• THE CAPITOL STEPS - Thursday, November 8 (7:30PM)
    Historic Theater | SPECIAL EVENT

  • BLUES TRAVELER - Wednesday, August 15 (8pm)
    Historic Theater | SPECIAL EVENT

  • STAYIN' ALIVE: WORLD'S #1 BEE GEES TRIBUTE - Saturday, September 22 (8pm)
    Historic Theater | MAINSTAGE

  • DIRTY DEEDS (AC/DC TRIBUTE SHOW) - Saturday, November 3 (8pm)
    Historic Theater | MAINSTAGE

  • THE CAPITOL STEPS - Thursday, November 8 (7:30PM)
    Historic Theater | SPECIAL EVENT

  • EAGLEMANIA: WORLD'S GREATEST EAGLES TRIBUTE - Sat, November 17 (8pm)
    Historic Theater | MAINSTAGE

NOBODY TO BLAME (CHRIS STAPLETON TRIBUTE) - Saturday, September 8 (7pm)
Historic Theater | DANCE PARTY| HANDICAP ACCESS IN BALCONY ONLY

Nobody To Blame: The ULTIMATE Tribute to Chris Stapleton is the latest venture of Portland-based recording artist Shawn Theriault of American Ride! Chris Stapleton is such a huge influence on so many, including Shawn. This tribute show is the most authentic concert with a talented group of musician's assembled from around New England. Special guests include David Jacquet of the LoFi Decibels and Matt Gelinas. Celebrate the brilliance of Chris and Morgane Stapleton! $10 to reserve a table for up to 6 people. General Admission in balcony. 

WMEX 105.9 presents SOCK HOP with GARY JAMES - Friday, September 14 (8pm)
Historic Theater | DANCE PARTY| HANDICAP ACCESS IN BALCONY ONLY

Jump, jive, and rock to all your favorite 50's to 80's tunes with Gary James, the number one Oldies DJ in the region.  Get ready for a fantastic night with dance contests, requests and lots of fun. Mr. James is famous for putting the hop in hundreds of socks at countless dances at the American Legion in Rochester.  He has travelled the country as the MC/DJ for many Oldies groups, including The Drifters, The Brooklyn Bridge, the Belmonts, Joey Dee, The Stralighters and The Diamonds.  This event is presented by WMEX 105.9FM. Handicap seating available in balcony only.

THE GARCIA PROJECT - Saturday, September 15 (8pm)
Historic Theater | DANCE PARTY | HANDICAP ACCESS IN BALCONY ONLY

The Garcia Project’s shows are classic recreations of a Jerry Garcia Band set list from the 1970’s all the way up to the 1990’s.  For anyone who never had a chance to experience the Jerry Garcia Band or for fans that want to relive a classic show, The Garcia Project delivers the goods. The Garcia Project has received rave reviews from the press and from fans.  The Garcia Project has made audiences extremely happy. With precise arrangements and the proper instrumentation and feel for any and all given eras, The Garcia Project faithfully channels and projects the feelings, emotions and music that propelled the Jerry Garcia Band and their  fans through many years of musical bliss.

STAYIN' ALIVE: WORLD'S #1 BEE GEES TRIBUTE - Saturday, September 22 (8pm)
Historic Theater | MAINSTAGE| HANDICAP ACCESS IN BALCONY ONLY

STAYIN' ALIVE offers the songs and sights of a full Bee Gees play list, singing blockbusters such as ‘Night Fever’, ‘Jive Talkin’, ‘How Deep Is Your Love’, ‘You Should Be Dancing’, ‘Nights on Broadway’, and ‘Stayin' Alive’. In addition, they perform softer poetic ballads such as ‘I Started a Joke’, ‘Massachusetts’, ‘Fanny Be Tender’, ‘Words’, and ‘To Love Somebody’ among other great hits. STAYIN' ALIVE is the largest and most definitive production of its kind, offering big screen video clips, photos and dazzling imagery. STAYIN' ALIVE is the quintessential tribute band to the Bee Gees, capturing the excitement of live performance... Read More

ROCHESTER PORCH FEST 2018 - Sunday, September 30 (12-5pm)
MUSIC FESTIVAL | DOWNTOWN ROCHESTER

The Rochester Performance and Arts Center (RPAC) is thrilled to announce the first-ever Rochester Porch Fest! Coming to the historic downtown area on September 30th, 2018. Porch Fest will bring a unique experience to the region as musical acts from the 603 & beyond come to entertain and jam with audiences of all ages. Porch Fest will create several “unconventional” outdoor & indoor performances spaces across three sections of downtown Rochester where you can experience live music, chow down on some local grub, and check-out some of coolest local vendors in the area... Read More

AMERICAN RUSH TRIBUTE​ LOTUS LAND - Friday October 12 (8pm)
Historic Theater | MAINSTAGE

