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Review: A TUNA CHRISTMAS at Birmingham Festival Theatre
by Cade Lott - December 17, 2024
Birmingham Festival Theatre's 'A Tuna Christmas,' directed by Birmingham native, Ezra Brown, is a quirky, heartwarming look at a Texas town's eccentric holiday season. The close setting of the theater creates a feeling of intimacy, as if you're in the town square with the quirky residents....
Review: ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Birmingham Festival Theatre
by Cade Lott - June 23, 2024
Birmingham Festival Theatre's 'Rocky Horror Show' is a fun, campy, and entertaining night out. It delivers on the show's promise of laughter, audience participation, and a healthy dose of the bizarre. If you're looking for a good time, this show is worth checking out.
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Review: LIZZIE: THE ROCK MUSICAL at Actors Community Playhouse
by David Edward Perry - August 14, 2023
What did our critic think of LIZZIE: THE ROCK MUSICAL at Actors Community Playhouse?...
12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards; Red Mountain Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW - December 19, 2022
The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites....
Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards; at Theatre of Gadsden Leads Best Ensemble Performance!
by BWW - December 12, 2022
The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites....
Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards; Red Mountain Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW - December 05, 2022
The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites....
First Stats Released For The BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards; University of Montevallo's A NEW BRAIN Leads Best Musical
by BWW Staff - November 21, 2022
The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites....
Past Shows
Lizzie
8/10 - 8/13/2023
Actors Community Playhouse brings to BFT's stage a rock show retelling of the bloody legend of America's favorite axe murderer and Victorian hometown girl, Lizzie ...
Side By Side By Sondheim
11/4 - 11/20/2022
Get ready to laugh, cry and fall in love with lyrics that are heartbreakingly true and music that captures the soaring emotions of a new ...
Side By Side By Sondheim
9/23 - 10/9/2022
Get ready to laugh, cry and fall in love with lyrics that are heartbreakingly true and music that captures the soaring emotions of a new ...
The Ice Front
7/9 - 7/25/2021
The Ice Front, written by Eric Samuelsen. Eric was an accredited playwright local in Utah before his untimely passing. The play tells the story of ...
The Liar (Ives)
8/14 - 8/30/2020
David Ives, adapted from Le Menteur by Pierre Corneille Birmingham Festival Theatre...
THE STORY: Tonight, Walt is going to read you a screenplay he wrote. It’s about his last days on earth. It’s about a city he’s ...
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
2/14 - 2/23/2020
John Patrick Shanley Birmingham Festival Theatre...
Picnic
1/17 - 2/2/2020
William Inge Birmingham Festival Theatre...
SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
7/25 - 8/10/2019
It's about one moment. It's about hitting the wall and having to make a choice... or take a stand... or turn around and go back. ...
Songs for a New World by Jason Robert Brown
7/25 - 8/10/2019
Directed by Brandon Bruce; Musical Direction by John Allen Bankson.Starring Jalen Brown, Christopher Charleston, Sara James & Leah Luker. Understudies: Mackey Atkinson & Amy Coenen.Its ...
The XX Chromosome Genome Project
5/28 - 6/28/2019
Written by Shern Ann Phillips (maiden moniker S. Ann Johnson), featuring select choreography by Pytron Parker "The XX Chromosome Genome Project" (aka Double X for ...
Tea & Sympathy
5/30 - 6/15/2019
Written by Robert AndersonDirected by Sandra TaylorFrom the author of I Never Sang for My Father, this groundbreaking drama explores a sensitive young man's coming ...
Tea and Sympathy
5/30 - 6/15/2019
Birmingham Festival Theatre...
The Mountaintop
3/28 - 4/13/2019
On the eve of his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., cools down in a lonely Memphis hotel room after delivering the speech of a ...
The Mountaintop by Katori Hall
3/28 - 4/13/2019
Written by Katori HallDirected by Rhonda ErbrickA gripping reimagination of events the night before the assassination of the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, ...
