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It's that time of year where everyone is wondering when and If we are going to have a major snowstorm? And if so how much? Now take a moment and imagine there is a blizzard with white out conditions.
Everyone loves a good ghost story.
What do you get when you cross a classic holiday movie with the Oscar, Tony, and Grammy award-winning team of Pasek and Paul? You get ”A Christmas Story: The Musicalal” playing as this year's holiday classic at Des Moines Playhouse.
Opening two productions of a show in one weekend is rare in the Des Moines theatre scene.
While Thanksgiving may be late this year, we are a little over a month away from the Christmas holiday.
Have you ever thought what would happen if a sitting President was unfit to serve in the White House? You probably just had an instant reaction to the questions based on your thoughts on our current administration.
If you were to look back on your childhood, one of the first books you probably read was a Dr.
Suicide and mental illness are issues that people have a hard time discussing.
Just in time for Halloween, Tallgrass Theatre is opening its new season, which takes us from coast to coast, with a thrilling production that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Did you ever wish you could trade places with your parents for them to see what life is like? Or have you wished you could switch places with your child so they can see just how difficult being a child is? If you can say yes to either of those questions, then Des Moines Playhouse has a production fo
It's that time of year when everyone starts doing the a?oeTime Warpa?? again.
Sometimes, it's fun to go back and take a look at a past time in our lives, especially if there were good memories from it.
Theatre companies always hope a show will do well, but every so often a show comes that exceeds their expectations, and eventually, they bring the show back.
Revisiting the past can be difficult.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if one of your family members that have passed on could come back and talk with you? What would they say? Ankeny Community Theatres production of a?oeMom's Gift,a?? which opened this weekend, asked the audience that very questions.
In 1879, a door slam was heard around the world when Henrik Ibsen's 'A Doll's House' concluded for the first time.
Growing up can be hard.
Imagine finding out you have been living poor your whole life, only to find out you are part of the wealthiest family in your area.
While Ankeny Community Theatre (ACT) may be closing their 2018-2019 season, they are also opening the 2019-2020 Des Moines Theatre season.
Becoming a teenager is a moment kids look up to.
What a week it has been for the city of Indianola.
One of the great things theatre can do is start a conversation on topics that may not be the most comfortable to talk about.
Everyone can remember the first time they saw Annie.
A new generation is taking over the Des Moines Playhouse! I'm not talking about a new artistic director, or the close of their 100th season.
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Offenbach’s THE TALES OF HOFFMANN Blank Performing Arts Center (7/17-7/17) |
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Offenbach’s THE TALES OF HOFFMANN Blank Performing Arts Center (7/02-7/02) |
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Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress Des Moines Playhouse (1/08-1/24) |
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The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors Des Moines Playhouse (5/07-5/23) |
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Amadeus Des Moines Playhouse (6/20-6/20) |
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Britten’s BILLY BUDD Blank Performing Arts Center (7/20-7/20) |
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Offenbach’s THE TALES OF HOFFMANN Blank Performing Arts Center (7/22-7/22) |
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Junie B Jones in Boo… and I Mean It Des Moines Playhouse (11/07-11/29) |
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Mean Girls Des Moines Playhouse (7/09-7/25) |
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Britten’s BILLY BUDD Blank Performing Arts Center (7/10-7/10) |
