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Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery


Get your deerstalker cap on — the play’s afoot! Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson must crack the mystery of “The Hound of the Baskervilles” before ...

Zelda in the Backyard (WORLD PREMIERE)


When Libby inherits a wrecked 1961 Rolls Royce, she sets off on a journey to reassemble the car and pieces of the past her father ...

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat


One of the most enduring shows of all time,  Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat  is a humorous retelling of the Biblical story of Joseph, ...


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Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Birmingham Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Birmingham 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!...

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Birmingham Awards; ALWAYS... PATSY CLINE, SORDID LIVES, Theatre of Gadsden & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards; ALWAYS... PATSY CLINE, SORDID LIVES, Theatre of Gadsden & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 11, 2023

It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards December 5th Standings; ALWAYS... PATSY CLINE Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 05, 2023

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards; STEEL MAGNOLIAS Leads Best Play!


by BWW Awards - November 27, 2023

Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards; MATILDA THE MUSICAL Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - November 20, 2023

The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 20th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Alabama Shakespeare Festival Opens 2023-34 Season With A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM


by Stephi Wild - September 14, 2023

Alabama Shakespeare Festival presents Shakespeare’s classic comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Rick Dildine Sept. 14 — Oct. 1 on the Festival Stage. Learn more about the play and find out how to get tickets here!...

Alabama Shakespeare Festival Opens 2023-34 Season With A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM


by A.A. Cristi - September 13, 2023

Alabama Shakespeare Festival presents Shakespeare's classic comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Rick Dildine Sept. 14 - Oct. 1 on the Festival Stage....

Cast Announced for Third Season of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Tour; First Look!


by Stephi Wild - September 12, 2023

The complete cast has been announced for the third touring season of the First National Tour of tTo Kill a Mockingbird. Learn more about the cast and check out all new photos here!...

Alabama Shakespeare Festival Reveals First New Southern Canon Commissions


by Stephi Wild - July 17, 2023

Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Robert Schenkkan is among four prolific playwrights to be commissioned as part of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival's (ASF) ambitious New Southern Canon, a multi-year commitment to developing 22 new plays about transformative moments in the South....

Past Shows

Blues in the Night
Blues in the Night
2/8 - 3/3/2024


The soul of the blues wails out full and strong in  Blues in the Night , a scorching, Tony-nominated musical! The 26 hot and torchy ...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
11/16 - 12/24/2023


ASF returns to a full production of Charles Dickens’  A Christmas Carol  on the Festival Stage. When miserly Ebenezer Scrooge receives an unwanted visit from ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
9/14 - 10/1/2023


ASF Artistic Director Rick Dildine brings Shakespeare’s classic comedy to life with a dazzling production. Four young lovers facing the prospect of an unhappy marriage ...

Cabaret
Cabaret
7/6 - 8/6/2023


One of the most famous American musicals of all time — from the creators of  Chicago  —  Cabaret  takes us to 1929 Berlin during the ...

It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play


This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few ...

The Marvelous Wonderettes
The Marvelous Wonderettes
5/24 - 6/26/2022


This smash Off-Broadway hit takes us to the 1958 Springfield High School prom, where we meet and learn about the lives and loves of Betty ...

Until the Flood
4/14 - 5/1/2022


Dael Orlandersmith; dir: Neel Keller. World Premiere...

Freedom Rider
Freedom Rider
4/8 - 4/24/2022


WORLD PREMIERE | Directed by Ricardo Khan | In May 1961, four young students join others aboard a southbound bus in Washington, DC, to challenge ...

Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors
3/3 - 4/3/2022


In this deviously delicious sci-fi rock musical, meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names Audrey II (after his ...

Macbeth
Macbeth
2/4 - 2/24/2022


Dunsinanes power couple embarks on a blind ambition tour of betrayal and bloodletting when Scottish nobleman Macbeth is told by witches that he will become ...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
11/26 - 12/27/2020


A one-woman tour de force starring ASF favorite, Greta Lambert. Grab your loved ones and watch as Greta brings this beloved holiday classic to life! ...


Audiences will be mesmerized as one actor takes on many roles in this heartwarming production. ASF's A Christmas Carol is the perfect way for families ...


The National Theatre's adaptation of Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat is a lively, engaging play with sound effects* for performance by adults for ...

Dr. Seuss's The Cat In The Hat


Everyone's favorite cat comes to mischievous life in this theatrical adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic....


The Western Front, Christmas, 1914. Out of the violence comes a silence, then a song. A German soldier steps into No Man’s Land singing Stille ...


