There are 155 upcoming events scheduled at Des Moines Civic Center in Des Moines between October through August 2027. Most listings here fall under theater and concerts. Upcoming highlights include Ailey II, The Vampire Circus, Des Moines Symphony: Beautiful Monsters – John Williams and Symphonie Fantastique.
Events Happening This Week
🕒 TODAY Ailey II
The Vampire Circus
Des Moines Symphony: Beautiful Monsters – John Williams and Symphonie Fantastique
Black Jacket Symphony
Des Moines Symphony: Beautiful Monsters – John Williams and Symphonie Fantastique
Outlander In Concert
All Upcoming Events
OCT
27
Ailey II
Tuesday · 07:00 pm
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OCT
31
The Vampire Circus
Saturday · 08:00 pm
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OCT
31
Des Moines Symphony: Beautiful Monsters – John Williams and Symphonie Fantastique
Saturday · 07:30 pm
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NOV
01
Black Jacket Symphony
Sunday · 08:00 pm
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NOV
01
Des Moines Symphony: Beautiful Monsters – John Williams and Symphonie Fantastique
Sunday · 02:30 pm
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NOV
02
Outlander In Concert
Monday · 07:00 pm
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NOV
11
Brandi Carlile
Wednesday · 08:00 pm
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NOV
12
Brandi Carlile
Thursday · 08:00 pm
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NOV
22
Des Moines Symphony
Sunday · 02:30 pm
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NOV
30
Maybe Happy Ending
Monday · 08:00 pm
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DEC
01
Maybe Happy Ending – A New Musical
Tuesday · 07:30 pm
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DEC
01
The Rock Orchestra By Candlelight
Tuesday · 08:00 pm
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DEC
02
Maybe Happy Ending – A New Musical
Wednesday · 07:30 pm
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DEC
03
Maybe Happy Ending – A New Musical
Thursday · 07:30 pm
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DEC
04
Maybe Happy Ending – A New Musical
Friday · 07:30 pm
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DEC
04
Maybe Happy Ending
Friday · 08:00 pm
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DEC
05
Maybe Happy Ending – A New Musical
Saturday · 07:30 pm
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DEC
05
Maybe Happy Ending – A New Musical
Saturday · 02:00 pm
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DEC
05
Maybe Happy Ending
Saturday · 08:00 pm
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DEC
06
Maybe Happy Ending – A New Musical
Sunday · 06:30 pm
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DEC
06
Maybe Happy Ending – A New Musical – ASL Interpreted & Audio Described
Sunday · 01:00 pm
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DEC
11
Silvestre Dangond
Friday · 08:00 pm
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DEC
11
The Nutcracker
Friday · 07:00 pm
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DEC
12
The Nutcracker
Saturday · 02:00 pm
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DEC
12
The Nutcracker
Saturday · 07:00 pm
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DEC
18
Waitress
Friday · 07:30 pm
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DEC
18
The Nutcracker
Friday · 08:00 pm
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DEC
19
Waitress
Saturday · 07:30 pm
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DEC
19
Waitress
Saturday · 02:00 pm
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DEC
19
Waitress
Saturday · 08:00 pm
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DEC
19
Waitress
Saturday · 08:00 pm
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DEC
19
Waitress
Saturday · 01:00 pm
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DEC
20
Waitress
Sunday · 01:00 pm
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DEC
20
Waitress
Sunday · 06:30 pm
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DEC
20
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas
Sunday · 08:00 pm
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DEC
21
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas
Monday · 07:30 pm
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DEC
31
New Years Eve Pops
Thursday · 08:00 pm
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JAN
14
Quad City Storm at Peoria Rivermen
Thursday · 08:00 pm
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JAN
15
Tom Segura
Friday · 07:00 pm
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JAN
18
Buena Vista Social Club – Musical
Monday · 08:00 pm
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JAN
19
Buena Vista Social Club – Musical
Tuesday · 07:30 pm
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JAN
19
Buena Vista Social Club – Musical
Tuesday · 08:00 pm
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JAN
20
Buena Vista Social Club – Musical
Wednesday · 07:30 pm
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JAN
20
Buena Vista Social Club – Musical
Wednesday · 08:00 pm
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JAN
21
Buena Vista Social Club – Musical
Thursday · 07:30 pm
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JAN
22
Buena Vista Social Club – Musical
Friday · 07:30 pm
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JAN
22
Buena Vista Social Club – Musical
Friday · 08:00 pm
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JAN
23
Buena Vista Social Club – Musical
Saturday · 02:00 pm
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JAN
23
Buena Vista Social Club – Musical
Saturday · 07:30 pm
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JAN
24
Buena Vista Social Club – Musical
Sunday · 06:30 pm
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JAN
24
Buena Vista Social Club – Musical – ASL Interpreted & Audio Described
Sunday · 01:00 pm
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JAN
27
National Geographic Live
Wednesday · 06:30 pm
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FEB
05
Haken
Friday · 08:00 pm
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FEB
06
Des Moines Symphony
Saturday · 07:30 pm
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FEB
06
Des Moines Symphony – Resistance
