Announcing the 2026 Theatre Season

FOOTLOOSE (Youth Edition)

Footloose: Youth Edition is a one-hour version of the explosive musical specially designed for young performers!

One of the most explosive movie musicals in recent memory bursts onto the live stage with exhilarating results. When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, he is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. What he isn’t prepared for are the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher, determined to exercise the control over the town’s youth that he cannot command in his own home. When the reverend’s rebellious daughter sets her sights on Ren, her roughneck boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren’s reputation, with many of the locals eager to believe the worst about the new kid. The heartfelt story that emerges is of a father longing for the son he lost and of a young man aching for the father who walked out on him. To the rockin’ rhythm of its Oscar and Tony-nominated Top 40 score (the soundtrack album reached number one on the Billboard charts and has sold over 17 million copies!) and augmented with dynamic new songs for the stage musical, Footloose celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people, guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind.

FROZEN, Jr.

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The Townspeople of Arendelle and the royal family — Queen Iduna, King Agnarr, Young Elsa, and Young Anna — celebrate summer (“Let the Sun Shine On”). As the princesses play, Young Anna goads Young Elsa into using her magical powers to create ice and snow, but Queen Iduna reminds them that magic must stay secret.

Later that evening, the sisters create a magical toy snowman named Olaf (“A Little Bit of You”). As their games grow more adventurous, the Snow Chrous joins in and Young Elsa accidentally strikes Young Anna with her powers. The King and Queen rush to help, and Queen Iduna calls on the Hidden Folk to revive Young Anna (“First Joik”). Pabbie and Bulda, the mystical leaders of the Hidden Folk, remove the ice from Young Anna’s head as well as all memories of Young Elsa’s magic.

Young Elsa grows fearful of her powers and isolates herself from her sister until she can learn to control them; the gates to the castle are closed. With no memory of the magic strike, Young Anna wonders why her sister will no longer play with her (“Do You Want to Build a Snowman?”).

Years later, Middle Elsa still struggles to control her powers as her fear grows, while Middle Anna still yearns for her sister’s affection. The King and Queen leave the kingdom to search for answers but are lost at sea.

On the day of Elsa’s coronation as queen, the Castle Staff reopen the gates. Anna daydreams about how exciting it will be to have life back in the castle, while Elsa practices controlling her powers for the coronation (“For the First Time in Forever”). As guests arrive, Anna bumps into the charming Prince Hans, and both of them slam into Kristoff, a local ice harvester, and his reindeer, Sven, knocking Kristoff’s bag of ice to the ground.

The Bishop crowns Elsa as she contemplates the relationship she wishes she could have with Anna (“Dangerous to Dream”). At the coronation ball, the two sisters finally talk and laugh together, particularly at the expense of the arrogant Duke of Weselton. Later, Anna finds Hans, and the two immediately fall in love (“Love Is an Open Door”) and decide to marry. The elated couple asks Elsa for her blessing of their marriage, but she refuses. As tensions rise, Elsa accidentally shoots ice into the ballroom. Elsa flees, and Anna runs out to find her.

On the snowy mountainside, Kristoff sings a song to Sven (“Reindeer(s) Are Better Than People”) when a freezing Anna comes upon them. They agree to help her find Elsa, and are startled when Olaf, a magical snowman, appears. Olaf vows to help them bring back summer, and along with the Summer Chorus, fantasizes about what it will be like (“In Summer”). The group also comes across Oaken and Oaken’s Family, who teach them about hygge and provide them with winter gear (“Hygge”).

Isolated in an ice palace of her own making, Elsa lets go of her fear and embraces her powers (“Let It Go”). Meanwhile, Hans and Weselton send out a search party to find Anna and capture Elsa.

Anna, Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf finally find Elsa. Elsa’s newfound liberation doesn’t last long, however, once Anna reveals that her powers have set off an eternal winter everywhere. In her panic, Elsa accidentally strikes Anna again (“For the First Time in Forever – Reprise”). When Elsa blasts the group down the mountain (“Mountain Fall”), they seek a cure for Anna from the Hidden Folk (“Kristoff’s Joik”), who think she and Kristoff are a couple (“Fixer Upper”). When Anna faints, however, Pabbie and Bulda inform them that only an act of true love can thaw her frozen heart, so they return to Arendelle to find Hans.

