Mary Poppins and Dear Evan Hansen Will Be Part of Paper Mill Playhouse's 2026-27 Season

Paper Mill Playhouse’s 88th season to be presented in 2026-27 in Millburn, New Jersey, will include Mary Poppins, Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor, Million Dollar Quartet, and Dear Evan Hansen.

Paper Mill’s upcoming season will take place alongside the reconstruction of the theater’s front-of-house and lobby spaces, marking the final phase of the Next Act Campaign. This construction is expected to be complete by September 2027. To accommodate these renovations throughout the upcoming season, audiences will enter directly into the auditorium for access to the 800-seat orchestra section, while the mezzanine seating level is temporarily closed. Paper Mill will return to presenting five productions and full audience capacity in the 2027-28 season. Click here for more information on the Next Act Campaign.

The 2026-27 season will kick off with Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins (November 18–January 3, 2027), based on the stories of P. L. Travers and the 1964 Walt Disney film. Featuring music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, a book by Julian Fellowes, and new songs and additional music and lyrics by George Stiles & Anthony Drewe, Mary Poppins is about a mysterious nanny who arrives at the Banks household, bringing adventure, imagination, and a little discipline to two mischievous children.

Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor (January 27, 2027–February 21, 2027) is a Tony-nominated farce that proves the show must go on, no matter who’s singing.

Up next is Million Dollar Quartet (March 17, 2027–April 25, 2027), with a book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux and an original concept and direction by Mutrux. Inspired by the night Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins came together at Sun Records in Memphis, Million Dollar Quartet is a concert-style musical that includes songs like “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Great Balls of Fire,” and “Folsom Prison Blues.”

The season will conclude with the Tony-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen (May 19, 2027-June 27, 2027), which has a book by Steven Levenson and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. When an anxious high school student finds himself caught in a misunderstanding that grows far beyond his control, he must navigate friendship, truth, and consequences.