2026-2027 Season Tour Launches- Page 8

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 3/23/26 at 9:51pm

Broadway in Chicago’s Fall 2026/Winter 2027 subscription series was announced today:

JEKYLL & HYDE, September 8 - October 25 @ Broadway Playhouse

Dirty Dancing: The Musical, September 9 - 20 @ James M. Nederlander Theatre

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, September 29th - October 11 @ CIBC Theatre

Jersey Boys, November 10 - 22 @ CIBC Theatre

Maybe Happy Ending, January 5 - 17, 2027 @ CIBC Theatre

Oh, Mary!, January 19 - February 7, 2027 @ CIBC Theatre

Interestingly, the entire back half of the season is exclusively playing the CIBC. Wonder if there’s expected to be a big out of town tryout playing the Nederlander or Palace around the holiday season, as there isn’t anything scheduled for all of December.

[emo_geek]

Posted: 3/30/26 at 2:32pm

Center Theatre Group announced today: Our season kicks off with the world premiere musical The Turning, a haunting, folk-infused journey set among California’s sequoias at the Taper.  At the Ahmanson, we welcome the wildly funny, Tony Award-winning Oh, Mary! straight from Broadway. These shows are followed by the exuberant Destiny of Desire by Karen Zacarías, the North American premiere of Christmas Carol Goes Wrong, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s acclaimed Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, Kimberly Belflower’s electrifying John Proctor is the Villain, and we end our blockbuster season by completing August Wilson’s celebrated Century Cycle at CTG with his towering masterpiece Fences and the joyful Broadway hit BOOP!® The Musical.

The Turning
Mark Taper Forum
September 2 – October 11, 2026

Oh, Mary!
Ahmanson Theatre
November 10 – December 6, 2026

Destiny of Desire
Mark Taper Forum
November 11 – December 20, 2026

Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
Ahmanson Theatre
December 12, 2026 – January 10, 2027

Fiddler on the Roof
Ahmanson Theatre
February 13 – March 14, 2027

John Proctor Is the Villain
Mark Taper Forum
March 17 – April 25, 2027

Fences
Mark Taper Forum
May 26 – July 3, 2027

Boop! The Musical
Ahmanson Theatre
July 6 – August 1, 2027

 

Updated On: 3/30/26 at 02:32 PM

[tacotheatrelover]

Posted: 3/30/26 at 2:41pm

emo_geek said:

Boop! The Musical
Ahmanson Theatre
July 6 – August 1, 2027

what the frick do you mean boop's playing the Ahmanson.

[FightTheDragons]

Posted: 3/30/26 at 3:18pm

Pretty fantastic season for CTG after a disappointing start for Snehal Desai as the Artistic Director. It seems he's starting to dial in what is actually interesting for the company. This is the first season since he's taken over where there's more good offerings than not, and the first where there are consistently great shows on the schedule. 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 3/30/26 at 3:26pm

tacotheatrelover said: "emo_geek said:

Boop! The Musical
Ahmanson Theatre
July 6 – August 1, 2027

what the frick do you mean boop's playing the Ahmanson."

I believe this is the first time CTG has ever presented a non-equity production.

[inception]

Posted: 3/30/26 at 3:44pm

Is John Proctor a tour or their own production?

[emo_geek]

Posted: 3/30/26 at 3:48pm

They are also bringing the non-equity Music Man to the Ahmanson for over a month, and it is not part of the subscription. That's...odd. Our CTG:FWD programming expands the experience even further with special events and bonus shows, including the return of Dog Man: The Musical and Clue, as well as Meredith Willson’s The Music Man and Riverdance 30 – The New Generation—and this is all just the beginning with a lineup at the Kirk Douglas Theatre to be announced later this spring.

[Timon3]

Posted: 3/30/26 at 4:01pm

Again CTG misses the mark with a wow show. This season I thought they pull a late rabbit from the hat, but didn’t happen.

[emo_geek]

Posted: 3/30/26 at 4:04pm

Timon3 said: "Again CTG misses the mark with a wow show. This season I thought they pull a late rabbit from the hat, but didn’t happen."

I'm happy with Oh, Mary being included with my subscription. I agree with you however, there seems to be something missing. I would love to know what show(s) you would consider a wow. 

