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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book?


Get ready for the WORLD PREMIERE of "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book?" where your favorite storybook characters come to life onstage! Eight year ...

Summer: The Donna Summer Musical


DIVA. ICON. INSPIRATION. She was a girl from Boston with a voice from heaven, who shot through the stars from gospel choir to dance floor ...


Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood is set to run at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival from February 1 to February 28, 2025. This rendition reimagines ...

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book?


The WOLRD PREMIERE of Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book? Book and Lyrics by Maryanne Melloan Woods Music and Lyrics by Jack Mitchell Adapted ...

C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters


  A battle for your soul is being waged from an office in hell! Don’t miss The Screwtape Letters, the provocative, faithful and wickedly funny ...

The Farnsworth Invention
The Farnsworth Invention
2/20 - 3/2/2025


The creation of Television as only Aaron Sorkin could tell it.

You Can't Take It With You
You Can't Take It With You
2/21 - 3/2/2025


A girl from a family of freethinkers falls for the son of a conservative banker. The date for the families to meet is misunderstood and ...

The Fab Four: USA Meets The Beatles! A 60th Anniversary Concert in Birmingham, AL


Join Emmy Award-winning Beatles tribute band The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute for their all-new USA Meets The Beatles! A 60th Anniversary Concert and experience ...

The Fab Four: USA Meets The Beatles! A 60th Anniversary Concert in Montgomery, AL


Join Emmy Award-winning Beatles tribute band The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute for their all-new USA Meets The Beatles! A 60th Anniversary Concert and experience ...

Through A Window
Through A Window
3/13 - 3/16/2025


Through A Window is a story about the pandemic.  You will gut laugh and ugly cry watching this story unfold.  But out of tragedy, love ...

macbitches
3/21 - 3/22/2025


"What's done, cannot be undone." When a freshman acting major is unexpectedly cast as Lady Macbeth, a few upperclassmen invite her over to celebrate. As ...

Les Miserables
Les Miserables
3/25 - 3/30/2025


Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schönberg’s legendary musical, Les Misérables, with glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery ...

Les Miserables
Les Miserables
3/25 - 3/30/2025


Cameron Mackintosh presents the new production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, Les Miserables, direct from an acclaimed two-and-a-half-year return to ...

Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
3/28 - 3/30/2025


Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, a tale of love, friendship, and identity is beautifully told through the timeless hits ...

Hamlet
3/1 - 3/31/2025


Hamlet, a timeless tragedy by William Shakespeare, is set to run at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival from March 1 to March 31, 2025. This production ...

Graceland and Asleep on the Wind


Set outside Elvis Presley’s iconic Graceland and in the Louisiana bayou, Ellen Byron’s "Graceland" and "Asleep on the Wind" are two deeply connected one-act plays

Menopause The Musical 2


Hot flushes, night sweats, mood swings, memory lapses, weight gain - these are a few of our favourite menopausal things! Cruising Through Menopause is a ...


Old Globe Theatre: - book: Robert L. Freedman; lyrics: Robert L. Freedman, Steven Lutvak; music: Steven Lutvak; dir: Darko Tresnjak....

Crimes of the Heart
4/23 - 4/27/2025


Crimes of the Heart is a Southern gothic comedy set in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, focusing on three sisters facing personal crises as they await news of ...

Kudzu Calling
4/1 - 4/30/2025


Kudzu Calling is set to open at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival on April 1, 2025, and will run through April 30. Under the new artistic ...

A Gentleman's Guide To Love And Murder


Old Globe Theatre: - book: Robert L. Freedman; lyrics: Robert L. Freedman, Steven Lutvak; music: Steven Lutvak; dir: Darko Tresnjak....

Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
5/6 - 5/11/2025


It's showtime, folks! The ghost-with-the-most makes his Broadway return in this edgy and irreverent musical comedy based on Tim Burton's dearly beloved film. BEETLEJUICE tells ...

Les Miserables
Les Miserables
5/6 - 5/11/2025


Cameron Mackintosh presents the new production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, Les Miserables, direct from an acclaimed two-and-a-half-year return to ...

Time Stands Still
Time Stands Still
5/1 - 5/11/2025


Time Stands Still focuses on Sarah and James, a photojournalist and a foreign correspondent trying to find happiness in a world that seems to have gone ...

Dear Jack, Dear Louise
9/26 - 5/31/2025


Dear Jack, Dear Louise opens the 2024-25 season at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival on September 26, 2024. This production explores the bittersweet correspondence between two ...

The Wizard of Oz
5/1 - 5/31/2025


The Wizard of Oz will enchant audiences at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival from May 1 to May 31, 2025. This beloved musical brings to life ...


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Review: SIX at BJCC/American Theatre Guild


by Cade Lott - February 15, 2025

Birmingham, get ready to lose your head! SIX, the electrifying musical, stormed the BJCC stage on Tuesday, February 11th, 2025, and left the audience breathless....

Review: THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM at Alabama Shakespeare Festival


by Russell Warne - February 09, 2025

The Alabama Shakespeare Festival's latest production is a historical drama that portrays a Black family making a road trip to destiny....

Review: STEEL MAGNOLIAS


by Cade Lott - February 02, 2025

A local school's Theatre Department recently transported audiences to Chinquapin, Louisiana, with a heartwarming and hilarious production of Robert Harling's 'Steel Magnolias.' The magic of the evening was palpable from the moment the lights came up. The production team crafted a beautiful and intim...

Review: A TUNA CHRISTMAS at Birmingham Festival Theatre


by Cade Lott - December 17, 2024

Birmingham Festival Theatre's 'A Tuna Christmas,' directed by Birmingham native, Ezra Brown, is a quirky, heartwarming look at a Texas town's eccentric holiday season. The close setting of the theater creates a feeling of intimacy, as if you're in the town square with the quirky residents....

Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Alabama Shakespeare Festival


by Russell Warne - November 24, 2024

A great production to get into the holiday spirit....

Review: CHICAGO at BJCC/American Theatre Guild


by Cade Lott - November 21, 2024

Chicago is a triumph, with a talented cast and captivating staging that brings the roaring twenties to life. If you’re looking for a night of pure entertainment, look no further than Chicago at the BJCC./American Theatre Guild?...

Review: DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE at Alabama Shakespeare Festival


by Russell Warne - September 29, 2024

'Hell's bells!' Alabama Shakespeare Fest has a production full of heart....

Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Red Mountain Theatre


by Cade Lott - July 30, 2024

Red Mountain Theatre's 'Beautiful' is a must-see! The music is timeless, the story is inspiring, and the performances will leave you feeling the earth move....

Review: JOSEPH...DREAMCOAT at Alabama Shakespeare Fest


by Russell Warne - July 14, 2024

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Review: ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Birmingham Festival Theatre


by Cade Lott - June 23, 2024

Birmingham Festival Theatre's 'Rocky Horror Show' is a fun, campy, and entertaining night out. It delivers on the show's promise of laughter, audience participation, and a healthy dose of the bizarre. If you're looking for a good time, this show is worth checking out. ...



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