Audra McDonald in GYPSY. Photo by Julieta Cervantes.

Gypsy (Majestic Theatre, 245 W. 44^th St.) (Opened 12/19/24) (3 hrs.) In this latest revival of the beloved Arthur Lurents/Jule Styne/Stephen Sondheim mega-musical, six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald takes on what is widely regarded as the greatest role in musical theatre, Rose -- the ultimate back-stage tale of an ambitious stage mother fighting for her daughter’s success while secretly yearning for her own. Also starring Tony winner Danny Burstein as Herbie. (gypsybway.com)

The Fates in Hadestown, photo by Matthew Murphy. 

Hadestown (Walter Kerr Theatre, 219 W. 48th St.) 2019 Tony, Best Musical (Opened 4/17/19) (2 hrs., 30 mins.) This unique and stunning musical by singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and director Rachel Chavkin follows musical follows the overlapping love stories of Orpheus & Eurydice and Hades & Persephone. The action unfolds in both a stylized New Orleans setting and Hades' stomping ground, The Underworld. As for the score, think New Orleans jazz melded with American folk music. (hadestown.com)

Trey Curtis and the company of Hamilton, photo by Joan Marcus.

Hamilton (Richard Rodgers Theatre, 226 W. 46th St.) 2016 Tony, Best Musical (Opened 8/6/15) (2 hrs., 55 mins.) Visionary writer/composer Lin-Manuel Miranda’s white-hot historical musical that redefined Broadway. Told through a score of musical theatre, hip-hop, jazz, and R&B, the Pulitzer Prize-winning show has also scooped up Tony, Olivier, and Grammy awards. (hamiltonmusical.com)

The cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, photo by Matthew Murphy.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Lyric Theatre, 214 W. 43rd St.) 2018 Tony, Best Play (Opened 4/22/18) (2 hrs., 50 mins.) This visually spectacular production begins where the film series ends and follows the friendship between Harry’s son Albus and Draco’s son, Scorpius—BFFs whose magical misadventures involve Time-turner shenanigans and a mysterious friend. Familiar characters plus a new generation of Hogwarts students make this a must-see for fans of the books and movies. (harrypottertheplay.com)

Hell's Kitchen company, photo by Marc J. Franklin. 

Hell’s Kitchen (Shubert Theatre, 225 W. 44^th St.) (Opened 4/20/24) (2 hrs., 30 mins.) In a cramped apartment hanging off the side of Times Square, 17-year-old Ali is desperate to get her piece of the New York dream. Ali’s mother is just as determined to protect her daughter from the same mistakes she made. When Ali falls for a talented young drummer, both mother and daughter must face hard truths about race, defiance, and growing up. From 15-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys, this new musical is based on her life. Thru 5/25. (hellskitchen.com)

Julianna Marguilies & Peter Gallagher in Left on Tenth, photo by Joan Marcus.

Left on Tenth (James Earl Jones Theatre, 138 W. 48^th St.) (Opened 10/23/24) (100 mins., no intermission) When she least expects it, Delia, beloved novelist and screenwriter of You’ve Got Mail, makes a surprising connection with a man from her past and falls into her own romantic comedy. What starts with an unlikely spark, blossoms into a love story that seems to defy all odds in the face of life’s challenges. This romantic comedy by Delia Ephron stars Peter Gallagher and Julianna Margulies. Limited engagement thru 2/2.(leftontenthbroadway.com)

Rafiki & company in The Lion King, photo by Seen van Meer. 

The Lion King (Minskoff Theatre, 200 W. 45th St.) 1998 Tony, Best Musical (Opened 11/13/97) (2 hrs., 30 mins.) The longest-running Disney production to grace Broadway—it arrived in November of 1997—this Tony-winning stage adaptation of the animated classic is a musical and visual treasure-trove to be savored. Set in the flourishing African Pride Land, the story follows lion prince Simba as grows from cub to king. Along the way, he makes friends, falls in love, and is subject to the machinations of his power-hungry uncle, Scar. (lionking.com)

Darren Criss in Maybe Happy Ending on Broadway; photo by Matthew Murphy.

