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The Little Theatre of Alexandria has announced its 2026/2027 season, a seven-show main-stage schedule running from June 2026 through June 2027, bookended by a Broadway cabaret opener and two special events in January.
The season opens June 12 with Still We Rise: A Broadway Cabaret to Celebrate America's 250th (June 12–21, 2026), a showcase of American music and storytelling timed to the country's 250th anniversary.
Founded in 1934, LTA has staged more than 500 productions over its 92-year history and owns its performance space at 600 Wolfe St. in Alexandria.
Main season
The seven-show main season opens July 18 with Catch Me If You Can (July 18–Aug. 8, 2026), the Tony Award-nominated musical based on the story of con artist Frank Abagnale Jr. The production is directed by Jarod Glou and licensed through Music Theatre International.
Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit (Aug. 28–Sept. 19, 2026) follows, directed by Ward Kay. The comedy centers on a novelist whose séance goes wrong when the ghost of his first wife appears. The production is licensed through Concord Theatricals/Samuel French.
A third production, described by the theater only as "a classic musical," is scheduled for Oct. 17–Nov. 7, 2026, directed by Mitchell Aiello. The title has not yet been announced.
A Christmas Carol (Dec. 5–19, 2026), directed by Frank D. Shutts II, continues the theater's long-running holiday programming.
Once on This Island (Feb. 6–27, 2027), a Tony Award-winning musical set in the French Antilles, is directed by Kadira Coley and licensed through Music Theatre International.
The Pitmen Painters (April 3–25, 2027), Lee Hall's drama about coal miners in 1930s northeast England who take up painting, is directed by Alden Michels and licensed through Broadway Licensing/Dramatists Play Service.
The season closes with Calendar Girls (May 22–June 12, 2027), Tim Firth's comedy based on a group of Yorkshire women who posed for a charity calendar. The production is directed by Chantale Plante and licensed through Concord Theatricals/Samuel French.
Special events
LTA will also present a staged reading of Eureka Day (Jan. 13–14, 2027) and A Night of One Acts (Jan. 18, 2027).
Tickets
Season subscriptions, which include reserved seating for all seven main-stage productions and discounted pricing compared to single tickets, are expected to go on sale by the end of April. Tickets and subscription details are available at thelittletheatre.com or by calling the box office at 703-683-0496.
Ryan Belmore
