The 10th Anniversary of Broadway 2017-2018 Announced at the Tennessee Theatre

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Theatre announces the 2017-2018 Broadway at the Tennessee Theatre season.

The complete lineup is as follows:

KINKY BOOTS                                                                      Dec. 15-17, 2017

CABARET                                                                              Jan. 26-27, 2018

WIZARD OF OZ                                                                    March 2-4, 2018

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL                                                   April 6-8, 2018

BEAUTIFUL—The Carole King Musical                            May 1-6, 2018

THE BOOK OF MORMON                                                 July 10-15, 2018 

Since 2008, the Tennessee Theatre has presented classic favorites and recent hits in its Broadway at the Tennessee series. This 10th anniversary season of Broadway, featuring six shows and a total of 32 performances from December 2017 to July 2018, includes something for everyone.

Last season broke records for Broadway attendance and ticket sales and the Tennessee Theatre expects a record-breaking 10th anniversary season.

The 10th anniversary kicks off with “Kinky Boots,” Broadway’s huge-hearted, high-heeled hit. With songs by Grammy® and Tony® winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, this joyous musical celebration is about the friendships we discover, and the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind. Inspired by true events, “Kinky Boots” takes audiences from a gentlemen’s shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan. With direction and choreography by two-time Tony Award®-winner Jerry Mitchell and a book by Broadway legend and four-time Tony Award®-winner Harvey Fierstein, “Kinky Boots” is the winner of six Tony Awards® including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Choreography.

The season continues at the infamous Kit Kat Klub, where an intoxicating Emcee, singer Sally Bowles and a raucous ensemble take the stage nightly to tantalize the crowd – and to leave their troubles outside. “Cabaret” is based on Roundabout Theatre Company’s Tony Award®-winning production by Director Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall. Come hear some of the most memorable songs in theatre history, including “Cabaret,” “Willkommen” and “Maybe This Time.” Leave your troubles outside – life is beautiful at “Cabaret”– John Kander, Fred Ebb and Joe Masteroff’s Tony®-winning musical about following your heart while the world loses its way.

There truly is no place like home as the greatest family musical of all time, the wonderful “Wizard Of Oz,” twists its way into Knoxville. The entire family will be captivated as they travel down the Yellow Brick Road and beyond with Dorothy, Toto and their friends the Cowardly Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow in this lavish production, featuring breathtaking special effects, dazzling choreography and classic songs. A spectacular celebration of the iconic 1939 MGM film, “The Wizard Of Oz” will blow you away from the moment the tornado touches down and transports you to a dazzling Oz, complete with munchkins and flying monkeys. Don’t miss the chance to travel Over the Rainbow and experience this national treasure on stage.

“Motown: The Musical” is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and many more. “Motown” shattered barriers, shaped our lives and made us all move to the same beat. Featuring classic songs such as “My Girl” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” experience the story behind the music in the record-breaking smash hit.

“Beautiful – The Carole King Musical” tells the Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history. Along the way, she made more than beautiful music, she wrote the soundtrack to a generation.

The 2017-2018 Season concludes with “The Book of Mormon,” back by popular demand following its record-breaking engagement in 2016. It’s “The Book of Mormon,” the nine-time Tony Award®-winning Best Musical. This outrageous musical comedy follows the misadventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word. Now with standing room only productions in London, Australia, on Broadway, and across North America, “The Book of Mormon” has truly become an international sensation. Contains explicit language.

Subscription packages for the 10th anniversary season of Broadway at the Tennessee are on sale now. Three different packages with four, five, and six show options are available. Subscription benefits include reduced service fees compared to single ticket purchases, first notification of next year’s season, opportunity to purchase additional tickets to individual performances before the public, and free same-show ticket exchanges. To renew a current subscription or to purchase a new subscription, call the Tennessee Theatre box office at 865-684-1200, extension 2 or visit the box office in person on Clinch Avenue. The box office is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

For more information, visit www.tennesseetheatre.com.

About the Tennessee Theatre

Located in the heart of downtown Knoxville, the Tennessee Theatre opened in 1928 as a movie palace. The Tennessee Theatre is the Official State Theatre of Tennessee and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Tennessee Theatre is the region’s leading performing arts venue with advanced technology, staging, and lighting that draws top entertainment to the Knoxville area. The Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation is a nonprofit organization with the mission of preserving, maintaining, and operating the Theatre for the benefit and enjoyment for all Tennessee residents and visitors.

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