Our Broadway guide will help you navigate the world’s most famous theatre district. We've got everything that's showing in May 2024, with running times and theatre locations.
BROADWAY SHOWS IN NYC 2024
SEPTEMBER BROADWAY SHOWS
Lorna Courtney and Melanie La Barrie in & Juliet, photo credit Matthew Murphy.
& Juliet (Stephen Sondheim Theatre, 124 W. 43rd St.) (Opened 11/17/22) (2 hrs., 30 mins.) This new jukebox musical comedy asks: what would happen next if Juliet ditched her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love—her way? Featuring a playlist of pop anthems including "Baby One More Time," "Roar,” and "Can't Stop the Feeling.” (andjulietbroadway.com)
New to the Aladdin cast: Dennis Stowe takes on the role of Jafar.
Aladdin (New Amsterdam Theatre, 214 W. 42nd St.) (Opened 3/20/14) (2 hrs., 30 mins.) Like The Lion King, this Disney musical developed from animated origins has been a total crowd-pleaser since it arrived in 2014. This family-friendly magic carpet thrill ride flies onto the stage teeming with romance, mischief, and, of course, a wildly madcap Genie! The end result is a not-to-be-missed Broadway spectacular! (aladdinthemusical.com)
Roger Bart (Doc Brown) & Casey Likes (Marty McFly) in Back to the Future: The Musical. Credit: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman, 2023.
Back to the Future: The Musical (Winter Garden Theatre, 1634 Broadway) (Opened 8/3/23) (2 hrs., 40 mins.) Based on the classic Michael J. Fox film, the show centers on teen Marty McFly who’s sent back to 1955 in a DeLorean that’s been transformed into a time machine by his friend Doc Brown. But before returning to 1985, he has to make sure his teenaged parents fall in love—or he'll cease to exist. (backtothefuturemusical.com)
Kim Exum and Cody Jamison Strand in The Book of Mormon, photo by Julieta Cervantes.
The Book of Mormon (Eugene O’Neill Theatre, 230 W. 49th St.) 2011 Tony, Best Musical (Opened 3/24/11) (2 hrs., 30 mins.) One of Broadway’s most successful, Tony-winning (nine in 2011!) musicals, from Trey Parker and Matt Stone—the duo behind South Park—follows a couple of wide-eyed Mormon missionaries whose first official assignment takes them to a remote village in Uganda. Divinely profane in all the right places! (bookofmormonbroadway.com)
Gayle Ranking, photo by Mason Poole.
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (August Wilson Theatre, 245 W. 52nd St.) (Opened 4/20/24) (2 hrs., 45 mins.) The visionary new production of the Kander & Ebb classic performed in-the-round . It’s Berlin in the Kit Kat Club, a decadent sanctuary from the brewing Nazi mindset, where artists, performers, misfits and outsiders can be themselves as they invite you into their world to partake of dreamlike spaces, iconic cabaret, and food & drink add-ons. (kitkat.club/broadway)
Chicago reopening night, 2021. Photo: Daniel Rader.
Chicago (Ambassador Theatre, 219 W. 49th St.) 1997 Tony, Best Musical Revival (Opened 11/14/96) (2 hrs., 30 mins.) Kander and Ebb’s musical vaudeville about those murderous tootsies Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly picked up a Tony for Best Musical Revival back in 1997 and has reigned as one of Broadway’s fiercest hits ever since. Sparkling with Bob Fosse’s choreographic legacy, the show’s cavalcade of colorful characters includes everyone from Billy Flynn and Mamma Morton to Amos Hart and Mary Sunshine. (chicagothemusical.com)
THE GREAT GATSBY, Eva Noblezada.
The Great Gatsby (Broadway Theatre, 1681 Broadway) (Opened 4/25/24) (2 hrs., 30 mins.) Set in the1920s, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s epic tale is now a lush musical that follows eccentric and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby in his pursuit of the lost love of his youth, Daisy Buchanan. With characters driven by complex inner lives erupting with extravagance and longing, the show comes to life through an electrifying jazz and pop-infused score for a grand production befitting the 21st century. (broadwaygatsby.com)
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)
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Miguel Cervantes and Tamar Greene, (c) Joan Marcus 2023
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) (3 hrs., 30 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)
Photo by Marc J. Franklin.
