J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, President and CEO of the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), is pleased to announce the Theatre’s 2025/2026 Broadway Season, featuring the Taco and The White Family Foundation Broadway Series and the Encore Series. PPAC patrons can look forward to all-new Broadway productions, including the 2024 Tony Award winning Best Musical THE OUTSIDERS, and long-awaited return engagements of WICKED and Disney’s THE LION KING.

Subscription packages for the Taco and The White Family Foundation Broadway Series and the Encore Series are on sale. New subscribers may call the PPAC Box Office at 401.421.ARTS (2787) or New Subs Rep Sharon Corcoran at 401.574.3136 for more information. Box Office window and phone hours are Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.–2 p.m., and two hours prior to curtain time(s) on performance days. Sharon Corcoran’s hours are Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Current subscriber seats will be held until the renewal deadline of Thursday, May 22, 2025. PPAC will notify current subscribers via email when their renewal packets are in the mail.

Group sales for the upcoming season are also available; groups of 10 or more may visit ppacri.org/grouptickets or contact Group Sales Manager Paul Hiatt at 401.574.3162 or phiatt@ppacri.org          

Six critically-acclaimed and award-winning shows comprise Taco

and The White Family Foundation Broadway Series:

HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD – Sept. 19–Oct. 4, 2025

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS –  Dec. 2–7, 2025

SUFFS – Jan. 20–25, 2026

WICKED – March 4–22, 2026

THE OUTSIDERS – April 14–19, 2026  – The 2024 Tony Award^®-winning Best Musical

KIMBERLY AKIMBO – May 5–10, 2026 – The five-time Tony Award^®-winning Best Musical

The Encore Series includes three well-loved shows that are “back by popular demand”

and one production that will make its Providence debut:

SIX – Oct. 22–26, 2025

HADESTOWN – Nov. 7–9, 2025

CLUE – Jan- 16–18, 2026

Disney’s THE LION KING – May 20–June 7, 2026

Along with Broadway touring productions, PPAC will present comedians JO KOY on Friday, Oct.17, 2025 at 8 p.m, and LOUIS C.K. on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025 at 7 p.m. The band AMERICA brings their concert tour to PPAC on Saturday, Oct.18, 2025 at 7 p.m. 

The Boston Pops, conductor Keith Lockhart and the Metropolitan Chorale return to the Theatre for their BOSTON POPS HOLIDAY CONCERT on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025 at 8 p.m. CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE will dazzle audiences with their whimsical holiday spectacular from Dec. 19-d21, 2025 for four performances only.

Sensory-Friendly Performance

Bill Blagg’s FAMILY MAGIC

Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 2 p.m.

In partnership with The Autism Project

With over 60 minutes of non-stop magical fun, FAMILY MAGIC is specifically designed to entertain and engage audiences of all ages. Renowned magician Bill Blagg’s unique blend of comedy, audience participation and mind-bending magic will keep you on the edge of your seat eagerly anticipating what’s coming next.

A sensory-friendly performance includes the following accommodations:

• House lights are dimmed, and sound levels are kept at 90 decibels.

• Strobe lighting and blinking lights have been eliminated.

• Audience members may bring small coping tools into the theatre (i.e. weighted blankets, fidgets, headphones, etc.). PPAC will provide fidgets and character cards.

• Break areas are available in multiple locations for families to access throughout the theatre.

On-sale dates for individual shows will be announced at a later date.