In this hilarious Christmas tale, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids-- probably the most ...

PIPELINE
PIPELINE
10/17 - 10/27/2019


A childs life hangs in the balance. This mother knows the pitfalls of growing up in her neighborhood too many chances for her son to ...

Pipeline
10/17 - 10/27/2019


Nya, an inner-city public high school teacher, is committed to her students but desperate to give her only son Omari opportunities they’ll never have. When ...

Hamlet
9/5 - 10/6/2019


William Shakespeare; dir: Eric Tucker....

Saint Joan
9/12 - 10/5/2019


At long last Bernard Shaw's masterpiece telling the extraordinary tale of Joan of Arc comes to the Genesian Stage in celebration of 600 years since ...

Buzz
Buzz
9/4 - 9/15/2019


Charismatic director Mary Ann Buzz Goodbody was one of only five women directing in the UK in the 1970s. In 1975, she famously directed Ben ...

Steel Magnolias
3/21 - 5/5/2019


Welcome to Truvy's beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are "anybody" come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager ...

Into the Breeches
4/4 - 5/4/2019


George Brant; dir: Nancy Bell....

Romeo and Juliet
2/28 - 4/28/2019


The greatest love story ever told, Shakespeare’s powerfully poetic and tragic tale of love and loss will steal your heart and leave you breathless. Transcending ...

Our Town
2/21 - 4/27/2019


Described by Edward Albee as “the greatest American play ever written,” Our Town presents the small town of Grover’s Corners in three acts: “Daily Life,” ...

As You Like It
4/11 - 4/25/2019


An idyllic Forest of Arden provides the lush backdrop for Shakespeare's glorious romantic comedy of courtiers, clowns, philosophers and provincials—all bewitched by the trials and ...

Nina Simone: Four Women
1/30 - 2/17/2019


Octagon Stage: Christina Ham; dir: Lydia Fort....


Festival Stage: Christina Ham....

The Gospel of Luke
12/6 - 12/30/2018


adapt: Bruce Kuhn; dir: Bruce Kuhn....

The Sound of Music
11/15 - 12/30/2018


The Sound of Music, a beloved musical brimming with romance and resilience, was crafted by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. These ...

Every Brilliant Thing
9/29 - 10/20/2018


You’re six years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s “done something stupid.” She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make ...

ANNIE
7/4 - 8/5/2018


Leapin’ lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world’s best-loved musicals. Annie is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to ...

Starstruck
7/20 - 8/5/2018


Octagon Stage:...

Much Ado About Nothing
2/22 - 5/6/2018


William Shakespeare. Octagon Stage:...

The Miracle Worker
3/3 - 5/6/2018


Immortalized on screen by Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke, this Tony Award-winning play is the story of Annie Sullivan and her student, Helen Keller, who ...

Bear Country
3/9 - 3/25/2018


Michael Vigilant. Octagon Stage:...

Fly
1/26 - 2/11/2018


Festival Stage:...

The Snow Queen
1/6 - 2/3/2018


An adventurous and beautiful fairy tale, its timeless appeal lies in persuading us that life is truly magical. Part of the Family Series....

The Glass Menagerie
10/13 - 11/5/2017


Tennessee Williams....

MARY POPPINS
7/5 - 8/6/2017


Mary Poppins is bringing its own brand of Broadway magic to theaters across the country, which has Variety raving, “This is the rare touring production ...

Southern Writers' Project
5/12 - 5/14/2017


The Tempest
4/20 - 5/14/2017


There could scarcely be a more provocative start to the season—or a more vivid way to experience Shakespeare’s beloved final play. Unique staging that transports ...

Sherlock Holmes
3/9 - 5/13/2017


Festival Stage:...

The Two Gentlemen of Verona
2/11 - 5/13/2017


Possibly Shakespeare’s earliest romantic comedy, The Two Gentlemen of Verona centers on Valentine and Proteus, loyal friends who are transformed into enemies thanks to their ...

Dauphin Island
3/23 - 4/9/2017


Jeffrey Chastang. Octagon Stage:...

Because of Winn-Dixie
1/27 - 2/12/2017


lyrics: Nell Benjamin. Festival Stage:...

Charlotte's Web
9/10 - 10/20/2016


Charlotte's Web
9/10 - 10/20/2016


Gravedigger's Tale
10/14 - 10/15/2016


Gravedigger's Tale
10/14 - 10/15/2016


The Mousetrap
9/22 - 10/9/2016


After a local woman is murdered, the guests and staff at Monkswell Manor find themselves stranded during a snowstorm. It soon becomes clear that the ...

