This is a projected list of shows that will participate in the 2025/2026 touring 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 November 1, 2024.
New Musicals
- Our Town: appeared on Booking Group site for full weeks, Oct 22, 2024
- Project Mincemeat: appeared on Booking Group site for full weeks, ~ Oct 15, 2024
- Maybe Happy Ending: appeared on Bond Theatrical site (booking/marketing) for full weeks (November 21, 2024)
- (Nov 21, 24) Little Shop of Horrors updated on Bond Theatrical site, booking full weeks, splits and singles
- (Nov 21, 24) Stereophonic updated on Bond Theatrical site, booking full weeks and select splits
- (Nov 21, 24) Spamalot updated on Bond Theatrical site, booking full weeks and select splits
- (Nov 21, 24) Heart of Rock and Roll updated on Bond Theatrical site, booking full weeks, splits and singles
- Description: The stage is set. Forbidden Broadway on Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song highlights pointed parodies of over 30 Broadway hits, including the best of Sondheim, the current Broadway season, and classics you know by heart.
- Status: Confirmed
- Notes: In April 2024, the production company Broadway & Beyond Theatricals added the show to its list of offerings. Currently offered to venues for a January 2025 start, it’s possible this show may be reclassified into the 24/25 season.
However, in May 2024, the show’s creator decided to delay the show’s Broadway production. As such, BBT removed it from its offerings. The show may still tour, but will most likely be delayed to the 25/26 season.
In August 2024, the show announced it will be playing Off-Broadway, and will also play at the AT&T PAC in Dallas, TX. The show is now called Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole A Song
- Description: The true story of the Comedian Harmonists, six talented young men—Jewish and gentile—who came together in 1920s Germany and took the world by storm with their signature blend of sophisticated close harmonies and uproarious stage antics.
- Status: Possible
- Notes: With one of its producers being NETworks Presentations, a company that produces touring shows, it’s possible a tour may come to fruition. Also, on the show’s website, visitors can sign up for information about future information, including updates for a national tour.
- Description: In the mid 90’s, in an apartment high above Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, 17-year-old Ali hears the symphony of the street call to her—promising freedom, excitement, and the possibility of love. When a wise piano teacher helps her find her voice, Ali learns she can make the city her own.
- Status: Projected
- Notes: In March 2024, the booking company Bond Theatrical began offering this show to venues. In addition, this show was among the offerings for surveyors to choose from in the pre-Tony Awards survey by Broadway Across America, as well as by the American Theatre Guild.
The show is also being produced by the Independent Presenters Network–a consortium of 40 of the leading Broadway presenters, theaters and performing arts centers across the country–as well as the John Gore Organization, which also runs Broadway Across America.
So, while a tour has yet to be confirmed with the show’s producers, an official announcement will most like happen near the Tony Awards ceremony. Given the show’s early financial success, number of Tony nominations, and the overall appeal of Alicia Keys’ music, the show’s composer, a tour announcement seems imminent.
- Description: Based on a true story, the musical follows a group of young adults with autism and their families navigating change and preparing for a spring formal dance—a rite of passage that breaks open their daily routines in Columbus, Ohio.
- Status: Unlikely
- Notes: In December 2023, a couple of the creatives associated with the show made an informal national tour announcement on the Uniquely Human podcast. However, that announcement was made in the show’s infancy, and plans for the show changed after a lukewarm reception and low attendance on Broadway.
While it appears that a tour in the US isn’t out of the picture completely, recent news of the show’s transfer to the UK in 2025 might delay any domestic plans.
Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Description: A new kind of musical, based on Sufjan Stevens’ 2005 concept album. A cast of virtuosic dancers, singers, and musicians lead audiences on a journey through the American heartland, featuring choreography by Tony Winner Justin Peck and live music ranging from folk to electronic.
- Status: Possible
- Notes: A late-comer to the 23/24 Broadway season, the show received overall praise from New York critics and garnered four Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical.
At this point in time, the show does appear to be open to venues for full-week engagements. And, although the show is produced by, among others, the John Gore Organization, which also runs Broadway Across America, a tour may hinge on its success in the upcoming awards ceremony.
With it being more of a dance show than a traditional musical, the novelty of the show may propel its uniqueness to curious theatregoers across the nation.
