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SISTER ACT DRESSY REHEARSAL
Showing May 28, 2026

Dress to impress and immerse yourself in an unforgettable night of theatre at our Dressy Rehearsal for Sister Act! This event will take place on May 28th at 6:30pm and will include an exclusive view of the final dress rehearsal of Sister Act, a behind-the-scenes tour of the theatre, a discussion with the director, light refreshments, and access to our photo booth! Only 50 tickets are available for this event. Don’t wait to grab yours!

SISTER ACT
Showing May 29-June 7, 2026

Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Glenn Slater
Book by Cheri Steinkellner Bill Steinkellner
Additional Book Material by Douglas Carter Beane
Based on the Touchstone Pictures Motion Picture, Sister Act, written by Joseph Howard
Directed by Reed Atherton

A divine comedy based on the film, where disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder and goes into hiding in a convent, transforming its struggling choir into a sensation while evading her danger and finding the power of sisterhood.

 

FINDING NEMO KIDS
Showing June 19-20, 2026

Disney’s Finding Nemo JR is a 30-minute musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo, with new music by award-winning songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. Marlin, an anxious and over-protective clownfish, lives in the Great Barrier Reef with his kid Nemo, who longs to explore the world beyond their anemone home. But when Nemo is captured and taken to Sydney, Marlin faces his fears and sets off on an epic adventure across the ocean. With the help of lovable characters such as optimistic Dory, laid-back sea turtle Crush, and the supportive Tank Gang, Marlin and Nemo both overcome challenges on their journey to find each other and themselves.

ANNIE
Showing June 26-July 12, 2026

Book by Thomas Meehan
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Based on Little Orphan Annie by permission of The Media Tribune Services, Inc.
Directed by Daniel Moore

Based on the popular comic strip Little Orphan Annie, the musical Annie follows a spirited young orphan who escapes her life in a Depression-era New York City orphanage and finds a new home with billionaire Oliver Warbucks.

MEAN GIRLS JR
Showing July 17-19, 2026

Book by Tina Fey
Music by Jeff Richmond
Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
Based on the Paramount Pictures film Mean Girls

Directed by Erika Tyner
Music Direction by Rachel O’Reilly
Choreography by Collin Eten

Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. Cady and her friends devise a “Revenge Party” to end Regina’s reign with Cady going undercover as an aspiring Plastic. When the lines between the real Cady and her Plastic self get blurred, she must find her way back to herself and her true friends.

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
Showing July 31-August 9, 2026

By Rick Elice
Based on the Novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Music by Wayne Barker
Originally produced on Broadway by Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Greg Schaffert, Eva Price, Tom Smedes, and Disney Theatrical Productions
Directed by Jenny Martin

A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They know nothing of the mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin, which contains a precious, otherworldly cargo. At sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training who realizes that the trunk’s precious cargo is starstuff, a celestial substance so powerful that it must never fall into the wrong hands. When the ship is taken over by pirates – led by the fearsome Black Stache, a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own – the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure.

Carswell Holler
Showing August 20-23, 2026

Written By Travis Lowe
Directed by Dakota Mann

When a traveling EPA agent stops in for a bite at a greasy spoon café in southern West Virginia’s coal country, it sets off a series of dangerous events and menacing stories, both real and imagined, natural and supernatural. A comedically elegant and broodingly dark celebration of Appalachia and its ghosts. The 2025 Appalachian Playwriting Festival Winner.

HER NAME WAS FRANKIE: A FRANKIE SILVER STORY
Showing October 2-11, 2026

By Cheyenne Dancy
Directed by Daniel Moore & Jenny Martin

There are many stories out there about Frankie Silver, but what makes a story the truth and who gets to tell it? In this show, an author takes a trip to the south to write a book about the historic North Carolina Murderess. When she gets there she finds the stories people tell have a whole lot more to do with the people telling them than the people they’re about.

INTO THE WOODS JR
Showing November 6-14, 2026

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine

Into the Woods is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Directed by Jenny Martin
Choreographed by Kelli Hall

This musical follows a Baker and his wife, Cinderella, and Jack (and the Beanstalk) as they journey into the woods to break a Witch’s curse, learning that wishes come with consequences and responsibilities.

ELF JR
Showing December 17-18, 2026 at the Burnsville Town Center

Book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin
Music by Matthew Sklar
Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
Based on the New Line Cinema film written by David Berenbaum

Elf The Musical JR is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Directed by Jenny Martin

Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh reality that his father is on the naughty list and that his half-brother doesn’t even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas.

Happening at the Burnsville Town Center.

ON STAGE NEXT

SISTER ACT DRESSY REHEARSAL

Dress to impress and immerse yourself in an unforgettable night of theatre at our Dressy Rehearsal for Sister Act! This event will take place on May 28th at 6:30pm and will include an exclusive view of the final dress rehearsal of Sister Act, a behind-the-scenes tour of the theatre, a discussion with the director, light refreshments, and access to our photo booth! Only 50 tickets are available for this event. Don’t wait to grab yours!

Showing May 28, 2026

SISTER ACT

Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Glenn Slater
Book by Cheri Steinkellner Bill Steinkellner
Additional Book Material by Douglas Carter Beane
Based on the Touchstone Pictures Motion Picture, Sister Act, written by Joseph Howard
Directed by Reed Atherton

A divine comedy based on the film, where disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder and goes into hiding in a convent, transforming its struggling choir into a sensation while evading her danger and finding the power of sisterhood.