Hell’s Kitchen (Shubert Theatre, 225 W. 44th 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 5/25/25. (hellskitchen.com)
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Photo by Emilio Madrid.
JOB (Helen Hayes Theatre, 240 W. 44th St.) (Opened 7/30/24) (80 mins., no intermission) In this psychological thriller, Jane, placed on leave from a big tech company after becoming the subject of a viral video, arrives in the office crisis therapist, Lloyd, determined to be reinstated. Zooming in on two careerists of different generations, genders, ad political paradigms, the play examines what it means to be a citizen of the internet and our obligation to help people who need it most. Limited engagement thru 10/27. (jobtheplay.com)
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)
McNeal (Official opening is September 30th at Lincoln Center Theaters’ Vivian Beaumont Theater, 150 W. 65th St.) (105 mins., no intermission) Good writers borrow, great writers steal. Jacob McNeal (Robert Downey Jr.) is a great writer, a perpetual candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. But he also has an estranged son, a new novel, old axes to grind and an unhealthy fascination with AI. Pulitzer Prize-winner Ayad Akhtar’s new play is a startling, wickedly smart examination of the inescapable humanity – and increasing inhumanity – of the stories we tell. The cast also includes Melora Hardin (The Office), and Tony winners Andrea Martin and Ruthie Ann Miles. Limited engagement thru 11/24/24. (lct.org)
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)
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)
The Notebook (Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 W. 45th St.) (Opened 3/14/24) (2 hrs., 20 mins.) In this new musical based on the bestselling novel by Nicolas Sparks that inspired the iconic film, Allie and Noah—both from different worlds—share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull them apart. Featuring a score by multi-platinum singer/songwriter Ingrid Michaelson and a book by Bekah Brunstetter (This Is Us, The Cake). Thru 12/15. (notebookmusical.com)
Conrad Ricamora and Cole Escola in Oh, Mary! Credit: Emilio Madrid.
Oh, Mary! (Lyceum Theatre, 145 W. 45th St.) (Opened 7/11/24) (80 mins., no intermission) Writer/performer Cole Escola stars as 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 (Escola). Limited engagement thru 11/10. (ohmaryplay.com)
Once Upon a Mattress (Hudson Theatre, 141 W. 44th St.) (Opened 8/12/24) (2 hrs., 15 mins.) This uproarious update of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Princess and the Pea” sets an unapologetic free spirit – Princess Winnifred -- loose in a repressed kingdom that revels in her ability to charm and transform with willpower, honesty, and a little bit of help from her friends. Full of gloriously catchy melodies, the musical stars Tony winner Sutton Foster. Limited engagement thru 11/30. (onceuponamattress.com)
The Outsiders—The Greasers. Photo by Matthew Murphy. Pictured: THE GREASERS (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. 45th 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 Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 Tom Cruise-Patrick Swayze film. (outsidersmusical.com)
Photo by Julieta Cervantes.
The Roommate (Official opening is September 12th at the Booth Theatre, 222 W. 45th St.) (90 mins., no intermission) Sharon’s never had a roommate before. In fact, there’s a lot Sharon’s never done before, but Robyn’s about to change all that. Jen Silverman’s new comedy offers a witty and profound portrait of a blossoming intimacy between two women from vastly different backgrounds, as they navigate the complexities of identity, morality, and the promise of reinvention. Starring Patti LuPone and Mia Farrow. Thru 12/15. (theroommatebway.com)
Photo: 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)
Stereophonic (Golden Theatre, 250 W. 54th St.) (3 hrs., 5 mins.) (Opened 4/19/24) In a music studio in 1976, an up-and-coming rock band recording a new album suddenly finds itself on the cusp of superstardom. The ensuing pressures could spark their breakup—or their breakthrough. Featuring songs by Grammy winner Will Butler, the musical invites theatregoers to immerse themselves in the powder keg process of a band on the brink of blowing up. Thru 1/5/25. (stereophonicplay.com
Suffs (Official opening is April 18th at the Music Box Theatre, 239 W. 45th St.) (2 hrs., 30 mins.) In 1913, the women’s movement is heating up in America, anchored by the suffragists—“Suffs,” as they call themselves—and their pursuit of the right to vote. Reaching across generational, racial, and class divides, these women entertain and inspire us with the story of their hard-won victory in an ongoing fight. In her new musical, Shaina Taub boldly explores the victories and failures of a struggle for equality that’s far from over. (suffsmusical.com)
Photo by Sophy Holland.
