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PNC Broadway Lights Season Ticket Holders Enjoy The Best Shows And The Best Benefits • Guaranteed seats for eight (or nine) of Broadway and London’s hottest new shows.

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• Free exchange if you need to change your scheduled season performance to another date or time of that same show, subject to availability.

• Get great seats for friends and family to season shows and Broadway Extras before sales open to the public. Request additional tickets for season shows or Broadway Extras when you order by phone. You also will receive a special link to purchase online via email when we receive your Season Ticket order. Detailed show and ticket price information for additional tickets also will be included with your Season Ticket confirmation • IMPORTANT ALERT! Season Ticket holders will be able to purchase a limited number of additional tickets for HAMILTON during an exclusive time period later in the year, subject to availability. Additional tickets for all other season shows and Broadway Extras are available now.

• Purchase priority for new shows added during the year. *Swapping for additional tickets to HAMILTON is not permitted.

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BROADWAY SEASON TICKET HOLDERS GUAR ANTEE YOUR SEATS! RENEW YOUR SEASON TICKETS TO BE FIRST IN LINE FOR THE 2017-2018 BROADWAY SERIES WHICH INCLUDES TICKETS TO THE NATIONAL TOUR OF HAMILTON AT ASU GAMMAGE. IS IC S U THE MSISTIBLE .

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Hamilton Company, HAMILTON. | All photos by Joan Marcus, 2016

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Karen Olivo, Ari Afsar, Ssmantha Marie Ware and HAMILTON Company, HAMILTON.

Joshua Henry, HAMILTON.

Chris De’Sean Lee and Hamilton Company, HAMILTON.

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OCT. 31-NOV. 5, 2017 OVENS AUDITORIUM

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rom their humble beginnings in Cuba, Emilio and Gloria Estefan came to America and broke through all

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at the very top of the pop music world.

But just when they thought they had it all, they almost lost everything.

From international superstardom to life-threatening tragedy, ON YOUR FEET! takes you behind the music and inside the real story of this record-making and groundbreaking couple who, in the face of adversity, found a way to end up on their feet.

Directed by two-time Tony Award® winner Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots), with choreography by Olivier Award winner Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys) and an original book by Academy Award® winner Alexander Dinelaris (Birdman), ON YOUR FEET! features some of the most iconic songs of the past quarter-century — and one of the most inspiring stories in music history.

“IT WILL RENEW YOUR FAITH IN THE AMERICAN DREAM” – Huffi

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JAN. 9-14, 2018 OVENS AUDITORIUM “SCHOOL OF ROCK is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s best show in years!”

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CHOOL 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 posing as a

substitute teacher who turns a class of straight-A students into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. This high-octane smash features 14 new songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber, all the original songs from the movie and musical theater’s fi st-ever kids rock band playing their instruments live onstage. Vanity Fair raves, “Fists of all ages shall be pumping!”

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MARCH 13-18, 2018 BELK THEATER AT BLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

irresistible new hit features

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original music and lyrics by six-time Grammy® nominee Sara Bareilles

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(“Brave,” “Love Song”), a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson (I Am Sam) and direction by Tony Award® winner Diane Paulus (Hair, Pippin, Finding Neverland). “It’s an empowering musical of the highest order!” raves the Chicago Tribune.

Inspired by Adrienne Shelly’s beloved film WAITRESS tells the story of Jenna – a waitress and expert pie maker who dreams of a way out of her small town and loveless marriage. A baking contest in a nearby county and the town’s new doctor may offer her a chance at a fresh start, while her fellow waitresses offer their own recipes for happiness. But Jenna must summon the strength and courage to rebuild her own life.

Drew Gelhing as Dr. Pomatter and Jesse Meuller as Jenna in the original Broadway production of Waitress.

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MAY 8-13, 2018 BELK THEATER AT BLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ith 10 Tony® nominations including Best Musical, 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 fi st MUSICAL! With its heart on its ruffled sl ve and sequins in its soul, SOMETHING ROTTEN! is “The Producers + Spamalot + The Book of Mormon.

Squared!” (New York Magazine).

