Hennepin Arts announces the 2026-2027 Broadway on Hennepin series, bringing 12 Broadway shows to Minneapolis for 14 weeks including Tony Award Best Musical winners The Outsiders, Maybe Happy Ending and Hamilton
Also included in the series lineup are Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen, Buena Vista Social Club™, Operation Mincemeat, The Who’s Tommy and The Sound of Music
Back by popular demand, Beetlejuice, Clue, Hadestown and Mamma Mia! return as season options. New season ticket packages are on sale now. Current subscribers will receive detailed auto-renewal information about their subscription packages and can renew immediately.
MINNEAPOLIS (Feb. 2, 2026) — Hennepin Arts has unveiled its 2026–2027 Broadway on Hennepin series, with 12 acclaimed Broadway shows headed to downtown Minneapolis. The 14-week series includes seven Minnesota premieres along with five celebrated classics and recent Broadway hits, underscoring Hennepin Arts’ commitment to compelling storytelling and live experiences that bring people together. From fresh new works to familiar favorites, the lineup offers something for all audiences.
“This season represents the kind of bold, welcoming and unforgettable experiences we aim to deliver through our work,” said Todd Duesing, Hennepin Arts president and CEO. “By presenting Broadway at its best, we are helping to energize downtown Minneapolis, strengthen our cultural ecosystem and create meaningful experiences that resonate far beyond the theater.”
The 2026–2027 Broadway on Hennepin series opens with a new North American tour of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music, bringing soaring melodies and timeless romance to life, followed by the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Maybe Happy Ending, a deeply moving and wholly original new work exploring love, connection and what it means to be human. Ringing in the new year, the five-time Tony Award–winning musical Buena Vista Social Club™, direct from Broadway, is an uplifting story inspired by true events that brings the Grammy Award–winning album to life, while the Olivier Award-winning hit Operation Mincemeat brings fast-paced humor and an unbelievable true story of espionage that helped turn the tide of World War II.
The season continues with Tony Award-winning Best Musical The Outsiders, which transforms S.E. Hinton’s iconic story into a powerful new musical about belonging and brotherhood, followed by a thrilling new production of The Who’s Tommy that reimagines the legendary rock opera with electrifying spectacle. The phenomenon Hamilton, the Tony, Grammy® and Pulitzer Prize -winning musical, returns to Minneapolis for four weeks, with a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway. The season concludes with Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen, the high-energy new musical inspired by the life and music of the 17-time Grammy-winning artist.
Hennepin Arts welcomes four return engagements of the riotously funny Broadway hit Beetlejuice, the fast-paced whodunit comedy Clue, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical Hadestown and the beloved feel-good favorite Mamma Mia!
Broadway’s newest and hottest shows come to downtown Minneapolis in a lineup that represents a remarkable 37 Tony Awards that include Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, Best Orchestrations, Best Choreography, Best Scenic Design of a Musical, and Best Costume Design of a Musical.
“The arts have a unique power to connect people, inspire creativity and deepen our shared sense of community,” said Duesing. “Through live performance, we create moments that bring people together and reinforce the arts as an essential part of a vibrant, thriving society.”
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
The 2026–2027 Broadway on Hennepin series opens with a new North American tour of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s beloved The Sound of Music, bringing soaring melodies and timeless romance to life. Directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien, the romantic tale of Maria and the von Trapp family celebrates love, resilience and the power of music, featuring unforgettable songs like “Do-Re-Mi,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” and “Edelweiss.”
Maybe Happy Ending arrives in Minneapolis Nov. 17–22, 2026. Winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, this totally new musical tells the story of a chance encounter that sparks connection, adventure and maybe even love. Helmed by Tony Award-winning director Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending has been hailed as “one of the best musicals in years” (USA Today). Tender, funny and emotionally resonant, the show explores what it truly means to be human—even if you’re not.
Inspired by true events, Buena Vista Social Club™ steps into the heart of Cuba, beyond the glitz of the Tropicana, to a place where blazing trumpets and sizzling guitars set the dance floor on fire from Dec. 29, 2026–Jan. 3, 2027. This five-time Tony Award-winning musical features a world-class band with a sensational cast of musicians, actors and dancers from across the globe for an authentic experience unlike any you’ve seen or heard before.
