Up & Coming Theater

Shows playing NOW/SOON are highlighted in bright blue.

WP = world premiere; RP = regional premiere.

Scroll down below the Theater listings for Music/Dance live links.

  • Allen Contemporary Theatre: My Favorite Year, November 20-December 5. ACT’s 2025 season: Almost, Maine, January 24-February 9; Moriarty, March 14-30; The Outsiders, May 2-18; Curtains, June 27-July 13; Sense and Sensibility (by Kate Hamill), August 15-31; Show TBA, October 3-19; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, December 5-21, allencontemporarytheatre.net

  • Amphibian Stage: Watch for comedy events and movies from National Theatre Live! amphibianstage.com

  • Art Centre Theatre (Plano): Anastasia the Musical, November 8-30; artcentretheatre.com

  • Arts Mission Oak Cliff: Venue showcases various performers and companies. Check their calendar at: artsmissionoc.org

  • ATTPAC: ATTPAC’s 2024-25 Broadway season includes: Dear Evan Hansen, December 19-21; Mean Girls, April 17-19, 2025; Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations, May 1-4; The Addams Family, June 26-28—plus four season add-ons: with Broadway Dallas, Come From Away, January 14-19, 2025 and Life of Pi, August 15-17; with TITAS/Dance Unbound and Ballet Hispanico, Carmen, maquia, January 24-25, 2025; and STOMP, May 31-June 1, attpac.org

  • Auriga Stage Productions: aurigaproductions

  • Bass Performance Hall (Performing Arts Fort Worth): “Broadway at the Bass” series, upcoming: Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical (season add-on), November 19-24; Ain’t Too Proud; The Life and Times of The Temptations, February 11-16, 2025; Les Miserables (season add-on), March 18-23; Clue, March 25-30; MJ, May 13-18; Moulin Rouge! The Musical, June 10-15; The Wiz, July 15-20; Shucked, July 27-August 3.) basshall.com

  • Bishop Arts Theatre Center: Black Nativity (BATC’s 20th Anniversary show!), December 5-22, bishopartstheatre.org

  • Blue Firebox Theater Company (Denton) bluefireboxtheatercompany.com

  • Broadway Dallas: Broadway Dallas 2024/2025 Broadway series includes Shucked, December 3-15; Peter Pan, December 25-January 5, 2025; Come From Away (season add-on), January 14-19, 2025; & Juliet, January 28-February 9, 2025; Back to the Future: The Musical, March 28-30; Hadestown (Season add-on), February 25-March 2; Mamma Mia!, April 15-27; Disney’s The Lion King, June 4-July 3; Life of Pi, August 5-17; The Wiz, September 9-21. All shows at Music Hall @ Fair Park except Come From Away and Life of Pi (@ Winspear Opera House), broadwaydallas.org

  • Cara Mia Theatre: caramiatheatre.org

  • Casa Manana: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, November 29-December 23; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, January 31, 2025-February 16; The Color Purple, February 28-March 9; The Little Mermaid, March 22-April 13; Cats, May 31-June 8; The Lightning Thief, August 1-3, casamanana.org

  • CenterStage Theatre Works: Elf The Musical, December 5-15 @ Frisco Discovery Center,  cstheatreworks.com

  • Circle Theatre: 2025 season—IGNITE: An Examination of How Art Impacts Life. Destroying David by Jason Odell Williams (WP), January 30-February 22, 2025; Ain’t Misbehavin’, March 6-15 in the new “Velvet Lounge’; Lauren Yee’s The Hatmaker’s Wife (RP), April 27-May 10; A Strange Loop by Michael R. Jackson (RP), The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown (RP), August 14-September 6; Mac Beth by Erica Schmidt (RP), October 9-November 1, circletheatre.com 

  • The Classics Theatre Project: theclassicstheatreproject.com

  • The Core Theatre (Richardson): thecoretheatre.org

  • Dallas Children’s Theater: A Charlie Brown Christmas, November 23-December 22; Pete the Cat, January 25-February 23, 2025; Dino-Light: A Glow-in-the-Dark Adventure, March 28-30; James and the Giant Peach, April 19-May 24, dct.org

  • Dallas Theater Center: A Christmas Carol, November 29-December 28 (Wyly); Shane, January 31-February 16 (Kalita); Waitress, March 29-April 20 (Wyly), dallastheatercenter.org

  • Echo Theatre: echotheatre.org

  • Eisemann Center for Performing Arts: Eclectic schedule of theater, music etc. eisemanncenter.com

