Montana Theatre Newsroom

The Wyoming Music Educators Association will honor the WYO Performing Arts and Education Center Jan. 20 during the association's 78th annual Wyoming State Music Education Conference in Cheyenne.

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Montana 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.

Alberta Bair Theater has announced that it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $25,000.

The Missoula Children’s Theatre 2024-2025 Youth Series will present Singin’ in the Rain Jr.  live on stage in February. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

Ucross has announced that it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $40,000.

International Guitar Night will celebrate its 25th year of North American touring that includes three stops in Montana. The 25th annual International Guitar Night (IGN) Tour brings together a stellar ensemble of globally renowned guitarists.

Alberta Bair Theater will welcome Matt Vee and the Killer Vees on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at 7:30 PM for “I Am, He Said”- Celebrating Neil Diamond!

 A world where innovation meets imagination will come to the WYO Performing Arts & Education Center this month. The performance combines cutting-edge technology, electrifying dance and mind-blowing visual effects.

Four Sundays in January, the WYO Performing Arts and Education Center will present the Classic Western Film Series, with each film hosted by a local film buff and cowboy aficionado.

Singin’ in the Rain JR. is coming to Missoula Children's Theatre in February. Learn more about this upcoming musical and find out how to get tickets to a performance here!

The Missoula Children’s Theatre’s Community Series will serve up the regional premiere of the musical Waitress next month. Learn more about the performance here!

Another season of Acting Out! opened the school year at Woodland Park and Meadowlark Elementary Schools with productions of “The Girl Who Cried Taylor Swift” and “A Tail of Two Doggies.” 

Rocky Mountain Dance Theatre will present the return of Randy Pacheco as the guest artist performing the role of the Cavalier and Jessica McNeil as the Sugar Plum Fairy for this year's 27th Annual Nutcracker Ballet. Learn how to purchase tickets.

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

 The Sheridan County Youth Choir, a program of WYO PLAY, will present “A Very Merry Christmas” concert this December at the WYO Performing Arts and Education Center. 

 The WYO Performing Arts & Education Center will present San Diego Ballet (SDB) in “The Nutcracker” this December. Learn more about the production here!

Join the WYO and Antelope Butte Foundation when they kick-off the winter season with Warren Miller’s anniversary film “75,” next week. Learn more here!

Get into the swing of holiday cheer at Alberta Bair Theater this holiday season with Phat Cat Swinger – A Not So Silent Night Tour! Learn more about the show here!

The Ellen Theatre will welcome New York stage veteran Michael DeVries in the role of Daddy Warbucks for the upcoming holiday musical “Annie.” Learn more here!

 Join the Creative Aging program of WYO PLAY for the production of “The Pony Expresso (Or, The Villain Came to a Grinding Halt)” at The Hub on Smith this month.

SESAME STREET LIVE! SAY HELLO is set to entertain families at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper on June 4, 2025 in a new live show featuring beloved characters from the iconic show.

Join WYO PLAY for a Story Slam on November 19th at 7 p.m. in the Lotus Café, aka the lobby of the Mars Black Box at the WYO Performing Arts Center. A Story Slam is an open-mic style short storytelling competition!

The Missoula Children’s Theatre’s Community Series will bring one of the most charming Christmas stories to the stage this December. A Christmas Story, The Musical will be live, December 5-22, 2024, featuring the characters who are etched into the minds of anyone who loves a good cocoa-worthy holiday story.

 Hadestown, the winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best New Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, will come to Alberta Bair Theater in just 3 weeks.

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with a communitywide celebration planned for Nov. 1 at the WYO Performing Arts and Education Center.