Broadway in Syracuse released its 2026-2027 M&T Bank Broadway Season this week. Six touring national productions at the Landmark Theatre on South Salina Street, running September 8, 2026 through June 13, 2027.
Season tickets are on sale now. Individual show tickets come later. Here is the insider breakdown of each show, what the critics said, and why two of these are going to sell out fast.
Jersey Boys (September 8-12)
The season opens with the 20th anniversary national tour of Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. This is not a revival or a stripped-down production. The original Broadway creative team is running it: director Des McAnuff, choreographer Sergio Trujillo, scenic design by Klara Zieglerova, costumes by Jess Goldstein.
The touring cast includes Nicolas Dromard returning as Tommy DeVito. Dromard closed the original Broadway production in the same role, so this is not his first time in the part. Natalie Gallo reprises Mary Delgado, a role she played both on the national tour and as a Broadway replacement.
Here is the detail most people will miss: Syracuse hosts the technical rehearsal for this national tour. That means the production is being built here before it travels to other cities. Mike Intaglietta, the Landmark’s executive director, said these tech rehearsals give a significant economic boost to the community. It also means Syracuse audiences see the show in its freshest form.
Hell’s Kitchen (November 10-15)
This is the one Broadway fans should circle. Based on the life of Alicia Keys, the musical follows teenage Ali and her mother in 1990s Manhattan. The score uses over 20 Alicia Keys originals including “Fallin’,” “Girl on Fire,” and “Un-Thinkable (I’m Ready)” alongside new songs written for the show.
The Broadway production earned 13 Tony nominations in 2024, tying for the most nominations that year. It won Best Leading Actress (Maleah Joi Moon) and Best Featured Actress (Kecia Lewis). The Guardian gave it 5 out of 5 stars. Vulture called it “unquestionably a slick commercial machine” that makes “the musically familiar feel brand new.”
This will sell out in Syracuse. If you are buying season tickets partly because of this show, you are not alone.
The Sound of Music (December 15-20)
The holiday show. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s story of a family escaping Nazi-occupied Austria. This production is directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien. “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Edelweiss.” You know the songs. Your parents know the songs. This is the one you bring your kids to.
December at the Landmark with The Sound of Music is about as close to a guaranteed sellout as Broadway in Syracuse gets.
The Wiz (March 9-14, 2027)
The 1975 Tony Award winner for Best Musical. An all-Black cast reimagining of The Wizard of Oz with a score built on soul, gospel, rock, and 1970s funk. This is a brand new national tour direct from Broadway. Not a revival from storage. New staging, new energy.
If you only know The Wiz from the 1978 film with Diana Ross and Michael Jackson, the stage version is a different experience. It is sharper, louder, and the music hits differently in a theater.
The Bodyguard (April 20-24, 2027)
Based on the 1992 film with Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. A Secret Service agent is hired to protect a pop star from a stalker. The musical is essentially a jukebox show built around Houston’s catalog: “I Will Always Love You,” “I Have Nothing,” “I Wanna Dance with Somebody.”
The West End production in London ran for over two years. If you grew up in the ’90s, this one is for you.
The Outsiders (June 8-13, 2027)
The season closer, and the show with the most hardware. The Outsiders won the 2024 Tony Award for Best Musical, plus Best Direction (Danya Taymor), Best Lighting Design (Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim), and Best Sound Design (Cody Spencer). It received 12 nominations total.
The national tour launched in fall 2025, previewing at Shea’s in Buffalo before going out nationally. Nolan White leads the touring cast as Ponyboy Curtis. Early tour reviews have been strong. One reviewer described the audience as “completely captivated” with “zero nits to pick.”
The story is S.E. Hinton’s 1967 coming-of-age novel set in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade. Greasers and Socs. If you read it in seventh grade, this is the show that brings it back.
THE FULL SEASON
TONY AWARDS IN THIS SEASON
WHAT TO BUY FIRST
The Landmark was built in 1928 as Loew’s State Theatre, one of a chain of ornate movie palaces designed by architect Thomas W. Lamb. The interior is a style the architect described as European, Byzantine, Romanesque with Moorish arches, hand-painted ceilings, and a nearly 2,900-seat auditorium that was designed to make working-class moviegoers feel like royalty. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 3, 1976. When you sit in the balcony for Hell’s Kitchen or The Outsiders, you are watching Broadway in a room that has hosted audiences for nearly a century.
The Quote
Albert Nocciolino, president of NAC Entertainment, said: “We always try to find a nice mix…the best of the new, something that will bring a new audience and family shows.”
What to Know
- 6 touring Broadway shows at the Landmark Theatre, Sep 2026 through Jun 2027
- Jersey Boys opens the season Sep 8. Syracuse hosts the national tour’s tech rehearsal.
- Hell’s Kitchen: 13 Tony nominations, Alicia Keys, 5-star Guardian review. Will sell out.
- The Sound of Music: directed by 3x Tony winner Jack O’Brien. Holiday show.
- The Wiz: 1975 Best Musical winner. New tour from Broadway, not a revival.
- The Bodyguard: Whitney Houston catalog. Ran nearly two years in London’s West End.
- The Outsiders: 2024 Best Musical Tony, 4 wins, 12 nominations. Nolan White leads tour as Ponyboy.
- Jersey Boys tour cast includes Nicolas Dromard (closed the original Broadway run as Tommy DeVito) and Natalie Gallo.
- Original creative team directing Jersey Boys: Des McAnuff, Sergio Trujillo.
- Season tickets on sale now at nacentertainment.com/broadway-in-syracuse
Hero photo: Syracuse Landmark Theatre exterior (Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA). Sources: This is CNY, CNYCentral, Playbill, Wikipedia (Hell’s Kitchen), Wikipedia (The Outsiders).
