Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Unveils 2026-27 Season, Featuring Ride the Cyclone and The Little Mermaid

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The lineup also includes The Christmas Schooner, The Match Game, Oklahoma!, and more.

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Metropolis Performing Arts Centre has announced its 2026-27 season launching with Ride the Cyclone, September 16 - October 18; followed by a Chicago-rooted holiday classic The Christmas Schooner, November 24 - January 3, 2027; an in-concert production of Disney's The Little Mermaid, January 27 - February 14, 2027; Chicago Premiere, The Match Game, March 3 - 28, 2027 and concluding with Rodgers and Hammerstein's masterpiece from music theatre's golden age, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, September 16 - October 18, 2027.

The 2026-27 season also includes a limited run of the beloved holiday tradition, A Christmas Carol, as part of the Metropolis Family Series Saturdays at 10 a.m. (December 5 - December 19) and a full-length production December 13 and 20 at 6:30 p.m. and December 24 at 2:00 p.m.

September 16 - October 25, 2026 Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell Directed by Lillian Castillo

A darkly comical musical about six teens bargaining for a second chance at life in this profound exploration of life, death, and knowing who you are. An added bonus to the Metropolis production features Director Lillian Castillo . Castillo is the original Constance on the World Premiere Cast Recording, and she also originated the role in the American premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

November 24, 2026 - January 3, 2027 Book by John Reeger Music and Lyrics by Julie Shannon Directed by Patrick Tierney

A heartwarming Chicago-based musical that tells the dramatic true story of a Lake Michigan captain who risked his life to share the Christmas spirit.

Metropolis Family Series: December 5 - December 19 at 10 a.m. Full Length Production ONLY: December 13 and 20 at 6:30 p.m., December 24 at 2 p.m.

Adapted by Johanna Mckenzie Miller Original Music and Lyrics by Cory Goodrich

The holiday tradition returns to Metropolis for both the Metropolis Family Series and Metropolis Mainstage.

January 27 - February 14, 2027 Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater Book by Doug Wright Director to be announced

Originally produced by Disney Theatrical Group, this is a concert collaboration with Metropolis School of the Performing Arts and JAM Orchestra. Based on the Hans Christian Andersen story and the Disney film produced by Howard Ashman & John Musker and written and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements .

This in-concert production features professional and student actors backed by a full orchestra, allowing the music to shine.

Chicago Premiere Written by Steven Strafford March 3 - 21, 2027 Director to be announced

This new work, a hilarious and heartbreaking family dramedy, asks us to contend with truths we may be too afraid to name and to laugh at ones we can't change.

April 28 - May 30, 2027 Music by Richard Rodgers Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Based on the play "Green Grow the Lilacs" by Lynn Riggs Original Choreography by Agnes De Mille Director to be announced

The classic, medium-defining musical. A high-spirited romantic comedy set against the backdrop of a tumultuous, yet hopeful, new era.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/chicago/article/RIDE-THE-CYCLONE-THE-LITTLE-MERMAID-and-More-Set-For-Metropolis-Performing-Arts-Centre-2026-2027-Season-20260513)._