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Please allow extra time to arrive and park for your performance as the IMT Des Moines Marathon will bring extra traffic and road closures throughout downtown over the weekend.
We're absolutely delighted to unveil the exciting lineup for the 2024-25 Willis Broadway Series! Get ready for another spectacular season featuring five highly anticipated first-run national Broadway tours, plus the return of some beloved crowd favorites.
Join Tony and Olivier Award-winning production designer, Tim Hatley, and DMPA President and CEO Jeff Chelesvig as they discuss Hatley’s amazing career and his approach to design for Back to the Future: The Musical.
This is your chance for a behind-the-scenes look at Back to the Future: The Musical which comes to the Des Moines Civic Center October 15-20, 2024.
We are excited to welcome the North American tour of Shucked, the Tony Award®-winning musical comedy, to Des Moines Civic Center from January 28 to February 2, 2025! Producers Mike Bosner and Jason Owen have announced the full casting for the tour.
The producers of the acclaimed Broadway revival of Parade, winner of the 2023 Tony Award® for Best Revival of a Musical, have announced the primary castings for the upcoming national tour. Des Moines will host this riveting production from July 29 to August 3, 2025, at the Civic Center.
Join eight-time Tony Award winner and the lighting designer for MJ, Natasha Katz, and DMPA President and CEO, Jeff Chelesvig, as they discuss Natasha’s incredible career, how she approaches her craft and what it takes to illuminate a show like MJ.
Join singer, songwriter, composer, and educator Martha Redbone as she discusses her career and inspiration with Laura Sweet, DMPA’s Vice President and COO. Martha will perform at the Temple Theater on April 12 as part of the Prairie Meadows Live at the Temple Concert Series.
Join Orin Wolf, Producer and Chief Executive Officer of NETworks - a theatrical production company, and Jeff Chelesvig, President and CEO of DMPA, as they discuss the revival of Funny Girl.
Join NASA Engineer, Kobie Boykins and DMPA Director of Education, Karoline Myers as they discuss Kobie’s incredible career ahead of his appearance at the Civic Center as part of DMPA’s Explorer Series.
Join Kris Andersson, creator, playwright, performer, and director of Dixie’s Never Wear a Tube Top While Riding a Mechanical Bull and 16 Other Things I Learned While I Was Drinking Last Thursday, and DMPA President and CEO Jeff Chelesvig for our latest episode.
Join Tony and Olivier Award-Winning Producer, Chris Harper, and DMPA President and CEO, Jeff Chelesvig, as they discuss the revival of Stephen Sondheim’s musical, Company.
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