GYPSY and More Set for Palo Alto Players 2025/26 Season
The season will also feature The Da Vinci Code, and more.
By: Chloe Rabinowitz Mar. 18, 2025
Palo Alto Players has revealed its 95th. The 2025-26 line-up begins in September 2025 and includes GYPSY, ANNIE, and more. All performances are held at the Lucie Stern Theater. See the full season's programming here!
In chronological order, Palo Alto Players’ 2025-26 season is as follows:
GYPSY
September 6 - 21, 2025 (preview September 5)
Book by Arthur Laurents
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee
The Mother of All Musicals! Regarded by many as the finest musical ever created, GYPSY is the ultimate tale of an ambitious stage mother fighting for her daughters’ success – while secretly yearning for her own. Suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, set all across America in the 1920s and 30s when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born. This landmark show explores the world of two-bit show business with brass, humor, heart, and sophistication. The celebrated score by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim boasts one glorious hit after another, including “Everything's Coming Up Roses,” “Let Me Entertain You,” “Some People,” and “You Gotta Get A Gimmick.” GYPSY is a thrilling exploration of ambition, family, and the pursuit of fame.
ANNIE
November 8 - 23, 2025 (preview November 7)
Book by Thomas Meehan
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Based on Little Orphan Annie by permission of Tribune Content Agency, LLC
Leapin’ Lizards! Get ready to be inspired by ANNIE, the heartwarming Broadway classic. Follow the adventures of plucky little orphan Annie as she escapes the cruel Miss Hannigan’s orphanage, searches for her parents, and strikes up an unexpected friendship with billionaire Oliver Warbucks. With unforgettable songs like "Tomorrow," “Maybe,” and “It’s A Hard Knock Life,” alongside a story full of hope, resilience, and heart, ANNIE is a must-see for all ages. Don’t miss this timeless musical that continues to captivate audiences around the world!
THE DA VINCI CODE
January 17 - February 1, 2026 (preview January 16)
Bay Area Regional Premiere!
Adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel
Based on the Novel by Dan Brown
In this thrilling award-winning play, based on Dan Brown’s best selling international phenomenon, Professor Robert Langdon is called to the Louvre in the dead of night, where he unwittingly becomes the center of a murder investigation. When cryptologist Sophie Neveu arrives at the scene, she alerts Robert that, not only is he being asked to solve the crime, he is also the prime suspect. Soon they are in a race against time to clear Robert’s name and decipher a labyrinthine code before a shocking historical secret is lost forever. With captivating visuals, intense suspense, and a story full of twists, this live production will leave you breathless. Don’t miss the chance to experience the mystery and excitement of The Da Vinci Code like never before in its Bay Area regional premiere!
TO BE ANNOUNCED
April 25 - May 10, 2025 (preview April 24)
Palo Alto Players’ spring musical cannot be announced yet due to restrictions with the licensing house. We will announce the fourth title of our season soon.
THE COTTAGE
June 13 - 28, 2026 (preview June 12)
Bay Area Regional Premiere!
By Sandy Rustin
You’re invited to the Bay Area regional premiere of Broadway’s fastest, flirtiest, and friskiest new comedy! THE COTTAGE is an outrageous tale of desire, betrayal, and hilarity as one woman decides to expose her latest affair to both her husband - and her new lover’s wife. The true meaning of fate and faith, identity and infidelity, love and marriage are all called into question as a surprising and hysterical web of secrets unravels in this ridiculously funny romantic comedy. A side-splitting romp, THE COTTAGE is “a sensational, feminist twist on a classic British period drama” (Entertainment Weekly).
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