October 24, 2024 update: On October 23, Portland’s Merrill Auditorium distributed its annual Broadway show survey to gauge patron’s interest in select shows. Among those listed was Illinoise. As this is a venue in a secondary market, and they did not include any shows that would have been categorized as a first-season tour of a show direct from Broadway in last year’s survey, it is further evidence that a tour for this show will most likely happen. (The only “new” show in last year’s survey was Mystic Pizza, which is not visiting Portland in the 24/25 season.)
It should be noted that this venue primarily presents non-equity productions, which would either mean any forthcoming tour would launch as a non-equity tour in its first season, or that the venue is planning a season or two ahead, indicating that any tour would be equity for a season, then convert to non-equity in subsequent seasons.
- Description: Inspired by the life of Tamara de Lempicka. Spanning decades of political and personal turmoil and told through a pop-infused score, Lempicka boldly explores the contradictions of a world in crisis, a woman ahead of her era, and an artist whose time has finally come.
- Status: Unlikely
- Notes: Despite its inclusion on recent patron surveys for Broadway Across America and The American Theatre Guild, and a handful of Tony Award nominations, its premature closure (and no tour announcement at said closure) makes it appear that this show is unlikely to tour. However, much like A Strange Loop, it could very well pop up in a limited capacity.
- Description: The fairytale princesses gather for their book club, when – oh, baby baby! – a fairy godmother drops The Feminine Mystique into their laps, spurring a royal revelation. Could there be more to life than bird-made dresses and true love’s kiss?
- Status: Possible
- Notes: This short-lived production might have a second life on tour. Among its producers are the John Gore Organization and the Independent Presenters Network, two organizations that also oversee touring productions. The show was also featured on recent patron surveys from Broadway Across America and the American Theatre Guild. Depending on the results, among other factors, this show has a chance of making it to a venue near you.
- Description: It’s 1913 and the women’s movement is heating up in America, anchored by the suffragists and their relentless pursuit of the right to vote. Reaching across generational, racial, and class divides, these women entertain and inspire with the story of their hard-won victory.
- Status: Confirmed
- Notes: On October 11, 2024, the show announced that it will close on Broadway in January 2025 and start a national tour in September 2025 in Seattle, WA.
- Description: This world premiere musical adaptation of the acclaimed novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald tells the impassioned tale of eccentric and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby in his tragic pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, the woman he’s loved since his youth.
- Status: Projected (source)
- Notes: On April 2, 2024, the Road Company, a theatrical booking agency, posted on its Instagram account that they will be representing this show with the projected launch to be in the 2025/2026 season. This has yet to be confirmed with the show’s producers, but may become official following the Tony Awards.
Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Description: This new musical centers on Bobby, a rock and roller who’s traded his guitar for the corporate ladder and his boss Cassandra who’s always put the family business first. When they both get a second shot at their dreams, it’ll take a little help from their friends to figure out what kind of life they really want.
- Status: Possible
- Notes: On June 18, 2024, the announcement of the show’s closure on Broadway was made. The notice also mentioned that talks were “underway for a national tour…” Whether this pans out remains to be seen at this point in time.
The musical, which did appear on the recent surveys by Broadway Across America and the American Theatre Guild, is currently being made available to venues via Bond Theatrical.
October 24, 2024 update: On October 23, Portland’s Merrill Auditorium distributed its annual Broadway show survey to gauge patron’s interest in select shows. Among those listed was The Heart of Rock and Roll. As this is a venue in a secondary market, and they did not include any shows that would have been categorized as a first-season tour of a show direct from Broadway in last year’s survey, it is further evidence that a tour for this show will most likely happen. (The only “new” show in last year’s survey was Mystic Pizza, which is not visiting Portland in the 24/25 season.)
It should be noted that this venue primarily presents non-equity productions, which would either mean any forthcoming tour would launch as a non-equity tour in its first season, or that the venue is planning a season or two ahead, indicating that any tour would be equity for a season, then convert to non-equity in subsequent seasons.
- Description: A musical adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ romance novel-turned-hit film about the 1940 romance between a poor quarry worker and a 17-year-old heiress.
- Status: Confirmed (source)
- Notes: On August 16, 2024, a North American tour was announced starting in fall 2025 at Cleveland’s Playhouse Square. With two of the show’s producers being the Nederlander Organization and the Independent Presenters Network, the tour will hit venues in major cities during its first season. With it being dubbed a North American tour, it will also most likely visit Canada and possibly Mexico.
