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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: 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

66 total · showing 21–30

A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2

A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2

Jan 26 – Feb 11, 2024

The brand-new follow up to our 100th Season production of A Doll’s House. In the final scene of Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 groundbreaking masterwork, Nora Helmer makes the shocking decision to leave her husband and children and begin a life on her own. This climactic event—when Nora...

RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER

RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER

Dec 8 – Dec 31, 2023

A holiday classic comes to the stage for the first time ever! The holiday classic soars off the screen in this musical adaptation of the beloved television special. Filled with holiday hits like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “A Holly Jolly Christmas,” Rudolph the...

MISERY

MISERY

Oct 20 – Nov 5, 2023

Stephen King’s award-winning novel comes to life on the stage. Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “Number One Fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive in her secluded home. While Paul is convalescing, Annie reads the...

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG

Sep 8 – Sep 24, 2023

Get ready to laugh harder than you’ve laughed before! Welcome to opening night of the Cornley 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...

THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION

THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION

Jun 2 – Jun 18, 2023

Stephen Kings novella that inspired the film finally comes to the stage!Based on the novella by Stephen King, this adaptation of The Shawshank Redemption hearkens to the 1994 critically acclaimed film, bringing audiences to the edge of their seats. Andy Dufresne is convicted of...

SIGNIFICANT OTHER

SIGNIFICANT OTHER

Apr 21 – May 7, 2023

What happens when all of your friends get married and youre still alone?Jordan Berman would love to be in love, but thats easier said than done. So until he meets Mr. Right, he wards off lonely nights with his trio of close girlfriends. But as singles nights turn into...

ROCK OF AGES

ROCK OF AGES

Mar 3 – Mar 26, 2023

University of Washington-Tacoma and TLT join forces!Aqua Net, Lycra, lace, and liquor flow freely at one of the Sunset Strips last legendary venues in the 1980s. A place where sex machine Stacee Jaxx takes the stage and scantily clad groupies line up to turn their fantasies into...

PO BOY TANGO

PO BOY TANGO

Jan 20 – Feb 5, 2023

A celebration of the human spirit and the joy of cooking.Po Boy Tango tells the story of Richie Po, a Taiwanese immigrant who turns to his estranged friend Gloria, an African-American Soul Food Chef, to help him recreate his mothers Great Banquet. Despite the challenges of shark...

A CHRISTMAS STORY

A CHRISTMAS STORY

Dec 2 – Dec 24, 2022

A TLT audience favorite returns, Leg Lamp and all!Humorist Jean Shepherds memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s follows nine-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case before his mother...

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS

Oct 21 – Nov 6, 2022

Eight suspects, one thrilling ride with this new adaptation by Ken Ludwig!Board the exotic and mysterious Orient Express as it takes off into the opulence and grandeur of the 1930s. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is...

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