Okay, confession – I got season tickets to Broadway Across Canada and I have been way too excited about it for way too many weeks now! If you follow me on here for the food and the travel and the “let’s find the best patio in Vancouver” content, bear with me, because this year I’m adding a new little thread to Gastrofork: a full season of Broadway reviews, one show at a time, right through to next summer.
Here’s the deal: the 2026–2027 season at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre is stacked. Five shows, running from this fall all the way through July 2027, and it’s genuinely one of the better lineups I’ve seen come through Vancouver in a while – a nice mix of “brand new to me” and “oh my gosh, finally.”
The lineup:
- & Juliet – September 29 to October 4, 2026
- Disney’s Beauty and the Beast – November 24 to 29, 2026
- Mrs. Doubtfire – January 19 to 24, 2027
- Hamilton – May 26 to June 13, 2027
- The Bodyguard – July 6 to 11, 2027
I’ll be honest, I did a little happy dance when I saw Beauty and the Beast and The Bodyguard on the list, because those are the two I’m counting down for the most.
Beauty and the Beast is the one that feels personal. This is Disney’s first time touring a new production of this musical in North America in over 25 years, which is wild to think about – it’s basically a fresh take on a story a lot of us grew up with, brought back by the same creative team that made the original so beloved (Alan Menken’s score is still doing all the heavy lifting, as it should). As a Disney fan, this is one I’m most excited for!
And then there’s The Bodyguard, closing out the season in July. This is the one I’ve been low-key manifesting into the lineup for a while – a Whitney Houston jukebox musical wrapped around a romantic thriller plot is exactly my kind of night out. I already know I’m going to be humming “I’m Every Woman” for a week afterward, and I’m not even a little bit sorry about it.
In between, we’ve got & Juliet giving Shakespeare a glow-up with a Max Martin pop score (Britney, Backstreet Boys, and Weeknd needle-drops in a Renaissance-era love story – this geriatric millennial is screaming internally), Mrs. Doubtfire bringing the chaos and the heart of the movie to the stage, and Hamilton making its return for what feels like a proper homecoming given how long it’s been a cultural juggernaut.
If you’ve been on the fence about grabbing a subscription, packages start around $329 for all five shows, with payment plan options if you’d rather spread it out – worth it just for the guaranteed seats and the fact that you don’t have to think about it again until showtime.
For more information, check out: https://vancouver.broadway.com/
