Live Theater Lineup
Fall & Winter 2025-2026
Old and new favorites, thought-provoking subjects and plenty of musicals — all will hit Northeast Ohio’s theater stages this season. Settle into a seat and enjoy a couple of hours of live theater, now and through the coming year.
Aurora Community Theatre
115 E. Pioneer Trail, Aurora, 44202, 330-562-1818, auroracommunitytheatre.com
School of Rock (10/24-11/15), Play On! (1/17-2/8)
Beck Center for the Arts
17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, 44107, 216-521-2540, beckcenter.org
Andy Warhol in Iran (10/3-11/2), The SpongeBob Musical (12/5-1/4)
Broadway in Akron
Presented by Playhouse Square at Akron University’s E.J. Thomas Hall, 198 Hill St., Akron, 44325, playhousesquare.org
The Book of Mormon (9/30-10/1), Elf the Musical (11/11-11/12), Mrs. Doubtfire (1/20-1/21), The Music Man (2/18-2/19)
Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
40 River St., Chagrin Falls, 44022, 440-247-8955, cvlt.org
Puffs (9/19-10/5), Exit Laughing (10/24-10/26), Shrek the Musical (11/14-12/14), Shakespeare in Hollywood (1/23-2/8), The Bigfoot Letters (3/6-3/15), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (3/27-4/19), Long After Crystal Night (6/5-6/21), Big The Musical (7/24-8/16)
Cleveland Play House
1407 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 44115, 216-241-6000, clevelandplayhouse.com at the Allen Theatre, Playhouse Square
Our Town (9/7-9/28), Freak The Mighty (5/22-6/21)
Dobama Theatre
2340 Lee Rd., Cleveland Hts., 44118, 216-932-3396, dobama.org
Witch (10/2-10/26), The Hobbit (12/4-1/4), The Heart Sellers (1/29-2/22), The Comeuppance (3/12-4/4), Sanctuary City (4/23-5/17)
Fine Arts Association
38660 Mentor Ave., Willoughby, 44094, 440-951-7500, fineartsassociation.org
Jekyll & Hyde the Musical (9/26-10/12), Anne of Green Gables the Musical (11/28-12/21), Jesus Christ Superstar (3/13-3/29), Fame the Musical (6/5-6/21)
Great Lakes Theater
2067 East 14th St., Cleveland, 44115, 216-241-6000, greatlakestheater.org
Sunday in the Park with George (9/26-10/12), Dial M for Murder(10/24-11/9), A Christmas Carol (11/28-12/21), The Heart of Robin Hood (2/6-2/22), Macbeth (3/20-4/4), Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B (4//24-5/10)
Hudson Players
41 S. Oviatt St., Hudson 44236, 330-655-8522, hudsonplayers.com
It Shoulda Been You (10/29-11/15), The Cottage (2/6-2/28), Follies (4/24/5/16)
Karamu House
2355 East 89th St., Cleveland, 44106, 216-795-7070, karamuhouse.org
Sistas (9/25-10/19), A Motown Christmas (11/28-12/14), Queens Girl (2/12-3/8), Jubilee (3/26-4/19)
Magical Theatre Company
565 W. Tuscarawas Avenue, Barberton, 44203, 330- 848-3708, magicaltheatre.org
The Third Wave (10/10-10/19), Ghosts of the Magic City (10/24-10/30), Annie (12/5-12/21), Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express (1/30-2/7), Dragons Love Tacos (5/1-5/9)
Maltz Performing Arts Center Case Western Reserve University
The Kalberer Theatre at the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Rd., Cleveland, 44106, 216-368-6062, case.edu/maltzcenter
The Harvest ((10/3-10/12), The Importance of Being Earnest (11/14-11/23), Mercury (2/20-3/11), Pippin (4/10-4/19)
Playhouse Square KeyBank Broadway Series
1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 44115, 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org
The Notebook (9/6-9/27), Hell’s Kitchen (10/10-11/1), Stereophonic (1/6-1/25), Suffs (2/3-2/22), Water for Elephants a New Musical (3/10-3-29), The Outsiders (4/28-5/17). The Great Gatsby a New Musical (6/9-6/28)
Stocker Arts Center of Lorain County Community College
1005 N. Abbe Road, Elyria, 44054, 440-366-4040, .lorainccc.edu/stocker/
Medusa Undone (11/21-11/22), Stuart Little (3/26-3/28), The Fantasticks (4/28-5/3)
Weathervane Playhouse
1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron, 44313, 330-836-2626, weathervaneplayhouse.com
Come From Away (9/11-10/12), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (11/20-12/21), Rent (1/15-2/1), Shrek the Musical (3/5-3/29), Arsenic and Old Lace (4/30-5/24), Parade (6/18-7/12), 8×10: The Eileen Moushey Theatrefest (7/16-7/19)
