Mainstage Theatre
The Fantasticks
Issaquah: Mar 12 – Apr 21, 2024
Everett: Apr 27 – May 19, 2024
“Try to Remember” the first time you saw this musical charmer. It’s no wonder that The Fantasticks was the longest-running musical in the world, with its breathtaking poetry, theatrical sophistication, and timeless songs like “Try to Remember” and “Soon It’s Gonna Rain.” Full of buoyant humor and charming tunes, The Fantasticks tells the story of a boy and a girl who fall madly in love, and the two meddlesome fathers who try to keep them apart. This production features a newly revised and updated script and a lush new approach to this beloved classic. Don’t miss this magical, wild and witty tale about young love, wild fantasy, and growing up.
Mainstage Theatre
Once on This Island
Issaquah: May 14 – Jun 16, 2024
Everett: Jun 22 – Jul 14, 2024
Once on this Caribbean Island, Ti Moune, a fearless peasant girl, decided to risk it all for love. Guided by the mighty island gods, she sets out on a remarkable journey to reunite with the man who has captured her heart. Can she prove that love is more powerful than death? With a Calypso-flavored score from Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, the Tony Award-winning songwriters of Anastasia and Ragtime, Once on This Island is a captivating adaptation of the beloved fairy tale The Little Mermaid. Relish in this breathtaking and imaginative dance-filled musical, which overflows with love, grief, faith, and hope.
Mainstage Theatre
Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot
ISSAQUAH SEP 10—OCT 13, 2024
EVERETT OCT 19—NOV 10, 2024
Passion! Jealousy! Romance! Discover the enchantment of Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot, one of the greatest musicals of all time. With an enthralling score and legendary love triangle, this intimate new adaptation promises an epic and alluring (k)night of theater.
Mainstage Theatre
Legally Blonde
ISSAQUAH NOV 12—DEC 22, 2024
EVERETT JAN 4—26, 2025
Don’t judge a blonde by her cover! Based on the beloved movie, Legally Blonde: The Musical takes you from the sorority house to the halls of justice in fabulously fun, blonde-tastic style. With an infectious score and dazzling dances, this ebullient musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!
Mainstage Theatre
Dial M for Murder
ISSAQUAH JAN 21—FEB 23, 2025
EVERETT MAR 1—23, 2025
Tony married his wife for her money, and now he plans to murder her for it. Will he get away with it, or will justice be served? You’ll be guessing until the very end of this fast-paced, stylish thriller. Get ready for a criminally good time!
Mainstage Theatre
JERSEY BOYS: The Story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
ISSAQUAH MAR 19—APR 20, 2025
EVERETT MAY 3—25, 2025
They had a sound nobody had ever heard… and the radio just couldn’t get enough of. But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different story for Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Go behind the music in this Tony Award-winning true-life musical full of chart-topping hits like “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” and more!
Mainstage Theatre
The Color Purple
ISSAQUAH MAY 28—JUN 29, 2025
EVERETT JUL 5-27, 2025
A testament to the healing power of love. With a soul-raising, Grammy Award-winning score infused with jazz, gospel, ragtime, and the blues, The Color Purple is a triumphant musical adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker. This stirring and inspiring show explodes with music, beauty, and hope.
Mainstage Theatre
Becoming Dr. Ruth
Issaquah: Jan 16 – Feb 18, 2024
Everett: Feb 24 – Mar 17, 2024
She’s America’s favorite sex therapist! Before she became Dr. Ruth, Karola Ruth Siegel had to flee Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport, become a sharpshooter in Jerusalem, and survive as a single mother in America. Filled with irrepressible wit, joy, and honesty, Becoming Dr. Ruth tells the triumphant and life-affirming story of a woman who—through her perseverance, indefatigable spirit, and bravery— carved her own unique place in the world. Acclaimed actress Naomi Jacobson reprises the role that has garnered her ovations across the country in this tour-de-force one woman play. Becoming Dr. Ruth promises an unforgettable, hilarious, and uplifting evening of theater that will touch your soul and heart.