Maybe Happy Ending (Belasco Theatre, 111 W. 44^th St.) (Opened 11/12/24) (105 mins., no intermission) A new romantic musical comedy. Inside a one-room apartment in Seoul, Oliver (Darren Criss) lives a happily quiet life. But what else is there to do when you’re a HelperBot 3, a retired robot considered obsolete? But when fellow HelperBot Claire (Helen J Shen) asks to borrow his charger, what starts as an awkward encounter leads to a unique friendship, a surprising adventure, and maybe even…love? (maybehappyending.com)

Elijah Rhea Johnson & MJ ensemble, photo by Matthew Murphy.  

MJ the Musical (Neil Simon Theatre, 250 W. 52nd St.) (Opened 2/1/22) (2 hrs., 35 mins.) This electrifying musical bio looks into Michael Jackson’s creative process leading up to his 1992 Dangerous world tour. With over 25 of The King of Pop’s hits, as well as his signature moves and sound, the show comes with a staggeringly impressive pedigree: book by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage and direction and choreography by Tony winner Christopher Wheeldon. (mjthemusical.com)

The Lady Ms & femmes of Moulin Rouge!, photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade. 

Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Al Hirschfeld Theatre, 302 W. 45th St.) 2021 Tony, Best Musical (Opened 7/25/19) (2 hrs., 35 mins.) A gleefully flamboyant stage adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 cinematic jukebox mashup, this Tony-winning musical from the 2019/2020 season takes place in a world where Bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows, reveling in the decadence and high kicks in the legendary Parisian night spot once upon a retro time. Add a love triangle, Toulouse-Lautrec, and a score of over 70 songs!(moulinrougemusical.com)

Conrad Ricamora and Cole Escola in Oh, Mary!, photo by Emilio Madrid.

Oh, Mary!  (Lyceum Theatre, 145 W. 45^th St.) (Opened 7/11/24) (80 mins., no intermission) Cole Escola created this hilariously madcap portrait of a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Unrequited yearning, alcoholism and suppressed desires abound in this one act play that finally examines the forgotten life and dreams of Mrs. Lincoln through the lens of an idiot. (ohmaryplay.com)

Jim Parsons and the cast of Our Town, photo by Daniel Rader.

Our Town  (Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 243 W. 47^th St.) (Opened 10/10/24) (1 hr., 50 mins., no intermission) Tony-winning director Kenny Leon (Topdog/Underdog; Purlie Victorious) is set to helm a production of Thornton Wilder’s timeless drama about life in the mythical village of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire. This new revival’s all-star cast includes Jim Parsons, Zoey Deutch, Katie Holmes, Richard Thomas, Julie Halston, and Ephraim Sykes. Limited run thru 1/19. (ourtownbroadway.com)

The Outsiders—THE GREASERS, photo by Matthew Murphy. Pictured: (Top Row) Jason Schmidt (Sodapop Curtis), Renni Anthony Magee (Steve), Daryl Tofa (Two-Bit), Tilly Evans-Krueger (Ace), Sky Lakota-Lynch (Johnny Cade), Joshua Boone (Dallas Winston), Brent Comer (Darrel Curtis); (Front Row) Brody Grant (Ponyboy Curtis)

The Outsiders (Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, 242 W. 45^th St.) (Opened 4/11/24) (2 hrs., 30 mins.) In Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1967, the hardened hearts and aching souls of Ponyboy Curtis, Johnny Cade, and their chosen family of ‘outsiders’ are in a fight for survival and a quest for purpose in a world that may never accept them. This gripping new musical reinvigorates the timeless tale of "haves and have nots," of protecting what’s yours and fighting for what could be. Based on S.E. Hinton’s groundbreaking novel and Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 film.  (outsidersmusical.com)

 

Rachel Zegler (Juliet) + Kit Connor (Romeo) in Romeo + Juliet. Photo: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman, 2024.

Romeo + Juliet (Circle in the Square Theatre, 235 W. 50^th St.) (Opened 10/24/24) (2 hrs., 20 mins.) Kit Connor (Heartstopper) and Rachel Zegler (Spielberg’s West Side Story) are Shakespeare’s star-crossed couple in this new Broadway production, directed by Tony winner Sam Gold. Left to their own devices in their parents’ world of violent ends, an impulsive pair of young lovers hurtle towards their inescapable fate. The intoxicating high of passion quickly descends into a brutal chaos that can only end one way. Thru 2/16.  (romeoandjulietnyc.com)

The Queens of Six, photo: by Joan Marcus.

