
By Todd Kreidler, based on the movie by William Rose
Directed by Adam Konowe
Produced by Jacquel Tomlin & Alan Wray
A progressive white couple’s proud liberal sensibilities are put to the test when their daughter brings her black fiancé home to meet them in this fresh and relevant stage adaptation of the iconic film Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. Blindsided by their daughter’s whirlwind romance and fearful for her future, Matt and Christina Drayton quickly come to realize the difference between supporting a mixed-race couple in your newspaper and welcoming one into your family – especially in 1967. But they’re surprised to find they aren’t the only ones with concerns about the match, and it’s not long before a multi-family clash of racial and generational difference sweeps across the Draytons’ idyllic San Francisco terrace. At the end of the day, will the love between young Joanna and John prevail? With humor and insight, this play begins a conversation sure to continue at dinner tables long after the curtain comes down.
Thursdays – Saturdays at 8 pm / Sunday Matinees at 2 pm
Tickets: $26 Reserved Seating
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Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison | Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar
Directed by Krissy McGregor
Choreographed by Benjamin Simpson | Music Directed by Owen Posnett
Produced by Jennifer Thomas
Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Golden Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another. With the houselights down, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts on his favorite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical. The recording comes to life, and The Drowsy Chaperone begins as the man in the chair looks on. Mix in two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan, and an intoxicated chaperone, and you have the ingredients for an evening of madcap delight. Hailed by New York Magazine as “The Perfect Broadway Musical,” The Drowsy Chaperone is a masterful meta-musical, poking fun at all the tropes that characterize the musical theatre genre.
Thursdays – Saturdays at 8 pm / Sunday Matinees at 2 pm
Tickets: $36 Reserved Seating
Tickets On Sale April 16
BOX OFFICE INFORMATION:
703-683-0496 or boxoffice@thelittletheatre.com
Ticket Availability & Hours
LTA tickets are now available by phone and online 24/7 through our website.
Ticket links are available on our Home page and the Shows & Tickets page on our website.
Online ticketing offers you the most up to the minute availability, the ability to choose your own seat,
and the immediate delivery of your tickets via email.
Please Note: All tickets, whether purchased at the door, online, or by phone, incur a $3 service fee.
Our Box Office is available for phone assistance Mondays – Fridays from 10 am – 5 pm
Extended Service Hours – On Performance Dates Only:
Wednesdays – Saturdays: 7 pm – 8:15 pm
Sundays: 1 pm – 2:15 pm
*Special hours for A Christmas Carol which has Sat/Sun performances at 2 & 5pm,
the box office will open 1 hour before curtain.
Holidays
Our Box Office and Business Offices follow the federal government holiday schedule.
Thanksgiving 2025
LTA Business Office and Box Office will be closed Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28
We will reopen, Monday, December 1, 2025.
Please Note: Show tickets and our class and workshop registrations remain available online 24/7
During this holiday break, please leave time sensitive messages for our Business Office at 703-683-5778 x2.
For our Box Office, please leave time sensitive messages at 703-683-0496.
For ticketing or ticketing assistance: 703-683-0496
To reach our business office, including classes and workshops: 703-683-5778 x2
Email: boxoffice@thelittletheatre.com
If your request is time sensitive on evenings or weekends, please call our box office line instead.
Performances
LTA holds public performances Thursdays through Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm.
Show times for A Christmas Carol are different from main stage shows. See performance dates HERE.
Late Seating
If you find you are unable to use your ticket for a performance you can: exchange your ticket for another performance date (see below), give it to a friend to enjoy, or donate it back to the theatre as a tax-deductible contribution.
If you arrive after the performance has begun you will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager.
2024-25 Ticket Prices (subject to change during the season)
Musicals: $36 all performances
Plays: $26 all performances
A Christmas Carol: $25 all performances
Prices listed do not include the $3 service fee that applies to each purchased ticket.
All tickets (phone, web and in-person at the door) will be charged a service fee.
All persons attended, regardless of *age, must have a ticket.
* not all shows may suitable for young children.
Subscriptions
Most Affordable Option: Subscribing to the whole season saves you almost 20% on tickets for the year!