Showing May 29-June 7, 2026

DISNEY'S FINDING NEMO KIDS

Disney’s Finding Nemo JR is a 30-minute musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo, with new music by award-winning songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. Marlin, an anxious and over-protective clownfish, lives in the Great Barrier Reef with his kid Nemo, who longs to explore the world beyond their anemone home. But when Nemo is captured and taken to Sydney, Marlin faces his fears and sets off on an epic adventure across the ocean. With the help of lovable characters such as optimistic Dory, laid-back sea turtle Crush, and the supportive Tank Gang, Marlin and Nemo both overcome challenges on their journey to find each other and themselves.

Showing June 19-20, 2026

ANNIE

Book by Thomas Meehan
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Based on Little Orphan Annie by permission of The Media Tribune Services, Inc.
Directed by Daniel Moore

Based on the popular comic strip Little Orphan Annie, the musical Annie follows a spirited young orphan who escapes her life in a Depression-era New York City orphanage and finds a new home with billionaire Oliver Warbucks.

Showing June 26-July 12, 2026

MEAN GIRLS JR

Book by Tina Fey
Music by Jeff Richmond
Lyrics bymNell Benjamin
Based on the Paramount Pictures film Mean Girls

Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. Cady and her friends devise a “Revenge Party” to end Regina’s reign with Cady going undercover as an aspiring Plastic. When the lines between the real Cady and her Plastic self get blurred, she must find her way back to herself and her true friends.

Showing July 17-19, 2026

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER

By Rick Elice
Based on the Novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Music by Wayne Barker
Originally produced on Broadway by Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Greg Schaffert, Eva Price, Tom Smedes, and Disney Theatrical Productions
Directed by Jenny Martin

A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They know nothing of the mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin, which contains a precious, otherworldly cargo. At sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training who realizes that the trunk’s precious cargo is starstuff, a celestial substance so powerful that it must never fall into the wrong hands. When the ship is taken over by pirates – led by the fearsome Black Stache, a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own – the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure.

Showing July 31-August 9, 2026

CARSWELL HOLLER

Written By Travis Lowe
Directed by Dakota Mann

When a traveling EPA agent stops in for a bite at a greasy spoon café in southern West Virginia’s coal country, it sets off a series of dangerous events and menacing stories, both real and imagined, natural and supernatural. A comedically elegant and broodingly dark celebration of Appalachia and its ghosts. The 2025 Appalachian Playwriting Festival Winner.

Showing August 20-23, 2026

HER NAME WAS FRANKIE: A FRANKIE SILVER STORY

By Cheyenne Dancy
Directed by Daniel Moore & Jenny Martin

There are many stories out there about Frankie Silver, but what makes a story the truth and who gets to tell it? In this show, an author takes a trip to the south to write a book about the historic North Carolina Murderess. When she gets there she finds the stories people tell have a whole lot more to do with the people telling them than the people they’re about.

Showing October 2-11, 2026

INTO THE WOODS JR

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine

Into the Woods is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Directed by Jenny Martin
Choreographed by Kelli Hall

This musical follows a Baker and his wife, Cinderella, and Jack (and the Beanstalk) as they journey into the woods to break a Witch’s curse, learning that wishes come with consequences and responsibilities.

Showing November 6-14, 2026

ELF JR

Book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin
Music by Matthew Sklar
Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
Based on the New Line Cinema film written by David Berenbaum
Elf The Musical JR is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Directed by Jenny Martin
Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh reality that his father is on the naughty list and that his half-brother doesn’t even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas.
Happening at the Burnsville Town Center.

Showing December 17-18, 2026

Burnsville Town Center

Actor Spotlight: Karen Covington-Yow

Sister Act is showing here at Parkway Playhouse May 29-June 7, 2026! We reached out to Karen Covington-Yow, who is portraying Sister Mary Lazarus in this comedy, to find out more about her and her experience working on this production. What part of this show is your...

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Actor Spotlight: Megan Weber

Sister Act is showing here at Parkway Playhouse May 29-June 7, 2026! We reached out to Megan Weber, who is portraying Sister Mary Theresa in this comedy, to find out more about her and her experience working on this production. What part of this show is your favorite...

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Director Spotlight: Reed Atherton

Sister Act is showing here at Parkway Playhouse May 29-June 7, 2026! We reached out to Reed Atherton, who is the director of this comedy, to find out more about him and his experience working on this production. What part of this show is your favorite and why? It is...

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This theatre is so cool! The building is beautiful inside. The sound system was clear and we could see perfectly even from the back! All the people we encountered were amazing and kind. Highly recommend visiting if you are into theatre!

Chantelle C.

Love going to the playhouse, when we’re in Burnsville. Everyone is so friendly. The casts are always great. They are all so talented. Such an asset for the area to have.

Janet S.

I can’t say enough wonderful things about this local theatre! I just went to see The Red Velvet Cake War and was blown away! The show was hilarious! I can’t believe the quality of the talent at this amazing playhouse right in the heart of Burnsville. The facility holds over 250 people and this show pulled in nearly that many each night!

Natalie H.

Where else can a mom and her 21-year-old daughter go and sit together, laugh together, and enjoy awesome entertainment in Burnsville?!? Parkway Playhouse is truly a gem in our little town!

Laura B.

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