Seattle's Fall and Winter Theater Season, Show by Show

Fall is filling up fast on Seattle's stages, and the calendar keeps stacking up toward the holidays. If you have younger kids, Leonardo! A Wonderful Show about a Terrible Monster is running at the Charlotte Martin Theatre at Seattle Center through Sunday, November 1. Tickets range from $40 to $63, and the show is aimed at ages 3 and up. The theater also schedules a sensory-friendly performance on Saturday, October 17, at 3:00 PM. It runs about 45 minutes with no intermission. Over at the Eve Alvord Theatre, I'll Be Your Superhero runs October 15 through November 1, with tickets at the same $40 to $63 range. For something a little different, the high school production of Macbeth: When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go? takes the stage at Ballard High School on October 15 to 17 and 23 to 25, with tickets priced from $10 to $20.

The holiday shows start in mid-November. Louisa May Alcott's Little Women opens at Taproot Theatre's Jewell Mainstage in Greenwood on November 18 and runs through December 26. The production is recommended for teens, and tickets cost $28 to $59. Taproot notes that the balcony seating, labeled AA and BB, is reached only by staircase. Also at Taproot, A Charlie Brown Christmas plays the Isaac Studio Theatre from December 3 through 26, with tickets from $30 to $51. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Holiday Show comes back to the Charlotte Martin Theatre from November 19 through January 3. It runs about 65 minutes including a 10-minute intermission, and tickets are $40 to $63. Downtown, The Wizard of Oz plays the 5th Avenue Theatre from November 27 to December 27, starting at $35. A sensory inclusive matinee is set for Saturday, December 12, at 1:30 PM, and according to the 5th Avenue's schedule, those tickets went on sale October 1.

Later in the season, the Moore Theatre hosts Hip Hop Nutcracker featuring Kurtis Blow on December 11 and 12, with tickets starting at $72.60. The Paramount Theatre stages Beauty and the Beast from December 22 through January 3, 2027, recommended for ages 6 and up, with tickets from $55. Early next year, Twelve Kinds of Ice runs at the Eve Alvord Theatre from January 28 to February 14, followed by Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, the Musical at the Charlotte Martin Theatre from February 18 to March 14. Both are priced between $40 and $63. Some co-presented titles are sold through Ticketmaster instead of the venue box offices. Operation Mincemeat goes on sale Tuesday, October 27, at 10:00 AM, and Maybe Happy Ending on Tuesday, March 23, 2027, at the same time. If you prefer buying directly, the Paramount's box office at (206) 682-1414 is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, and the Moore's line is (206) 443-1744.