KENTUCKY PERFORMING ARTS

by A.A. Cristi - December 08, 2025

Kentucky Performing Arts will present Preservation Hall Jazz Band in their Creole Christmas program on December 10. The concert will feature New Orleans jazz standards and holiday selections arranged in the band’s signature style....

by Taylor Clemons - December 05, 2025

Original musicals that aren’t based on movies are becoming all too rare these days. Most of the fare tends to be adaptations of popular films, and these musicals can vary in quality. However, every once in a while, something fresh or unique breaks through and becomes a success. It makes me so happy ...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 19, 2025

Multidisciplinary artist Sonya Hensley is giving her hometown the opportunity to see her world premiere, 'A One Woman Show : The Scat Life' at The Kentucky Center - Mex Theater....

by A.A. Cristi - November 03, 2025

Legendary jazz icon Herbie Hancock will bring his 2025 North American Fall Tour to The Kentucky Center’s Whitney Hall on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Glenview Trust Enriching Life Series....

by A.A. Cristi - November 03, 2025

Legendary jazz icon Herbie Hancock will bring his 2025 North American Fall Tour to The Kentucky Center’s Whitney Hall on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Glenview Trust Enriching Life Series....

by A.A. Cristi - October 30, 2025

The Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA) is now accepting applications for its 2026 class. The three-week, tuition-free summer program offers Kentucky high school sophomores and juniors the opportunity to immerse themselves in rigorous arts training, cross-disciplinary learning, and communi...

by Josh Sharpe - October 29, 2025

Six-time GRAMMY winner Jason Isbell will perform new tour dates in 2026 with his band the 400 Unit in addition to a recently announced solo tour across North America in support of his acoustic album Foxes in the Snow....

by A.A. Cristi - October 22, 2025

Kentucky Performing Arts will present Straight No Chaser: Holiday Road Tour on Saturday, October 25, at 8:00 p.m. at the Brown Theatre (315 W Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202). Tickets are available now....

by Taylor Clemons - October 17, 2025

I’m happy to report that Water for Elephants has come out swinging - Not since the 2013 revival of Pippin has there been so much acrobatic work onstage at Whitney Hall!  Based on the novel and film of the same name, this brand new circus-centric musical is now embarking on its national tour, with ea...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 10, 2025

Kentucky Performing Arts has unveiled the Kentucky and Southern Indiana High Schools participating in the 2026 KPA Bradley Awards. Learn more about the Awards here!...