Peace Center announces showstopping, award-winning 2025-2026 Peace Broadway Season
April 17, 2025
Presenting on stage in the Peace Concert Hall where it all began nearly 35 years ago, Peace Center CEO Megan Riegel introduced a sizzling 10-show lineup for the 2025-2026 Peace Broadway Season. The news was met with resounding applause from hundreds of Broadway subscribers and donors in attendance.
Sponsored by Gibbs Cancer Center, the 10-show season features the highly anticipated return engagement of Broadway’s longest-running musical LES MISÉRABLES, and seven new tours, including Tony AwardÒ-winning Best Musical THE OUTSIDERS and the hit musical from Alicia Keys, HELL’S KITCHEN, direct from Broadway. All told, the upcoming season is packed with the hottest, high-energy hits, and fresh new favorites on tour.
“Once again, the Peace Center brings Broadway to Broad Street,” said Peace Center President and CEO Megan Riegel. “The social, cultural, and economic enrichment it has brought our community has been astounding, and the titles we have lined up for next season are sure to carry on this mission-driven growth. From one of the most recognized and beloved Broadway productions in history –– ‘Les Mis’ –– to seven first-ever tours, every show this season is a ‘must-see’ hit.”
SEASON SCHEDULE
From its explosive launch in September to its “grail-force” merry ending 11 months later, the 2025-2026 Peace Broadway Season has something for everyone.
MJ THE MUSICAL
September 2 – 7, 2025
- Following a sold-out Greenville premiere, the multiple Tony Award®-winning musical MJ makes a victorious return to the Peace Center.
- MJ goes beyond Michael Jackson’s singular moves and signature sound, offering a rare glimpse at the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour.
- More than 25 of Jackson’s biggest hits leave audiences dancing to the beat from start to finish.
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
October 21 – 26, 2025
- “Many wonders await audiences in this gorgeously imaginative Broadway musical.” – The New York Times
- The New York Times bestselling novel comes to dazzling life in a unique, spectacle-filled new musical with a soaring original score.
- “Step right up to the “spellbinding entertainment” (Variety) of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, “the best new musical on Broadway” (Theatermania).
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
November 11 – 16, 2025
- 2025 marks the 60th anniversary of the Oscar®-winning film, which continues to be one of the most successful movie musicals of all time.
- With its timeless story and irresistibly charming score, this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic isn’t just meant to be enjoyed—it’s meant to be shared.
- Now, a critically acclaimed North American tour brings the cherished musical to stages across the country to teach a new generation to sing.
LES MISÉRABLES
January 13 – 18, 2026
- Back by popular demand, Les Misérables is the world’s longest-running musical, with over 180 major theatre awards to its credit, including 8 Tony Awards and 5 Drama Desk Awards.
- Hailed as “a reborn dream of a production” (Daily Telegraph) and “Les Mis for the 21st Century (Huffington Post), Les Mis is an epic and uplifting story about redemption and the survival of the human spirit.
- Features a beautiful scenic design by Matt Kinley that incorporates Victor Hugo’s artwork with advanced projection technology producing a cinematic look layered into the set.
THE OUTSIDERS
January 27 – February 1, 2026
- Winner of four 2024 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
- With “high-octane choreography” (New York Magazine), The Outsiders has been described as “more pulse-pounding than anything else on Broadway!” (Time Out New York)
- Adapted from S.E. Hinton’s seminal novel and Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic film.
HELL’S KITCHEN
February 10 – 15, 2026
- Tony Award-winning hit musical from 17-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys –– inspired by her life, music and community.
- Relatable, raw and refreshingly fun, featuring a mix of Key’s classics and new songs she wrote exclusively for the show.
- Exhilarating choreography by Camille A. Brown brings to life a story that speaks to audiences no matter where they’re from.
SUFFS
February 24 – March 1, 2026
- Acclaimed 2024 Tony Award-winning musical about the brilliant, passionate and funny American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote.
- Winner of the 2024 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best New Musical.
- Created by Shaina Taub, the first woman to ever independently win Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Score in the same season.
THE GREAT GATSBY
March 31 – April 5, 2026
- Dive into the dazzling spectacle of the Broadway smash hit musical, THE GREAT GATSBY, where F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel and the glamour of the Roaring Twenties come to vibrant life on stage!
- Hailed by Entertainment Weekly as “a Broadway extravaganza that explodes with life and energy.”
- This story of extravagance and longing is “one wildly entertaining night at the theater and musical theater at its finest.” (Theatrely)
THE NOTEBOOK
June 9 – 14, 2026
- “Full of Butterly-inducing highs and beautiful songs” (Entertainment Weekly), THE NOTEBOOK is a love story for the ages.
- Based on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, USA Today calls it “Romantic, life-affirming, and ingeniously adapted.”
- Music and lyrics by multi-platinum singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson and a book by TV’s Bekah Brunstetter (“This Is Us”).
SPAMALOT
July 28 – August 2, 2026
- First ever revival of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Comedy.
- A musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the film classic “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”
- Peter Marks of The Washington Post exclaims, “It’s UNFAIR to make me laugh this much! SPAMALOT is a tightly packed clown car speeding to musical theater nirvana!”
TICKET PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
Ten-show season subscriptions are available with interest-free payment plans starting at $59 per month and are now available to both renewing and new subscribers. New season subscription orders are processed in the order they are received.
Packages may be purchased online at peacecenter.org, by calling the Box Office at 864.467.3000, or by visiting the Box Office located in the Peace Concert Hall lobby. Box Office hours are 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday.
The Peace Center Box Office, its phone center, the Peace Center app and peacecenter.org are the only official retail outlets for tickets. Patrons who purchase tickets from a broker or a third party should be aware that their tickets may not be valid.
About the Peace Center
The Peace Center is a world-class performing arts center located in the heart of downtown Greenville, S.C. Year-round performances include the best of Broadway, legendary comedians, musicians, dancers, poets, filmmakers, orchestras, intellectuals, and more. The Peace Center also fulfills its mission of building community and creating connections through Artists-in-Residence programs; public celebrations; partnerships with organizations; and serving as a central gathering place for all.
Established in 1990, the six-acre campus consists of the 2,115-seat Peace Concert Hall, 400-seat Gunter Theatre, an outdoor amphitheater, and popular event spaces including the iconic Wyche building and the Huguenot Mill. A major expansion underway that includes two new music venues –– the Mockingbird and Coach Factory –– will allow the Peace Center to realize a bold, strategic vision of becoming a fully-functioning, 10-venue arts and entertainment campus by or before 2030. Once complete, the expansion is projected to increase the Peace Center’s annual economic impact from $89.6MM to $96.2MM. More information is available at peacecenter.org.
