OPAS announces lineup for season 54 "True Colors" performances

This podcast is a visit with the executive director of the OPAS performing arts series at Texas A&M Anne Black and WTAW's Bill Oliver.Season 54 of the OPAS performing arts series at Texas A&M has the theme of "True Colors".The season opens September 13th with a production honoring the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks titled "Behind The Lines: A 9/11 Story".That is followed on September 18th with a concert by Aiden Ross, the Texas A&M student from College Station who won season 28 of The Voice.Click HERE to be directed to the OPAS website for more information about the 13 events during the 2026-2027 season.News release from OPAS:Filled with vibrant music, colorful characters in musical favorites and a spectrum of honest storytelling, the 2026-27 OPAS season, themed “True Colors,” illuminates a kaleidoscope of performing arts events selected to enlighten, entertain and inspire audiences of the Brazos Valley.Beginning in September, OPAS will present a season filled with a slate of entertaining Broadway musicals, concerts and theatrical experiences no fan of live entertainment should miss. The lineup of performances to be presented from September 2026 to March 2027 includes five events on the Ann Cobb Wiatt Main Stage series, three events on the Intimate Gatherings series, two on the Singular Sensations series, two Family Time events and one very special concert event by current Texas A&M University student Aiden Ross, winner of the NBC television show – The Voice Season 28.OPAS Executive Director Anne Black states, “This season really came together beautifully…and colorfully! We’ve got the bright lights of Neil Diamond’s life in A Beautiful Noise, the neon signs of two diners with Waitress and Mystic Pizza and of course, the colorful characters of Clue. And for families, who can resist The Cat in the (red and white) Hat or those vibrant furry creatures created by the enormously imaginative Jim Henson in Fraggle Rock?” Anne concludes, “It’s been a pleasure putting together this season with our wonderful committee of volunteers and I can’t wait for everyone to experience these performances in Rudder beginning in the fall.”Of special note, the September 18th Aiden Ross concert, entitled “Homecoming,” will be performed on a Friday night before a Saturday football game in Kyle Field. Anne explains, “We’re really trying something different. We hope that traveling Aggies arriving to town for the game against Kentucky will join us on Friday night.” Immediately following the concert in Rudder, patrons can stroll across the street in plenty of time for Midnight Yell. Whoop!The OPAS Program Advisory Committee, a team of community and TAMU student volunteers, worked with Anne and OPAS staff to select the performances for the 2026-27 season. This year’s committee was chaired by Janét Falcone, and included Gary Pfrehm, Kara Holmgreen, Mike Ashfield, Zou Cherry, Tracy Corrier, Merrilee Prochaska and students Katie Rice, Reagan Carlton, Laci Hartgroves, Alex Lawson and Maya Morris.Season ticket packages may be ordered beginning on June 2 at the MSC Box Office (979-845-1234) and online at OPAStickets.org. Most season ticket packages offer savings opportunities ranging from 10-15% off regular ticket prices in select seating zones. Season ticket package buyers are assigned seats before single ticket buyers. Single tickets will go on sale in August.Single tickets to the Aiden Ross concert will go on sale July 24. All events will be performed in the Rudder Theatre Complex at Texas A&M University in College Station.The full 2026-27 schedule of performances follows.Ann Cobb Wiatt Main Stage SeriesA BEAUTIFUL NOISE – The Neil Diamond Musical November 10 & 11, 2026 • 7:30 PM • Rudder AuditoriumWAITRESS January 19 & 20, 2027 • 7:30 PM • Rudder AuditoriumSHUCKED January 26 & 27, 2027 • 7:30 PM • Rudder AuditoriumCLUE February 16 & 17, 2027 • 7:30 PM • Rudder AuditoriumMYSTIC PIZZA March 22 & 23, 2027 • 7:30 PM • Rudder AuditoriumIntimate Gatherings SeriesBEHIND THE LINES: A 9/11 STORY September 13, 2026 • 7:30 PM • Rudder TheatreCHURCHILL & ROOSEVELT: The Christmas That Saved the World November 5, 2026 • 7:30 PM • Rudder TheatreBOTH SIDES NOW: The Music & Lives of Joni Mitchell & Leonard Cohen March 9, 2027 • 7:30 PM • Rudder TheatreSingular Sensations SeriesTHE PHIL COLLINS STORY October 7, 2026 • 7:30 PM • Rudder AuditoriumKODO ONE EARTH TOUR: LUMINANCE February 24, 2027 • 7:30 PM • Rudder AuditoriumFamily TimeOPAS Family Programming Supported by OPAS Encore!JIM HENSON’S FRAGGLE ROCK: BACK TO THE ROCK LIVE October 30, 2026 • 7:30 PM & October 31, 2026 • 11:00 AM • Rudder AuditoriumDR. SEUSS’S THE CAT IN THE HAT – LIVE ON STAGE! February 20, 2027 • 11:00 AM & 4:00 PM • Rudder AuditoriumSpecial EventAIDEN ROSS: HOMECOMING Winner of The Voice Season 28 September 18, 2026 • 7:30 PM • Rudder AuditoriumOPAS programs are made possible in part through Hotel Tax Revenue funded from the City of College Station through the Arts Center of Brazos Valley. For more information about all the events coming to the new OPAS season including descriptions and videos, please visit www.OPAStickets.org.