25–26 BROADWAY IN TOLEDO SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT STRANAHAN THEATER
5 TOLEDO BROADWAY PREMIERES, FIRST NATIONAL TOURS, DIRECT-FROM-BROADWAY, EXPANDED PERFORMANCES TO EIGHT PER ENGAGEMENT!
TOLEDO, OH ― The American Theatre Guild, the largest not-for-profit touring Broadway presenter in the nation, is thrilled to announce the 25–26 Season for the Stranahan Theater. The 25–26 BROADWAY IN TOLEDO Series will include the following Broadway touring productions (in date order): & JULIET, SHUCKED, THE GREAT GATSBY, THE WIZ and A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL.
“We truly have much to celebrate with our 25–26 Broadway in Toledo Season Announcement, featuring a slate of first national tours and direct from Broadway engagements! We are presenting two shows that are currently running on Broadway: the dazzling new musical based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless novel, THE GREAT GATSBY and the hit musical with 90’s pop songs that flips the script on the greatest love story ever told, & JULIET. These shows are joined by the Tony Award-winning musical comedy scored by a Grammy Award-winning country songwriting team, SHUCKED, and the true story based on the life of American rock icon, Neil Diamond, who penned classics like “Forever in Blue Jeans” and “Sweet Caroline,” A BEAUTIFUL NOISE. We round out our Season with the all-new North American touring production of THE WIZ, direct from a spectacular revival on Broadway. We have programmed a Broadway Season that allows the Toledo community to experience the best of Broadway in their own backyard,” says Amy Hamm, president and executive director, The American Theatre Guild.
Hamm goes on to say, “And just when you thought the Season couldn’t get any better, we are also thrilled to announce an expanded number of Broadway performances in Toledo. We are moving to a full week of eight performances for each touring Broadway engagement. Our next Season will provide more opportunities for patrons to experience all the fun and excitement that Broadway has to offer.”
Season Memberships for the 25–26 BROADWAY IN TOLEDO Series are available for purchase now at BroadwayInToledo.com. Information about each touring Broadway production can be found below.
& JULIET (TOLEDO PREMIERE)
Dec. 16–21, 2025
Stranahan Theater
Created by the Emmy®-winning writer from “Schitt’s Creek,” this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & JULIET asks: what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as she ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love—her way.
Juliet’s new story bursts to life through a playlist of pop anthems as iconic as her name, including "Since U Been Gone‚" "Roar," "Baby One More Time," "Larger Than Life‚" "That’s The Way It Is,” and "Can't Stop the Feeling!"—all from the genius songwriter/producer behind more #1 hits than any other artist this century. Break free of the balcony scene and get into this romantic comedy that proves there’s life after Romeo. The only thing tragic would be missing it.
SHUCKED (TOLEDO PREMIERE)
Jan. 20–25, 2026
Stranahan Theater
SHUCKED is the Tony Award®–winning musical comedy The Wall Street Journal calls “flat out hilarious!” And nobody knows funny like economists. Featuring a book by Tony Award winner Robert Horn (Tootsie), a score by the Grammy® Award–winning songwriting team of Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally (Kacey Musgraves’ “Follow Your Arrow”), and directed by Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien (Hairspray), this corn-fed, corn-bred American musical is sure to satisfy your appetite for great musical theater.
THE GREAT GATSBY (TOLEDO PREMIERE)
April 7–12, 2026
Stranahan Theater
THE PARTY’S ROARING IN TOLEDO!
THE GREAT GATSBY is a “Broadway extravaganza that explodes with life and energy” (Entertainment Weekly). Based on the classic American novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the Tony Award®-winning new musical is an unforgettable journey of love, wealth and tragedy that brings the Roaring Twenties to life on stage.
Directed by Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), this story of extravagance and longing features choreography by Dominique Kelley (So You Think You Can Dance), a book by Kait Kerrigan (The Mad Ones) and a jazz- and pop-influenced original score by Jason Howland (Little Women) and Nathan Tysen (Paradise Square).
THE WIZ (TOLEDO PREMIERE)
May 26–31, 2026
Stranahan Theater
The Tony® Award-winning Best Musical that took the world by storm is back.
THE WIZ returns “home” to stages across America in an all-new tour, direct from Broadway.
The Baltimore Sun raves “Powerhouse performances. Stunning choreography. Visionary sets” and the Chicago Sun-Times proclaims THE WIZ is “An eye-popping and high-intensity revival!”
This groundbreaking twist on The Wizard of Oz changed the face of Broadway—from its iconic score packed with soul, gospel, rock, and 70s funk to its stirring tale of Dorothy’s journey to find her place in a contemporary world.
Everybody rejoice--this dynamite infusion of ballet, jazz, and modern pop brings a whole new groove to easing on down the road!
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE (TOLEDO PREMIERE)
June 16–21, 2026
Stranahan Theater
Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE is the uplifting true story of how a kid from Brooklyn became a chart-busting, show-stopping American rock icon. With 120 million albums sold, a catalogue of classics like "America," "Forever in Blue Jeans," and "Sweet Caroline," an induction into the Songwriters and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame, a Grammy® Lifetime Achievement Award, and sold-out concerts around the world that made him bigger than Elvis, Neil Diamond's story was made to shine on Broadway-and head out on the road across America.
Like Jersey Boys and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical before it, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL is an inspiring, exhilarating, energy-filled musical memoir, that tells the untold true story of how America's greatest hitmaker became a star, set to the songs that defined his career.
Season Memberships
Only Season Members receive the best seats at locked-in prices, as well as priority access to tickets, premium seating and easy exchanges. New Season Members should order early for the best seats to all Broadway shows.
BroadwayInToledo.com and the Stranahan Theater Box Office are the only official sources for Season Memberships to the 25–26 BROADWAY IN TOLEDO SERIES. If you purchase Season Memberships through another source, you may pay inflated prices and your tickets will not be guaranteed.
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