The Grand Theatre’s 2026/27 Season “All in Grand Time” becomes available to the public on Tuesday, June 16 at 9 a.m. Audiences have their first chance to secure tickets to the individual titles of the six-show Spriet Series including Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, A Christmas Carol, cicadas, Somewhere, Cyrano de Bergerac, and Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5.

The Grand Theatre’s 2026 High School Project production School of Rock is also being released as well as a new season of Peter Brennan’s Jeans ‘n Classics symphonic rock concerts at the Grand – and, just announced, a one-night-only-performance of Soul Man, a retrospective of the greatest soul singers of all time featuring the powerhouse vocals of Lee Siegel (Broadway, Stratford Festival), known to Grand audiences from Waitress and Disney’s Frozen.

Subscribers have had exclusive access to secure their seats – at the best prices and with the best perks, including free parking courtesy of Downtown Community Partner Old Oak Properties. Starting on June 16, audiences will be able to purchase a particular title from the season roster, or bundle three or four shows together to build their own season at the Grand with additional savings. The Grand’s popular six-show Spriet Series subscription remains available and continues to offer the best pricing and best theatre experience.

The Grand Theatre is also lifting the curtain and revealing several of the artists that will be part of the upcoming season, including many that make their home in the Forest City and proudly call themselves Londoners.

The Grand is proud to share the continuation of popular and impactful programs such as the Indigenous Community Ticket Program, Canada Life: Pay-What-You Can Program, Accessible Performances, Student Club, Same-Day Student Rush Tickets, Educators’ Night Out, and the London Community Theatre Package. New for the 2026/27 Season, the Grand will be offering Arts Worker Rush Tickets and a Military Discount for Canadian Armed Forces members and their families.

2026/27 SEASON AT THE GRAND THEATRE:

All in Grand Time

Grand Theatre High School Project

SCHOOL OF ROCK

Based on the Paramount movie by Mike White

Book by Julian Fellowes

Lyrics by Glenn Slater

New Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

SEP 22 to OCT 3 | Opens SEP 25

Far from an opening act, the 2026 High School Project will take over the Spriet Stage with School of Rock to kick off the season. To helm this year’s High School Project, award-winning Director Lezlie Wade returns to the Grand Theatre to bring this league of would-be rock legends to greatness.

CREATIVE TEAM

Director – Lezlie Wade

Music Director – Matthew Atkins

Choreographer – Julius Sermonia

Set Designer – Julia Callon

Costume Designer – Meghan Choma

Lighting Designer – Jareth Li

Sound Designer – Brian Kenny

Stage Manager – Kelly Luft

Assistant Stage Manager – Melissa Cameron

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2026/27 Spriet Series

DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS

By Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen

OCT 20 to NOV 7, 2026 | Opens OCT 23

The Grand’s 2026/27 season, All in Grand Time, will officially open with the sexy, campy Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, directed by Krista Jackson, known to Grand audiences from her time as Associate Artistic Director and directing several Grand favourites over the seasons including many fast-paced and deliciously dark laughs (Fly Me to the Moon, The Lion in Winter).

Jesse Gervais (Clue, Grand Ghosts) returns to the Grand’s Spriet Stage as Dracula himself, alongside a cast of Canadian theatre’s funniest talents including Constant Bernard, Nathan Howe, Reena Jolly and Nora McLellan.

CREATIVE TEAM

Director – Krista Jackson

Set Designer – Joshua Quinlan

Costume Designer – Joseph Abetria

Lighting Designer – Leigh Ann Vardy

Sound Designer – John Gzowski

Movement Director – Cameron Carver

Fight & Intimacy Director – Anita Nittoly

Dialect Coach – Jane Gooderham

Stage Manager – Jordan Guetter

Assistant Stage Manager – Lore Green

Apprentice Stage Manager – Zoe Daca

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

By David van Belle

Based on the novella by Charles Dickens

NOV 24 to DEC 27 | Opens NOV 27

Nostalgia and holiday memories are guaranteed by this season’s holiday production, a carol-infused musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol directed by Grand Theatre Artistic Director Rachel Peake.

