The boots are back! Kinky Boots will lift your spirits to high-heeled heights! Celebrated with six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album, and London’s Olivier Award for Best Musical, this big-hearted hit will have you strutting out of the theater saying “Yeah!” 

Kinky Boots has captivated and entertained audiences around the world with its dazzling Tony-winning score by pop legend Cyndi Lauper, hilarious and uplifting book by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein, and original direction and Tony-winning choreography by Jerry Mitchell.  

Based on true events, Kinky Boots follows the journey of two people with nothing in common—or so they think. Charlie Price reluctantly inherits his father’s shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Trying to live up to his father’s legacy and save his family business, Charlie finds inspiration in the form of Lola, a fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos. As Charlie and Lola work together to turn the factory around, this unlikely pair finds that they have more in common than they realized . . . and discover that you change the world when you change your mind.

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Kinky Boots

Auburn University

From Tudor queens to pop icons, the six wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix 500 years of historical heartbreak into a euphoric celebration of 21st century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over! 

The New York Times says SIX—The Musical “TOTALLY RULES!” (Critic’s Pick), and the Washington Post hails SIX as “exactly the kind of energizing, inspirational illumination this town aches for!” 

 The SIX: Live on Opening Night Broadway album debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard cast album charts and surpassed one billion streams worldwide!

SIX: The Musical

Hailing from both the Appalachian and Piedmont regions of North Carolina, the Steep Canyon Rangers have long held traditional bluegrass paramount, while possessing an exceptional ability to bring it down the mountain. In their last few albums, the band has gained recognition from well beyond the world of bluegrass, earning a reputation as one of today’s most influential Americana songwriting groups. Throughout their esteemed career, the three-time Grammy nominees have released 14 studio albums, three collaborative albums with actor and banjoist Steve Martin, been inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame, and appeared on some of music’s biggest stages.

Della Mae is a Grammy-nominated all-woman string band featuring founding members Celia Woodsmith (lead vocalist/guitarist) and two-time Grand National champion fiddle player Kimber Ludiker, along with guitarist Avril Smith and two-time IBMA Bass Player of the Year Vickie Vaughn. Hailing from across North America, and reared in diverse musical styles, Della Mae is one of the most charismatic and engaging roots bands touring today. They have traveled to more than 30 countries, spreading peace and understanding through music. Della Mae’s mission is to showcase top female musicians and improve opportunities for women and girls through advocacy, mentorship, programming and performance.

Steep Canyon Rangers & Della Mae

Gogue Performing Arts Center

Travis Tritt is one of country music’s most distinctive and enduring voices, a singer, songwriter, and performer whose career has spanned more than three decades. Known for blending traditional country with Southern rock, blues, and gospel influences, Tritt has carved out a sound that is unmistakably his own and earned him a place among the most respected artists in the genre.

Born in Marietta, Georgia, in 1963, Tritt developed a love of music early on, teaching himself guitar and writing songs as a teenager. Influenced by the classic country of Waylon Jennings and Hank Williams Jr. alongside the grit of Southern rock, he forged a style that would later set him apart in Nashville.

Tritt signed with Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing his debut album Country Club the following year. The title track and “Help Me Hold On” established him as a rising star. His 1991 release, It’s All About to Change, became a multi-platinum success with hits like “Here’s a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)” and “Anymore.” His energetic mix of heartfelt ballads and rollicking anthems resonated with fans and fueled his reputation as a magnetic live performer.

Travis Tritt

Little River Band garnered massive success with multi-platinum albums and chart-topping hits in the 70s and 80s—their worldwide album sales and digital downloads amassing more than 350 million to date. In 2025, Little River Band continues to deliver distinctive harmonies and vocal abilities under the direction of lead vocalist and bass player, Wayne Nelson, who has contributed his talents to 24 of Little River Band’s LPs. The group has undergone an evolution or two since its origins as an Australian rock band hungry to make it in America, but fans nostalgic for such tunes as “Reminiscing” or “Lady” can hear the current incarnation for a night of fantastic music, memories and more this spring at the Bill and Carol Ham Amphitheatre.

Little River Band

Peppa Pig, along with Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig and George, visit the Gogue Center for Peppa Pig: My First Concert—a fun, interactive introduction to a live orchestra for ages 18 months and older. Peppa and George learn all about the different sounds that instruments make together and enjoy some of their favorite music from the show played by Southbank Sinfonia, as well as discover some other exciting orchestral pieces perfect for children. Children can join in with Peppa and her family and make music of their own!

