It All Comes Back! FUN HOME National Tour to Launch in Cleveland This Fall

Just in, the National Tour of FUN HOME, the groundbreaking and Tony Award-winning Best Musical, will officially launch this fall at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, running October 2-22, 2016.

The Ohio company announced the news at their 2016-17 season unveiling tonight, which featured a performance of "Ring of Keys" by FUN HOME composer Jeanine Tesori.

The first national tour of FUN HOME, will also play engagements in other major cities, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Las Vegas, Denver, Houston, Seattle, and many more.

FUN HOME Tour Schedule (as of 3/22/16):

Cleveland, OH
Playhouse Square
October 2-22, 2016

Durham, NC
Durham Performing Arts Center
Oct. 25-30, 2016

Chicago, IL
The Oriental Theatre
Nov.2 - 13, 2016

Detroit, MI
The Fisher
Nov. 29 - Dec. 11, 2016

Minneapolis, MN
The Orpheum
Dec. 13-18, 2016

Las Vegas, NV
The Smith Center
Jan. 3 - 8, 2017

Denver, CO
Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Jan. 10 - 22, 2017

San Francisco, CA
The Curran Theatre
Jan. 25 - Feb 19, 2017

Los Angeles, CA
Ahmanson Theatre
Feb 21 - April 1, 2017

Des Moines, IA
Des Moines Performing Arts
April 4 - 9, 2017

Houston, TX
The Hobby Center
May 16 - 28, 2017

Kansas City, MO
Kauffman Center
May 30 - June 4, 2017

Hartford, CT
The Bushnell
June 20 - 25, 2017

Charlotte, NC
The Knight Theatre
June 27 - July 2, 2017

Seattle, WA
The 5th Avenue Theatre
July 11 - 30, 2017

Costa Mesa, CA
Orange County PAC
August 1 - 6, 2017

For more information and for updated tour cities, visit www.funhomebroadway.com.

Tony Award-winning director Sam Gold, who staged both the Off Broadway and Broadway productions of Fun Home, will be restaging the national tour. Casting for the tour will be announced at a later date.

The Broadway production of FUN HOME opened on Broadway on April 19, 2015 and is currently playing to sold-out houses in-the-round at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50th St.).

Based on Alison Bechdel's best-selling graphic memoir, FUN HOME features music by Jeanine Tesori, book and lyrics by Lisa Kron and direction by Sam Gold, whose work on this production earned them Tony Awards for Best Score, Best Book and Best Direction.

FUN HOME introduces us to Alison at three different ages, revealing memories of her uniquely dysfunctional family - her mother, brothers and volatile, brilliant, enigmatic father - that connect with her in surprising new ways. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes.

FUN HOME was also nominated for 2015 Tony Awards for Best Scenic Design of Musical (David Zinn), Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Ben Stanton) and Best Orchestrations (John Clancy). The creative team also includes Danny Mefford (Choreography), Kai Harada (Sound Design), and Chris Fenwick (Music Direction).

The Grammy nominated Original Broadway Cast Recording of FUN HOME Original Cast Recording is now available on PS Classics, www.psclassics.com.

Photo Credit: Joan Marcus