- Academy
- Classes & Camps
In a magical underwater kingdom, the beautiful young mermaid, Ariel, longs to leave her ocean home — and her fins — behind and live in the world above. But first, she'll have to defy her father, King Triton, make a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, and convince the handsome Prince Eric that she's the girl whose enchanting voice he's been seeking.
- Academy
WCT Academy Summer Showcase is the final performance of a two-week-long summer camp, a fun-filled variety show, featuring WCT Academy students of all ages, and open to the public.
- Mainstage
A new musical comedy for football fanatics and the people who love them. Who will inherit Frank’s treasured season tickets at Lambeau Field? The Kosinski sisters employ every trick in the playbook, on the way to relearning that family isn’t everything; it’s the only thing. With songs like “When You Live in Green Bay” and “What Do You Do with a Bye Week,” this quintessential Wisconsin musical will warm your heart and leave you rooting for the home team!
- Mainstage
Save on tickets plus get a Subscriber Benefits Card with Discounts at more than a dozen Downtown Waukesha Establishments One ticket to each of our 7 shows and you can pick your seat! Your Season Subscription gives you $6 off of additional adult Mainstage tickets. Available for purchase through September 28.
- Academy
- Black Box Productions
Celebrate the Circle of Life in this timeless story of courage, friendship, and destiny. The Lion King is the story of Simba, an adventurous and energetic lion cub who is next in line to be king of the Pride Lands, a thriving and beautiful region in the African savanna. When Simba’s father Mufasa is killed by his uncle Scar, though, Simba is led to believe that his father’s death is his fault, and he is encouraged to run away forever. Scar seizes power and with his already unstable mind deteriorating, the Pride Lands experiences a darkness and desolation from which only Simba can save the animals of the kingdom.
- Community Partner Event
Come and meet the Plein Air Artists and see their artwork! As part of Art Crawl 127, Artwork created during the Plein Air (10/2 - 10/7) will be displayed and for sale at Waukesha Civic Theater from 4 - 8pm. Awards for Best in Show, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place and the Nocturn will be announced at 5pm. Artwork purchased can be picked up beginning at 7:30pm and needs to be picked up by 8pm. There will have an cash bar and complimentary appetizer’s available during the reception.
- Mainstage
Inspired by the playwright's youthful experience as a staff writer on Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows, this ensemble comedy features all the attendant comic drama as the harried writing staff frantically scrambles to top each other with gags while competing for the attention of star madman Max Prince.
- Guest Act
Diane Wilson is a writer, educator, and environmental advocate who has published four award-winning books and is the author of this year’s Waukesha Reads title. Join us as she explores the cultural and historical importance of Indigenous oral storytelling traditions, her work with Native organizations in restoring seeds, and why our stories are seeds for the future we hope to create. A Q&A and a book signing will follow. Pick up your free tickets at the Civic Theatre box office, at waukeshacivictheatre.org, or at the door. Copies of Wilson’s books and refreshments will be available for purchase.
- Guest Act
A two- man show featuring Lil Rev and upright bass player. Featuring blues, bluegrass, country, roots rock, originals, tin pan alley and early americana music performed on a variety of ukuleles and tells the story of the ukulele in America from 1879 to the present. Lil Rev had taught over one million people to play Ukulele and traveled North America logging over a million miles!
- Academy
- Black Box Productions
When Agnes stumbles upon Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, she finds herself catapulted into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was her sister’s refuge. In this high-octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and ’90s pop culture, acclaimed playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all.
- ACAP PlayMakers
- Resident Company
Higher and Higher 2: Around the World Two aviator brothers, Orville & Wilbur, make a transglobal flight in eighty days to win a contest.
- Mainstage
It's time to carry the banner on your stage with Disney's Newsies! Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged "newsies." When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions and fight for what's right!
- Guest Act
The Funniest Christmas Music Ever -- With parodies and originals in a wide variety of styles from Polka to Punk, Big Band to Blues, Country to Klezmer, and maybe some other alliterative pairs too.
- Mainstage
- Outskirts Theatre Co.
