The sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912 has inspired countless retellings of the larger-than-life tragedy in documentaries, novels, dramatic films, and theater. The Tony-winning musical Titanic debuted on Broadway in 1997; that year also saw the premiere of James Cameron’s epic romantic film of the same name, which starred Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio as the doomed lovers Rose and Jack. In 2026, Broadway audiences can see their love story play out on stage—but with a twist.
Here’s what you need to know about Titanique, a jukebox musical parody of the 11-time Oscar-winning film.
Its Three Co-Creators
Titanique explains the events of Cameron’s Titanic, particularly what happens between Jack and Rose, through the perspective of the iconic French-Canadian singer Céline Dion, played by co-creator Marla Mindelle. Dion famously sang the film’s “My Heart Will Go On,” which won the Oscar for Best Original Song and Grammy for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television. This iconic ballad and other Dion songs, including “All By Myself” and “To Love You More,” are featured in Titanique.
Mindelle, who wrote the book for Titanique along with Tye Blue and Constantine Rousouli, will reprise her role as Dion who, more than 20 years after the events of the film, is guiding a tour at the Titanic museum. She originated the role during the show’s debut as a one-night-only concert in Los Angeles in 2017. Titanique has since played Off-Broadway and in London’s West End, while stagings have also been produced in Chicago, Paris, Australia, and Canada. Mindelle last appeared on Broadway as Gabrielle in Cinderella in 2013 and was also in Sister Act (2011), Chance & Chemistry (2009), and South Pacific (2008).
Blue, meanwhile, is directing the Broadway staging. He has won multiple Emmy Awards for Outstanding Casting for RuPaul’s Drag Race and has been involved with several unauthorized stage parodies of popular films, including Mean Girls, The Big Lebowski, and The Devil Wears Prada. Rousouli, who is producing, was last on Broadway as a replacement and understudy for Fiyero in Wicked in 2012.
Off-Broadway and West End Runs
Five years after being staged as a one-night-only show on the other side of the country, Titanique opened Off-Broadway in 2022 at The Asylum Theatre. It was an immediate success, securing several sold-out extensions before transferring to the more visible Daryl Roth Theatre. It won multiple major awards, including the Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best New Musical and the Lucile Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Performer (Mindelle). It closed Off-Broadway in June 2025.
“Outrageously funny Mindelle plays Céline as an omniscient narrator who, we learn during a Titanic museum tour at the start, is actually 150 years old and was onboard the ship with our favorite characters,” wrote Johnny Oleksinski in his 2024 review of the Off-Broadway show for the New York Post.
Meanwhile, Titanique‘s West End production, also starring Mindelle as Dion and with the same creative crew, won the Olivier Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy.
Playing at the St. James Theatre
Titanique kicks off its 16-week limited engagement at the St. James Theatre with previews beginning March 26 before its official opening April 12. It’s scheduled to run through July 12. It is replacing the Kristin Chenoweth-led Queen of Versailles, which closed in December. General ticket sales begin January 12.
Creative Team
Casting has yet to be announced for the other characters in the musical, including Jack and Rose. However, almost all the members of the Off-Broadway creative team are reuniting for the Broadway production. This includes Ellenore Scott (choreographer), Nicholas James Connell (music supervisor, arranger, and orchestrator), Gabriel Hainer Evansohn (scenic designer), and Lawrence Schober (sound designer). Charles G. LaPointe (hair and wig designer) is one of the few new additions to the creative team.
Past Parodies on Broadway
Musicals often come with high production costs, so it will be interesting to see how Titanique performs at the box office, especially considering how ambitious and irreverent it is. However, a musical parody of other material is not without precedent—nor is it the only show of this genre coming to Broadway in 2026.
Parodies like Forbidden Broadway, Five: The Parody Musical, and Friends! The Musical Parody played Off-Broadway in 2024 and 2025. Forbidden Broadway is a long-running revue parodying popular musical theater songs. Five, meanwhile, took a look at President Donald Trump and five women in his life through the lens of the Henry VIII musical SIX.
Schmigadoon!, a stage adaptation of the Apple TV+ series, is parody-adjacent. Opening April 20 at the Nederlander Theatre, the show is about a couple who stumble upon a mysterious and theatrical world with characters, songs, and dance numbers from Broadway’s Golden Age.