The Mousetrap
9/22 - 10/9/2016


Mysterious twists and thrilling turns abound when a group of strangers stranded in a guest house during a snowstorm discover that a murderer is in ...


Disney's Beauty and the Beast, an international sensation that has been produced in 37 countries worldwide. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature, the stage ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
4/30 - 5/8/2016


Exploring astonishment and wonder as lovers give up reasonable expectations to tumble into the vibrant chaos of L-O-V-E. A Pre-Raphaelite landscape for this mysterious but ...

The Comedy of Errors- On Tour


For one night only, Alabama's only regional theatre will bring their production of " A Comedy of Errors" by William Shakespeare, to the Dorothy Jemison ...

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
1/27 - 2/13/2016


Assembled under the expert eye of director/lyricist, Richard Maltby, Jr., Ain't Misbehavin' is one of the most popular, well-crafted revues of all time and winner ...


In a magical kingdom fathoms below, a beautiful young mermaid longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. Adapted from Disney’s ...


Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly, their ...

MARY POPPINS
7/16 - 8/17/2014


Mary Poppins is bringing its own brand of Broadway magic to theaters across the country, which has Variety raving, “This is the rare touring production ...

The Festival Stage:
7/16 - 7/27/2014


Disney's and Cameron Mackintosh's Marry Poppins lyrics: Anthony Drewe, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, George Stiles; music: Anthony Drewe, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. ...

The Great Gatsby
1/31 - 5/25/2014


Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway, a young newcomer to Long Island, is drawn into their world of ...

The Taming of the Shrew
3/14 - 5/24/2014


The Festival Stage: William Shakespeare....

Timon of Athens
4/25 - 5/23/2014


In a high-risk world of quick profits and borrowed luxury, Timon is a financial god among men. But when the tides of monetary fortune turn, ...

Twenty Seven
2/14 - 3/2/2014


The Octagon Stage: Edward Morgan....


The Festival Stage:...

Goodnight Moon
1/11 - 2/1/2014


Step into the Great Green Room as one of the most iconic children’s books of all time is brought to life. In this lively musical, ...

A Christmas Carol
11/29 - 12/24/2013


A Christmas Carol is an adaptation of Charles Dickens' most well-known story, in which Ebenezer Scrooge is a wealthy curmudgeon who believes that personal wealth ...


A tribute to the legendary Man in Black. Growing up dirt-poor, wrestling with family tragedy, striking out on his own, emerging as a songwriter, finding ...

Around the World in 80 Days
4/19 - 5/19/2013


Festival Stage: - adapt: Mark Brown....

God of Carnage
4/18 - 5/19/2013


Festival Stage: - Yazmina Reza....

Macbeth
1/25 - 5/18/2013


Festival Stage: - William Shakespeare....

To Kill A Mockingbird
3/8 - 5/18/2013


Festival Stage: - adapt: Christopher Sergel....

Twelfth Night
3/28 - 5/9/2013


Octagon: - William Shakespeare....

Ethel
2/8 - 3/3/2013


Octagon: - Terry Burrell....


Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that ...

NANTA
7/10 - 7/15/2012

A Midsummer Night's Dream
4/21 - 5/20/2012

Henry VIII
3/7 - 5/20/2012

The 39 Steps
1/27 - 5/19/2012

Travels with My Aunt
2/3 - 5/19/2012

Merry Wives of Windsor
4/11 - 5/18/2012


front lawn: - William Shakespeare....

In the Book Of
1/5 - 1/22/2012


Gompertz Theatre: - John Walch....

A Christmas Memory
11/25 - 12/24/2011

DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
11/11 - 12/24/2011


Step into the enchanted world of Broadway's modern classic! Based on the Academy-Award winning animated feature, the stage version of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ...

Dracula
10/7 - 10/30/2011

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Sister Act in Birmingham Sister Act
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Fiddler On The Roof
Leeds Arts Council (4/18 - 4/28)
C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In in Birmingham C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In
BJCC Concert Hall (4/7 - 4/7)
Zelda in the Backyard (WORLD PREMIERE) in Birmingham Zelda in the Backyard (WORLD PREMIERE)
Alabama Shakespeare Festival (6/13 - 6/30)
The Diviners in Birmingham The Diviners
Theatre Tuscaloosa (4/17 - 4/21)
Pretty Woman (Non-Equity) in Birmingham Pretty Woman (Non-Equity)
Von Braun Center [Concert Hall] (5/10 - 5/12)
On Golden Pond in Birmingham On Golden Pond
Community Arts Council of Blount County (4/26 - 5/5)
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