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JUNE 26-JULY 1, 2018 BELK THEATER AT BLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 2016 Outer Critics Circle Awardwinning & 2016 Tony Award®nominated Best Musical

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rom Grammy®, Emmy® and Academy Award®-winning Steve Martin and Grammy Award®winning Edie Brickell comes BRIGHT STAR, the fi e-time Tony®-nominated, new Broadway musical that The New York Times called “a shining achievement.” Directed by Tony® winner Walter Bobbie and inspired by a real event, this original musical tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and ‘40s. Propelled by an ensemble of onstage musicians and dancers, the story unfolds as a rich tapestry of deep emotion, beautiful melodies and powerfully moving performances. BRIGHT STAR – as refreshingly genuine as it is daringly hopeful – is “Broadway’s most beautiful show” (WABC).

“A GORGEOUS ANTHEM TO OPTIMISM!” – Variety

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HE 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 reimagining 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!

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his story of boundless love, full of passion and drama, follows Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The

Phantom of the Opera, one of the most successful musicals of all time, which has now been seen by more than 130 million people worldwide and is the winner of over 50 international awards.

The ultimate love story continues in LOVE NEVER DIES, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s spellbinding sequel to The Phantom of the Opera.

The year is 1907. It is 10 years after his disappearance from the Paris Opera House and the Phantom has escaped to a new life in New York where he lives amongst the screaming joy rides and freak shows of Coney Island. In this new, electrically charged world, he has finall found a place for his music to soar, but he has never stopped yearning for his one true love and musical protégée, Christine Daaé.

Phantom and Christine.

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tephen Karam’s The Humans is an uproarious, hopeful and heartbreaking 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.

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ameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will return to Charlotte as part of a brand new North American Tour. Hailed by critics as “bigger and better than ever before,” this production boasts many exciting special effects including the show’s legendary chandelier, new scenic and lighting designs, and new staging and choreography. The beloved story and thrilling score will be performed by a cast and orchestra of 52, making this PHANTOM one of the largest productions now on tour.

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Extras

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THE TIMELESS MUSICAL ABOUT LOVE, COURAGE & HOPE

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THRILLING, SPECTACULAR & UNFORGETTABLE The New York Times

et against the backdrop of 19thcentury France, LES MISÉRABLES is an unforgettable story of heartbreak, passion and the resilience of

the human spirit that has become one of the most celebrated musicals in theatrical history. Featuring a timeless score and the My Own,” “Bring Him Home” and “One Day More,” this breathtaking new Broadway

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production has left both audiences and critics awestruck.

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HER MUSIC WOULD BECOME THE SOUNDTRACK TO A GENERATION.

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EAUTIFUL – The Carole King Musical tells the Tony® and Grammy® awardwinning inspiring true story of King’s

remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffi to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history. Along the way, she made more than beautiful music, she wrote the soundtrack to a generation.

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brand new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC is coming to Charlotte. The beloved musical

story of Maria and the von Trapp Family will once again thrill audiences with its Tony®, Grammy® and Academy® award-winning Best Score, including “My Favorite Things,” “Edelweiss” and the title song. THE SOUND OF MUSIC enjoyed extraordinary success as a live television production in December 2013, and 2015 marked the 50th anniversary of the film version, the most success-

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ful movie musical in history.

More great Broadway shows onstage this fall!

These shows from the 2016-17 season lineup also are available for 2017-18 Season Ticket holders to swap into.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES CALLS IT “THE BEST MUSICAL OF THIS CENTURY.” THE WASHINGTON POST S AYS , “ I T I S T H E K I N D O F E V E N I N G T H AT R E S T O R E S YO U R FA I T H I N M U S I C A L S .” A N D ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY SAYS, “GRADE A: THE FUNNIEST MUSICAL OF ALL TIME.” JIMMY FALLON OF THE TONIGHT SHOW CALLS IT “GENIUS. BRILLIANT. PHENOMENAL.” IT’S THE BOOK OF MORMON, THE NINE-TIME TONY AWARD -WINNING BEST MUSICAL . CONTAINS EXPLICIT L ANGUAGE .

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