THE OUTSIDERS, BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, and More Set For the Smith Center's 2026-27 Broadway Season

 Las Vegas' Heart of the Arts, The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, has announced its latest lineup of Broadway productions – the 2026-2027 season of its popular and acclaimed Toyota Broadway Las Vegas Series.

The new season features seven stage productions direct from Broadway that have collectively been showered with 26 Tony Awards, 18 Drama Desk Awards and 14 Outer Critics Circle Awards.

Season subscription renewals will be available beginning February 10 at 10 a.m., and new purchasers can register their interest in a season subscription now.

The season begins in September with Disney's eternal family favorite BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, touring North America for the first time in more than two decades. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, one of the most highly revered shows of all time, hits the Reynolds Hall stage for two weeks in October and November, followed by the hilarious and heartwarming ELF THE MUSICAL later in November.

When the calendar flips to 2027, THE OUTSIDERS, the thrilling winner of the 2024 Tony Award for Best Musical, makes its Las Vegas debut in January. Then it's a journey to Cuba with the uplifting story of the five-time Tony Award-winning BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB in March. BOOP! THE MUSICAL, the story of the iconic Betty Boop character, arrives in May, and the futuristic love story and reigning Tony Award -winning Best Musical MAYBE HAPPY ENDING closes out the season in June.

Additionally, subscribers will also get priority access to special presentation OH, MARY!, the Tony Award-winning, Pulitzer Prize-finalist dark comedy play about a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln's assassination.

2025-2026 season ticket holders may renew starting February 10 at 10 a.m. at TheSmithCenter.com/Broadway. Box Office phone hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Anyone looking to purchase a new 2026-2027 season subscription may register their interest at TheSmithCenter.com/Broadway.

DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Tuesday, September 15 – Sunday, September 20, 2026

Be Our Guest at Beauty and the Beast, Disney’s first North American touring production of the beloved musical in over 25 years. This enchanting and timeless tale, filled with the romance and grandeur audiences know and love, has been brought to life like never before, with spectacular new sets and dazzling costumes.

The show boasts the Oscar®-winning and Tony Award®-nominated score, including the classic songs “Be Our Guest” and “Beauty and the Beast.” Reuniting to create this new production are members of the original Tony Award®-winning artistic team, including composer Alan Menken, lyricist Tim Rice and book writer Linda Woolverton, with direction and choreography by Matt West, scenic design by Stanley A. Meyer, costume design by Ann Hould-Ward and lighting design by Natasha Katz.

Beauty and the Beast is the beloved musical that will fill your heart with joy and Disney magic.

Recommended for ages 6+. 

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Wednesday, October 21 – Sunday, November 1, 2026

The brilliant original returns “More Spectacular Than Ever,” raves the Sunday Express.

The Phantom is back to thrill audiences once again. Cameron Mackintosh presents a revitalized new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary musical, The Phantom of the Opera, which was rapturously received by London critics when it reopened in 2021. The new Phantom North American tour features Björnson’s brilliant original design and based on the celebrated direction of Harold Prince, with musical staging and choreography by Gillian Lynne.

The Phantom of the Opera is widely considered one of the most beautiful and spectacular productions in history, playing to over 160 million people in 47 territories and 195 cities in 21 languages. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s romantic, haunting and soaring score includes “The Music of the Night,” “All I Ask of You,” “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again,” “Masquerade” and the iconic title song. It tells the tale of a disfigured musical genius known only as ‘The Phantom,’ who haunts the depths of the Paris Opera House. Mesmerized by the talents and beauty of a young soprano, Christine, The Phantom lures her as his protégé and falls fiercely in love with her. Unaware of Christine’s love for Raoul, The Phantom’s obsession sets the scene for a dramatic turn of events where jealousy, madness, and passions collide. 

Produced by Cameron Mackintosh with LW Entertainment.

Recommended for ages 8+.

 ELF THE MUSICAL
Tuesday, November 24 – Sunday, November 29, 2026

 Elf The Musical, inspired by the hit film, is the hilarious and heartwarming tale of Buddy, a young orphan child whose life changes forever when he mistakenly crawls into Santa’s sack of toys one Christmas Eve. When he discovers he’s human, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and, in turn, helps the Big Apple rediscover the true meaning of Christmas.

