A small town on the eastern Candian shore suddenly became an international refuge when 38 planes carrying 7,000 passengers were diverted on September 11, 2001. Unfazed, the people of Gander, Newfoundland, provided not only the essential comforts of food and shelter but a...
Junie B. Jones is terrified of Halloween due to scary secrets told by a classmate. To combat her fear, she plans to create the scariest costume ever to "outscare" the monsters. She decides on a clown, but ultimately her efforts lead to a humorous, unexpected scare for her...
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the...
Morris likes lots of things: doing puzzles, painting pictures, pretending to be an astronaut, and wearing a tangerine dress from his school’s dress-up box because it “reminds him of tigers, the sun, and his mother’s hair.” But some of his classmates think boys can’t wear dresses...
Jim Fingal is a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent but sinking New York magazine. John D’Agata is a talented writer with a transcendent essay about the suicide of a teenage boy that could save the magazine from collapse. When Jim is assigned to fact check...
Anne Shirley is mistakenly sent to live with a plainspoken farmer and his spinster sister, who thought they were adopting a boy! She wins over the Cuthberts and all of Prince Edward Island with her irrepressible spirit and imagination — and wins over audiences with this warm...
In nineteenth century France, Jean Valjean is released from 19 years of unjust imprisonment, but finds nothing in store for him but mistrust and mistreatment. He breaks his parole in hopes of starting a new life, initiating a lifelong struggle for redemption as he is...
You’ve played the game. Now see and hear the legend of the three great warriors who started it all… Long ago there lived three fierce warriors. From the Kingdom of Backyard came Rock; from the Empire of Mom’s Home Office came Paper, and from a messy village in the Junk Drawer...
In the court of the Austrian Emperor Joseph II, Antonio Salieri is the established composer. Enter the greatest musical genius of all time: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Salieri has given himself to God so that he might realize his sole ambition – to be a great composer. Mozart is a...
Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized...
It's good to see 'Wicked,' isn't it?…
This season, Des Moines Metro Opera is taking my favorite type of risk and doing an Opera that audiences might not be familiar with in their final, and most ambitious opera of the season, Karol Szymanowski's 'King Roger.'…
As America celebrates is 250th birthday, 'Of Mice and Men' celebrates it and the 100th birthday of Carlise Floyd by revisiting this timeless story through a new lense.…
Summer has officially started with Des Moine Metro Opera's phenomenal production of 'Tosca.' Find out about the show and why you shouldn't miss it.…
What did our There is a magic that only happens when seeing a show live. Sometimes it comes from a special effect, and other times from the beauty of telling a story. When that magic happens, it becomes a memory that will last not till midnight, but for a lifetime.…
In a time on Broadway where so many shows are based on familiar IP, it's refreshing to have a new story come to the stage. In 2022, Suffs opened on Broadway at the Public Theatre, and then kept marching to Broadway, and now it is marching across the US.…
This weekend, the newest national tour of Meredith Wilson's 'The Music Man' is stopping at Des Moines Performing Arts. Judging from the audience reaction, this production works its magic in a way no anvil salesman will be able to stop.…
This last season, a new theatre company emerged and made audiences 'squeamish' wih their first production. About Time Theatre Company is back for another season and has recently announced the three productions that will be part of its 2026 season. If the thought and time that went into their first p…
Des Moines has a thriving arts community. One of the amazing organizations that is making this community thrive is Ballet Des Moines. I had the opportunity to attend their performance of “Nothing Holds Still” this last weekend. The show featured world-premiere dances and collaborations with ot…
Watching Tony's every year, I always look forward to the performances and seeing what each show decides to showcase. In 2024, I was captivated by the performance of 'The Outsiders' and looked forward to seeing it live. What was that moment? I'll share more on that later, but after seeing the show in…
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Flashy, inspiring, and downright fun, Kinky Boots is the heartwarming Broadway musical. Charlie Price reluctantly agrees to take over the familys failing shoe factory. Inspiration strikes when he meets Lola, an outspoken and unapologetic drag queen. The unlikely pair cobble a...
Maddie Reeves has a dilemma. New classmate Wanda Petronski is a Polish immigrant with one dress. Peggy is a popular rich girl with dozens. When Peggy makes fun of Wanda, Maddie learns that being a bystander can be just as bad as being a bully
In August Wilsons stunning story, brother and sister struggle with family history. Willie wants to sell the family piano so he can buy some land but his sister, Berniece, has other ideas.
Big dogs and little dogs. Dogs on bikes and dogs wearing hats. Where are they going fast in those cars? PD Eastmans classic childrens book comes to life on stage like a pop-up book that never stops.
The magic has been updated in this version created for Broadway, but all the beloved songs, including "In My Own Little Corner," "Impossible/It's Possible," and "Ten Minutes Ago," remain.
Mystery! Comedy! Nostalgia! Travel back in time to the Golden Age of Radio for a special 1943 holiday broadcast to the troops. Match wits with Ellery Queen as he investigates murders on a circus train. Laugh with Fibber McGee and Molly when McGee paints Molly’s Christmas tree...
Harriet M. Welsch is a spy who writes down everything about her neighbors and classmates. After her friends read her secret notebook, they want nothing to do with her. Can Ole Golly, Harriets nanny, help her learn how to win back her friends?
A spunky orphan finds her home with wealthy Daddy Warbucks in this family favorite. Annie Jr. is The Playhouses first Penguin Project production, featuring a cast of students with disabilities and their peer mentors performing this 60-minute version of the classic musical
A classic romantic comedy where opposites attract and the real gamble is love, this musical fable of Broadway has colorful gamblers, showgirls, and missionaries plus classic songs like "Sit Down, You're Rockin the Boat" and the showstopping "Luck Be a Lady."
Magical. Mischievous. Miraculous. From the nonsensical mind of Roald Dahl comes this timeless tale of young Matilda Wormwood. Intellectually gifted, Matilda is unappreciated by her shallow parents and terrorized by her tyrannical headmistress, Miss Trunchbull. The only person...
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Britten’s BILLY BUDD Blank Performing Arts Center (7/10-7/10) |
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Broadway 2026-27 5-show Adler Theatre (6/24-6/24) |
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Les Misérables Des Moines Playhouse (4/09-5/02) |
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Broadway At The Adler 2026-27 Season Adler Theatre (1/28-1/28) |
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Britten’s BILLY BUDD Blank Performing Arts Center (7/23-7/23) |
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Annie Des Moines Playhouse (12/04-12/27) |
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Offenbach’s THE TALES OF HOFFMANN Blank Performing Arts Center (7/09-7/09) |
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Mean Girls Des Moines Playhouse (7/09-7/25) |
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Mamma Mia! Civic Center Of Greater Des Moines (5/04-5/09) |
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Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress Des Moines Playhouse (1/08-1/24) |