CREATIVE TEAM

Director – Rachel Peake

Music Director – Stephen Ingram

Choreographer – Genny Sermonia

Set Designer – Scott Penner

Costume Designer – Michael Gianfrancesco

Lighting Designer – Jareth Li

Sound Designer – Emily Porter

Stage Manager – Al Gadowsky

Assistant Stage Manager – Melissa Cameron

Assistant Stage Manager – Abby Stevenson

Apprentice Stage Manager – Vivi Valo

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cicadas

Created by David Yee and Chris Thornborrow

JAN 19 to FEB 6, 2027 | Opens JAN 22, 2027

A Grand Theatre Revival of the NAC English Theatre/Tarragon Theatre Co-Production

In the new year, the eco-thriller cicadas will take over the Spriet Stage under the leadership of Director Nina Lee Aquino (National Arts Centre English Theatre Artistic Director). This world premiere by Siminovitch laureate and Governor General’s Award-winner David Yee and Dora Award-winning composer Chris Thornborrow imagines a gripping, immersive future reality, illuminating our profound connection to nature without laying blame.

CREATIVE TEAM

Director – Nina Lee Aquino

Set & Costume Designer – Jawon Kang

Lighting Designer – Michelle Ramsay

Sound Designer – John Gzowski

Movement Director – Monica Dottor

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SOMEWHERE

By Matthew López

FEB 23 to MAR 13, 2027 | Opens FEB 26, 2027

Subsequently produced by Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT

From the chilling foreshadowing of cicadas, audiences are next swept back to the golden era of Broadway in mid-century New York City with Somewhere by Matthew López. Internationally-acclaimed playwright and best-selling author, Carmen Aguirre (Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter) is slated to direct the Canadian premiere of López’s breathtaking play about a family – and a city – that has fallen in love with West Side Story and the American Dream.

CREATIVE TEAM

Director – Carmen Aguirre

Choreographer – Genny Sermonia

Set Designer – Scott Penner

Costume Designer – Carmen Alatorre

Lighting Designer – Tim Rodrigues

Sound Designer & Composer – Jeff Newberry

Assistant Director/Choreographer – Mateo Torres

Stage Manager – Alice Ferreyra Galliani

Assistant Stage Manager – Suzanne McArthur

Apprentice Stage Manager – Ava Robitaille

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CYRANO DE BERGERAC

Written by Edmond Rostand, Adapted by Jessy Ardern

MAR 30 to APR 17, 2027 | Opens APR 2, 2027

In Partnership with the Citadel Theatre and Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre

Written in modern verse and brimming with daring duels, quippy repartee, and a love triangle for the ages, Jessy Ardern’s adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac has all the ingredients of a timeless love story. Amanda Goldberg is set to direct this bold reimagining of the classic, bringing a fresh, witty edge to the story of the lovelorn Cyrano and his rather large nose.

CREATIVE TEAM

Director – Amanda Goldberg

Set Designer – Beyata Hackborn

Costume Designer – Deanna Finnman

Lighting Designer – Hugh Conacher

Sound Designer – Maddie Bautista

Fight Director – Daniel Levinson

Intimacy Director – Morgan Yamada

Movement Director – Anna Kuman

Stage Management Team – Zahra Larche, Carolin Schroeder

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9 TO 5

Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton

Book by Patricia Resnick

Based on the 20th Century Fox Feature

Originally Produced on Broadway by Robert Greenblatt, April 2009

MAY 4 to 22, 2027 | Opens MAY 7, 2027

Sending us off into summer, the Grand Theatre will end its season with Dolly Parton’s rollicking tale of workplace revenge, 9 to 5. Helmed by Grand Theatre Artistic Director, Rachel Peake, this cult classic with hit music by the Queen of Country herself will have audiences singing along in their seats and rooting for working women who aren’t waiting around for what’s theirs.

CREATIVE TEAM

Director – Rachel Peake

Music Director – Alexandra Kane

Choreographer – Allison Plamondon

Set Designer – Holly Meyer-Dymny

Stage Manager – Kelly Luft

Assistant Stage Manager – Suzanne McArthur

Apprentice Stage Manager – Jenna Borsato

Subscriptions and single tickets can be purchased online at www.grandtheatre.com, by phoning the Box Office at 519.672.8800, or by visiting the Box Office in person at 471 Richmond Street (weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.).