2025/2026 Season of Shows at LA MIRADA THEATRE

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT are thrilled to announce our 2025/2026 season of shows.  We begin this iconic season of amazing journeys with an all-new staging and fresh look at the inspiring and uplifting musical about the many true heroes that are the residents of Gander, Newfoundland in the much-loved musical, COME FROM AWAY.  Then, following our recent smash-hit production of The Play That Goes Wrong, the Cornley Drama Society is baaack to bring us the classic story of the boy who just won’t grow up in PETER PAN GOES WRONG.  Then we invite you to celebrate the musical genius that is Stephen Sondheim and attend the tale of SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, in an all-new, bloody good production directed by Jason Alexander (“Seinfeld,” La Mirada Theatre’s hit Fiddler on the Roof).  You’ll get to know “The Plastics” in our fourth show, MEAN GIRLS, one of the funniest and most biting musicals in recent years, written by the always-hilarious Tina Fey.  Finally, to close our season, “Journey to the Past” with us in the sweeping romantic family favorite, ANASTASIA.  You and your family are invited to journey with us around the world, from Gander to London; Illinois to Russia, in an exceptional season full of wonder, laughs, revenge, and spectacle.                                 

Come early to enjoy a beverage sitting by our gorgeous, larger-than-life lobby fireplace, or have a snack, a drink, and some lively conversation before the show in our lovely outdoor patio café, and remember, parking is always FREE!  So much for you and yours to enjoy and experience before, during and after the show at your theatrical home away from home, La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts.   

Our “2025/2026” Season will feature:

AN ALL-NEW LOOK AT THE MUCH LOVED AND INSPIRING…

COME FROM AWAY

September 19 – October 12, 2025 (Press Opening September 16 at 8 pm)

Book, Music, and Lyrics by IRENE SANKOFF and DAVID HEIN

COME FROM AWAY is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander, Newfoundland, played host to the world.  What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover, when 38 planes, carrying thousands of people from around the globe, were diverted to Gander’s airstrip on September 11, 2001. Undaunted by culture clashes and language barriers, the people of Gander cheered the stranded travelers with music, an open bar and the recognition that we’re all part of a global family.

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THERE (THEIR? THEY’RE?) BAAAACK…

AND THIS TIME (GULP!), ATTEMPTING TO FLY!

PETER PAN GOES WRONG

October 31 – November 23, 2025 (Press Opening November 1 at 8 pm)

By HENRY LEWIS, JONATHAN SAYER, & HENRY SHIELDS

The team behind the hilarious hit, The Play That Goes Wrong, bring their trademark comic mayhem to the J. M. Barrie classic Peter Pan.  The much-loved members of The Cornley Drama Society once again battle against technical hitches, flying mishaps and cast disputes on their way to Neverland with hilarious and (of course) disastrous results.

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JASON ALEXENDER DIRECTS THE SONDHEIM MASTERPIECE!

SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET

January 30 – February 22, 2026 (Press Opening January 31 at 8 pm) 

Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM                  

Book by HUGH WHEELER  

From an Adaptation by CHRISTOPHER BOND 

Originally Directed on Broadway by HAROLD PRINCE 

Orchestrations by JONATHAN TUNICK

Originally Produced on Broadway by RICHARD BARR,
CHARLES WOODWARD, ROBERT FRYER, MARY LEA JOHNSON, MARTIN RICHARDS in association with DEAN AND JUDY MANOS

Attend the dark, witty, and Tony Award-winning tale of love, murder, and revenge set against the backdrop of 19th-century London.  SWEENEY TODD has become a bloody, worldwide sensation since being awarded eight Tony Awards (including Best Musical) for its Broadway premiere in 1979.   Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's (A Little Night Music) tasty, thrilling, theatrical treat has simultaneously shocked, awed, and delighted audiences across the world.  An infamous tale which originally appeared as a penny dreadful serial in 1867, SWEENEY TODD follows an unjustly exiled barber (Todd) as he returns to London to seek vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife.  The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which he opens a new barber practice.  Mrs. Lovett's luck sharply shifts when Todd's thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up for more... and the carnage has only just begun!

