Category: Musical

The Ozark Arts Council Presents Clue! October 16–17 & 23–24, 7:00PM and October 18 & 25 at 2:00PM

The Ozark Arts Council Presents
Clue!
Friday–Saturday, October 16–17 & 23–24, 7:00PM
Sunday, October 18 & 25, 2:00PM

The Ozark Arts Council presents Clue, performed at the Historic 1929 Lyric Theater, Friday–Saturday October 16–17 and 23–24 at 7:00PM, and Sunday, October 18 and 25 at 2:00PM. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (55+) and students, and $11 for children (11 and under), when bought in advance; prices rise by $4 if purchased at the door—$19 for adults, $17 for seniors and students, and $15 for children. Tickets on sale soon but on sale for Member NOW. You can become a member too at Join.TheLyric.org.

It’s a dark and stormy night, and our cast of oddball characters has been invited to a very unusual dinner party. Each of the guests has an alias, the butler (Andrew Coble) offers a variety of weapons, and the host (William Callas) is…well…dead! So, whodunit?

Join the iconic oddballs known as Scarlet (Abi Coble), Plum (Michael Amburn), White (Jane Harrison), Green (Spencer Hinrichs), Peacock (Rachel Hayes), and Mustard (J. J. Burrus) as they race to find the murderer in the Manor before the Boddy body count stacks up. Based on the cult classic film and the popular board game, Clue is a madcap comedy that will keep you guessing until the final twist.

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Join us at the Lyric for Clue, performed at the Historic 1929 Lyric Theater, Friday–Saturday October 16–17 and 23–24 at 7:00PM, and Sunday, October 18 and 25 at 2:00PM. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (55+) and students, and $11 for children (11 and under), when bought in advance; prices rise by $4 if purchased at the door—$19 for adults, $17 for seniors and students, and $15 for children. It’s time to #Get a Clue  #LiveAtTheLyric!!

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Play in a Day, July 25 at 7pm #LiveAtTheLyric!

The Ozark Arts Council Presents:

Play in a Day

Saturday, July 25, 7:00PM

The Ozark Arts Council and NorthArk Drama present (…uh…well, we’re not sure yet!) performed at the Historic 1929 Lyric Theater Saturday July 25 at 7:00PM. Tickets are Pay What You Want with the promo code PWYW26!

Uh-oh, those pesky Theatre kids are at it again! Come watch a group of outrageously funny Theatre students pick a play out of a hat…and produce it in only 24 hours!

They might be familiar with the play or have never heard of it: that’s just the luck of the draw. And if they can’t memorize it in 24 hours…well, they’d better be good at improv!

Join us for the 3rd Annual Play in a Day, where high school and college students show off their acting and technical skills and attempt to build set, make costumes, design lights, memorize a full script, and more to produce  a full play. Will they be able to do it? Come see for yourself Saturday July 25 at 7pm!

To thank you for your support, they’ve decided to let you determine how much to pay for admission. Just enter the ‘Pay What You Will’ promo code, PWYW26, and your ticket price will zero out, and then you can put the amount you want to pay into the ‘Donation’ area when you’re checking out, as depicted here: 

Join us at the Lyric for…(again, we won’t know until the actors and tech crew do) on July 25 at 7:00PM #LiveAtTheLyric. Tickets are on sale now…right on this page!

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Ridge Runner Cloggers, May 21 at 6pm! #LiveAtTheLyric!

The Ozark Arts Council Hosts:

8th Annual RRC Jamboree Featuring the Ridge Runner Cloggers with special guest country music artist Tyse Buck

Thursday, May 21, 2026, 6:00PM

The Ozark Arts Council presents the Spring Recital of the multiple-National Championship-winning Ridge Runner Cloggers performed at the Historic 1929 Lyric Theater May 31 at 7:00PM. Tickets are $10, and are on sale now, right on this page!

Join us at the Lyric on Thursday May 21 at 6:00PM. Tickets are $10 when bought in advance; prices rise by $4 if purchased at the door It’s time for some #CLOGGING  #LiveAtTheLyric!!

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Play Submissions for The Theatre Co. of the Ozarks being accepted now through December 31!

Accepting Submissions here!

