A theory of nonlinear emission of localized excitons coupled to the optical mode of the microcavity is presented. Numerical results are compared with analytical ones. The effects of exciton–exciton interaction within the quantum dots and with the reservoir formed by non-resonant pumping are considered. It is demonstrated that the nonlinearity due to the interaction strongly affects the shape of the emission spectra. The collective superradiant mode of the excitons is shown to be stable against the nonlinear effects.