SIX (Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 256 W. 47th St.) (Opened 3/12/20) (80 mins., no intermission) Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry XIII take the mic to remix 500 years of historical heartbreak into an exuberant celebration of 21st-century girl power. This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their heads over! (sixonbroadway.com)

Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, photo by Marc Brenner.

Sunset Boulevard (St. James Theatre, 246 W. 44^th St.) (Opened 10/20/24)  (2 hrs., 35 mins.) Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical stars Olivier Award winner Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond with Drama Desk & OBIE Award-winner Mandy Gonzalez playing the role at select performances. Based on the 1950 Billy Wilder film, the storyline centers on fading movie star Norma Desmond who yearns to return to the big screen, and struggling screenwriter Joe Gills who may be her only hope, until their dangerous and compelling relationship leads to disastrous circumstances. (sunsetblvdbroadway.com)

Wicked company, photo by Joan Marcus.

Wicked (Gershwin Theatre, 222 W. 51st St.) (Opened 10/30/03) (2 hrs., 45 mins.) One of Broadway’s biggest success stories, this fantasy musical, based on the best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire, follows the friendship between two young girls—one smart, misunderstood, and green-hued; the other beautiful, ambitious, and popular. Wicked takes the world of Oz’s fairy tale roots and replants them into an eye-popping production that turns the original story spectacularly upside down. (wickedthemusical.com)

James Monroe Iglehart as Louis Armstrong in A Wonderful World, photo by Jeremy Daniel.

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical (Studio 54, 254 W. 54^th St.) (Opened 11/11/24) (2 hrs., 35 mins.) Louis Armstrong’s innovative musicianship and incredible charisma as trumpeter and vocalist would lead him from the early days of jazz in his native New Orleans to five decades of international stardom. This is the story of his blazing musical career from the perspective of his four wives, each of whom had an impact on his life. Starring Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart in the title role. (louisarmstrongmusical.com)

COMING SOON TO BROADWAY

January 24, 2025: Redwood (Official opening is February 13^th at the Nederlander Theatre, 208 W. 41^st St.) In this new musical conceived by director Tina Landau and the show’s star, Tony winner Idina Menzel, follows a successful businesswoman, mother and wife who seems to have it all, but finds herself at a turning point. Deciding to leave everyone and everything behind, she gets in her car and drives thousands of miles to the majestic forests of Northern California, where a chance meeting changes her life forever. (redwoodmusical.com)

OPERATION MINCEMEAT, London cast, photo by Matt Crockett.

February 15, 2025: Operation Mincemeat (Official opening is March 20^th at the John Golden Theatre, 252 W. 45^thSt.) (2 hrs., 30 mins.) London’s 2024 Olivier Award winning Best Musical tells the true story of a secret military operation in 1943 meant to turn the tide of the war. With the Allies losing, the British military develop an idea: to use the well-dressed corpse of a homeless man to feed Hitler and his advisors false info. Featuring the original London cast members in their Broadway debut. (operationbroadway.com)

February 21, 2025: Buena Vista Social Club (Official opening is March 19^th at the Gerald Shoenfeld Theatre, 236 W. 45^th St.) (2 hrs., 10 mins.)  Inspired by true events, this new musical unfolds in the heart of Cuba in a place where blazing trumpets and sizzling guitars set the dance floor on fire. Here, the sound of Havana is born—and one woman's remarkable journey begins. An ensemble of visionary performing artists, including a band of renowned musicians from across the globe tell the legendary story of the artists who recorded the original title album. (buenavistamusical.com)

February 24, 2025: Othello (Official opening is March 23^rd at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 243 W. 47^th St. ) (2 hrs., 35 mins.) In this star-studded revival of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, Oscar & Tony winner Denzel Washington plays the title character—a general whose marriage to Desdemona (Molly Osborne)  is threatened once the villainous Iago (Oscar & Tony nominee Jake Gyllenhaal) plants heinous seeds of jealousy. Directed by visionary Tony winner Kenny Leon. Limited engagement thru 6/8.  (othellobway.com)

February 25, 2025: Purpose (Official opening is March 17^th at the Helen Hayes Theatre, 240 W. 44^th St.) (2 hrs., 50 mins.) In Tony winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ drama, the influential Jasper family has been a pillar of Black American Politics for decades: civil rights leaders, pastors & congressmen. But when the youngest son Nazareth returns home to Illinois with an uninvited friend in tow, the family is forced into a reckoning with itself, its faith and the legacies of Black radicalism. Directed by Tony-winning actress Phylicia Rashad. Limited engagement thru 7/6. (purposeonbroadway.com)

March 10, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross (Official opening is March 31^st at the Palace Theatre, 1564 Broadway at 47^th St.)  David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama is set in a cutthroat Chicago real estate office where four salespeople compete to sell mostly worthless properties to unwitting customers. Whoever sells the most wins a car; whoever sells the least is out of a job – a ruthless environment where each character will do anything to come out on top. Starring Bob Odenkirk, Michael McKean, Kieran Culkin, and Bill Burr. (glengarryonbroadway.com)

Sarah Snook in The Picture of Dorian Gray, photo by Marc Brenner.

