Must-see entertainment in Anchorage

  • Cyrano's Theatre Company

    Anchorage

    This small off-center playhouse is the best live theater in town, staging everything from Hamlet to Archy and Mehitabel (comic cockroach and a cat…

  • Alaska Center for the Performing Arts

    Anchorage

    Impresses tourists with the 40-minute film Aurora: Alaska’s Great Northern Lights (adult/child $15/7), screened on the hour from 9am to 9pm during summer…

  • Bear Tooth Theatrepub

    Anchorage

    Cruise into this very cool venue (check out the mural on the lobby ceiling) where you can enjoy great microbrews, wine and dinner while watching first-run…

  • Anchorage Opera

    Anchorage

    Anchorage Opera is the largest producer of the performing arts in Alaska and one of America’s leading regional opera companies.

  • Mad Myrna's

    Anchorage

    A fun, cruisy bar with two dances floors, Drag Diva shows, a cabaret, and dance music most nights after 9pm.

  • Anchorage Symphony Orchestra

    Anchorage

    Anchorage had an orchestra before it had paved roads, which says a lot about priorities around here.

  • Chilkoot Charlie’s

    Anchorage

    More than just Anchorage’s favorite meat market, ‘Koots,’ as the locals call it, is a landmark. The sprawling, wooden edifice has 10 bars, four dance…

  • Anchorage Bucs

    Anchorage

    This semipro team of the Alaska Baseball League plays at Mulcahy Ball Park, where living legend Mark McGuire once slammed a few homers. Also taking the…

  • Egan Civic Center

    Anchorage

    Try this place for top-drawer musical groups, trade shows and other big events.

  • Alaska Experience Theatre

    Anchorage

    More a tourist trap than a movie house, with IMAX-style nature films and a 15-minute theatrical simulation of the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake.

  • Sullivan Arena

    Anchorage

    The 'Sully' hosts large musical acts and sporting events.