Meanwhile, Elsa is captured and brought back to the castle. When Anna arrives, Hans reveals that he never loved her and was just using her to become King of Arendelle. He leaves Anna to freeze to death, but Olaf helps her escape to find Kristoff.

Hans tells the kingdom that Anna has died and sentences Elsa to death, who, in her fear, creates a massive blizzard (“Colder by the Minute”). As Anna is about to reunite with Kristoff, she sees that Hans has drawn his sword over Elsa. Anna sacrifices herself, stopping Kristoff’s sword as she turns to ice.

This act of true love between sisters thaws Anna, and Elsa realizes that love can thaw the effects of her powers (“Finale – Part 1”). Anna sends Hans away, and the kingdom celebrates while all vow to fill the world with light and love (“Finale – Part 2”).

THE LION KING, Jr.

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Rafiki gathers the Animals of the Pridelands to welcome Simba, the newborn cub of King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi (“Circle of Life with Nants’ Ingonyama”). The king’s jealous brother Scar, no longer heir to the throne, skips the ceremony, upsetting Mufasa.

Time passes (“Grasslands Chant”) and Young Simba grows into a curious young lion. Mufasa explains the circle of life and that Young Simba will one day be king of the Pridelands. Young Simba shares this news with Scar, who encourages his nephew to visit the forbidden Elephant Graveyard.

Young Simba finds his best friend Young Nala hunting with Sarafina and the Lionesses (“The Lioness Hunt”) and invites her on his adventure. Once they ditch their overbearing babysitter Zazu (“I Just Can’t Wait to Be King”), the cubs encounter the ravenous Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed in the graveyard. Mufasa arrives and pummels the hyenas before taking the cubs home. Scar emerges from the darkness to recruit the Hyenas in his murderous plan to become king (“Be Prepared”).

Back in the Pridelands, Mufasa reprimands Young Simba, then shares the guidance of their ancestors up among the stars (“They Live in You”). Enacting his plan, Scar leaves Young Simba alone in the gorge and signals the hyenas to scare a herd of wildebeest (“The Stampede”). Scar alerts Mufasa, who leaps into the stampede to save his son. Mufasa rescues Young Simba, but Scar pushes his brother back into the gorge, where he is trampled. Scar blames Young Simba for the king’s death and tells him to run away and never return.

As Sarabi, Young Nala, Rafiki, and the Lionesses mourn the loss of Mufasa and Young Simba (“The Mourning”), Scar assumes the throne, uniting lions and hyenas under his dark reign. Lost in the desert, Young Simba meets Timon and Pumbaa, who take him to their “worry-free” jungle home (“Hakuna Matata – Parts 1 & 2”).

Under Scar’s reign, the Pridelands are nearly destroyed. Now grown, Nala decides to leave and seek help (“Shadowland”). To her delight, she finds Simba alive in the jungle (“Can You Feel the Love Tonight”). Nala urges him to take his rightful place as king, but still ashamed, Simba refuses. Rafki appears and helps Simba remember his father (“He Lives in You”). With newfound courage,

Simba agrees to return to the Pridelands.

Timon and Pumbaa distract the hyenas while Nala rallies the lionesses. Simba confronts his uncle, the truth of Mufasa’s murder is revealed, and Scar runs away, pursued by angry hyenas. With peace restored in the Pridelands, Simba takes his place as king and the circle of life continues (“Finale”).

13, Jr.

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Evan Goldman is a twelve-and-a-half- year-old New Yorker who is going through some major life changes: his parents are getting a divorce, he’s been forced to move to Indiana, and his Bar Mitzvah is coming up (“Thirteen”). At least Evan has one friend in his neighborhood, Patrice, and he explains how important it is that his Bar Mitzvah is the best party ever – but Patrice explains that Appleton, Indiana, does not have much to offer (“The Lamest Place In The World”). Although she feels bad for Evan, she’s glad he’s come to her town, since now they’re friends.

Evan plans to ask popular football star Brett Sampson to come to his party. Brett, Malcolm, Eddie, and a few other Guys are helping Brett prepare to talk to Kendra (“Hey Kendra”). When the guys don’t have any ideas, Evan suggests that Brett take Kendra to a scary movie. Brett dubs Evan “the Brain” and stops Kendra and Lucy to invite Kendra to the movies on Friday night. Lucy interferes, saying that Kendra already promised to do something with her, but it’s obvious that Lucy is lying. Evan is convinced that Brett will attend his party and says as much to Patrice, who tells Evan that it won’t be fun because those guys hate her. Evan assures her that they don’t know her like he does.