March 10, 2025: The Picture of Dorian Gray  (Official opening is March 27^th at the Music Box Theatre, 239 W. 45^th St.) (2 hrs., no intermission) Reprising her Olivier Award-winning solo performance, Sarah Snook (Succession) takes on all 26 roles in this gripping, witty and vibrantly contemporary production that breathes new life into Oscar Wilde’s classic tale. This ground-breaking production – adapted & directed by Kip Williams – delivers an explosive interplay of live performance and video in an astonishing collision of form. Limited engagement thru 6/15. (doriangrayplay.com)

March 11, 2025: BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical (Official opening is April 5^th at the Broadhurst Theatre, 235 W. 44^th St.) (2 hrs., 30 mins.)  dream of an ordinary day off from the super-celebrity in her black-and-white world leads to an extraordinary adventure of color, music, and love in New York City—one that reminds her and the world, “You are capable of amazing things.” Animation pioneer Max Fleischer’s sassy-sweet champion of empowerment; spit-curled icon of joy; songstress of strength comes alive in this new musical comedy extravaganza. (boopthemusical.com) 

March 11, 2025: SMASH (Official opening is April 10^th at the Imperial Theatre, 249 W. 45^th St.) (2 hrs., 30 mins.) The stage musical adaptation, based in part on the NBC television series created by playwright Theresa Rebeck, is a hilarious behind-the-scenes rollercoaster ride about the making of a Marilyn Monroe musical called Bombshell, with all the iconic songs, kick-ass choreography, and backstage pandemonium that make Broadway the beloved institution it is today. Directing is 5-time Tony winner Susan Stroman (The Producers). (smashbroadway.com)

March 12, 2025: Good Night, and Good Luck Luck (Official opening is 4/3 at the Winter Garden Theatre, 1634 Broadway) (100 mins., no intermission) This new play, written by and starring George Clooney and Grant Heslov, is based on their 2005 film of the same name. Clooney, in his Broadway debut, will play broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow. Notes the show’s director David Cromer: “Edward R. Murrow operated from a kind of moral clarity that feels vanishingly rare in today’s media landscape. There was an immediacy in those early live television broadcasts that today can only be effectively captured on stage, in front of a live audience.” (goodnightgoodluckbroadway.com)

 

Adrienne Warren & Nick Jonas in The Last Five Years, photo by Norman Jean Roy.

March 18, 2025: The Last Five Years (Official opening is April 6th at the Hudson Theatre, 145 W. 44th St.) (90 mins., no intermission) Singer/songwriter/actor Nick Jonas and Tony winner Adrienne Warren will return to Broadway to star in the first ever Broadway production of Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown’s musical about two New Yorkers, rising author Jamie and aspiring actress Cathy, as they fall in and out of love over the course of five years. The show explores whether a couple, once united by their dreams, can remain connected as their paths diverge. Limited engagement thru 6/22. (thelastfiveyearsbroadway.com)

March 20, 2025: John Proctor Is the Villain (Official opening is April 14^th at the Booth Theatre, 222 W. 45^th St.) (2 hrs., 15 mins.) Sadie Sink stars in this bitingly funny new play. In a one-stoplight Georgia town, a high school English class is studying The Crucible. The students, however, are more preoccupied with navigating young love, sex ed, and school scandals than what’s in their syllabus. Yet as they delve into the classic play, they begin to question its perspective, especially whether John Proctor is, in fact, the hero. (johnproctoristhevillain.com)

March 25, 2025: Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends (Official opening in April TBA at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47^th St.) Tony winners Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga star in this legendary musical event assembled by Cameron Mackintosh from his shared notes with Stephen Sondheim and Julie Andrews. The show comes to Broadway from London’s West End, where it earned a bevy of 5-star raves and was hailed by The Times as “unmissable musical theatre.” (manhattantheatreclub.com)