Operation Mincemeat lands in Minneapolis Jan. 26–31, 2027. Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Musical and a Tony Award winner, Operation Mincemeat is the best-reviewed show in West End history and a Broadway sensation. Based on an unbelievable true story, this fast-paced and hilarious musical follows a top-secret World War II mission involving a stolen corpse, a fake love letter and a plan that helped change the course of history.
Set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1967, The Outsiders arrives March 9–14, 2027, bringing S.E. Hinton’s seminal novel and Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic film to the Broadway stage. Winner of four Tony Awards, including Best Musical, the powerful new musical follows Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade and their Greaser family of ‘outsiders’ battle with their affluent rivals, the Socs. Featuring a dynamic original score, The Outsiders is a moving story of belonging, resilience and hope.
The Who’s Tommy returns in a dazzling new production March 30–April 4, 2027. In 1969, The Who created a rock opera that changed the course of music history. And now, it’s back in a dazzling all-new production that feels more relevant than ever. Myth and spectacle combine in this fresh reinvention that includes the unforgettable anthems “I’m Free,” “See Me, Feel Me,” “Sensation” and “Pinball Wizard.”
Returning to Minneapolis for four weeks April 20–May 16, 2027, is the Tony, Grammy and Pulitzer Prize -winning musical Hamilton. Seen by more than 28 million people around the world, HAMILTON is the epic saga that follows the rise of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton as he fights for honor, love and a legacy that would shape the course of a nation.
Closing out the season July 13–18, 2027, Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen is the hit new musical inspired by the life, music and community of 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist Alicia Keys. It begins with Ali, a 17-year-old girl full of fire, searching for freedom, passion and her place in the world. Along the way, you'll meet the musical mentor who changes her life. It’s a soundtrack of rebellion, life, and love that speaks to you no matter where you’re from, where you’ve been or where you’re going.
Set on a sun-soaked Greek island and packed with ABBA’s timeless hits, Mamma Mia! brings its ultimate feel-good show of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads to Minneapolis Sept. 15–20.
Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget when Clue returns to Minneapolis Oct. 9–11.
Winner of the Tony and Grammy Award for Best Musical, Hadestown returns to Minneapolis from Feb. 9–14, 2027, inviting audiences on a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go.
Broadway’s ghost-with-the-most returns to Minneapolis June 25–27, 2027, as Beetlejuice brings its screamingly funny, big-hearted, Netherworld-level spectacle back to the stage.
SEASON SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS
The 7-show subscription package price starts at $340 and includes: The Sound of Music, Oct. 20–25, 2026 Maybe Happy Ending, Nov. 17–22, 2026 Buena Vista Social Club™, Dec. 29, 2026 – Jan. 3, 2027 Operation Mincemeat, Jan. 26–31, 2027 The Outsiders, March 9–14, 2027 The Who’s Tommy, March 30–April 4, 2027 Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen, July 13–18, 2027
The 8-show subscription package includes all shows listed above and: Hamilton, April 20–May 16, 2027
Optional shows that can be added to a subscription package: Mamma Mia!, Sept. 15–20, 2026 Clue, Oct. 9–11, 2026 Hadestown, Feb. 9–14, 2027 Beetlejuice, June 25–27, 2027
All subscribers are guaranteed the same seats for each show in the eight-show package. Subscribers receive exclusive benefits including the option to use an interest-free payment plan, flexible exchanges, convenient automatic renewal and early access to purchase additional tickets. Package prices include applicable season subscription discounts, historic restoration fees, processing fees, and, if applicable, Select Plus or Select subscription fees.
New season ticket packages are on sale now at HennepinArts.org. Current subscribers will receive detailed auto-renewal information about their subscription packages and can renew immediately.
Group ticket requests for 10 or more can be made now by calling (612) 373-5665. Pricing and discounts vary by show, performance, and price level. Visit Minneapolis.Broadway.com/Groups to learn more.
Tickets for individual shows will go on sale to the general public at later dates. Prices, shows, artists, dates and times are subject to change without advance notice.
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