[tourboi]

Posted: 3/30/26 at 4:21pm

CLUE is non-Eq now so technically CTG is presenting two non-Eq tours this season. Genuinely surprised. 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 3/30/26 at 4:48pm

inception said: "Is John Proctor a tour or their own production?"

It’s a co-production with ACT in San Francisco and Seattle Rep. It is not a replica of the Broadway production. 

[Timon3]

Posted: 3/30/26 at 6:51pm

They had a late announcement a couple years back when CTG announced &Julet as a late surprise. This season I thought they do similar with The Outsiders but that went to the Pantanges instead. I thought they get Mincemeat that went to the Pantanges instead. So something like Sunset Boulevard or Chess would be great, I have always banged on about My Neighbour Totoro from London. Maybe Just in Time or Buena Vista Social Club. But unfortunately the Pantanges remorselessly hoovers everything up.

The Pantanges isn’t great for intimate shows.

Updated On: 3/30/26 at 06:51 PM

[TheeCW]

Posted: 3/31/26 at 12:49pm

DPAC (Durham, NC) just announced five shows that are playing returning engagements in the next year in addition to the previously announced main Broadway season…

• Mrs. Doubtfire Oct. 30-Nov. 1
• 'Twas the Night Before Nov. 25-Dec. 6
• MAMMA MIA! Dec. 29-Jan.3, 2027
• Waitress Feb. 5-7, 2027
• Hadestown Mar. 5-7, 2027

Excited for Waitress and Hadestown, as it’s been several years since Waitress performed here and Hadestown is one of my favorites!

[AKarp2013]

Posted: 3/31/26 at 1:13pm

Have we heard any updates or rumblings about the status of the shows slated to run at the Kennedy Center this summer? Moulin Rouge ends its engagement July 5, but Back to the Future, Doubtfire, and Outsiders have July and August engagements after this supposed two-year closure begins.

[CJRochester]

Posted: 3/31/26 at 8:53pm

Rochester Broadway Theatre League, Rochester, NY: 

Boop! - Oct 3-10 (will tech and launch tour in Rochester), 
Hells Kitchen - Nov 3-8,
The Sound of Music - Dec 1-6,
The Notebook - Feb 16-21,
Jersey Boys - Mar 16-21,
Lion King - Apr 28-May 16,
The Outsiders - Jun 15-20. 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 4/1/26 at 12:40pm

AKarp2013 said: "Have we heard any updates or rumblings about the status of the shows slated to run at the Kennedy Center this summer?Moulin Rougeends its engagement July 5, butBack to the Future,Doubtfire, andOutsidershave July and August engagements after this supposed two-year closure begins."

Moulin Rouge seems to be unaffected, but the latter 3 have been taken off the Kennedy Center website.

[AKarp2013]

Posted: 4/1/26 at 1:04pm

Damn. It was the last engagement for Back to the Future and so I guess they'll shutter following their Portland engagement.

I wonder if Outsiders can pop right into the National Theatre.

There's a three week period between Beetlejuice and Notebook that essentially fills the gap in their tour schedule.

Updated On: 4/1/26 at 01:04 PM

[DomPhilly]

Posted: 4/7/26 at 3:07pm

I inquired via email re:The Outsiders at Kennedy Center. Their response was that they will notify when/if the engagement is cancelled. Typical response from this new version of the once respectable organization.

 

AKarp2013 said: "Damn. It was the last engagement forBack to the Futureand so I guess they'll shutter following their Portland engagement.

I wonder ifOutsiderscan pop right into the National Theatre.

There's a three week period between Beetlejuice and Notebook that essentially fills the gap in their tour schedule."

 

[AKarp2013]

Posted: 4/9/26 at 3:50pm

Outsiders has announced a two-week return engagement to Chicago from August 4-16.  This is two of the three weeks they were supposed to be in DC.  Glad they were able to fill up part of that gap period and hope they can land another venue to play the week after their Toronto run.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 4/9/26 at 5:53pm

AKarp2013 said: "Outsiders has announced a two-week return engagement to Chicago from August 4-16. This is two of the three weeks they were supposed to be in DC. Glad they were able to fill up part of that gap period and hope they can land another venue to play the week after their Toronto run."

They’ll likely just go on a layoff