  • Fair Assembly: Twelfth Night (live music by Ivan Dillard), February 13-23, 2025,  fairassembly.com

  • Family Music Theatre: musical Peter Pan (based on the TV version of the ‘50s & ‘60s), November 8-23 at the New Vida Center (3727 W Kiest Blvd, Dallas), familymusictheatre.com

  • FIT (Festival of Independent Theaters): theatre3dallas.com/fit-festival

  • The Firehouse Theatre: Annie, December 5-22, thefirehousetheatre.com

  • The Fleetwood Project (Mansfield): fleetwoodproject.org

  • Fort Worth Fringe Festival (watch for 2025 dates and venue), texastheatres.org/fringe/

  • Garland Civic Theatre: A Tuna Christmas, November 22-24 (special engagement); Little Women (the Musical), December 6-22; Shakespeare in Love, February 14-March 2, 2025; Boeing, Boeing, April 25-May 11, 2025, garlandcivic.org

  • Garland Summer Musicals: garlandsummermusicals.org

  • Granbury Theatre Company: granburytheatrecompany.org

  • Grand Prairie Arts Council: Nuncrackers, November 15-24; Newsies, The Broadway Musical, December 6-15, artsgp.org

  • Hip Pocket Theatre: hippocket.org

  • The Hopeful Theatre Project: hopefultheatreproject.com

  • Jubilee Theatre: Auntie Explains X-mas, December 6-15; The Movement, January 31-March 2, 2025; Thunder Knocking on the Door, April 4-May 11; The Fall of Heaven, June 6-July 13; Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds, August 15-24, jubileetheatre.org

  • Kitchen Dog Theater: kitchendogtheater.org

  • Lakeside Community Theatre (The Colony): Ashes of Aquitaine, December 6-21, lctthecolony.com

  • Lewisville Playhouse: Forever Plaid, December 6-22; Tigers Be Still, February 7-23, 2025; Uncle Vanya (adapted by Annie Baker), April 4-20; Ragtime, June 12-29, lewisvilleplayhouse.org

  • Lyric Stage: Lyric’s 31st season: Plaid Tidings, November 29-December 22; Lady Day at Emersons Bar & Grill, January 31-February 23, 2025; Jekyll & Hyde, March 28-April 19; Guys & Dolls, August 15-17, lyricstage.org

  • Mainstage Irving-Las Colinas: Deathtrap, January 17-February 1 2025; Into the Breeches!, March 7-22; The Sunshine Boys, May 2-17; Noises Off, July 18-August 2, mainstageirving.com

  • Mainstage Classic Theatre (Mansfield): mainstageclassictheatre.org

  • McKinney Repertory Theatre: mckinneyrep.org

  • Mesquite Arts Theatre: A Christmas Carol, December 6-22, mesquiteartscenter.org

  • Musical Writers: musicalwriters.com

  • NTPA Repertory Theatre (Plano): ntparep.org

  • Ochre House Theater: Back by popular demand! Patti & Theo, November 2-23, https://www.ochrehousetheater.org/

  • Onstage in Bedford: onstageinbedford.com

  • Our Productions Theatre Company (Lewisville): ourproductionstheatreco.org

  • Outcry Theatre: youth theater productions, https://www.outcrytheatre.com/

  • Parker County Theatre Company (Aledo): parkercountytheatre.com

  • Pegasus Theatre: https://pegasustheatre.org

  • Plague Mask Players: plaguemaskplayers.org

  • Plaza Theatre (Cleburne): Beauty & The Beast, December 14-23, plazatheatre.com

  • Pocket Sandwich Theatre: pocketsandwich.com

  • Repertory Company Theatre (Richardson): Miracle on 34th Street, Nov 29-Dec 1; A Christmas Carol the Musical, Dec 20-22, 2024; Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Feb 14-16, 2025; Broadway's Best: Once upon a Mattress (Immersive!), Mar 21-30; Legally Blonde, April 11-19; 9 to 5 - June 20-29; South Pacific, July 18-Aug 3, https://www.rcttheatre.com/

  • Resolute Theatre Project: resolutetheatreproject.org

  • Richardson Theatre Centre: richardsontheatrecentre

  • Rockwall Community Playhouse: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, November 22-December 8, rockwallcommunityplayhouse.org

