Sugar Skull! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure!
On sale August 11 at 10 a.m.!
Family pack: 25% off of up to two adult tickets with the purchase of at least one youth ticket
Keep the family fun of spooky season going for an extra week with this special matinee event!
Sugar Skull! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure is a bilingual/bicultural musical for young audiences and families that uses traditional regional music and dance from Mexico to tell the story of twelve-year-old Vita Flores. Vita thinks her family has gone loco planning a celebration for deceased loved ones. Why throw a party for the dead? But when a spirited candy skeleton suddenly springs to life, Vita finds herself on a magical, musical journey to unravel the true meaning of Día de Muertos.
With her skeletal new friend, Vita dances with ancient ancestors, sings with a sorrowful sorceress, escapes the trickster chaneques, and even meets the famous Catrina Calavera. But can this clever youth gather the missing pieces needed for her family ofrenda before it’s too late?
Educators!
The Fine Arts Center’s Global Arts: Performances for Schools program offers a 50-minute performance of Sugar Skull! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure! for school groups on Monday, November 9 at 10 a.m. Learn more about this and other 2026-2027 Global Arts performances.