Review: BEETLEJUICE at Des Moines Performing Arts
by DC Felton - October 05, 2023
All you gotta do is say his name three times, and he will appear on the Civic Center stage. 'Beetlejuice: The Musical' has been summoned to Des Moines Performing Arts as the finale of the 2022-2023 Willis Broadway Series. You may be asking if 'Beetlejuice' is the perfect start to your spooky season. This show is one of the hottest tickets in the area, with limited seating still available. I attended opening night on October 3, and the audience was cheering from the show's start to the end.
by DC Felton - October 05, 2023
All you gotta do is say his name three times, and he will appear on the Civic Center stage. 'Beetlejuice: The Musical' has been summoned to Des Moines Performing Arts as the finale of the 2022-2023 Willis Broadway Series. You may be asking if 'Beetlejuice' is the perfect start to your spooky season. This show is one of the hottest tickets in the area, with limited seating still available. I attended opening night on October 3, and the audience was cheering from the show's start to the end.
PETER PAN, JR. Comes to Coralville Center For the Arts in October
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2023
Peter Pan, Jr. comes to Coralville Center For the Arts in October. Performances run October 27-29. Learn more about the upcoming production here!
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2023
Peter Pan, Jr. comes to Coralville Center For the Arts in October. Performances run October 27-29. Learn more about the upcoming production here!
Nominations Open For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Des Moines Awards
by BWW Awards - September 28, 2023
Nominations are now open for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Des Moines Awards. The 2023 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023.
by BWW Awards - September 28, 2023
Nominations are now open for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Des Moines Awards. The 2023 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023.
L'AMICO FRITZ Comes to Coralville Center For the Performing Arts in October
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2023
UIowa Fall Opera: L'amico Fritz comes to Coralville Center For the Performing Arts next month. The performance is set for Friday, October 13, 2023. Learn more about the opera and how to get tickets here!
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2023
UIowa Fall Opera: L'amico Fritz comes to Coralville Center For the Performing Arts next month. The performance is set for Friday, October 13, 2023. Learn more about the opera and how to get tickets here!
AN EVENING OF COLE PORTER Comes to The Coralville Center for the Performing Arts
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2023
The Coralville Center for the Performing Arts’ American Songbook series continues with AN EVENING OF COLE PORTER this month. Learn more about the concert and how to get tickets here!
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2023
The Coralville Center for the Performing Arts’ American Songbook series continues with AN EVENING OF COLE PORTER this month. Learn more about the concert and how to get tickets here!
Danny K. Bernstein's WINGS to Receive World Premiere At Drake University
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2023
WINGS, a new musical by Danny K. Bernstein (Far From Canterbury, On Your Mark!) will receive its long-awaited premiere at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa this October.
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2023
WINGS, a new musical by Danny K. Bernstein (Far From Canterbury, On Your Mark!) will receive its long-awaited premiere at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa this October.
City Circle Theatre Company Previews 2023–24 Season With a Cabaret Next Month
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2023
City Circle Theatre Company presents a special preview of the upcoming 2023–24 season during cabaret-style performances in the CCPA lobby September 8 & 9.
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2023
City Circle Theatre Company presents a special preview of the upcoming 2023–24 season during cabaret-style performances in the CCPA lobby September 8 & 9.
ACANSA Arts Festival Of The South Presents COCKTAIL HOUR: THE SHOW
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2023
ACANSA Arts Festival of the South welcomes New York City-based Ballets with a Twist and its signature production, Cocktail Hour: The Show. This electrifying floorshow-to-stage-experience reinvents the excitement of classic entertainment through an original mix of choreography, music, and costume design.
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2023
ACANSA Arts Festival of the South welcomes New York City-based Ballets with a Twist and its signature production, Cocktail Hour: The Show. This electrifying floorshow-to-stage-experience reinvents the excitement of classic entertainment through an original mix of choreography, music, and costume design.
PELLEAS & MELISANDE Comes to Des Moines Metro Opera Next Year
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2023
PELLÉAS & MÉLISANDE comes to Des Moines Metro Opera next year! The opera is by Claude Debussy, adapted from the play by Maurice Maeterlinck. Performances run July 6, 12, 17, 21 at Blank Performing Arts Center. It will be sung in French with English supertitles.
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2023
PELLÉAS & MÉLISANDE comes to Des Moines Metro Opera next year! The opera is by Claude Debussy, adapted from the play by Maurice Maeterlinck. Performances run July 6, 12, 17, 21 at Blank Performing Arts Center. It will be sung in French with English supertitles.