Evan passes out his party invitations on the first day of school (“Invitations”). Brett accepts, and so do Cassie and Molly – until Lucy notices that Patrice also has an invitation. The kids say they won’t go if Patrice will be there, so Evan takes her invitation and rips it in half. Patrice is devastated.

Archie, who uses crutches due to muscular dystrophy, tells Evan he can make things right with Patrice if Evan gets him a date with Kendra. He says that Evan, as the new kid, has access to social groups in the school in a way that no one else does (“Get Me What I Want”).

In the gym, Lucy, Kendra, Charlotte, and the GIRLS are at cheerleading practice. Through Lucy’s point of view, we learn that she’s jealous of Kendra and will do anything to go out with Brett (“Opportunity”).

Archie finds Patrice in the library, writing in her journal. Archie tries to convince her to give Evan another chance, but she is very hurt (“What It Means To Be A Friend”).

The next day, Brett asks Evan to get everyone Friday movie tickets for The Bloodmaster, an R-rated movie. The Kids watch as Evan figures out the logistics. He goes to Archie for help, and they succeed (“All Hail The Brain”). Evan invites Patrice to the movie, and though she’s still mad at him, the prospect of going “out” with him is too good to refuse.

Suddenly, Evan realizes he’s set both Archie and Brett up on the same date with Kendra. He tells Archie that all he can do is sit by Kendra, and Archie agrees. On Friday, Archie is late, so Evan sits in his seat to save it. Patrice, sitting in the back row, tells him that Archie is in the arcade “waiting for the perfect moment.” Everyone is distracted by the gory movie as Brett wonders if Kendra likes him, Kendra wonders the same thing about Brett, and Patrice feels ignored by Evan. Finally, Archie enters, wearing a suit and carrying a bouquet of flowers. Archie takes his seat next to Kendra, and both he and Brett prepare to kiss her – just as Lucy pulls Kendra out of the way (“Any Minute”). Archie’s and Brett’s mouths meet, and RICHIE takes a photo of the moment. Archie tells everyone that Evan set him up on a date with Kendra, Brett tells Evan that no one will come to his party, and Kendra leaves. Lucy takes the opportunity to kiss Brett.

Evan laments that none of them will come to his party now, and Patrice is angry that he still cares what the others think – and that he paid no attention to her at all on their date. She storms off, and Evan swears that Archie is going to help him fix everything.

The next day at school, Malcolm and Eddie realize that Brett is being completely controlled by Lucy (“Bad Bad News”). Evan decides that if he can get Brett back together with Kendra, he’ll be the hero and everything will be forgiven. He convinces Malcolm and Eddie to take him to Brett, even though Brett wants to beat him up. Archie sends Patrice after him to help, and she and Evan suggest that Brett tell Kendra how he feels (“Tell Her”). Brett interrupts a fight Lucy and Kendra are having over him and declares his feelings for Kendra – but Lucy gets revenge when she starts a rumor about Kendra and Evan (“It Can’t Be True”). Lucy sets Kendra up to be caught with Evan and prove the rumors true. Brett catches them and threatens Evan, but Evan realizes that Brett has been a terrible friend all along and was never going to go to his party. He calls Brett a jerk, and Brett punches him.

Evan apologizes for taking so long to realize that Archie and Patrice were his true friends. Even though his Bar Mitzvah isn’t the huge party he’d dreamed of, he has his friends, family, and parents together. He realizes that even though things aren’t always perfect, they can still be okay (“If That’s What It Is”). The whole cast returns to bow (“Brand New You”).

