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Past Shows

Disney's Newsies Jr.
7/14 - 7/17/2022


Disney's Newsies JR. is a 60-minute version of the 2012 Broadway musical, based on the 1992 film. Inspired by the rousing true story of newsboys ...


The jungle is jumpin? with jazz is this exciting Disney classic! Join Mowgli, Baloo, King Louie and the gang as they swing their way through ...


Roald Dahl's timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir is a golden ticket to adventure....

Bye Bye Birdie
7/23 - 8/1/2021


Bye Bye Birdie soared onto the Broadway scene in 1960, capturing the cultural phenomenon of rock and roll and the frenzy surrounding teen idols. Though ...

Legally Blonde Jr.
2/18 - 2/21/2021


Legally Blonde JR. follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. When Elle's boyfriend, Warner, ...

12/5 - 12/20/2020


Broadway's timeless classic musical whisks you away to a place where dreams are born and no one ever grows up! Peter and his mischievous fairy ...

INTO THE WOODS
3/27 - 4/5/2020


What happens after Happily Ever After, after all? In Sondheim and Lapine’s beloved musical retelling of the Grimm classics, a parade of familiar folktale figures ...

Junie B. Jones Jr.
2/13 - 2/23/2020


Laugh yourself silly with Junie B. Jones in this hilarious Broadway Junior adaptation of Barbara Park's beloved series....

DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL JR
10/17 - 10/27/2019


Disney Channel's 2006 smash hit movie musical comes to life! Troy, Gabriella and the students of East High must deal with issues of first love, ...


We're all in this together in Disney Channel's smash hit musical phenomenon featuring the students of East High....

SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! JR
8/28 - 9/25/2019


The Emmy® Award-winning Saturday morning educational cartoon series is now the basis for one of the most fun, energetic, and easily mounted musicals ever to ...

DISNEY'S FROZEN JR
6/28 - 7/19/2019


For the first time in forever the theatrical take on a modern classic, Disney’s FROZEN JR is set to be performed right here in the ...

DISNEY'S THE LION KING KIDS
6/21 - 6/28/2019


Introduce theatre to your classroom today! Explore, Create and Share the arts with this easy-to-use, multi-media program....


You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown explores life through the eyes of Charlie Brown and his friends in the Peanuts gang. This revue of songs ...


You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown explores life through the eyes of Charlie Brown and his friends in the Peanuts gang. This revue of songs ...

NEWSIES
11/30 - 12/16/2018


Read all about it! Paper Mill Playhouse is proud to present the premiere of a brand new musical, NEWSIES, adapted for the stage from the ...

NEWSIES
11/30 - 12/9/2018


Read all about it! Paper Mill Playhouse is proud to present the premiere of a brand new musical, NEWSIES, adapted for the stage from the ...

PETER PAN
11/30 - 12/9/2018


Based on J.M. Barrie's classic tale and featuring an unforgettable score by Morris "Moose" Charlap and Jule Styne with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh and Betty ...

SHREK THE MUSICAL JR
10/19 - 10/28/2018


Beauty is in the eye of the ogre in Shrek The Musical JR., based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and fantastic Broadway musical. It's ...

FAME JR
10/12 - 10/21/2018


From the hit motion pictures, television series, and international stage success, FAME is nothing short of a global phenomenon.  Set during the last years of ...

MARY POPPINS JR
10/12 - 10/21/2018


One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect musical! Mary Poppins ...

INTO THE WOODS
7/20 - 7/29/2018


Stepping into the world of Into the Woods, the musical by James Lapin with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, is like entering a twisted ...

JUNIE B JONES JR.
6/29 - 7/27/2018


Join Junie B. on her first day of first grade, where many changes are in store: Junie's best friend Lucille has found new best friends ...

INTO THE WOODS
7/13 - 7/22/2018


What happens after Happily Ever After, after all? In Sondheim and Lapine’s beloved musical retelling of the Grimm classics, a parade of familiar folktale figures ...

101 DALMATIANS KIDS
6/22 - 6/29/2018


The Secret Garden Children's Theater presents, Disney's 101 Dalmatians KIDS. The fur will fly in 2 paw-fect performances as Cruella De Vil, and our all ...

GODSPELL
6/8 - 6/17/2018


Godspell is a unique and joyful musical based on the Gospel of Matthew. Debuting Off-Off-Broadway in 1971, it features a catchy and eclectic score by ...

CAMELOT
4/20 - 4/29/2018


Camelot, the Lerner and Loewe musical, whisks you away to a bygone era of chivalry and ideals. Debuting on Broadway in 1960, Camelot is based ...

