Broadway In the Rio Grande Valley announces 2024-2025 Season

by Office of Communications | Jul 17, 2024

McAllen, TX - Nederlander National Markets in partnership with the McAllen Performing Arts Center are thrilled to announce the exciting 2024/2025 Broadway In The Rio Grande Valley driven by Lexus season, including four new shows! The 24/25 Season includes Tina Fey’s hilarious hit musical MEAN GIRLS; PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL, based on one of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories of all time; the Tony Award® winning musical THE CHER SHOW, based on the music icon herself; and THE FOUR PHANTOMS IN CONCERT, an extravagant celebration of the iconic music of Broadway and more.

 Broadway In the Rio Grande Valley Driven by Lexus 2024-2025 Season performance dates:
MEAN GIRLS
   
November 7, 2024
PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL
   
March  18, 2025
THE CHER SHOW
   
April  1, 2025
THE FOUR PHANTOMS IN CONCERT
   
May 16, 2025

The only way to guarantee seats to this incredible lineup is to subscribe to a season subscription package, starting as low as $160 for all four shows. Visit experiencemcallen.com/broadway-in-mcallen or call the McAllen Performing Arts Center Box Office at (956) 681-3800.

Enjoy the many exclusive benefits of being a subscriber including a guarantee of the same great seats to each season show, the option to renew those seats from year to year and first options on upgrading seats. Subscribers also receive additional special ticket offers and the chance to purchase tickets to add- on shows before the general public.

TICKETING INFORMATION

The Broadway in the Rio Grande Valley package includes all four shows starting at $155 (plus applicable fees). Individual show tickets will be announced as each engagement approaches. Broadway in the Rio Grande Valley official ticketing partner is Ticketmaster, and we remind patrons to purchase tickets online at www.ticketmaster.com to exercise caution to guard against fraud.

 

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About Nederlander National Markets:

Nederlander National Markets, a Nederlander Presentation based in Chicago, is one of the largest presenters of Broadway series and engagements across North America. Currently, they oversee subscription seasons in more than 20 cities throughout the country. Nederlander continues the tradition of operating historic theatres, producing and presenting the best in theatrical and concert events, and innovating new ways to engage future generations of theatergoers.

About Lexus

Lexus' passion for brave design, imaginative technology, and exhilarating performance enables the luxury lifestyle brand to create amazing experiences for its customers. Lexus began its journey in 1989 with two luxury sedans and a commitment to pursue perfection. Since then, Lexus has developed its lineup to meet the needs of global luxury customers in more than 90 countries. In the United States, Lexus vehicles are sold through 244 dealers offering a full lineup of luxury vehicles. With eight models incorporating Lexus Hybrid Drive, Lexus is the luxury hybrid leader. Lexus also offers nine F SPORT models, one F performance model and one F model. Lexus is committed to being a visionary brand that anticipates the future for luxury customers.

About The McAllen Performing Arts Center

The McAllen Performing Arts Center (MPAC) stands as the premier venue for performing arts in the Rio Grande Valley. Dedicated to enhancing the range, quality, and accessibility of cultural offerings available to the public, MPAC is committed to promoting arts education that enriches the cultural life of McAllen, the Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, and Northern Mexico.

"We believe the MPAC has dramatically enhanced our quality of life and offers new opportunities for cultural enrichment," says Yajaira Flores, Director of McAllen Convention Center Facilities. "The MPAC also allows us to raise the caliber of art education throughout the Rio Grande Valley, stimulating the creative energy of our citizens, especially our children. To sum it up, in the city of McAllen, we believe that an investment in the arts is an investment in our future."

The MPAC proudly supports five resident series, including Broadway in the Rio Grande Valley, Valley Symphony Orchestra, McAllen Wind Ensemble, and McAllen Community Concerts, cementing its role as a cornerstone of the local cultural community.

 

BROADWAY IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY 24-25 Season: Show Descriptions and Performance Dates


MEAN GIRLS | November 7, 2024

Direct from Broadway, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious hit musical from book writer TINA FEY (“30 Rock”), composer JEFF RICHMOND (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), lyricist NELL BENJAMIN (Legally Blonde) and original director and choreographer CASEY NICHOLAW (The Book of Mormon). The story of a naïve newbie who falls prey to a trio of lionized frenemies, MEAN GIRLS “delivers with immense energy, a wicked sense of humor and joyful inside-jokery.” USA Today says, “We’ll let you in on a little secret, because we’re such good friends: GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!”

Production Photos | B-Roll

 


PRETTY WOMAN
| March 18, 2025

PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL, based on one of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories of all time, springs to life with a powerhouse creative team led by two-time Tony Award®-winning director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde). PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL features an original score by Grammy® winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance (“Summer of ’69”, “Heaven”), and a book by the movie’s legendary director Garry Marshall and screenwriter J. F. Lawton. PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL will lift your spirits and light up your heart. “If you love the movie, you’ll love the musical!” (BuzzFeed News).

    Are you ready to fall in love all over again? Production Photos | B-Roll

 


THE CHER SHOW
| April 1, 2025

Superstars come and go. Cher is forever. For six straight decades, only one unstoppable force has flat-out dominated popular culture - breaking down barriers, pushing boundaries and letting nothing and no one stand in her way. THE CHER SHOW is the Tony Award®-winning musical of her story, and it’s packed with so much Cher that it takes three women to play her: the bright-eyed kid starting out, the glam pop star, and the icon. THE CHER SHOW is 35 smash hits, six decades of stardom, two rock-star husbands, a Grammy®, an Oscar®, an Emmy®, and enough

Tony Award-winning Bob Mackie gowns to cause a sequin shortage in New York City, all in one unabashedly fabulous new musical that will have audiences dancing in the aisles! Production Photos | B-Roll


THE FOUR PHANTOMS IN CONCERT | May 16, 2025

An extravagant celebration of the iconic music of Broadway and more, The Four Phantoms In Concert brings together four Phantoms from the Tony Award-winning The Phantom of the Opera for an unforgettable night of entertainment. The Four Phantoms features an extraordinary quartet of performers, including Brent Barrett, John Cudia, Franc D’Ambrosio, and Ciarán Sheehan under the music direction of Ryan Shirar. Production Photos | B-Roll