Little Lake Theater held a Halloween party on Friday, where the big treat was the announcement of the 2027 titles coming to two theaters: Little Lake’s lakeside home since 1949, and the new Canon Theatre in Downtown Canonsburg.
(Story updated with dates and venues added.)
Along with well-known dramas, a Jane Austen classic and popular musicals is Swept Away, which had a brief Broadway run in 2024. The one-act show about a 19th-century whaling ship disaster features the music of The Avett Brothers, with a book by John Logan. Another perhaps lesser-known title is Ken Ludwig’s Lady Molly of Scotland Yard, following on the heels of Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson this year.
And then there’s the enticing title I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire, a 2024 farce by Samantha Hurley. The premise: To cope with neglect at home and ridicule at school, 8th-grader Shelby spends her time and energy with a singular focus: the star of Spider-Man in the early 2000s. “A Y2K farce, I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire is a full-throttle explosion of our parasocial relationships and the obsessions that detonate them.”
This year’s Little Lake holiday musical at the Canon Theatre is White Christmas (December 6-20, 2026), will be followed next year by Holiday Inn.
LITTLE LAKE THEATER 2027 SEASON
Meredith Willson’s The Music Man | April 1–18 | Canon Theatre
Harold Hill sells River City on a boys’ band he has no idea how to lead. He means to skip town with the money, until he meets Marian the librarian.
August: Osage County | April 29–May 16 | Little Lake Theatre
Three sisters return to Oklahoma when their father disappears. Their mother, Violet, knows just where to stick the knife in Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize-winning family drama.
Emma | May 27–June 13 | Little Lake Theatre
In Kate Hamill’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, Emma Woodhouse knows exactly who should fall in love with whom. She might be the last person in the village you’d trust with a date.
Shrek The Musical JR. | June 24–July 3 | Little Lake Theatre
An ogre who wants his swamp back sets off with a talkative donkey to rescue Princess Fiona in this family musical by Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire.
Ken Ludwig’s Lady Molly of Scotland Yard | July 15–August 1 | Little Lake Theatre
A murder sends Lady Molly and her partner Peg undercover among the codebreakers of Bletchley Park in Ken Ludwig’s wartime spy comedy.
Disney’s High School Musical JR. | August 12–22 | Little Lake Theatre
Basketball star Troy and new student Gabriella audition for East High’s musical. The basketball team, the science club and, especially, Sharpay have other plans.
I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire | September 2–19 | Little Lake Theatre
It’s 2004. Fourteen-year-old Shelby has Tobey Maguire in her basement and a wedding to plan. Samantha Hurley’s dark comedy takes a celebrity crush well past the point of reason.
Death of a Salesman | September 30–October 17 | Little Lake Theatre
Willy Loman comes home from the road still counting on one good break. When his son Biff tries to tell the truth about both their lives, a family reckoning follows in Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama.
Swept Away | November 4–21 | Little Lake Theatre
Four sailors survive a shipwreck in 1888. As the days pass in their lifeboat, each must decide what he owes the others. John Logan wrote the book, with music and lyrics by The Avett Brothers.
Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn | December 2–19 | Canon Theatre
Jim Hardy trades show business for a Connecticut farm, then turns it into an inn that opens only on holidays. Berlin’s score includes “White Christmas” and “Easter Parade”
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