Walton Arts Center

A Midsummer Night’s Dream Broadway’s Next Hit Musical

Two New Shows Coming to Walton Arts Center

While it will still be several months before large-scale touring productions return to Walton Arts Center, patrons can enjoy two new shows in March as part of the Procter & Gamble Ghost Light Programming.

On March 12 and 13, Walton Arts Center will host the debut performances of NWA Ballet Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Inspired by William Shakespeare’s fairy-tale play, and featuring the mesmerizing music of Felix Mendelssohn’s score, A Midsummer Night’s Dream will entice audiences into an ethereal world of love, mischief and magic. The familiar story of intertwined lovers, fairies and mortals depicted through a playful portrait of dance, highlights the classical vision of NWA Ballet Theatre’s Executive Artistic Director David Justin.

Founded in 2011 by Margie and Mariah Bordovsky, and the late Peggie Wallis, NWA Ballet Theatre’s dance company is made up of highly trained, diverse artists who share a collective passion for dance. The region’s only year-round, professional dance company pioneers original works and reimagines familiar classics.

Broadway’s Next Hit Musical takes the stage for shows on March 18 and 19. The show has been described as an evening of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” meets The Tony Awards®. Audience members make up song titles, and five master improvisational actors turn them into full blown “nominated songs” with vibrant choreography and catchy melodies for the coveted Phony Award. It’s all improvised and completely different every night.

State-approved health and safety protocols will be in place for the performances. Baum Walker Hall will have a minimum of four empty seats between parties, and every other row will remain empty. These empty rows, with select seats removed, will also serve as walkways to seats located in the center of the theater, reducing contact between patrons.

Masks will be required and social distancing will be enforced.

For tickets to A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Broadway’s Next Hit Musical, as well as a complete list of health and safety precautions that will be in place at Walton Arts Center, visit waltonartscenter.org.

To learn about Ghost Light Programming and donating to the Ghost Light Recovery Fund, which helps Walton Arts Center offset lost revenue from canceled performances and other factors due to the coronavirus pandemic, visit waltonartscenter.org/ghostlight.