- Resident Company
The plot is simple: a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history, thereby bilking their backers (all "little old ladies") out of millions of dollars. Only one thing goes awry: the show is a smash hit! The antics of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom as they maneuver their way fecklessly through finding a show, hiring a director, raising the money and finally going to prison for their misdeeds is a lesson in broad comic construction. At the core of the insanely funny adventure is a poignant emotional journey of two very different men who become friends. With a truly hysterical book co-written by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan and music and lyrics by Mr. Brooks.
- Academy
- Black Box Productions
Welcome to the Hundred Acre Wood, where Winnie the Pooh is once again in search of honey. Along the way, he meets his pals, Tigger, Piglet, Rabbit and Owl, but soon discovers that Christopher Robin has been captured by the mysterious Backson! As they prepare for a rescue operation, the animals learn about teamwork, friendship and, of course... sharing snacks. Based on the stories of A.A. Milne and the 2011 Disney Animated film.
- Mainstage
A playful new adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel follows the fortunes (and misfortunes) of the Dashwood sisters—sensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianne—after their father’s sudden death leaves them financially destitute and socially vulnerable. Set in gossipy late 18th-century England, with a fresh female voice, the play is full of humor, emotional depth, and bold theatricality.
- Guest Act
Carmen Nickerson along with internationally acclaimed pianist and composer, Kostia Efimov & world renowned bayan/accordion player, Stas Venglevski. Together, they have gained a reputation for crafting shows that break free from boundaries and explore a diverse range of genres, including jazz, American standards, alternative rock, bluegrass, and elements of country with their unique flair.
- Academy
- Black Box Productions
This intriguing and beautiful folk opera delivers a deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience. Following two intertwining love stories – that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of immortal King Hades and lady Persephone – Hadestown invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Inspired by traditions of classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans jazz, Mitchell’s beguiling sung-through musical pits industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love.
- Mainstage
Four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage. So when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue…and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the high school dance on the straight and narrow—but when one student just wants to bring her girlfriend to prom, the entire town has a date with destiny. On a mission to transform lives, Broadway’s brassiest join forces with a courageous girl and the town’s citizens and the result is love that brings them all together.
- ACAP PlayMakers
- Resident Company
A Swiss girl named Heidi visits her eccentric aunt and uncle in the alps. Meanwhile a brave father, William Tell, tries to teach his son about freedom and tyranny. But when a wicked despot maneuvers to oppress the mountain people, it takes courage and an unexpected hero to save the day.
- Black Box Productions
- Mainstage
Stuck in the desert of a happily ever after that is nothing like they dreamed, Bessie, a chronic do-gooder, and Albert Johnson, a wishful Quixote, try anything to prop up the facade of their marriage. But when Bessie brings home a less-than-acceptable house guest, their lost dreams begin to consume their fragile reality. This surrealist play tells the fictionalized true story of Scotty's Castle and the couple from 1910s Chicago who built a mansion for a con man in the middle of Death Valley, CA.
- Mainstage
When Annie's husband John dies of leukemia, she and best friend Chris resolve to raise money for a new settee in the local hospital waiting room. They manage to persuade four fellow Women's Institute members to pose nude with them for an "alternative" calendar, with a little help from hospital porter and amateur photographer Lawrence. The news of the women's charitable venture spreads like wildfire, and hordes of press soon descend on the small village of Knapeley in the Yorkshire Dales. The calendar is a success, but Chris and Annie's friendship is put to the test under the strain of their newfound fame.
- Guest Act
Fran can't help but wonder why Mr. Sheffield hired her. Will she ever find her place within the Sheffield's Manhattan mansion? Will C.C. express her undying devotion to Maxwell? Will Sylvia, Fran's mother, get in the way of a potential love match? Does Niles actually clean the house or just practice his witty and cutting responses all day? Join us for "The Nanny: A Fine Parody" to answer all these questions and more!
- Mainstage
Pablo, a high-powered lawyer, and doctoral candidate Tania, his very pregnant wife, are realizing the American dream when they purchase a house next door to community stalwarts Virginia and Frank. But a disagreement over a long-standing fence line soon spirals into an all-out war of taste, class, privilege, and entitlement. The hilarious results guarantee no one comes out smelling like a rose.