Broadway is coming back to Hawaii with 3 Tony Award-winning shows in 2025

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Broadway is officially coming back to Hawaii with an exciting lineup of three Tony Award-winning shows, officials announced in a press conference on Wednesday.

The 2025 Broadway in Hawaii season will kick off in April with “TINA – The Tina Turner Musical,” the inspiring comeback story of Tina Turner. The show runs from April 22 to 27.

Next up: The popular production of “SIX” from June 17 to 29. As the winner of 23 awards in the 2021-2022 Broadway season, “SIX” is an empowering musical that showcases the six ex-wives of Henry VIII as they take the microphone to see who had it the worst.

Kevin McCollum, executive producer of “SIX,” was at Wednesday’s announcement. As a Punahou School graduate, McCollum said he was excited to bring his show back to his home state and emphasized the importance of live theater.

“It comes from the fact that when people show up on time, and they come in as strangers as an audience, they leave connected because it’s about coming into a dark room, reflecting your life through the live arts and singing … there’s something that just attaches us,” McCollum said.

“There’s nothing like getting young people into the theater.”

Finally, the season will wrap up with “CHICAGO” from Dec. 2 to 7. “CHICAGO” is Broadway’s longest-running musical that has been “razzle dazzling” audiences for 27 years. Based in Chicago during the Jazz Age, it focuses on the stories of two of Cook County Jail’s most notorious murderesses who compete for headlines amid a media frenzy.

The new season will get underway just in time for the newly renovated Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall. Phase one is expected to open in March 2025.

“This about as good as it gets from a theatrical standpoint because so many people … they would see these plays, who don’t have the wherewithal necessarily to travel and see them in other great cities in the world,” Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said at the news conference.

“We can bring them here to Honolulu and have the all-star cast that we have and to do this is just so good for our community.”

Bruce Granath, partner of MagicSpace Entertainment, added that when “Phantom of the Opera” was last in Hawaii in 2019, had an economic impact of roughly $15 million and supported theater programs in 25 local schools.

“These shows not only entertain and inspire, they also have considerable economic impact,” Granath said.

Season tickets for the three shows start at $200 and go on sale on Wednesday.

The last lineup of Broadway touring shows in Hawaii included “Hamilton,” “Beautiful, “Jersey Boys” and “Cats.”

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