Water for Elephants National Tour Schedule & Production History

Water for Elephants Show Information

The critically acclaimed bestselling novel WATER FOR ELEPHANTS comes to vivid life on Broadway in a unique, spectacle-filled new musical.

After losing what matters most, a young man jumps a moving train unsure of where the road will take him and finds a new home with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus, and a life—and love—beyond his wildest dreams. Seen through the eyes of his older self, his adventure becomes a poignant reminder that if you choose the ride, life can begin again at any age.

Directed by Tony Award®️ nominee Jessica Stone (Kimberly Akimbo), with a book by three-time Tony nominee Rick Elice (Jersey Boys, Peter and the Starcatcher) adapted from Sara Gruen’s novel, and a soaring score by the acclaimed PigPen Theatre Co., WATER FOR ELEPHANTS unites innovative stagecraft with the very best of Broadway talent in an authentic and deeply moving new musical that invites us all to give ourselves to the unknown.

Previews:
Water for Elephants Theatre Schedule:	Fox Cities Performing Arts Center (Appleton, WI) 4/27/2027 - 5/2/2027 Music Hall at Fair Park (Dallas, TX) 4/13/2027 - 4/25/2027 Bass Concert Hall (Austin, TX) 4/6/2027 - 4/11/2027 Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts [Muriel Kauffman Theatre] (Kansas City, MO) 3/30/2027 - 4/4/2027 Lied Center for Performing Arts (Lincoln, NE) 3/11/2027 - 3/14/2027 Fisher Theatre (Detroit, MI) 3/2/2027 - 3/7/2027 Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts (Worcester, MA) 2/26/2027 - 2/28/2027 Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Center (Fort Myers, FL) 2/16/2027 - 2/21/2027 King Center for Performing Arts (Melbourne, FL) 2/9/2027 - 2/10/2027 Fox Theatre (Atlanta, GA) 2/2/2027 - 2/7/2027 Fox Theatre (St. Louis, MO) 1/19/2027 - 1/31/2027 Segerstrom Center for the Arts (Costa Mesa, CA) 11/10/2026 - 11/22/2026 Hult Center (Eugene, OR) 11/6/2026 - 11/8/2026 Saroyan Theatre (Fresno, CA) 11/3/2026 - 11/4/2026 ASU Gammage (Tempe, AZ) 10/27/2026 - 11/1/2026 Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts (Reno, NV) 10/20/2026 - 10/25/2026 SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center (Sacramento , CA) 10/13/2026 - 10/18/2026 Paramount Theatre (Seattle, WA) 10/6/2026 - 10/11/2026 Keller Auditorium (Portland, OR) 9/29/2026 - 10/4/2026Get Tickets Pantages Theatre (Los Angeles, CA) 9/8/2026 - 9/27/2026Get Tickets George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theatre (Salt Lake City, Ut) 8/25/2026 - 8/30/2026Get Tickets Civic Theatre- San Diego (San Diego, CA) 8/18/2026 - 8/23/2026Get Tickets Ed Mirvish Theatre (Toronto, ) 7/7/2026 - 7/19/2026 James M. Nederlander Theatre (Chicago, IL) 6/23/2026 - 7/5/2026Get Tickets Overture Center (Madison, WI) 6/16/2026 - 6/21/2026 Ohio Theatre (Columbus, OH) 6/9/2026 - 6/14/2026Get Tickets Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts [Belding Theater] (Hartford, CT) 6/2/2026 - 6/7/2026Get Tickets Tennessee Performing Arts Center (Nashville, TN) 5/12/2026 - 5/17/2026Get Tickets Von Braun Center [Concert Hall] (Huntsville, AL) 5/5/2026 - 5/10/2026 Aronoff Center (Cincinnati, OH) 4/21/2026 - 5/3/2026Get Tickets Shea's Performing Arts Center (Buffalo, NY) 4/14/2026 - 4/19/2026Get Tickets Proctor's Theatre (Schenectady, NY) 4/7/2026 - 4/12/2026Get Tickets Palace Theatre- PlayhouseSquare (Cleveland, OH) 3/10/2026 - 3/29/2026Get Tickets Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis (Minneapolis, MN) 3/3/2026 - 3/8/2026Get Tickets Walton Arts Center [Baum Walker Hall] (Fayetteville, AR) 2/24/2026 - 3/1/2026Get Tickets Buell Theatre- Denver Center for the Performing Arts (Denver, CO) 2/11/2026 - 2/22/2026Get Tickets Saenger Theatre (New Orleans, LA) 2/3/2026 - 2/8/2026Get Tickets Hobby Center for the Performing Arts (Houston, TX) 1/27/2026 - 2/1/2026Get Tickets Majestic Theatre (San Antonio, TX) 1/20/2026 - 1/25/2026Get Tickets Durham Performing Arts Center (Durham, NC) 12/15/2025 - 12/21/2025Get Tickets Broward Center For The Performing Arts (Fort Lauderdale, FL) 11/11/2025 - 11/23/2025Get Tickets Straz Center [Carol Morsani Hall] (Tampa, FL) 10/28/2025 - 11/2/2025Get Tickets Kentucky Center [Whitney Hall] (Louisville, KY) 10/13/2025 - 10/19/2025Get Tickets DeVos Performance Hall (Grand Rapids, MI) 10/6/2025 - 10/12/2025Get Tickets Hippodrome Theatre- France-Merrick Performing Arts Center (Baltimore, MD) 9/28/2025 - 10/4/2025Get Tickets
Market:	US Tour
Intermissions:
Official Website	https://waterforelephantsthemusical.com
Show type	Musical

Other Productions of Water for Elephants

2024	Broadway	Original Broadway Production Broadway
2025	US Tour	North American Tour US Tour