May Pang, John Lennon's Lover During LOST WEEKEND Era, to Showcase Candid Photos of Lennon at Exhibition in Altoona
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2023
Explore the intimate and candid photos of John Lennon taken by May Pang during his 'LOST WEEKEND' era. Join us at Prairie Meadows Event Center in Altoona for a two-day exhibition and get a glimpse into Lennon's personal life. Don't miss this opportunity to see and purchase these limited-edition photographs.
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2023
Explore the intimate and candid photos of John Lennon taken by May Pang during his 'LOST WEEKEND' era. Join us at Prairie Meadows Event Center in Altoona for a two-day exhibition and get a glimpse into Lennon's personal life. Don't miss this opportunity to see and purchase these limited-edition photographs.
BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE Comes to Des Moines Metro Opera Next Year
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2023
Bluebeard's Castle comes to Des Moines Metro Opera in 2024. Performances run July 1-22, 2024.
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2023
Bluebeard's Castle comes to Des Moines Metro Opera in 2024. Performances run July 1-22, 2024.
SALOME Comes to Des Moines Metro Opera in 2024
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2023
SALOME comes to Des Moines Metro Opera in 2024. Performances run June 29, July 7, 13, 19. The opera is written by Richard Strauss, Oscar Wilde and Hedwig Lachmann.
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2023
SALOME comes to Des Moines Metro Opera in 2024. Performances run June 29, July 7, 13, 19. The opera is written by Richard Strauss, Oscar Wilde and Hedwig Lachmann.
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE Comes to Des Moines Metro Opera in Summer 2024
by BWW News Desk - July 31, 2023
The Barber Of Seville comes to Des Moines Metro Opera in summer 2024. Written by Gioachino Rossini and Cesare Sterbini, the performances will run June 28, 30, July 5, 14, 16, 20 at Blank Performing Arts Center.
by BWW News Desk - July 31, 2023
The Barber Of Seville comes to Des Moines Metro Opera in summer 2024. Written by Gioachino Rossini and Cesare Sterbini, the performances will run June 28, 30, July 5, 14, 16, 20 at Blank Performing Arts Center.
THE FALLING AND THE RISING is Now Playing at Des Moines Festival Opera
by BWW News Desk - July 21, 2023
The Falling and the Rising centers around a strong female hero known only as “Soldier”. After sending a video message home on the eve of her daughter’s thirteenth birthday, the Soldier is severely wounded by a roadside IED. Doctors quickly place her in an induced coma to help minimize the extensive trauma to her brain. The Soldier must now make an arduous journey towards both healing and home.
by BWW News Desk - July 21, 2023
The Falling and the Rising centers around a strong female hero known only as “Soldier”. After sending a video message home on the eve of her daughter’s thirteenth birthday, the Soldier is severely wounded by a roadside IED. Doctors quickly place her in an induced coma to help minimize the extensive trauma to her brain. The Soldier must now make an arduous journey towards both healing and home.
Feature: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE at Urbandale Community Theatre
by DC Felton - July 09, 2023
Being involved in theatre takes both the audience and those on stage and backstage on a journey with each show. With each show, the journey is different. The best journeys are when the show leaves a little something with you that you carry with you for the rest of your life. One show has taken me on what so far has been a 17-year journey. That show is 'The Drowsy Chaperone.'
by DC Felton - July 09, 2023
Being involved in theatre takes both the audience and those on stage and backstage on a journey with each show. With each show, the journey is different. The best journeys are when the show leaves a little something with you that you carry with you for the rest of your life. One show has taken me on what so far has been a 17-year journey. That show is 'The Drowsy Chaperone.'
City Circle Theatre Company Presents Disney's HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: On Stage This Month
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2023
City Circle Theatre Company presents Disney's High School Musical: On Stage! at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) July 14–16 & 21–23, 2023.
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2023
City Circle Theatre Company presents Disney's High School Musical: On Stage! at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) July 14–16 & 21–23, 2023.
Jukebox Saturday Night Comes to Coralville Center for the Performing Arts in October
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2023
Jukebox Saturday Night celebrates America’s Swing Era, performing the greatest hits as recorded by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Jimmy Lunceford, Harry James, Artie Shaw, Cab Calloway, Benny Goodman, Bunny Berigan, Count Basie and more! Vocal selections will include songs made famous by Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Bob Eberly, Helen O’Connell, Rosemary Clooney, and other vocal idols.
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2023
Jukebox Saturday Night celebrates America’s Swing Era, performing the greatest hits as recorded by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Jimmy Lunceford, Harry James, Artie Shaw, Cab Calloway, Benny Goodman, Bunny Berigan, Count Basie and more! Vocal selections will include songs made famous by Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Bob Eberly, Helen O’Connell, Rosemary Clooney, and other vocal idols.
Disney's HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: ON STAGE! Comes to Coralville Center for the Performing Arts in July
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2023
City Circle Theatre Company presents Disney’s High School Musical: On Stage! at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) July 14–16 & 21–23, 2023. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 PM and the Sunday matinees are at 2 PM.
