Peace Center Announces 2017-2018 Broadway Season

The 2017-2018 Broadway season at the Peace Center features Tony Award® winners, poignant plots, rousing music, classic love stories and celebrated blockbusters.

The nine-show season features the 2015 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, Fun Home, and the 2016 Tony Award winner for Best Revival, The Color Purple. The lineup also includes the soaring songs of The Bodyguard, the New York Times Critics' Pick high-octane smash, School of Rock, the inspiring true story of On Your Feet!, the empowering journey of Waitress and the continuation of the Phantom's journey in Love Never Dies. Also part of the season are the highly-anticipated returns of two blockbusters, Les Misérables and the spectacular new production of The Phantom of the Opera.

Season ticket holders will want to lock in their seats now, because the 2018-2019 season will include the South Carolina premiere of Hamilton. Subscribers from the 2017-2018 season will have first access to Hamilton when they renew their subscription for the 2018-2019 season.

The 2017-2018 Broadway season includes:

The Bodyguard

Sept. 11-17, 2017

Based on the smash hit film, the award-winning musical will star Grammy® Award-nominee and R&B superstar Deborah Cox.

Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard Frank Farmer is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge; what they don't expect is to fall in love. A breathtakingly romantic thriller, The Bodyguard features a host of irresistible classics including Queen of the Night, So Emotional, One Moment in Time, Saving All My Love, Run to You, I Have Nothing, I Wanna Dance with Somebody and one of the biggest selling songs of all time - I Will Always Love You.

Fun Home

Sept. 26-Oct. 1, 2017

Every once in a while a Broadway musical comes along that surprises, moves and excites audiences in ways only a truly landmark musical can. The "groundbreaking," "exquisite" and "unforgettable" new musical Fun Home was the event of the Broadway season, receiving raves from critics and audiences alike, winning five 2015 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and making history along the way. Based on Alison Bechdel's best-selling graphic memoir, Fun Home introduces us to Alison at three different ages as she explores and unravels the many mysteries of her childhood. A refreshingly honest musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes, "Fun Home is extraordinary, a rare beauty that pumps fresh air into Broadway." (The New York Times)

Contains mature content.

Les Misérables

Oct. 31-Nov. 5, 2017

Cameron Mackintosh presents the new production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's Tony Award®-winning musical phenomenon, Les Misérables, direct from its acclaimed Broadway return. Featuring the beloved songs "I Dreamed A Dream," "On My Own," "Stars," "Bring Him Home," "One Day More" and many more, this epic and uplifting story has become one of the most celebrated musicals in theatrical history. With its glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo, this breathtaking new production has left both audiences and critics awestruck. "Les Miz is born again!" (NY1).

School of Rock

Dec. 5-10, 2017

School of Rock is a New York Times Critics' Pick and "an inspiring jolt of energy, joy and mad skillz!" (Entertainment Weekly). Based on the hit film, this hilarious new musical follows Dewey Finn, a wannabe rock star posing as a substitute teacher who turns a class of straight-A students into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. This high-octane smash features 14 new songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber, all the original songs from the movie, and musical theater's first-ever kids rock band playing their instruments live on stage. Vanity Fair raves, "Fists of all ages shall be pumping!"

On Your Feet!

Dec. 26-31, 2017

From their humble beginnings in Cuba, Emilio and Gloria Estefan came to America and broke through all barriers to become a crossover sensation at the very top of the pop music world. But just when they thought they had it all, they almost lost everything. From international superstardom to life-threatening tragedy, On Your Feet! takes audiences behind the music and inside the real story of this record-making and groundbreaking couple who, in the face of adversity, found a way to end up on their feet. Directed by two-time Tony Award® winner Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots), with choreography by Olivier Award winner Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys) and an original book by Academy Award® winner Alexander Dinelaris (Birdman), On Your Feet! features some of the most iconic songs of the past quarter-century - and one of the most inspiring stories in music history.

