New Prospect Theatre

Summer Sunset Sessions
2025-08-10 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bellingham Cider Comany
The New Prospect Theatre and the Bellingham Cider company have collaborated to bring you a summer of great music in one of the most beautiful spots in Bellingham. Shows start at 6:30 Each Sunday Evening. Tickets for the Music are $5 and are split evenly between the bands and the New Prospect Theatre. Support local Artists and a local Venue while enjoying the best food and beverages in Bellingham!
Tickets: Summer Sunset Sessions via ThunderTix

August 10th Glacier Bay Brass
A community-based group, The Glacier Bay Brass has been playing around Bellingham for more than thirty years. The group has performed in chamber music series, at the Whatcom Museum, at the Lairmont Manor, and other places in our area. Operating mainly as a quintet, the group expands to larger numbers when special pieces call for it. Most performers also play with the Bellingham Symphony. We’ll be playing a fun mixture of easy to listen to pieces as you enjoy the outdoor patio.

Summer Sunset Sessions
2025-08-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Bellingham Cider Comany
The New Prospect Theatre and the Bellingham Cider company have collaborated to bring you a summer of great music in one of the most beautiful spots in Bellingham. Shows start at 6:30 Each Sunday Evening. Tickets for the Music are $5 and are split evenly between the bands and the New Prospect Theatre. Support local Artists and a local Venue while enjoying the best food and beverages in Bellingham!
Tickets: Summer Sunset Sessions via ThunderTix

August 17th Andy Bunn
Andy is a songwriter living in Bellingham WA who writes character-focused songs. His debut album Hickory was selected as a best of by Bandcamp’s Ben Salmon.

Summer Sunset Sessions
2025-08-24 18:30 - 20:00 | Bellingham Cider Comany
The New Prospect Theatre and the Bellingham Cider company have collaborated to bring you a summer of great music in one of the most beautiful spots in Bellingham. Shows start at 6:30 Each Sunday Evening. Tickets for the Music are $5 and are split evenly between the bands and the New Prospect Theatre. Support local Artists and a local Venue while enjoying the best food and beverages in Bellingham!
Tickets: Summer Sunset Sessions via ThunderTix

August 24th The Yankee Drivers
Based in Whatcom County in the northwest corner of Washington state, the Yankee Drivers share an obsession with bluegrass music, solid picking, and heartfelt vocals. Their sound is grounded in the traditions of Bill Monroe, Tony Rice, Clarence White, Flatt and Scruggs and others who invented and energized this music. The Yankee Drivers also wander outside the bluegrass boundaries with influences from artists like Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead, and Bob Wills, and traditional country artists. Be prepared for some serious foot-tappin’ when the tempo picks up, and a taste of misery and heartbreak when The Yankee Drivers roll out the ballads.

Cabaret - extended run!
2025-08-28 19:00 - 2025-08-31 21:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Unfortunately due to illness we are rescheduling our Sunday Matinee and Evening performances. We will have rescheduled performances for Thursday August 28th 7pm Pre-Show, 8pm Show Sunday August 31st 3pm Pre-Show, 4pm Show and 7pm Pre-Show, 8pm show. Your tickets are fully transferable. Should you need a refund please follow the steps outlined in your ticket confirmation. See you at the Klub, Little Lemon Productions
Inside Berlin’s sultry Kit Kat Klub, a charismatic Master of Ceremonies invites patrons to partake in a decadent world of musical numbers, kicklines and torrid affairs — a welcome reprieve from the ever-growing Nazi influence just outside its doors. As the political unrest nears a tipping point, the beautiful life the cabaret promises slowly begins to fade, putting love, friendship and loyalties to the test. This Tony Award-winning sensation, featuring masterful hits such as “Willkommen,” “Don’t Tell Mama” and “Maybe This Time,” is a daring and dazzling musical you won’t want to miss.
For VIP and Special Guests: Matinee: Pre-Show, 3pm Show 4pm Evening show: 7pm Pre-Show, 8pm show
Special Guest $30 Includes Cabaret table seating, cast interaction, and a free drink of our choice.
VIP $20 Includes pre-show experience.
General Admission: $15
If you have tickets from the cancelled shows, please email newprospecttheatre@gmail.com to transfer your tickets your selected show dates.
Tickets:
CABARET via ThunderTix

