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  • 2026-2027 Season Survey

    It’s that exciting time again—planning our next season of shows! Every year, we love hearing from you, our patrons, about what you’d like to see on our stages. Your feedback helped shape this current season—with 2 PIANOS 4 HANDS, NOISES OFF, and COME FROM AWAY being among the titles you most wanted to see.  Now it’s time to look ahead! What stories, songs, and spectacles do you want to experience next season? Cast your vote for 3 plays and 3 musicals—or write in your own favorites.Thank you for being the heartbeat of Pioneer Theatre Company, and warm wishes for a joyful holiday season! — Karen Azenberg, PTC Artistic Director
  • MUSICALS UNDER CONSIDERATION

    MUSICALS UNDER CONSIDERATION

    Please read through the descriptions for the productions below, then vote for the THREE MUSICALS you'd most like to see on a PTC stage.
  • Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

    Step into the holiday spirit with DR. SEUSS'S HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS!, a whimsical musical adapted from the beloved children’s classic. Featuring new festive favorites like “This Time of Year,” “Santa for a Day,” and the iconic “Fah Who Doraze” from the treasured animated special, this family-friendly production brings the snow-covered world of Whoville to life—right down to the last can of Who-hash.
  • Hadestown

    The winner of 8 Tony awards including best musical, this wildly successful musical has enjoyed an extended Broadway run and is based on the Greek myths of Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and Persephone. Set in a post-apocalyptic Depression era America, it explores many themes including doubt versus faith, love versus fear, and perseverance. Truly a musical for today.
  • Jesus Christ Superstar  

    Loosely based on the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, this rock opera was the second collaboration between Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Superstar follows the last week of Jesus Christ’s life. The story, told entirely through song, explores the personal relationships and struggles between Jesus, Judas, Mary Magdalene, his disciples, his followers, and the Roman Empire. The show features hits like “Superstar,” “I Don’t Know How to Love Him,” and “Gethsemane” that all mix 1970's rock with gospel, folk, and funk. It's a global phenomenon that has wowed audiences for decades.
  • Little Shop of Horrors

    Based on the 1960 low budget Roger Corman horror movie (starring Jack Nicholson!), this cult classic musical is a perennial favorite and is currently enjoying a hugely successful Off Broadway revival in New York. LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS is the story of a beleaguered flower shop assistant who discovers a strange carnivorous plant that thrives on (gulp) human blood! With a score by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman (of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and THE LITTLE MERMAID fame) and featuring hit songs like “Somewhere That’s Green,” “Suddenly Seymour,” as well as the title song. Great campy fun!
  • Mean Girls

    MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious musical from an award-winning creative team, most notably book writer Tina Fey (30 Rock). It is the story of Cady Heron, the new girl at North Shore High School, desperate to fit in and find friends. She soon falls prey to the school’s three “frenemies,” led by the ruthless Regina George. But when Cady tries to end Regina’s reign of popularity, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung. Not only was this show originally adapted from Fey's hit 2004 film, but this musical version was also just recently turned into its own musical feature film.
  • The Pajama Game

    Talk about a classic!! THE PAJAMA GAME originally played on Broadway in 1954, and boasted a creative team of stars, direction by George Abbot and Jerome Robbins and choreography by Bob Fosse. It is about a 7 ½-cent salary dispute in a pajama factory and, as is true of most musicals, has a charming love story as well. Singing and dancing galore and classic songs like “Hey There,” “Hernando’s Hideaway,” and “Steam Heat.”
  • Swept Away

    Based on a real-life 1884 shipwreck, a 1974 film of the same name, and the 2004 album MIGNONETTE by The Avett Brothers! A crew of sailors sets out on a whaling expedition, facing long days of work, harsh seas, and strong whiskey. When a storm capsizes their ship, they must rely on courage, resourcefulness, and each other to survive. SWEPT AWAY, with a score by The Avett Brothers and a book by Tony winner John Logan (RED, MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL), is a 90-minute journey of adventure, resilience, and unexpected bonds. Full of heart, grit, and breathtaking moments, this thrilling musical will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.
  • Vote for MUSICALS here:

    Pick your top 3 from the provided list of titles above—or write in your own! (And, please, don't vote for the same show more than once.)



