Dallas-Fort Worth theaters to show "Les Misérables," "The Lion King" and "Mamma Mia!"
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Lay all your love on your favorite musicals. "Mamma Mia!" will be in Dallas in April. Photo: Brittany Long/WireImage
"Wicked" may not be in Dallas for more than a year, but there are still great musicals to see before then.
Why it matters: Musical fans in Dallas-Fort Worth don't have to travel to Broadway to see some of the biggest shows.
Zoom in: The region attracts some of the biggest touring musicals, but there are also smaller theater organizations showing older Broadway classics.
What's next: Broadway Dallas has already announced its next season, which includes touring hits like "Wicked" and "Six."
Here are some upcoming shows:
🇬🇷 "Penelope" sings March 13-30 at Stage West in Fort Worth.
- The one-woman musical follows Penelope's experience while she waits for her husband, Odysseus, to come home.
🇫🇷 "Les Misérables" dreams March 18-23 at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth.
- Follow ex-convict Jean Valjean as he tries to live a normal French life after prison.
🕰️ "Back to the Future: The Musical" time travels March 18-30 at the Music Hall at Fair Park.
- Marty McFly goes back to 1955 in a DeLorean and immediately wants to get back to his time.
🛏️ "Once Upon a Mattress" rests March 21-30 at the Repertory Company Theatre in Richardson.
- The classic musical comedy is based on "The Princess and the Pea."
🌗 "Jekyll & Hyde" duels from March 28 to April 19 at Lyric Stage in Dallas.
- The musical is based on the classic Robert Louis Stevenson book about the duality of man.
🔎 "Clue" investigates March 25-30 at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth.
- The classic board game moves to the stage to figure out which character using which tool in which room committed a murder.
🥧 "Waitress" serves from March 29 to April 20 at the Dee & Charles Wyly Theatre in Dallas.
- Grammy winner Sara Bareilles wrote the music for the show about a woman who wants to open a pie shop.
💼 "Catch Me If You Can" runs April 4-20 at the Runway Theatre in Grapevine.
- The musical, like the movie, follows a conman who poses as a doctor, pilot and lawyer while an FBI agent tries to find him.
🕺 "Mamma Mia!" discos April 15-27 at the Music Hall at Fair Park.
- A bride tries to figure out which of three men is her father, set to the music of ABBA.
🦁 "The Lion King" roars June 4 to July 3 at the Music Hall at Fair Park.
- Based on the Disney movie, the musical follows Simba as he becomes king of the Pride Lands.
🛼 "Xanadu" skates from June 5 to July 6 at Theatre Three in Dallas.
- The musical based on the movie shows what happens when the Greek muses come to life to help start a roller disco.