The Theatre Co. of the Ozarks is now accepting play submissions here for their 2025/2026 season! Please email tc***********@***il.com for any questions that the form doesn’t answer!

It’s that time of the year again: play submission time! You may submit today through December 31st!

Non-directors, now would be the time to start flattering the directors, bringing them coffee from Six Sisters, buying them cupcakes from The Cake Shop, etc., if you want them to choose a certain play! 😜

In all seriousness, if you are *not* an Ozark Arts Council-approved director but would like to see a specific show, there is a list of approved directors that you may choose from and submit.

OAC-Approved Directors: please make sure you are as detailed as possible when filling out the form! Happy rights and royalties hunting!

Next to Normal, April 10–11 & 17–18 at 7pm, April 12 & 19 at 2pm! #LiveAtTheLyric!

The Ozark Arts Council Presents:

Next to Normal

Friday–Saturday, April 10–11 & 17–18, 7:00PM
Sunday, April 12 & 19, 2:00PM

The Ozark Arts Council and NorthArk Drama present 3-time Tony Award-Winning Next to Normal performed at the Historic 1929 Lyric Theater April 10–11 and 17–18 at 7:00PM, April 12 and 19 at 2:00PM. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (55+) and students, and $11 for children (11 and under), when bought in advance; prices rise $4 if purchased at the door—$19 for adults, $17 for seniors and students, and $15 for children. Tickets will be on sale soon!

Next to Normal, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal was also chosen as “one of the year’s ten best shows” by critics around the country, including The Los AngelesTimes, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The New York Times.

Dad (Brian Ashton Miller) is an architect; Mom (Julianna Hamblin) rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter (Emily Provence) and son (Gavin Wilson) are bright, wise-cracking teens, and, for all intents and purposes, they appear to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal—the mother has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years. With a boyfriend (Jayden Bradshaw) and a well-meaning doctor (Corey Smith), the family must learn what it means to find a light in the dark. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family’s story with love, sympathy, and heart.

This deeply moving piece of theatre provides a wonderful opportunity for performers to explore dramatic material and showcase vocal talents with an energetic pop/rock score. Next to Normal is an emotional powerhouse that addresses such issues as grieving a loss, ethics in modern psychiatry, and suburban life.

This play is rated PG-13 due to strong language, depictions of self-harm, discussion of suicide, and medical trauma. Parental guidance is advised. If you or someone you know needs help, call 988. Every Life Is Worth Saving.

We are proud and honored to be sponsored by A-ROUTE (Arkansas Rural Opioid Use Team Education), NAPHE (North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education) Voices for Prevention Coalition, and NAPHE Region 2 Prevention Program and IGNITE YOUTH, among others.

Join us at the Lyric for Next to Normal April 10–11 and 17–18 at 7:00PM, April 12 and 19 at 2:00PM. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (55+) and students, and $11 for children (11 and under), when bought in advance; prices rise $3 if purchased at the door—$18 for adults, $16 for seniors and students, and $14 for children. #LiveAtTheLyric. When tickets go on sale, they will be available here at TheLyric.org or by clicking any “Get Tickets” link.

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Peter and the Starcatcher, June 5–6 & June 12–13 at 7pm, June 7 & 14 at 2pm! #LiveAtTheLyric!

The Ozark Arts Council Presents:

Peter and the Starcatcher

Friday–Saturday, June 5–6 & 12–13, 7:00PM
Sunday, June 7 & 14, 2:00PM

The Ozark Arts Council presents Peter and the Starcatcher performed at the Historic 1929 Lyric Theater June 5–6 and 12–13 at 7:00PM, June 7 and 14 at 2:00PM. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (55+) and students, and $11 for children (11 and under), when bought in advance; prices rise $4 if purchased at the door—$19 for adults, $17 for seniors and students, and $15 for children. Tickets on sale NOW!

Odds bobs hammers and tongs! Tony-nominated Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Peter Pan). A wildly theatrical adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s best-selling novels, the play was conceived for the stage by directors Roger Rees and Alex Timbers and written by Rick Elice with music by Wayne Barker. From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes, Peter and the Starcatcher playfully explores the depths of greed and despair and the bonds of friendship, duty, and love.