SEUSSICAL, KIDS

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As a child stumbles upon a lone red-and-white-striped hat, its curious owners, the Cats in the Hats (Cat 1, 2, and 3) appear and introduce the boy to the wondrous world of Seuss (“Oh, The Thinks You Can Think!”). The Cats begin their tales with the story of Horton the elephant who lives in the Jungle of Nool with Jungle Citizens (1, 2, 3 and 4) and several other unique creatures. One day, Horton is enjoying his bath, when he hears a voice on a speck of dust asking for help (“Horton Hears A Who”). Though puzzled, Horton delicately places the speck onto a clover just as Sour Kangaroo and Young Kangaroo bounce along to inform Horton that there couldn’t possibly be a person on that speck. The Wickersham Brothers (1, 2, and 3), a trio of monkeys, join in on teasing Horton for believing such nonsense. A Talk Show Host interviews two neighbor birds named Gertrude McFuzz and Mayzie LaBird about Horton hearing things that don’t exist. The cries of help return, and this time Mr. Mayor and Mrs. Mayor reveal themselves to Horton as citizens of a tiny place called Whoville, along with the rest of the Whos (“Here On Who”). At this point, the boy from the beginning becomes JoJo, their son, and is blamed for what are actually the Cats’ mischievous ways. JoJo is left to take his bath, but the Cats aren’t done leading the boy into greater adventures (“Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! – Reprise”). The Cats and JoJo are swept underwater with Fish all around in McElligot’s Pool (“It’s Possible – Part 1 and Part 2”). Meanwhile, Horton still guards the clover and believes in the Whos, despite the other animals’ judgments (“Alone In The Universe”). Horton and JoJo bond in their imaginations, and just as JoJo begins to fall asleep, the Cats wake him to tell him the story of Gertrude McFuzz (“The One Feather Tail Of Miss Gertrude McFuzz”). Gertrude tries everything to impress Horton, self-conscious of her small, plain tail. He never notices, and as she concludes her sad tale, the Wickersham Brothers return to steal the clover away (“Monkey Around/Chasing The Whos”). Horton chases them through great stretches of jungles, beaches and sand, but the monkeys hand over the clover to Vlad Vladikoff, a black-bottomed eagle who drops the Whos into a field of clovers. Mayzie reappears and asks Horton if he would consider sitting on her egg. Horton agrees (“Horton Sits On The Egg/Dilemma”) and finally, after fifty-one weeks, Mayzie returns. Horton pleads with Mayzie to take her egg back, but Mayzie relinquishes her responsibility. Horton tells the egg that he’ll protect it and sings the egg a lullaby (“Solla Sollew”). Just as things seem hopeless, Gertrude McFuzz appears with the clover and the Whos intact (“The Whos Return”). As Horton is reunited with the Whos, everyone returns to take Horton to court for “talking with a speck, disturbing the peace, and loitering… on an egg.” Judge Yertle remands Horton to the Nool Asylum and decides that the dust speck be boiled in a kettle of beezlenut oil. JoJo saves the day (Yopp!), and the Whos are saved! JoJo is honored as “Thinker Nonstop,” and the egg hatches into an Elephant Bird. As the adventure comes to an end (“Oh, The Thinks You Can Think – Finale”), JoJo reappears with the Cats’ hat and pulls it over his eyes, ending this story with one last reprise (“Green Eggs And Ham – Bows)”.

SHREK, KIDS

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Storyteller 1, Storyteller 2, and Storyteller 3 emerge to tell a fairy tale, which begins with Mama Ogre and Papa Ogre telling seven-year-old Young Shrek that it’s time to leave the house and grow up. Shrek leaves his parents and makes his new home in a swamp. He cuts off society and decides that his own company is all he needs (“Big Bright Beautiful World”).

Shrek’s isolation is interrupted when the Captain of the Guards brings on the Fairy-Tale Creatures, including Pinocchio, Big Bad Wolf, Pig #1, Pig #2, Pig #3, Wicked Witch, the Three Bears, Peter Pan, Ugly Duckling, and Fairy Godmother, to dump them in the swamp; Lord Farquaad has banished them from the Kingdom of Duloc. The Fairy-Tale Creatures are lamenting their lives (“Story Of My Life”) when Shrek returns from an errand to find his swamp full of outcasts. Shrek decides to find Farquaad and demand he remove the creatures from his home.

Shrek is struggling to find Duloc when Donkey runs onstage, avoiding the Guards from Duloc. Shrek scares away the Guards, and Donkey pledges he will help Shrek find Duloc since Shrek saved Donkey’s life. Donkey and Shrek arrive at their destination, where they are greeted by the Duloc Performers (“What’s Up, Duloc?”). Performer introduces them to Lord Farquaad, who calls in Gingy for questioning about the whereabouts of Fiona, a princess Farquaad intends to marry. Gingy, scared of Farquaad’s threats, reveals Fiona’s location. Farquaad shares his plan to find Fiona and make her his bride, thus making him a king. Farquaad calls in the Dulocians for the raffle drawing of who will be tasked with rescuing Fiona from her dragon-guarded tower.

