Shows in Boise

Boise Philharmonic is Idaho's most important cultural organization — presenting outstanding classical music to one of America's most rapidly growing cities. Its extraordinary role in providing world-class orchestral music to a state undergoing remarkable demographic transformation and its consistent artistic excellence create an orchestra of genuine community significance.

Egyptian Theatre is Boise's most beloved historic performing arts venue — a stunning 1927 Egyptian Revival theater at the center of downtown Boise presenting concerts, film festivals, and cultural events in one of the most ornate interiors in the Pacific Northwest. The theater's extraordinary preservation and its role as the centerpiece of Boise's walkable downtown entertainment district make it the most architecturally significant entertainment venue in Idaho.

Idaho Shakespeare Festival is one of the most beautiful outdoor Shakespeare venues in America — a Boise foothills amphitheater where plays are performed with the Boise Front mountains as a backdrop and audiences picnic before performances in the most scenically stunning outdoor theater setting in the Mountain West. Its extraordinary natural setting, its consistently excellent theatrical productions, and its role in Boise's vibrant cultural life create a theatrical experience of genuine Pacific Northwest natural beauty.

Morrison Center for the Performing Arts at Boise State University is Idaho's premier performing arts venue — a 2,000-seat concert hall presenting Broadway touring productions, Boise Philharmonic concerts, and Idaho's most significant cultural performances. The center's role as the primary performing arts venue for Idaho's largest metropolitan area and its consistently high-quality programming make it essential to Boise's growing cultural identity.

Morrison Center is Idaho's most important performing arts venue — presenting Broadway touring shows, classical music, dance, and major cultural events to one of America's fastest-growing states. As the home of Boise Philharmonic and the primary presenter of performing arts in Idaho's capital, Morrison Center serves the cultural needs of the Mountain West's most rapidly transforming metropolitan community.

Boise Contemporary Theatre is Idaho's most adventurous professional theater company — a Boise institution presenting challenging new works and important revivals that engage with contemporary American life. BCT's extraordinary commitment to producing theater that reflects Boise's rapidly evolving identity as a tech-influenced, outdoor-oriented, culturally diverse city creates a theater of genuine contemporary American relevance.

Boise's independent performing arts scene has grown remarkably alongside the city's extraordinary population boom — a capital city where the influx of creative professionals from Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco creates a performing arts market of unusual sophistication and creativity. The Treefort ecosystem has catalyzed the growth of year-round performing arts programming that now rivals cities twice Boise's size.