Huge Broadway shows revealed for The Playhouse's 2024-25 Broadway season in Wilmington

The Playhouse on Rodney Square opens its 2024-25 Broadway season this fall, offering five acclaimed shows that, when combined, earned 17 Tony and two Grammy awards, and oodles of praise from critics and audiences.

The season's big lineup in Wilmington offers "Hadestown," "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical," "Mean Girls," "Dear Evan Hansen" and "The Cher Show."

“We are truly bringing the best of Broadway to the Playhouse on Rodney Square with our spectacular 2024/25 season line-up,” Skip Pennella, executive director of The Grand, said in a statement. “This is one of the most exciting Broadway in Wilmington series in years."

Here's a preview of each title for the upcoming Broadway in Wilmington season.

'Tina: The Tina Turner Musical'

Fans of Tina Turner will witness her comeback story unfold on the theater stage through a soundtrack of her legendary tunes. You'll experience the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll — a woman who left her mark with 12 Grammys and as one of the world's best-selling artists — in a fresh way this fall. The musical is written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall.

"Tina Turner Musical" runs from Oct. 11 to 13.

'Mean Girls'

If you enjoyed the sassy comedic film "Mean Girls," then this hot musical version should be up your alley. The show follows Cady Heron, who grew up in African savanna and starts a new life in suburban Illinois. This new kid on the block gets pounced on by three frenemies, led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. Cady’s goal is to take down this Queen Bee, but the only way she can do it is by getting stung in the process. 

This musical involves an award-winning creative team that includes book writer Tina Fey (“30 Rock”), composer Jeff Richmond (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), lyricist Nell Benjamin ("Legally Blonde") and original director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw ("The Book of Mormon").

"Mean Girls" runs Nov. 15 to 17.

'The Cher Show'

Living legend Cher gets a namesake Broadway show that celebrates her dominance as a pop icon over six decades. Three actresses play Cher (the kid starting out, the pop star, and finally the icon) in this show that delivers 35 smash hits, two rock-star husbands, a Grammy, an Oscar, an Emmy, plus "enough Tony Award-winning Bob Mackie gowns to cause a sequin shortage in New York City," according to press materials. 

"The Cher Show" runs Jan. 31 to Feb. 1, 2025.

Dear Evan Hansen

The Washington Post stamped "Dear Evan Hansen" as being "one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history." The musical has garnered praise for looking at our social media-filled lives and the complex world we live in, through the lens of parents and young people.

The show's soundtrack is by the Tony, Grammy, and Oscar-winning team behind "The Greatest Showman" and "La La Land," Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, plus a book by Tony Award-winner Steven Levenson.

"Dear Evan Hansen" runs April 11 to 13.

'Hadestown'

The most acclaimed title touring to The Playhouse is "Hadestown," with the New York Times calling it "Sumptuous. Gorgeous. As good as it gets." The musical currently features Grammy winner Ani DiFranco, who made her Broadway debut in the show. "Hadestown" takes the audience to the underworld in this tale of mythology that involves the young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, plus King Hades and Queen Persephone.

This show is by singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and director Rachel Chavkin ("Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812").

"Hadestown" runs May 2 to 4, 2025.

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Tickets for Broadway season at The Playhouse

Current subscribers will be contacted directly about renewing their seats to Broadway in Wilmington. Tickets for the "Season Specials” can be added onto a subscription package at discounted prices. Additional subscriber benefits include priority seating ahead of the public, free parking, seating flexibility, and more, per The Playhouse.

Season subscriptions start at $145 and are available by calling (302) 888-0200 or visiting the box office at The Playhouse at 1007 N. Market Street, Wilmington (Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Tickets for individual performances will go on sale later this summer. For more info, visit thegrandwilmington.org.

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This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: 'Hadestown,' 'Cher Show,' more Broadway coming to Delaware in 2024-25