‘Oh, Mary!,’ ‘Hell’s Kitchen,’ and ‘Mamma Mia!’ are just a few of the Broadway blockbusters headed to Philly this year
Ensemble Arts Philly's 2026-2027 Broadway season is a Tony-studded program including revivals, anniversary tours, and premieres.
Some of the best and buzziest Broadway shows will make their way to Philadelphia for the 2026-2027 season, including Cole Escola’s camp comedy Oh, Mary!, the futuristic romance Maybe Happy Ending, a newly staged version of the legendary Phantom of the Opera, and Alicia Keys’ semi-autobiographical musical, Hell’s Kitchen.
On Monday, Ensemble Arts Philly announced the lineup of 14 Broadway productions running at the Academy of Music, Miller Theater, and Forrest Theatre this upcoming season. The slate features recent Tony Award winners, anniversary tours, fresh revivals, and Philadelphia premieres.
The season kicks off at the Academy of Music with the ABBA-fueled classic, Mamma Mia! (Sept. 29 to Oct. 4), followed by The Great Gatsby (Oct. 20 to Nov. 1), a musical based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Roaring Twenties novel, and BOOP! The Musical (Nov. 17 to 29), about the cutesy cartoon Betty Boop.
Popular British show Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, a raucous World War II spy comedy based on an actual secret mission of the same name, makes its Philadelphia premiere at the Forrest Theatre, running Dec. 15 to 20.
The holiday season continues with another British original as STOMP lands at the Miller Theater from Dec. 28 to Jan. 3, 2027. The percussive powerhouse delivers a unique musical experience with eight performers using everything from lighters to hubcaps to make music.
Alicia Keys fans won’t want to miss the arrival of Hell’s Kitchen, the singer’s heartfelt story about growing up with her single mom in the artistic community at Manhattan Plaza (which historically housed celebrity residents like Samuel L. Jackson, Colman Domingo, and Angela Lansbury). It earned 13 Tony Award nominations and won two. The musical runs Jan. 5 to 17, 2027 at the Academy of Music.
The Book of Mormon, the Tony Award-winning comedic musical from the creators of South Park, returns to Philadelphia and runs Jan. 26—31, 2027, at the Forrest Theatre.
Two familiar favorites will celebrate major milestones in Spring 2027: Riverdance and Waitress. Riverdance 30 — The New Generation (March 4 to 7, 2027 at the Miller Theater) rings in three decades of Irish dance with new choreography and a young ensemble of dancers ages 30 and under.
Waitress, the beloved show with original music from singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, spotlights an overlooked pie-maker with ambitious dreams. The musical returns to Philadelphia for its 10th anniversary running Feb. 9 to 14, 2027 at the Academy of Music.
For audiences looking to laugh, Oh, Mary! will be one of the hottest tickets of the theatrical season as the production embarks on its first tour, with a short run at the Miller Theater from March 9 to 14, 2027.
The smartly subversive spoof follows Mary and Abraham Lincoln in the days leading up to the presidential assassination. For the hilariously unhinged role of Mary, creator Cole Escola won the 2025 Tony Award for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play.
Other comedic stars have taken turns playing Mary, including Tituss Burgess, Jinx Monsoon, and Jane Krakowski — and Maya Rudolph is up next on Broadway. (The tour’s cast has not yet been announced.)
Maybe Happy Ending, which won six Tony Awards last year including best musical, is another highly anticipated show set in Seoul, following two humanistic robots who fall in love. It runs March 23 to April 4, 2027 at the Academy of Music.
A revival of The Who’s Tommy, the rock opera by guitarist/composer Pete Townshend, runs at the Forrest Theatre April 13 to 18, 2027, where the show’s original North American tour premiered more than 30 years ago.
Phantom of the Opera (June 9 to 27, 2027 at the Academy of Music) also gets a (slight) reexamination in Cameron Mackintosh’s take on the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic. The core of the show remains faithful, but this iteration makes fresh updates to the scenic design with new technology — pyrotechnics! — and choreography.
Rounding out the Broadway season next summer is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (July 28 to Aug. 8, 2027 at the Academy of Music), which follows the unlikely friendship between the sons of Potter and his longtime rival Draco Malfoy.
The 2026-2027 season showcases “the full spectrum of what Broadway is right now,” said Frances Egler, vice president of theatrical programming and presentations at Ensemble Arts Philly, in a statement. “This season was curated to be deeply cohesive, pairing large‑scale Broadway blockbusters with newly acclaimed work, so that audiences can move between spectacular, outrageous, nostalgic, and deeply personal experiences — all within one series.”
Subscription packages, on sale now, start at $29 per show (the same as last year). The bundle includes six shows, down from seven last year: The Great Gatsby, BOOP! The Musical, Hell’s Kitchen, Maybe Happy Ending, The Phantom of the Opera, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
The cost of the package ranges from $169 to $816 for all six shows, varying based on performance dates and seat selection. Individual tickets for each show will be available later this year.