Thursday, March 20, 2025, Theatre Cedar Rapids announced its 2026-2026 season offerings. This five-show all-auditorium season accompanies an exciting renovation to the almost 100-year-old Iowa Theatre Building. Learn more, including ways to support the campaign.
2025-2026 Season
Disney's Frozen
November 15 – December 21, 2025
Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez. Book by Jennifer Lee. Based on the Disney film written by Jennifer Lee and directed by Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee.
The beautiful kingdom of Arendelle comes to life on the TCR stage this holiday season! Princesses Anna and Elsa grow up sheltered inside their castle, increasingly distant from each other. When Elsa is crowned Queen, the magical powers she's been concealing take control and she flees into the mountains. As a ferocious winter descends on Arendelle, Anna sets off on an epic journey to find and bring her home – with the help of ice harvester Kristoff, his loyal reindeer, Sven, and a happy-go-lucky snowman named Olaf. Frozen is a powerful tale of sisterhood, acceptance, and finding the real meaning of true love.
Guys and Dolls
February 13 – March 15, 2026
Book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling. Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser. Based on The Idyll of Sarah Brown and characters by Damon Runyon.
Hailed as the perfect musical comedy, this award-winning classic gambles with luck and love under the bright lights of Broadway. Guys and Dolls is about two big-city gamblers and the women who love them. It tells the overlapping stories of high-roller Sky Masterson, who falls in love with mission worker Sarah Brown, and lovable rapscallion Nathan Detroit, engaged for fourteen years to Miss Adelaide, a headliner at the Hot Box Club. Guys and Dolls takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.
Disney's The Little Mermaid
April 10 – May 10, 2026
Music by Alan Menken. Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Glenn Slater. Book by Doug Wright. Based on the Hans Christian Andersen story and the Disney film produced by Howard Ashaman & John Musker and written and directed by John Musker & Ron Clements.
A love story set under and above the high seas, The Little Mermaid tells the story of Ariel, a mermaid fascinated by the human world. When she witnesses a shipwreck and rescues Prince Eric, she makes a bargain with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail (and her voice) for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems, and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends, Flounder (a loyal fish), Scuttle (a confused seagull), and Sebastian (a music-loving crab) to restore order under the sea.
Noises Off
June 5 – 14, 2026
By Michael Frayn
Called "the funniest farce ever written," Noises Off is a celebrated, fast-paced peek backstage at a touring theatre company's disastrous production of Nothing On, where unfortunately, almost nothing is going right. Packed with slamming doors, missed cues, and flying sardines, this Olivier Award-winning comedy offers a hilarious, chaotic look at life behind the curtain.
Dear Evan Hansen
July 17 – August 16, 2026
Book by Steven Levenson. Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul.
All his life, Evan Hansen has felt invisible. But when a tragic event shocks the 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.
Season Tickets
Get tickets to all these incredible productions by purchasing a season subscription. Subscribers are TCR VIPs and get the following exclusive benefits:
- Up to 25% off tickets in our hottest seating zones.
- Free ticket exchanges. Subscribers enjoy no-fee ticket exchanges, no questions asked.
- Priority notice. More events will be added next Spring. Subscribers get first access and discounted seating options.
- Special gifts. Subscribe by May 1 and your first visit to the Linge Lounge is on us! A drink and snack voucher will be mailed to our earlierst subscribers.