Saturday · 08:00 pm
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FEB
07
Des Moines Symphony
Sunday · 02:30 pm
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FEB
11
Legally Blonde The Musical
Thursday · 08:00 pm
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FEB
12
Legally Blonde
Friday · 07:30 pm
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FEB
13
Legally Blonde
Saturday · 02:00 pm
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FEB
13
Legally Blonde
Saturday · 07:30 pm
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FEB
13
Legally Blonde
Saturday · 01:00 pm
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FEB
13
Denver Pioneers at Miami RedHawks Mens Hockey
Saturday · 08:00 pm
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FEB
14
Legally Blonde
Sunday · 06:30 pm
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FEB
14
Legally Blonde
Sunday · 01:00 pm
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FEB
15
Dr. Seuss’s The Cat In The Hat – Live On Stage
Monday · 08:00 pm
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FEB
16
Dr. Seuss’s The Cat In The Hat – Live on Stage!
Tuesday · 06:30 pm
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FEB
20
Mark Twain Tonight
Saturday · 07:00 pm
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FEB
20
San Diego Symphony – Pintscher Conducts Copland and Pintscher
Saturday · 08:00 pm
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FEB
25
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 in Concert
Thursday · 08:00 pm
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FEB
26
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows – Part 2: Live In Concert
Friday · 07:30 pm
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FEB
26
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 in Concert
Friday · 08:00 pm
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FEB
27
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows – Part 2: Live In Concert
Saturday · 01:30 pm
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MAR
03
The Phantom of the Opera
Wednesday · 07:30 pm
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MAR
03
The Phantom Of The Opera
Wednesday · 08:00 pm
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MAR
04
The Phantom of the Opera
Thursday · 07:30 pm
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MAR
04
The Phantom of the Opera
Thursday · 02:00 pm
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MAR
05
The Phantom of the Opera
Friday · 07:30 pm
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MAR
06
The Phantom of the Opera
Saturday · 08:00 pm
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MAR
06
The Phantom of the Opera
Saturday · 07:30 pm
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MAR
06
The Phantom of the Opera
Saturday · 02:00 pm
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MAR
07
The Phantom of the Opera
Sunday · 06:30 pm
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MAR
07
The Phantom of the Opera
Sunday · 01:00 pm
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MAR
08
The Phantom Of The Opera
Monday · 08:00 pm
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MAR
09
The Phantom of the Opera
Tuesday · 07:30 pm
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MAR
10
The Phantom of the Opera
Wednesday · 07:30 pm
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MAR
11
The Phantom of the Opera
Thursday · 07:30 pm
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MAR
11
Monroe Moccasins at Columbus River Dragons
Thursday · 08:00 pm
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MAR
12
The Phantom of the Opera
Friday · 07:30 pm
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MAR
12
The Phantom Of The Opera
Friday · 08:00 pm
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MAR
13
The Phantom of the Opera
Saturday · 07:30 pm
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MAR
13
The Phantom of the Opera
Saturday · 02:00 pm
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MAR
13
The Phantom Of The Opera
Saturday · 08:00 pm
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MAR
14
The Phantom of the Opera
Sunday · 01:00 pm
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MAR
14
The Phantom of the Opera
Sunday · 06:30 pm
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MAR
29
The Sound of Music
Monday · 08:00 pm
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MAR
30
The Sound Of Music
Tuesday · 07:30 pm
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MAR
30
The Sound of Music
Tuesday · 08:00 pm
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MAR
31
The Sound Of Music
Wednesday · 07:30 pm
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MAR
31
The Sound of Music
Wednesday · 08:00 pm
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APR
01
The Sound Of Music
Thursday · 07:30 pm
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APR
02
The Sound Of Music
Friday · 07:30 pm
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APR
02
The Sound of Music
Friday · 08:00 pm
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APR
03
The Sound Of Music
Saturday · 07:30 pm
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APR
03
The Sound of Music
Saturday · 02:00 pm
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APR
03
The Sound of Music
Saturday · 08:00 pm
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APR
04
The Sound Of Music
Sunday · 06:30 pm
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APR
04
The Sound Of Music
Sunday · 01:00 pm
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APR
16
Buena Vista Social Club – Musical
Friday · 08:00 pm
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APR
20
Bluey’s Big Play
Tuesday · 06:00 pm
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APR
20
Bluey’s Big Play
Tuesday · 08:00 pm
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APR
21
Bluey’s Big Play
Wednesday · 06:00 pm
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APR
22
Nederlands Dans Theater – NDT 2
Thursday · 08:00 pm
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APR
24
Taylor Tomlinson
Saturday · 07:00 pm
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APR
26
Ballet Hispanico New York
Monday · 08:00 pm
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MAY
03
Mamma Mia!