With an unparalleled performance, the American RUSH Tribute Lotus Land brings the force of live Rush to life on stage.  Enjoyed by die-hard Rush fans, musicians, and casual music listeners alike, the Lotus Land experience has been heralded as the ultimate celebration of RUSH’s musical craftsmanship and spirited performances. With the true set up and sound of the Canadian power trio, Lotus Land delivers the thrill that people expect when they see RUSH in concert.  Their performances have wowed sold-out houses... Read More

EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL (October 19-31)
Historic Theater | THEATRE

Evil Dead The Musical takes all the elements of the cult classic films, The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, and Army of Darkness and combines them for one of the craziest, funniest, and bloodiest theatrical experiences of all time.  Five college students go to an abandoned cabin in the woods, and accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them all into demons. It’s all up to Ash (a housewares employee, turned demon-killing hero), and his trusty chainsaw to save the day. Blood flies. Limbs are dismembered. Demons tell bad jokes… and all to music.  The songs in the show are completely off the wall as well. Titles like “All the Men in My Life Keep Getting Killed by Candarian Demons”... Read More

DIRTY DEEDS (AC/DC TRIBUTE SHOW) - Saturday, November 3 (8pm)
Historic Theater | MAINSTAGE

Take an unpredictable thrill ride with the nation’s number one AC/DC Tribute Band Dirty Deeds, back on our stage by popular demand. It’s high energy and wild entertainment, when Dirty Deeds delivers the on stage antics and theatrics of AC/DC, one of the world’s best rock and roll bands. With a reputation for detail, Dirty Deeds incorporates authentic props throughout the concert to produce the consummate AC/DC experience. Escape into pure rock n’ roll for an evening of the timeless hits of the great AC/DC!  Read More

THE CAPITOL STEPS - Thursday, November 8 (7:30pm)
Historic Theater | SPECIAL EVENT

The Capitol Steps have elevated political satire to an art form.  Before The Daily Show, Full Frontal, and The Colbert Report, this Washington, DC-based comedy troupe gave audience laugh cramps with their bipartisan lampooning.  The Capitol Steps began in 1981 as a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize their employers, and haven’t let up since.  If you’ve been keeping up with the news, you know there’s no shortage of material!  The troupe is coming back to Rochester Opera House with a new show of musical and political comedy.  It doesn’t matter if you’re a Republican or Democrat, a snowflake or a deplorable:  neither side is safe...  Read More

THE STOMPERS & THE FOOLS - Saturday, November 10 (7:30pm)
Historic Theater | MAINSTAGE

Co-headlining together for the first time at the Opera House, The Stompers and The Fools. The Legendary Stompers have long been recognized for their raucous live show kept alive for four decades by a spirited legion of dedicated fans. The Stompers played their first live show in 1977. Their music appears in the John Sayles film, “Return of the Secaucus Seven”, the cult classic, “Fraternity Vacation” & Adam Sandler’s "Grown Ups" & "Grown Ups 2"  Their radio hits include “Never Tell an Angel”, from their 1983 LP on Boardwalk records, along with “American Fun”, “Coast to Coast”, “Rock, Jump & Holler”, “Eastside Girl” and “One Heart for Sale” from the 1984 Polygram LP... Read More

ROALD DAHL'S JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH (November 15-18)
Historic Theater | ARTS & EDUCATION | FAMILY

Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach is now a Theatre for Young Audiences musical for the whole family to enjoy! Featuring a wickedly tuneful score by the Tony Award-nominated team of  Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dogfight and A Christmas Story the Musical) and a curiously quirky book by Timothy Allen McDonald (Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka, The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley), critics rave: James and the Giant Peach is a "masterpeach!" When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that results in a tremendous peach... and launches a journey of enormous proportions. Suddenly, James finds himself in the... Read More

EAGLEMANIA: WORLD'S GREATEST EAGLES TRIBUTE - Sat, November 17 (8pm)
Historic Theater | MAINSTAGE

Back by popular demand! The music of the Eagles appeals to a wide variety of age groups, and the combination of heartfelt ballads, rock anthems laden with guitar harmonies, and the unmistakable sound of vocal harmonies as only the Eagles can do, has propelled the band for the past 40-plus years, positioning them as one of the most successful and popular bands in music history. EagleMania performs all of the hits of the Eagles, as well as Don Henley, Glen Frey, and Joe Walsh’s solo albums. Their attention to detail and their ability to reproduce the Eagles exactly leaves their fans with an experience they do not soon forget... Read More

A CHRISTMAS CAROL 2018 NATIONAL TOURING COMPANY - Nov. 20 & 21 (7:30pm)
Historic Theater | RENTAL PARTNER

Rochester Opera House, in association with PerSeverance Productions and CMI Entertainment Inc, presents two special sneak preview performances of the 2018 National Touring company production of Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol.  A powerful story of redemption, A Christmas Carol, has enchanted audiences the world over with its simple message of Holiday joy. Ebenezer Scrooge, that most unrepentant and miserly of fellows, is made to see the light as he survives a merciless battery of revelations by the ghosts of his own life: Jacob Marley and the Christmas Spirits of Past, Present, and Future.

