2026-2027 Theatre Season

By Noah Haidle

September 25 – October 11 

Happy Birthday, Ernestine! Join the celebration as she celebrates 90 years of birthdays with the people who sweeten her life. Glimpses from age 17-107 explore love, loss, family, and finding your way in the universe.

by Kirsten Childs

October 30 – November 15 

Adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, this adaptation of The Three Musketeers combines heroism and comedy in equal measure. Saving the day for king and country is the goal of D'Artagnan and Sabine, a brother and sister duo setting off for Paris in search of adventure, and quickly find themselves paving their own way. Joining with their new friends, watch as this swashbuckling tale unfolds in a new light.

Music and Lyrics by Cyndi Lauper

Book by Harvey Fierstein

November 12-22 

Based on the 2005 British film, Kinky Boots is here to tell a joyous tale about how to find your place in the world. Charlie Price, a man struggling with an almost bankrupt shoe store, needs his luck to change! Meeting Lola, an entertainer in search of stilettos, changes the trajectory of a failing business and see how friendship and fabulousness intersect in this heartfelt story. 

December 3-5 

Western Michigan University's annual cabaret showcases our senior musical theatre majors while they perform alongside this year's guest star! Stay tuned to find out who our guest will be!

By Hilary Bettis 

January 29-February 14 

72 Miles to Go... follows one family over a decade as they come of age, fall in love, fight in wars and fight for each other – against the backdrop of deportation, DACA and changing immigration laws.

Book by Joe Masteroff 
Based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood 
Music by John Kander 
Lyrics by Fred Ebb 

March 19-April 4 

In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920s draw to a close, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret. The musical explores the dark, heady and tumultuous life of Berlin’s natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich.

By Jonathan Sayer, Henry Lewis, Henry Shields

April 9-24 

Based on the play by J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan Goes Wrong does exactly as the title states. The fictional Cornley Drama Society battles against technical hitches, flying mishaps and cast disputes on their way to Neverland with hilarious and disastrous results.