Right as Farquaad is about to announce a name, Shrek and Donkey arrive. Shrek insists Farquaad remove the Fairy-Tale Creatures from his swamp, and Farquaad guarantees he’ll meet Shrek’s demand once Shrek brings Fiona to Farquaad. Shrek agrees, and a Guard hands him a file of all the information he’ll need to accomplish his task.

Meanwhile, in the dragon-guarded tower, Young Fiona, Teen Fiona, and Fiona sing about the day they’ve been dreaming of: being rescued by a prince (“I Know It’s Today”). Shrek and Donkey approach the tower and smell the Dragon. Shrek puts on a helmet he finds and charges forward. Donkey decides to wait for Shrek, but after hearing the Dragon’s roar, Donkey changes his mind about being alone and runs to find his ogre friend. When she realizes the day has arrived, Fiona panics, running to prepare herself for rescue, and poses in bed, pretending to be asleep. Shrek finishes climbing the tower and shakes Fiona awake. Fiona is upset by her broken expectations of rescue, but the Dragon’s roar interrupts the moment. Fiona, Shrek, and Donkey flee into the woods.

Fiona celebrates Shrek’s victory and asks if Shrek will take off his helmet so that the two can share in “true love’s first kiss.” Shrek finally reveals his face, and Fiona is shocked and disappointed: she admits she expected someone different. Shrek reminds Fiona she’ll meet the real person responsible for her rescue the next day, and jokes about Farquaad’s small stature, which irritates Fiona. Before their conversation gets too heated, Shrek passes gas, causing Fiona to smile. Fiona burps in response, and the two carry on in a call-and-response fashion. They laugh and smile at each other, and Donkey notices the romance between them (“Make A Move”). Fiona realizes it’s sunset and flees into a barn to sleep.

The Storytellers then share Fiona’s secret: A curse was placed on her that turns her into something different at night. This curse will only be broken when she experiences true love’s kiss, at which time she will take her true form.

Donkey confronts Shrek about Shrek’s feelings for Fiona, and Shrek insists a princess could never love an ogre. Donkey, frustrated, leaves for firewood. When Donkey returns to find Shrek gone, he checks the barn and runs into Fiona in her cursed state: an ogress. Fiona explains the history of her curse to Donkey, who realizes that Shrek and Fiona are truly the perfect match. Shrek brings Fiona a sunflower at the very moment Fiona expresses that she is desperate for her true love’s kiss, believing herself unlovable as someone who is “ugly.” Shrek, overhearing this conversation from outside the barn, mistakes the person she’s talking about to be himself and is deeply hurt. He believes his fate is clear and leaves the sunflower, hopeless to be with Fiona.

As the Rooster crows the next morning, Fiona emerges from the barn, finds the sunflower, and sings about pondering true love (“The Next Morning”). Shrek approaches, and Fiona is just about to confess her feelings for Shrek when he loses his temper about the hurtful things Fiona said the night before. Fiona mistakenly thinks he’s confirming that he could never love her because of the way she looks as an ogre. Believing that she has no future with Shrek, Fiona commands she and Farquaad be married that very day.

Donkey is prodding Shrek to go after Fiona when the Fairy-Tale Creatures trudge onstage, having been evicted from Shrek’s swamp. The Fairy-Tale Creatures encourage Shrek by telling him to be himself in the boldest of ways “(Freak Flag”). Shrek accepts himself for who he is and decides to go after the princess.

In Duloc, the Bishop is marrying Farquaad and Fiona when Shrek, Donkey, and the Fairy-Tale Creatures interrupt. Fiona, upset, rushes off, and the Fairy-Tale Creatures demand their homes back from Farquaad. When he refuses to meet their requirement, Pinocchio brings on Dwarf, Farquaad’s long-lost father. The Crowd is shocked that Farquaad is half-dwarf, and Farquaad throws a tantrum, insisting he’s a real king.

Fiona, interrupting Farquaad’s meltdown, returns in her ogress form. Farquaad threatens to lock Fiona away, but the Dragon enters and torches Farquaad, allowing the wedding to proceed. Shrek kisses Fiona, and she takes her true form: an ogre, just like her true love, Shrek. Everyone sings about how being special, and together, is what makes us strong (“Finale”).