Guaranteed Seats: LTA puts on fantastic, sold-out shows each year. As a subscriber, you are ensured a seat to every main stage performance. A Christmas Carol is also not included in all subscription packages, but can be purchased separately.
Reserved Seats: With season tickets you will not have to wait in line to pick up tickets since your seats will already be reserved and the tickets mailed to you.
Exchanges: If the date you have doesn’t work for you, you may exchange your ticket for another date during the run of the show. Exchanges for subscribers are free and good for any other performance of the same show with at least 24 hour notice.
SEE OUR FAQs ABOUT HOW A SEASON SUBSCRIPTION WORKS.
Online subscription orders for the 2025-26 Season are now concluded.
Contact our Box Office about promotional packages and group bookings at boxoffice@thelittletheatre.com or 703-683-5778 x1
Exchanges
Exchanges are free for Subscribers/Members. Exchanges are permitted if processed at least 24 hours before the date of the original tickets and can only be made within the same show (subject to availability). For public (non-subscription) tickets, a fee of $5 per ticket will be charged.
LTA does not issue refunds for unused tickets.
All ticket sales are final. There are no refunds for season subscriptions once the season has begun.
Group Sales
Group discounts are available on Thursday, or Friday performances for groups of 15 or more. The group discount is $3 off the regular ticket price and must be reserved with the Box Office by phone.
Gift Cards
Gift Cards are now available online here.
- Available in any amount starting at $25.
- Can be emailed, or printed out as a folding gift card.
- Can be applied to any ticketed show, play or musical, online or by phone.
Accessibility
Limited Mobility Patrons
• A wheelchair accessible ramp is located at the front of the building.
• Two wheelchair accessible spaces (O100 and O101) and three transfer seats with adjustable armrests (C1, F1, J1) are available per performance (subject to availability).
• An accessible restroom is available on the first floor of the building.
Hearing Impaired Patrons
• Hearing assistant headsets are available at the Box Office for each performance.
• ASL interpreted performances are available, by request, with at least 3 weeks’ notice. Contact the Box Office directly to make a request.
• Script loans are available for most shows and can be made available upon request through the LTA Business Office. Please request this in advance.
Vision Impaired Patrons
• Large print playbills are available upon request for each performance.
One handicap accessible parking space is located on St Asaph Street next to LTA’s courtyard.
Inclement Weather Policy
If LTA cancels a performance because of weather, it will do so no later than three hours before curtain time. The closing will be posted on our home page and on our box office phone message. For an LTA cancelled performance, patrons holding tickets for the cancelled show have three options: 1) rebooking for another performance of the same show; 2) receive a refund for the original purchase price of the tickets; or 3) convert the purchased tickets into a tax-exempt donation to LTA.
For questions about the theater’s operating status, check our home page or call 703-683-0496. If the theater does not cancel its performance, but foul weather keeps a patron from attending the show, the unused ticket may be exchange for a future performance of that same production only – subject to availability and a ticket exchange fee for non-subscription tickets. If you choose not to attend, please call our box office as soon as possible BEFORE curtain time at 7403-683-0496. For performances not cancelled, tickets cannot be exchanged after the performance date has passed.

Ticketing
Tickets ordered online and by phone will be sent as eTickets to the email address provided during the ordering. From there you can print, email or save your eTickets on your smartphone. Should you not have access to email, or have difficulty with printing at home, contact the Box Office at 703-683-5778 x1. We will be happy to arrange to have your ticket(s) placed in Will Call for your convenience.
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
September 16 – The Little Theatre of Alexandria has just released the list of nominees for the annual LTA Awards. The awards to be presented at the Annual Awards Night on Sunday, October 12. The list of nominees can be viewed HERE. Further details on the Awards Night will be posted shortly.
LTA Announces Directors for the 2025-2026 Season
July/August 2025: Kinky Boots – Kevin Sockwell
September 2025: Lost in Yonkers — Chantal Plante
October/November 2025: Grease — Frank Shutts
December 2025: A Christmas Carol — Michael Page
January 2026: Staged Readings:
Chicken and Biscuits — Tyrus Sanders; The Long Weekend — Chantal Plante
February 2026: School of Rock — Kristina Friedgen
March/April 2026: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner — Adam Konowe
May/June 2026: The Drowsy Chaperone — Krissy McGregor


