This week on FYI Philly, we are pulling back the curtain and giving you inside access to the shows coming to Philadelphia’s Broadway stages this year!<\/p>\n
Three historic venues are hosting nearly 200 performances through the rest of the 2026 Broadway Philadelphia season.<\/p>\n
The Academy of Music, Miller Theater and Forrest Theatre welcome a season that includes comedy, drama and some incredible music. The 15 shows have collectively earned 36 Tony Awards.<\/p>\n
The following shows are part of Ensemble Arts Philly’s subscription package:<\/p>\n
Suffs
January 6-18, 2026
Academy of Music<\/p>\n
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
February 11-22, 2026
Academy of Music<\/p>\n
Shucked
April 21-May 3, 2026
Forrest Theatre<\/p>\n
The Outsiders
May 26 – June 7, 2026
Academy of Music<\/p>\n
The Notebook
July 21-August 2, 2026
Academy of Music<\/p>\n
The ‘Create your own’ (CYO) packages this season let buyers save 10% on single ticket prices. The following shows are offered in addition to the curated subscription package:<\/p>\n
Clue
January 20 – 25, 2026
Forrest Theatre<\/p>\n
Blue Man Group
February 24 – March 1, 2026
Miller Theater<\/p>\n
TINA – The Tina Turner Musical
March 10 – 15, 2026
Academy of Music<\/p>\n
The Sound of Music
March 31 – April 5, 2026
Academy of Music<\/p>\n
Chicago
May 12 – May 17, 2026
Forrest Theatre<\/p>\n
Ensemble Arts Philly Broadway Series<\/a> | Facebook <\/a>| Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n Buy a ticket to a Broadway show or an orchestra concert and you are helping to support one of the many free education programs that the Philadelphia Orchestra & Ensemble Arts<\/a> provides every year.<\/p>\n The nonprofit partners with the Philadelphia School District to provide arts education.<\/p>\n Sound All Around introduces the youngest listeners from all over the region to the instruments of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Jazz for Freedom teaches middle schoolers about jazz as it relates to social change.<\/p>\n There are summer sessions for music and theater, including a student matinee series called Set the Stage that teaches elementary and middle school students the ins and outs of musical theater.<\/p>\n And if you’re going to see a Broadway show, make a night of it. The City of Philadelphia estimates that from restaurants to hotel rooms, people coming to see the arts pour $4 billion a year into the local economy.<\/p>\n Bring a bunch of friends to the show and you’ll get up to a 40% discount on tickets for groups of 10+.<\/p>\n Group Ticket Sales<\/a> | Education & Community Engagement Programs<\/a><\/p>\n The Grammy Award-winning Philadelphia Orchestra is celebrating 125 years this year.<\/p>\n Some of the biggest stars in classical music, including Yo Ma, Lang Lang and Itzhak Perlman, are taking the stage of Marian Anderson Hall to help celebrate the orchestra’s artistic legacy.<\/p>\n The ensemble’s long history of innovation is one of the themes of this celebratory season.<\/p>\n It was the first orchestra on the radio, on television and in the movies and it was the first orchestra to premiere some of the greatest music in the world.<\/p>\n To honor that legacy, the musicians will play a number of pieces that the Philadelphia Orchestra brought to America for the very first time.<\/p>\n The orchestra is also celebrating it’s 25th season in the Kimmel Center and the nation’s Semiquincentennial.<\/p>\n In May, music director Yannick N\u00e9zet-S\u00e9guin will lead the orchestra in a world premiere commissioned by the orchestra, from Pulitzer prize-winning, Philadelphia-based composer, Tyshawn Sorey.<\/p>\n Principal Guest Conductor Marin Alsop will present the world premiere of Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis’Liberty Symphony in May as well.<\/p>\n The work is a celebration of all of the musical cultures in America and will feature the musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra on stage with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.<\/p>\n The season also features choral masterworks like Mozart’s Requiem and Mahler’s Symphony Number two.<\/p>\n The popular Orchestra After 5 happy hour series is back as well.<\/p>\n Philadelphia Orchestra 2025-2026 Season<\/a><\/p>\n The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts<\/a> has two new dining destinations.<\/p>\n Commonwealth Plaza is home to Curtain Call, providing coffee, sandwiches and drinks. It’s a caf\u00e9 by day, and by night, it turns into a lounge offering beers on tap, cocktails and light bites.<\/p>\n There is also a new restaurant along the Spruce Street side of the building, called Leo, serving coastal Mediterranean food. The restaurant is named in honor of the famed Philadelphia Orchestra maestro Leopold Stokowski.<\/p>\n Chef Chris Cyer created a menu that includes a pre-fixe theater experience leading up to a show, as well as an \u00e0 la carte menu available Wednesday through Sunday, open to the public.<\/p>\n Curtain Call<\/a> | Instagram <\/a> Leo<\/a> | Instagram <\/a>
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, 300 S Broad St, Philadelphia, Pa. 19102<\/p>\n
1414 Spruce St, Philadelphia, Pa. 19102<\/p>\n