That’s Show Business: Texas Performing Arts’ Broadway in Austin Announces 2024-2025 Season

March 7, 2024
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By Lance Avery Morgan

We recently learned that Texas Performing Arts’ Broadway in Austin 2024-2025 season includes four Austin premieres and the return of audience favorites. The 2024-2025 Season includes the unparalleled artistry of one of the greatest entertainers of all time, MJ; the Tony Award®–winning hysterical corn-bred and corn-fed musical SHUCKED; the high-flying new adaptation of the musical sensation that has delighted audiences for over 70 years, PETER PAN; the ultimate whodunit CLUE; the sensational Broadway revival of the bittersweet comedy featuring one of the greatest musical scores of all time, FUNNY GIRL; and the Tony Award®–winning Best Musical MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL, where the revolutionary film comes to life on stage. 

Broadway in Austin 6- or 7-show subscription packages are now on sale. “We can’t wait to bring this new season to Austin and share it with Broadway fans and theatre lovers of all ages,” said Texas Performing Arts’ Executive and Artistic Director Bob Bursey. “The season starts this fall with Tony Award-winning MJ and ends with the new blockbuster MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL. Together with the eagerly awaited return of HAMILTON, this year’s lineup offers something for everyone, with the hottest new shows direct from New York, classics, and audience favorites.”

Texas Performing Arts’ Broadway in Austin 2024-2025 Season features nine productions from October 2024 to May 2025 at Bass Concert Hall, including:

MJ | October 8-13, 2024. He was one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry comes to Houston as MJ, the multi–Tony Award®-winning new musical centered around the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour, begins a tour of its own.

SHUCKED | November 12-17, 2024. Here’s the Tony Award®–winning musical comedy The Wall Street Journal calls “flat out hilarious!” And nobody knows funny like economists in this corn-fed, corn-bred American musical is sure to satisfy your appetite for great musical theater.

PETER PAN | December 10–15, 2024. This high-flying musical has been thrilling audiences of all ages for close to 70 years and is now being brought back to life. It embraces the child in us all so go on a journey from the second star to the right and straight on ‘til morning–your entire family will be Hooked!

CLUE | January 14–19, 2025

A mansion. A murder. A mystery. What could go wrong? Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench? Based on the fan-favorite 1985 Paramount Pictures movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, it is the ultimate whodunit that will leave you dying of laughter and keep you guessing until the final twist.

FUNNY GIRL | March 4-9, 2025. Featuring one of the most iconic scores of all time the sensational Broadway revival dazzles with celebrated classic songs, including “Don’t Rain On My Parade,” “I’m the Greatest Star,” and “People.” This bittersweet comedy is the story of the indomitable Fanny Brice, a girl from the Lower East Side who dreamed of a life on the stage. Everyone told her she’d never be a star, but then something funny happened—she became one of the most beloved performers in history, shining brighter than the brightest lights of Broadway.

MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL | May 13-25, 2025. Pop the champagne and enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, glitz, grandeur, and glory! A world where Bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Welcome to MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage, remixed in a new musical mash-up extravaganza. It is more than a musical — it is a state of mind.

HAMILTON | March 25-April 6, 2025. A revolutionary story of passion, unstoppable ambition, and the dawn of a new nation. It is the epic saga that follows the rise of the 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. 

COME FROM AWAY | January 4-5, 2025. On 9/11, the world stopped. On 9/12, their stories moved us all. This stirring and inspiring musical takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of the small town in Newfoundland that opened their homes to 7,000 stranded travelers on 9/11. During that fateful week, cultures clashed, and nerves ran high—but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night and gratitude grew into enduring friendships. Celebrate the best of humankind and the best in all of us.

LES MISÉRABLES | February 4–9, 2025. This brilliant staging has taken the world by storm and has been hailed as “a reborn dream of a production” (Daily Telegraph). Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, LES MISÉRABLES tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice, and redemption – a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. The magnificent score of LES MISÉRABLES includes the songs “I Dreamed a Dream,” “On My Own,” “Bring Him Home,” “One Day More” and many more.

Season subscriptions are available:

  • Online at BroadwayInAustin.com 24 hours a day
  • By calling 800-731-SHOW (7469); Monday through Friday between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. CST.

Prices start at $235 for a 6-show package; $284 for a 7-show package

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