MTC’s 2026 Mainstage Season: Your Entertainment Destination

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Mountain Theatre Company (MTC) proudly announces our highly anticipated 88th MainStage Season, featuring three blockbuster productions that promise joy, connection, and
world-class entertainment. The 2026 lineup includes the all-new original musical Dancin’ in the
Street, the high-energy multimedia spectacular Showstoppers!, and Highlands’ most cherished
tradition returning in a brand-new production, Home for the Holidays: A Joyful Noise.

“Our 2026 season is pure celebration,” says Scott Daniel, Executive Artistic Director. “These
shows are bursting with heart, humor, and incredible music that defined generations. Whether it’s
dancing in the street, singing along to movie musical classics, or celebrating the magic of the
holidays, this season is designed to bring our entire community together through joy.”

🕺🏼Dancin’ in the Street

June 24 - July 12, 2026
Get ready to laugh, swoon, and dance in your seat — because the music that defined generations
comes alive on stage like never before! This heartwarming new musical follows neighbors, friends,
and couples as they find love, rediscover family, and celebrate life, all set to an unforgettable
soundtrack of folk, funk, disco, soul, and Motown favorites. From “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and “Both Sides Now” to “This Will Be,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” and “Last Dance,” the score is packed with iconic hits that will keep your heart singing and your feet moving.
 

At intermission, the celebration doesn’t stop as the entire audience is invited onstage for a block
party, with onstage bar service, so you can dance the night away to ABBA, the Bee Gees, Earth, Wind & Fire, and more. “It’s theatre like you’ve never experienced before."

🎭Showstoppers!

August 12 - 30, 2026
The ultimate movie-musical celebration returns! Showstoppers! is a high-energy, 90-minute
multimedia spectacular that zips through Broadway and Hollywood’s greatest musicals — from West Side Story and Dreamgirls to Singin’ in the Rain, Chicago, Mamma Mia!, and many more. With dazzling costumes, cinematic visuals, and a world-class professional cast, this production is pure, exhilarating entertainment for the whole family.

🎄Home for the Holidays: A Joyful Noise

December 6 - 23, 2026
Highlands’ most beloved holiday tradition returns with a brand-new production — Home for the
Holidays: A Joyful Noise. This 90-minute extravaganza bursts with breathtaking song, dazzling
dance, and a touch of technical magic that fills the theatre with warmth and wonder.

✨Beyond the MainStage
In addition to the 2026 MainStage lineup, Mountain Theatre Company will expand its
programming with an exciting series of guest artist cabarets, theme nights, performance pop-ups,
and world premiere entertainment experiences, as we continue to engage, enrich, and
entertain our community in new ways.

🎟️MTC Flex Pass: Your Entertainment, Your Way
The MTC Flex Pass, available January through March, lets patrons build their own ticket packages — from as few as 2 tickets to as many as 100 — with built-in savings:

2–8 tickets save 5%,

9 or more save 10%

Flex Pass tickets are valid for any MainStage production in 2026.

 

For businesses, the MTC Flex Pass offers customizable group packages perfect for rewarding staff or entertaining clients.

🫱🏼‍🫲🏽MTC Community Club: #TheatreForAll
The new MTC Community Club makes professional theatre accessible by offering $30 tickets to residents of Macon, Jackson, Transylvania, and Rabun Counties. Supported by Cullasaja
Women’s Outreach, this initiative allows registered residents to purchase discounted tickets in
advance for any MTC MainStage show.

Registration opens January 1st, 2026, at www.mountaintheatre.com/communityclub.

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"On behalf of our board, staff and creative teams; thank you for making Mountain Theatre Company YOUR entertainment destination. Now, without further ado, and I love some ado, grab your tickets, gather your friends and get ready for another spectacular year of live theatre from Mountain Theatre Company."