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==== 2018: "Celebrating Leonard Bernstein's Centennial" (May 9–June 16, 2018) ====
The 2018 Spring Season was announced on Monday, February 26, 2018, and featured a season-long celebration and tribute to [[Leonard Bernstein]]'s centennial.

During the 2018 Pops Spring season, the orchestra worked with both Leslie Odom Jr. and [[Andy Grammer]] (who was the Opening Night headliner) for the second time after successful Fourth of July performances, as well as [[Sutton Foster]] again, who performed "A Broadway Celebration" with the orchestra. Some highlights of the season were the return of Laureate Conductor and legendary film composer John Williams for his annual "Film Night" appearances, in addition to an Opening Night salute to [[Leonard Bernstein]] for the occasion of Bernstein's centennial later that year. In addition to celebrating Bernstein's centennial, the orchestra presented concert versions of both ''[[On the Town (musical)|On The Town]]'' and "''[[West Side Story]]'' In Concert". They "Danced to the Movies", and were joined by tenor [[Alfie Boe]] who "Rocked the Pops" with them. The Pops were joined by [[Ashley Brown]], [[Josh Strickland]], Alton Fitzgerald White and [[Merle Dandridge]] to perform beloved songs from 9 [[Tony Award]]-winning and [[Academy Award]]-winning scores to "[[Disney]]'s Broadway Hits". The orchestra also performed "The Best of the Boston Pops" Concerts, a series that hadn't been featured since 2013. The Pops performed their annual "Gospel Night" with the Boston Pops Gospel Choir and guest star [[Melinda Doolittle]] under the direction of Charles Floyd. The orchestra also welcomed back Leslie Odom Jr. with special guests [[Renée Elise Goldsberry]] and [[Phillipa Soo]] for "An Evening with Leslie Odom Jr".