A young orphan (Wesley Gilbert) and his mates (Emma Braswell and Abbey Jenkins) are shipped off by the evil orphanage master Grempkin (Fred Lutz) from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They know nothing of the mysterious trunk in Lord Leonard Aster’s (Jayden Bradshaw) cabin, which contains a precious, otherworldly cargo. At sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly (Juniper Salsman), a Starcatcher-in-training, who realizes that the trunk’s precious cargo is starstuff, a celestial substance so powerful it must never fall into the wrong hands, like the dreadful Pirate Slank (Braden Haley) or his Enforcer (Abigail Harrison). When the ship is taken over by pirates – led by the fearsome Black Stache (Griffin Motley), a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own (aided by Smee—Isaak Farmer—of course) – the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure. With a crew of dastardly pirates (Savannah Mount, Liberty Simon), sailors who turn into Mollusks (Peyton Le, Susannah Boren, Bailey Kolb, Finley Bailey, Lena Harris), a gassy pirate (Landyn Gilbert) and his lady-love (Rachel Hayes), and mermaids who used to be fish (Hayleigh Rodery), this is going to be an awfully big adventure!

Join us for Peter and the Starcatcher performed at the Historic 1929 Lyric Theater June 5–6 and 12–13 at 7:00PM, June 7 and 14 at 2:00PM. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (55+) and students, and $11 for children (11 and under), when bought in advance; prices rise $4 if purchased at the door—$19 for adults, $17 for seniors and students, and $15 for children. #LiveAtTheLyric. Tickets are available at TheLyric.org or by clicking any “Get Tickets” link.

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Our Town, November 14–15 & November 21–22 at 7pm, November 16 & 23 at 2pm! #LiveAtTheLyric!

The Ozark Arts Council Presents:

Our Town

Friday–Saturday, November 14–15 & 21–22, 7:00PM
Sunday, November 16 & 23, 2:00PM

The Ozark Arts Council and NorthArk Drama present Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, live at The Historic 1929 Lyric Theater November 14-15 and 21-22 at 7:00pm, November 16 and 23 at 2:00pm. Tickets are available at TheLyric.org and are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (55+) and students, and $11 for children (12 and under), when bought in advance; prices rise $4 if purchased at the door.

Described by Edward Albee as “the greatest American play ever written,” Our Town is not merely a play; it is a devastating mediation on the swiftness of life itself. Presented in three acts, “Daily Life,” “Love and Marriage,” and “Death and Eternity,” the small town of Grover’s Corners unfolds under the watchful Stage Manager (Myles Gilbert). Performed with minimal props and sets, the play strips bare the spectacle and forces us to look beyond and straight into the aching heart of existence. Our Town depicts the simple daily lives of the local newspaper editor, Mr. Webb (Matt Hamblin), his wife, Myrtle (Kathern Scott), and their children Emily (Wynn Mahoney and Valeria Carbajal) and Wally (George Fancher); and Dr. Gibbs (Michael Mahoney), his wife, Julia (Mary Beth Anderson), and their children, George (Wesley Gilbert and Oliver Bemis) and Rebecca (Emma Braswell). As the children grow up, fall in love, marry, and eventually – in one of the most famous scenes in American theatre – die, we see the minutiae of their daily lives and the lives of the townsfolk, the comfort and joy of simple routine. 
 
The beautiful and sleepy town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire is brought to life by many others—Joe and Si Crowell (Hayleigh Rodery and Mattison Fay), the Constable (Shawn Aiden Nicks), Howie, the milkman (Bailey Kolb), Professor Willard (Landyn Gilbert), and choir director Simon Stimson (Brooks Cheek). Surrounded by a full cast who embody the full spectrum of living and lived, (Kayla Long, Jayden Bradshaw, Madison Tucker, Lena Harris, Ellie Jones, Jake Fancher, Johnny Phillips, Rachel Hayes, Jaxon Marcum, Chasity Price, Juni Salsman, Trinity Scott), we are transported to both the mundanity of ordinary life and the beauty of that same daily life.
 
At the play’s shattering peak, Emily cries out for us to recognize the glorious moments that we take for granted and asks us to see the true treasures of life, from the taste of coffee to the sight of a loving parent—”oh earth, you’re too wonderful for anybody to realize you.” Join us as we explore glorious, precious, ordinary life at the Lyric Theater for Our Town, November 14-15 and 21-22 at 7:00pm, November 16 and 23 at 2:00pm. Tickets are available at TheLyric.org and are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (55+) and students, and $11 for children (12 and under), when bought in advance; prices rise $4 if purchased at the door.

