Des Moines Performing Arts announced that its Willis Broadway Series, canceled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, will return beginning this fall. In a news release, Des Moines Performing Arts said the first show to return will be the 2018 Tony Award winner for best musical, “The Band’s Visit,” Oct. 12-17. The Willis Broadway Series schedule includes:
From the previous Willis Broadway Series

• Bernadette Peters in concert, April 30, 2022.                       
• “Riverdance – The 25th Anniversary Show,” June 10-12, 2022.     
• “My Fair Lady,” Aug. 2-7, 2022.                                                   

From the current Willis Broadway Series

• “Tootsie,” Feb. 8-13, 2022.
• “Rent,” March 11-12, 2022.
• “Hadestown,” March 22-27, 2022.
• “Hamilton,” May 17 to June 5, 2022.
• “Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird,” Aug. 23-28, 2022.
• “Cats,” Jan. 3-8, 2023.
• “1776,” March 14-19, 2023.