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We have officially entered winter’s doldrums, but Indianapolis is still serving up enough entertainment to distract us from the cold. Over the next two and a half months, all manner of concerts, plays and comedy shows are scheduled around town. Highlights include a dance film festival, a performance by popular comedian Nate Bargatze and a musical about one of Indiana’s own — Michael Jackson, .
Here are 16 can’t-miss events through March 20.
MJ the Musical
Jan. 13-18. Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St. $63.50 and up. indianapolis.broadway.com
The musical focuses on the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour, highlighting the iconic musician and Gary native’s creativity and unmatched talent.
‘St. Sebastian’
Jan. 23-Feb. 8. The Basile Theatre at IF, 719 E. St. Clair St. $27 and up. indyfringe.org/upcoming-shows
That Other Theater Company, a new group on the Indy scene, will perform its first full-length production with “St. Sebastian.” The dark comedy chronicles a clash of good intentions, prejudice and inconvenient truths when a former priest and his partner decide to flip a home in a Black neighborhood.
Indy Dance Film Fest
Jan. 27. Kan-Kan Cinema,1258 Windsor St. indydancecouncil.org/indy-dance-film-fest. $15. Tickets at kankanindy.com
Ten short dance films are part of this annual event that highlights the art form. Audiences will watch work by local and national performers, choreographers and directors.
August Wilson’s ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’
Jan. 27-Feb. 22. Indiana Repertory Theatre, 140 W. Washington St. $27 and up. irtlive.com
In this drama set in 1911, those who were formerly enslaved journey north and stay in a Pittsburgh boarding house while they search for new jobs to start new lives. Among them is Herald Loomis, who is looking for his wife who disappeared while he was forced to work on a chain gang.
Indy Black Solo Fest
Jan. 29-Feb. 1. The District Theatre, 627 Massachusetts Ave. $28 per show or $99 flex pass for six shows. indianapolisblacktheatercompany.com
Indianapolis Black Theater Co. will present the return of the festival that celebrates Black artists’ stories through theater, music and storytelling. This year’s edition centers on the themes of roots, sisterhood, sanctuary and fire. Shows include “Marvin 4 Error” (Jan. 29-31), “Songs in the Key of Grenadine!” (Jan. 30-Feb. 1), “‘Daring to Dream” (Jan. 29-30), “Facing it Face to Face with Dollface” (Jan. 31-Feb. 1), “Death of a Church Boy” (Jan. 31-Feb. 1) and “‘Black Thread: Songs that Nina Taught Me” (Jan. 31-Feb. 1).
‘Lucky Stiff’
Jan. 30-Feb. 15. The Studio Theater at the Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts, 4 Carter Green in Carmel. $55 and up. thecenterpresents.org
To inherit his late uncle’s fortune, Harry Witherspoon must travel from England to Monte Carlo — with his relative’s corpse in tow. Complicating the trip are his uncle’s former lover and her brother in this comedy that brims with mistaken identities and disguises.
‘Arresting Momentum’
Feb. 6-8. Tobias Theater at Newfields, 4000 Michigan Road. $36.88 and up. dancekal.org/performance-season
The Dance Kaleidoscope program will include “Train,” by guest choreographer Robert Battle, former artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre and current resident choreographer of the Paul Taylor Dance Co. Dance Kaleidoscope also will perform world premieres by Artistic Director Joshua Blake Carter and the 2025/26 Jaffee and Hall Emerging Choreographer Christa Smutek.
Rascal Flatts
Feb. 7. Gainbridge Fieldhouse, 125 S. Pennsylvania St. Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/3jknxfvd
Bless the broken road that leads Rascal Flatts straight to Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The country trio’s Life is a Highway Tour will hit Indianapolis as part of a winter U.S. road trip.
‘Ado’
Feb. 12-March 1. Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre, 705 N. Illinois St. $19 and up. phoenixtheatre.org
The Indianapolis Shakespeare Co. will perform a comedy that follows Hero, who’s endured an accusation of infidelity and public shaming in this feminist response to William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.”
Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony
Feb. 13-14. Hilbert Circle Theatre, 45 Monument Circle. $19 and up. indychoir.org
Indianapolis Symphonic Choir will perform one of the composer’s best-known works — which came to the forefront again in the 2023 Leonard Bernstein film “Maestro” — with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
Nate Bargatze
Feb. 14. Gainbridge Fieldhouse, 125 S. Pennsylvania St. Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/nhf2vkvb
Nate Bargatze’s ongoing Big Dumb Eyes tour made him the highest-earning comedian in the world in 2024 and 2025. That tour, highlighting Bargatze’s brand of clean comedy, continues with a string of 2026 dates — including a pair of Valentine’s Day shows at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
The New Edition Way Tour
Feb. 19. Gainbridge Fieldhouse, 125 S. Pennsylvania St. Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/59vpsjz8
A star-studded triple billing is headed to Gainbridge Fieldhouse with R&B acts New Edition, Boyz II Men and Toni Braxton. The trio will hit the arena in February as part of the New Edition Way U.S. tour.
Buy tickets to New Edition, Boyz II Men and Toni Braxton
‘Dancing with the Stars’ – Live!
Feb. 25. Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St. Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/4sb3hbsh
Fresh off its most successful season in a decade, “Dancing with the Stars” is jumping from the screen to the stage. Season 34 favorite Andy Richter will host the Indianapolis stop at The Murat Theater as pros from the show perform.
‘The Sleeping Beauty’
March 6-7. Clowes Memorial Hall, 4602 Sunset Ave. $23.50 and up. indianapolissymphony.org/event/the-sleeping-beauty
Indianapolis Ballet, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Clowes Memorial Hall will partner for a production of the classic fairy tale set to Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s score.
Cardi B
March 14. Gainbridge Fieldhouse, 125 S. Pennsylvania St. Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/mr3hur9f
Cardi B is bringing all the drama to Indianapolis. The rap superstar’s Little Miss Drama Tour hits Gainbridge Fieldhouse on the heels of her long-awaited sophomore album that dropped last September.
Zara Larsson
March 18. Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St. Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/4sb3hbsh
The pop veteran’s Midnight Sun Tour hits Indianapolis just in time to melt the last remnants of winter. Zara Larsson will headline The Egyptian Room on the heels of her viral hit.
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