The Phantom of the Opera

Jan. 31-Feb. 11, 2018

Special two-week engagement

Cameron Mackintosh's spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera will return to Greenville as part of a brand new North American tour. Critics are raving that this breathtaking production is "bigger and better than ever before." The show features a brilliant new scenic design by Paul Brown, Tony Award®-winning original costume design by Maria Björnson, lighting design by Tony Award®-winner Paule Constable, new choreography by Scott Ambler, and new staging by director Laurence Connor. The production, overseen by Matthew Bourne and Cameron Mackintosh, boasts many exciting special effects including the show's legendary chandelier. The beloved story and thrilling score - with songs like "Music of the Night," "All I Ask Of You" and "Masquerade" - will be performed by a cast and orchestra of 52, making this Phantom one of the largest productions now on tour.

The Color Purple

March 13-18, 2018

The Color Purple is the 2016 Tony Award® winner for Best Musical Revival! Hailed as "a direct hit to the heart" (The Hollywood Reporter), this joyous American classic about a young woman's journey to love and triumph in the American South has conquered Broadway in an all-new "ravishingly reconceived production that is a glory to behold" (The New York Times) directed by Tony winner John Doyle.

Waitress

May 8-13, 2018

Brought to life by a groundbreaking all-female creative team, this irresistible new hit features original music and lyrics by 6-time Grammy® nominee Sara Bareilles ("Brave," "Love Song"), a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson (I Am Sam) and direction by Tony Award® winner Diane Paulus (Hair, Pippin, Finding Neverland). "It's an empowering musical of the highest order!" raves the Chicago Tribune.

Inspired by Adrienne Shelly's beloved film, Waitress tells the story of Jenna - a waitress and expert pie maker who dreams of a way out of her small town and loveless marriage. A baking contest in a nearby county and the town's new doctor may offer her a chance at a fresh start, while her fellow waitresses offer their own recipes for happiness. But Jenna must summon the strength and courage to rebuild her own life.

"Waitress is a little slice of heaven!" says Entertainment Weekly and "a monumental contribution to Broadway!" according to Marie Claire. Don't miss this uplifting musical celebrating friendship, motherhood and the magic of a well-made pie.

Love Never Dies

June 12-17, 2018

The ultimate love story continues in Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber's spellbinding sequel to The Phantom of the Opera.

Ten years after disappearing from the Paris Opera House, the Phantom has a new life in New York, where he lives amongst the joy rides and freak shows of Coney Island. Christine Daaé, now one of the world's finest sopranos, is coming to perform in New York. In a final bid to win back Christine's love, the Phantom lures her, Raoul and their young son to the glittering and glorious world of Coney Island.

Described by The Australian as "The best thing Lloyd Webber has written in the quarter century since The Phantom of the Opera," Love Never Dies is a dazzling new production, which takes audiences on a thrilling rollercoaster ride of intrigue, obsession and romance.

Nine-show season ticket packages are $345-$865. A seven-show package, not including The Phantom of the Opera and Les Misérables, is available for $235-$655. Eight-show packages including The Phantom of the Opera or Les Misérables are also available. Season ticket packages are available now to renewing and new subscribers, and payment plans are available. Season tickets may be purchased by calling 864.467.3000 or 800.888.7768, in person at the Peace Center Box Office or online at www.peacecenter.org. A per order handling fee applies. Group and individual show tickets will go on sale at later dates.

For more information about the Peace Center and its upcoming events, visit www.peacecenter.org.

Save-A-Seat

The Peace Center will open its Concert Hall doors for Save-A-Seat on Saturday, July 8, 10 a.m.-noon; Wednesday, July 12, 6-8 p.m.; and Sunday, July 16, 2-4 p.m.

Save-A-Seat gives the public the opportunity to come inside the Peace Center to look for the seat that is just the right fit for the 2017-2018 Broadway season. Seats that are still available for a Broadway subscription will be tagged and available for purchase that day.

Save-A-Seat is free and no registration is required.

Events, dates, times, prices and performers are subject to change without notice.

Ticket buyers are reminded that the Peace Center box office - in person, by phone or online - is the only official retail ticket outlet for all performances at the Peace Center and is the only way to guarantee the best prices. Ticket buyers who purchase tickets from a ticket broker or any third party should be aware that the Peace Center is unable to reprint or replace lost or stolen tickets and is unable to contact patrons with information regarding time changes or other pertinent updates regarding the performance.