Mbrascatu in Bellingham - cancelled
2025-08-29 20:00 - 22:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
A favorite the last time they played the New Prospect, Mbrascatu plays a style of music that is a cross-pollination of numerous influences, including spaghetti Westerns, immigrant dance music of Eastern Europe, psych rock and folk, to create a unique blend of sounds. Along with bands like Calexico , Devotchka and Gogol Bordello, they infuse modern indie music with a global flavor.
Don’t miss the chance to see these folks!
Tickets $22 Advanced / $25 Day of Mbrascatu in Beliingham

To Whom It May Concern
2025-08-30 19:30 - 21:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Tickets $15 To Whom It May Concern via ThunderTix

Summer Sunset Sessions
2025-08-31 18:30 - 20:00 | Bellingham Cider Comany
The New Prospect Theatre and the Bellingham Cider company have collaborated to bring you a summer of great music in one of the most beautiful spots in Bellingham. Shows start at 6:30 Each Sunday Evening. Tickets for the Music are $5 and are split evenly between the bands and the New Prospect Theatre. Support local Artists and a local Venue while enjoying the best food and beverages in Bellingham!
Tickets: Summer Sunset Sessions via ThunderTix

August 31st Buddy Mac
Buddy Mac is a country/western crooner and ventriloquist based out of Bellingham WA! Happy trails to you!
September 7th The Penny Stinkers
The Penny Stinkers began as a folksy “busking” band; however, through the last decade it
has grown into a unique, high-energy party band that balances trips down memory lane
with the latest in musical genres and hard-charging originals.

An Evening with MaSango: Music from Zimbabwe & Southern Africa
2025-09-02 19:30 - 21:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
MaSango: a world renowned, award winning multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, bandleader and producer Zivanai teams up with the vibrant and multi-talented Helen to form this dynamic duo. They bring you sounds from Zimbabwe and Southern Africa as well as the wider African Diaspora.
Zivanai, or Zi as he is known to his friends (everyone!!) – welcomes his audience with his kind words, soulful vocals and masterful guitar playing. His humble demeanor belies his heavy weight status on the African and American music scenes. From the stadiums and music halls in Zimbabwe to the Hollywood Bowl, Central Park Summer Stage, The New York Blue Note, Dimitrou’s Jazz Alley, Red Rocks, and everywhere in between, Zi has toured the world shaking stages with legendary artists such as Thomas Mapfumo, Oliver Mtukudzi, Bonnie Raitt, Jimmy Cliff, Habib Koite, Hugh Masekela, Giovanni Hidalgo, The String Cheese Incident, Bushman, Playing for Change, The Motet, Jyemo Club and many others.
Helen Masvikeni – Masango is a multi-talented individual with a diverse background spanning continents and industries. By day, she assumes the role of a literary agent, nurturing emerging voices and fostering literary excellence. Helen is also the owner of a thriving business that specializes in African jewelry, apparel, and household goods. Alongside her business ventures, she shares her passion for African culture by teaching dance, enriching the community with her vibrant spirit and expertise. Helen is recognized internationally for her prowess behind the lens, capturing the beauty of life through her photography. Her images serve as visual catalysts for conversations about topics ranging from identity and diversity to justice and empowerment. Whether capturing the resilience of individuals facing adversity or the beauty of cultural heritage, Helen’s work is a testament to the transformative power of art.
Adding to her multifaceted talents, Helen is also a vibrant member of bands MaSango, her duo with Zivanai, and Zimbira, a 10-piece Afro-fusion band. MaSango and Zimbira perform traditional music from Zimbabwe and Southern Africa where Helen contributes her talents as vocalist, dancer and percussionist. Her involvement in the bands not only showcases her cultural roots but also highlights her passion for music and performance, further enriching her diverse portfolio of artistic endeavors.
Tickets $24 Advanced / $28 Day Of An Evening with MaSango: Music from Zimbabwe & Southern Africa

