COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” will premiere in Ohio as part of Broadway in Columbus’ 2025-26 season lineup, which will also feature a musical based on 1983’s “The Outsiders” alongside the return of Broadway favorites “Hadestown” and “Six.”

The upcoming lineup spans 10 productions, a seven-show package and three season options, Broadway in Columbus and CAPA announced Monday evening. Along with several returning classics, this season includes six shows — “Harry Potter,” “Some Like It Hot,” “Back To The Future: The Musical,” “The Outsiders,” “Shucked,” and “Water For Elephants” — performing at the Ohio Theatre for the first time.

“Six Columbus premieres, including the only Ohio stop for the new ‘Harry Potter and
the Cursed Child’ tour … we couldn’t be more excited,” said Chad Whittington, CAPA President and CEO. “The season really does represent the last several years of Broadway at its best, freshest, and most creative, alongside two beloved classics.”

View the entire 2025-26 season below.

2025-26 Season Shows

‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ | Ohio Theatre from Oct. 12 to Nov. 1

Nineteen years after Harry, Ron and Hermione saved the wizarding world, they’re back on another adventure joined by a new generation that has only just arrived at Hogwarts. When Harry’s son Albus befriends the son of his fiercest rival, Draco Malfoy, it sparks a new journey for them all, with the power to change the past and future forever.

The cast of the “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” national tour. (Courtesy Photo/Matthew Murphy)

‘Some Like It Hot’ | Ohio Theatre from Nov. 18 to 23

Set in Chicago during Prohibition, “Some Like It Hot” is the story of two musicians forced to flee the Windy City after witnessing a mob hit. With gangsters hot on their heels, they catch a cross-country train for the life-chasing, life-changing trip of a lifetime.

Tarra Conner Jones and the cast of the “Some Like It Hot” first national tour. (Courtesy Photo/Matthew Murphy)

‘Back To The Future: The Musical’ | Ohio Theatre from Jan. 6 to 11, 2026

Marty McFly is a rock ‘n’ roll teenager who is accidentally transported to 1955 in
a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his friend, Dr. Emmett Brown. Before he
can return to 1985, Marty must make sure his high school-aged parents fall in love in
order to save his own existence.

Don Stephenson, Lucas Hallauer and the cast of “Back To The Future: The Musical” tour. (Courtesy Photo/McLeod9)

‘The Sound of Music’ | Ohio Theatre from Feb. 24 to March 1, 2026

Directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien, this romantic tale of Maria and the von Trapp family features beloved songs like “Do-Re-Mi,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” and “Edelweiss.”

Jill-Christine Wiley and the cast of “The Sound of Music” tour. (Courtesy Photo/Matthew Murphy)

‘The Outsiders’ | Ohio Theatre from March 17 to 22, 2026

The winner of four 2024 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, “The Outsiders” is the classic coming-of-age story that takes you to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1967. 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 cast of “The Outsiders” tour. (Courtesy Photo/Matthew Murphy)

‘Shucked’ | Ohio Theatre from April 7 to 12, 2026

Featuring a book by Tony Award winner Robert Horn, a score by the Grammy Award–winning songwriting team of Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, and directed by Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien, this corn-fed, corn-bred American musical is sure to satisfy your appetite.

The cast of the “Shucked” North American tour. (Courtesy Photo/Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)

‘Water For Elephants’ | Ohio Theatre from June 9 to 14, 2026

After losing what matters most, a young man jumps aboard a moving train unsure of where the road will take him and finds a new home with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus. 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.

2025-26 Season Options

‘Six’ | Palace Theatre from Dec. 16 to 21

From Tudor queens to pop icons, the six wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to
remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a euphoric celebration of 21st
century girl power.

The cast of the “Six” North American tour. (Courtesy Photo/Joan Marcus)

‘Les Misérables’ | Ohio Theatre from Jan. 27 to Feb. 1, 2026

Set against the backdrop of 19th century France, “Les Misérables” tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice, and redemption. The magnificent score of “Les Misérables” includes the songs “I Dreamed a Dream,” “On My Own,” “Bring Him Home,” “One Day More,” and more.

The cast of the “Les Misérables” tour. (Courtesy Photo/Matthew Murphy)

‘Hadestown’ | Ohio Theatre from May 15 to 17, 2026

Winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, this acclaimed show intertwines two mythic tales — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and of King Hades and his wife Persephone.

Bryan Munar and the cast of the “Hadestown” North American tour. (Courtesy Photo/Columbus Performing Arts Association)

How to buy tickets

Past Broadway in Columbus season ticketholders are currently able to renew their subscription for the 2025-26 lineup. Subscriptions for new ticketholders will be available starting on June 11. A waitlist and more information are available at BroadwayinColumbus.com.

Prices for the seven-show season — “Harry Potter,” “Some Like It Hot,” “Back To The Future: The Musical,” “The Sound of Music,” “The Outsiders,” “Shucked,” and “Water For Elephants” — range from $342.85 to $1,115.95 depending on seat location.