Kentucky Events

Theater

See our Arts Links page for links to Kentucky arts organizations, performing companies, and venues.

University of Louisville Department of Theatre Arts: As You Like It

DATES: Nov. 18-21 at 8 pm; Nov. 22 at 3 and 8 pm ET
LOCATION: Theatre Thrust (inside the Studio Arts Building), 2314 S. Floyd St., Louisville
INFO: (502) 852-6814

University of Kentucky Department of Theatre: A Doll’s House

DATES: Nov. 19-21, 7:30 pm, and Nov. 22, 2 pm ET
LOCATION: Guignol Theatre, UK Fine Arts Building, Rose Street, Lexington
INFO: (859) 257-3297

Studio Players: Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol

DATE: Nov. 19-22, 8 pm, Nov. 22, 2:30 pm ET
LOCATION: Carriage House Theatre, 154 West Bell Court, Lexington
INFO: (859) 225-0370

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Tickets are $25 (includes dinner). Appropriate for ages 13 and older.
DATE: Nov. 19-21, 6:30 pm CT
LOCATION: Glema Mahr Center for the Arts, 2000 College Drive, Madisonville
INFO: (270) 821-2787

A Christmas Story

DATES: through Nov. 28
LOCATION: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville
INFO: (502) 584-1205

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

DATES: Nov. 28, 2 pm; Dec. 5, 2 pm and 7 pm; and Dec. 6, 2 pm ET
LOCATION: Lexington Children’s Theatre, 418 W. Short St., Lexington
INFO: (859) 254-4546

The Spirit of Christmas

DATES: Dec. 1, 8 pm ET
LOCATION: Norton Center for the Arts Newlin Hall, Danville
INFO: (859) 236-4692 or (877) 448-7469

Chicago the Musical

DATE: Dec. 1
LOCATION: Procter and Gamble Hall, Cincinnati
INFO: (513) 621-2787

Nebraska Theatre Caravan: A Christmas Carol

Tickets are $20-$40.
DATE: Dec. 8, 7 pm CT
LOCATION: Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., Paducah
INFO: (270) 450-4444

A Christmas Carol

DATES: Dec. 8-27
LOCATION: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville
INFO: (502) 584-1205

Radio City Christmas Spectacular Starring the Rockettes

DATE: Dec. 9
LOCATION: U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati
INFO: (513) 562-4949

Radio City Christmas Spectacular Starring the Rockettes

DATE: Dec. 10
LOCATION: Rupp Arena, Lexington
INFO: (859) 233-4567

The Spirit of Christmas

DATES: Dec. 13, 8 pm ET
LOCATION: Paramount Arts Center, Ashland
INFO: (606) 324-3175

The Wizard of Oz

DATES: Dec. 14, 7 pm CT
LOCATION: RiverPark Center, Owensboro
INFO: (270) 687-ARTS

A Christmas Carol

DATES: Dec. 17, 8 pm ET
LOCATION: Norton Center for the Arts Newlin Hall, Danville
INFO: (859) 236-4692 or (877) 448-7469

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas

DATE: Dec. 29-Jan. 3
LOCATION: Kentucky Center Whitney Hall, Louisville
INFO: (502) 584-7777

Greater Tuna

DATES: through Dec. 31
LOCATION: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville
INFO: (502) 584-1205

The Drowsy Chaperone

DATES: Jan. 1, 7 pm CT
LOCATION: RiverPark Center, Owensboro
INFO: (270) 687-ARTS

Crime and Punishment

DATES: Jan. 5-31
LOCATION: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville
INFO: (502) 584-1205

Cats

DATES: Jan. 22-24
LOCATION: Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, Louisville
INFO: (502) 584-7777 or (800) 775-7777

The Drowsy Chaperone

DATES: Jan. 22-24
LOCATION: Lexington Opera House, Lexington
INFO: (859) 233-4567

Ella

DATES: Jan. 26-Feb. 20
LOCATION: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville
INFO: (502) 584-1205

