Our 2022-2023 Season

Our 22/23 Season of Pulling Back the Curtain

Macon Little Theatre

Murder on the Orient Express

Sept. 9-18, 2022

Our season begins with a mystery based on the Agatha Christie novel, Murder on the Orient Express. At midnight on a luxury European train, a passenger is discovered dead in a locked compartment. Who else on board had the motive and opportunity to commit the crime? This whodunit will have audiences guessing until the end.

Carrie: the Musical

Oct. 21-30, 2022

The first MLT After Dark production is a cult hit horror musical. Based
on the Stephen King masterpiece, Carrie: The Musical is a dark and haunting show about the dangers of bullying. Follow
outcast Carrie White, whose troubled life at home and school seems hopeless. This changes with the discovery of her special powers. When she is pushed to her limit, she becomes very dangerous!

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**PLEASE NOTE: This show contains adult content that may not be appropriate for all audiences. To purchase a subscription without MLT After Dark content, select The Classic Package.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast

Dec. 2-11, 2022

Enjoy a romantic Disney musical, Beauty and the Beast. Plucky Belle yearns for adventure in provincial France. In an act of courageous sacrifice, she gets imprisoned with a horrific Beast who was once a Prince. With the help of an enchanted castle, love melts both hearts and creates beauty out of ugliness in a “tale as old as time.”

Avenue Q

Feb. 10-19, 2023

Our second MLT After Dark musical is the small raunchy parody show that beat Wicked at the Tony Awards…Avenue Q. Covering topics from racism, relationships and even certain questionable internet habits, Avenue Q is filled with heart and soul (and lots of puppets). You are sure to laugh yourself silly, but find a babysitter and leave the kids at home for this one!

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​**PLEASE NOTE: This show contains adult content that may not be appropriate for all audiences. To purchase a subscription without MLT After Dark content, select The Classic Package.

Lost in Yonkers

Mar. 31-Apr. 9, 2023

Renowned guest director Jim Crisp returns to the stage for this Neil Simon play. Set in World War II New York, Lost in Yonkers is a coming of age story centering around two teenage brothers with a colorful and sometimes unstable home life. The two come together for a get-rich-quick scheme to be reunited with their father in this poignant picture of the Big Apple.

The Wolves

May 12-21, 2023

MLT presents the 2017 Pulitzer Prize nominated Sarah DeLappe play The Wolves. This is an intimate portrait of what a teen girls’ soccer team feels like in a modern slice of life play. As the players drill during practice, issues arise from global politics to personal drama, hashed out on the field. An athletic tale of cooperation and confidence.

Young Frankenstein

July 14-23, 2023

Finally, the season concludes with a campy and vampy Mel Brooks musical, Young Frankenstein. “It’s alive!” This electrifying adaptation pairs Frederick Frankenstein, creepy sidekick Igor and leggy lab assistant Inga for a mad scientist caper. When the monster of their own creation escapes, hilarity ensues.