Water for Elephants (Imperial Theatre, 249 W. 45th St.) (Opened 3/21/24) After losing what matters most, a young man jumps a moving train unsure of where the road will take him and finds a new home with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus, and a life—and love—beyond his wildest dreams. Seen through the eyes of his older self, his adventure becomes a poignant reminder that if you choose the ride, life can begin again at any age. (waterforelephantsthemusical.com)
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)
COMING SOON TO BROADWAY
September 11, 2024: The Hills of California (Official opening is September 29th at the Broadhurst Theatre, 235 W. 44th St.) In Tony winner Jez Butterworth’s new play, it’s summer in the 1970s as the Webb sisters return to their childhood home in Blackpool, England to be with their dying mother. Two have families; one never left, and a fourth is MIA. In the 1950s the girls rehearse their singing act, managed by their fiercely loving single mom. But when a record producer offers a shot at fame and a chance to escape, it will cost them all dearly. Limited engagement thru 12/8. (thehillsofcalifornia.com)
September 13, 2024: Yellow Face (Official opening is October 1st at the Todd Haimes Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St.) (105 mins., no intermission)David Henry Hwang’s (M. Butterfly) hilarious is-he-or-isn’t-he comedy of identity, show business, and (perhaps) autobiography. Inspired by real events, the playwright’s fictionalized doppelgänger protests yellowface casting in Miss Saigon, only to mistakenly cast a white actor as the Asian lead in his own play. A laugh-out-loud farce about the complexities of race. Limited engagement thru 11/24. (roundabouttheatre.org)
September 19, 2024: Our Town (Official opening is October 10th at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 243 W. 47th St.) (2 hrs., 35 mins.) 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 1/19/25. (ourtownbroadway.com)
Julianna Marguilies and Peter Gallagher, photo by Mary Ellen Matthews.
September 26, 2024: Left on Tenth (Official opening is October 23rd at the James Earl Jones Theatre, 138 W. 48th St.) (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. Thru 2/2/25.(leftontenthbroadway.com)
September 26, 2024: Romeo + Juliet (Official opening is October 24th at the Circle in the Square Theatre, 235 W. 50th St.) (2 hrs., no intermission) 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 2/16/25. (romeoandjulietnyc.com)
September 28, 2024: Sunset Boulevard (Official opening is October 20th at the St. James Theatre, 246 W. 44th St.) (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)
October 16, 2024: Maybe Happy Ending (Official opening is November 12th at the Belasco Theatre, 111 W. 44thSt.) (90 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)
Photo by Jeremy Daniel.
October 16, 2024: A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical (Official opening is November 11th at Studio 54, 254 W. 54th St.) (2 hrs., 30 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)
October 19, 2024: Tammy Faye (Official opening is November 14th at the Palace Theatre, 1564 Broadway, bet. 6th & 7th Aves.) (2 hrs., 10 mins.) It's the 1970s as young preacher Jim Bakker and his wife Tammy Faye hit the airwaves to build a nationwide congregation. But while Tammy dazzles on screen, rivals plot behind the scenes jealous of her popularity. Featuring a score by Elton John—and Tammy’s iconic eyelashes—the musical stars Katie Brayben, reprising her role from the London production alongside Tony winners Christian Borle and Michael Cerveris. (tammyfayebway.com)
October 23, 2024: Death Becomes Her (Official opening is November 21st at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 205 W. 46th St.) (2 hrs., 25 mins.) Madeline Ashton is a beautiful actress; Helen Sharp is the author who lives in her shadow. They’ve always been the best of frenemies, until Madeline steals Helen’s fiancé. As Helen plots revenge, their world is transformed by a mysterious woman with a magic potion that takes them to a new era of life (and death) with their youth and beauty restored…and a grudge to last eternity. Starring Tony nominees Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard and Christopher Sieber. (deathbecomesher.com)
Photo by Julieta Cervantes.