  • PLAYS UNDER CONSIDERATION

    PLAYS UNDER CONSIDERATION

    Please read through the descriptions for the productions below, then vote for the three PLAYS you'd most like to see on a PTC stage.
  • Amadeus

    The emperor’s composer, Antonio Salieri, holds court until the entrance of flamboyant Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: the vulgar prodigy whose brilliance threatens everything Salieri holds dear. The two artists begin a vicious and thrilling rivalry that will define their lives and their legacies for years to come. Last seen at PTC twenty years ago, this Tony and Oscar-winning masterpiece is a tale of an artist of average talent living in the shadow of a genius all with witty repartee, low comedy, and high drama.
  • Blithe Spirit

    When Charles Condomine invites a medium to his home, he expects a simple séance. Instead, he wakes the spirit of his first wife, Elvira—who refuses to stay gone. Chaos, laughter, and ghostly mischief ensue as Charles struggles to keep his life—and his living wife—intact. Full of wit, surprise, and timeless charm, BLITHE SPIRIT is a sparkling comedy where the past comes back to haunt you… literally.
  • Eureka Day

    Fresh from Broadway, this uproariously funny drama is set in Berkeley, California’s ultra-progressive Eureka Day School, where every decision is made by consensus. But when a mumps outbreak hits, the school’s carefully cultivated culture of inclusiveness spirals into chaos. As parents and board members clash over vaccines, personal freedoms, and viral misinformation, a community built on open-minded ideals implodes.  Wildly relevant and bitingly funny, this 2025 Tony Award-winning satire tackles one of the defining questions of our time: how do you build consensus when no one can agree on the truth?   
  • The Good Doctor

    Neil Simon penned this collection of vignettes based on the short stories of Anton Chekov. With titles like “The Seduction”, “The Sneeze,” and “The Arrangement”  the stories are funny, poignant, and engaging. The play is narrated by a character only known as “The Writer.” Is he Simon? Is he Chekov? Chekov was actually a doctor; Simon was often known as “Doc Simon” because he was frequently a script doctor for plays—not his own-—on their way to Broadway. This is a totally enjoyable, lesser-known play from two very well-known writers. (Note: not to be confused with the recent television series of the same name!)
  • John Proctor is the Villain

    Fueled by earbuds full of pop anthems, sheer determination, and a simmering sense of justice, five teenage girls are ready to confront the buried truths hiding in their small, single-stoplight town. A recent Broadway hit from playwright Kimberly Belflower, this revisionist take on the classic play THE CRUCIBLE delivers a bold, sharp-witted, and fiercely relevant new work that’s as entertaining as it is essential.
  • The Little Foxes

    A 1939 classic by one of our best American writers, Lillian Hellman. Set in a charming home in the South, Regina Hubbard Giddens fights for wealth, and freedom, in the confines of an early 20th century society where only sons are considered legal heirs. I continue to be amazed at the timeliness of some of these classic plays—80 years after its first production and the themes are still compelling. Of course, who doesn’t enjoy watching a little greed, treachery, and deceit?.
  • Murder on the Links

    In this brand-new adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1923 thrilling mystery, famed detective Hercule Poirot whisks himself to the French seaside, after receiving an urgent plea from a stranger, only to arrive a day too late. The stranger in question, Paul Renauld, has been found with a knife in his back at a golf course—a hole in one indeed! Poirot sets out to solve the murder, uncovering a web of deception, hidden identities, and old grudges. Try a swing at cracking the case in one of Agatha Christie's most intricate whodunits.
  • Purpose

    For decades, the influential Jasper family has been a pillar of Black American Politics: civil rights leaders, pastors and congressmen. But like all families, there are cracks and secrets just under the surface. When the youngest son Nazareth returns home to Illinois with an uninvited friend in tow, the family is forced into a reckoning with itself, its faith and the legacies of Black radicalism. Spirited, hilarious and filled with intrigue, PURPOSE is an epic family drama – winner of both the Tony Award for Best Play and the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
  • Vote for PLAYS here:

    Pick your top 3 from the provided list of titles above—or write in your own! (And, please, don't vote for the same show more than once.)



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