Little Miss Sunshine
- Sat, Dec 6
Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris Run Time: 102 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2006
Starring: Abigail Breslin, Alan Arkin, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano, Steve Carell, Toni Collette
Inspired by A.R.T.’s new play “Wonder”
This good-natured, anarchic comedy and Sundance darling follows a gently dysfunctional family as they embark on a last-ditch road trip to deliver 7-year-old Olive (Breslin) to be a finalist in the “Little Miss Sunshine” beauty pageant.
About “Wonder”
Running December 9, 2025 through February 8, 2026
“We can change the way we see.” Based on R.J. Palacio’s novel and Lionsgate & Mandeville Films’ hit feature film, this uplifting new musical follows the Pullman family as they navigate change, identity, and what it means to belong. Auggie Pullman has been homeschooled his entire life, often retreating to outer space in his imagination. But when his family decides it’s time for him to start going to school, Auggie must take off the space helmet he has used to hide his facial difference. As Auggie navigates a world filled with kindness and cruelty, his parents and sister go on their own journeys of transformation and discovery. Featuring a driving, pop-inspired score, Wonder celebrates empathy, resilience, and the power of choosing kindness.
Taibi Magar (Night Side Songs, Macbeth In Stride, We Live in Cairo, and others at A.R.T.) directs this world-premiere adaptation with a score by Ian Axel and Chad King, the GRAMMY Award-winning duo behind A Great Big World (“Say Something,” “This Is the New Year”), and a book by MacArthur Fellow and Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl (Eurydice; The Clean House; Smile, a memoir).
Recommended for ages 9+.