10 plays + musicals to see across Alabama before the end of the year

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Zoe Jensen as Glinda and Jessie Davidson as Elphaba in the National Tour of “Wicked”. (Photo by Joan Marcus)

This week marks the return of one of the most popular Broadway musicals of all time to the Alabama stage.

Wicked premiered in Birmingham this week, the start of a three-week run at the BJCC. We got a sneak peek at the production side of things before the stars stole the show Tuesday night.

But that’s not the only big show you’ll want to catch this season in Alabama.

Keep reading for more information on Wicked + nine other productions happening across the state before the end of the year.

Wicked in Birmingham

  • When: Sep. 3-21 | Showtimes
  • Where: BJCC | 1898 9th Ave North, Birmingham, AL 35203
  • Run time: 2 hours, 45 minutes with 15-minute intermission
  • Tickets | More info

Bright Star in Dothan

  • When: Sep. 10-13 | 7PM
  • Where: Cultural Arts Center | 909 S St Andrews St, Dothan, AL 36301
  • Run time: 2 hours and 30 minutes with intermission
  • Tickets | More info

Murder on the Orient Express in Montgomery

  • When: Oct. 2-26 | Showtimes
  • Where: Alabama Shakespeare Festival | 1 Festival Drive, Montgomery, AL 36117
  • Run time: 2 hours and 15 minutes with one intermission
  • Tickets | More info

Rocky Horror Show in Mobile

  • When: Oct. 24-Nov. 9 | Showtimes
  • Where: The Joe Jefferson Players | 11 South Carlen Street, Mobile, AL 36606
  • Run time: 1 hour and 45 minutes
  • Tickets | More info

Clue in Birmingham

  • When: Nov. 11-16 | Showtimes
  • Where: BJCC | 1898 9th Ave North, Birmingham, AL 35203
  • Run time: 90 minutes with no intermission
  • Tickets | More info

Kimberly Akimbo in Birmingham

  • When: Nov. 25-30 | Showtimes
  • Where: BJCC | 1898 9th Ave North, Birmingham, AL 35203
  • Run time: 2 hours, 25 minutes with 15-minute intermission
  • Tickets | More info

Frozen: The Broadway Musical in Montgomery

  • When: Nov. 26-Jan. 4 | Showtimes
  • Where: Alabama Shakespeare Festival | 1 Festival Drive, Montgomery, AL 36117
  • Run time: 2 hours and 15 minutes with one intermission
  • Tickets | More info

TINA: The Tina Turner Musical in Oxford + Auburn

  • When: Dec. 2 | 7:30PM
  • Where: Oxford Performing Arts Center | 100 Choccolocco St #200, Oxford, AL 36203
  • Run time: 2 hours and 45 minutes with intermission
  • Tickets | More info
  • When: Dec. 3-5 | 7PM
  • Where: Gogue Performing Arts Center | 910 S College St, Auburn, AL 36849
  • Run time: 2 hours and 45 minutes with intermission
  • Tickets | More info

Scrooge! The Musical in Tuscaloosa

  • When: Dec. 12-21 | Showtimes
  • Where: Theatre Tuscaloosa | 9500 Old Greensboro Road #135, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35405
  • Run time: 2 hours and 30 minutes with intermission
  • Tickets | More info

Shucked in Huntsville

  • When: Dec. 16-21 | Showtimes
  • Where: Mark C. Smith Concert Hall | 700 Monroe St SW, Huntsville, AL 35801
  • Run time: 2 hours and 15 minutes with intermission
  • Tickets | More info

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Caleb Turrentine
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