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Tickets for the 2025-2026 University Concert Series season go on sale Thursday, August 7, and can be purchased online, in person at the Missouri Theatre Box office or by calling 573-882-3781.
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Ozark Mountain Dare Devils
Featuring Molly Healey
When: Saturday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m.
Where: The Missouri Theatre
Tickets: $60-$75
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils are a seminal American rock band renowned for their distinctive fusion of country, rock, and pop music. Formed in the early ‘70s, they are best known for their chart-topping hit singles “If You Wanna Get To Heaven” and “Jackie Blue.” They have toured relentlessly, captivating audiences with their timeless hits and electrifying live performances, earning them a dedicated fanbase worldwide.
With a grateful heart and an undying spirit, the band announces their farewell tour, “When It Shines,” scheduled to take place throughout 2024-2025. The band will retire from touring at the end of 2025. This final tour promises an electrifying experience, showcasing the band’s classic hits, fan favorites, and a retrospective journey through their illustrious career. Audiences can expect an unforgettable musical celebration of the band’s legacy, with each performance an ode to the enduring impact The Ozark Mountain Daredevils have had on the music industry.
Blippi Live! Join the Band Tour!
When: Thursday, Oct. 9, at 6 p.m.
Where: Jesse Auditorium
Tickets: $42-$47
Get ready to sing, dance, and play along with Blippi and his best buddy Meekah as they rock out with fans in this interactive live performance! Whether it’s drumming to the beat, strumming guitars, or hopping to catchy rhythms, kids are encouraged to get out of their seats and move with the music. Featuring fan-favorite songs, laugh-out-loud silliness, and lots of surprises, Blippi: Join the Band Tour makes learning fun through the joy of live music. It’s more than a show – it’s a full-on celebration designed to spark joy and curiosity in even the littlest concertgoers.
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
When: Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m.
Where: Missouri Theatre
Tickets: $38-$47
Tommy Dorsey, “The Sentimental Gentleman”, was unsurpassed as a bandleader during The Swing Era of American popular music. From 1935 to 1956 the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra was recognized as the greatest dance band, swinging with the best and beyond compare when setting the mood with a romantic ballad. Today’s One and Only Tommy Dorsey Orchestra continues this great tradition for audiences worldwide, and fans of all ages.
Soweto Gospel Choir
When: Sunday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m.
Where: Jesse Auditorium
Tickets: $32-$47
With their concert entitled “PEACE,” the multi-Grammy® and Emmy Award®-winning SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR return to North America to perform a joyful program of South African freedom songs, traditional spirituals and some classics. The inspirational concert will also feature the spirited music of Aretha Franklin, Harry Belafonte, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, Leonard Cohen and more! Formed in 2002, the Choir was created to celebrate the unique power of African gospel music and quickly established itself as a group that is “undeniably synchronized, appears unshakable, and simultaneously expresses universality and individuality” (San Francisco Classical Voice). Heralded by Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Barack Obama, and Oprah Winfrey, SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR excites audiences worldwide, uplifting the soul and spreading joy through its earthy rhythms, rich harmonies, brilliant costumes, and infectious spirit. It’s perfect for the entire family!
American Ballet Theatre Studio Company
When: Sunday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m.
Where: Jesse Auditorium
Tickets: $40-$56
ABT Studio Company, the junior company of American Ballet Theatre, features rising stars of the ballet world between the ages of 17 and 21. ABT Studio Company prepares these outstanding young dancers, who hail from all over the globe, to enter American Ballet Theatre or other leading ballet companies worldwide. Over 80% of current dancers in American Ballet Theatre are alumni of ABT Studio Company, including most Soloists and Principal Dancers.
The highly mobile ABT Studio Company serves as an ambassador for American Ballet Theatre by touring to venues large and small. In recent years, ABT Studio Company has performed in such international destinations as the United Kingdom, Greece, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and Mexico and at a wide variety of US performing arts centers, universities, festivals, and galas.
ABT Studio Company dancers perform favorite excerpts from the classical and neoclassical canons alongside inventive contemporary pieces, commissioning today’s brightest choreographers to create new ballets on the dancers each season. Performances feature a wide variety of styles, offering something for everyone to enjoy – from ballet newcomers to lifelong fans!
The Prophecy Show: Trans-Siberian Experience
When: Friday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m.
Where: Jesse Auditorium
Tickets: $42-$59
Come experience the power, the music and the magic once again this Christmas season as The Prophecy Show brings to life all of those holiday favorites that are guaranteed to create memories for the entire family! The Prophecy Show has inspired generations of fans to rediscover the multi-dimensional art form of the rock opera. Meanwhile, on the road, they have become one of North America’s favorite Christmas Musical Traditions of the past decade.
The Prophecy Show delivers all the flash, flair, and musical magic to some of the most popular venues across the country. Each of these musicians possess several music degrees and have been hand selected by Producer Thomas Rudebeck of Denial 3 Productions, who prides himself on giving the audience the best possible production and sound available.
NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet
When: Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m.
Where: Jesse Auditorium
Tickets: $48-$68
Share the joy of NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet with family and friends. Give the gift of a spectacular holiday experience featuring an international cast, whimsical puppetry and opulent costumes and sets, hand-crafted by the finest artisans of Europe. Go back to a simpler time and make memories your family will cherish forever. Celebrate the season with America’s most beloved Nutcracker tradition! Tchaikovsky’s timeless score sets the stage for a Christmas your family will never forget.