October 29, 2024: Swept Away (Official opening is November 19th at the Longacre Theatre 220 W. 48th St.) (90 mins., no intermission) A young man and his big brother sworn to protect him, a captain at the end of a long career, and a worldly first mate who has fallen from grace—after a violent storm sinks their whaling ship off the coast of New Bedford, Massachusetts. How far will they go to stay alive? And can they live with the consequences? Starring Tony winner John Gallagher Jr. and Tony nominee Stark Sands. (sweptawaymusical.com)
November 20, 2024: Cult of Love (Official opening is December 12th at the Helen Hayes Theatre, 240 W. 44th St.) It’s the holiday season for the Dahl family and the four adult children return to their childhood home with partners in tow. The Dahl traditions include singing carols in harmony at the drop of a hat, but the gathering is anything but harmonious. Old conflicts resurface, new issues battled, and dinner is taking absolutely forever to be served. Will the love the Dahls have for each other be enough to get them through, or will this be their last Christmas together? (2st.com)
November 21, 2024: Gypsy (Official opening is December 19th at the Majestic Theatre, 245 W. 44th St.) 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. (manhattantheatreclub.com)
November 25, 2024: Eureka Day (Official opening is December 16th at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th St.) In Jonathan Spector’s bitingly funny play, Eureka Day is a California elementary school with a Board of Directors that values inclusion—until an outbreak of the mumps forces everyone in the community to reconsider the school’s liberal vaccine policy. As cases rise, the board realizes that they’ve got to do what they swore they never would: make a choice that won’t please everybody. Starring Tony winner Bill Irwin and Tony nominees Jessica Hecht and Amber Gray. (manhattantheatreclub.com)
January 3, 2025: English (Official opening is January 23rd at the Todd Haimes Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St.) Playwright Sanaz Toossi’s comedy unfolds in an Iranian classroom where adult English learners practice for their proficiency exam. As they leapfrog through a linguistic playground, their wildly different dreams, frustrations, and secrets come to light. Can they overcome the limits of language to discover what they really want to say? (roundabouttheatre.org)
January 24, 2025: Redwood (Official opening is February 13th at the Nederlander Theatre, 208 W. 41st 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)
February 24, 2025: Othello (Official opening is March 23rd at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 243 W. 47th St. ) 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 6/8/25. (othellobway.com)
February 25, 2025: Purpose (Official opening TBA at the Helen Hayes Theatre, 240 W. 44th St.) 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. (purposeonbroadway.com)
SPRING, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross (Official opening and theatre TBA) 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, Kieran Culkin, and Bill Burr. (glengarryonbroadway.com)
SPRING, 2025: Good Night, and Good Luck (Official opening TBA at a Shubert theatre TBA) This new play, written by and starring George Clooney & 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)
March 11, 2025: BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical (Official opening is April 5th at the Broadhurst Theatre, 235 W. 44th St.) Betty's 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)
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.) 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. 14-week limited engagement. (thelastfiveyearsbroadway.com)
March 25, 2025: Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends (Official opening in April TBA at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th 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 21st at Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, 150 W. 65th 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. (lct.org)
London production, photo by Manuel Harlan.
March 28, 2025: Stranger Things: The First Shadow (Official opening is April 22nd at the Marquis Theatre, 210 W. 46th 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. (strangerthingsbroadway.com)
April 4, 2025: The Pirates of Penzance (Official opening is April 24th at the Todd Haimes Theatre, 227 W. 42nd 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)
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