What's on stage in Northwest Arkansas
The big picture: Here's what will be on stage in Northwest Arkansas in the next few months.
📚 "Primary Trust" — A bookstore employee is laid off and thrust into a fresh start in this comedy.
Now through Feb. 23 at TheatreSquared. $15-$53.
⛪️️ "The Book of Mormon" — Missionaries try to spread the word in Uganda in this musical comedy.
Feb. 20-23 at Walton Arts Center. $94-$104.
🎭 "Twelfth Night" — Now's as good a time as any to see this Shakespeare comedy for the first time.
March 5-30 at TheatreSquared. $15-$66.
🎵 "The Sound of Music" — See Art One Presents' production of the classic where Maria brings music back into the Von Trapp home.
March 6-8 at The Medium in Springdale. $25-$45.
💃 "Funny Girl" — Fanny Brice becomes a Broadway star to everyone's surprise in this musical comedy.
March 18-23 at Walton Arts Center. $56-$109.
🎹 "In the Grove of Forgetting" — This play written by TheatreSquared artistic director Robert Ford takes place in 1930s Hungary as a concert pianist sees her fellow Jewish artists and academics leave in fear of Nazis.
April 16-May 4 at TheatreSquared. $15-$53.
🕰 "Back to the Future: The Musical" — See the Broadway version of the classic 1985 film where Marty McFly travels back in time with his scientist friend.
April 8-13 at Walton Arts Center. $42-$109.
🎤 "MJ" — It's the story of Michael Jackson's 1994 Dangerous World tour with plenty of the pop star's music.
May 20-25 at Walton Arts Center. $69-$169.
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