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Tacoma Little Theatre

210 N I st, Tacoma WA 98403
Tacoma, WA 98403

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The Outsider

Aug 28 – Sep 13, 2026

Written by Paul Slade Smith, this hilarious political satire follows Ned Newley, a reluctant gubernatorial candidate terrified of public speaking with dismal poll numbers. Political consultant Arthur Vance sees potential in Ned's flaws, believing the public may be looking for...

THE OUTSIDER at Tacoma Little Theatre

THE OUTSIDER at Tacoma Little Theatre

Aug 28 – Sep 13, 2026

Ned Newley doesn’t even want to be governor. He’s terrified of public speaking, and his poll numbers are impressively bad. To his ever-supportive Chief of Staff, Ned seems destined to fail. But political consultant Arthur Vance sees things differently: Ned might be the worst...

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE at Tacoma Little Theatre

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE at Tacoma Little Theatre

Oct 16 – Nov 1, 2026

Drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. Mortimer rushes to tell Abby and Martha before they stumble upon the body themselves, only to learn that the two women aren’t just aware of the dead...

HALLMARKED at Tacoma Little Theatre

HALLMARKED at Tacoma Little Theatre

Dec 4 – Dec 27, 2026

It seems everyone on the planet is obsessed with Hallmark movies. Everyone except Julie. She had her heart stomped on once and it will not happen again. No way. No how. Not even in Idyllic, Vermont. She refuses to be ‘Hallmarked’! Oh, no! Who’s the guy in the plaid flannel?...

DOT at Tacoma Little Theatre

DOT at Tacoma Little Theatre

Feb 5 – Feb 21, 2027

The holidays are always a wild family affair at the Shealy house. But this year, Dotty and her three grown children gather with more than exchanging presents on their minds. As Dotty struggles to hold on to her memory, her children must fight to balance care for their mother and...

URINETOWN at Tacoma Little Theatre

URINETOWN at Tacoma Little Theatre

Mar 26 – Apr 18, 2027

In this side-splitting satire, the young hero Bobby Strong leads his community in a fight against oppression. Set in a dystopian world where water is scarce and “Hope” is even scarcer, all citizens must now pay a fee for “The Privilege to Pee” at one of the public facilities...

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST  at Tacoma Little Theatre

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Tacoma Little Theatre

May 21 – Jun 6, 2027

PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UWT Being sensible can be excessively boring. At least Jack thinks so. While assuming the role of dutiful guardian in the country, he lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algernon takes on a similar facade. Unfortunately...

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Tacoma Little Theatre

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Tacoma Little Theatre

Jul 9 – Aug 1, 2027

Welcome to opening night of the Cornley University Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. This 1920s whodunit has everything you never wanted in a show—an unconscious leading lady, a corpse...

Review: JURASSIC PARKING LOT at Seattle Public Theater on Green Lake

Review: JURASSIC PARKING LOT at Seattle Public Theater on Green Lake

by Shelley Dean · September 11, 2026

What’s better than roaring laughter and a night at the theater? How about laughing with roaring dinosaurs at the theater! The Habit Comedy is combining every element for a good time now through September 27 at the Seattle Public Theater on Green Lake, as Jurassic Parking Lot makes its colossal ret…

Review: BLOOD/SUCKER at 12th Ave Arts

Review: BLOOD/SUCKER at 12th Ave Arts

by Amelia Divine · August 31, 2026

In Washington Ensemble Theatre’s Blood/Sucker, there’s something lurking in the shadows of the public high school, something that wants to suck the life out of all who roam the halls, teachers and students alike. Is it gun violence? Internet trolls? Bullying? Racism? Transphobia? Food insecurity…

Review: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD at Paramount Theatre

Review: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD at Paramount Theatre

by Jay Irwin · August 27, 2026

Dear Readers, when discussing the play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”, currently playing at the Paramount Theatre, we need to consider things in two time frames, B.C. and A.C., Before Covid and After Covid. B.C. the show was only in select places such as New York, London, and San Francisco…

Review: FREAK THE MIGHTY at The Seattle Rep

Review: FREAK THE MIGHTY at The Seattle Rep

by Jay Irwin · August 6, 2026

Dear Readers, shows about overcoming adversity are not a new thing. It’s pretty much a staple of many storylines. But what has been coming up more and more are the shows about overcoming a physical adversity. Of course there’s one of my favorites, “Hairspray” dealing with racism and body …

Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Paramount Theatre

Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Paramount Theatre

by Amelia Divine · July 23, 2026

Alicia Keys can write the hell out of a song. Her catalog has been the soundtrack to heartbreaks and first loves for more than two decades. Hell's Kitchen, the Grammy winner's semi-autobiographical musical now at the Paramount Theatre, is a welcome reminder of just how singular her music really is. …

