Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics and book by Brian Crawley

Based on “The Ugliest Pilgrim” by Doris Betts 

Directed by Ben Raanan

Thursday, June 4, 2026 – June 28, 2026

Aurora Fox Mainstage Theatre

Winner of the Drama Critics’ Circle Award and Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical when it premiered Off-Broadway in 1997, and then on to a Tony-nominated Broadway debut in 2014 with a revised version, Violet is a moving musical featuring show-stopping anthems, ranging from American-roots to folk to gospel. With a score from Tony-winning composer Jeanine Tesori (Caroline, or Change; Thoroughly Modern Millie; Shrek; Fun Home) and book and lyrics by the acclaimed Brian Crawley (A Little Princess), Violet is inspired by the short story, The Ugliest Pilgrim by Doris Betts, astounding critics and audiences alike in two separate decades. 

RECCOMMENDED FOR: 14+ 

TICKETS:

$17- 45

Call the Box Office for Industry Discount or for group ticket prices.

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*City of Aurora charges a $2 per ticket processing fee

Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics and book by Brian Crawley

Based on “The Ugliest Pilgrim” by Doris Betts 

Directed by Ben Raanan

Thursday, June 25, 2026—2:00pm

Aurora Fox Mainstage Theatre

Winner of the Drama Critics’ Circle Award and Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical when it premiered Off-Broadway in 1997, and then on to a Tony-nominated Broadway debut in 2014 with a revised version, Violet is a moving musical featuring show-stopping anthems, ranging from American-roots to folk to gospel. With a score from Tony-winning composer Jeanine Tesori (Caroline, or Change; Thoroughly Modern Millie; Shrek; Fun Home) and book and lyrics by the acclaimed Brian Crawley (A Little Princess), Violet is inspired by the short story, The Ugliest Pilgrim by Doris Betts, astounding critics and audiences alike in two separate decades. 

RECCOMMENDED FOR: 14+ 

TICKETS:

$15

*City of Aurora charges a $2 per ticket processing fee

Aurora Fashion Week x Fox Theatre

Aurora Fashion Week partners with the iconic Fox Theatre for an immersive evening where fashion meets film. Join us July 17 from 7–10 p.m. as local designers, filmmakers and creatives present short films, music videos and visual art on the big screen.

Dress to impress and experience an evening of elevated style and cinematic energy.

Interested in submitting a film? Email [email protected]

By: Kirsten Greenidge

Directed by: Betty Hart

Thursday, October 1, 2026 – November 1, 2026

Aurora Fox Mainstage Theatre

AURORA FOX REGIONAL PREMIERE!

 It starts with the sound of a spoon scraping against glass and the wet noise of lips smacking together. June and Lurie have a haunting new houseguest – and she’s ravenously hungry. They do their best to keep her fed and happy, but Beatrice always demands more. As she burrows deeper and deeper into their lives, the couple faces a horrific question: What will it cost to exorcise Beatrice forever? Kirsten Greenidge’s spine-chilling gothic tale, about a contemporary Black couple haunted by the ghost of a young white girl, deftly explores questions of race, class and the American Dream. 

RECCOMMENDED FOR: 14+ 

WARNINGS: Coarse language, frightening sequences, moderate stage violence 

TICKETS:

$17- 45

Call the Box Office for Industry Discount or for group ticket prices.

303-739-1970

*City of Aurora charges a $2 per ticket processing fee

By: Kirsten Greenidge

Directed by: Betty Hart

Thursday, October 22, 2026—2:00pm

Aurora Fox Mainstage Theatre

AURORA FOX REGIONAL PREMIERE!

 It starts with the sound of a spoon scraping against glass and the wet noise of lips smacking together. June and Lurie have a haunting new houseguest – and she’s ravenously hungry. They do their best to keep her fed and happy, but Beatrice always demands more. As she burrows deeper and deeper into their lives, the couple faces a horrific question: What will it cost to exorcise Beatrice forever? Kirsten Greenidge’s spine-chilling gothic tale, about a contemporary Black couple haunted by the ghost of a young white girl, deftly explores questions of race, class and the American Dream. 

RECCOMMENDED FOR: 14+ 

WARNINGS: Coarse language, frightening sequences, moderate stage violence 

TICKETS:

$15

*City of Aurora charges a $2 per ticket processing fee

By: Randal Myler and Mark Harelik

Directed by:

Music Directed by:

Choreographer:

Thursday, December 3, 2026 – January 3, 2027

Aurora Fox Mainstage Theatre

Join us for something a little different! The spectacular musical biography of the legendary singer-songwriter frequently mentioned alongside Louis Armstrong, Robert Johnson, Duke Ellington, Elvis and Bob Dylan as one of the great innovators of American popular music. The play follows Williams’ rise from his beginnings on the Louisiana Hayride to his triumphs on the Grand Ole Opry to his eventual self-destruction at twenty-nine. Along the way, we are treated to indelible songs like “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” “Move It on Over” and “Hey, Good Lookin’,” which are given fresh and profound resonance set in the context of Williams’ life. 

RECCOMMENDED FOR: All ages 

WARNINGS: Coarse language, frightening sequences, moderate stage violence 

TICKETS:

$17- 45

Call the Box Office for Industry Discount or for group ticket prices.

303-739-1970

*City of Aurora charges a $2 per ticket processing fee

by Randal Myler and Mark Harelik

Directed by: Abby Apple Boes

Thursday, December 10, 2026—2:00pm

Aurora Fox Mainstage Theatre

Join us for something a little different! The spectacular musical biography of the legendary singer-songwriter frequently mentioned alongside Louis Armstrong, Robert Johnson, Duke Ellington, Elvis and Bob Dylan as one of the great innovators of American popular music. The play follows Williams’ rise from his beginnings on the Louisiana Hayride to his triumphs on the Grand Ole Opry to his eventual self-destruction at twenty-nine. Along the way, we are treated to indelible songs like “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” “Move It on Over” and “Hey, Good Lookin’,” which are given fresh and profound resonance set in the context of Williams’ life. 

RECCOMMENDED FOR: All ages 

WARNINGS: Coarse language, frightening sequences, moderate stage violence 

TICKETS:

$15

*City of Aurora charges a $2 per ticket processing fee