The Outsiders, the Tony-winning musical, was introduced last evening as component of the Broadway in Austin 2025-26 Period ( Image by Matthew Murphy)
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10 of the wildest, most awesome, and the majority of liked musicals in current background, consisting of some unforeseen rebirths, have actually been introduced for Texas Doing Arts’ 2025-26 Broadway in Austin period at the Bass Opera House.
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The schedule for the period was introduced last evening at an unique VIP gala occasion at the UT-Austin place, where all the programs will certainly be carried out. The evening included not just teleprompter speeches, however some unforeseen efficiencies by actors participants that made the journey to Austin in advance of the taking a trip roadshow of lights, surroundings, and songs.
While heavy-hitter dramatization like Othello, Glengarry Glen Ross, and Good Evening, and Excellent Luck are all warm tickets in the Large Apple, the acts disclosed to be pertaining to Austin continue to be from the world of track and dancing.
Emily Koch and Dana Steingold in the nationwide scenic tour of Kimberly Akimbo ( Image by Joan Marcus)
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Everything starts with back-to-back Tony Honor champions for Finest Music, beginning with 2023 champion Kimberly Akimbo— which ranges from Sept. 30 with Oct. 5– and proceeding with in 2015’s victor, the phase adjustment of S.E. Hinton’s genre-defining book of pushed away young people, The Outsiders (Oct. 21-26). Guests last evening were provided a preference of the program when Broadway cast participant Josh Strobl (Ponyboy) provided a performance of “Excellent Assumptions,” just to be after that signed up with by John Patrick Collins (Johnny Cade) for the heartrending “Keep Gold.”.
Samantha Pauly and the Broadway actors of The Excellent Gatsby ( Copyright Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)
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The Tony champions do not quit there. The anarchic prestige of the Roaring Twenties comes collapsing right into the Bass with The Great Gatsby (March 10-15, 2026), while the jokingly historic wit of Six (Jan. 20-25, 2026) returns after a sell-out run in the 2023-24 period. That’s not the only returning program, as evictions to the abyss open once again for one more journey to Hadestown (Feb. 20-22, 2026), which brought its modern-day spin on Greek folklore to Austin in 2022.
Jalynn Steele (Tanya), Christine Sherrill ( Donna Sheridan), and Carly Sakolove ( Rosie) in Mamma Mia! ( Image by Joan Marcus)
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Certainly, jukebox musicals continue to be an essential of the scene, therefore target markets will certainly reach listen to several of their preferred acquainted tracks in a brand-new context with Shakespeare spoof & & Juliet (July 14-19, 2026) and the ABBA-tastic Mamma Mia! (April 14-19, 2026).
Shubshri Kandiah as Belle and Brendan Xavier as Monster in Disney’s Appeal and the Beast ( Image by Daniel Boud)
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Nonetheless, what’s music theater without some real standards? Broadway in Austin isn’t simply organizing 3 of the all-time ideal as a result of the tracks, however as a result of their important area in the style. Kathy Voytko existed to reveal that she has actually been cast as Mrs. Potts in the brand-new touring manufacturing of Disney’s Appeal and the Beast (Dec. 2-14), and to fill up the Bass with the promptly identifiable signature tune. Currently a film hit, the music transformed Broadway when it opened up in 1994, generating brand-new generations to the theater, and currently returns with its very first brand-new Disney Theatrical Productions receive 25 years.
Kyle Ramar Freeman as Lion, Nichelle Lewis as Dorothy, Phillip Johnson Richardson as Tin Guy, Avery Wilson as Scarecrow in The Wiz ( Image by Jeremy Daniel)
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Just as seismic in its influence on the sector and on the art type is The Wiz (Might 12-17, 2026), the all-Black rewording of The Wizard of Oz that brought funk and spirit to the Great White Means. And Also, The Noise of Music (Feb. 3-8, 2026) stays cherished not merely as a result of fantastic songs like “Do-Re-Mi” and “Sixteen Taking Place Seventeen,” however since it’s an effective tale of discovering on your own and standing up to Nazis.
TPA additionally introduced last evening that there will certainly yet once again be period client passes (offered currently at austin.broadway.com) that consist of tickets for Kimberly Akimbo, The Outsiders, Beauty and the Beast, & & Juliet, The Noise of Music, The Great Gatsby, and The Wiz, with the capability to include Mamma Mia! on as a 8th program, and Six and Hadestown as period alternatives. For those of you searching for particular programs, or possibly simply considering a fast journey right into the mirrored spotlight, expect private tickets to take place sale.
