Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s upcoming Broadway season is largely made up of the touring productions that have been its mainstay for years. But the 2016-17 schedule begins and ends with shows that have Middle Tennessee connections: one is a locally produced rendition of a favorite musical, the other a show co-written by a veteran of Music Row.
Sept. 9-18, 2016
Evita
This staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical about Eva Perón is locally produced by TPAC with Studio Tenn. Eden Espinosa stars in the role of Perón.
Oct. 18-23, 2016
Rent
Loosely based on La Boheme, this musical was one of the biggest Broadway hits of the 1990s, and is now on a 20
th Anniversary Tour.
Nov. 15-20, 2016
The Book of Mormon
The creators of South Park are behind this cheeky story about young Mormon men entering the mission field.
Jan. 24-29, 2017
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
A distant heir attempts to kill his way to a large inheritance in this comedy that won the 2014 Tony for Best Musical.
Feb. 14-19, 2017
The Sound of Music
Three-time Tony Winner Jack O’Brien directs this new production of the classic musical.
Mar. 21-26, 2017
The Bodyguard
This stage show is based on the Whitney Houston film of the same name.
Apr. 21-23, 2017
Riverdance — The 20
th Anniversary World Tour
Dancers draw on Irish traditions and music in this stage spectacle.
Apr. 25-30, 2017
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
This adaptation of Mark Haddon’s novel tells the story of an autistic teenager who sets out to prove he did not kill a neighbor’s dog.
May 23-28, 2017
Beautiful – The Carole King Musical
The life of a chart-topping songwriter is traced from her teenage years in Brooklyn through her rise to stardom.
Jun. 27 – Jul. 2, 2017
Something Rotten
Nashville musician Wayne Kirkpatrick is one of co-writers of this comedy about frustrated Elizabethan-era playwrights who set out to write the world’s first musical.
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