Find Music and Laughter in Des Moines Theaters This May

May is not quite the busy month that April was, but there are some fun shows to look forward to in Des Moines this month.

The Des Moines Playhouse opened Suessical at the very end of April so there are many more opportunities to see it. Suessical revolves around the lovable Dr. Suess character Horton the Elephant as he is tasked with protecting the Whos and guarding an abandoned egg. Can Horton live up to the challenge? To find out you will have to see the show! Performances run through May 19th. For more information visit the Des Moines Playhouse.

You can also get your fill of improvised comedy this month with Broadway's Next Hit Musical at the Temple for Performing Arts. The concept of the show is that the first act involves creating songs based on audience suggestion and the second act is a staging of the musical based on the winning song from act one. Comedy and musical theater lovers alike will find something to cheer for at this show. Performances run May 1 - 12th. For ticket information visit Des Moines Performing Arts.

Despite the slow down, each of these are long run shows so there is no excuse for missing out on music and laughs this month.