PPAC Announces 2026/2027 Season
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PPAC Announces 2026/2027 Season
The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) announced its 2026/2027 Broadway Season on Tuesday morning at a press conference held in the Theatre’s Grand Lobby, highlighted by the national tour launch of Operation Mincemeat: a New Musical, marking the 25th national tour to open at the Theatre.
At the event, Joseph W. Walsh, Esq., Chair of PPAC’s Board of Directors, provided welcoming remarks and introduced Alan J. Chille, the new President and CEO of PPAC.
“Our upcoming season is filled with extraordinary stories that will inspire audiences,” said Chille. “Whether you love Tony Award-winning productions like Maybe Happy Ending and Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen, visually spectacular productions like The Great Gatsby and Death Becomes Her, a deeply moving love story like The Notebook or uplifting musical memoirs like A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Muscical and Jersey Boys.”
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The 2026/2027 Taco and The White Family Foundation Broadway Series schedule includes:
National Tour Launch of OPERATION MINCEMEAT: A NEW MUSICAL ✺ September 20-26, 2026 (there is no performance on Sept 21, 2026)
THE GREAT GATSBY ✺ November 3–8, 2026
Alicia Keys’ HELL’S KITCHEN ✺ December 15–20, 2026
DEATH BECOMES HER ✺ January 26–31, 2027
THE NOTEBOOK ✺ February 9–14, 2027
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING ✺ February 23–28, 2027
In addition to the Broadway Series, the Encore Series features the return of three beloved musicals and a special two-week holiday engagement by Cirque du Soleil.
THE BODYGUARD ✺ October 23–25, 2026 Sponsored by Navigant Credit Union
’TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE… by Cirque du Soleil ✺ November 24–December 6, 2026 (Performances not scheduled on Thanksgiving, Nov 26, or on Nov 30 and Dec 1)
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL ✺ March 9–14, 2027
JERSEY BOYS ✺ May 11–16, 2027