 This all-new tour, based on the acclaimed 2024 Broadway production, was hailed by The New York Times (“The show has cracked the code of all-ages comedy, the kind that will leave children and grown-ups equally helpless with laughter”) and celebrated in The New Yorker (“It’s enough to make you believe in the magic of Christmas”). This modern-day holiday classic, says The Daily Beast, “is a gift for kids and adults and a very ‘sparklejollytwinklejingley’ night out!"

 Recommended for ages 6+.

THE OUTSIDERS
Tuesday, January 19 – Sunday, January 24, 2027

The Outsiders, winner of four 2024 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, is a classic coming-of-age story that takes you to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1967, where Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade and their family of Greaser “outsiders” dream about who they want to become in a world that will never accept them.

The Outsiders features Danya Taymor’s Tony®-winning direction that’s “refreshing, gritty, and endlessly effective” (The New York Times). With “high-octane choreography” (New York Magazine), The Outsiders has been described as “more pulse-pounding than anything else on Broadway” (Time Out New York). 

Recommended for ages 10+.

 BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB™
Tuesday, March 2 – Sunday, March 7, 2027

Step into the heart of Cuba, beyond the glitz of the Tropicana, to a place where blazing trumpets and sizzling guitars set the dance floor on fire. Here, the real sound of Havana is born – and one woman discovers the music that will change her life forever.

Inspired by true events, five-time Tony Award®-winning musical Buena Vista Social Club™ brings the Grammy®-winning album to thrilling life – and tells the story of the legends who lived it. A world-class band joins a sensational cast of musicians, actors and dancers from across the globe for an authentic experience unlike any you’ve seen or heard before. “A jaw-dropping, soul-stirring must-see!” (The Washington Post). Experience the tale of big dreams, second chances and the unbreakable bonds of making music together that captivated Broadway. 

Recommended for ages 8+.

BOOP! THE MUSICAL
Tuesday, May 11 – Sunday, May 16, 2027

For almost a century, the Betty Boop® character has won hearts and inspired fans around the world with her trademark looks, voice and style. Now, in Boop!® The Musical, Betty’s dream of an ordinary day off from super-celebrity in her black-and-white world leads to a “bright and bubbly” (Time Out New York) adventure of color, music and love in New York City. “A show-stopping rainbow of joy” (The Daily Beast), Boop!® is the new Broadway musical-comedy extravaganza that’s fun for everyone – bringing heart, laughter and a whole lot of Boop-oop-a-doop to the stage!

Tony Award®-winning director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots, Hairspray, La Cage aux Folles) brings Fleischer Studios’ Queen of the Screen to life with a score by celebrated multiple-Grammy® winner David Foster (“I Have Nothing,” “After the Love Is Gone,” “The Prayer”), lyrics by Tony Award® nominee Susan Birkenhead (Working, Jelly’s Last Jam) and a book by Tony Award® winner Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone, The Prom).

Recommended for ages 5+.

MAYBE HAPPY ENDING
Tuesday, June 8 – Sunday, June 13, 2027

Winner of six Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, Maybe Happy Ending tells the deeply human story of a chance encounter that sparks connection, adventure and maybe even love.

Helmed by Tony®-winning director Michael Arden (Parade), Maybe Happy Ending has been called “one of the best musicals in years” (USA Today) and even “the best musical in eons!” (The Observer) Don’t miss this totally original new musical adventure that explores what it means to be human … even if they’re not.

Recommended for ages 8+. 

SPECIAL PRESENTATION 

OH, MARY!
Tuesday, October 6 – Sunday, October 11, 2026

Oh, Mary! is a dark comedy play about a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Unrequited yearning, alcoholism and suppressed desires abound in this 80-minute one-act play that finally examines the forgotten life and dreams of Mrs. Lincoln, through the lens of an idiot (playwright Cole Escola).

Declared “one of the best comedies in years” by The New York Times, Oh, Mary! received two Tony Awards including Best Direction of a Play (Sam Pinkleton), Drama League Awards for Outstanding Play and Outstanding Direction of a Play, as well as a special citation from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle. It was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.