ASU Gammage announced season tickets for its 2017-2018 Desert Schools Broadway Across America – Arizona season will be available for purchase starting May 15 at 10 a.m.
The smash-hit musical about our founding father, Hamilton, will anchor ASU Gammage’s largest Broadway season ever, which also includes groundbreaking new works and heartwarming favorites such as Fun Home, Something Rotten!, The Bodyguard, The King and I, The Color Purple, The Humans and School of Rock.
“We are so excited to bring the very best of Broadway to the Valley and with our 2017-2018 season we have truly raised the bar,” says Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, executive director of ASU Gammage and ASU vice president for cultural affairs. “Some other cities with HAMILTON have sold out of season ticket packages this year, so we’re recommending patrons who are interested in season tickets, to purchase right away. You don’t want to miss your shot to get 8 shows for as little as $190! Four weeks of HAMILTON, the first engagement on a university campus is a game-changer and as a result, we expect record-breaking season ticket sales creating a surge of economic impact to the Valley.”
Becoming a season ticket holder is the best way to guarantee seats to HAMILTON and the rest of the 2017-2018 season.
Due to the anticipated demand and limited availability, patrons are encouraged to purchase season tickets online at asugammage.com. This will be the fastest and most efficient way to secure seats for this blockbuster season.
Some additional suggestions include:
- There are two ways to buy season tickets:
- Online asugammage.com (STRONGLY RECOMMEND)
- In person at the ASU Gammage Box Office
- 8 Show season tickets are priced as follows:
- Tuesday – Thursday $190, $410, $495, $585, $750*
- Friday & Sunday Evening $225, $455, $550, $635, $820*
- Saturday Matinee, Saturday Evening, Sunday Matinee $240, $475, $570, $665, $850*
* Requires donation to ASU Gammage VIP Club | Some seating zones may be sold out prior to public on sale with season ticket renewals.
- Best availability Sunday evening
- Have several days of the week in mind in the event that your first-day choice is unavailable
- Have several seating zones in mind in the event that your first-price level is unavailable
- Repeat: Buy ONLINE! Buying online is the fastest and easiest way to purchase tickets, and you get to experience our interactive seating map
New season ticket packages go on sale Monday, May 15, 10 a.m. at asugammage.com.
If you don’t have an account with ASU Gammage on Ticketmaster, visit asugammage.com and click Your Account tab to start an account. This will ease your process purchasing season tickets.
The 2017-2018 full season includes:
FUN HOME September 5-10, 2017
The winner of five 2015 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, FUN HOME is based on Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic memoir. This groundbreaking production introduces us to Alison at three different ages, revealing memories of her uniquely dysfunctional family that connect with her in surprising new ways. “Heart-gripping and cathartic, FUN HOME occupies the place where we all grew up.” (The New York Times).
SOMETHING ROTTEN! October 31-November 5, 2017
Direct from Broadway, SOMETHING ROTTEN! is a “big, fat hit!” (New York Post). Set in the ‘90s – the 1590s – this hilarious smash tells the story of Nick and Nigel Bottom, two brothers who are desperate to write their own hit play while the “rock star” Shakespeare keeps getting all the hits. When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first MUSICAL! With its heart on its ruffled sleeve and sequins in its soul, SOMETHING ROTTEN! is “The Producers + Spamalot + The Book of Mormon. Squared!” (New York Magazine).
THE BODYGUARD November 28-December 3, 2017
Based on the smash hit film, the award-winning musical tells the story of former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, who is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge; what they don’t expect is to fall in love. A breathtakingly romantic thriller, THE BODYGUARD features a host of irresistible classics including Queen of the Night, So Emotional, One Moment in Time, Saving All My Life, Run to You, I Have Nothing, I Wanna Dance with Somebody and one of the biggest selling songs of all time – I Will Always Love You.
HAMILTON January 30-February 25, 2018
HAMILTON is the story of America’s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation’s first Treasury Secretary. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B, and Broadway, HAMILTON is the story of America then, as told by America now.
HAMILTON’s creative team previously collaborated on the 2008 Tony Award ®-winning Best Musical IN THE HEIGHTS.
HAMILTON features scenic design by David Korins, costume design by Paul Tazewell, lighting design by Howell Binkley, sound design by Nevin Steinberg, hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe, and casting by Telsey & Company, Bethany Knox, CSA.
The musical is produced by Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, Jill Furman and The Public Theater.
THE KING AND I March 20-25, 2018
One of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s finest works, THE KING AND I boasts a score which features such beloved classics as Getting To Know You, Hello Young Lovers, Shall We Dance, I Have Dreamed, and Something Wonderful. Set in 1860’s Bangkok, the musical tells the story of the unconventional and tempestuous relationship that develops between the King of Siam and Anna Leonowens, a British schoolteacher, whom the modernist King, in an imperialistic world, brings to Siam to teach his many wives and children.
THE COLOR PURPLE April 17-22, 2018
THE COLOR PURPLE is the 2016 Tony Award® winner for Best Musical Revival! Hailed as “a direct hit to the heart” (The Hollywood Reporter), this joyous American classic has conquered Broadway in an all-new “ravishingly reconceived production that is a glory to behold” (The New York Times) directed by Tony winner John Doyle. With a soul-raising score of jazz, gospel, ragtime and blues, THE COLOR PURPLE gives an exhilarating new spirit to this Pulitzer Prize-winning story. Don’t miss this stunning re-imagining of an epic story about a young woman’s journey to love and triumph in the American South. It’s the musical sensation that New York Magazine calls “one of the greatest revivals ever.” Experience the exhilarating power of this Tony-winning triumph!
THE HUMANS May 29-June 3, 2018
Stephen Karam’s THE HUMANS, is an uproarious, hopeful, and heart-breaking play that takes place over the course of a family dinner on Thanksgiving. Breaking with tradition, Erik Blake has brought his Pennsylvania family to celebrate and give thanks at his daughter’s apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls outside the ramshackle pre-war duplex, and eerie things start to go bump in the night, the Blake clan’s deepest fears and greatest follies are laid bare. Our modern age of anxiety is keenly observed, with humor and compassion, in this new American classic that won the 2016 Tony Award® for Best Play.
SCHOOL OF ROCK June 19-24, 2018
SCHOOL OF ROCK is a New York Times Critics’ Pick and “AN INSPIRING JOLT OF ENERGY, JOY AND MAD SKILLZ!” (Entertainment Weekly). Based on the hit film, this hilarious new musical follows Dewey Finn, a wannabe rock star turned substitute teacher who transforms a class of straight-A students into grade-A rockers. It features 14 new songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber, all the original songs from the movie and musical theater’s first-ever live kids rock band!
ASU Gammage was awarded the 2017 Economic Driver Award in the Small to Medium Business category for its positive influence on the Valley’s business community and economy, as part of theGreater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce’s (GPCC) Impact Awards.
