Suffs at Des Moines Civic Center

SUFFS - The suffragettes musical

Gear up and get ready, Des Moines, the suffragettes are coming!

{Shaina Traub, alongside director Leigh Silverman, musical supervisor Andrea Grody, and choreographer Mayte Natalio, has created a theatrical triumph - and the proof is in the accolades|If you had any doubt about whether SUFFS would be worth your while, let the accolades be the proof. SUFFS’ award-shelf is groaning heavily under the load of two Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, and two Drama Desk Awards. Beautifully ironic, Shaina Taub is the first woman ever to independently win Tony Awards, and is the second woman in Broadway history to write the lyrics and book, compose the music, and also star in her own production. The best news of the year, however, is that you don’t have to go to Broadway to see SUFFS live on stage - Des Moines, it’s headed your way!

SUFFS tells the fantastic historical story of the American suffragettes that fought tirelessly for the right of women to vote. The fantastic, passionate, brave, and entertaining theatrical sensation boldly explores the successes and setbacks of the American women’s suffrage movement with music that both stirs emotions and inspires a chuckle, magnificent storytelling that is as affecting as it is hilarious, and riveting choreography that underlines the music.

SUFFS premiered in April 2024 at the Music Box Theatre to massive critical acclaim. Audiences described it as thrilling, inspiring, unforgettable, and masterfully created, not a woman-against-man type of show, but rather a fantastic inquiring into the below-the-surface workings of both the suffragette movement and women alike. SUFFS contains it all and then some: from clever storytelling to musical magic, from vigorous performances of the highly accomplished cast to its magnificent jumps between potency, hilarity, anguish, determination, and jubilation. Without a doubt: SUFFS is not only standing firm for a vote, but for a spot among the best of the best on Broadway.

Des Moines Civic Center SUFFS Tickets & More Info

With the Des Moines Civic Center’s landslide-triumph kind of reputation as one of the nation’s favorite venues when it comes to musical productions, you’re in for an experience that you’ll remember long after the last notes have died down!

The Des Moines Civic Center boasts anything and everything you could possibly expect of a venue that regularly hosts off-Broadway productions - from to-the-minute sound and lighting systems to impeccable sight-lines, from pin-drop acoustics to modern amenities, from ample safe parking to a large amount of luxurious seats spread across various levels and areas, so bad seats simply do not exist at Des Moines Civic Center!

SUFFS has got our vote, and it will have yours as well. Tickets starting at just $109 for this Tuesday 28th April 2026 showing.