Broadway Theatre League of Utica is eager to announce its 2023-2024 Bank of Utica Broadway Season, all new, we are presenting five, award winning and top of the line, touring Broadway productions, none of which have ever performed in Utica on The Stanley Theatre stage.
“The Bank loves to support the arts and these fabulously talented shows combine so many artistic qualities including music, dance, visual arts, comedy and storytelling. It is for this reason Bank of Utica is proud to be the series sponsor for the Broadway Theatre League of Utica’s 2023-24 season.” Barry J. Sinnott, Senior Vice President.
“This year is the year we know everyone wants to see.” Danielle Padula, Executive Director at Broadway Theatre League of Utica. “Our patrons are always asking for new titles, something more modern or that hasn’t been here before, well that time is now! It has been about 2 years in the making that we have been working with the shows to bring these titles to Utica. We are so extremely proud of the work that went into this season, and it will be like never before, we mean it.”
The complete 2023-2024 in-season line-up will include:
PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL, based on one of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories of all time, springs to life with a powerhouse creative team led by two-time Tony Award®-winning director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde). Not only will they be performing for two shows October 2-3, 2023, they will be staying in Utica for nearly two weeks as they prepare for their local US National Tour.
The rock goddess with a hundred million records sold. The legend who’s done it all, still scared to walk on stage. The wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend. The woman, looking for love. The ultimate survivor, chasing her dream. They’re all here, dressed to kill, singing their asses off, telling it like it is. And they’re all the star of The Cher Show. February 28-29, 2024.
Broadway’s COME FROM AWAY is a Best Musical winner across North America! This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships. Don’t miss this breathtaking new musical written by Tony® nominees Irene Sankoff and David Hein, and helmed by Tony-winning Best Director, Christopher Ashley. Newsweek cheers, “It takes you to a place you never want to leave!” On 9/11, the world stopped. On 9/12, their stories moved us all. April 16-17, 2024.
Direct from Broadway, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer TINA FEY (“30 Rock”), composer JEFF RICHMOND (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), lyricist NELL BENJAMIN (Legally Blonde) and director CASEY NICHOLAW (The Book of Mormon). May 13-14, 2024.
All rise for Academy Award® winner Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize winning masterwork. The New York Times Critic’s Pick TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is “the most successful American play in Broadway history. It has not played to a single empty seat” (“60 Minutes”). Rolling Stone gives it 5 stars, calling it “an emotionally shattering landmark production of an American classic,” and New York Magazine calls it “a real phenomenon. June 4-5, 2024.
Current subscribers can renew their subscriptions beginning in May. If you are interested in becoming a new subscriber, visit BroadwayUtica.org to be added to the waitlist. New subscribers will have a chance to purchase starting in July. To buy individual tickets you can purchase directly at the Stanley Theatre starting on August 15 for selected titles only. More information and more dates can be found by visiting www.BroadwayUtica.org
SUBSCRIBER PERKS
- Same seats for each in-season show performance
- Purchase additional tickets for family and friends with your subscriber discount
- Early access to purchase additional tickets before they go on sale to the general public
- Payment plan options
- Renew/modify your seats for the following season ahead of time (based on availability)
- Flexibility to exchange into a different show night
Broadway Theatre League of Utica’s mission is to present, produce, and promote the highest standards of excellence in a variety of family-oriented, multi-generational, and sophisticated theatrical productions; to expose the community to the many benefits of live theatre and the performing arts; to provide opportunities for the youth of the community to experience these benefits as well.