'Les Miserables,' 'Moulin Rouge,' and more top 2024-25 PNC Broadway in Louisville season

The world's most popular musical is coming to town as part of the 2024-25 season of PNC Broadway in Louisville. Not only that, the new season is packed with six other exciting touring shows including a blend of highly requested returns and hot premieres straight from Broadway.

The new season, announced Thursday, also includes earlier curtain times and an updated procedure for securing season subscriptions.

Held at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, 501 W. Main St., the new season kicks off in the fall of 2024 with "Les Misérables," one of the world’s most popular musicals. In February, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" will premiere for a two-week run.

The impressive lineup also includes the most recent revival of "The Wiz," and the family-friendly "Peter Pan" returns after two decades. The new Broadway hit "& Juliet" joins the roaster in the spring of 2025 followed by the hilarious musical comedy "Shucked." And "Mamma Mia!" returns to Louisville as a season option this December.

"We work very hard to bring a great mix of shows that will hit a chord with our audiences," Leslie Broecker, president of PNC Broadway in Louisville told the Courier Journal. "It's a mix of familiar, perennial favorites like 'Les Miserable' and 'Mamma Mia,' and the unknown or brand new shows like 'Shucked' and '& Juliet' which make a season an exciting mix for our audience."

The most anticipated Broadway musical of the new season is "Les Misérables." The show is one of the most celebrated in theatrical history and was last staged in Louisville in 2018. Cameron Mackintosh's brilliant staging in this iteration has been hailed as “Les Mis for the 21st Century," according to reviews in the Huffington Post.

"Peter Pan," and "Mamma Mia!" also make their return to the Kentucky Center. According to Broecker, creating the perfect mix of revivals and new Broadway hits, along with the Louisville premiere of "Moulin Rouge! The Musical," is the perfect recipe for a successful season.

"New touring shows add the element of excitement and revivals are like comfort food," she told the Courier Journal. "Audiences say, 'I love that show, I have memories with that show' and when I put those into a season, they bring back all those good feelings for the audience."

In addition to the show lineup, Broecker announced earlier start times will be part of the 2024-25 PNC Broadway in Louisville season.

"We surveyed our subscribers and when we got the surveys back, there was an overwhelming request to start shows earlier," Broecker told the Courier Journal. "So starting with the new season, we will shift performances on Tuesday through Friday to 7 p.m. Saturday evening performances will now start at 7:30 p.m. Matinee show times will remain the same, with Saturdays at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m."

Currently, 2024-25 season tickets are only available to active subscribers for renewal. New subscription tickets will go on sale on April 15. A waitlist and more information is available at BroadwayinLouisville.com

Here is everything you need to know about the PNC Broadway in Louisville 2024-25 schedule, including how to buy tickets.

PNC Broadway in Louisville 2024-25 season

All productions take place at the Kentucky Performing Arts building, 501 W. Main St. Performances typically run for one week, though 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' will run for two weeks. Date/time options are Tuesday-Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 1 and 6:30 p.m.

'Les Misérables'

WHAT: Cameron Mackintosh presents the acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Sch?nberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, "Les Misérables." Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, "Les Misérables" tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption — a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. This epic and uplifting story has become one of the most celebrated musicals in theatrical history and includes a score filled with memorial hits such as “I Dreamed a Dream,” “On My Own,” “Bring Him Home,” “One Day More,” “Master of the House” and more.

WHEN: Oct. 1-6

'Mamma Mia!'

PNC Broadway in Louisville 2024-25 season option. Not included in regular season package.

WHAT: For nearly 25 years, people all around the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story, and the music that make "Mamma Mia!" the ultimate feel-good show. Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, a tale of love, friendship, and identity is beautifully told through the timeless hits of ABBA. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the father she’s never known brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited decades ago.

WHEN: Dec. 3-8

'Moulin Rouge! The Musical'

WHAT: Winner of 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, "Moulin Rouge" is a world where Bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" is a theatrical celebration of truth, beauty, freedom, and love. With a book by Tony Award winner John Logan; music supervision, orchestrations, and arrangements by Tony Award winner Justin Levine; and choreography by Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh, "Moulin Rouge!" is more than a musical — it is a state of mind.

WHEN: Feb. 18 to March 2, 2025

'Peter Pan'

WHAT: The adventure begins when Peter Pan and his mischievous sidekick, Tinker Bell, visit the bedroom of the Darling children late one night. With a sprinkle of fairy dust and a few happy thoughts, the children are taken on a magical journey they will never forget. This high-flying musical has been thrilling audiences of all ages for close to 70 years and is being brought back to life in a new adaptation by celebrated playwright Larissa FastHorse, director and Emmy Award winner Lonny Price, and choreography by Lorin Latarro.

WHEN: March 25-30, 2025

'& Juliet'

WHAT: Filled with pop anthems as iconic as her name, "& Juliet" is created by Emmy-winning writer David West Reed from "Schitt's Creek." The hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told and 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. The score includes "Since U Been Gone?" "Roar," "Baby One More Time," "Larger Than Life?" "That’s The Way It Is,“ and "Can't Stop the Feeling!"

WHEN: April 22-27, 2025

'Shucked'

WHAT: "Shucked" is the Tony Award-winning musical comedy The Wall Street Journal calls “flat outhilarious!” And nobody knows funny like economists. Featuring a book by Tony Award winnerRobert Horn ("Tootsie"), a score by the Grammy Award-winning songwriting team of BrandyClark and Shane McAnally (Kacey Musgraves’ “Follow Your Arrow”), and directed by Tony Awardwinner Jack O’Brien ("Hairspray"), this corn-fed, corn-bred American musical is sure to satisfy yourappetite for great musical theater.

WHEN: May 13-18, 2025

'The Wiz'

WHAT: The Tony Award-winning Best Musical returns in an all-new Broadway tour, the first one in40 years. This groundbreaking twist on The Wizard of Oz changed the face of Broadway — from its iconicscore packed with soul, gospel, rock, and 70s funk to its stirring tale of Dorothy’s journey to findher place in a contemporary world. With direction by Schele Williams ("The Notebook," revival of Disney’s Aida), choreography by JaQuel Knight (Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies,” "Black Is King"), and additional material byTony-nominated and Emmy-nominated writer and TV host Amber Ruffin ("The Amber RuffinShow," "Late Night with Seth Meyers"), this dynamite infusion of ballet, jazz, and modern popbrings a whole new groove to easing on down the road.

WHEN: July 29 to Aug. 3, 2025

This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: 2024-25 PNC Broadway in Louisville: Moulin Rouge, Mamma Mia, The Wiz