DEAR EVAN HANSEN, HADESTOWN TEEN EDITION, and More Set For Musical Theatre of Anthem 19th Season
The lineup also includes You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown; Legally Blonde The Musical Jr.; Guys and Dolls Jr,; and more.
Musical Theatre of Anthem has announced its 19th Season for 2026-2027, featuring an exciting lineup of musical theatre productions that will inspire, entertain, and engage audiences of all ages. We are so grateful for the continued support from our community and are thrilled to share another incredible season, said MTA Board Member and Producing Artistic Director, Jackie Hammond.
With a lineup that celebrates beloved classics, fresh new favorites, and opportunities for performers of all ages, our 19th season will continue to highlight the creativity, growth, and talent that make MTA so special.
The 2027 season will open in June 2026 and includes the following productions:
- You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (ages 16-20, limited roles available)
- Hadestown Teen Edition (ages 15-19)
- Honk Jr. (ages 7-16)
- Guys and Dolls Jr. (ages 14-18)
- Matilda The Musical Jr. (ages 7-18)
- Legally Blonde The Musical Jr. (ages 14-18)
- James and The Giant Peach Jr. (ages 7-16)
- Dear Evan Hansen (ages 14 to adult: all youth ages 14-19 are cast)
- TBA Show (ages 8-18)
- A Chorus Line (ages 15-adult)
MTA remains dedicated to fostering a love of the performing arts by offering opportunities for all youth who audition. Beyond the stage, the organization continues to empower young people through training, workshops, and performance experiences that develop confidence, empathy, and collaboration.
As a nonprofit, MTA relies on community support to sustain these programs. To contribute to the future of youth theatre and support the upcoming season, please consider donating at musicaltheatreofanthem.org.
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
Ages: 16-20 (limited roles available)
Auditions: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Performances: June 19-20, 2026
With charm, wit and heart, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown explores life through the eyes of Charlie Brown and his friends in the Peanuts gang. This revue of songs and vignettes is based on the beloved Charles Schulz comic strip.
HADESTOWN TEEN EDITION
Ages: 15-19 (all youth are cast)
Auditions: Friday, July 10, 2026
Performances: July 24-26, 2026
This intriguing and beautiful folk opera delivers a deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience. Following two intertwining love stories - that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of immortal King Hades and lady Persephone - Hadestown invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Inspired by traditions of classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans jazz, Mitchell's beguiling sung-through musical pits industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love.
Honk Jr.
Ages: 7-16 (all youth are cast)
Auditions: Friday, August 14, 2026
Performances: September 17-26, 2026
Honk! JR. is a heartwarming celebration of being different that is sure to delight audiences of all ages with its sparkling wit, unique charm and memorable score. Witty and hilarious, but also deeply moving, Honk! JR. will treat your audiences to equal amounts of laughter and tears. Ugly looks quite a bit different from his darling duckling brothers and sisters. The other animals on the farm are quick to notice and point this out, despite his mother's protective flapping. Feeling rather foul about himself, the little fowl finds himself on an adventure of self-discovery, all the while unknowingly outwitting a very hungry Cat. Along the way, Ugly meets a whole flock of unique characters and finds out being different is not a bad thing to be.
GUYS AND DOLLS JR.
Ages: 14-18 (all youth are cast)
Auditions: Friday, August 14, 2026
Performances: October 2-10, 2026
Guys and Dolls JR. is an adaptation of the show considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy and won numerous Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Frank Loesser's brassy, immortal score and witty book makes Guys and Dolls JR. a perennial crowd pleaser. Set in Damon Runyon's New York City, Guys and Dolls JR. follows gambler, Nathan Detroit, as he tries to find the cash to set up the biggest crap game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck. Meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they've been engaged for fourteen years without ever getting married. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, but Sky ends up chasing the strait-laced missionary, Sarah Brown. Guys and Dolls JR. takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, but everyone eventually ends up right where they belong.
MATILDA THE MUSICAL JR.
Ages: 7-18 (all youth are cast)
Auditions: Friday, October 23, 2026
Performances: December 3-13, 2026
Matilda has astonishing wit, intelligence and special powers! She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Matilda's road isn't completely smooth sailing, however - she's mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don't abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils' saving grace!
LEGALLY BLONDE JR.
Ages: 14-18 (all youth are cast)
Auditions: Friday, January 8, 2027
Performances: February 25-28, 2027
Legally Blonde JR. follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. When Elle's boyfriend, Warner, dumps her and heads to Harvard, claiming she isn't enough, Elle takes matters into her own hands, crafting a showy song-and-dance personal essay and charming her way into law school. Befriending classmate, Emmett, and spunky hairdresser, Paulette, along the way, Elle finds that books and looks aren't mutually exclusive. As Elle begins outsmarting her peers, she realizes that law may be her natural calling after all.
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH JR.
Ages: 7-16 (all youth are cast)
Auditions: Friday, January 22, 2027
Performances: April 1-11, 2027
When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that grows a tremendous peach, rolls into the ocean and launches a journey of enormous proportions. James befriends a collection of singing insects that ride the giant piece of fruit across the ocean, facing hunger, sharks and plenty of disagreements along the way.
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
Ages: 14-adult (all youth ages 14-19 are cast)
Auditions: Thursday, March 18, 2027
Performances: May 6-16, 2027
Seventeen-year-old Evan Hansen has felt invisible his entire life. But 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. As 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.
TBA SHOW
Ages: 8-18; all youth ages 14-19 are cast | JUNE 5 - JUNE 20, 2027
A CHORUS LINE
Ages: 15-adult (all youth ages 15-19 are cast)
Auditions: Tuesday, June 1, 2027
Performances: June 25-27, 2027
A Chorus Line is a stunning concept musical capturing the spirit and tension of a Broadway ensemble audition. Exploring the inner lives and bittersweet ambitions of professional Broadway performers, the show features one powerhouse number after another, including What I Did for Love and The Music and the Mirror. A brilliantly complex fusion of song, dance and compellingly authentic drama, A Chorus Line was instantly recognized as a classic.
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