Can’t Miss Alabama Is At Its Best With Broadway Musicals And More

By Shirley Jackson

Mary Poppins at the Virginia Samford Theatre
Your favorite nanny will recapture your heart through songs and dance in the popular Broadway musical Mary Poppins, Jr. July 26-Aug. 4 at the Virginia Samford Theatre. The hours for the musical are Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 11 a.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Reserved seating is $25 and student tickets are $15.

Birmingham Freedom Fest
Ruben Studdard and Jermaine “Funnymaine” Johnson will headline the inaugural Birmingham Freedom Fest, which includes 8 Ball & MJG, Musig Soulchild, Love Moor Midnight Star, Dani, Translee, Alvin Garrett and more. The music and empowerment festival hosted by the City of Birmingham will celebrate civil rights pioneers and showcase local and national artists. Mayor Randall Woodfin and local leaders will lead the Justice, Empathy and Advocacy panel discussion featuring awarding-winning author and prison reform advocate Anthony Ray Hinton and Alabama U.S. Sen. Doug Jones at the 16th Street Baptist Church from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The festival will announce the winner of the online Freedom Fest Contest with eight empowerment sessions in the Birmingham Civil Rights District. Gates will open at 10 a.m., and the music starts at noon on Saturday. Food trucks and food vendors will be on site.

Matilda at the Red Mountain Theatre
The Red Mountain Theatre Company presents “Matilda” through Sunday, Aug. 4, at the Dorothy Jemison Day Theater. The Tony-Award-winning comedy tells the story of how a brilliant young girl with psychokinetic powers overcomes the challenges of her unkind parents and an evil principal. The performance has mild language and teen situations. Tickets for the sensory-friendly performance start at $20.

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