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Upcoming Production
 | • JUL 24 - AUG 9, 2026 • Disney’s Newsies / Musical For Tickets & Info: Disney’s Newsies is a high-kicking, ink-stained burst of Broadway energy, built around a scrappy band of young newspaper sellers who discover that a voice can become a weapon when enough people dare to use it together. The story follows Jack Kelly, a dreamer with street smarts, fast feet, and a stubborn streak wide enough to stop traffic, as he and his fellow newsboys face a powerful publishing world that treats them like loose change. What begins as a daily hustle for pennies turns into a spirited fight for fairness, friendship, and the right to be heard. The show has the snap of old New York, the swagger of boys who think they own the sidewalk, and the lift of dance numbers that feel like rebellion with tap shoes. Around Jack, the newsies form a messy, funny, loyal little army, while a sharp young reporter helps turn their struggle into something bigger than a street-corner complaint. It is rowdy, heartfelt, and full of underdog fire without losing its grin, a story where headlines, hope, and hard shoes all hit the floor at once. | ||
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• OPENS JAN 29,2026 • Brigadoon the Musical / Musical Brigadoon is a misty, romantic musical that feels as though someone opened a storybook in the Scottish Highlands and let the fog, heather, and old-world longing drift right onto the stage. The tale follows two American travelers who stumble upon a mysterious village that seems untouched by ordinary time, a place where music hangs in the air, traditions still breathe, and every cobblestone appears to be guarding a secret. For Tommy, one of the visitors, the discovery becomes more than a strange detour; it becomes a tug-of-war between the practical life he knows and a dreamlike world that asks him to believe in love, wonder, and impossible timing. Around him swirls a village full of lively characters, romantic tension, comic sparks, and the ache of choices that cannot be made halfway. The show carries the sweep of classic musical theatre, with dances that feel rooted in celebration and songs that turn longing into melody. It is sentimental, yes, but proudly so, the theatrical equivalent of a candle glowing through Highland mist, inviting audiences to surrender to magic before logic barges in with muddy boots. | |||
• OPENS JUL 23,2027 • Finding Neverland / Musical Finding Neverland is a warm, wistful musical about imagination sneaking back into adult life like a child with muddy shoes and absolutely no apology. Inspired by the creation of Peter Pan, the story follows playwright J.M. Barrie as he meets a spirited family whose games, griefs, and make-believe adventures begin to shake loose the dust from his own creative world. What could have been a simple tale about writing a famous story becomes something more tender: a look at how wonder can appear when life feels stuck, how children can see doors where grown-ups only see walls, and how art sometimes grows from the places we are most afraid to look. The show blends theatrical playfulness with emotional warmth, moving between ordinary life and bursts of fantasy without letting either side swallow the other. There are pirates in the imagination, yes, but also real questions about courage, family, loss, and the stubborn need to keep believing in impossible things. It is sentimental in the best way, with a heartbeat under the glitter and a wink behind the fairy dust. Childhood, here, is less an age than a rescue mission. |