- Description: In Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1967, Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade and their Greaser family of “outsiders” battle with their affluent rivals, the Socs. This thrilling new Broadway musical navigates the complexities of self-discovery as the Greasers dream about who they want to become in a world that may never accept them. With a dynamic original score, The Outsiders is a story of friendship, family, belonging… and the realization that there is still “lots of good in the world.” Adapted from S.E. Hinton’s seminal book and Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic film.
- Status: Confirmed (source)
- Notes: On April 2, 2024, the Road Company, a theatrical booking agency, posted on its Instagram account that they will be representing this show with the projected launch to be in the 2025/2026 season.
On May 29, 2024, this was news confirmed with the show’s producers, and the show will tech in Rochester, NY prior to the official launch in Tulsa, OK in fall 2025.
- Description: Based on Sara Gruen’s best-selling novel. After losing what matters most, a young man, Jacob, jumps a moving train unsure of where the road will take him and finds a new home with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus, and a life – and love – beyond his wildest dreams.
- Status: Confirmed
- Notes: On August 13, 2024, the show that it will begin its First National Tour in fall 2025 in Baltimore, MD.
Among the show’s producers is the John Gore Organization, which oversees Broadway Across America (BAA). So, expect the show to play engagements at some of the major venues across the US.
New Plays
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- Description: Peter Pan Goes Wrong follows the fictitious Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society as they present their yearly production, battling technical hitches, flying mishaps, and cast disputes as they attempt to present J.M Barrie’s much-loved tale. But will they ever make it to Neverland?
- Status: Possible
- Notes: Although it closed in July 2023, and may have left the collective memories of theatregoers, this show was an option on the patron surveys for both Broadway Across America and The American Theatre Guild; which, depending on the results, may influence producers to take this show on the road.
- Description: 1976: an up-and-coming rock band recording a new album finds itself suddenly on the cusp of superstardom. The ensuing pressures could spark their breakup – or their breakthrough.
- Status: Projected
- Notes: In March 2024, the booking company Bond Theatrical began offering this show to venues. In addition, this show was among the offerings for surveyors to choose from in the pre-Tony Awards survey by Broadway Across America, as well as by the American Theatre Guild.
On the June 19, 2024 episode of the Freakonomics podcast, John Johnson, one of the show’s producers, intimated that a national tour was in the works.
Although Broadway plays rarely tour, this could be an exception. However, possibly its biggest hurdle is the runtime, which is over three hours. So, if the show tours in its current format, it may only play limited engagements in select cities.
New Revivals
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- Description: It’s 1931 Berlin, and inside the Kit Kat Klub, British nightclub singer Sally Bowles keeps the delirious party raging. But no amount of booze, music, and dancing can slow the ominous march of a changing Germany as it draws ever closer.
- Status: Unlikely
- Notes: At this time, it does not appear that this production will tour in the 25/26 season. What might motivate the producers would be winning the Best Revival of a Musical Tony Award. Additionally, the immersive experience this production provides might limit the tour to select cities for longer engagements.
Last modified: Thursday, September 5, 2024
Website | Show Page
- Description: Based on the film and featuring “Hungry Eyes,” “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life,” and more. Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances “Baby” Houseman falls in love with the resort’s dance instructor, Johnny Castle.
- Status: Possible
- Notes: Surveys from Broadway Across America, American Theatre Guild, and Nederlander’s Broadway Alaska have all included this show among its offerings. Depending on the results, this show could be back on tour for the first time since the 17/18 season.
On September 3, 2024, the booking company The Road Company, added this show to its site, giving some validity to a possible tour taking place in the near future.
Created: Thursday, September 5, 2024
- Description: Based on the beloved movie, Legally Blonde follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, sexism, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams, and proves that you can be BOTH legally blonde AND the smartest person in the room.
- Status: Possible
- Notes: On Friday, August 30, the production company Big League Productions added this show to its site with the tagline that a US tour will start in 2026. As most of their tours start in the early part of the year, it’s most likely that the revival, which last toured in 2023, will begin in January 2026.
Created: Thursday, September 5, 2024
Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Description: Seymour is a down-on-his-luck florist with a crush on his co-worker Audrey. When he discovers a mysterious – and voracious – plant, suddenly Seymour and Audrey are thrust into an epic battle that will determine the fate of the entire human race.
