe the middle-aged Orgon into signing over...
Shakespeare's classic drama of ambition and murder comes to the stage performed by the Shakespeare STARS actors...
Shakespeare's classic drama of ambition and murder comes to the stage performed by the Shakespeare STARS actors...
Cabaret is set in 1931 Berlin as the Nazis are rising to power. It focuses on the nightlife at the seedyKit Kat Klub, and revolves...
One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect musical! Mary Poppins...
Ain’t Misbehavin’ is one of the great theatre tribute musicals featuring the African American musicians of the 1920’s and 30’s who were part of the...
This classic tale, in which a Kansas farm girl travels over the rainbow to discover the magical power of home, has been entertaining audiences for...
The longest running American musical in Broadway history comes to the VST stage with its satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and...
A Bluegrass Christmas Carol is Dickens as you’ve never seen it before. Set in the Appalachian Mountains, this musical features the storyline and characters we...
When Charlie Brown complains about the overwhelming materialism he sees among everyone during the Christmas season, Lucy suggests that he become director of the school...
Kristi Tingle Higginbotham commands center stage as Mama Rose in what is one of the most powerful female roles in Broadway history. GYPSY tells the...
THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - This smash off-Broadway hit takes a cotton-candied colored musical trip down memory lane to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where...
Travel down the rabbit hole and join the curious Alice in her madcap adventures as she races the Dodo Bird, gets tied up with Tweedle...
The Tony nominated Broadway musical A Christmas Story the Musical makes its Birmingham premiere on the historic Virginia Samford Theatre stage featuring dancing leg lamps...
The Brainy and Beautiful Belle yearns to escape her provincial life...and her brute of a suitor, Gaston. However, Belle gets more adventurous than she wanted...
Middle-aged baseball fanatic Joe Boyd trades his soul to the Devil, also known as Mr. Applegate, for a chance to lead his favorite team, the...
Enjoy this madcap hilarious stage comedy by Ken Ludwig about an ill-fated production o "OTELLO" starring a world famous tenor. With mistaken identities and other...
It’s September of 1934, in a hotel suite in Cleveland, Ohio. Saunders, the general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is primed to welcome...
Produce the show that beat The Lion King out of the Olivier award (the British equivalent to the Tony Award)! Honk! Junior is a contemporary...
Set in L.A.’s infamous Sunset Strip in 1987, this jukebox musical tells the story of Drew, a boy from South Detroit, and Sherrie, a small-town...
The Virginia Samford Theatre presents HOLIDAY SEASONINGS, a musical revue that guarantees to put a little spice in your life! Featuring the Birmingham Sugar Babies,...
The fastest selling play in British history comes to Alabama and the Virginia Samford Theatre stage Nov. 5 - 22. The true story tells of...
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....
Beauty is in the eye of the ogre in Shrek The Musical JR., based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and fantastic Broadway musical. It's...
Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks' classic cult comedy film. Now as a big Broadway...
Leapin' Lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals. With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan...
Leapin' Lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals. With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan...
Jesus Christ SuperstarIt seems especially fitting that the first rock opera, created as a concept album at the end of the turbulent '60s, should have...
The Emmy® Award-winning Saturday morning educational cartoon series is now the basis for one of the most fun, energetic, and easily mounted musicals ever to...
In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first,...
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN scored a bulls eye when it returned to Broadway in 1999, starring Bernadette Peters and sporting a revised libretto by Tony,...
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