The Minneapolis season:
- A Beautiful Noise ~ Sept. 30 – Oct. 5 (Chris Marsh Clark sang Sweet Caroline as a finale)
- The Phantom of the Opera ~ Nov. 21 – Dec. 7 (three weeks)
- The Wiz ~ Dec. 16-21 (Carrie Compere sang two songs from the show)
- Shucked ~ Jan. 6-11, 2026 (MN native Caroline Innerbichler sang and was interviewed about her time with the show)
- Water for Elephants ~ March 3-8, 2026
- Suffs ~ April 7-12, 2026 (Ally Bonino sang Keep Marching)
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ~ April 25 – May 23, 2026 (four weeks)
- The Great Gatsby ~ June 2-7, 2026 (MN native and current Broadway Jay Gatsby Ryan McCarten announced the show via video)
Optional shows that can be added to a subscription package:
- Chicago ~ Jan. 27 – Feb. 1, 2026
- Les Misérables ~ Feb. 17-22, 2026 (back a little over a year since it's previous run)
- Wicked ~ July 8 – Aug. 9, 2026 (five weeks)
I think this is a solid line-up, especially considering Purple Rain is also carried over from last season. I was thinking The Outsiders or Hell's Kitchen would show up but once The Great Gatsby was announced, I figured that was going to be the big one.
It's interesting to note that they discussed beforehand the current shows on Broadway they were looking at for next season (I'm assuming they should tour). The four they mentioned specifically were Death Becomes Her, Oh Mary!, Operation Mincemeat, and Maybe Happy Ending. (Gypsy, Smash, Dead Outlaw, Stranger Things, Boop!, Bueva Vista Social Club, Real Women Have Curves, and Redwood were also listed).
I always cross my fingers we get a world premiere or are the launch for the tour...and we've been lucky the last few years, but as Kevin mentioned above, this is a pretty standard season. This year had its moments but Back to the Future was so awful that it just puts a cloud over everything that came after...even though Parade was absolutely thrilling.