Groovaloo

Tickets are $25-$45. Based on the award-winning hip-hop troupe’s true-to-life experiences.
DATE: Jan. 28, 7:30 pm CT
LOCATION: Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., Paducah
INFO: (270) 450-4444

The Opera Show

DATES: Feb. 5, 8 pm ET
LOCATION: Norton Center for the Arts Newlin Hall, Danville
INFO: (859) 236-4692 or (877) 448-7469

The Peking Acrobats

Tickets are $20-$40.
DATE: Feb. 11, 7 pm CT
LOCATION: Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., Paducah
INFO: (270) 450-4444

Camelot

DATES: Feb. 12-14
LOCATION: Lexington Opera House, Lexington
INFO: (859) 233-4567

Menopause, the Musical

DATES: Feb. 17-21
LOCATION: Lexington Opera House, Lexington
INFO: (859) 233-4567

University of Kentucky Department of Theatre: Blur In the Rear View

This play by Aleks Merilo is the winner of the third biennial James W. Rodgers Playwriting Competition. This competition is dedicated to the discovery and nurturing of new voices in American theater. The contest, named for professor emeritus James W. Rodgers, continues to grow with scripts submitted from across the country and around the world.
DATES: Feb. 18-20 and Feb. 25-27, 7:30 pm, and Feb. 28, 2 pm ET
LOCATION: Briggs Theatre, UK Fine Arts Building, Rose Street, Lexington
INFO: (859) 257-3297

Le Grand Cirque

DATES: Feb. 19, 8 pm ET
LOCATION: Norton Center for the Arts Newlin Hall, Danville
INFO: (859) 236-4692 or (877) 448-7469

Humana Festival of New American Plays

DATES: Feb. 21-March 28
LOCATION: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville
INFO: (502) 584-1205

Church Basement Ladies

DATES: March 3-7
LOCATION: Norton Center for the Arts Newlin Hall, Danville
INFO: (859) 236-4692 or (877) 448-7469

Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps

DATE: March 2-14
LOCATION: Procter and Gamble Hall, Cincinnati
INFO: (513) 621-2787

Beauty and the Beast

DATES: March 8, 7 pm CT
LOCATION: RiverPark Center, Owensboro
INFO: (270) 687-ARTS

Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps

DATES: March 16-21
LOCATION: Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, Louisville
INFO: (502) 584-7777 or (800) 775-7777

The Cherry Sisters Revisited

DATES: March 18-April 11
LOCATION: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville
INFO: (502) 584-1205

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

DATES: March 18-20
LOCATION: Lexington Opera House, Lexington
INFO: (859) 233-4567

Avenue Q

DATE: April 9-11
LOCATION: Lexington Opera House, Lexington
INFO: (859) 233-4567

Cirque Mechanics Birdhouse Factory

Billed as a combination of acrobatics, mechanics, theater, and circus, Birdhouse Factory takes place in a 1930s factory where trouble comes after a bird flies in.
DATE: April 10, 7:30 pm CT
LOCATION: Henderson Fine Arts Center, Henderson
INFO: (270) 831-9800

University of Kentucky Department of Theatre: The Pajama Game

A special ticket rate will be made available during the run of this show. Audience members who come to the play wearing pajamas can purchase their ticket at the reduced price of $5.
DATES: April 15-17 and April 22-24, 7:30 pm, and April 25, 2 pm ET
LOCATION: Guignol Theatre, UK Fine Arts Building, Rose Street, Lexington
INFO: (859) 257-3297

Beauty and the Beast

DATES: May 7-9
LOCATION: Lexington Opera House, Lexington
INFO: (859) 233-4567

Legally Blonde, the Musical

DATE: May 11-16 and May 18-23
LOCATION: Procter and Gamble Hall, Cincinnati
INFO: (513) 621-2787

Legally Blonde: The Musical

DATES: June 8-13
LOCATION: Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, Louisville
INFO: (502) 584-7777 or (800) 775-7777

DreamGirls

DATE: June 8-13 and June 15-20
LOCATION: Procter and Gamble Hall, Cincinnati
INFO: (513) 621-2787

See our Arts Links page for links to Kentucky arts organizations, performing companies, and venues.