Monday · 08:00 pm
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MAY
04
Mamma Mia!
Tuesday · 07:30 pm
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MAY
04
Mamma Mia!
Tuesday · 08:00 pm
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MAY
05
Mamma Mia!
Wednesday · 07:30 pm
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MAY
05
Mamma Mia!
Wednesday · 08:00 pm
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MAY
06
Mamma Mia!
Thursday · 07:30 pm
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MAY
06
Mamma Mia!
Thursday · 08:00 pm
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MAY
07
Mamma Mia!
Friday · 07:30 pm
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MAY
07
Mamma Mia!
Friday · 08:00 pm
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MAY
08
Mamma Mia!
Saturday · 02:00 pm
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MAY
08
Mamma Mia!
Saturday · 07:30 pm
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MAY
08
Mamma Mia!
Saturday · 08:00 pm
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MAY
09
Mamma Mia!
Sunday · 01:00 pm
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MAY
09
Mamma Mia!
Sunday · 06:00 pm
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MAY
14
Des Moines Symphony – Tchaikovsky’s Fourth
Friday · 08:00 pm
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JUL
26
Hells Kitchen
Monday · 08:00 pm
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JUL
27
Hell’s Kitchen – The Musical
Tuesday · 07:30 pm
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JUL
27
Hell’s Kitchen
Tuesday · 08:00 pm
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JUL
28
Hell’s Kitchen – The Musical
Wednesday · 07:30 pm
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JUL
28
The Great Gatsby Musical
Wednesday · 08:00 pm
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JUL
29
Hell’s Kitchen – The Musical
Thursday · 07:30 pm
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JUL
29
Hell’s Kitchen
Thursday · 08:00 pm
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JUL
30
Hell’s Kitchen – The Musical
Friday · 07:30 pm
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JUL
31
Hell’s Kitchen – The Musical
Saturday · 02:00 pm
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JUL
31
Hell’s Kitchen – The Musical
Saturday · 07:30 pm
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JUL
31
Hell’s Kitchen
Saturday · 08:00 pm
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AUG
01
Hell’s Kitchen – The Musical
Sunday · 06:30 pm
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AUG
01
Hell’s Kitchen – The Musical – ASL Interpreted & Audio Described
Sunday · 01:00 pm
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AUG
24
Just in Time
Tuesday · 07:30 pm
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AUG
24
Just In Time
Tuesday · 08:00 pm
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AUG
25
Just in Time
Wednesday · 07:30 pm
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AUG
25
Just in Time
Wednesday · 08:00 pm
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AUG
26
Just In Time
Thursday · 08:00 pm
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AUG
26
Just in Time
Thursday · 07:30 pm
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AUG
27
Just In Time
Friday · 08:00 pm
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AUG
27
Just in Time
Friday · 07:30 pm
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AUG
28
Just in Time
Saturday · 02:00 pm
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AUG
28
Just in Time
Saturday · 07:30 pm
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AUG
28
Just in Time
Saturday · 08:00 pm
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AUG
29
Just in Time
Sunday · 06:30 pm
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AUG
29
Just in Time – ASL Interpreted & Audio Described
Sunday · 01:00 pm
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