{"id":147604,"date":"2026-02-02T15:44:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/147604\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:44:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:44:06","slug":"dfw-theater-roundup-what-to-see-onstage-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/147604\/","title":{"rendered":"DFW theater roundup: What to see onstage in February"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026-2027 Broadway Series from Broadway Dallas will feature 11 different productions, including six shows making their Dallas premieres and the return of a number of audience favorites.<\/p>\n<p>Presented in partnership with Broadway Across America, the season will be offered in both seven- and eight-show packages, with three shows eligible to be added on.<\/p>\n<p>Leading off the season will be the Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein classic, The Sound of Music. The vibrant and romantic tale of Maria and the von Trapp family has universal themes of love, resilience, and the power of music.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring beloved songs like \u201cDo-Re-Mi,\u201d \u201cSixteen Going on Seventeen,\u201d \u201cEdelweiss,\u201d and the title song, the production will run September 8-20, 2026 at the Music Hall at Fair Park.<\/p>\n<p>Up next will be the five-time Tony Award-winning musical Buena Vista Social Club. Inspired by true events, the musical brings the Grammy Award-winning album to life &#8211; and tells the story of the legends who lived it. <\/p>\n<p>The show features a world-class band alongside a sensational cast of musicians, actors, and dancers from across the globe. The production will run November 3-15, 2026 at the Music Hall at Fair Park.<\/p>\n<p>Season subscribers can add on a special short-term show, Dr. Seuss&#8217;s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, featuring songs like &#8220;You&#8217;re A Mean One Mr. Grinch&#8221; and &#8220;Welcome Christmas\u201d from the original animated series.<\/p>\n<p>Running November 25-29, 2026 at the Music Hall at Fair Park, the production is narrated by Max the Dog as the mean and scheming Grinch, whose heart is &#8220;two sizes too small,&#8221; decides to steal Christmas away from the Holiday loving Whos.<\/p>\n<p>An audience favorite, Cameron Mackintosh&#8217;s revitalized new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber\u2019s legendary musical, The Phantom of the Opera, will also be part of the holiday season, running December 16, 2026-January 3, 2027 at the Music Hall at Fair Park.<\/p>\n<p>With songs like \u201cThe Music of the Night,\u201d \u201cAll I Ask of You,\u201d and the iconic title song, the production tells the tale of a disfigured musical genius known only as \u2018The Phantom\u2019 who haunts the depths of the Paris Opera House. <\/p>\n<p>Broadway Dallas will kick off 2027 with its first show of the season at Winspear Opera House, The Notebook, running January 12-14.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the best-selling novel that inspired the early-2000s film, The Notebook tells the story of Allie and Noah, both from different worlds, who share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull them apart.<\/p>\n<p>The series will head back to the Music Hall at Fair Park with Hell&#8217;s Kitchen, the hit musical created and inspired by the music of Alicia Keys, running February 3-14, 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The musical, featuring a mix of Keys&#8217; greatest hits and songs written for the show, follows Ali, a 17-year-old girl searching for freedom, passion, and her place in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The second and final show at Winspear Opera House will be the return of Hadestown, running March 30-April 4, 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The winner of eight Tony Awards, Hadestown intertwines two mythic tales &#8211; that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone &#8211; as it invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back.<\/p>\n<p>The final four shows of the season will include three Dallas premieres and returning favorite, starting with Water for Elephants, running April 13-25 at the Music Hall at Fair Park.<\/p>\n<p>After losing what matters most, a young man jumps a moving train unsure of where the road will take him and finds a new home with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus, and a life &#8211; and love &#8211; beyond his wildest dreams. <\/p>\n<p>Death Becomes Her, which premiered on Broadway in 2024, will debut the following month at the Music Hall at Fair Park, May 11-23, 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The musical comedy based on the 1992 film centers on famous actress Madeline Ashton and her best frenemy Helen Sharp, who are about to go too far \u2026 thanks to a mysterious woman named Viola Van Horn and a secret potion that\u2019s to die for.<\/p>\n<p>The final season add-on option is The Book of Mormon, celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2026. It will run June 1-6, 2027 at the Music Hall at Fair Park.<\/p>\n<p>The outrageous musical comedy follows the adventures of a mismatched pair of Mormon missionaries, sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word. <\/p>\n<p>Wrapping up the season is the long-anticipated Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, finally coming to Dallas 11 years after its London premiere. It will run June 15-27, 2027 at the Music Hall at Fair Park.<\/p>\n<p>When Harry Potter\u2019s head-strong son Albus befriends the son of his fiercest rival, Draco Malfoy, it sparks an unbelievable new journey for them all &#8211; with the power to change the past and future forever.<\/p>\n<p>Season tickets are available now, with seven-show packages starting at $270. New subscribers can visit <a href=\"https:\/\/broadwaydallas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BroadwayDallas.org<\/a> or call 866-276-4884. All current subscribers will be automatically renewed into the 2026-2027 season and beyond risk free.<\/p>\n<p>Single tickets to individual shows will go on sale at a to-be-determined future date. Group pricing is available now for groups of 10 or more. Reserve by calling 214-426-4768 or emailing <a href=\"https:\/\/dallas.culturemap.com\/news\/arts\/february-theater-preview-six-pompeii\/mailto:Groups@BroadwayDallas.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Groups@BroadwayDallas.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026-2027 Broadway Series from Broadway Dallas will feature 11 different productions, including six shows making their Dallas&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":147605,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[11432,61530,102,104,103,17884,61531,55712,50391,48792,61529,2509],"class_list":["post-147604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-broadway-dallas","tag-broadway-tour","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-dallas-theater-center","tag-hairspray-musical","tag-nina-west","tag-pompeii-musical","tag-six-musical","tag-the-great-gatsby","tag-theater"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}