RAIN — A Beatles Christmas Tribute
When: Saturday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m.
Where: Jesse Auditorium
Tickets: $50-$60
Join us for a nostalgic evening of love, joy, and timeless music as RAIN – A Beatles Christmas Tribute brings the spirit of the season to life. Hear holiday favorites alongside the legendary sounds of the Beatles. This festive celebration blends the magic of the holidays with the unforgettable music you know and love. It’s an evening perfect for families, friends, and Beatles fans of all ages.
Forever Motown
When: Friday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m.
Where: Jesse Auditorium
Tickets: $53-$72
“Forever Motown” is a show celebrating the music of Motown’s greatest artists and groups, including The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Supremes, and more. It features a talented cast of singers, dancers, and musicians performing hits from the Motown era. The show is designed to be a nostalgic journey, encouraging audiences to sing, dance, and celebrate the music of their lives. You’ll hear classic hits like “My Girl,” “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “Reach Out,” “Stop, In the Name of Love,” and many more.
Peking Acrobats
When: Saturday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m.
Where: Jesse Auditorium
Tickets: $35-$49
For the last 30 years, THE PEKING ACROBATS® have redefined audience perceptions of Chinese acrobatics. They perform daring maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs; they are experts at trick-cycling, precision tumbling, somersaulting, and gymnastics. They defy gravity with amazing displays of contortion, flexibility, and control. They push the envelope of human possibility with astonishing juggling dexterity and incredible balancing feats, showcasing tremendous skill and ability. They are masters of agility and grace. Often accompanied by live musicians skillfully playing traditional Chinese instruments and high-tech special effects that coalesce with the music and awe-inspiring feats to create an exuberant entertainment event featuring all the excitement and festive pageantry of a Chinese Carnival! At their many engagements THE PEKING ACROBATS celebrate over 30 years of awesome entertainment with their fans, young and old!
Wizard of Oz on Ice
When: Wednesday, March 11, at 7 p.m.
Where: Jesse Auditorium
Tickets: $35-$49
Get ready to experience the beloved classic The Wizard of Oz like never before as Ice Creative Entertainment presents a spectacular new production, Wizard of Oz On Ice!
Join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion as they glide across the stage, embarking on a magical journey through the Land of Oz. With breathtaking choreography, vibrant costumes, and state-of-the-art special effects, this reimagined show brings L. Frank Baum’s timeless tale to life in an entirely new and exciting way. Whether you’re revisiting the story or discovering it for the first time, this is a show that promises to leave you spellbound!
Ireland with Michael
When: Thursday, March 19, at 7 p.m.
Where: Jesse Auditorium
Tickets: $32-$47
Ireland with Michael is the hit travel & music show currently in season five on PBS. Episodes have aired over 43,000 times in under four years with 97% coverage in 48 States. The show is aired on all transatlantic Aer Lingus routes and is sponsored by the Irish government as Michael is recognized as one of Ireland’s greatest ambassadors.
Ireland with Michael Live features the gorgeous footage of the Emerald Isle captured for the tv show, that takes the audience on a tour of Ireland highlighting the sights, the places to visit, and the stories behind all the great Irish songs.
Featuring a band of five of the finest Irish musicians in North America, playing pipes, whistles, bodhráns and fiddle. As former lead singer of Riverdance on Broadway Michael brings with him the best of Irish dancers.
Missoula’s Children’s Theatre
When: Saturday, April 4, at 3 and 7 p.m.
Where: Missouri Theatre
Tickets: $15
The Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT), the nation’s largest touring children’s theatre, has been touring extensively for more than 50 years now from Montana to Japan, and will visit nearly 1,000 communities this year with up to 44 teams of Tour Actor/Directors. A tour team arrives in a given town with a set, lights, costumes, and props, everything it takes to put on a play… except the cast.
The team holds an open audition and casts 50-60 local students to perform in the production. The show is rehearsed throughout the week, and two public performances are presented on Saturday. All MCT shows are original adaptations of classic children’s stories and fairytales… a twist on the classic stories that you know and love.
Menopause the Musical 2
When: Thursday, April 23, at 7 p.m.
Where: Jesse Hall
Tickets: $58-$70
Five years after their chance encounter in a department store, we set sail with our beloved ladies for more high jinks on the high seas.
Cruising Through ‘The Change’ is a hilarious and heartfelt look at the joys of menopause and friendship — plus hot flashes, mood swings, memory lapses and more!
Join us on a trip of self-discovery, backed by a new soundtrack of toe-tapping parodied greatest hits from the 70s, 80s and 90s.
Spamilton: An American parody
When: Saturday, May 2, at 7 p.m.
Where: Jesse Auditorium
Tickets: $53-$72
Created by Gerard Alessandrini, the comic mastermind behind the long-running hit Forbidden Broadway and performed by a versatile cast of eight, Spamilton: An American Parody is a side-splitting new musical parody. A crash course of everyone’s favorite Broadway blockbusters, including celebrity satires, pop culture zings accompanied with hip-hop on the piano!
After tearing it up in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and London, Spamilton: An American Parody will stage a singing, dancing, comedy revolution in Columbia!