Forbes Center for the Performing Arts

12/04/2025

There are a few tickets left in the choral balcony for this weekend's HolidayFest: Holiday Pops!

We will feature a crowd-pleasing variety of contemporary holiday favorites for a sparkling start to the season. With invited readers and soloists, we will share the inspiration of “A JMU Charlie Brown Christmas.” Please join us for all the fun, music, and memories! ✨

11/19/2025

There is a lot going on at the Forbes Center this time of year! Grab a ticket to one of the upcoming JMU School of Music and JMU Dance Program performances or claim your seat in an upcoming encore show. See you at Forbes!

11/19 JMU Wind Symphony
11/21 Push Physical Theatre: Hyde
12/2 JMU Jazz Band and Jazz Ensemble
12/3 JMU Guitar Ensemble
12/4-6 Fall Student Dance Concert
12/4 JMU Symphonic Band
12/6-7 A "Forbes Family Fun Show" | HolidayFest: Holiday Pops!

11/14/2025

THIS WEEKEND - Nov 14-16 - Join the JMU Opera Theatre for the operatic adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. When a military regiment returns from war, Hero will marry Claudio! However, Hero’s cousin, Béatrice, is annoyed that this also means her nemesis, Bénédict, is back.

11/04/2025

It's Jekyll and Hyde with a twist! The internationally renowned PUSH Physical Theatre presents an innovative and harrowing retelling of the iconic classic Jekyll and Hyde with their own adaptation.

Friday, November 21 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets: https://jmuforbescenter.com/events/2025/11/21-push.shtml

It's Jekyll and Hyde with a twist! Push Physical Theatre's HYDE at the Forbes Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, November 21 @ 7:30 pm in the Mainsta...

10/23/2025

Gather around for some holiday cheer during HolidayFest: Holiday Pops! Forbes Family Fun Show Dec. 6-7 🎁 🎶 This year's show features a crowd-pleasing variety of contemporary holiday favorites and "A JMU Charlie Brown Christmas" with the JMU Choral Area and JMU Wind Symphony.

Prior to the Dec. 7 matinee at 1 pm, children can enjoy crafts, cookies, and cider in the lobby! Get tickets at https://jmuforbescenter.com/events/2025/12/06-holidayfest.shtml

10/21/2025

One day only on Sat. Nov. 15 at the Forbes Center! Join “the world’s only period-instrument rock band” (San Francisco Classical Voice) and the “dazzling” (The New York Times) flutist Emi Ferguson for a wild, reimagined romp through Bach’s most playful works in Emi Ferguson and Ruckus: Fly the Coop! Expect equal parts tradition, funk, and pure fun early music like you’ve never heard it before. Get tickets at https://jmuforbescenter.com/events/2025/11/15-ruckus.shtml

10/13/2025

Congratulations to Marty S. and Jaime R. for winning our 4-Pack Ticket Giveaway! Thanks to everyone who played. We hope you'll consider attending one of this season's family-friendly shows. See you at the Forbes Center!

Jamie Adkins: Circus Incognitus, Thurs., Oct. 16
HolidayFest: Holiday Pops!, Sat.-Sun., Dec. 6-7
Secrets of Space, Sun., Feb. 8
The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac, Sun., Mar. 1
Cinderella: A Classic Fairytale Opera, Sat.-Sun., Apr. 11-12
https://jmuforbescenter.com/index-masterpiece.shtml

09/29/2025

Giveaway Alert! 🎉

The Forbes Center for the Performing Arts is giving YOU the chance to win tickets to one of our Forbes Family Fun shows this Masterpiece Season!

✨ Two lucky winners will each receive 4 tickets to the family-friendly show of their choice.

Enter now through Sunday, October 12, 2025. Winners will be announced on Monday, October 13, 2025.

Enter at https://rebrand.ly/forbesgiveaway

09/23/2025

What could possibly go wrong in a 1920s whodunit?

The Play That Goes Wrong has everything you never wanted in a show—an unconscious leading lady, a co**se that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines).

Join us Oct. 7-12 in the Mainstage Theatre. Get tickets and more info at https://jmuforbescenter.com/events/2025/10/07-play.shtml

08/29/2025

The Fall 2025 New Dance Festival brings DanceWorks Chicago, Conflux Dance Theater , and the JMU Dance Program together for an electric performance of world-class choreography Sept. 12 & 13.

🎟️ Seats are limited — grab your ticket now! https://rebrand.ly/newdance

08/21/2025

✨ The wait is almost over… Masterpiece Season is about to begin! ✨ From world-class dance and bluegrass brilliance to laugh-out-loud theatre and family fun, the stage is set for unforgettable nights at the Forbes Center. 🎭🎶💃

🎟️ Lock in your tickets now—your seat is waiting!

📅 Coming up first:
💃 9/12–13: DanceWorks Chicago + Conflux Dance Theatre
🎻 9/20: The Travelin’ McCourys
😂 10/7–12: The Play That Goes Wrong
🎵 10/12: A Solo Evening of Music with Chris Thile
🤹 10/16: Circus Incognitus (Forbes Family Fun!)

Don’t miss your chance to be part of the magic this season! https://jmuforbescenter.com/