- Status: Possible
- Notes: Although found in the 2023 patron surveys from Broadway Across America and the American Theatre Guild, it appeared that the possibility for a tour fizzed out. However, on September 3, 2024, the booking company Bond Theatrical added this show to its offerings. Whether a tour will pan out this time is yet to be seen.
October 24, 2024 update: On October 23, Portland’s Merrill Auditorium distributed its annual Broadway show survey to gauge patron’s interest in select shows. Among those listed was Little Shop of Horrors. As this is a venue in a secondary market, and they did not include any shows that would have been categorized as a first-season tour of a show direct from Broadway in last year’s survey, it is further evidence that a tour for this show will most likely happen. (The only “new” show in last year’s survey was Mystic Pizza, which is not visiting Portland in the 24/25 season.)
It should be noted that this venue primarily presents non-equity productions, which would either mean any forthcoming tour would launch as a non-equity tour in its first season, or that the venue is planning a season or two ahead, indicating that any tour would be equity for a season, then convert to non-equity in subsequent seasons.
- Description: With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and moving backward in time, this musical charts the turbulent relationship between three lifelong friends and traces milestones of their lives as they navigate success, show business, and unbreakable bonds.
- Status: Possible
- Notes: A major financial success during the 23/24 Broadway season, this Sondheim revival was featured in both Broadway Across America’s and the American Theatre Guild’s patron survey for the 25/26 season.
The heavy favorite to win Best Revival at the Tony Awards, a win might solidify a tour. However, should it tour, it very well could be a year-long and limited-engagement tour, much like with Parade and other recent revival winners. One of the appeals of the current production is its cast; so acquiring talent to match the current clout to draw patrons in might be one of the challenges facing a potential tour.
- Description: Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, featuring ridiculous men in tight pants – not to mention cows, killer rabbits, and French people.
- Status: Confirmed
- Notes: On March 5, 2024, the producers announced the show will end its limited run on Broadway and begin a National Tour in September 2025. No additional information is known at this time.
Website (coming soon) | Show Page
- Description: The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band that he vows to organize – this, even though he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain’s fall.
- Status: Projected (source)
- Notes: On April 17, 2024, the booking group Broadway & Beyond Theatricals added the show to its list of offerings. Produced by Big League Theatricals, and most likely non-union, this production does not appear to be associated with the recent revival, and will only last one season.
Last modified: Friday, November 1, 2024
- Description: In this timeless romance, a young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House.
- Status: Confirmed
- Notes: Surveys from Broadway Across America and American Theatre Guild have included this show among its offerings. With the closing of Jesus Christ Superstar, Andrew Lloyd Webber doesn’t have a running show on Broadway or on tour for the first time since 1979. While this will change once Sunset Boulevard hits Broadway this fall, could we see the Phantom make his return on tour?
In September 2024, it appeared that any chance that the show will return to tour in the 25/26 is all but gone as a source close to the show confirmed that there are no plans for a US tour at this time.
However, on November 1, 2024, a new multi-year, North American tour was announced, launching in Baltimore, MD in November 2025. So, unless plans drastically change, the show will be back on tour for the first time since 2020.
- Description: Based on The Who’s iconic 1969 concept album and subsequent 1975 film adaptation, TOMMY is the story of a boy who is traumatized into catatonia. As an adolescent, he discovers a natural knack for pinball and becomes an international pinball superstar. The musical features rock hits including “I’m Free,” “See Me, Feel Me,” and “Pinball Wizard.”
- Status: Confirmed (source)
- Notes: On June 25, 2024, the producers announced that the Broadway production would close and a National Tour would launch from Providence, RI.
As its producers include the Independent Presenters Network, Nederlander Presentations and the John Gore Organization, expect the show to visit venues that are associated with those organization.
As its subject matter may not as appealing to a mass audience, despite the appeal of The Who’s brand, should this show tour, it might be at limited engagements for a season or two.
- 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.
Continuing Shows
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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
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The following shows are expected to end their tours following the 2024/2025 season:
- Girl From the North Country *
- Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
- Mrs. Doubtfire *
- Parade
- Shrek the Musical
- The Cher Show
* These shows may be reclassified to the 2023/2024 season
Future Shows
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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