Louisville Theatre Newsroom

Peter Pan is a classic story I venture to think most people know: the story of three siblings whisked off to Neverland by a boy who won’t grow up, where they have adventures and fight pirates. The Disney version is the most famous, but the stage version has been performed for decades. A new national tour embarked last year and has finally come to Louisville. 

Emmy-Award winning actor Richard Thomas will star in a new production of Mark Twain Tonight! on stages across North America, beginning in the 2025-2026 season.

On Saturday, April 12, 2025, viewers will have the chance to enjoy the excitement and spectacle of Thunder Over Louisville from the comfort of The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts.

Kentucky Opera will present a new production of Jean-Philippe Rameau's Pygmalion, reimagined for the modern audience. Learn more and see how to attend!

The Atlanta Opera will continue its 2024-25 mainstage season with General and Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun's new production of Siegfried, the third opera in Wagner's monumental Ring cycle. Learn more!

Lexington native and Tony Award nominee Laura Bell Bundy is coming home to where it all began! Bundy, best known for her Broadway roles in Legally Blonde, Hairspray, and Wicked, is set to take the stage at the Lexington Opera House on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, for a once-in-a-lifetime performance in Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now-celebrating the 20th anniversary of Hairspray with a historic cast reunion.

What did our critic think of MOULIN ROUGE at Whitney Hall At KPA?

What did our critic think of URINETOWN at Derby Dinner Playhouse? What is Urinetown? For the purposes of this review, I’m going to be referring to the musical, not the place. Urinetown premiered on Broadway in 2001 and was an early, popular example of meta-satire in the Broadway musical landscape. In the story, society has begun to run out of water, which means the once leisurely activity of relieving one’s self is no longer free. Private bathrooms are outlawed, and everyone has to pay to take care of their business. 

What did our critic think of KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Aronoff Center?

Kentucky Performing Arts will present Morgan Wade: The Obsessed Tour on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. at Old Forester's Paristown Hall.

Derby Dinner Playhouse will present the Broadway Musical Comedy, Urinetown The Musical, beginning this week. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!

Emporium and Kentucky Performing Arts will present MANIA: THE ABBA TRIBUTE on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. at Brown Theatre. MANIA has played on all seven continents, including 3,000 live concerts in over 35 countries. MANIA delivers an authentic tribute to the legendary Swedish band.

(Un)known Project and Kentucky Performing Arts to present BROKEN WINGS STILL FLY on Friday, February 28, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at The Kentucky Center—Bomhard Theater.

Kentucky Performing Arts and 91.9 WFPK will present Faye Webster in Concert on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. at Old Forester's Paristown Hall. Faye Webster is an Atlanta-based indie singer and songwriter.

Kentucky Shakespeare, the Official Shakespeare Festival of the Commonwealth, just announced the 65th annual free Kentucky Shakespeare Festival May 28-August 10, 2025, at the C. Douglas Ramey Amphitheater in Old Louisville’s Central Park.  

Life of Pi was originally a novel by Yann Martel released in 2001, where our main character Piscine Molitor 'Pi' Patel and his family leave India to immigrate to Canada. While on the journey, there’s a shipwreck leaving Pi alone on a lifeboat with only a dangerous Bengal tiger named Richard Parker to keep him company. In 2012, the book was adapted into an Oscar winning film directed by Ang Lee.

91.9 WFPK to present Marc Maron: All In on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. at The Kentucky Center—Bomhard Theater. Tickets are available now.

Kentucky Opera will premiere its first commissioned opera in over 25 years, 'This Little Light of Mine,' a new work inspired by the life and legacy of civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer.

Kentucky Performing Arts will present comedian Trae Crowder on Friday, February 14, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. at The Kentucky Center—Bomhard Theater. American comedian Trae Crowder, self-titled the “Liberal Redneck,” first gained national attention with his viral comedic “porch rant” videos.

The KPA Bradley Awards are introducing the creative team for the inaugural KPA Bradley Awards ceremony taking place at The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts. Learn more.

Outback Presents and Kentucky Performing Arts will present Matteo Lane: Can't Stop Talking on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. at Brown Theatre.

Kentucky Performing Arts and Icon Concerts will present JO KOY: JUST BEING KOY TOUR on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. at Brown Theatre. Jo Koy’s uniquely relatable comedy pulls inspiration from his colorful family that has translated into sold-out arenas around the world.

Brown-Forman Midnite Ramble Series will present DRUMLine Live on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at 8:00 p.m at Brown Theatre. This stage show is a synchronized musical showcase of the HBCU experience.

Robert Barry Fleming is stepping down as the executive artistic director of Actors Theatre of Louisville after five years. Throughout his time in the position, Fleming faced the COVID-19 pandemic and shelter-in-place orders.

Liverpool Legends are four talented musicians and actors, handpicked by Louise Harrison - sister of George Harrison, to honor her brother's legacy and re-create the band that changed the world forever.