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DATES PRODUCTION 11/20/2025 - 11/20/2025 Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Non-Equity) (2024)
Click Here to Buy Tickets10/17/2024 - 10/17/2024 Shrek the Musical (Non-Equity) (2024) 1/25/2024 - 1/25/2024 The Cher Show (Non-Equity) (2024) 10/27/2022 - 10/27/2022 Legally Blonde (Non-Equity) (2022) 4/23/2019 - 4/23/2019 Chicago (2017) 1/24/2018 - 1/24/2018 Dirty Dancing (2014) 4/8/2016 - 4/10/2016 Ragtime (2015) 2/22/2012 - 2/22/2012 In the Heights (2011) 11/29/2011 - 11/29/2011 Beauty and the Beast (2010) 4/26/2011 - 4/26/2011 Monty Python's Spamalot (2010) 1/13/2011 - 1/13/2011 Fiddler on the Roof (2010) 10/12/2010 - 10/12/2010 Legally Blonde (2010)
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Nicholas Carroll and Elizabeth D'Aiuto to Lead THE MUSIC MAN 2026 Tour
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 4, 2025
Meredith Willson's THE MUSIC MAN will hit the road on a National Tour in 2026, helmed by director Matt Lenz. The tour will star Nicholas Carroll and Elizabeth D'Aiuto.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 4, 2025
Meredith Willson's THE MUSIC MAN will hit the road on a National Tour in 2026, helmed by director Matt Lenz. The tour will star Nicholas Carroll and Elizabeth D'Aiuto.
Cast Set For the Non-Equity National Tour of THE CHER SHOW
by Stephi Wild - Oct 23, 2023
The cast has been announced for the Non-Equity National Tour of THE CHER SHOW. The new production, featuring Bob Mackie’s dazzling original Tony Award-winning Broadway costumes, hits the road in November 2023, traveling to 57 markets across the USA.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 23, 2023
The cast has been announced for the Non-Equity National Tour of THE CHER SHOW. The new production, featuring Bob Mackie’s dazzling original Tony Award-winning Broadway costumes, hits the road in November 2023, traveling to 57 markets across the USA.
The Oak Ridge Boys Announce Historic 'American Made: Farewell Tour'
by Michael Major - Sep 19, 2023
The Oak Ridge Boys are officially celebrating their 50th Anniversary this October. With this celebration, The Oak Ridge Boys are announcing their American Made: Farewell Tour! The group, Duane Allen (1966), Joe Bonsall (1973), William Lee Golden (1965), and Richard Sterban (1972) are excited to celebrate both milestones with fans.
by Michael Major - Sep 19, 2023
The Oak Ridge Boys are officially celebrating their 50th Anniversary this October. With this celebration, The Oak Ridge Boys are announcing their American Made: Farewell Tour! The group, Duane Allen (1966), Joe Bonsall (1973), William Lee Golden (1965), and Richard Sterban (1972) are excited to celebrate both milestones with fans.
THE CHER SHOW Will Kick Off National Tour in November
by Stephi Wild - Sep 7, 2023
A brand-new production of the Tony Award-winning musical The Cher Show will hit the road this year! Learn more about the full tour route, ticket information, and more!
by Stephi Wild - Sep 7, 2023
A brand-new production of the Tony Award-winning musical The Cher Show will hit the road this year! Learn more about the full tour route, ticket information, and more!
The Oak Ridge Boys Kick Off Their Annual Christmas Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 14, 2018
GRAMMY® Award-winning and Country Music Hall of Fame members, The Oak Ridge Boys, will once again celebrate the Christmas season with their timeless hits and holiday classics on their 2018 Shine The Light On Christmas Tour. This year's tour will take the legendary group to 32 cities in 18 states, and kicks off tonight in Branson, Missouri.
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 14, 2018
GRAMMY® Award-winning and Country Music Hall of Fame members, The Oak Ridge Boys, will once again celebrate the Christmas season with their timeless hits and holiday classics on their 2018 Shine The Light On Christmas Tour. This year's tour will take the legendary group to 32 cities in 18 states, and kicks off tonight in Branson, Missouri.