Maytag Virgin by Audrey Cefaly
2/7 - 2/23/2019
Maytag Virgin by Audrey CefalyDirected by Hal McIntoshStarring Carolyn Messina & John McGinnisPresented by Alabama State Council on the Arts and generous donors throughout the ...
The Good Doctor By Neil Simon/ Anton Chekhov
11/15 - 12/8/2018
A combination of Neil Simon and Chekhov, The Good Doctor, a comedy with music, is, by turns, charming, hilarious, sad, and touching. It centers around ...
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
9/20 - 10/6/2018
Written By Mark Hadden, Adapted by Simon Stephens; Director Daniel Martin 15 year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped ...
Well by Lisa Kron
6/28 - 7/14/2018
Well is the sixth and last show of Birmingham Festival Theatre’s “Pursuit of Happiness” Season; a sparkling autobiographical comedy written by Lisa Kron sure to ...
The Diviners by Jim Leonard, Jr.
5/3 - 5/19/2018
The Diviners is the fifth show of Birmingham Festival Theatre’s “Pursuit of Happiness” Season; a funny and deeply moving morality play on religion, friendship and ...
The Mountaintop by Katori Hall
4/6 - 4/8/2018
The story-- April 3 rd 1968, a stormy night in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. King retires to his motel room. Amongst the dim lighting and sterile ...
Everything in the Garden by Edward Albee
3/8 - 3/24/2018
Everything in the Garden is the third show of Birmingham Festival Theatre’s “Pursuit of Happiness” Season; a piercing examination of contemporary suburban mores written with ...
Picasso at the Lapin Agile by Steve Martin
1/11 - 1/27/2018
Picasso at the Lapin Agile is the third show of Birmingham Festival Theatre’s “Pursuit of Happiness” Season; a clever comedy hit written by the accomplished ...
An Evening with Mark Twain: A Humorist Who is Really Funny.
11/30 - 12/3/2017
Birmingham Festival Theatre presents: An Evening with Mark Twain: A Humorist Who is Really Funny. Join Edward Miller in his engaging portrayal of the American ...
The Dresser by Ronald Harwood
11/2 - 11/18/2017
The Dresser is a highly anticipated revival of one the first shows produced at BFT and a long-time favorite. Based on the author's own experiences ...
I and You
11/3 - 11/26/2016
Two high school students let down their guard and share secrets as they work on a seemingly mundane poetry project and unlock the deeper mystery ...
Red Herring
9/22 - 10/15/2016
It’s 1952 and Boston detective Maggie Pelletier has to find out who dumped a dead guy in the Harbor — or else lose out on ...
The Savannah Disputation
7/7 - 7/30/2016
Two elderly sisters forget all about southern charm when a young door-to-door evangelist comes knocking. This theological comedy blends Smith's trademark sharpness of wit and ...
Sons Of The Prophet Written By Stephen Karam
3/24 - 4/16/2016
Stephen Karam’s comedy/drama, Sons Of The Prophet, follows the Douaihy family as they persevere through a hard year. Joseph and Charles, two gay brothers, and ...
Venus In Fur
4/9 - 4/25/2015
Written by David Ives Directed by Marty Higginbotham Featuring Jessica Clark and Brad Riegel Thomas, a beleaguered writer-director, is desperate to find an actress to ...
BLACK PEARL SINGS!
9/13 - 9/29/2012
Alberta "Pearl" Johnson is in a Texas prison in 1933. She has "a father in Hell, a mother in Heaven, and a daughter in Houston." ...
Videos
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Annie
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex [Concert Hall] (1/15 - 1/19) | |
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The Mysterious Journey of Edward Tulane
The Cloverdale Playhouse (7/17 - 7/27) | |
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SIX (Boleyn Tour)
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex [Concert Hall] (2/11 - 2/16) | |
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Les Miserables
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex [Concert Hall] (3/25 - 3/30) | |
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Mamma Mia!
Von Braun Center [Concert Hall] (3/28 - 3/30) | |
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The Book of Will
The Cloverdale Playhouse (10/9 - 10/19) | |
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You Can't Take It With You
Leeds Arts Council (2/21 - 3/2) | ||
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