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2023
City Circle Theatre Company presents Disney’s High School Musical: On Stage! at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) July 14–16 & 21–23, 2023. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 PM and the Sunday matinees are at 2 PM.
Disney's FROZEN JR. Comes to Coralville Center for the Performing Arts Next Week
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2023
Young Footliters Youth Theatre will present a production of Disney’s Frozen Jr. at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) June 23–25, 2023.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2023
Young Footliters Youth Theatre will present a production of Disney’s Frozen Jr. at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) June 23–25, 2023.
Review: DEAR EVEN HANSEN at Des Moines Performing Arts
by DC Felton - June 07, 2023
Dear Broadwayworld Reader. This week is going to be a good week. That is because 'Dear Evan Hansen' is back in Des Moines through June 11. In 2019, Des Moines Performing Arts brought the first national tour of 'Dear Evan Hansen' early in its run. So it's fitting that it is returning to Des Moines this week as one of its final stops before the tour closes in July. Another reason it's a fitting way to wind up its tour is that as part of the Independent Producers Network, Des Moines Performing Arts has invested in the show's Broadway, National Tour, and London productions. If you've seen the show in the past, or even the movie, after seeing it on opening night in Des Moines, I can say with certainty 'Dear Evan Hansen' is worth revisiting.
by DC Felton - June 07, 2023
Dear Broadwayworld Reader. This week is going to be a good week. That is because 'Dear Evan Hansen' is back in Des Moines through June 11. In 2019, Des Moines Performing Arts brought the first national tour of 'Dear Evan Hansen' early in its run. So it's fitting that it is returning to Des Moines this week as one of its final stops before the tour closes in July. Another reason it's a fitting way to wind up its tour is that as part of the Independent Producers Network, Des Moines Performing Arts has invested in the show's Broadway, National Tour, and London productions. If you've seen the show in the past, or even the movie, after seeing it on opening night in Des Moines, I can say with certainty 'Dear Evan Hansen' is worth revisiting.
NATIVE GARDENS is Now Playing at Des Moines Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2023
Native Gardens is now playing at Des Moines Playhouse. Performances run June 2-18.
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2023
Native Gardens is now playing at Des Moines Playhouse. Performances run June 2-18.
The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra Swings into Coralville in June
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2023
The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra returns to the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts Thursday, June 8 at 7:00 PM.
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2023
The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra returns to the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts Thursday, June 8 at 7:00 PM.
Review: TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at Des Moines Performing Arts
by DC Felton - May 18, 2023
What did our Some artists are remembered for being one-hit wonders, while others are known for producing hit after hit. In either case, we are left with the legacy of their music. When you think of Tina Turner, you think of all the hit songs she is known for. The legacy her music still has can be seen on stage at Des Moines Performing Arts as they opened 'Tina: The Tina Turner Musical' as part of their current Broadway Series. critic think of TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at Des Moines Performing Arts?
by DC Felton - May 18, 2023
What did our Some artists are remembered for being one-hit wonders, while others are known for producing hit after hit. In either case, we are left with the legacy of their music. When you think of Tina Turner, you think of all the hit songs she is known for. The legacy her music still has can be seen on stage at Des Moines Performing Arts as they opened 'Tina: The Tina Turner Musical' as part of their current Broadway Series. critic think of TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at Des Moines Performing Arts?
Review: A BRIGHT NEW BOISE at Iowa Stage
by DC Felton - May 14, 2023
Every once and a while, when a new season is announced, I find a show in the lineup that I can help but anticipate seeing. For me, that happened when Iowa Stage announced they would be doing 'A Bright New Boise' as part of their 2023 season. It wasn't a show I was familiar with, but it was a plot I was going to be able to relate to. That was due to the show taking place at a Hobby Lobby. I have not worked for Hobby Lobby, but I did work retail for a few years, so going in, I was excited to see another look at the retail working experience. What I got was so much more.
by DC Felton - May 14, 2023
Every once and a while, when a new season is announced, I find a show in the lineup that I can help but anticipate seeing. For me, that happened when Iowa Stage announced they would be doing 'A Bright New Boise' as part of their 2023 season. It wasn't a show I was familiar with, but it was a plot I was going to be able to relate to. That was due to the show taking place at a Hobby Lobby. I have not worked for Hobby Lobby, but I did work retail for a few years, so going in, I was excited to see another look at the retail working experience. What I got was so much more.
NATIVE GARDENS Comes to Des Moines Playhouse Next month
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2023
Native Gardens comes to Des Moines Playhouse in June. Performances run June 2-18.
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2023
Native Gardens comes to Des Moines Playhouse in June. Performances run June 2-18.
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