  • Rover Dramawerks (Plano): 25th Anniversary Season—all performances @ the Cox Playhouse, 1517 H Avenue in historic downtown Plano. Season operner is The Shakespeare Conspiracy (a “most lamentable, epic, comic, romantic tragic comedy”) by Andrew Shepherd, January 9-25, 2025; The Hat Box, a new comedy by Eric Coble, March 6-22; One Day Only 31, Rover’s signature play festival (seven short plays go from concept to curtain in just one day, April 12; the popular 10-Minute Comedies, featuring the winners of Rover’s upcoming 10-minute comedy contest, June 5-21. Mystery/comedy Murder at the Orient Burlesque (the return of a very popular show from seasons past), July 31 – August 16; thriller Double Cut by Alfred Schaugnessy, September 11-27; and rounding out the season is a new farce, The Dingdong, or Take Me, I'm Yours!, by Mark Shanahan, adapted from Le Dindon by Georges Feydeau, November 6-22. roverdramawerks.com

  • Runway Theatre (Grapevine): runwaytheatre.com

  • SceneShop: artsfifthavenue.org

  • Second Thought Theatre: secondthoughttheatre.com

  • Shakespeare Dallas: : SD revives the company’s winter show (for the first time since the pandemic)! Measure for Measure, directed by Jenni Stewart, will run January 8-26, 2025 at Theatre Three, shakespearedallas.org

  • Shakespeare Everywhere: shakespeareeverywhere.com

  • SheNYC Arts: shenycarts.org

  • Soul Rep Theatre: 30th season! The African Company Presents Richard III, February 2025; Pretty Fire by Charlayne Woodard, April 2025; Madam Queen by Danne Tucker, April 2025; Ain’t No Mo’ by Jordan E. Cooper, May/June 2025, soulrep.org

  • Stage West: The 46th season (2024-25); The Play That Goes Wrong (back by popular demand!), November 29-December 22; Primary Trust, January 30-February 16, 2025; Hedwig and the Angry Inch, March 13-30, 2025; Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Fallen Souffle, June 12-29, 2025; Fat Ham, August 28-September 14, 2025, stagewest.org

  • Stolen Shakespeare Guild: SSG’s 2024-25 season—Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley, December 6-22; Twelfth Night, February 14-March 9, 2025; Richard III, February 21-March 8, 2025; My Fair Lady, April 25-May 11, 2025; Hairspray, July 18-August 3, 2025 https://www.stolenshakespeareguild.org

  • Sundown Collaborative Theatre (Denton): sundowntheatre.org

  • Sweet Apple Productions: sweetappleproductions.com

  • Teatro Dallas: teatrodallas.org

  • Theatre Arlington: Holiday Inn, December 6-22; 2025 season! In the Heights, February 7-23, 2025; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, May 8-25; A Chorus Line, June 6-22; I’m Proud of You, August 8-24; You Can’t Take It With You, September 12-28; Holmes for the Holidays, December 5-21, plus two family musicals (Goldie & The Bears and Mary Poppins JR), theatrearlington.org

  • Theatre Coppell: A Christmas Carol, December 6-22, theatrecoppell.com

  • Theatre Denton: theatredenton.com

  • Theatre Frisco: Noises Off, November 8-24, theatrefrisco.com

  • Theatre Off the Square (Weatherford): http://www.theatreoffthesquare.org

  • Theatre Rocks! (Ennis): theatrerocks.com

  • Theatre Three: Sleuth, November 14-December 15; Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, November 29-December 29; Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical, January 23-February 23, 2025; Intimate Apparel, March 27-April 20; The Mystery of Irma Vep, April 24-May 18; Xanadu, June 5-July 6, theatre3dallas.com

  • Undermain Theatre: The 2024-25 season: Exit the King by Eugene Ionesco, October 31-November 24; Box by Jarrett King, February 27-March 23, 2025; h**lo k**ty syndrome by Brian Dang, May 1-25, 2025, https://www.undermain.org

  • Upright Theatre Company (Euless): uprighttheatre.org

  • Uptown Players: 2024-2025 season—A Queer Carol, December 6-15; we are continuous, February 7-23, 2025; Broadway Our Way, March 27-30, 2025; Xanadu, March 25-May 4, 2025; Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, July 18-August 3, 2025, uptownplayers.org

  • Urban Arts Center: urbanartsonline.com

  • WaterTower Theatre: The 2024-25 season—The Play That Goes Wrong, December 31-January 12, 2025; Phantom in Concert, February 13-16, 2025; A Streetcar Named Desire, March 26-April 6, 2025; School of Rock, Summer 2025, https://www.watertowertheatre.org/

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