Mainstage Theatre
BEAUTIFUL: The Carole King Musical
Issaquah: Nov 14 – Dec 30, 2023*
Everett: Jan 6 – Jan 28, 2024
*Extended by popular demand!
She wrote the soundtrack to a generation. Beautiful tells the touching and true story of chart-topping musical legend Carole King’s remarkable rise to stardom: beginning as an ordinary girl with extraordinary talent, charting her rock ‘n roll songwriting with husband Gerry Goffin, exploring her relationship to fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, and forging her path to becoming one of the most successful and enduring solo artists in popular music history. Chock full of your favorite hits like “One Fine Day,” “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” “The Loco-Motion,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” “You’ve Got a Friend,” and so many more, Beautiful is more than just beautiful music— it’s an inspiring story of a groundbreaking female artist who forged her own path in the male-dominated music industry, finding her own true voice and moving the earth for us all.
Mainstage Theatre
Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood
Issaquah: Sep 12 – Oct 15, 2023
Everett: Oct 21 – Nov 12, 2023
Robbing from the rich has never been so fun! A greedy prince has taken control of England, and it is up to Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men—and women!—to fight for justice and champion for the underdog. From comic mastermind Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor, Crazy for You) comes this rollicking and inventive play, packed with delightful thrills, amorous exploits, contagious laughs, and great beloved heroes like Little John, Friar Tuck, and Maid Marian. So get ready to dodge an arrow or two—you won’t want to miss a moment of this swashbuckling adventure!
Mainstage Theatre
KIDSTAGE Youth Theatre
Finding Nemo JR.
ISSAQUAH: APRIL 12-28, 2024
A Village Theatre’s KIDSTAGE Production
Featuring memorable songs such as “Just Keep Swimming,” “Fish Are Friends Not Food,” and “Go With the Flow,” Disney and Pixar’s Finding Nemo JR. brings a vibrant underwater world to life on stage in a story full of family, friendship, and adventure.
KIDSTAGE Youth Theatre
Miscast Cabaret
Everett: April 5-14, 2024
A Village Theatre’s KIDSTAGE Production
This “Miscast Cabaret” will highlight performers through solo and small group pieces they may not be traditionally cast in – the results may be humorous, touching, or thought-provoking.
KIDSTAGE Youth Theatre
KIDSTAGE Originals 2024
Issaquah: March 22-24, 2024
A Village Theatre’s KIDSTAGE Stage Reading
Two new musicals created and written by KIDSTAGE students
A Pirate’s Pact
When an Eldritch being arrives to finish a forgotten bargain, Lady Neptune, Queen of the Pirates, must embark on a journey to save something more important than any other asset she owns.
The Lonesome Writer
When the company’s new artificial intelligence A.B.E.L. is assigned to help the writing department with their work, awkward writer N. Parable’s dreams of sharing his perfect story with the world start to slip from his grasp.
KIDSTAGE Youth Theatre
Community Events
The Wendt & Mayor’s Arts Awards
Join us on April 11, 2024, at the Everett Performing Arts Center (2710 Wetmore Ave.) to celebrate Everett’s arts scene. Come enjoy local performers, light refreshments, and a no-host bar. The event is free.
Doors open at 6 p.m. for social hour, and the awards program starts at 7 p.m.
Free nearby parking can be found at Everpark Garage (2815 Hoyt Ave.).
Community Events
25th Annual Everett Film Festival
EVERETT APRIL 6, 2024
The Everett Film Festival proudly presents a full day of world class independent films with a variety of documentaries, feature films, shorts, and animation. Topics range from how trees communicate to a wickedly funny satire on women and beauty. Presenters will speak following select films. Free popcorn is offered all day. A meal is included with the first 250 tickets sold and award-winning Lucas Victor, classical guitarist, will perform during the meal break. Chances to win a variety of wonderful raffle prizes from local businesses will be offered.
Community Events