Little Rock’s Spring & Summer Performing Arts Calendar

With the appearance of spring comes the highly anticipated arrival of a new season of performing arts events. Live concerts, theater productions, Broadway shows, children’s performances and more will take place at a multitude of theaters, churches, museums and concert halls all across Little Rock, which means plenty of opportunities to experience our capital city’s richness and diversity.

Prepare to discover something new this season and fall in love all over again with the magic of the local stage.

 

ACTORS THEATRE OF LITTLE ROCK

actorstheatrelr.org | Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church

“For Colored Girls” – April 16-26
“The Prom” – June 4-21
“West Side Story” – July 30 – Aug. 16
“A Raisin in the Sun” – Sept. 10-20

 

ARGENTA CONTEMPORARY THEATRE

argentacontemporarytheatre.org | 501.353.1443

“Gypsy” – April 9-19
“On Golden Pond” – May 14-24

 

ARKANSAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS

arkmfa.org | 501.372.4000

The Love Light Orchestra featuring John Németh – April 10
Bab L’Bluz – May 1

 

ARKANSAS REPERTORY THEATRE

therep.org | 501.378.0405

“Me and the Devil” – May 27 – June 8
“God of Carnage” – June 17-29
“Hair” – July 8-27
“The Amen Corner” – Aug. 5-17
“The Glass Menagerie” – Sept. 2-14

 

ARKANSAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

arkansassymphony.org | 501.666.1761 | Locations vary

“Fairies and Flowers” – April 5-6
“Timeless Strings” – April 15-16
ASOYE: Spring Residency – April 25
“Song of the Night”: Mahler’s Seventh Symphony – May 3-4
Circus at the Symphony – May 10-11

 

Credit: Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage & Tourism

BALLET ARKANSAS

balletarkansas.org | 501.223.5150 | Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts

“Nouveau” – April 25-26
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” – April 26-27

 

CELEBRITY ATTRACTIONS

celebrityattractions.com | 501.244.8800 | Robinson Center

“Hadestown” – April 25-27

 

LITTLE ROCK WIND SYMPHONY

lrwinds.org | 501.666.0777 | Locations vary

“Homegrown Harmony” – April 24
“A Stars & Stripes Celebration!” – June 8

 

MURRY’S DINNER PLAYHOUSE

murrysdp.com | 501.562.3131

“Leading Ladies” – April 23 – May 24
“Driving Miss Daisy” – May 28 – June 21
“The Wizard of Oz” – June 25 – Aug. 9
“The Bunco Squad” – Aug. 13 – Sept. 6

 

RIVER CITY MEN’S CHORUS

rivercitymenschorus.com | 501.377.1080 | St. James United Methodist Church

Spring Concert: “Home…Songs of Love and Life” – April 27-28 & May 1

 

THE WEEKEND THEATER

weekendtheater.org | 501.374.3761

“Carrie” – May 2-18
“A New Brain” – June 6-22

 

Credit: Matthew Sewell Photography

Bonus: Wildwood Park for the Arts will host its Lanterns Festival April 10-13 with a number of mini-performances inspired by various cultures and locales. Learn more at wildwoodlanterns.org.

Still Dark: The Studio Theatre is currently on hiatus while in the process of moving into a new space. Stay tuned for updates by visiting studiotheatrelr.com and following along on Facebook and Instagram.

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