Review: WICKED at Civic Center Of Greater Des Moines
It's good to see 'Wicked,' isn't it?…
Iowa Stage Theatre Company
221 Walnut, Des Moines, IA 50309Des Moines, IA 50310
Review: KING ROGER at Des Moines Metro Opera
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.'…
Review: OF MICE AND MEN at Des Moines Metro Opera
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.…
Review: TOSCA at Des Moines Metro Opera
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.…
Review: CINDERELLA at Ballet Des Moines
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.…
Review: SUFFS at Des Moines Performing Arts
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.…
Review: MEREDITH WILSON'S 'THE MUSIC MAN' at Des Moines Performing Arts
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.…
Preview: SEASON PREVIEW About Time Theatre
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…
Review: NOTHING HOLDS STILL at Ballet Des Moines
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…
Review: THE OUTSIDERS at Des Moines Performing Arts
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…
Past Shows
14 total · showing 1–10
King Lear
King Lear divides his kingdom among the two oldest daughters who flatter him and banishes the third one, Cordelia, who loves him. His eldest daughters both then reject him at their homes, so Lear goes mad and wanders through a storm. When Cordelia returns with an army, will...
Girls' Weekend 2 - The Bachelorette Party
Megs getting married, but not before an epic bachelorette party at Dots cabin. As friends and family gather to raise a glass, well, several glassesit isnt long before misinformation and mixed signals threaten to derail the ceremony. Even the designated driver cant save this wild...
Sweat
Lynn Nottages masterpiece of blue collar America looks at the tensions of factory workers as they struggle with labor strife, racial tension, getting another gimlet and the boiling frustrations of trying to make a dollar out of fifty cents. Created by Nottage after more than two...
The Cake
A young woman returns to her North Carolina hometown to ask her deceased mothers best friend to bake her wedding cake. But shes marrying a woman, and the friend, very religious, refuses. And then things, including a baking reality TV show and dormant marriage, get very, very...
Adore Us! Line
Robert John Fords Caucus! The Musical! Has been delighting Iowa audiences and lampooning presidential hopefuls every four years since 2007. For 2020 he is creating a new musical, and Iowa Stage will have the World Premiere! Politicians are auditioning for the role of a lifetime...
Disgraced
Winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for drama. Amir Kapoor is a successful Pakistani-American lawyer who is rapidly moving up the corporate ladder while distancing himself from his cultural roots. Emily, his wife, is white; she's an artist, creating work influenced by Islamic...
Gruesome Playground Injuries
The New York Times called GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES by Rajiv Joseph “Mystical, arresting, and provocatively amusing”. Over the course of 30 years, the lives of Kayleen and Doug intersect at the most bizarre intervals, leading the two childhood friends to compare scars and the...
The Lion in Winter
Sibling rivalry, adultery, and dungeons – THE LION IN WINTER is a modern-day classic. Playwright James Goldman also wrote the screenplay for the classic film version starring Katherine Hepburn, Peter O’Toole, and a very young Anthony Hopkins. Comedic in tone, dramatic in action...
A Christmas Carol
Bring the entire family for this timeless adventure and follow Scrooge on a night he will never forget when four ghosts take him on a whirlwind journey to teach him about the true meaning of Christmas and change his life forever.
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Offenbach’s THE TALES OF HOFFMANN Blank Performing Arts Center (7/22-7/22) |
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Philip Glass’s ORPHÉE Blank Performing Arts Center (7/24-7/24) |
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Britten’s BILLY BUDD Blank Performing Arts Center (7/20-7/20) |
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Britten’s BILLY BUDD Blank Performing Arts Center (7/15-7/15) |
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Philip Glass’s ORPHÉE Blank Performing Arts Center (7/16-7/16) |
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Zac Brown Band Casey's Center (11/20-11/20) |
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The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors Des Moines Playhouse (5/07-5/23) |
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Mamma Mia! Civic Center Of Greater Des Moines (5/04-5/09) |
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The Lifespan of a Fact Des Moines Playhouse (2/05-2/28) |
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Anne of Green Gables: A New Musical Des Moines Playhouse (3/05-3/14) |
