This is a projected list of shows that will participate in the 2024/2025 season. The information presented below was collected from a variety of sources, including press releases, surveys and booking groups. Because of the nature of live theatre, information is subject to change. Information listed here is accurate as of December 20, 2023.
New Musicals
- Description: Created by the Emmy®-winning writer from “Schitt’s Creek,” this hilarious new musical asks: what would happen if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as she ditches her famous ending for a second chance at life and love.
- Status: Confirmed (source)
- Notes: Scheduled to begin in fall 2024 with stops in Charlotte, Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.
- Description: The story of the legendary Neil Diamond comes to life on stage in an uplifting new Broadway musical, A Beautiful Noise featuring all his hit songs including “Sweet Caroline,” “America,” and “Cracklin’ Rosie.”
- Status: Confirmed (source)
- Notes: Scheduled to launch fall 2024 from Providence, with additional stops in Charlotte and St. Louis.
- Description: When Marty McFly finds himself transported back to 1955 in a time machine built by the eccentric scientist Doc Brown, he accidentally changes the course of history. Now he’s in a race against time to fix the present, escape the past and send himself… back to the future.
- Status: Upcoming
- Notes: Although the tour starts in the latter part of the 23/24 season for venues, this show will be reclassified as a New Musical for the 24/25 season for shows due to its late timing and plans to continue touring following the engagement in Washington, DC.
- Description: Based on “The Once and Future King” by T.H. White, Camelot, Lerner and Loewe’s 1960 follow up to My Fair Lady, is a story about the quest for democracy, striving for justice, and the tragic struggle between passion and aspiration, between lovers and kingdoms.
- Status: Unknown
- Notes: Following the show’s closure on Broadway in June, it was announced that a US tour and West End production were underway. However, it now appears that any plans for a tour may have fizzled out for the time being.
- Description: Kim is a bright and funny Jersey teen, who happens to look like a 72-year-old lady. And yet her aging disease may be the least of her problems. Forced to maneuver family secrets, borderline personalities, and possible felony charges, Kim is determined to find happiness in a world where not even time is on her side.
- Status: Confirmed (source)
- Notes: The most recent Tony Award winner for Best Musical is headed to Denver in September 2024. Subsequent stops have not been announced yet, but the show will travel to 60 cities over 75 weeks, so expect it to hit most major and some secondary markets between the 24/25 and 25/26 seasons.
- Description: It’s 1946, the war is over, and a resurgent New York is beginning to rebuild. As steel beams swing overhead, a collection of artists has dreams as big and diverse as the city itself. But do these singers, dancers, musicians, and makers have what it takes to survive this place, let alone to succeed? If they can make it here, they can make it anywhere.
- Status: Confirmed (source)
- Notes: The musical, based on the 1977 movie of the same name, is scheduled to begin touring North America in January 2025 at a venue in New York State. No other information is known at this time.
- Description: Leo and Lucille Frank are a newlywed Jewish couple struggling to make a life in the old red hills of Georgia. When Leo is accused of an unspeakable crime, it propels them into an unimaginable test of faith, humanity, justice, and devotion.
- Status: Confirmed (source)
- Notes: The most recent Tony Award winner for Best Revival of a Musical is headed to Schenectady followed by the official launch in Minneapolis in January 2025.
- Description: Alan Freed was a Cleveland DJ who heard the future—and knew he had to let it sing. He named the genre “Rock & Roll,” bringing music to the masses and integrating artists and audiences on the airwaves and in concerts for the first time in history. Along the way, he became an icon to the nation’s youth—and a target for the nation’s establishment.
- Status: Unknown (source)
- Notes: This Off-Broadway show is currently planning a national tour. However, further information about the timing of the tour is unknown. It’s possible the tour may end up taking place in the 25/26 season.
- Description: Shucked is the hilarious new musical fable about an unlikely hero and an unforgettable battle for the heart and soil of a small town.
- Status: Confirmed (source)
- Notes: Shucked has announced that it will tech in Providence prior to its premiere performances in Nashville. In its North American tour announcement, over 20 stops were mentioned–mostly in major markets–but expect additional stops in its first year.
- Description: A sax, a bass, and a singer catch a cross-country train for the life-chasing, life-changing trip of a lifetime.
- Status: Confirmed (source)
- Notes: Beginning a North American tour in fall 2024 is all we know at this time as no stops were announced in its tour announcement.
- Description: Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s landmark musical tells the tale of a resourceful pie shop owner and a vengeful barber out for blood.
- Status: Confirmed (source)
- Notes: The Broadway revival is currently expected to begin touring in early 2025, with the tour spanning both the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 theatrical seasons. No specific locations were revealed at the time of the announcement.
New Plays
- Description: When Harry Potter’s head-strong son Albus befriends the son of his fiercest rival, Draco Malfoy, it sparks an unbelievable new journey for them all—with the power to change the past and future forever.
- Status: Confirmed (source)
- Notes: After years of speculation, the record-breaking play will begin a North American tour in Chicago in September 2024. The play, which will perform in the current, one-part format, is most likely going to stay in the major markets for extended engagements.
- Description: After a cargo ship sinks in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a sixteen-year-old boy named Pi is left stranded on a lifeboat with the most unlikely of companions: a Royal Bengal tiger.
