Dr. Phillips Center announces 26/27 AdventHealth Broadway in Orlando season

Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, in partnership with Florida Theatrical Association, announced the AdventHealth Broadway in Orlando 26/27 Season, a robust lineup of 12 productions that reflects the continued growth of Orlando as one of the nation’s leading Broadway touring markets. The new season brings together global phenomena, returning audience favorites and Broadway premieres, all presented in Walt Disney Theater.

The 26/27 season includes Hamilton, Wicked, Beauty and the Beast, Beetlejuice, Jersey Boys, The Sound of Music and The Great Gatsby, alongside newer works making their Orlando debuts, including Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her and BOOP!® The Musical. Several of the season’s titles have previously played to sold-out or extended runs in Orlando, underscoring sustained demand for large-scale Broadway productions in Central Florida.

“This season reflects both the scale of Broadway today and the momentum of Broadway in Orlando,” said Kathy Ramsberger, president & CEO of Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. “From returning shows to exciting new works, we’re not only delivering the highest caliber of touring Broadway—we’re expanding our reach, growing our audience and solidifying Orlando as one of the country’s leading Broadway destinations.”

Since opening in 2014, Dr. Phillips Center has welcomed more than one million Broadway guests and has doubled its subscriber base over the past decade, establishing Orlando as a major stop on the national touring circuit.

Current AdventHealth Broadway in Orlando subscribers can renew their subscriptions starting today.

Due to the expected demand and overwhelming interest of this 26/27 AdventHealth Broadway in Orlando Season, future subscribers are encouraged to join our priority list to be one of the first to know when new packages are available.

Season Lineup:

Hamilton
September 29 – October 18, 2026

Hamilton is the epic saga that follows the rise of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton as he fights for honor, love and a legacy that would shape the course of a nation. Based on Ron Chernow’s acclaimed biography and set to a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, Hamilton has had a profound impact on culture, politics and education. Hamilton features book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire. In addition to its 11 Tony Awards®, it has won Grammy® and Olivier Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Buena Vista Social Club
October 20 – 25, 2026

Step into the heart of Cuba, beyond the glitz of the Tropicana, to a place where blazing trumpets and sizzling guitars set the dance floor on fire. Here, the real sound of Havana is born–and one woman discovers the music that will change her life forever. Inspired by true events, five-time Tony Award®-winning musical Buena Vista Social Club™ brings the GRAMMY® Award-winning album to thrilling life–and tells the story of the legends who lived it. A world-class band joins a sensational cast of musicians, actors and dancers from across the globe for an authentic experience unlike any you’ve seen or heard before.

“A jaw-dropping, soul-stirring must-see!” (The Washington Post).

Experience the tale of big dreams, second chances and the unbreakable bonds of making music together that captivated Broadway.

Death Becomes Her
December 1 – 6, 2026

Madeline Ashton is the most beautiful actress (just ask her) ever to grace the stage and screen. Helen Sharp is the long-suffering author (just ask her) who lives in her shadow. They have always been the best of frenemies...until Madeline steals Helen’s fiancé away. As Helen plots revenge and Madeline clings to her rapidly fading star, their world is suddenly turned upside down by Viola Van Horn, a mysterious woman with a secret that’s to die for.

After one sip of Viola’s magical potion, Madeline and Helen begin a new era of life (and death) with their youth and beauty restored...and a grudge to last eternity.

Starring Tony Award® nominees Megan Hilty (Wicked, “Smash”) and Jennifer Simard (Company, Disaster!), Death Becomes Her, based on the classic 1992 film, is a drop-dead hilarious new musical comedy about friendship, love and burying the hatchet...again, and again, and again.

Life’s a bitch and then you die. Or not!

Wicked (season option)
January 6 – 31, 2027

Welcome to the wonderful Land of Oz...where there is a young woman, born with emerald-green skin—smart, fiery, misunderstood and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships...until the world decides to call one good and the other one wicked. With a thrilling score that includes the hits “Defying Gravity,” “Popular” and “For Good,” Wicked has been called “a magical Broadway musical with brains, heart and courage” (Time Magazine).

The Great Gatsby
February 16 – 21, 2027

The party’s roaring in Orlando!

