Disney on Broadway Concert Series Turns 10 at EPCOT With Six Festival Newcomers, Including Adam Pascal, Sherie Rene Scott and Norm Lewis

Disney on Broadway Concert Series Turns 10 at EPCOT With Six Festival Newcomers, Including Adam Pascal, Sherie Rene Scott and Norm Lewis

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The Disney on Broadway Concert Series is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a lot of first-timers. Half of the 12 Broadway performers in this winter's six pairings are making their first appearance in the series.

Disney posted the full 2027 lineup on the Disney Parks Blog on Tuesday, November 10. The series runs January 15 through March 1, 2027, as part of the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts presented by Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game. Disney calls this year's lineup "six exciting pairings, including six newcomers to the Festival stage."

The basics

  • Where: America Gardens Theatre at EPCOT
  • When: January 15 to March 1, 2027
  • Showtimes: three performances a night, at 5:15 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m.

A large screen reading Disney on Broadway beside a drum kit, with a musician playing an upright bass and another holding a guitar in the foreground

The Disney on Broadway stage at EPCOT's Festival of the Arts, in a photo Disney shared with the 2027 lineup. Image: Disney

The full 2027 schedule

An asterisk marks a performer making their first appearance in the series, as Disney flags them.

  • January 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 25, 26: Michael James Scott and Marisha Wallace*
  • January 16, 19, 20, 23, 24, 27, 28: Ashley Brown and Josh Strickland
  • January 29, 31, February 1, 4, 5, 8, 9: Adam Pascal* and Sherie Rene Scott*
  • January 30, February 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11: Sierra Boggess and Norm Lewis*
  • February 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 22, 25: Kara Lindsay and Mason Reeves*
  • February 13, 16, 17, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26: Caissie Levy and Ryan McCartan*
  • February 27, 28 and March 1: Special Finale Concert: Seize the Day! A Newsies Celebration

Pairings trade off nights in blocks of about two weeks. If you are chasing the most chances to catch one act, Caissie Levy and Ryan McCartan have eight dates, one more than every other pairing.

Who is new, and who is back

Michael James Scott and Marisha Wallace: Disney bills Scott as "Broadway's longest-running Genie," and Olivier Award nominee Wallace makes her Festival debut. The two have shared the stage in Aladdin.

Ashley Brown and Josh Strickland: Broadway's original Mary Poppins and Broadway's original Tarzan return for what Disney bills as a celebration of both shows' 20th anniversaries.

Adam Pascal and Sherie Rene Scott: both Tony Award nominees, both making their Festival debut. Disney says they are known for Rent and Aida.

Sierra Boggess and Norm Lewis: Olivier Award nominee Boggess reunites with Tony Award nominee Lewis, who is making his Festival debut. Disney points to their work in The Little Mermaid and The Phantom of the Opera.

Kara Lindsay and Mason Reeves: Lindsay, Broadway's original Katherine in Newsies, returns. Newcomer Reeves originated Kristoff in the North American tour of Frozen.

Caissie Levy and Ryan McCartan: Levy, whom Disney bills as a Tony Award winner and who was Broadway's original Elsa in Frozen, returns with newcomer McCartan, who originated Prince Hans in the North American tour of Frozen.

A Newsies finale

The series closes with three nights of "Special Finale Concert: Seize the Day! A Newsies Celebration," on February 27 and 28 and March 1. The announcement does not name the performers. The post only promises more details on the finale performances later, so check back before you plan your trip around it.

Dining packages open December 3

The Disney on Broadway Concert Series Dining Package pairs a meal at a participating EPCOT restaurant with guaranteed seating for a same-day concert. "Guests can begin booking dining packages on December 3," Disney says. That is a Thursday. Disney did not give package prices in the announcement.

New at CommuniCore Hall

Disney is also opening Once Upon A Stage: The Music of Disney on Broadway, which it calls "an all-new exhibit," inside CommuniCore Hall during the festival. It follows songs from shows like The Lion King, Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast. A Disney on Broadway merchandise collection is making its debut at CommuniCore Hall too, with items inspired by Disney stories on Broadway and beyond, among them Hercules, Aladdin, The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast.

Artist concept of an exhibit with a living room set and upright piano on the left, and on the right a corridor of booths with signs for The Lion King, Aladdin, Newsies and Beauty and the Beast, beneath an orchestra and ensemble cast

Concept art for Once Upon A Stage: The Music of Disney on Broadway at CommuniCore Hall. Image: Disney

So which night are you booking: the Rent and Aida duo, the Frozen pairings, or the Newsies finale?

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Image credits: All images Disney.

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