March 27, 2025: Floyd Collins (Official opening is April 21^st at Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, 150 W. 65^th St.) This musical set in 1925 Kentucky -- with a book by Tina Landau and a folk/bluegrass-inspired score by Tony winner Adam Guettel -- is based on the true story of cave explorer/Amercian dreamer Floyd Collins who gets trapped 200 feet underground. Alone, except for sporadic contact with the outside world, he fights for his sanity, and ultimately and his life, as the rescue effort above explodes into the first genuine media circus. Starring Tony nominee Jeremy Jordan in the title role.  (lct.org)

March 28, 2025: Just in Time (Official opening is April 23^nd at the Circle in the Square Theatre, 235 W. 50^th St.) Tony winner Jonathan Groff stars as Bobby Darrin in this new musical. The Circle in the Square has been transformed into an intimate, immersive night club where Darrin’s meteoric journey - from soaring highs to crushing lows – is brought to life by Groff, a cast of 16, and an on-stage big band performing Darrin’s iconic hits, including “Beyond the Sea,” “Splish Splash,” “Dream Lover,” and “Mack the Knife.” (justintimebroadway.com)

London production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow, photo by Manuel Harlan.

March 28, 2025: Stranger Things: The First Shadow (Official opening is April 22^nd at the Marquis Theatre, 210 W. 46^th St.) Rooted in the mythology and world of the Netflix phenom, this Olivier-winning play is set in the town of Hawkins in 1959, before the world turned upside down. Young Jim Hopper’s car won’t start, Bob Newby’s sister won’t take his radio show seriously, and Joyce Maldonado just wants to graduate and get the hell out of town. When new student Henry Creel arrives, his family finds that a fresh start isn’t so easy…and the shadows of the past have a very long reach. Starring T.R. Knight, Gabriele Nevaeh and Alex Breaux. (strangerthingsbroadway.com)

April 1, 2025: Real Women Have Curves: The Musical (Official opening is April 27^th at the James Earl Jones Theatre, 138 W. 48^th St.) Summer 1987, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. After 18 years living with her immigrant parents, Ana is ready to spread her wings with college and a career in NYC -- but her family would keep her home, working at their garment factory. Is it worth sacrificing the dreams of her family by Ana fulfilling her own? Based on the play by Josefina López that inspired the hit film.(realwomenhavecurvesbroadway.com)

April 4, 2025: The Pirates of Penzance (Official opening is April 24^th at the Todd Haimes Theatre, 227 W. 42^nd St.) Ramin Karimloo and David Hyde Pierce lead the crew of this reimagining of the classic operetta. Gilbert & Sullivan’s pirate ship docks in New Orleans in this jazzy-bluesy vision, for an outrageously clever romp sizzling with Caribbean rhythms and French Quarter flair. With the tongue-twisting Major-General, the rabble-rousing Pirate King, newly imagined young lovers, daring daughters, footloose pirates and fleet-footed police, expect a shipload of musical comedy delights. (roundabouttheatre.org)

April 12, 2025: Dead Outlaw (Official opening is April 27^th at the Longacre Theatre, 220 W. 48^th St.) This darkly hilarious and wildly inventive musical follows the bizarre true story of outlaw-turned-corpse-turned-celebrity Elmer McCurdy. As Elmer’s body finds even more outlandish adventures in death than it could have ever hoped for in life, the show explores fame, failure, and the meaning – or, utter meaninglessness – of legacy. Dying is no reason to stop living life to its fullest. (deadoutlawmusical.com)

FALL, 2025: Waiting for Godot (Official opening & theater TBA) This revival of Samuel Beckett’s famous tragicomedy in two acts stars Keanu Reeves in his Broadway debut alongside veteran writer/actor/director Alex Winter, as Estragon and Vladimir espectively. (godotbroadway.com)

ALSO HEADED TO BROADWAY IN 2025...

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: The Musical (Theatre TBA) Southern charm is bountiful in Savannah, Georgia. But behind polite smiles, the eccentric residents are filled with secrets and motives. When wealthy antiques dealer Jim Williams is accused of murder, the sensational trial uncovers hidden truths and exposes the fine line between good and evil – which sparks Lady Chablis and other Savannahians to change the city forever. Previews & opening TBA. (midnightbroadway.com)

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