The Great Gatsby is a “Broadway extravaganza that explodes with life and energy” (Entertainment Weekly). Based on the classic American novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, this Tony Award®-winning new musical is an unforgettable journey of love, wealth and tragedy that brings the Roaring Twenties to life on stage.

Directed by Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), this story of extravagance and longing features choreography by Dominique Kelley (So You Think You Can Dance), a book by Kait Kerrigan (The Mad Ones) and a jazz- and pop-influenced original score by Jason Howland (Little Women) and Nathan Tysen (Paradise Square).

The Sound of Music
March 2 – 7, 2027

For 65 years, The Sound of Music has been one of our “favorite things.” With its timeless story and irresistibly charming score, this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic isn’t just meant to be enjoyed—it’s meant to be shared. Now, a critically acclaimed North American tour brings the cherished musical to stages across the country to teach a new generation to sing.

Directed by three-time Tony Award® winner Jack O’Brien (Hairspray), this vibrant and romantic tale of Maria and the von Trapp family will captivate audiences with its universal themes of love, resilience and the power of music.

Featuring beloved songs like “Do-Re-Mi,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” and “Edelweiss,” The Sound of Music is the iconic tale of a spirited nun who chooses not to live behind closed doors—and, by following her heart, learns to climb every mountain.

The Sound of Music features music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, suggested by The Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp. The 1965 Oscar®-winning film recently celebrated its 60th anniversary and continues to be one of the most successful movie musicals of all time.

BOOP!® The Musical
March 30 – April 4, 2027

What’s not to love about Betty Boop?” (Chicago Tribune)

For almost a century, the Betty Boop® character has won hearts and inspired fans around the world with her trademark looks, voice and style. Now, in BOOP!® The Musical, Betty’s dream of an ordinary day off from super-celebrity in her black-and-white world leads to a “bright and bubbly” (Time Out New York) adventure of color, music and love in New York City. “A show-stopping rainbow of joy” (The Daily Beast), BOOP! is the new Broadway musical-comedy extravaganza that’s fun for everyone—bringing heart, laughter and a whole lot of Boop-oop-a-doop to the stage!

Tony Award®–winning director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots, Hairspray, La Cage aux Folles) brings Fleischer Studios’ Queen of the Screen to life with a score by celebrated multiple GRAMMY® winner David Foster (“I Have Nothing,” “After the Love Is Gone,” “The Prayer”), lyrics by Tony Award® nominee Susan Birkenhead (Working, Jelly’s Last Jam) and a book by Tony Award® winner Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone, The Prom).

BOOP! is the Broadway musical that is perfect for audiences of all ages.

Beauty and the Beast
April 20 – May 2, 2027

Be our guest at Beauty and the Beast, Disney’s first North American touring production of the beloved musical in over 25 years. This enchanting and timeless tale, filled with the romance and grandeur audiences know and love, has been brought to life like never before, with spectacular new sets and dazzling costumes. The show boasts the Oscar®-winning and Tony Award®-nominated score, including the classic songs “Be Our Guest” and “Beauty and the Beast.”

Reuniting to create this new production are members of the original Tony Award®-winning artistic team, including composer Alan Menken, lyricist Tim Rice, book writer Linda Woolverton, with direction and choreography by Matt West, scenic design by Stanley A. Meyer, costume design by Ann Hould-Ward and lighting design by Natasha Katz. Beauty and the Beast is the beloved musical that will fill your heart with joy and Disney magic.

Beetlejuice (season option)
May 11 – 16, 2027
He earned his stripes on Broadway…now the ghost-with-the-most is coming to Orlando.

It’s showtime! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. With an irreverent book and a score that’s out of this Netherworld, Beetlejuice is “screamingly good fun!” (Variety). And under its uproarious surface (six feet under, to be exact), it’s a remarkably touching show about family, love and making the most of every Day-O!

Jersey Boys
June 22 – 27, 2027

The original Broadway sensation returns to the road! Celebrating 20 years - Jersey style!

They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard…and the radio just couldn’t get enough of. But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different story—a story that has made them an international sensation all over again. The show features all their hits including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Oh What a Night,” “Walk Like a Man,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “Beggin’” and “Working My Way Back to You.”

Go behind the music and inside the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons in the Tony Award®-winning, original Broadway sensation Jersey Boys.  From the streets of New Jersey to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, this is the musical that’s too good to be true.

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