This year’s P&G Broadway season at the Walton Arts Center is one of the biggest ever, with “Shucked,” “Beetlejuice,” “MJ” and more in Fayetteville, but the 2024-25 season has a few more surprises in store.
“Kristin Chenoweth (December 3) is a must-see for me,” said Jennifer Wilson, senior public relations director for the Walton Arts Center. “She is a true icon and it will be very special to see her in a theater of our size.”
Individual tickets are now available for all shows this season at the Walton Arts Center. The popular Create Your Own Subscription option, which offers discounts on shows when customers reserve seats for multiple shows, is also still available.
The music lineup is particularly extensive this year, with not only the West Street Live and Starrlight Jazz Series, but the Land O’Lakes Concert Series is also heavily featured this season, Wilson said, with Keb’ Mo’ and Shawn Colvin, Lyle Lovett, Chenoweth and Ben Folds, who is taking song requests on paper airplanes for his Dec. 14 show.
“For those who enjoy music and theater, ‘Classic Albums Live: Abbey Road’ and ‘The Simon and Garfunkel Story’ combine the two and offer you a new way to experience your favorite music,” added Wilson.
The Pringles Kids Series offers a concert-like experience when “Blippi: Join The Band” comes to town on Dec. 10. The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas returns with the annual “The Snowman: A Family Concert,” following a pre-holiday performance of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” for the Family Fun Series.
New to the Walton Arts Center – and definitely not for kids – is the premiere of “INSIDIOUS: THE FURTHER YOU FEAR,” an immersive, interactive horror experience based on the film of the same name.
Also brand new is the U.S. premiere of Circa’s “Duck Pond,” a mix of comedy, circus and dance that is a new take on Swan Lake. This show is part of the 10×10 Arts Series, which offers shows for just $10 a ticket.
“We also have a new Cirque du Soleil show, ‘Songblazers,’ with a focus on country music that will be a lot of fun,” Wilson said. Staying with the country music theme, Wilson is looking forward to seeing “Shucked,” the comedy by Robert Horn with music by Shane McAnally and Brandy Clark. The P&G Broadway series includes one show each month between August and May.
Cocktail classes will also be held again in October, November, December, February, March and April. Wilson said the classes are available as an add-on, or guests can stop by to learn how to mix two new cocktails while enjoying appetizers.
Construction is underway downtown, so parking is a challenge this season, but planning ahead should pay off. The Walton Arts Center offers reserved, prepaid parking for $7 per show ticket. A limited number of prepaid spots are available in the Spring Street Deck, but Wilson warns those spots will sell out. She recommends that patrons download the Park Mobile app before each show.
2024-25 SEASON AT WALTON ARTS CENTER
Procter & Gamble’s Broadway series
24th-29th September – Peter Pan
22-27 October – Beetlejuice
17-22 Dec — Peeled
March 18-23 — Funny Girl
8 to 13 April – Back to the Future: The Musical
20 – 25 May – MJ
Coca-Cola evening
November 6th – Wheel of Fortune LIVE!
Nov 27 – Dec 1 – Cirque du Soleil Songblazers
December 12 – Jim Brickman: Comfort and Joy
22-23 January – Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of Temptation
January 26 – Syncopated Ladies
April 23 – Champions of Magic
Land O’Lakes Concert Series
October 4 – Keb’ Mo’ and Shawn Colvin
October 13 – Lyle Lovett and his big band
December 3 – Kristin Chenoweth for the girls
December 14 – Ben Folds: Paper Airplane Request Tour
February 7 – Classic albums live: Abbey Road
February 18 – The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Pringles children’s series
6-8 September – Bluey’s Big Game
October 6 – Chicago Children’s Theater: Peter Rabbit & Friends
December 10th – Blippi: Join the band tour
February 2nd – Kattam and his Tam-Tams
April 24 – Terrapin Puppet Theatre: The Paper Refugee
Family fun series
17 September – Avatar: The Last Airbender in concert
November 12-17 – How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical by Dr. Seuss
December 8 — Walton Arts Center and SoNA present: The Snowman: A Family Concert
March 4 — Peking Acrobats
LOL@WAC
October 30th – Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween Party
February 21-23 – The Book of Mormon (individual tickets for this show go on sale November 15)
April 1 – The Second City: 65th Anniversary Show
April 24 — An evening with David Sedaris
Starlight Jazz Club
September 7th – Sean Mason Quartet
October 18 – Rio meets New Orleans Trio
December 6 — Jonathan Kreisberg
January 31 — Rene Marie
February 15th – Billy Stritch and Gabrielle Stravelli Mel & Ella Swing!
March 8 – Matt Wilson’s Good Trouble Quintet
10×10 art series
October 2nd – Around: Duck Pond
October 10 – A magical evening
20 November – Mark Morris Dance Group: The Look of Love
November 21 – Trey McLaughlin and the sounds of Zamar
January 30 – BeauSoleil with Michael Doucet
February 11th – Sonia De Los Santos: Música
March 9 – New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players: The Mikado
April 4 – The Edge Effect
May 9 — Nimbus Dance
17 May — Dover Quartet with Edgar Meyer
West Street Live
November 1 – Barrett Baber
November 23 – Tinsley Ellis
January 24 – Suzy Bogguss
March 7 – The Burney Sisters
May 30 – Rodney Crowell
Also at the Walton Arts Center
16-25 August – Hamilton
October 6 – Sister Blake: Tour with shock recommendation
October 11 – Dusty Slay: The Night Shift Tour
November 1st – Mark Normand: Ya Don’t Say Tour
January 18, 2025 – Insidious: The more you fear
April 5 – VoiceJam Competition
