Louisville Theatre Newsroom

The Carnegie kicks off its 2025-26 musical theatre season with THE COLOR PURPLE, running June 27 – July 6. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and adapted for the stage by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner Marsha Norman, with music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray.

Kentucky Performing Arts will present Fred Armisen in his acclaimed live show Comedy for Musicians but Everyone is Welcome on Tuesday, June 24 at 7:00 PM at Old Forester’s Paristown Hall.

Market House Theatre will continue its impactful partnership with Merryman House Domestic Crisis Center through a new initiative aimed at raising awareness about domestic violence during the theatre's production of Waitress.

Market House Theatre will present Waitress, the Broadway musical from Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles this summer. Learn more here!

Kentucky Performing Arts, in partnership with poet and producer Rheonna Nicole, will present the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Lipstick Wars Poetry Slam on Friday, June 20, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.

Kentucky Performing Arts will host the inaugural KPA Bradley Awards Ceremony on Sunday, June 1, 2025, at 5 p.m. at the Kentucky Center (501 W Main Street, Louisville). The red carpet experience will begin earlier in the afternoon at 3:45 p.m.

Kentucky Opera will present its third annual Amplify: Songs of Justice concert at the Kentucky Opera Center for Cultural Health. Learn more and see how to attend.

Derby Dinner Playhouse will present the comedy 'Half Baked' this spring and summer. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets here!

Derby Dinner Playhouse will open 'Pinkalicious The Musical' this week as part of their Children's Musical Theatre Series. Learn more about the upcoming production here!

Kentucky Performing Arts will present Boney James: Slow Burn Tour on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. at Brown Theatre. Saxophonist Boney James' newest album, Slow Burn, is meant to inspire a feeling that grows with a slow but deliberate intensity.

MJ the Musical star Jordan Marcus took time to answer a few questions just for BroadwayWorld. The show is currently playing through Sunday May 11th in Nashville, and will continue to a city near you in it's multi-year national tour.

Kentucky Performing Arts will present One Vision Of Queen featuring Marc Martel on Friday, May 30, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. at Brown Theatre. One Vision of Queen is an explosive, attention-commanding tribute where the most iconic rock anthems of all time collide with a theatrical performance style and eye-popping production.

MAMA, I'M A BIG GIRL NOW! is running May 7th at 7:30p at the Lexington Opera House. Read our interview with one of the show's stars, Tony Award-nominee Laura Bell Bundy!

Scott Thompson is Buddy Cole in The Last Gloryhole comes to The Kentucky Center—Bomhard Theater on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. The show is an evening of hilarious and incendiary monologues leading to an existential crisis where Buddy discovers that he is a fictional character.

Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet might be the most well-known story ever. It is taught in schools across the globe, constantly performed, and countless adaptations have made the story of these famous star-crossed lovers a truly timeless and valuable piece of media.

Outback Presents and Kentucky Performing Arts will present JEREMY CAMP: THESE DAYS TOUR with special guest Jonathan Traylor on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at Brown Theatre.

Clue: A Walking Mystery is an award-winning interactive experience based on the beloved board game. Performances will run at The Kentucky Center. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Market House Theatre has announced its 62nd Signature Series, featuring a dynamic lineup of four productions that blend high-energy comedy, classic suspense, a world premiere play, and one of the most iconic rock musicals of all time.

Market House Theatre revealed the addition of two new staff members during its 62nd Season Announcement Party. Learn more about the company updates here!

The Reduced Shakespeare Company’s production of All the Great Books (abridged) takes place on Saturday, April 19 at 8:00 p.m. at The Kentucky Center—Bomhard Theater.

Market House Theatre will present The Bachelorette Party (Girls' Weekend 2) by Karen Schaeffer. The production is guest-directed by David A. VanCleave. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Coal Creek Theater of Louisville will present First Date, the Broadway Musical Comedy May 2 through the 17 at the Louisville Center for the Arts. Learn more about the show here!

Market House Theatre has appointed Benjamin S. Grimes as its new Managing Artistic Director. Learn more about Grimes and about the position in the company here.

Derby Dinner Playhouse will present the classic musical comedy, 'Singin' in the Rain' this spring. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Peter Pan is a classic story I venture to think most people know: the story of three siblings whisked off to Neverland by a boy who won’t grow up, where they have adventures and fight pirates. The Disney version is the most famous, but the stage version has been performed for decades. A new national tour embarked last year and has finally come to Louisville.