Review: AS YOU LIKE IT by Dacha Theatre

Review: AS YOU LIKE IT by Dacha Theatre

by Amelia Divine · July 22, 2026

William Shakespeare’s work, undoubtedly, is an acquired taste. Shakespeare’s poetry of language can turn people off (the Elizabethan language can be hard to follow).  Would you believe me if I told you that one way to make his work more approachable is by folding in layers of randomness and cha…

Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Taproot Theatre

Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Taproot Theatre

by Amelia Divine · July 20, 2026

When I think of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, I don't think of camp. It's content and presentation are really earnest. But the Taproot Theatre’s latest production leans into ‘camp’ in every sense of the word. Set in a children’s summer camp talent show…

Review: XIAN CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN 9 at Benaroya Hall

Review: XIAN CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN 9 at Benaroya Hall

by Erica Miner · June 22, 2026

Xian’s performance was a joyful representation of Schiller’s text, ending the rousing evening with an affirmation of much-needed hope for us all. The performance was transcendent in every way.…

Review: FRIDA...A SELF-PORTRAIT at Union Arts Center

Review: FRIDA...A SELF-PORTRAIT at Union Arts Center

by Amelia Divine · June 13, 2026

One-person productions are typically autobiographical: the performer teaches the audience about themself, as themself. But this seemingly “direct” approach is often not actually revealing, where an artist performs a ritualized series of autobiographical anecdotes that fit into the form’s genre…

Review: BLUE MAN GROUP at The Paramount Theatre

Review: BLUE MAN GROUP at The Paramount Theatre

by Shelley Dean · June 2, 2026

There’s a reason Blue Man Group has been beloved for nearly 40 years: their show is pure fun. Packed with electrifying percussion performances, inventive visual storytelling, and laugh-out-loud-worthy comedy, the group's North American tour continues to delight audiences, and their stop at The Par…

Past Shows

68 total · showing 11–20

MATILDA at Tacoma Little Theatre

MATILDA at Tacoma Little Theatre

Dec 5 – Dec 28, 2025

A magical, rebellious musical about a brilliant girl who stands up for herself and friends Inspired by Roald Dahl’s genius, Matilda The Musical is a Tony Award-winning masterpiece celebrating childhood rebellion, imagination, and a girl’s fight for a better life. Matilda, an...

THE DA VINCI CODE at Tacoma Little Theatre

THE DA VINCI CODE at Tacoma Little Theatre

Oct 24 – Nov 9, 2025

Dan Brown’s bestselling mystery brought to life on stage In this thrilling play, based on Dan Brown’s bestselling novel, Professor Robert Langdon is summoned to the Louvre, where he becomes the center of a murder investigation. Cryptologist Sophie Neveu warns him that he is both...

ROCKY

ROCKY

Jun 6 – Jun 29, 2025

The greatest underdog story of our time, live on stage Rocky Balboa is a small-time Philadelphia boxer who is chosen to take on the reigning world heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed, when the undefeated fighter’s scheduled opponent is injured. While he diligently trains for the...

BUG

BUG

Apr 25 – May 11, 2025

The line between reality and delusion blurs in this thriller The play centers on the meeting between Agnes, a lonely divorcee, and Peter, a soft-spoken Gulf War drifter. Agnes stays at a seedy motel in hopes of avoiding her abusive ex-husband, Jerry. At first, she lets Peter...

LORCA IN A GREEN DRESS

LORCA IN A GREEN DRESS

Mar 7 – Mar 23, 2025

TLT and UWT bring Pulitzer Prize-winner, Nilo Cruz’s surrealist play to life Lorca in a Green Dress pays homage to Federico García Lorca, writer of Gypsy Ballads, Mariana Pineda, and Play Without a Title. Lorca was killed by fascist forces on August 19, 1936 in the opening days...

THE CURIOUS INCIDIENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME

THE CURIOUS INCIDIENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME

Jan 24 – Feb 9, 2025

The inventive Olivier and Tony®-Award-winning play about the wonders of life 15-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being...

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

Dec 6 – Dec 29, 2024

The perfect mix of audience-pleasing humor and heart for the holidays Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor milkman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-knit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and...

THE MOUSETRAP

THE MOUSETRAP

Oct 18 – Nov 3, 2024

The world’s most successful and longest-running play comes to the TLT stage After a murder, the guests and staff at Monkswell Manor find themselves stranded during a snowstorm. It soon becomes clear that the killer is among them, and the strangers grow increasingly suspicious of...

ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS

ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS

Sep 6 – Sep 22, 2024

Sex, food, and money keep you laughing in this adapted classic Italian comedy Brighton, England. 1963. Change is in the air, and Francis Henshall is looking to make his mark. In search of work, he finds himself employed by small-time gangster Roscoe Crabbe. But Roscoe is really...

FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA

FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA

Jun 7 – Jun 23, 2024

A joyful celebration of survival. Based on her memoir of the same title, Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland recounts her 20 year journey from humble beginnings in Greenwood, Mississippi, during the Jim Crow era, her civil rights activism, achieving her Ph.D. at the University of...

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