Boise Theatre Newsroom

The Lion King will come to Boise in 2026. Performances will run at the Morrison Center For the Performing Arts. Disney will present a musical that brings the much-loved 1994 animated film to life to breath-taking effects, spirit and power.

The 2025-26 Season Lineup has been revealed for Broadway in Boise at the Velma V Morrison Center. The season will kick off with Shucked this October, and continue with MJ, Moulin Rouge!, The Lion King, Les Miserables, and Mamma Mia!

Spring will bring lauded Idaho playwright Samuel D. Hunter’s work, A Case for the Existence of God back to Boise Contemporary Theater. Learn more about the show here!

Distrubed is coming to Boise this week. The performance is set for February 25 at the Idaho Center Amphitheater.  Learn more about how to get tickets for the cocnert here!

Rock meets classical in this soul-stirring concert experience that fuses the best in rock and heavy metal with a talented chamber orchestra and a whole lotta candles!

Peter Frampton is coming to Idaho Central Arena this summer. The performance is on June 17. Back stronger than ever, Peter Frampton is returning in 2025 with the Let's Do It Again Tour!

Ballet Idaho will perform The Sleeping Beauty in May. Performances run May 2-4, 2025 at the Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets go on sale March 3, 2025

The Ballet Idaho Board of Trustees has named Madeline Turnock the new executive director of Ballet Idaho.  As executive director, Madeline Turnock will work to further Ballet Idaho's mission to engage with Idaho communities and beyond.

The 4 Seasons Residency program has selected Megan Tabaque as their 2024/25 playwright. Learn more about Tabaque and about the Residency program here!

Boise Contemporary Theater has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $25,000. This grant will support BCT's 5th Annual BIPOC Playwrights Festival to be held in August of 2025.

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Boise 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.

Boise Contemporary Theater has announced it has been awarded a $15,000 grant from The Bews' Foundation for renovations as part of BCT's Setting the Stage Capital Campaign.

Boise Contemporary Theater will open 2025 with On The Other Hand, We’re Happy by Daf James featuring the celebrated 2022 Rogue Machine Theater cast from L.A.

Bydand Theater Company has announced its debut production: PUFFS, a hilarious and heartwarming play by Matt Cox. This comedy, a parody of the popular wizarding world, will be the inaugural performance at the Blackfoot Performing Arts Center.

Bach’s Six Brandenburg Concertos are widely regarded as some of the finest compositions of the Baroque period. Join in as Boise Phil’s Allison Emerick, Del Parkinson, and Brendan Shea take center stage for the famous Concerto No. 5.

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Boise 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!

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Boise 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!

Classical Queens: Our Time is coming to the Morrison Center next month. The performance is on January 11. Learn more about the upcoming production and find out how to get tickets here!

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Boise 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!

The World Premiere of The Life You Gave Me by Novid Parsi is coming to Boise Contemporary Theatre next year. Performances will begin in April. Learn more here!

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Boise 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!

A Case for the Existence of God comes to Boise Contemporary Theatre in 2025. The production, written by Samuel D. Hunter, will run this March. Learn more here!

Check out the first stats for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Boise 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!

On the Other Hand, We're Happy is coming to Boise Contemporary Theatre next year. Performances will run beginning in January. Learn more about the show here!

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