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The Gift of the Magi and The Last Leaf by Peter Ekstrom


Kick off your holiday season by joining The Bunbury Theatre for The Gift of the Magi and The Last Leaf by Peter Ekstrom

Holiday Show

Grease
11/22 - 11/23/2024


Diane DiCroce, a seasoned Broadway actor and educator, takes the helm as the Producing Artistic Director of the Ramsey Theatre Company and BG OnStage at ...

A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story
11/21 - 11/24/2024


Unwrap the magic of the season with the stage adaptation of the film favorite, A Christmas Story! Will Ralphie get his Red Ryder BB-Gun? Or, is ...

Anastasia
Anastasia
11/15 - 11/24/2024


Set amidst the turmoil of the Russian revolution with the Bolshevik regime on the rise, Anya, an amnesiac orphan stranded in what was once the ...

Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr
11/15 - 11/24/2024


In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, ...

The Little Mergay
The Little Mergay
11/21 - 11/24/2024


The Little Mer-Gay  is a hilarious and heartwarming drag parody set in the vibrant world of Louisville's queer nightlife. The story centers around  Areola , ...

Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr
11/28 - 11/28/2024


In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, ...


A Magical Cirque Christmas brings an enchanting holiday experience to the Kentucky Center on December 1, 2024, featuring a talented cast of illusionists and circus ...

Disney's Lion King Jr.
12/1 - 12/1/2024


Ashland Productions - 2016 Broadway World Mpls winner of Best Community Theater presents their Middle School production: Disney's Lion King Jr. RAFIKI gathers the ANIMALS ...

A FAIRY TALE CHRISTMAS
A FAIRY TALE CHRISTMAS
11/16 - 12/21/2024


Derby Dinner Playhouse will present A FAIRY TALE CHRISTMAS thru December 21, 2024 as part of their Children’s Musical Theatre Series.  Public performances run November ...

A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story
12/5 - 12/22/2024


You’ll shoot your eye out! Set in 1940s Indiana, a young and bespectacled Ralphie Parker schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams, ...

Elf-the Musical
12/13 - 12/22/2024


Based on the beloved holiday film, this hilarious fish-out-of-water comedy follows Buddy the Elf in his quest to find his true identity....

A WONDERFUL LIFE
A WONDERFUL LIFE
11/13 - 12/31/2024


Derby Dinner Playhouse will present the holiday musical A WONDERFUL LIFE, opening November 13 and running through December 31, 2024.  For ticket information please call ...

The Importance of Being Earnest


Kentucky Shakespeare presents our first production on the Actors Theatre of Louisville stage this January, with a perfect post-holiday pick-me-up! Oscar Wilde’s delightful comedy, subtitled  ...

Hadestown (Non-Equity)


Following two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — Hadestown invites audiences on ...

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
5/1 - 5/18/2025


The French Riviera shimmers with laughter and high jinks in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," a musical brimming with infectious tunes and witty lyrics. Sophisticated conman Lawrence ...


The Adventures of Galaxy Girl is a new play by Steve Moulds, aimed at grades K-5, that explores themes of self-confidence. Moulds, a notable playwright ...

The Challenge
8/31 - 5/31/2025


The Appalachian Center for the Arts presents its 2024-2025 Vitality New Play Commissions, featuring works by five nationally-recognized playwrights addressing crucial health and wellness topics ...


The KPA Bradley Awards will celebrate talented high school performers from 16 schools across Kentucky and Southern Indiana on June 1, 2025, at The Kentucky ...

The Wizard of Oz
6/27 - 6/28/2025


Arts of Southern Kentucky will present a production of The Wizard of Oz on June 27 and 28, 2025, under the direction of Broadway actor ...



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