New Broadway Series season features ‘Mean Girls,’ ‘Hadestown,’ ‘Aladdin,’ ‘Mockingbird,’ ‘Pretty Woman’

A scene from the national tour of “Hadestown.”

The 2023-2024 Broadway in Birmingham season will feature eight-time Tony Award winner “Hadestown,” as well as tours of “Mean Girls,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Aladdin” and “Pretty Woman: The Musical,” all of which were on Broadway.

The series is presented by the American Theatre Guild, and this year’s season included “Hamilton” and next week’s “Come From Away.”

Here’s a look at the shows announced today for the upcoming season at the BJCC Concert Hall:

“Mean Girls” (Oct. 17-22). Based on the movie, “Mean Girls” is a musical comedy about high schools and cliques, written by a team including Tina Fey.

“To Kill a Mockingbird” (Nov. 14-19). Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Monroeville’s Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book brings the characters of Atticus Finch and his daughter, Scout, to the stage. Though it can change, right now Richard Thomas (“The Waltons”) is portraying Atticus on the tour.

“Aladdin” (Jan. 24-28, 2024).  Disney’s tale of Aladdin features songs by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice.

“Hadestown” (March 19-24, 2024). This musical won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Musical and is still going strong on Broadway. The show intertwines the tales of Orpheus and Eurydice with King Hades and Persephone.

“Pretty Woman: The Musical” (April 30-May 5, 2024). A musical based on the 1990 movie starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts.

Season ticket packages are on sale now through BroadwayinBirmingham.com

Pckages range from $295 to $525. Single tickets will go on sale later.

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