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Moonlight Musicals
Best Summer Yet!
by Tom and Amy Laney
or over 20 years, theatre and his wife said, “We’ll call it and even food and drink from
lovers have been treated to a Moonlight Musicals.” From that home or their favorite restaurant.
Fwonderful cultural experience humble beginning, Moonlight The seating is open with plenty of
at the Moonlight Musicals has grown to include the largest space to move around, even when
Amphitheatre, 413 E. Broadway, in theatre academy in West Texas, the crowd fills up to over 500 a
Lubbock’s Mackenzie State Park. serving over 500 children a year, a night.
Outstanding musical performances professional scene shop that builds
staged there have delighted sets for Texas Tech Opera and local The 2026 season at the Moonlight
audiences of all ages since the high schools, and a yearly tradition Musicals Amphitheatre promises
beginning. Every family who of professional-grade family to be their biggest season yet! The
comes through the gates leaves entertainment under the summer summer begins with the premiere
with smiles on their faces. stars. of the Broadway hit, Disney’s
Frozen, June 4-13. Then, July 9-11,
Moonlight Musicals is the largest The family legacy of Moonlight delight your tastebuds with a trip
theatre arts program in the South continues with the husband- to the most magical workshop
Plains region of Texas, serving and-wife team of Tom and Amy in the world with Charlie and the
hundreds of artists and performers Laney. Tom and Amy first met in a Chocolate Factory. Next, Moonlight
and tens of thousands of audience production of South Pacific that was is proud to present Footloose.
members each season. produced by Moonlight Musicals Dance your cares away with this
in 2014. In the years since, they high energy show that celebrates
Behind all of the success and have married and had two sons the power of music to transform
passion is a firm commitment to who now audition with them in a small town, August 6-15. Then,
what matters most—family. This the summer. Tom Laney is the journey into the past and forge
season, Moonlight is creating an Executive Director of Moonlight a new future with Anastasia,
experience the entire family will Musicals and Amy is the Assistant September 10-12. Finally, we cap
love with the theme “Moonlight Artistic Director. Together, they off this tremendous season with
Goes to the Movies.” All of our have worked with theatres and the West Texas premiere of the new
shows this year are inspired by schools across West Texas, and they musical based on the DreamWorks
classic films that bring magic and are thrilled to be spearheading the classic film, The Prince of Egypt,
fun to both the young and young at mission of the organization that October 8-17.
heart. initially brought them together.
Tickets for each show as well as
Moonlight Musicals is the Over the decades, families have Season Tickets are available at
brainchild of Founder and Artistic come to the Moonlight Musicals moonlightmusicals.com
Director Gerald Dolter. As he was Amphitheatre to enjoy quality
sitting on the hill that overlooks musical theatre in a relaxed
the amphitheater, considering environment. Guests are invited to
the future of arts in Lubbock, a bring picnic blankets, lawn chairs,
full moon rose over the horizon,
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