LERNER AND LOEWE'S CAMELOT
4/20 - 4/29/2018


The legendary love triangle of King Arthur, Guenevere and Sir Lancelot leaps from the pages of T.H. White's novel in Lerner and Loewe's award-winning, soaring ...

DISNEY'S ALADDIN JR
2/23 - 3/4/2018


Welcome to Agrabah, City of Enchantment, where every beggar has a story and every camel has a tail! All of your favorite characters are here ...

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
12/1 - 12/17/2017


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 ...

DISNEY'S ALADDIN JR
10/20 - 10/29/2017


Welcome to Agrabah, City of Enchantment, where every beggar has a story and every camel has a tail! All of your favorite characters are here ...

ROALD DAHL'S WILLY WONKA JR
10/20 - 10/29/2017


Roald Dahl's timeless story of the world famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of ...

THE MUSIC MAN
7/21 - 7/30/2017


You don't want to miss meeting the fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill (starring Marriott favorite Bernie Yvon), as he cons the people of River City, ...

ROALD DAHL'S WILLY WONKA JR
4/21 - 4/30/2017


Roald Dahl's timeless story of the world famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of ...

DISNEY'S THE LION KING JR
4/18 - 4/23/2017


The African savannah comes to life with Simba, Rafiki and an unforgettable cast of characters as they journey from Pride Rock to the jungle and ...


The Brainy and Beautiful Belle yearns to escape her provincial life...and her brute of a suitor, Gaston. However, Belle gets more adventurous than she wanted ...

Oklahoma!
6/17 - 6/26/2016


On a farm in frontier Oklahoma, Laurey and Curley are obviously in love but conceal their feelings from each other by fighting. At a box ...

SEUSSICAL JR
4/22 - 5/1/2016


A delight for children to perform, strongSEUSSICAL/strong is now one ofnbsp; the most-performed shows in America!nbsp; In this fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza, Tony winners a ...

THE KING AND I
2/19 - 2/28/2016


Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic about English widow Anna who comes to teach western ways to the royal family of Siam and in turn learns to ...

ANNIE KIDS
7/17 - 7/31/2015


Leapin' Lizards!  The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals.  With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little ...

DISNEY'S MULAN JR
7/17 - 7/31/2015


Travel back to the legendary, story-telling days of ancient China with this action-packed stage adaptation of Disney?s Mulan. The Huns have invaded, and it is ...

SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! JR
7/17 - 7/31/2015


The Emmy® Award-winning Saturday morning educational cartoon series is now the basis for one of the most fun, energetic, and easily mounted musicals ever to ...

Footloose
2/13 - 2/22/2015


One of the most explosive movie musicals in recent memory bursts onto the live stage with exhilarating results. When Ren and his mother move from ...

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat


The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable. Joseph, his father's favorite son, ...

LES MISERABLES
7/4 - 7/19/2014


This international smash-hit may be the most popular musical in the world. In 19th century France, Jean Valjean is released from 19 years of unjust ...

LES MISERABLES
6/20 - 6/29/2014


This international smash-hit may be the most popular musical in the world. In 19th century France, Jean Valjean is released from 19 years of unjust ...

DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
12/2 - 12/15/2013


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


Madame's jealous butler Edgar cat-naps Duchess and her Aristokittens and abandons them in the Parisian countryside. What's a cat to do? Luckily, Thomas O'Malley and ...

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
6/21 - 6/30/2013


THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE is a high-spirited musical romp that has all of New York dancing the Charleston. It?s the zany new 1920?s musical that has ...


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, ...

ANNIE
11/26 - 12/9/2012


Leapin' Lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes centerstage in one of the world's best-loved musicals.brbr"Annie" is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her ...

1776
2/17 - 2/26/2012


The seminal event in American history blazes to vivid life in this most unconventional of Broadway hits. It's the summer of 1776, and the nation ...

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
11/29 - 12/11/2011


pCharles Dickens' classic gets the full Broadway treatment by the Broadway team of Alan Menken ("Beauty and the Beast," "Little Mermaid,"),nbsp; Lynn Ahrens ("Ragtime," "Seussical") ...

Videos


The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Ohs Black Box Theatre (4/18 - 4/20)
Disney's Descendants
Biloxi Performing Arts Center (4/25 - 4/27)
Shrek The Musical Jr
Stars In Motion (4/26 - 4/26)
Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical
Desoto Christian Academy (4/18 - 4/20)
Annie
Panola Playhouse (12/6 - 12/15)
Jersey Boys
Hub City Players (5/28 - 6/1)
Pretty Woman (Non-Equity) in Jackson, MS Pretty Woman (Non-Equity)
Thalia Mara Hall (5/6 - 5/6)
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