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McCarter is one of the country's flagship theatres and a cultural asset for all of Central New Jersey. A nationally renowned, independent performing arts center located on the campus of Princeton University, the company is a multi-disciplinary creative hub of arts and ideas offering theater, music, dance, spoken word, and educational programs for all ages. Known for its commitment to creativity and excellence, as well as its thoughtful and engaged audience, McCarter has provided a home for artists since its incorporation as an independent nonprofit theatre in 1963, inheriting a legacy of artistic excellence going back to the building’s opening in 1930. Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, Kaufmann & Hart’s You Can’t Take It with You and William Inge’s Bus Stop, all had their premieres on McCarter’s stage, paving the way for a long history of collaborations with playwrights to premiere remarkable plays that have gone on to hundreds of productions across the world. The company is the recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award, and won again for Best Play for Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. McCarter is co-led today by Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen and Executive Director Martin Miller.

Upcoming Shows

A Beat of Our Own

FeaturedA Beat of Our Own

Oct 7 – Oct 25, 2026

A joyous new musical comedy celebrating the power of community through music, dance, and laughter. After leading their college dance team to a state championship, friends Mary and Preeti head to Nationals until a disagreement over blending traditional and contemporary Indian...

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Dec 8 – Dec 27, 2026

The holiday tradition you love is back, filled with music, magic, and the timeless spirit of generosity. This year, Cameron Knight returns as Ebenezer Scrooge. Gather your friends and loved ones to experience this classic, brought to life in a celebration of joy and kindness. A...

Purpose

Purpose

Jan 21 – Feb 13, 2027

Experience an electrifying, intimate and intriguing behind-the-scenes look at the influential Jasper family. Like all families, there are cracks beneath the surface. When the son returns home with an uninvited friend, the family is forced into a reckoning with itself, its faith...

North By Northwest

North By Northwest

Mar 10 – Mar 21, 2027

Theatre legend Emma Rice helms a high-velocity take on the Alfred Hitchcock classic North by Northwest in an acclaimed production hailed as “glorious” ( The Times of London ) and “effortlessly chic” ( The Daily Mail ). When ad man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a Cold War spy...

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Past Shows

25 total · showing 1–10

A Beat of Our Own

FeaturedA Beat of Our Own

Oct 7 – Oct 25, 2026

A joyous new musical comedy celebrating the power of community through music, dance, and laughter. After leading their college dance team to a state championship, friends Mary and Preeti head to Nationals until a disagreement over blending traditional and contemporary Indian...

All The Devils Are Here

All The Devils Are Here

Aug 19 – Aug 30, 2026

Dubbed “The Villain of Broadway” by Playbill, Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award winner Patrick Page (Hadestown) steps into the darkness and invites us along. In a tour-de-force performance, “one of America’s finest classical actors” (The Wall Street Journal) turns to the...

The Comeuppance by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

The Comeuppance by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Apr 3 – Apr 11, 2026

Dates/Times: April 3, 4 & 10 at 8 p.m. and April 11 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. In the fall of 2022, on the eve of their 20th high school reunion, a self-proclaimed “Multi-Ethnic Reject Group” reconnects on the porch of a house in their old neighborhood in Prince George’s County...

2025 Princeton Dance Festival

2025 Princeton Dance Festival

Nov 21 – Nov 23, 2025

Dates/Times: November 21 at 8 p.m., November 22 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m., and November 23 at 2 p.m. Location: Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, 91 University Place, Princeton Description: The 2025 Princeton Dance Festival features new and repertory works by nationally and...

Primary Trust

May 9 – May 25, 2025

Primary Trust, Eboni Booth's 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, makes its debut at McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, running from May 9 to May 25. Directed by Timothy Douglas, the story follows Kenneth, a shy bookstore worker faced with an unexpected job loss that forces him...

Macbeth in Stride: A Musical by Whitney White

Macbeth in Stride: A Musical by Whitney White

Apr 4 – Apr 12, 2025

What’s the story that framed you before you were even you? Macbeth in Stride, by Obie Award-winning theater artist Whitney White, employs the musical styles of rock, pop, gospel, and R&B to investigate some of the most familiar narratives of Shakespeare’s “Scottish play.” The...

Foibles and Fables: Songs of Magic and Memory

Foibles and Fables: Songs of Magic and Memory

Mar 1

Foibles and Fables: Songs of Magic and Memory, A Princeton Playhouse Ensembles Concert, presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater & Music Theater Dates/Times: March 1 at 7 p.m. Location: Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, 91 University Place...

Noli Timere

Feb 7 – Feb 8, 2025

Noli Timere is a world premiere spectacle set to take place at McCarter Theatre Center on February 7-8, 2025. This innovative production comes from a collaboration between acclaimed director/choreographer Rebecca Lazier and renowned sculptor Janet Echelman, merging contemporary...

Ship Happens: A Cruisical!

Ship Happens: A Cruisical!

May 24 – May 25, 2024

The Princeton Triangle Club, continuing its tradition of presenting an original musical comedy, will present an encore performance of the newest Triangle Show at the McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, New Jersey this May at Princeton’s reunions. Created by Princeton...

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Dvořák's "New World" Symphony in New Jersey Dvořák's "New World" Symphony
Mayo Performing Arts Center (4/29-4/29)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf in New Jersey For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf
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Xian Zhang Conducts Mozart in New Jersey Xian Zhang Conducts Mozart
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Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert in New Jersey Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert
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