PNC Broadway in Louisville 2025-26 season: The Outsiders, Hamilton
Here are all the shows coming to Louisville for the 2025-26 PNC Broadway in Louisville season.
- Louisville’s June arts scene offers diverse entertainment, from wrestling to ballet.
- Kentucky Shakespeare Festival’s 65th season features “Much Ado About Nothing” and “Hamlet” in Central Park.
- Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, a troupe of male dancers, will perform at the Brown Theatre.
From a wrestling spectacular to a Tony Awards watch party and the world-famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, the June arts scene in the Louisville area is filled with stunning performances and spectacular entertainment.
Here are some of the major arts performances you can attend in June:
Spectacle of Excess: Wrestling as American Performance Art
WHAT: Kentucky to the World Presents “Spectacle of Excess: Wrestling as American Performance Art,” an unforgettable conversation held inside an actual wrestling ring, exploring the artistry and cultural influence of professional wrestling. The evening features WWE legend and Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) operator Al Snow in conversation with Sam Ford, board chair of Kentucky to the World, MIT wrestling media maven and the only person to have ever taught a course on U.S. professional wrestling at MIT.
WHERE: Speed Art Museum, 2035 S. Third St.
WHEN: Wednesday, June 11
COST: $25 at eventbrite.com
Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Central Park
WHAT: The 65th season kicks off with “Much Ado About Nothing,” one of the greatest romantic comedies ever written. It’s a battle of wits, and love is in the air, as mischievous games, pranks, and plots abound in this irresistible comedy. Also in June, “Hamlet,” Shakespeare’s unparalleled masterpiece is a haunting tale of corruption, betrayal, and revenge.
WHERE: C. Douglas Ramey Amphitheater in Old Louisville’s Central Park, 1340 S Fourth St.
WHEN: “Much Ado About Nothing” runs through June 18. “Hamlet” runs June 19-29. Please note: there are no Monday or Tuesday performances in June.
COST: Free
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
WHAT: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo brings its internationally beloved troupe of male dancers to Louisville to perform a brilliant combination of skillful pointe work and hilarious parodying of classical ballet favorites like “Swan Lake.” Founded in New York City in 1974, the company, affectionately known as the Trocks, began by appearing in late-late shows in off-off Broadway lofts for small audiences who appreciated the iconoclastic humor of it all. In the nearly 50 years since then, the company has grown to achieve great appeal among more mainstream audiences who, each season, flock to theaters throughout the world to see these prima ballerinas perform.
WHERE: Brown Theatre, 315 W. Broadway
WHEN: Sunday, June 22
COST: Tickets starting at $35 at kentuckyperformingarts.org
Here are other arts events and performances taking place around Louisville, in June:
Actors Theatre of Louisville
316 W. Main St., actorstheatre.org
Derby Dinner Playhouse
525 Marriott Drive, Clarksville, Indiana, derbydinner.com
Iroquois Amphitheater
1080 Amphitheater Road, iroquoisamphitheater.com
Kentucky Center
501 W. Main St., kentuckyperformingarts.org
Louisville Ballet
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