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La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts has unveiled its 2026\/2027 season of shows! The season will feature a new productin of Little Shop of Horrors, and the Southern California regional theatre premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Then they present one of the most requested shows in the theatre\u2019s history, based on an acclaimed and celebrated classic novel, a production of Harper Lee<\/a>\u2019s To Kill A Mockingbird as adapted by playwright Christopher Sergel<\/a>. Their fourth show will be Hairspray, and to close their season, one of the world\u2019s most popular and truly beloved epics, Les Mis\u00e9rables.\u00a0<\/p>\n LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS<\/p>\n September 18 \u2013 October 11, 2026 (Press Opening September 19 at 8 pm) A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS has devoured the hearts of theatregoers for over 40 years. \u00a0Howard Ashman<\/a> and Alan Menken<\/a> (Disney’s Beauty and The Beast, The Little Mermaid, and Aladdin) are the creative geniuses behind what has become one of the most popular shows in the world.<\/p>\n A down-and-out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. \u00a0Soon \u201cAudrey II\u201d grows into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore who offers Seymour fame and fortune in exchange for feeding its growing appetite! Recommended for ages 12 & up.<\/p>\n DEAR EVAN HANSEN<\/p>\n October 30 \u2013 November 22, 2026 (Press Opening October 31 at 8 pm) Featuring a Tony Award-winning book by Steven Levenson<\/a> and a score by Grammy, Tony, Emmy and Academy Award winners Benj Pasek<\/a> and Justin Paul<\/a> (The Greatest Showman, La La Land), DEAR EVAN HANSEN is a modern classic with a message that has resonated with audiences around the world: \u201cYou Will Be Found.\u201d \u00a0Seventeen-year-old Evan Hansen has felt invisible his entire life. \u00a0But when a tragedy shocks his community and thrusts him into the center of a rapidly evolving controversy, Evan is given the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to be somebody else. \u00a0As his web of well-intentioned lies begins to unravel, though, Evan is forced to confront the fact that the price of belonging may be far steeper than he bargained for. Recommended for ages 13 & up.<\/p>\n TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD<\/p>\n February 5 \u2013 February 28, 2027 (Press Opening February 6 at 8 pm)\u00a0<\/p>\n Dramatized by Christopher Sergel<\/a> Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD opens in a sleepy Alabama town in the midst of the Great Depression, where Scout and her brother Jem live with their widowed father, local lawyer Atticus Finch. \u00a0Reminiscent of a bygone era, the play immerses us in a simpler time as the children play outside in the summer, act out stories, and muse about their mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. \u00a0The facade of the seemingly peaceful town begins to crack when a young Black man is accused of a terrible crime. \u00a0Driven by an unshakeable moral conviction, Atticus defends the man in a trial that sends violent waves through the community. \u00a0Timeless and lingering, this hard-hitting work explores prejudice, compassion and the courage to do what is right. Recommended for ages 12 & up.<\/p>\n HAIRSPRAY<\/p>\n April 2 \u2013 April 25, 2027 (Press Opening April 3 at 8 pm) \u201cYou can’t stop the beat\u201d in this big and bold musical about one girl’s inspiring dream to dance. The 1950s are out, and change is in the air!\u00a0<\/p>\n HAIRSPRAY, winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, is family-friendly and piled bouffant-high with laughter, romance and deliriously tuneful songs. It’s Baltimore, 1962, and lovable plus-size teen, Tracy Turnblad, has only one desire – to dance on the popular “Corny Collins Show.” \u00a0When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to sudden star. She must use her newfound power to dethrone the reigning Teen Queen, win the affections of heartthrob Link Larkin and integrate a TV network…all without denting her ‘do! Recommended for ages 10 & up.<\/p>\n LES MIS\u00c9RABLES<\/p>\n June 4 \u2013 June 27, 2027 (Press Opening June 5 at 8 pm)
\nBook and Lyrics by Howard Ashman<\/a>
\nMusic by Alan Menken<\/a>
\nBased on the film by Roger Corman<\/a>, Screenplay by Charles Griffith<\/a><\/p>\n
\nBook by Steven Levenson<\/a>
\nMusic and Lyrics by Benj Pasek<\/a> & Justin Paul<\/a><\/p>\n
\nFrom the book by Harper Lee<\/a><\/p>\n
\nBook by MARK O\u2019DONNELL & Thomas Meehan<\/a>
\nMusic by Marc Shaiman<\/a>
\nLyrics by Scott Wittman<\/a> & Marc Shaiman<\/a>
\nBased on the New Line Cinema<\/a> film written & directed by John Waters<\/a>
\nOrchestrations by Harold Wheeler<\/a>
\nArrangements by Marc Shaiman<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
\nA Musical by Alain Boublil<\/a> and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCH\u00d6NBERG \u00a0
\nLyrics by Herbert Kretzmer<\/a>
\nOriginal French Text by Alain Boublil<\/a> and Jean-Marc Natel<\/a>
\nAdditional Material by James Fenton<\/a>
\nAdapted and Originally Directed by Trevor Nunn<\/a> and JONH CAIRD
\nOrchestrations by Stephen Metcalf<\/a>
\nChristopher Jahnke<\/a> and Stephen Brooker<\/a>
\nOriginal Orchestrations by John Cameron<\/a><\/p>\n