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BROADWAY IS BACK & YOU CAN STILL BECOME A SUBSCRIBER!

BROADWAY IS BACK at YOUR Carson Center! Secure the best seats and lowest ticket prices by becoming a SUBSCRIBER! We are excited to announce The Carson Center’s 2021-2022 Broadway Series, presented with CSI and Baptist Health Paducah, offering six sensational national touring productions. YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO BECOME A SUBSCRIBER. YOU MAY CHOOSE 4 OR 6 SHOWS. CALL OUR BOX OFFICE TO SECURE YOUR SEATS TODAY AND SAVE! 270.450.4444SUBSCRIBE NOW The Broadway Season includes six (6) productions: Rent, September 30, 2021; The Prom, October 30, 2021... Read more...

COVID-19 General Update

PATRON ADVISORY UPDATE: Effective October 29, 2021, until further notice:All guests and ticketholders 12 years of age and over attending a public indoor event at The Carson Center must present one of the following for entry:Negative PCR TEST administered by a 3rd party healthcare or pharmacy provider and taken within 72 hours of the event and a photo ID ORNegative RAPID ANTIGEN TEST administered by a 3rd party healthcare or pharmacy provider and taken within SIX (6) hours of the event and a photo ID ORProof of Full Vaccination against Covid-19 and a photo ID.Children 12-16 also need... Read more...

CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY TO THE CARSON CENTER!

Don't Miss Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical on November 13"An extraordinary performance! 100 times better than any bedtime story." -The New York TimesDR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL broke box office records for two consecutive years on Broadway during its holiday engagements in New York. Since then, more than 2.1 million theatre-goers across America have been delighted by this heart-warming holiday musical! Now you can see it at your Carson Center on November 13 at 2 PM and 7 PM! Tickets on sale... Read more...

Native Reflections: Visual Art by American Indians of Kentucky makes stop at The Carson Center!

The Carson Center holds first-ever art installation February 18 – March 9About the installation: The Kentucky Arts Council, the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission and the Kentucky Heritage Council worked together to invite American Indians living in Kentucky to share their visual art. A panel of American Indians and experts on Native American heritage selected works to include and the result is this amazing collection.As required by law and custom, the Native Reflections exhibit labels indicate whether an artist is an enrolled member of a state- or federally-recognized tribe,... Read more...

Home Free - Rescheduled

The Home Free concert originally scheduled for April 22 has been rescheduled for Sunday, August 9, 2020 at 8 PM. Home Free is being presented at The Carson Center by a third-party promoter who is renting our theater. The promoter for the show is not offering refunds at this time. Please continue to check our website for up-to-date information regarding all performances.Thank you for your continued support of The Carson Center.

Tickets Still Available for The Collingsworth Family on February 27 @ 3 PM

The Collingsworth Family will return to The Carson Center stage on Saturday, February 27 at 3 PM. Tickets and safety protocols can be found at https://www.thecarsoncenter.org/events/the-collingsworth-family.

The Collingsworth Family - Postponed

Updated March 18, 2020 at 12:00pm. The Collingsworth Family Concert will not take place on the rescheduled date of April 26 as hoped and has been further postponed. We are working with them to find a new date and will update the website accordingly. Please check back soon or direct questions to boxoffice@thecarsoncenter.org

Waitress - POSTPONED

With the unprecedented outbreak and spreading of COVID-19, your safety is our primary concern. In accordance with the strong recommendations from local, state, and federal governments and the CDC, The Carson Center for the Performing Arts has suspended all normal operations for 30 days. Therefore, The Carson Center’s presentation of the national tour of Waitress scheduled for March 19, 2020, has been postponed. We are sorry for any inconvenience and will be in touch with a new date as soon as possible. All other performances and events during this 30 day period have already been... Read more...

The Carson Center and COVID-19

Beginning March 13, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Carson Center suspended all normal operations. Due to the additional restrictions imposed by our local and state governments to protect your health and safety, all performances have been postponed until further notice. The Carson Center is working to get all affected performances rescheduled and your tickets will be honored for the rescheduled date. In the event of a cancellation, ticket holders will have the option to make a tax-deductible donation to the Carson Center or receive a refund. No shows have been cancelled at this... Read more...

Message from the Paducah Symphony Orchestra

The Paducah Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony scheduled for Saturday, March 14 will be postponed to a later date.The PSO staff and board have been monitoring the ongoing and developing situation concerning COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Out of an abundance of caution and concern for the health of our patrons, musicians, and staff, we have decided to postpone our concert scheduled for Saturday, March 14. This program will be rescheduled. We will announce a new date as soon as we are able. Thank you for your patience and understanding.... Read more...