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2017-2018 lineups for Proctors Broadway shows and Capital Rep

A touring production of Hamilton will be coming to Proctors during the 2018-2019 season.

Yep, that's a big deal because it's a hugely popular show. But it's also a year and a half (or more) away. And don't overlook a very solid lineup of Broadway shows for the 2017-2018 season, including the excellent The Color Purple.

Proctors announced that lineup -- along with the next Capital Rep lineup -- Monday night.

Tickets for both series go on sale today (February 7) as part of subscription packages. Individual show tickets will be available closer to the season starting. People who buy subscription packages this year will have first crack at Hamilton tickets next year.

Some shows end up being very popular, so you might want to plan ahead a little bit for tickets if you're interested in going.

Without further ado...

Proctors Broadway series 2017-2018

October 7-14: The Color Purple
Won the 2016 Tony for best musical revival. "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." (The production will also tech at Proctors, so this will be the tour's first stop.)

October 31-November5: Fun Home
Won five Tony awards -- including best musical -- in 2015. Adapted from Alison Bechdel's graphic novel memoir.

December 5-10: Finding Neverland
Based on the film of the same name, about Peter Pan author J.M. Barrie.

January 30-February 4: The Bodyguard
Based on the film of the same name.

February 20-25: Les Miserables
The classic musical. (This is not part of the subscription package, but subscribers will be able to buy tickets now.)

May 1-6: Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I
The classical musical. Won the 2015 Tony for best musical revival.

May 29-June 3: On Your Feet!
"From their humble beginnings in Cuba, Emilio and Gloria Estefan came to America and broke through all barriers to become a crossover sensation 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."

Capital Rep 2017-2018 season

July 7-August 13: Mamma Mia!
The ABBA-inspired show.

September 22-October 15: Sex With Strangers
"When Ethan, a strapping twenty-something blogger ends up snowbound at a bed and breakfast with his literary idol--fortyish novelist Olivia--sparks fly! In Laura Eason's Sex With Strangers, one thing leads to another as these two savvy writers give in to their mutual attraction--but, oh, in the morning, things are not quite what they seemed to be the night before. Soon it becomes clear that this passionate weekend will turn into a life-altering experience, all just a click or a tweet away."

October 20-23: Next Act! New Play Summit 6

November 24-December 24: She Loves Me
"This confection of a musical is based on the timeless story by Miklos Laszlo that also served as inspiration for the classic film The Shop Around the Corner and more recently You've Got Mail."

January 26-February 18: Paris Time
"A gripping and sophisticated world premiere that looks behind the headlines at anti-Semitism in today's France." Winner of the Next Act! New Play Summit 5 at Capital Rep.

March 6-11: The Humans (at Proctors)
"Stephen Karam's The Humans is an uproarious, hopeful and heartbreaking play that takes place over the course of a family dinner on Thanksgiving." Won the 2016 Tony for best play.

April 6-April 29: Blithe Spirit
"One highly spirited wife is fun, but two is fertile ground for this smash comedy hit of the London and Broadway stages--from the witty pen of Noel Coward."