Willis Broadway Series 2026-27 Season Overview
March 25, 2026The wait is over! Your 2026–27 Willis Broadway Series Six-Show Package is here. From beloved audience favorites to the newest Broadway hits, this is a season you won’t want to miss!
Monty Python’s Spamalot | October 20-25, 2026
Hot off a critically acclaimed Broadway revival in 2023, Monty Python's Spamalot, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, comes to Des Moines!
Lovingly ripped off from the classic film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot features a book & lyrics by Eric Idle and music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle. Spamalot has everything you need for a great knight at the theatre--from flying cows to killer rabbits, British royalty to French taunters, dancing girls, rubbery shrubbery, and of course, the Lady of the Lake. Spamalot features songs that will leave you humming including “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,” “The Song That Goes Like This,” “Find Your Grail” and more that have become beloved classics in musical theatre.
Don’t miss it—get your tickets today for “the funniest musical on Broadway!” (Washington Post)
TONY AWARD® WINS (2005)
- Best Musical
- Best Direction of a Musical
- Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Maybe Happy Ending | December 1-6, 2026
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 Award-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!” (Observer). Don’t miss the totally original new musical adventure that explores what it means to be human. Even if they’re not.
TONY AWARD® WINS (2025)
- Best Musical
- Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
- Best Direction of a Musical
- Best Book of a Musical
- Best Original Score
- Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Buena Vista Social Club™ | January 19-24, 2027
It’s been years since legendary singer Omara Portuondo last entered a recording studio. Once known as the “Queen of Feeling,” her voice was celebrated throughout Cuba – until she vanished from the spotlight. But when an ambitious young record producer brings her a rare opportunity, the elusive diva must finally reckon with her past.
Hailed as a "jaw-dropping, soul-stirring must see" (The Washington Post), the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Buena Vista Social Club™ is a journey through music and memory into the beating heart of Havana. A world-class company brings the story of the iconic album to thrilling life in this tale of big dreams, second chances, and music that needs no translation.
TONY AWARD® WINS (2025)
- Best Performance by a Featured Actress in in a Musical
- Best Choreography
- Best Orchestrations
- Best Sound Design of a Musical
- Special Tony Award: Presented to the show’s onstage band
The Phantom of the Opera | March 3-14, 2027
The brilliant original returns “more spectacular than ever” – 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. Featuring Maria Björnson’s brilliant original design and based on the celebrated direction of Harold Prince, with musical staging and choreography by Gillian Lynne, the new Phantom North American tour comes to the Des Moines Civic Center.
The Phantom of the Opera is widely considered one of the most beautiful and spectacular productions in history, having played to over 160 million people across 52 territories and 217 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.
TONY AWARD® WINS (1988)
- Best Musical
- Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
- Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
- Best Direction of a Musical
- Best Scenic Design
- Best Costume Design
- Best Lighting Design
Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen | July 27 - August 1, 2027
Welcome to Hell’s Kitchen, the hit musical from 17-time Grammy Award-winning Alicia Keys – inspired by her life, her music, and her community.
Your journey begins with Ali, a 17-year-old girl full of fire, searching for freedom, passion, and her place in the world. Along the way, you'll meet the musical mentor who changes her life, her dynamic family, and the neighborhood that helps her grow. Relatable, raw, and refreshingly fun, Hell’s Kitchen is a celebration of finding yourself, your purpose, and the people who lift you up.
More than watching a performance, this experience pulls you out of your seat and has you buzzing when you leave, wondering who to tell about it first. The music – a mix of Keys’ greatest hits and new songs written exclusively for the show – is brought to life through exhilarating choreography. It’s a soundtrack of rebellion, life, and love that speaks to you no matter where you’re from, where you’ve been, or where you’re going.
Hailed as a New York Times Critic’s Pick that is, “thrilling from beginning to end – a rare must see!” Hell’s Kitchen is directed by four-time Tony Award nominee Michael Greif (Rent, Dear Evan Hansen and The Notebook), with choreography by four-time Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown, a book by Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristoffer Diaz, and the music of Alicia Keys.
Feel the energy of this multi-award-winning musical and experience where dreams begin: Hell’s Kitchen.
TONY AWARD® WINS (2024)
- Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
- Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Just in Time | August 24-29, 2027
Just in Time, the acclaimed “runway hit” (Variety) that is taking Broadway by storm, will make a splash in Des Moines. An “utterly electrifying” (Entertainment Weekly) new musical, Just in Time brings to life the story of Bobby Darin, the legendary singer whose short but remarkable journey took him from teen idol to global sensation. Packed with his biggest hits, including “Beyond the Sea,” “Mack the Knife,” “Splish Splash,” and “Dream Lover,” Just in Time is “a helluva good time at the theater” (Time Out) and a “wallop of joy” (NY Post).
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Season Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on March 25. With a season ticket package, you can be there for every moment while locking-in package pricing, exclusive benefits, and discounted tickets to add-on productions before tickets go on sale to the public.
There’s never been a better time to secure your seats for Broadway all season long.
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