LEGENDS OF COUNTRY MUSIC - Friday, November 30 (8pm)
Historic Theater | MAINSTAGE

Legends of Country Music is an amazing concert experience featuring incredible tributes to Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, and Merle Haggard – all in one great show!  It’s as if these three legendary performers had all taken the stage on one magical night to put on the greatest country music concert ever.  The spectacular finale always brings the audience to their feet... Read More

"TO BE REVEALED" MUSICAL - January 2019
Historic Theater | THEATRE| STAY TUNED

Over 60 million people worldwide have fallen in love with the characters, the story, and the music that make this "to be revealed" musical the ultimate feel-good show! The show's timeless songs propel this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship, creating an unforgettable experience. A large cast, non-stop laughs and explosive dance numbers combine to make this show a guaranteed smash hit with audiences! It's a broadway spectacular that should not be missed! Due to licensing restrictions we can't announce this show title until November... Stay Tuned!

WHO'S BAD (THE ULTIMATE MICHAEL JACKSON EXPERIENCE) - FRI, FEBRUARY 8 (7PM)
Historic Theater | MAINSTAGE

As the world's longest running tribute to Michael Jackson and the only one to predate his passing, Who's Bad has stood the test of time for the last 14 years. Who’s Bad’s live performance is an unrivaled celebration of pop music’s one true King. Their power-packed performance of Michael Jackson’s expansive catalog has ignited crowds on every continent and can only be described as a jaw-dropping, musical must-see. ​​Who’s Bad has earned its name by paying studious attention to Michael Jackson’s every original groove and gravity-defying dance move, boasting over 100 years of professional experience and a team of dancers with resumes that include Broadway productions... Read More

TUSK (THE ULTIMATE FLEETWOOD MAC TRIBUTE) - Saturday, February 23 (8pm)
Historic Theater | MAINSTAGE

Tusk, The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute, is the #1 Tribute to Fleetwood Mac in the world, bar none!  No wigs, no backing tracks, no gimmicks, just five musicians recreating the music of Fleetwood Mac to perfection with note for note renditions that no other Fleetwood Mac tribute on the touring scene today can come close to duplicating.  Tusk covers all the great hits of Fleetwood Mac, which has featured the talents of Mick Fleetwood, Christine and John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks and others over the years. The five seasoned, well-respected musicians comprising Tusk have been making music together in various combinations and styles... Read More

REMEMBER THE FIFTIES - Friday, March 1 (8pm)
Historic Theater | MAINSTAGE

Featuring Tributes to The Drifters and The Platters - Live In Concert! The Remember The Fifties Concert is an outstanding tribute show. This incredible performance featuring two great groups will take you back to a time when cruising the strip and hanging out at the malt shop were what it was all about. You�ll hear hit after million selling hit, including Under The Boardwalk, On Broadway, Save The Last Dance For Me, This Magic Moment, The Great Pretender, Only You, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes and many more legendary tunes from the golden days of rock & roll! The amazing finale will have you dancing in your seat... Read More

​THE SPIRIT OF JOHNNY CASH - Friday, March 8 (8pm)
Historic Theater | MAINSTAGE

This is what country music is all about – the music of Johnny Cash.  Harold Ford is incredible as Johnny Cash.  He sings and looks exactly like the man in black – and it comes naturally.  Accompanied by the Red Hot Cash Band, an extraordinarily talented team of musicians, The Spirit of Johnny Cash recreates the music that made Johnny Cash country music’s most iconic performer.  The spirit of Johnny Cash emanates through tribute artist Harold Ford with his deep baritone and striking resemblance to the country music icon.  In this incredible recreation of Johnny Cash in Concert, you’ll hear many of Cash’s greatest hits, including Folsom Prison Blues... Read More

​KASHMIR (LED ZEPPELIN TRIBUTE) - Saturday, March 9 (8pm)
Historic Theater | MAINSTAGE

Kashmir is the most authentic representation of Led Zeppelin on the modern national touring scene. Each of the 4 band members assumes their individual role with pinpoint accuracy. Kashmir possesses the live stage show, sound, and likeness to bring audiences and fans back to the days when the mighty Led Zeppelin ruled the musical landscape. With the playlist of every classic rock station and the most identifiable voice in rock history, Kashmir’s show features Page’s iconic double-neck guitar, Bonham’s drum solo, the stage show of the era, and most importantly, the greatest hits that make up the soundtrack to peoples’ lives... Read More

DRAGONS LOVE TACOS & OTHER STORIES - Thursday, May 23 (10am)
Historic Theater | ARTS & EDUCATION | Grades K-5

Five favorite contemporary children’s books leap off the shelf and onto the stage in Dragons Love Tacos, a brand-new musical revue by Theatreworks USA, America’s leading touring theater for young people. The show takes place Sunday, September 23, at 3 pm in Spaulding Auditorium of the Hopkins Center for the Arts. Recommended for grades K-5, the show is about one hour in length. Curriculum Connections: Communication and Language Arts, Literature Based, Music, Relationships and Family... Read More

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