A storybook season awaits as the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) announces its 2025-26 HCA Healthcare/TriStar Health Broadway at TPAC season. The new season includes six Nashville premieres. The upcoming 45th season features the return of a fairy tale and the revolutionary re-telling of American history, with two-week engagements of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Hamilton.
The new season lineup celebrates the American theatre’s past, present and future. Included are The Wiz, which retells The Wizard of Oz through contemporary African-American culture. Suffs tells the story of the American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote. Audiences can also enjoy the movie-classic-turned-musical, Back to the Future: The Musical and the life-chasing trip of a lifetime in Some Like It Hot. Water for Elephants — based on the bestselling novel — reminds that life and love can begin again at any age. And The Outsiders brings the Tony Award-winning musical/coming-of-age story based in 1967 to the stage.
Limited Engagements, Too
TPAC will also present three limited return engagement presentations. These include the popular musical, Les Misérables; the historic heartbreak shared by the six wives of Henry VIII in Six; and the musical comedy of a mismatched pair of missionaries in The Book of Mormon.
“This milestone 45th Anniversary season celebrates the transformative power of live theatre,” says Jennifer Turner, TPAC president and CEO. “We invite audiences to join us on this remarkable journey through American storytelling, reinforcing TPAC’s role as a cultural cornerstone for Tennessee and a premier destination for extraordinary performing arts experiences.”
Season tickets are available now for new and renewing patrons starting at $380. To purchase season tickets and learn more, visit tpac.org/25-26-broadway-season. You can also call TPAC Patron Services at 615-782-6560.
2025-26 Broadway at TPAC Season:
THE WIZ
Sept. 23-28, 2025
The Tony Award-winning Best Musical (1975) comes to Nashville in an all-new Broadway tour — the first in 40 years. The show’s dynamic infusion of ballet, jazz and modern pop brings a new groove to easing on down the road.
THE OUTSIDERS
Oct. 14-19, 2025
The winner of the 2024 Tony Award for Best Musical takes you to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1967, where Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade, and their family of Greaser “outsiders” dream about who they want to become in a world that will never accept them.
Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Nov. 4-16, 2025
Disney’s 30th Anniversary production comes to life with new sets and costumes. The show boasts the Oscar-winning and Tony Award-nominated score, including the classic songs, “Be Our Guest” and “Beauty and the Beast.”
SUFFS
March 3-8, 2026
Direct from Broadway comes the acclaimed Tony Award-winning musical (Best Book; Best Original Score) about the American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote.
BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL
March 17-22, 2026
Great Scott! The popular movie is now a Broadway musical with a destination set for Nashville. When Marty McFly finds himself transported back to 1955 in a time machine built by scientist Doc Brown, he accidentally changes the course of history.
SOME LIKE IT HOT
April 21-26, 2026
Winner of four Tony Awards, including Best Choreography and Best Costumes. This is the story of two musicians forced to flee the Windy City after witnessing a mob hit. With gangsters hot on their heels, they catch a cross-country train for a life-changing trip of a lifetime.
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
May 12-17, 2026
The acclaimed bestselling novel comes to life. After losing what matters most, a young man jumps a moving train and finds a new home with the crew of a traveling circus. Seen through the eyes of his older self, his adventure becomes a poignant reminder that if you choose the ride, life can begin again at any age.
HAMILTON
June 17-28, 2026
The epic saga follows the rise of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton as he fights for honor, love and a legacy to shape the course of a nation. The show blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway.
LES MISÉRABLES
Jan. 20-25, 2026
Set against the backdrop of 19th century France, this Tony Award-winning musical (1987) is a worldwide phenomenon. It tells the enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption – a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit.
SIX
Feb. 3-8, 2026
The six wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st century girl power! This show was last seen at TPAC in 2023.
THE BOOK OF MORMON
June 2-7, 2026
The nine-time Tony Award-winning Best Musical (2011) follows the adventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word.
