Traverse City’s Old Town Playhouse has announced its mainstage production slate for the 2026-27 season. The new season will run from September of this year through next May, and includes everything from Dolly Parton to Shakespeare. The list is outlined below.

9 to 5: The Musical, September 11-26, 2026

Based on the 1980 film of the same name, 9 to 5 features songs by country music superstar Dolly Parton and follows three female coworkers who band together to get back at their cruel, misogynist boss. The musical opened on Broadway in 2009.

Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, October 23-31, 2026

OTP will celebrate Halloween with this campy spoof on Bram Stoker’s vampire classic, described by BroadwayWorld as “the lovechild of Mel Brooks and Monty Python.”

A Seussified Christmas Carol, November 20-22, 2026

The OTP Young Company will take on this mashup of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol and the whimsical rhyming world of Dr. Seuss.

Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, December 4-19, 2026

Based on the 1964 Roald Dahl novel and including elements from the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, this show debuted in London in 2013 with a production directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Sam Mendes.

Macbeth, January 15-23, 2027

OTP will kick off the New Year by tackling one of William Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr., February 19-27, 2027

The second of two OTP Young Company productions on the mainstage schedule for the 2026-27 season, this musical adapts the 1968 film of the same name.

Pippin, April 2-17, 2027

Featuring music and lyrics from Stephen Schwartz – most famous these days as the composer behind Wicked – Pippin follows the story of the restless son of King Charlemagne. Originally staged on Broadway in 1973, the musical won a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical in 2013.

Exit Laughing, May 14-22, 2027

OTP will close out its 2026-27 season with this comedy about three southern women who, when the fourth member of their weekly card-playing group dies, decide to “borrow” her ashes and treat her to one last wild night out on the town.