PARAMOUNT PRODUCTIONS' 2025 JUNIOR MUSICAL

ANNIE, JR.

Directed by Neena McLain

Music Direction by Lanie Westman

Choreography by Teri Wilkerson

Scenic/Lighting Design by Grayson Allred

Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie JR. features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure.

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan.

Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy. This one-hour version is adapted for young performers and is a delight for all ages!

PARAMOUNT PRODUCTIONS' 2024 SUMMER MUSICAL

LEGALLY BLONDE

June 28th-30th & July 5th-6th

A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances - this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!

Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle ingeniously charms her way into the prestigious law school. While there, she struggles with peers, professors and her ex. With the support of some new friends, though, Elle quickly realizes her potential and sets out to prove herself to the world.

PARAMOUNT PRODUCTIONS' 2024 SUMMER MUSICAL

LEGALLY BLONDE

June 28th-30th & July 5th-6th

A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances - this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!

Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle ingeniously charms her way into the prestigious law school. While there, she struggles with peers, professors and her ex. With the support of some new friends, though, Elle quickly realizes her potential and sets out to prove herself to the world.

Disney’s High School Musical On Stage
spring musical

April 18, 20, 26 & 27, 2024 | 7:30 p.m.
April 21 | 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
(April 26 Talkback)
$25 (No dinner)
$20 (Ages 10 and under)
$60 (Includes dinner on April 20 & 27only*)
Fulks Theatre
*Dinner is at 6:15 p.m. in Hester Lobby.
Recommended for ages 8 and older

Directed by Joey Banks
Musical direction by Dr. Chris Hollingsworth

Disney’s High School Musical On Stage
spring musical

April 25, 26 & 27, 2024 | 7:30 p.m.
April 27-28 | 2 p.m.
(April 26 Talkback)
$25 (No dinner)
$20 (Ages 10 and under)
$60 (Includes dinner on April 27only*)
Fulks Theatre
*Dinner is at 6:15 p.m. in Hester Lobby.
Recommended for ages 8 and older

Directed by Joey Banks
Musical direction by Dr. Chris Hollingsworth

BIG COUNTRY PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS:

DISASTER! THE MUSICAL

THURSDAY, AUGUST 3RD @ 7:00 PM
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4TH @ 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 5TH @ 7:00 PM

It's 1979, and New York's hottest A-listers are lining up for the opening of a floating casino and discotheque. Also attending is a faded disco star, a sexy nightclub singer with her eleven-year-old twins, a disaster expert, a feminist reporter, an older couple with a secret, a pair of young guys who are looking for ladies, an untrustworthy businessman and a nun with a gambling addiction. What begins as a night of boogie fever quickly changes to panic as the ship succumbs to multiple disasters, such as earthquakes, tidal waves and infernos. As the night turns into day, everyone struggles to survive and, quite possibly, repair the love that they've lost... or at least escape the killer rats.

Audiences and critics are wild for this hilarious homage to the era of bell-bottoms, platform shoes, and the hustle. With larger-than-life characters, snappy dialogue and some of the most recognizable songs of the '70s, Disaster! will have your patrons dancing in their seats and rolling in the aisles.

CONTENT WARNING: Disaster! the Musical is rated PG-13 for some language and adult themes.

Paramount Productions presents the musical “Sweeney Todd”

Performances June 30 and July 1.

The Paramount Theatre presents the musical thriller SWEENEY TODD for our 30th Annual Summer Musical!

There’s no place like London! In an infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth-century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett's luck turns when Todd's thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up...and the carnage has only just begun.

CONTENT WARNING: SWEENEY TODD contains graphic depictions of violence, mature language, and adult subject matter and is recommended for audience members 18 years of age and older.

Performances June 23, 24, 25, 30, and July 1.

BIG COUNTRY PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS

LEGALLY BLONDE, JR: THE MUSICAL

Thursday, MARCH 23 - 7:00 PM
Friday, MARCH 24 - 7:00 PM
Saturday, MARCH 25 - 7:00 PM

Legally Blonde JR. follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. When Elle's boyfriend, Warner, dumps her and heads to Harvard, claiming she's not "serious" enough, Elle takes matters into her own hands, crafting a showy song-and-dance personal essay and charming her way into law school. Befriending classmate, Emmett, and spunky hairdresser, Paulette, along the way, Elle finds that books and looks aren't mutually exclusive. As Elle begins outsmarting her peers, she realizes that law may be her natural calling after all.

Legally Blonde JR. features large, energetic dance numbers with an expandable cast of sorority sisters, law school students, hairdressers and more. You'll be seeing PINK!

Paramount Productions

Directed by Katie Hahn

Homecoming Musical

Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Book by Doug Wright
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater

Directed by Dawne Swearingen-Meeks

Musical Direction by Dr. Chris Hollingsworth

Choreography by Jose De La Cuesta

Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney’s The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, and a compelling book by Doug Wright, this fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including “Under the Sea,” “Kiss the Girl” and “Part of Your World.” In Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Ariel, King Triton’s youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems, and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends – Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull and Sebastian the crab – to restore order under the sea. The musical will include ACU’s full orchestra, conducted by Dr. Steven Ward.

Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 13-16, 2022

Abilene Convention Center

Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.

Sunday at 2 p.m.

Tickets $45

Recommended for all ages

HELLO, DOLLY!

Friday, June 24th - 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 25th - 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 26th - 2:00 PM
Friday, July 1st - 7:30 PM
Saturday, July 2nd - 7:30 PM

The Paramount Theatre presents the classic Broadway musical HELLO, DOLLY!

This musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder's hit play The Matchmaker bursts with humor, romance, energetic dance and some of the greatest songs in musical theatre history. The romantic and comic exploits of Dolly Gallagher-Levi, turn-of-the-century matchmaker and "woman who arranges things," are certain to thrill and entertain audiences again and again.

Sweet Charity,  Nov. 4-7., Van Ellis Theatre, 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 4, 5, 6; 2 p.m. on the Nov. 7

By Neil Simon, Cy Coleman, and Dorothy Fields. This classic 1960’s musical tells the story of a New York taxi dancer who is open-hearted but unlucky in love. High energy, lots of dance, and great music! Directed by Teri Wilkerson. Appropriate for all ages.

General Admission $15;

Military, seniors and students $10
HSU Faculty, staff and students $5

Purchase tickets by calling the Van Ellis Theatre box office (325-670-1405)

or online at the HSU Theatre webpage

Abilene Christian University Homecoming Musical

October 15-17

Abilene Convention Center

Director: Jesse Galvan

Choreographer: Lily Balogh

Box office opens late August. 

325-674-ARTS

www.ACU.edu/theatre

Alum, Guest Director, Jesse Galvan joins us straight from Broadway as he shapes the story of Joseph, the biblical dreamer. Andrew Lloyd Webber has created a non-stop musical score outlining the story of Joseph and his twelve brothers. Joseph is the son of Jacob and given the most beautiful coat of many colors, a statement of favor and the object of his brothers jealousy. Joseph is a story of forgiveness and faith.