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Arizona Broadway Theatre in Peoria announces 2024-25 season
20th anniversary lineup includes classic musicals, family favorites, award-winning shows
(Photo provided by Arizona Broadway Theatre)
“Million Dollar Quartet,” the first show of the Arizona Broadway Theatre’s 2024-25 season, opens Oct. 4 later this year.
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What: Arizona Broadway Theatre 2024-25 season
When: Oct. 4, 2024 through Sept. 13, 2025
Where: Arizona Broadway Theatre, 7701 W. Paradise Lane, Peoria
Tickets: azbroadway.org
Special to Independent Newsmedia
Arizona Broadway Theatre will kick off its 20th season of live performances in the West Valley with a new lineup of productions.
The season opens in October and includes seven shows ranging from classics like “Hello, Dolly!” and family favorites like “Beauty and the Beast” to award-winning musicals like “Million Dollar Quartet.” The season also includes the regional premiere of “Tootsie.”
“We are enormously grateful for the years of support our community has given us especially as we celebrate our 20th season together,” Kiel Klaphake, Arizona Broadway Theatre CEO, shared in a press release. “It feels like just yesterday we opened our first production in a tent at the Peoria Sports Complex because construction on our building was not finished. We have come a long way since then and are very excited about the future.”
The 466-seat Arizona Broadway Theatre is located at 7701 W. Paradise Lane in the Northwest Valley. It provides dining and professional theater.
The 2024-25 season includes:
“Million Dollar Quartet”:Oct. 4-Nov. 2
The show brings Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley together for an irresistible tale of broken promises, secrets, betrayal and celebrations. Audiences will relive the era with the 2010 Tony Award nominated musical showcasing hit songs including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “Walk the Line,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Hound Dog,” and more.
“Beauty & the Beast”:Nov. 15-Dec. 29
In the grand tradition of “The Little Mermaid,” “The Wizard of Oz” and “A Christmas Carol,” the show includes expansive sets, crafted costumes, a large chorus, and more. The tale reminds audiences to look beyond one’s exterior and find beauty from within.
“Hello, Dolly!”:Jan. 17-Feb. 21, 2025
The classic love story comes to the Peoria stage with music that includes “Before the Parade Passes By,” “Ribbons Down My Back,” and the title smash hit, “Hello, Dolly!” Extravagant costumes, spectacular sets and elegant staging come to life in this epic production.
“Phantom”:March 7-April 10, 2025
“Yeston and Arthur Kopit’s Phantom” is a musical adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s famous novel “The Phantom of the Opera.” The musical follows the plot written by Leroux and provides deeper insight into every character, their motivations and their backstories.
“Cinderella”:June 20-July 26, 2025
“Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella” puts a new spin on the beloved fairytale with the timeless themes of kindness, love and the power of dreams. The story follows Ella, a young woman who lost her father and lives as a servant to her wickedly cruel stepmother and stepsisters through songs like “In My Own Little Corner,” “Impossible/It’s Possible” and “Ten Minutes Ago.”
“Tootsie”:Aug. 8-Sept. 13, 2025
Michael Dorsey is a talented but difficult actor who struggles to find work due to his reputation. He finds himself willing to go above and beyond to land a role... even if it means disguising himself as a woman named Dorothy Michaels. To his surprise, he lands the role in a popular soap opera as Dorothy Michaels.
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The seventh show will be announced on May 1, 2024.
Season ticket packages for the 2024-25 season are on sale now. Single tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Aug. 12, 2024 at www.azbroadway.org.