Anchorage Theatre Newsroom

The Alaska Center for the Performing Arts (ACPA) has announced a pause in its Broadway Alaska programming for the upcoming season, including the scheduled presentation of Disney’s The Lion King. The decision, made in collaboration with partner Nederlander, comes amid rising operational costs and the need for long-term financial sustainability.

Vaudeville Vibes: Burlesque Variety Show comes to Alaska PAC this month. Performances will run March 21st & April 5th and 12th at The Broken Blender. Learn more about the show here!

Step right up! The Fourth Wall has joined the circus and are bringing their high-flying shenanigans to YOU! Marvelous Music meets Adventurous Aerial Acrobatics in this Cavalcade of Creativity!

The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra invites Alaska high school senior music students to participate in the 38th annual Mary and Lucian Cassetta Memorial Scholarship Competition.

This March, Momentum Dance Collective, in collaboration with visual artists Emily Longbrake and Christine Sundly, will present Reciprocity—an immersive performance and visual art installation at the International Gallery of Contemporary Art.

 The Anchorage Symphony has announced an evening of music at their next Classic Concert - Legends in the Atwood Concert Hall. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

 Prepare for a journey through timeless fables with Alaska Junior Theater’s upcoming production of Aesop Bops, featuring the Master Storyteller David Gonzalez.

Step into the epicurean world of The French Kiss, a sexy dance spectacle set in the opulence of the 18th century. Pulse Dance Company will bring The French Kiss to Alaska PAC this month.

Daring, provocative and exuberantly entertaining, Cabaret explores the dark and heady life of Bohemian Berlin as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich.

Pulse Dance Company will perform The French Kiss next month. Performances will run beginning in February at UAA Mainstage Theatre. Learn more about the production here!

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Anchorage Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Alaska Junior Theater has announced its upcoming production of Aesop Bops, featuring the extraordinary Master Storyteller David Gonzalez. Learn more about the show here!

Warner Bros Discovery will present Bugs Bunny at the Symphony at the Anchorage Symphony. The event will be conducted by George Daugherty, and is created by George Daugherty and David Ka Lik Wong.

Cabaret is coming to Anchorage in 2025. This musical explores the dark and heady life of Bohemian Berlin as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich.

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Anchorage Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

AFM: The Reluctant Dragon is coming to Alaska PAC next month. The performance is in January at UAA Recital Hall. Learn more about the upcoming event here!

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Anchorage Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Disney’s The Lion King will make its return to  Anchorage at the Atwood Concert Hall during the 25/26 season. Performance dates and times for the Fall 2025 engagement will be announced at a later time.

The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra has announced the return of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in Concert on Friday, February 14 as part of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series.

For 24 years, the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra has found the cure for those cold, dark January days – Silent Film Night. Learn more about Bugs Bunny at the Symphony here!

Alaska Junior Theater will bring an afternoon of adventure, music and wonder to Anchorage with the Emmy-nominated Pushcart Players' production of Peter & the Wolf. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Madama Butterfly is coming to Alaska PAC in 2025. Puccini’s tragic masterpiece has been rendered more intimately than ever before. Learn more about the show here!

Voting is now open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Anchorage Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

360 ALLSTARS will return to Alaska PAC this weekend. The performance is on November 9, 2024. Learn more about the show and find out how to get tickets here!

TINA - The Tina Turner Musical is coming to Alaska PAC next year. Performances will run April 2 - 13, 2025 at Atwood Concert Hall. Learn more about where to catch the musical here!