The New Year has arrived, and Columbus' Theater scene has never looked better! While you wait for the freezing cold months to pass, why not spend some time wrapped up warm inside a theater, enjoying one of these Broadway favorites?

Whilst we await the announcement of the upcoming Broadway season, there's still plenty of time to catch the current one!

Back To The Future
January 6 - 11, 2026

Great Scott!
Doc and Marty are back in this musical extravaganza, bringing the 1985 movie to life on stage in a whirlwind of music, spectacular set pieces and laugh-out-loud comedy!
Conceived by the film's original creators (Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale), the production is directed by John Rando with a book by Bob Gale. Original music and lyrics by Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard sit next to some of the franchise's most recognizable tunes, including 'The Power Of Love' and 'Johnny B. Goode'.
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Les Miserables
January 27 - February 1, 2026
Cameron Mackintosh's epic musical is back! Based on Victor Hugo's novel, this sweeping epic is one of the most popular musicals in history, a tale of love and revolution that draws audiences in time and time again. Its classic score, written by Herbert Kretzmer and Claude-Michel Schonberg, includes the timeless 'I Dreamed A Dream', 'One Day More' and 'Do You Hear the People Sing'.
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The Sound of Music
February 24 - March 1, 2026
The hills are alive...you know the rest. Everyone's favorite tale of nannies, nuns, and Nazis is heading out on a fresh North American tour. The last show written by legendary duo Rodgers and Hammerstein, this iconic musical boasts a score that reads like the Greatest Hits of musical theatre, with songs including 'My Favourite Things', 'Edelweiss' and 'Do-Re-Mi'.

While everyone knows the story off by heart, that doesn't mean that there's nothing new to be said about The Sound of Music. Helming this tour is Jack O'Brien (Hairspray), one of Broadway's most accomplished directors, who's seeking to strip away some of the more kitschy elements that have become attached to the musical over the years. The three-time Tony Award winner told the New York Times that he's not "trotting out your mother's version."
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The Outsiders
March 17 - 22, 2026

The multi-Tony nominee!
Based on S.E. Hilton's 1967 novel and Francis Ford Coppola's era-defining motion picture, The Outsiders follows a gang of young greasers as they cling to survival. Make sure to catch it on tour in 2025 after sweeping the 2024 Tony Awards with 12 nominations and four wins!

The Outsiders features music and lyrics by Jamestown Revival and a book by the award-winning Adam Rapp. This brand new stage adaptation is directed by Danya Taymor and features choreography by the Kuperman brothers, Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman.
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Shucked
April 7 - 12, 2026
Winner of two Drama Desk Awards! After an a-maize-ing premiere at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre, the heartwarming story is heading on a national tour! With Nashville's top songwriting talents from Tony winner Robert Horn, in collaboration with Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, this musical offers a kernel of joy in these divided times, exploring how opening up to people and ideas we are wary of can be a beautiful process, uniting us in our similarities, not our differences. Aw Shucks!
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Hadestown
May 15 - 17, 2026

Wait for me!
Plucky folk opera Hadestown garnered eight Tony Awards (including the coveted Tony for Best Musical), four Drama Desk Awards, six Outer Critics Circle Awards and a Drama League Award. This came as no surprise given the production received much acclaim during both its Off-Broadway and Broadway runs, praised for its soaring imagination, vibrant retelling of a classic story and a sumptuous score that evokes smoky New Orleans jazz and bubbling Americana-tinged folk. Don't miss out when the lauded musical comes to Columbus on this hotly anticipated encore tour!
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Water For Elephants
June 9 - 14, 2026
Get ready - the circus is rolling into town! The Tony-nominated musical Water for Elephants, which earned an impressive seven 2024 Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical, is set to embark on its first national tour in fall 2025. After a hugely successful world premiere run in Atlanta, the musical adaptation of Water for Elephants made its Broadway debut in 2024. The show utilizes the book by Rick Elice, which in turn is based on Sara Gruen's original novel, and features music and lyrics by the PigPen Theatre Co. Tony-nominated Jessica Stone will be taking the directorial helm. The stunning play comes complete with clowns, aerialists, jugglers, and more to give the true circus experience!
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