The Arkansas Repertory Theatre is gearing up for the holidays with a brand-new production called “A Little Rockin’ Christmas,” set to run Dec. 17-22 at the company’s home on Main Street in downtown Little Rock. The show, subtitled “An Ornamental Holiday Celebration,” was created by the Rep’s own artistic director, Steve H. Broadnax III.
Broadnax has led creative programming at the theater since the Arkansas Repertory Theatre announced his appointment as permanent artistic director, according to Arkansas Times. Now he’s putting his own stamp on the venue’s holiday slate, writing a production billed by the theater as an annual Christmas offering meant to deliver, in the Rep’s words, good music, great company, holiday hits and plenty of laughter, as reported by The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Joining Broadnax on the creative team is music director Rashad McPherson, who previously helped create “Ben Platt: Live at the Palace on Broadway,” per the same account. Choreography for the production comes from Allison Wilson, rounding out a team built specifically for this year’s holiday run.
Showtimes and Ticket Prices
Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. Dec. 17-18 and 21-22, with 3 p.m. matinees added Dec. 19-20, the Democrat-Gazette reports. General admission tickets run $45, while student tickets are priced at $25, and both can be purchased online or by calling (501) 378-0405.
The holiday production carries sponsorship support from BSR REIT, Bank of America, and Gert & Wes Clark, according to the same report. The Rep is staging the show at its longtime address, 601 Main St. in Little Rock.
A Milestone Season for the Rep
This year’s holiday show arrives on the heels of a landmark celebration for the company. The theater’s Ovation! 2026 gala, held May 2 at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre, marked 50 years of the organization’s history, the Democrat-Gazette notes.
The new production also follows last year’s Christmas offering, “Holiday Radio, Live at the Rep,” subtitled “A Sleighride Through the Season’s Airwaves,” which ran Dec. 17-19 with additional matinee and evening performances through Dec. 21, according to The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. That run shared nearly identical dates with this year’s “A Little Rockin’ Christmas,” continuing the Rep’s tradition of closing out the calendar year with a holiday-themed stage show.
Part of a Crowded Holiday Lineup
Little Rock Soirée’s 2026 fall and winter calendar describes the city’s performing-arts scene as particularly packed, with beloved holiday traditions returning alongside new productions and family favorites, according to Little Rock Soirée.
That same calendar lists Ballet Arkansas’s “The Nutcracker Spectacular” for Dec. 11-13, giving holiday audiences another dance option just before the Rep’s run begins. Earlier in the fall, Murry’s Dinner Playhouse hosted “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” which ran Oct. 14 through Nov. 14, part of the same packed citywide schedule.
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre’s homegrown holiday musical joins a crowded field of festive stage shows competing for attention this December.
