Dial M for musicals: Moulin Rouge, Mamma Mia! and Michael Jackson part of upcoming Broadway Across Canada season in Edmonton
Some of the biggest songs in pop history will be hitting the stage at Edmonton's Jubilee Auditorium starting this fall.
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Broadway Across Canada unveiled the lineup of offerings for 2025-26 on Wednesday, and it includes the music of Michael Jackson and ABBA as well as the eclectic music mashup from the mind of Baz Luhrmann.
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Starting in November comes the Tony Award-winning MJ, centred around the King of Pop's preparations for 1992's Dangerous World Tour. The musical, which premiered on Broadway in 2022, features hits from across Jackson's discography, including Beat It, Bad, Jam and more.
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MJ is followed up by Moulin Rouge, based on the 2001 Baz Luhrmann fever dream starring Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman. The show is a grand spectacle featuring the excesses of 1899 Paris that pays tribute to beauty, freedom and love. The songs run the gamut from 1930s jazz classics to 2010s dance-pop and everywhere in between.
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On the heels of Mother's Day 2026, BAC presents every mom's favourite, Mamma Mia!, the story of a daughter who, on the eve of her wedding, endeavours to discover the identity of her father. This quest reunites her mother with three men from her past, all set to the music of the best Swedish pop act ever (apologies to Ace of Base), ABBA. Mamma Mia! runs May 12-17.
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The season concludes in July 2026 with the crime farce Clue, based on the 1985 cult-classic film starring Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn and Christopher Lloyd. Six strangers are called to the home of Mr. Boddy under mysterious circumstances. Murder is afoot. Big laughs follow. Clue runs July 14-19.
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