The Musical Theater Project is delighted to unveil its 2025–26 season—a rich, thoughtfully curated journey through the American musical. From beloved standards to Broadway’s most poignant moments, this year’s performances invite you to rediscover the songs and stories that have shaped our cultural imagination. With each event, we aim to create meaningful experiences that engage the heart, stir the memory, and celebrate the enduring artistry of musical theater.
sharing your stories through song
Getting to Know You...
This event sells out every year! An all-request dinner cabaret filled with songs you love from stage and screen musicals–and your written words tell us why you love them.
October 3, 2025 @ Chagrin Valley Hunt Club
isn't it romantic?
It's Time for a Love Song
In difficult times, the sounds of romance and love help ease the anxiety. This docu-concert will sample some of the best–from Irving Berlin's "How Deep is the Ocean" and Rogers & Hammerstein's "Some Enchanted Evening" to Jonathan Larson's "Without You" (from RENT).
November 9, 2025 @ a venue to be announced
OUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY TRADITION
A Christmas Cabaret
This glistening ornament has been delighting audiences since 2005. Instead of carols, favorites like "White Christmas," "Sleighride," and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." And in the best holiday tradition, join us for both dinner* and the songfest.
December 12-13, 2025 @ Stocker Arts Center (Lorain County Community College)
December 14-15, 2025 @ EDWIN'S Leadership & Restaurant Institute
*Dinner available only at EDWINS performances.
a jazz great on our minds
Stardust: The Songs of Hoagy Carmichael
A jazz legend, Hoagy was a beloved songwriter who worked mostly in Hollywood–just think of "Skylark," "Georgia On My Mind," "Heart and Soul," and "The Nearness of You." And help us celebrate our 10th-annual concert in partnership with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra!
January 24, 2026 @ Maltz Performing Arts Center
coming this june, june, june!
Walk On: The Power of Carousel
Rogers & Hammerstein's 1945 classic is an inspiring tale of redemption, as ne'er-do-well Billy Bigelow learns from Julie Jordan the meaning of love. This docu-concert will include scenes from the musical and all the songs including "If I Loved You," and "You'll Never Walk Alone." And it will feature Cleveland Chamber Choir, which made such a strong impression in last season's Brigadoon.
June 14, 2026 @ Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art
PLUS!
This season will also feature two encore presentations of Legendary Black Singers–Great Broadway Songs: one hosted by Leon Bibb, the other by Dee Perry. It's a salute to singers such as Ella, Nat, Lena, Nancy Wilson, Bobby Short, and many more immortals whose recordings of songs from stage and screen are definitive.
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