Knoxville, your 2026/27 Broadway Season is here!
Check out all the shows coming to the Tennessee Theatre
Here's some good news, Knoxville - your 2026/27 Broadway Season is here! Featuring hot hits direct from Broadway, including Hells Kitchen and Mamma Mia!, and the return of cherished classics like Jersey Boys and more, there's plenty of magical Broadway shows lighting up the Tennessee Theatre! See the full schedule below:
Death Becomes Her
Nov. 24-29, 2026
This eagerly anticipated musical adaptation of the 1992 Universal Pictures movie has been wowing on Broadway and is now winging its way to you on tour, bringing high camp night after night! Produced and written by Marco Pennette, direction and choreography come from Tony-nominated Christopher Gattelli. Join Helen Sharp and Madeline Ashton, former friends who now compete for the same man's affection, and find a solution that is simply to die for. This dark comedy is an essential addition to your diary!
The Great Gatsby
Dec. 15-20, 2026
After rapturous runs at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse in late 2023 and on Broadway, this Tony-nominated musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Jazz Age now brings the story of mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby to you on tour! With a book by Kait Kerrigan, a score by Tony Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen, and direction by Marc Bruni, The Great Gatsby features a bold, contemporary score inspired by jazz, pop, and big-band sounds. Enter Gatsby's world of stunning excess, presented through the eyes of outsider Nick Carraway. As Nick grows closer to the reclusive businessmen, he discovers glittering ambition and romantic idealism mask a torrid tale of loneliness and loss.
Mamma Mia!
Feb. 16-21, 2027
Celebrating 25 years since this sunshine-filled show redefined the concept of the jukebox musical for the new century, it's time to break out the platform shoes and feather boas - Mamma Mia is BACK! This blockbuster musical contains all of ABBA's most famous hits, including 'Super Trouper', 'Lay All Your Love On Me', 'Dancing Queen', 'Waterloo', and more, using them to soundtrack the hilarious but touching story of single mother Donna and her daughter's upcoming nuptials on an idyllic Greek Island. The benchmark for all jukebox musicals, enjoy the ultimate girls' night out when it brings the Mediterranean heat to Knoxville this September!
The Sound of Music
March 23-28, 2027
The hills are alive...you know the rest. Everyone's favorite tale of nannies, nuns, and Nazis is heading out on a fresh North American tour. The last show written by legendary duo Rodgers and Hammerstein, this iconic musical boasts a score that reads like the Greatest Hits of musical theatre, with songs including 'My Favourite Things', 'Edelweiss' and 'Do-Re-Mi'. Helming this tour is Jack O'Brien (Hairspray), one of Broadway's most accomplished directors, who's seeking to strip away some of the more kitschy elements that have become attached to the musical over the years.
Jersey Boys
July 20-25, 2027
Back for a brand new tour! Jersey Boys is the smash-hit jukebox musical that gives us the true, sometimes gritty, and always spectacularly entertaining story of falsetto idol Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. The blue-collar boys in the shiny Lurex suits strode onto the scene in 1965, wowing the public for 20 years with hits such as "Big Girls Don't Cry","Oh What a Night", and "Walk Like a Man," "Beggin", and many more. But before fame and fortune comes a difficult, and sometimes not entirely legal, journey to stardom.
Hell's Kitchen
Aug. 10-15, 2027
The Diary of Alicia Keys? almost! This inspirational musical is on a brand-new North American tour. Created by playwright and Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristoffer Diaz and scored by Alicia Keys, Hell's Kitchen is largely drawn from the award-winning singer's story, based on Keys' life growing up in the Bronx. Original Broadway cast lead Maleah Joi Moon won the 2024 Tony for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her role, with her co-star Kecia Lewis winning Best Featured Actress in a Musical alongside.