The Oak Ridge Boys Announce 2018 Shine The Light On Christmas Tour
by Tori Hartshorn - Oct 17, 2018
GRAMMY® Award-winning and Country Music Hall of Fame members, The Oak Ridge Boys, will once again celebrate the Christmas season with their timeless hits and holiday classics on their 2018 Shine The Light On Christmas Tour. This year's tour will take the legendary group to 32 cities in 18 states, and is set to kick-off on November 14th in Branson, Missouri.
by Tori Hartshorn - Oct 17, 2018
GRAMMY® Award-winning and Country Music Hall of Fame members, The Oak Ridge Boys, will once again celebrate the Christmas season with their timeless hits and holiday classics on their 2018 Shine The Light On Christmas Tour. This year's tour will take the legendary group to 32 cities in 18 states, and is set to kick-off on November 14th in Branson, Missouri.
BWW Review: DIRTY DANCING - THE CLASSIC STORY Dazzles Jackson
by Juliana Asbill - Jan 22, 2018
Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage brings fans of the classic movie and theatre alike to Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson Mississippi for a night of nostalgia and excitement.
by Juliana Asbill - Jan 22, 2018
Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage brings fans of the classic movie and theatre alike to Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson Mississippi for a night of nostalgia and excitement.
The Oak Ridge Boys Launch Their Suit Line to Bring Jobs Home To America
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 31, 2017
Country music legends, The Oak Ridge Boys have joined forces with American companies to place a new emphasis on buying products made in the United States.
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 31, 2017
Country music legends, The Oak Ridge Boys have joined forces with American companies to place a new emphasis on buying products made in the United States.
Tune-In Alert: The Oak Ridge Boys Open 48th Annual GMA Dove Awards With 2017 New Artist of the Year Zach Williams
by Emily Bruno - Oct 20, 2017
Country Music Hall of Famers and five-time GRAMMY winning group, The Oak Ridge Boys, helped open the 48th Annual GMA Dove Awards with 2017 New Artist of the Year, Zach Williams and gospel singer Travis Greene. The group opened the awards show with a performance of Williams' #1 hit and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year, Chain Breaker.
by Emily Bruno - Oct 20, 2017
Country Music Hall of Famers and five-time GRAMMY winning group, The Oak Ridge Boys, helped open the 48th Annual GMA Dove Awards with 2017 New Artist of the Year, Zach Williams and gospel singer Travis Greene. The group opened the awards show with a performance of Williams' #1 hit and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year, Chain Breaker.
Blake Shelton and The Oak Ridge Boys Get 'Animated' in DOING IT TO COUNTRY SONGS
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 24, 2017
The Oak Ridge Boys morph into animated characters in Blake Shelton's new video "Doing It to Country Songs," which features Blake as "Buck Shelton" and as a William Lee Golden as possum, Joe Bonsall as a beaver, Duane Allen as a fox, and Richard Sterban as a frog.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 24, 2017
The Oak Ridge Boys morph into animated characters in Blake Shelton's new video "Doing It to Country Songs," which features Blake as "Buck Shelton" and as a William Lee Golden as possum, Joe Bonsall as a beaver, Duane Allen as a fox, and Richard Sterban as a frog.
THE OAK RIDGE BOYS Announce 2016 U.S. Tour
by Sally Henry Fuller - Jan 28, 2016
Just like their 1983 mega-hit, The Oak Ridge Boys are “American Made,” and today the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame announce they are planning to bring their multi-platinum selling and GRAMMY Award winning repertoire of hits to an American city near you.
by Sally Henry Fuller - Jan 28, 2016
Just like their 1983 mega-hit, The Oak Ridge Boys are “American Made,” and today the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame announce they are planning to bring their multi-platinum selling and GRAMMY Award winning repertoire of hits to an American city near you.
The Acting Company's 42nd Season to Feature MACBETH, 'A CONNECTICUT YANKEE'
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 23, 2015
'Our newly commissioned adaptation of Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Jeffrey Hatcher (Tuesdays with Morrie, Columbo) will have its world premiere mid-February at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis prior to our 42nd national tour,' announced The Acting Company's producer and co-founder, Margot Harley. 'Connecticut Yankee will tour to 14 states running in repertory with a new production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, stopping in New York for two weeks at Off-Broadway's Pearl Theater April 1-12. This is our seventh tour in association with the Guthrie.'
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 23, 2015
'Our newly commissioned adaptation of Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Jeffrey Hatcher (Tuesdays with Morrie, Columbo) will have its world premiere mid-February at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis prior to our 42nd national tour,' announced The Acting Company's producer and co-founder, Margot Harley. 'Connecticut Yankee will tour to 14 states running in repertory with a new production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, stopping in New York for two weeks at Off-Broadway's Pearl Theater April 1-12. This is our seventh tour in association with the Guthrie.'
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