Tales of the Sea
2025-09-05 19:00 - 2025-09-06 21:00, 2025-09-07 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-12 19:00 - 2025-09-13 21:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Have you ever sailed with a pirate, been haunted by a shipwreck, or come face-to-face with a giant Kraken? You can this September with Tales of the Sea at the New Prospect Theatre.
Enjoy eleven nautical one-act plays and performances from local playwrights and actors. Ranging from comedy to horror to drama, Tales of the Sea has something for every salty dog and scurvy cutthroat.
A Port Hadlock fisherman waits for the big one, a selkie discovers her purpose, a marooned sailor loses their mind, and Jack Rackham, Anne Bonney, and Mary Reed settle some scores. Experience song, dance, puppetry, and a hearty casket of pirate puns. Discover all these stories and more.
Performances Sept. 5th-6th, and 12th-13th at 7:00PM and matinee shows at 2:00 PM on Sept 7th and 14th at the New Prospect Theatre. Tickets are available at NewProspectTheatre.org.
Tales of the Sea is produced by the Unsubdued Theatre Collective and includes original pieces written by Riley Sweeney, Eva Nguyen, Danielle Phillips, Ky Weeks, Joan Prinz, Nika Roberts, Thatch Hobbes, Esme Dutcher, Crash Solo, Anica Johnston and Kyle Wong. Directors include Bryna Sweeney, Carol Makela, Hannah Cafarella, Margot Montgomery, and Alex Miller.
Full details and cast list at unsubduedtheatre.org.
Tickets $15 Tales of the Sea via ThunderTix

Summer Sunset Sessions
2025-09-07 08:00 - 17:00 | Bellingham Cider Comany
The New Prospect Theatre and the Bellingham Cider company have collaborated to bring you a summer of great music in one of the most beautiful spots in Bellingham. Shows start at 6:30Each Sunday Evening. Tickets for the Music are $5 and are split evenly between the bands and the New Prospect Theatre. Support local Artists and a local Venue while enjoying the best food and beverages in Bellingham!
Tickets: Summer Sunset Sessions via ThunderTix
September 7th The Penny Stinkers
The Penny Stinkers began as a folksy “busking” band; however, through the last decade it
has grown into a unique, high-energy party band that balances trips down memory lane
with the latest in musical genres and hard-charging originals.

An Evening with the Tony Furtado Trio
2025-09-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
“Tony will be joined by Grammy-winning mandolin virtuoso John Reischman and world renowned fiddler Trent Freeman.”

Tony Furtado
tonyfurtado.com
Tony Furtado is an evocative and soulful singer, a wide-ranging songwriter, and a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist adept on slide guitar, banjo (twice national banjo champion), cello-banjo, and baritone ukulele who mixes and matches sounds and styles with the flair of a master chef (he’s also an accomplished sculptor, but that’s another story). All of the music of America is in Tony’s music.

John Reischman
johnreischman.com
Grammy Award-winning musician John Reischman has been a foundational mandolinist, composer, bandleader, and musical educator in bluegrass and North American roots and folk music since emerging from the vibrant “new acoustic” bluegrass music scene of the Bay Area in the 1980s. He has earned a global reputation as one of the finest mandolinists of his era.

Trent Freeman
trentfreeman.com
A fixture in Vancouver’s roots music scene, Trent’s fiddle playing and tune writing are internationally recognized. His music manages to simultaneously relax you into the sweet acoustic sounds while tearing the strings to shreds.

Tickets $25 Advanced $30 Day of: An Evening with the Tony Furtado Trio

An Evening with True North
2025-09-11 19:30 - 21:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
American Roots duo True North (Kristen Grainger and Dan Wetzel) create songs of haunting beauty that nestle in the ear on the way to the heart.
Kristen’s songwriting has taken top honors at MerleFest, Wildfower, and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. She won the USA Songwriting Contest and a showcase at SXSW in 2022. She was named, alongside Dolly Parton and Brandi Carlile, one of the “Women Who Wrote Our 2020 Soundtrack” by The Bluegrass Situation.
A gifted multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, Dan Wetzel is a luthier whose guitars and other stringed instruments appear in all of the duos recordings and live performances. In fact, he made all five instruments played on their newest album, “Time and Materials,” now in wide release. Learn more at www.truenorthband.com.
Tickets $22 Advanced $25 Day of An Evening with True North