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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, September 26–27 & October 3–4 at 7pm, September 28 & October 5 at 2pm! #LiveAtTheLyric!

The Ozark Arts Council Presents
a Musical Comedy:

The 25th Annual
Putnam County
Spelling Bee

Friday–Saturday
September 26–27 & October 3–4, 7:00PM
Sunday
September 28 & October 5, 2:00PM

The Ozark Arts Council presents Disney’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, performed live at the Historic 1929 Lyric Theater September 26–27 and October 3–4 at 7:00PM, September 28 and October 5 at 2:00PM. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (55+) and students, and $11 for children (11 and under), when bought in advance; prices rise $4 if purchased at the door—$19 for adults, $17 for seniors and students, and $15 for children. Tickets are on sale now!

Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has charmed audiences across the country with its effortless wit and humor. Featuring a fast-paced, wildly funny, and touching book by Rachel Sheinkin and a truly fresh and vibrant score by William Finn, this bee is one unforgettable experience.

An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming “ding” of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves a champion! (At least the losers get a juice box!)

A riotous ride, complete with audience participation, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a delightful den of comedic genius. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a fast-paced crowd pleaser and an instant theatre patron favorite.

Join us at the Lyric for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee September 26–27 and October 3–4 at 7:00PM, September 28 and October 5 at 2:00PM. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (55+) and students, and $11 for children (11 and under), when bought in advance; prices rise $4 if purchased at the door—$19 for adults, $17 for seniors and students, and $15 for children. #LiveAtTheLyric!

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Mary Poppins, August 1–2 & 8–9 at 7pm, August 3 & 10 at 2pm! #LiveAtTheLyric!

The Ozark Arts Council Presents
Mary Poppins!
Friday–Saturday, August 1–2 & 8–9, 7:00PM
Sunday, August 3 & 10, 2:00PM

The Ozark Arts Council presents Disney’s Mary Poppins performed at the Historic 1929 Lyric Theater August 1–2 and August 8–9 at 7:00PM, August 3 and 10 at 2:00PM. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (55+) and students, and $11 for children (11 and under), when bought in advance; prices rise $3 if purchased at the door—$18 for adults, $16 for seniors and students, and $14 for children. Tickets are on sale now!

One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect musical! Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, Cameron Mackintosh and Disney’s Mary Poppins delighted Broadway audiences for over 2,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

The jack-of-all-trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “Anything can happen if you let it.”

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Mary Poppins is an enchanting mixture of irresistible story, unforgettable songs, breathtaking dance numbers, and astonishing stagecraft. Set in an era in which the strength of women as leaders in society was first truly blossoming in England, this show’s iconic female lead character has provided us with an excellent opportunity to feature local woman-owned businesses, as well, who were kind enough to sponsor the unique special effects and illusions that help make Mary Poppins even more exciting on stage than at the movies! Please visit them and thank them with your business when you can!

Join us at the Lyric for Mary Poppins, August 1–2 and August 8–9 at 7:00PM, August 3 and 10 at 2:00PM. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (55+) and students, and $11 for children (11 and under), when bought in advance; prices rise $3 if purchased at the door—$18 for adults, $16 for seniors and students, and $14 for children. It’s time for some #PoppinsFreshMagic  #LiveAtTheLyric!

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Sponsorship Opportunity

The Ozark Arts Council Presents… Sponsorship Opportunities!

We want YOU to be a sponsor!

The Historic 1929 Lyric Theater/Ozark Arts Council would like to offer you/your business an opportunity to sponsor our 2026/2027 Play Season. 
 
From rights and royalties to costumes and lumber, plays can be quite the financial burden. To keep costs down (which means lower ticket prices!), we would love to be able to feature you or your business as a sponsor for one or more of our 2026/2027 season of plays!
 
Please click the button below for more info! If you have questions, or perhaps an even better idea for how we can celebrate you in our advertising, please email us at in**@**************il.org. If you know anyone who might be interested, please feel free to let them know, too!
Click HERE for levels of sponsorship!