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Alberta Bair Theater will welcome The Marshall Tucker Band to the stage on Sunday, July 9, at 7:30 p.m.

Wild West Spectacular the Musical in Cody, Wyoming has announced its 2023 summer season cast. The production runs from June 23 through August 6th.

Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP) has announced that their 51st summer tour production of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, will be performing at the Kendrick Park Bandshell in Sheridan July 8 at 6:30pm. This performance is presented by the WYO Performing Arts & Education Center with 100% local support and is FREE to the public. 

Alberta Bair Theater has announced the 2023-2024 season packed with top-notch entertainment. The excitement of live performance is reflected in the vast array of music, theater, dance, comedy, and Broadway coming to the ABT stage!

Alberta Bair Theater will welcome The Marshall Tucker Band to the stage on Sunday, July 9, at 7:30 p.m.

What do Mel Brooks and Walt Disney have in common?  The Missoula Community Theatre, that’s what!  The creations of these two masterminds are the bookends of MCT’s 2023-2024 “Be Our Guest” Season. Subscription packages and single tickets are on sale starting Monday, June 5th.

WYO Theater, Bighorn Homebrew Club, and Powder River Heating and Air Conditioning will present the Fifth Annual Untapped Homebrew Festival Saturday, July 8, noon to 4pm. 

 The WYO Performing Arts & Education Center will be filled by the smell of rebellion when WYO PLAY presents Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical JR., Wednesday June 14 thru Saturday June 17 at 7pm.

 This spring, celebrating its 40th anniversary as an artist residency program, Ucross welcomed 55 visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers and interdisciplinary artists from across North America to its historic 20,000-acre ranch in the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains in northern Wyoming.

The Ramkota Hotel and the Ford Wyoming Center has announced the 2024 Season of Broadway at the Ford, including Hairspray on February 18, Shrek the Musical on March 12, and Annie on April 25. Season tickets will go on sale on Thursday, June 1 at 10:00 am.

She’s back and ready to entertain you! Sabra Mack returns to Alberta Bair Theater for an evening of multi-genre music on Friday, May 26, at 7:00 p.m. Enjoy a mix of country, showtunes, rock & roll, gospel, and more!

  Ucross and the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice announced that acclaimed musician, composer and producer Dr. JoVia Armstrong of Charlottesville, Virginia, is the 2023 recipient of the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice Partnership at Ucross award.

​​​​​​Ucross today announced that Anne Pendergast of Big Horn, Wyoming, has joined the artist residency program's Board of Trustees. Born and raised in Maine, Pendergast earned a BA from Bowdoin College and an MS in geology from Oregon State University, then moved to Wyoming in 1983 to work with an oil and gas exploration company in Casper. She served on the Board of Trustees for The Nature Conservancy Wyoming for 16 years and the National Advisory Council for The Brinton Museum for six years.

The 25th anniversary tour of CHICAGO is coming to Alberta Bair Theater on Wednesday, May 10 at 7:30 p.m.

Fifty five high school students from all over the Flathead Valley have been working together to present what is widely considered Broadway's most famous and most epic musical, Les Miserables, running April 27-30 at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center. This production is part of the ATP Kids Educational Outreach Program.

WYO PLAY will host a Story Slam with the theme: Surprise! On Thursday, May 4th at 7pm, the Sheridan community is invited to come to the Lotus Café to participate as a storyteller or simply be an audience member for the WYO’s first ever Story Slam. 

The WYO Performing Arts & Education Center and Civic Theatre Guild are excited to present the annual WYO/CTG Co-Production with the production of Noises Off opening May 12. Directed by Dan Cole and written by Michael Frayn,

Styx will be coming to the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper as part of their 2023 World Tour on Tuesday, November 7. Tickets start at $45 plus applicable fees and go on sale Friday, April 21, at 10 a.m.

These appointments increase the Board of Directors to 14 and bring a wealth of diverse experiences and skills that will assist ATP in expansion goals and initiatives to continue to bring world class entertainment and education to the region.

After 14 years as the beloved chef of Ucross, the renowned artist residency program in Wyoming, Cindy Brooks has announced her retirement, effective this summer. 

 WYO PLAY is collaborating with Sheridan Junior High School (SJHS) on Ye Olde Bronc Players’ inaugural production of Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream.’ Performances are open to the public free-of-charge and will take place in the Early Building Auditorium at SJHS on April 13 and 14 at 7pm. 

Join us on Tuesday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. for a night of multi-genre, transformational music by Papua New Guinea native and Australian-based performer Ngaiire.

Sometimes what happens after last call just might change your life. One night in 1981, just as Jamie is closing the bar where he works, a desperate last-minute customer offers him and his girlfriend Abby two thousand dollars to sit and have a drink with him. Who wouldn’t take it?

The Missoula Community Theatre made the extremely difficult decision to cancel the final performances of The Bridges of Madison County this weekend (March 17-19), due to illness within in the company.  This decision was heart-wrenching, but MCT is committed to the safety of everyone involved.

The Missoula Community Theatre has made the extremely difficult decision to cancel the  final performances of The Bridges of Madison County this weekend (March 17-19), due to illness within in  the company. This decision is heart-wrenching, but MCT is committed to the safety of everyone involved.