ALL PRODUCTIONS
On Stage
This year, the Limelight Theatre stage comes alive with stories that celebrate the heart of the human spirit. From timeless classics to fresh favorites, each production in our “Season of Faith” invites us to believe—in each other, in love, in redemption, and in the power of community.
Show Schedule
Godspell
A vibrant, contemporary musical inspired by the Gospel of Matthew. Framed as a group of strangers who come together to form a joyful community, the show blends storytelling, comedy, and song to explore themes of love, compassion, forgiveness, and faith.
Voices of Freedom - Season 35 Launch Event
Join us on May 1st for the grand premiere of our upcoming 35th Season, “VOICES OF FREEDOM”!
Celebrating the Bi-Centennial of the United States of America, Season 35 focuses on the many different angles of freedom. From liberation all the way to isolation, this event will be the unveiling of our productions for Season 35, with performances from many of the Limelight familiars and favorites.
This event will also be catered with food, drinks and lots of fun. Not only that, it will also be the first time you are able to purchase Season Subscriptions for Season 35, and, with the EarlyBird Subscription taking full force, the cheapest time to purchase your Subscription as well!
Once On This Island
Once on This Island is a Musical that tells the mythical story of Ti Moune, a peasant girl on a Caribbean island, who falls in love with a wealthy, light-skinned boy named Daniel. As their cultures divide them, Ti Moune undertakes a quest guided by the island's gods—Agwé, Erzulie, Asaka, and Papa Ge—who make a bet on whether love or death will triumph. The story offers a tale of love, loss, and the triumph of the human spirit against social barriers and fate.
The Battle Of Shallowford
A suspenseful drama inspired by the hysteria surrounding a fictional radio broadcast that sparks fear in a small American town. As rumors spread and panic escalates, neighbors turn on one another, exposing prejudice, pride, and the fragile nature of truth.
Willy Wonka Jr.
Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka JR. is a high-energy, family-friendly musical that brings the magic of the chocolate factory to life. Charlie Bucket wins a golden ticket and joins four other children on a fantastical tour led by the eccentric Willy Wonka. As each child’s flaws lead to comic consequences, Charlie’s kindness and honesty shine. Packed with catchy songs, colorful characters, and big imagination, the show celebrates creativity, humility, and the rewards of doing the right thing.
The Sound of Music
The iconic story of the von Trapp family and the joy of music, courage, and love in the face of great change. A timeless classic to close our season in harmony.
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
A witty, fast-paced musical revue that takes a humorous and heartfelt look at modern love in all its stages-from awkward first dates to long marriages.
Nunsense
Set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, “Bright Star” travels between the years of 1923 and 1945 to tell the story of Alice Murphy, a literary editor with a hidden past, and Billy Cane, a young soldier just home from World War II. Together they discover a powerful secret that alters their lives forever...
Hairspray
It’s 1962 in Baltimore and quirky, plus-sized-teen, Tracy Turnblad, has one dream: to dance on “The Corny Collins Show”! Overnight, Tracy transforms from a nobody into a star, and uses her newfound influence to advocate for racial integration and acceptance on the show.
Fly By Night
In this darkly comic rock-fable, a melancholy sandwich maker’s humdrum life in New York City is intersected by two entrancing sisters. A sweeping ode to young love set against the backdrop of the Northeast blackout of 1965, “Fly By Night” is a tale about making your way and discovering hope in a world beset by darkness.
The Drowsy Chaperone
The audience is greeted by the narrator, Man in Chair, sitting on a darkened stage and who decides to play for the audience his favorite musical, the fictional 1928 show “The Drowsy Chaperone”. A play-within-a-play, this show is crammed full of every cliche, gag and gimmick from the golden age of musicals.
The Last Five Years - In Concert
An emotionally powerful and intimate musical, “The Last Five Years” showcases the lives of two New Yorkers in their twenties, Cathy (an aspiring actress) and Jamie (a rising novelist) who fall in and out of love over the span of five years.
Bright Star
Set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, “Bright Star” travels between the years of 1923 and 1945 to tell the story of Alice Murphy, a literary editor with a hidden past, and Billy Cane, a young soldier just home from World War II. Together they discover a powerful secret that alters their lives forever...