- Status: Confirmed (source)
- Notes: The North American tour is scheduled to launch in fall of 2024. No additional information is known at this time.
- Description: Set in the English countryside in 1923, this is a tale of sex, betrayal and, oh yes, love. The true meaning of fate, identity and marriage are called into question as a surprising, hilarious web of secrets unravels in this ridiculous – potentially murderous – romantic comedy.
- Status: Unknown
- Notes: Although no official announcement has been made, the show’s executive producers, Broadway and Beyond Theatricals, which also books touring productions, has made booking this show available for the 24/25 season. I would anticipate it starting a national tour in the fall of 2024.
- Description: The Shark is Broken reveals the hilarious behind-the-scenes drama on one of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters
- Status: Unknown
- Notes: Although it appeared that a tour was pretty much set in stone during its Broadway run, recent developments indicate that the tour has been put on the back burner for now.
New Revivals
- Description: A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Evan Hansen is about to get the one thing he’s always wanted: a chance to finally fit in.
- Status: Possible
- Notes: After a season-long hiatus, it appears, through surveys conducted by a few venues, a revival of the musical is in the works. The revival, if it does come to fruition, is expected to be a non-equity production.
- Description: Go behind the music and inside the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons in the Tony and Grammy Award®- winning true-life musical phenomenon
- Status: Possible (source)
- Notes: Last seen on the road in 2022, it looks like a touring production is set to begin in 2025, according to the show’s social media outlets. Whether it will be part of the 24/25 season or the 25/26 season remains to be seen.
Based on surveys sent out to patrons earlier this year, the following revivals are under consideration to return to touring. However, as most surveys were conducted back in early 2023, it is unknown as to whether any of these shows will materialize into tours in the 24/25 season. My confidence level, with 0 being low and 10 being high, is in parenthesis.
- Aida (3)
- Beauty and the Beast (2)
- Kinky Boots (5)
- Mary Poppins (3)
- Matilda the Musical (4)
- Newsies (3)
- The Music Man (5)
- The Secret Garden (4)
- The Sound of Music (5)
- Waitress (4)
Notes: Recently, Music Theatre International posted a notice that all productions of Beauty and the Beast will need to be performed by the end of March 2025. This indicates to me that a Broadway revival is in the works. So it might be too early for a touring production to occur in the 24/25 season, even if it was a pre-Broadway tour. Outside of that show, I very well could see Disney adding an additional tour to its current lineup, but which one might be a tossup.
Outside of the Disney productions, I think the most-likely shows to begin touring again in the 24/25 season are Kinky Boots and The Sound of Music. The Secret Garden is still anticipating landing on Broadway, so perhaps a pre-Broadway tour might take place. And, bolstered by the recent theatrical success of the pro-shot, I could very well see Waitress getting a revival coming soon.
Returning Shows
Based on various factors, the following list showcases the shows that are currently touring that are projected to return in the 24/25 season. My confidence level, with 0 being low and 10 being high, is in parenthesis.
- Ain’t Too Proud (8)
- Aladdin (8)
- Annie (7)
- Beetlejuice (7)
- Chicago (7)
- Clue (7)
- Come From Away (9)
- Company (7)
- Frozen (8)
- Funny Girl (9)
- Girl From the North Country (7)
- Hadestown (8)
- Hairspray (7)
- Hamilton (10)
- Jagged Little Pill (5)
- Jesus Christ Superstar (6)
- Les Misérables (9)
- Mamma Mia! (9)
- Mean Girls (7)
- MJ the Musical (10)
- Moulin Rouge! (10)
- Mrs. Doubtfire (8)
- On Your Feet! (5)
- Peter Pan (7)
- Pretty Woman (7)
- Shrek the Musical (9)
- Six (8)
- The Book of Mormon (10)
- The Lion King (10)
- Tina – The Tina Turner Musical (8)
- To Kill A Mockingbird (7)
- Wicked (10)
Notes: While there is still some uncertainty for a few shows, I do expect almost all of the current shows–especially those who are wrapping up their first year–to continue touring. One item worth noting is that Ain’t Too Proud, Hadestown, and Tina are expected to end their union tours and begin non-union tours. This will allow the shows to expand their reach to more secondary and tertiary markets.
Departing Shows
The following shows are expected to end their tours following the 23/24 season:
- A Strange Loop
- Just For Us
- Little Women
- The Kite Runner
Future Shows
Looking ahead to the 25/26 season, we must look at the current season on Broadway as well as other factors, including reception on Broadway and results of the Tony Awards in June. So, the situation regarding any tours coming in the 25/26 season remains fluid.
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Below is a list of potential shows we could see in an upcoming season:
- Cabaret
- Disney’s Hercules
- Harmony
- Hell’s Kitchen
- How to Dance in Ohio
- Lempicka
- Merrily We Roll Along
- Million Dollar Quartet: 15th Anniversary Tour
- Once Upon A Mattress
- Spamalot
- Suffs
- The Great Gatsby
- The Heart of Rock and Roll
- The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers
- The Mousetrap
- The Notebook
- The Outsiders
- The Who’s Tommy
- The Wiz
- Water for Elephants