Providence, RI – J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, President and CEO of the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), and Joseph W. Walsh, Esq., Chairman of PPAC’s Board of Directors, unveiled PPAC’s 2024/2025 Broadway Season at a press conference in the theatre’s Grand Lobby.
Joseph W. Walsh, Esq., said, “PPAC’s Gala Celebration on Saturday, September 21st will kick off the Season in style with the first performance of A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL! The Gala Celebration is an annual fundraiser which helps support our community outreach and engagement programming. These programs, which include Disney Musicals in Schools, ARTS Showcase, From Books to Broadway, Next Stop BROADWAY®, Ocean State Star Awards and many more, offer unique opportunities for students in grades K – 12 and for adults to experience and engage in live theatre. I am pleased to announce that we will be offering a sensory-friendly performance of THE VANISHING ELEPHANT on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 2P. This critically-acclaimed production tells the story of a resilient elephant with the use of large-scale puppetry, illusion and magic.”
J.L. “Lynn” Singleton said, “The Taco and The White Family Foundation Broadway Series features national tours direct from Broadway, starting with the national tour launches of A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL and SHUCKED. These are the 23rd and 24th national tours to launch at PPAC since 2008. The Broadway Series includes the Providence premieres of MJ THE MUSICAL, LIFE OF PI, & JULIET, SOME LIKE IT HOT and BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL. The Encore Series includes a one-week engagement of MAMMA MIA!, RIVERDANCE 30 – THE NEW GENERATION and CHICAGO. HAMILTON returns to PPAC as a Broadway Special for two weeks in December. THE CHER SHOW plays for two performances in February 2025.
“We are looking forward to this incredible season,” Singleton continued. “I’d like to take a moment to thank Taco and The White Family Foundation, our Broadway Series title sponsor and WPRI CBS 12, our Broadway Season media sponsor. Thank you, Cox Media , for being the media sponsor of our Encore Series, and Navigant Credit Union for sponsoring our engagement of MAMMA MIA!. I’d also like to thank title sponsor BankNewport and media sponsors ABC 6 and NOW 93.3 for supporting our popular Family Night performances; this season, we will have a BankNewport Family Night at & JULIET on February 26, 2025 at 7P and a BankNewport Family Night at RIVERDANCE 30 – THE NEW GENERATION on April 4, 2025 at 7:30P.”
John Hazen White, Jr., Executive Chairman/CEO of Taco Comfort Solutions and Taco and The White Family Foundation, the flagship sponsor of the Broadway Series, said in a recorded message that was part of the Theatre’s season announcement video, “This is the 16th year that Taco and The White Family Foundation have sponsored the Broadway Series, and we are looking forward to the amazing line-up of shows that will be coming to PPAC. As a Rhode Island business owner and lover of the arts, I feel blessed to be able to give back to the community and uplift them through the arts. A vibrant arts community, including live performances at PPAC, provides families with the opportunity to enrich their lives.”
Along with Broadway national touring productions, the Providence Performing Arts Center presents some of the biggest names in concerts. Mannheim Steamroller Christmas will usher in the holidays on Friday, December 6 at 7:30P. Previously announced concerts include Gregory Alan Isakov on Friday, June 21 at 7:30P; Jason Mraz on Sunday, June 30 at 7:30P and Nas with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra on Saturday, July 20 at 8P. PPAC’s Cool Summer Nights series features Bruce in the USA on Saturday, June 22 at 8P; John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band on Saturday, July 13 at 8P and Yachtley Crew on Saturday, July 27 at 8P; tickets for Cool Summer Nights concerts start at just $10!
Subscription packages for the Taco and The White Family Foundation Broadway Series and the Encore Series are on sale now for renewing and new subscribers. Current subscribers will receive their subscription renewal packets in the mail within the next 10 days; the subscription renewal deadline is Friday, April 26 .
New subscribers can contact the PPAC Box Office at 401.421.ARTS (2787) or New Subs/CenterStage Sales Rep Sharon Corcoran at 401.574.3136. Box Office window and phone hours are Monday – Friday, 10A – 5P; Saturday, 10A – 2P and two hours prior to curtain time(s) on performance days. Sharon Corcoran’s hours are Monday – Friday, 9A – 5P.
Gala Celebration tickets, which include premium seating to A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL on September 21st and access to the post-show party, may be ordered now by emailing Stephanie Santos, Director of Ticketing at ssantos@ppacri.org
Ticket on sale dates for the individual shows in PPAC’s 2024/2025 Broadway Season will be announced at a later time.