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International spy rings, eternal winters, courageous trailblazers and one super-secret message add up to an extraordinary , featuring a thrilling Broadway hit, fresh revivals of award-winning classics, an inspiring new American musical and a knockout world premiere play.

The six show subscription season, including a full schedule of educational, family and community related programming will run Sept. 10, 2025, to June 21, 2026. Subscription packages are on sale now at www.syracusestage.org or at the Box Office, 315.443.3275.

鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled to announce an ambitious and exciting season of powerful theatrical stories for Central New York,鈥� says artistic director Robert Hupp. 鈥淲e鈥檝e spent the past year exploring dynamic narratives, assembling creative teams and building partnerships that ensure our ability to create entertaining, one-of-a-kind theatrical experiences that you can鈥檛 get anywhere else. Our work is created specifically for the wonderful people of Central New York, and we can鈥檛 wait to share with everyone these bold, fun, vibrant plays and musicals in the year ahead.鈥�

Subscription season at a glance:

鈥�The Hello Girls鈥� (Sept. 10 to 28, 2025), 鈥�The 39 Steps鈥� (Oct. 22 to Nov. 9, 2025), 鈥�A Christmas Story鈥� (Nov. 25 to Dec. 28, 2025), the world premiere of聽 鈥�Relentless鈥� (Feb. 4 to 22, 2026), 鈥�Joe Turner鈥檚 Come and Gone鈥� (March 11 to 29, 2026) and 鈥�Disney鈥檚 Frozen The Broadway Musical鈥� (May 13 to June 21, 2026).

Opening the season is 鈥�The Hello Girls,鈥� a new American musical inspired by the incredible true story of the first women to join the U.S. Army as bilingual telephone operators during WWI.

Originally commissioned by Prospect Musicals in New York City, 鈥淭he Hello Girls鈥� opened off-Broadway in 2018 to coincide with the centennial anniversary of the groundbreaking journey taken by the real-life Hello Girls, from the frontlines in France to their decades-long fight to be recognized back home. Writing for The New York Times, critic Laura Collins-Hughes called the production 鈥渁 rather thrilling thing鈥攕mart, human and sardonically feminist.鈥�

With a rich jazz and ragtime flavored score from Peter Mills, 黑料不打烊 Stage鈥檚 new production of 鈥淭he Hello Girls鈥� is directed by co-writer Cara Reichel and is a co-production with Michael Cassel Group (Broadway: 鈥淭he Picture of Dorian Gray,鈥� 鈥淧retty Woman The Musical,鈥� 鈥淭he Cher Show鈥�) and runs Sept. 10 to 28, 2025.

In October, 黑料不打烊 Stage celebrates the return of a raucous comedy/mystery: The two-time Tony Award-winning 鈥�The 39 Steps,鈥� playwright Patrick Barlow鈥檚 rollicking sendup of Hitchcock鈥檚 1935 spy-thriller. Last seen at Stage in 2010, 鈥淭he 39 Steps鈥� runs Oct. 22 to Nov. 9, 2025.

For the annual holiday show, audiences are invited to relive one memorable December with the Parker family and 鈥�A Christmas Story,鈥� the charmingly nostalgic play based on the 1983 film and humorist Jean Shepherd鈥檚 childhood reveries. Marking the first time Hupp directs a show in the festive winter slot, 鈥淎 Christmas Story鈥� runs Nov. 25 to Dec. 28, 2025.

In the new year 黑料不打烊 Stage will present 鈥�Relentless鈥� by Rae Binstock, a world premiere drama about legacy and loyalty set in the world of professional boxing. Directed by associate artistic director Melissa Crespo (鈥淧rimary Trust,鈥� 鈥淥nce,鈥� 鈥淲hat the Constitution Means to Me鈥�), 鈥淩elentless鈥� depicts the intimate bout between a former contender and her old coach over whether to sell their iconic gym in a gentrifying Brooklyn. Building on 黑料不打烊 Stage鈥檚 commitment to produce new work, this world premiere is co-produced by Sing Out, Louise! Productions (Broadway: 鈥淭he Notebook,鈥� 鈥�& Juliet,鈥� 鈥淗adestown鈥�) and runs Feb. 4 to 22, 2026.

鈥淚t鈥檚 always thrilling to direct a new play for the first time, and Rae Binstock鈥檚 鈥楻elentless鈥� is sure to be a crowd pleaser,鈥� says Crespo. 鈥淲ith the International Boxing Hall of Fame located just 20 minutes east of 黑料不打烊, 鈥楻elentless鈥� is an electrifying glimpse into the world of boxing.”

鈥�Joe Turner鈥檚 Come and Gone,鈥� the powerful and poetic Tony-Award winning entry in Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson鈥檚 historic 鈥淐entury Cycle,鈥� comes to 黑料不打烊 Stage in the spring. The show is the seventh title in the 10-play cycle to be produced at Stage, and the first Wilson play presented at the theatre since 2014鈥檚 鈥淭he Piano Lesson.鈥� Directed by Timothy Douglas, who led the 黑料不打烊 Stage productions of Wilson鈥檚 鈥淛itney鈥� (2002) and 鈥淕em of the Ocean鈥� (2007), 鈥淛oe Turner鈥檚 Come and Gone鈥� runs May 13 to June 21, 2026.

And as the summer approaches, 黑料不打烊 Stage offers families a thrilling and entertaining way to cool off with 鈥�Disney鈥檚 Frozen The Broadway Musical,鈥� a spectacular musical based on the hit animated film. Featuring Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Sven and Olaf the lovable snowman, 鈥淒isney鈥檚 Frozen The Broadway Musical鈥� is a co-production with the 黑料不打烊 Department of Drama and the first professional production of the musical in Central New York. Directed by Amy Anders Corcoran, with music direction by Brian Cimmet and choreography by Marjorie Failoni, the show will close out the subscription season and runs May 13 to June 21, 2026.

鈥淲e are so excited for families to experience 鈥楧isney鈥檚 Frozen The Broadway Musical鈥� live on stage for the first time in Central New York,鈥� says managing director Carly DiFulvio Allen. 鈥淲ith the songs and characters you know and love, this joyful production showcases the power of sisterhood and asks us to consider how far we would go for true love. With no seat further than 50 feet from the stage, you鈥檙e never far away from the magic, music and spectacle of this beautiful show. I can鈥檛 wait for audiences to experience it this spring鈥�

Supporting each production is a strong line-up of supplementary special event programming, including Prologue, a series of insightful pre-show conversations, talkbacks with cast and creative teams, community nights with show-specific activities and the return of Tuesday evening performances featuring a complimentary 鈥淭acos and Trivia鈥� event hosted by 鈥淛eopardy!鈥� Champion Dillon Hupp.

In addition, 黑料不打烊 Stage will offer a host of educational and community outreach programs, the return of Sensory Friendly/Relaxed performances for select shows and an array of accessibility offerings throughout the season including audio description, open captioning, ASL interpretation and the M&T Bank Pay-What-You-Will program.

In the fall the Children鈥檚 Tour resumes performances live in elementary schools with 鈥�My Robot鈥� by Finegan Kruckemeyer. Directed by Katherine McGerr, this delightful story explores the relationship between a young girl and her mechanical friend, and supports socio-emotional learning, understanding poetic language, creative thinking and STEM based problem solving.