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MEAN GIRLS

April 10 – May 3, 2026 (Press Opening April 11 at 8 pm)

Book by TINA FEY
Music by JEFF RICHMOND

Lyrics by NELL BENJAMIN

MEAN GIRLS is the brutally hilarious musical from book writer Tina Fey (“30 Rock”), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde), and composer Jeff Richmond (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”).  This queen bee took Broadway by storm and has joined the musical in-crowd.  Adapted from Fey's hit 2004 film of the same title, MEAN GIRLS was nominated for a staggering 12 Tony Awards.  Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order?  By taking on “The Plastics,” a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady devises a plan to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a queen bee without getting stung!

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ANASTASIA 

June 5 – June 28, 2026 (Press Opening June 6 at 8 pm)

Book by TERRENCE MCNALLY  
Music by STEPHEN FLAHERTY
Lyrics by LYNN AHRENS

Inspired by the Twentieth Century Fox Motion Pictures by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical 
From the play by MARCELLE MAURETTE as adapted by GUY BOLTON 

Inspired by the beloved films, ANASTASIA transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past.  Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing conman and a lovable ex-aristocrat.  Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love, and family.  With its opulent settings, dazzling costumes, and a soaring score including the song favorites from the hit animated film, “Journey to the Past” and “Once Upon a December,” ANASTASIA is the spectacular musical about discovering who you are and defining who you’re meant to be.

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Subscriptions to this extraordinary season are now available by calling the Box Office at 562-944-9801 or 714-994-6310.  Subscription prices range from $75 - $356.25 (La Mirada Resident Discount prices are $60 - $285).  Single tickets for COME FROM AWAY and PETER PAN GOES WRONG will go on sale Monday, July 7.  Single tickets for SWEENEY TODD, MEAN GIRLS, and ANASTASIA will go on sale Monday, October 13,  Single tickets will be available by calling the Box Office at 562-944-9801 or 714-994-6310 or online at LaMiradaTheatre.com.                                                   

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS is located at 14900 La Mirada Boulevard in La Mirada, near the intersection of Rosecrans Avenue where the 91 and 5 freeways meet.  Parking is free.        

To schedule press interviews, photos, press comps or for additional information, please contact David Elzer/DEMAND PR at 818-508-1754 or by e-mail at davidelzer@me.com.  Photos and press information also available at LaMiradaTheatre.com.                                

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The Tony-nominated LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS has been hailed by the Los Angeles Times as "one of the best Broadway-style houses in Southern California."  This beautiful state-of-the-art theatre has been presenting quality productions since 1977.  The theatre has produced several national tours and is the recipient of numerous accolades, including Tony, Emmy, and Ovation Award nominations and the L.A. Stage Alliance OVATION AWARD for “Best Season of the Year.”  The theatre is located at 14900 La Mirada Boulevard in La Mirada, California, near the intersection of Rosecrans Avenue.  Parking is theatre-adjacent and free. For further information call (562) 944-9801 or visit  www.LaMiradaTheatre.com.

Celebrating its 32ndAnniversary season at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT (MRE), is one of the world’s premier theatrical production companies and continues to be grateful to share a wildly successful collaboration with the City of La Mirada.  Headed by Executive Producers Tom McCoy and Cathy Rigby, MRE has produced over one hundred musicals, plays, and concerts featuring some of the biggest stars in the industry today and garnering many Emmy Awards, Tony nominations, and LA Ovation Awards.  In addition, MRE has launched several Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated Broadway, international, and national touring productions including: ASIA- Dreamgirls (Japan), Miss Saigon (China), Peter Pan (China), SAUDI ARABIA - Peter Pan (this was the first Broadway Musical to ever play in Saudi Arabia), USA- Seussical the Musical, and Annie Get Your Gun, starring Cathy Rigby; Jesus Christ Superstar starring Carl Anderson and Sebastian Bach, Camelot starring Michael York and Lou Diamond Phillips, Happy Days written by Gary Marshall and Paul Williams, BROADWAY - Frank Wildhorn’s Jekyll and Hyde starring Grammy Award nominee Deborah Cox and “American Idol” and Tony Award nominee Constantine Maroulis, and The Little Mermaid, the Musical.  Peter Pan, starring Cathy Rigby, has made four stops on Broadway and received four Tony Award nominations including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Actress in a Musical.  The A&E TV network premiere of “Peter Pan” received one Emmy Award and four Emmy Award nominations.  La Mirada Theatre productions of A Night with Janis Joplin starring Mary Bridget Davies and Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby are now streaming on Broadway HD.