Performances were back in full swing in 2022, including some great local musicals. The Eau Claire Children’s Theatre’s production of Rocky Horror Picture Show (1814 Oxford Ave., Eau Claire) brought the sci-fi cult classic to the stage for a unique audience experience. The Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild’s production of Matilda (102 W, Grand Ave,, Eau Claire), based on the Roald Dahl book and the popular movie, is a five-time Tony-award-winning Broadway musical. Also, put on by the Eau Claire Children’s Theatre, The Little Mermaid (1814 Oxford Ave,, Eau Claire) paid homage to the classic Disney story of a magical kingdom under the sea. –Briana Novacek