Tales of the Sea
2025-09-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Have you ever sailed with a pirate, been haunted by a shipwreck, or come face-to-face with a giant Kraken? You can this September with Tales of the Sea at the New Prospect Theatre.
Enjoy eleven nautical one-act plays and performances from local playwrights and actors. Ranging from comedy to horror to drama, Tales of the Sea has something for every salty dog and scurvy cutthroat.
A Port Hadlock fisherman waits for the big one, a selkie discovers her purpose, a marooned sailor loses their mind, and Jack Rackham, Anne Bonney, and Mary Reed settle some scores. Experience song, dance, puppetry, and a hearty casket of pirate puns. Discover all these stories and more.
Performances Sept. 5th-6th, and 12th-13th at 7:00PM and matinee shows at 2:00 PM on Sept 7th and 14th at the New Prospect Theatre. Tickets are available at NewProspectTheatre.org.
Tales of the Sea is produced by the Unsubdued Theatre Collective and includes original pieces written by Riley Sweeney, Eva Nguyen, Danielle Phillips, Ky Weeks, Joan Prinz, Nika Roberts, Thatch Hobbs, Esme Dutcher, Crash Solo, Anica Johnston and Kyle Wong. Directors include Bryna Sweeney, Carol Makela, Hannah Cafarella, Margot Montgomery, and Alex Miller.
Full details and cast list at unsubduedtheatre.org.
Tickets $15 Tales of the Sea via ThunderTix

An Evening with Nellie McKay
2025-09-14 19:30 - 21:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Nellie McKay has released an eclectic bunch of critically acclaimed albums,
her songs and sound ranging from jazz to pop to indefinable, and with her latest,
HEY GUYS, WATCH THIS, ably assisted by The Carpenter Ants, she taps into the
soulful sounds of West Virginia. Coming soon, the GET AWAY FROM ME demos on
Omnivore Records.
She’s won a Broadway Theatre World Award for Polly Peachum in The
Threepenny Opera, co-created/starred in off-Broadway’s Old Hats, created musical biographies of
Barbara Graham,Rachel Carson, Joan Rivers, & Billy Tipton
‘Best Concerts of the Year’ – The New
York Times
As well as acting in the films PS I Love You & Downtown Express, Nellie provided
music for Rumor Has It, Monster-In-Law, Last Holiday, Gasland, Private Life, & PS I Love
You.
Her TV appearances include David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Craig Ferguson,
The View, and Jimmy Dore, and her music has been heard on Mad Men, Weeds,
Boardwalk Empire, Grey’s Anatomy, NCIS, and Nurse Jackie.
Tickets $22 Advanced / $25 Day of An Evening with Nellie McKay

The Shark Is Broken
2025-09-19 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-09-20 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-09-21 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-09-26 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-09-27 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-09-28 14:00 - 15:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
“The Shark Is Broken” is a comedy that takes audiences behind the scenes of the making of the movie “Jaws”. The short tempers of stars Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, and Roy Scheider are on display as they bond, argue, drink, gamble, and pray for an end to the shoot, not knowing it will change their lives forever.

Directed by Suzanne Mackay
Designed by Keefe Healy

Starring:
David Huss as Robert Shaw
Matthew Twining as Roy Scheider
Chris Coombs as Richard Dreyfuss

Performing:
September 19th and 20th 7:30pm
September 21st at 2pm
September 26th and 27th 7:30pm
September 28th 2pm
Tickets $15 available in advance and at the door The Shark Is Broken via ThunderTix

To Whom It May Concern
2025-09-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Sean Walbeck
Kristin Noreen
Greg Aanes
Kelly ONeill
Bliss Goldstein
Jayne Entwistle

Music by Leah Bruno
Tickets $15 / $10 Students (use code ToWhomStudent) To Whom It May Concern via ThunderTix

Molly's Comedy Cabaret Y2K Slumber Party - rescheduled to next year - check back for dates
2025-09-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Oops, we did it again! Molly’s Comedy Cabaret is back with another fabulous show, and you are on the invite list! Come join us at our first-ever Y2K-themed SLUMBER PARTY! Put on your comfiest pajamas and head to New Prospect Theatre for an evening of silly slumber party fun — including all the greatest songs from the end of the 90’s through the 2000’s. Bring your blankets and your teddy bears and get cozy as we talk crushes, watch scary movies and sing our hearts out!
What to Expect:

Live music & comedy from the incredible Molly Wilson
A night of slumber party nostalgia
Y2K sing-along featuring all your favorites
One-night only – Sept. 24 at 7 PM

Dress up in your favorite pajamas and bring your teddy bear!
All this for just $15! Molly’s Comedy Cabaret Y2K Slumber Party via ThunderTix

The Dope Show
2025-10-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Everything is funnier high, right? So why not stand-up comedians?
Presented by comedian and ganja enthusiast Tyler Smith, The Dope Show is a comedy showcase in which comedians perform a sober set, take a short intermission to toke up, and get back on stage to perform under the influence!
Featuring a variety of nationally touring comics–many of whom have never toked before, and others who know it all too well. Guaranteed to be hilarious in any case!
Don’t miss one of the hottest growing shows on the West Coast.
Tickets: The Dope Show at the New Prospect Theater Tickets, Sat, Oct 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite

The Shark Is Broken
2025-10-05 14:00 - 15:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
“The Shark Is Broken” is a comedy that takes audiences behind the scenes of the making of the movie “Jaws”. The short tempers of stars Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, and Roy Scheider are on display as they bond, argue, drink, gamble, and pray for an end to the shoot, not knowing it will change their lives forever.

Directed by Suzanne Mackay
Designed by Keefe Healy

Starring:
David Huss as Robert Shaw
Matthew Twining as Roy Scheider
Chris Coombs as Richard Dreyfuss

Tickets $15 available in advance and at the door The Shark Is Broken via ThunderTix

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2025-10-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
“Jeffrey Hatcher’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde twists Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic horror story into something even darker and more unsettling. In fog-drenched London, the brilliant Dr. Henry Jekyll unleashes his dark alter ego, Edward Hyde, a creature of violence, lust, possession, and desire who threatens to consume Henry’s psyche entirely.
In this production, Edward Hyde is never quite what you expect. How he .. or she .. appears – who they become – and how – therein remains a secret you’ll have to experience for yourself. Alongside Jekyll’s struggle, we meet friends, rivals, and innocents whose lives are forever altered by his dangerous experiment, including loyal companions, suspicious colleagues, and a young woman who discovers the true cost of his obsession. Step into the shadows, Hyde is waiting.
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
blood, themes of violence, murder, mentioning of rape – mental illnesses – sexual assault – addiction – murder, stalking, abduction, sexually suggestive language, sexually suggestive content, death/dying.
CONTENT WARNINGS:
loud noises such as whistles & screaming/yelling, sudden light shift for scene changes (no strobes)”
General tickets are $15 per person, Each show has 4 VIP tickets for $25 (includes premium seating, snacks, and a beverage provided by Unorthodox)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde via ThunderTix

Jeffrey Martin with Anna Tivel
2025-10-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Two fabulous songwriters playing in a listeners venue. Not to be missed!
Portland, Oregon’s Jeffrey Martin is a minister’s son who can build a house with his bare hands and holds a master’s degree in English. He worked his way through school as a carpenter, then, following graduation, spent four years teaching high school.
It was during that time that his career as a songwriter came into bloom. Struggling to strike a balance between his increasingly rigorous Northwest/West Coast touring and his efforts to get teenagers to love words as much as he did, Martin found himself in the tricky position of having to choose between his two passions.
Much to the delight of his fans, music won the day. Now, with four intensely lyric-driven albums under his belt, three of which were released on the Portland indie-label, Fluff & Gravy Records, Martin has developed a loyal and growing audience, both domestically and abroad.
Anna Tivel, raised in La Conner, is a Portland, Oregon-based, internationally touring songwriter who is forever drawn to the quiet stories of ordinary life. The characters and imagery that populate her writing are full of breath and vivid color. With six full-length albums out and a seventh on the way, Anna has been likened to a short story writer and praised by NPR, Rolling Stone, Billboard, and others for her keen observations of the human condition. In fact, Ann Powers of NPR Music had this to say, “Anna Tivel is just one of my absolute favorite living songwriters. Her writing on [Outsiders] is at the same level as Paul Simon when he wrote ‘The Boxer’ and ‘American Tune.'”

Tickets $32.50 Advanced $37 Day of: Jeffrey Martin with Anna Tivel

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
2025-10-11 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-10-12 13:30 - 15:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
