As the Tennessee Performing Arts Center marks its 35th year, the center has already laid out a lineup of Broadway shows to celebrate the anniversary.

“Our theme for the coming year is, ‘Stories you remember, shows you’ll never forget,’” said Kathleen O’Brien, TPAC president and chief executive officer, in a press release. “We wanted to offer audiences a chance to revisit some of their favorite Broadway productions, as well as a chance to experience without boundaries the familiar characters, stories and music from other titles in a way that only Broadway can provide.”

The lineup includes seven shows with a mix of new and old favorites, many with new interpretations, as well as three additional musicals.

O’Brein and Christi Dortch, senior vice president of programming and sales, travel to see new shows throughout the year. They create a list of shows they believe TPAC audiences are interested in, the big award winners and what is expected to tour. Then they work with producers to narrow down a season lineup.

“If a production has won a Tony Award, we feel obligated to try to bring it to Nashville as part of our commitment to present the ‘best of Broadway,’” said Daniela Medina, Manager of Public Relations and Community Outreach TPAC.

Each production will run for five days, with the exception of “The Phantom of the Opera,” which has an 11-day engagement.

“As we celebrate this significant milestone in September, I can think of no better way to mark the occasion than with one of our biggest and most beloved titles returning in spectacular fashion,” O’Brien said. “No other Broadway blockbuster has played more weeks, sold more tickets or impacted our connections within the industry than ‘The Phantom of The Opera.’ It remains one of the most requested shows in our surveys. To bring back such a favorite and pair with it six contemporary productions, illustrates perfectly from where we’ve come and to where we’re going with our increasingly passionate audiences.”

This will be the first time in 14 years that “The Phantom of the Opera,” the classic Andrew Lloyd Webber production, has been available to Nashville audiences.

Season tickets are available for the seven main shows. prices start at $170, with an option to add on any of the three additional musicals.

“A season ticket gets you the best seat at the best price,” Medina said. “Season ticket holders receive exclusive benefits and services not available to the general public, including free ticket exchange privileges if their plans change, lower ticket processing fees, additional pre-sale offers to other TPAC-presented shows, and flexible payment plans.”

She said season ticket holders generally save more than 30 percent versus purchasing each show individually, and they receive dedicated customer service representatives through the Subscriber Services office.

Single tickets go on sale approximately eight to 10 weeks prior to the performance and prices vary from show to show, starting at $20.

Fort Campbell Families also can use the post’s corporate saver code, 96ITRSC, to save at least 10 percent on tickets.

The season begins Sept. 22 with “Dirty Dancing.” The 1987 movie has been adapted into a musical about the summer of 1963, when 17-year-old Frances “Baby” Houseman is on vacation in New York’s Catskill Mountains with her older sister and parents. Baby discovers her own entertainment when she stumbles upon the staff quarters where an all-night dance party is in full swing. Mesmerized by the raunchy dance moves and the pounding rhythms, Baby can’t wait to be part of the scene, especially when she catches sight of Johnny Castle the resort dance instructor.

“Bullets Over Broadway” will start on Nov. 10. The hilarious musical comedy is about the making of a Broadway show. Set in the 1920’s, a young playwright who, in desperate need of financial backing for his next show, accepts an offer he can’t refuse from a mobster looking to please his showgirl girlfriend.

On Jan. 26, 2016, “Matilda the Musical” will storm into Andrew Jackson Hall. The musical, based on the 1988 novel, is the story of an extraordinary girl who dreams of a better life. Armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, Matilda dares to take a stand and change her destiny.

“Motown the Musical,” running from Feb. 16-21, 2016, is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, and many more. Motown shattered barriers, shaped lives and made society move to the same beat.

Hailed as one of the most romantic stories ever written, “The Bridges of Madison County” will run from May 10-15, 2016. The musical tells the story of Iowa housewife Francesca Johnson and her life-changing, four-day whirlwind romance with traveling photographer Robert Kincaid. It’s an unforgettable story of two people caught between decision and desire, as a chance encounter becomes a second chance at so much more.

The official Broadway season ends with “If/Then,” June 7-12, 2016. This contemporary Broadway musical is the story about living in New York today – and all the possibilities of tomorrow. It simultaneously follows one woman’s two possible life paths, painting a deeply moving portrait of the lives we lead, as well as the lives we might have led.

In addition to the regular season shows, the upcoming season will feature three extra Broadway musicals interspersed throughout the year.

The first additional musical being “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” running Oct. 20-25. The classic tale with a contemporary spin, an expanded orchestra and breathtaking transformations, without losing any of the moments fans of the story love.

“Mamma Mia!,” called the ultimate feel-good show that has audiences coming back again and again, will run from April 26-May 1, 2016. The tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago.

The last additional show is “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,” running from May 31-June 5, 2016. The classic story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped in a spell placed by an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But if the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.

For more information on the 2015-16 HCA/TriStar Health Broadway at TPAC series, visit us at TPAC.org/Broadway, where season tickets may be purchased, or call TPAC Subscriber Services at (615) 782-6560, or (800) 410-4216 if you live outside Nashville. You may also visit the TPAC Box Office at 505 Deaderick Street in downtown Nashville. For information on group tickets, call the TPAC Group Sales staff at (615) 782-4060.