Peppa Pig: My First Concert

Everyone’s favorite Scottish nanny is headed to the Gogue Center in this internationally acclaimed hit musical critics call “wonderful, heart-warming and laugh-out-loud funny” (Manchester Evening News) and “a feel-good, family-friendly comedy that delivers” (The Hollywood Reporter).  

Based on the beloved film, Mrs. Doubtfire tells the hysterical and heartfelt story of an out-of-work actor who will do anything for his kids. It’s “the lovable, big-hearted musical comedy we need right now,” raves the Chicago Tribune—one that proves we’re better together.

Mrs. Doubtfire

Ragamala Dance Company’s Children of Dharma explores life—forever sprouting, transforming, dissolving and renewing—through three characters from the Hindu epic The Mahabharata; these myths reveal the power of ancient cultures to reaffirm humanity’s relationship with nature and the sacred.  

Co-created by Aparna Ramaswamy, Ranee Ramaswamy and Ashwini Ramaswamy, Children of Dharma centers South Indian embodied rituals in the immigrant experience—upholding dance as a spiritual practice that can inspire, heal and transform.

Ragamala Dance Company

For more than 20 years, Il Divo has embodied the power of music, brotherhood and artistic evolution. Since their debut in 2004, the iconic quartet, formed today with Urs Bühler (tenor, Switzerland), Sébastien Izambard (tenor, France), David Miller (tenor, United States), and Steven LaBrie (baritone, United States) have redefined classical crossover, captivating audiences worldwide with their breathtaking vocals and electrifying performances. 

After more than 30 million albums sold, 50 No. 1 hits and 160 gold and platinum certifications across 35 countries, their impact is undeniable; and now, following two years of global promotion for XX: 20th Anniversary Album, Il Divo embarks on their new world tour, Il Divo: By Candlelight, across Latin America and the United States. 

Joined by Phoenix-based string trio, Simply Three, Il Divo: By Candlelight takes the audience on a journey through two decades of romance, heartache and joy, weaving their greatest musical triumphs into an unforgettable evening.

Il Divo: By Candlelight

Distinguished by its virtuosity, probing musical insight, and impassioned, fiery performances, the Ariel Quartet has garnered critical praise worldwide for more than a quarter of a century.  

Formed when the members were just teenagers, the Ariel Quartet has performed at leading venues across the globe, including Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center and the Kaisersaal in Frankfurt. Their recording of Brahms and Bartók for Avie Records has been critically acclaimed, and they regularly collaborate with artists such as Inon Barnatan, the Mark Morris Dance Group and cellist Alisa Weilerstein. 

Renowned for their interpretations of Beethoven’s quartets, the Ariel Quartet has performed the complete Beethoven cycle numerous times throughout the United States and Europe. They regularly collaborate with eminent musicians, including pianists Jeremy Denk and Orion Weiss, cellists Paul Watkins and Claudio Bohorquez, and, in 2020, gave the U.S. premiere of the Quintet for Piano and Strings by Daniil Trifonov with the composer as pianist.

Ariel Quartet

Founded by Alvin Ailey on March 30, 1958, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) is one of the most acclaimed dance companies in the world. With a repertory that boasts close to 300 works by more than 100 choreographers, it has performed in more than 70 countries on six continents and has been designated a “vital American Cultural Ambassador to the World” by a U.S. Congressional resolution. 

Forged during a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement, AAADT was established to uplift the African American experience while transcending boundaries of race, faith and nationality with its universal humanity. As the company grew, Ailey invited dancers of all backgrounds to be a part of his vision while reimagining his company as a “library of dance,” a home for a wide range of choreographers’ works that might otherwise be lost—the first modern dance company of its kind. He expanded the global audience for dance with his visionary model and technically dazzling works. 

Today, AAADT continues to bring joy and elation to audiences around the globe, while expanding its repertory with works by new choreographers and upholding Ailey’s legacy for future generations.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Duke Ellington found deep inspiration in Africa, travelling with his orchestra to Dakar, Senegal in 1966 to perform at the first World Festival of Negro Arts. This trip led him to compose several of his most iconic works including Afro-Bossa, Liberian Suite, and the Grammy Award-winning Togo Brava Suite. Co-music-directed by saxophonists Chris Lewis and Alexa Tarantino, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis celebrates these compositions and the spirit of Duke’s historic trip, nearly 60 years later.

Gogue Performing Arts Center

26 - 28 Jun, 2026

Kinky Boots

30 - 31 May, 2026

SIX: The Musical

Gogue Performing Arts Center