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With a new season of Broadway upon us, there are a number of new productions that audiences are excited to see this spring, including “Uncle Vanya” (opens April 2) with Steve Carell, William Jackson Harper, Alfred Molina, Alison Pill and others, as well as the new show based on Sufjan Stevens’ 2005 indie rock classic “Illinoise” (opens April 24).
Meanwhile, favorites like “Kimberly Akimbo,” the off-beat story of a teenager who has a medical condition that causes her to age rapidly, which also won the Tony Award for best musical last year, is still delighting audiences.
If you’re looking to check out old and new favorites on Broadway, we found affordable tickets available on Vivid Seats. A few Tony Award-winners are also still running, such as “MJ” and “Six: The Musical,” while long-running classics like “Moulin Rouge!” and “Wicked” have tickets available through the rest of the summer.
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Below, find tickets for Broadway shows playing right now, below:
‘The Notebook’
SYNOPSIS: After being delayed by the pandemic in 2022 after a buzzy Chicago run at the Shakespeare Theater, the musical adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks romance novel and iconic 2004 romance film starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams is finally coming to Broadway. The new version of this much-loved tale jumps through time to tell the story of the enduring love between the characters Allie and Noah. In the live show, different actors play the various versions of Allie and Noah through time and this adaptation takes place not during the 1940s but in the 1970s. Singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson penned the music and lyrics and the book is by Bekah Brunstetter from TV series “This Is Us.” But most importantly, yes, they make it rain on stage.
WHERE: Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
VARIETY REVIEW: “The huge fanbase of the romance novel and the 2004 hit film might initially boost the box office, but it will take more than recreating that iconic rainstorm to win over other theatergoers looking for more than clichés, tropes and triggers.”
‘Water For Elephants’
SYNOPSIS: Another book to movie to Broadway production. Based on the historical novel by Sara Gruen that was later turned into a Hollywood feature starring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattison, the musical stars Grant Gustin (“The Flash”) and Isabelle McCalla (“Aladdin” and “The Prom”). Set during the Great Depression, the story follows veterinary student Jacob Jankowski (Gustin) who winds up as an animal caretaker at a traveling circus. There he falls for the circus performer Marlena (McCalla), who is sadly married to a cruel man.
WHERE: Imperial Theater
‘An Enemy of the People’
SYNOPSIS: “An Enemy of the People” follows Doctor Thomas Stockmann (played by Jeremy Strong) who is tasked with inspecting the town’s hot spring, a huge tourist curiosity and the economic cornerstone of his hometown. When he discovers that the water is tainted, Stockmann voices his findings and deep concerns, much to the dismay of his neighbors. The louder he gets the more the townsfolk conspire to make him an enemy of the people.
WHERE: Circle in the Square Theater
VARIETY REVIEW: “This production has much to recommend it, and Strong in particular should return to the stage as often as he can.”
‘Doubt’
SYNOPSIS: John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning play returns to Broadway for the first time in nearly two decades. This modern classic stars Tony Award nominee Amy Ryan and Tony Award winner Liev Schreiber in a staggering new Roundabout production directed by Scott Ellis.
WHERE: Todd Haimes Theatre
VARIETY REVIEW: “Uncomfortable and thought-provoking, the themes of ‘Doubt’ have never been more urgent. Yet, the moral lesson at the story’s center worked best in the 2008 film, when the performances and characters could stretch beyond the limits of one confining act.”
‘The Outsiders’
SYNOPSIS: The musical adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s 1967 novel and Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 movie stars Brody Grant (Ponyboy Curtis), Brent Comer (Darrel Curtis), Jason Schmidt (Sodapop Curtis), Sky Lakota-Lynch (Johnny Cade) and Joshua Boone (Dallas Winston). Set in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1965 the story follows the lives of a group of “greaser” boys as they navigate their battle with the “Socs” a rival gang of privileged youths.
WHERE: Jacobs Theatre
‘Appropriate’
SYNOPSIS: The play opens on the dilapidated estate of the Lafayette family in the dead of summer in rural Arkansas, where the cicadas can be heard loudly buzzing at night. Six months after their father’s death, three siblings, Toni (Sarah Paulson), Bo (Corey Stoll) and Franz (Michael Esper), come face to face for the first time in a decade to settle their dad’s affairs and rid themselves of the family home that has become overrun with junk.
WHERE: Belasco Theatre
VARIETY REVIEW: “The story holds together with incredible performances from the entire cast, particularly Paulson and Stoll, as well as from Alyssa Emily Marvin, who plays Rachael and Bo’s precocious 13-year-old daughter.”
‘Ben Platt Live at the Palace’
SYNOPSIS: Celebrating the release of his first solo album, “Honeymind,” Tony Award winner Ben Platt is heading to Broadway for a concert residency at the Palace Theatre. The production will include songs from his newly released albums along with selections from “Reverie,” “Sing to Me Instead” and a “few surprises” according to the press release. Fingers crossed the star will also reprise some of his hits from his Broadway debut “The Book of Mormon” and the stirring rendition of Billy Joel’s “Vienna” from “The Politician.”
WHERE: Palace Theatre
‘Back to the Future’
SYNOPSIS: The Broadway arrival of the West End hit “Back to the Future” continues the march of Hollywood brand extensions to the musical stage. The production, based on the 1985 film hit that spun off two sequels, mirrors the film’s plot and stars Casey Likes as the time-traveling teen Marty McFly and and Roger Bart as mad scientist Doc Brown.
WHERE: Winter Garden Theatre
VARIETY REVIEW: “In a story that hearkens back to 1955, you could wish this musical’s creators had considered what made musical theater so great in that golden era. Perhaps they might have crafted something more fresh and tuneful, with goosebump moments that come not from hydraulics but from theatrical know-how.”
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical
SYNOPSIS: Sourced from Anthony McCarten’s book on Neill Diamond, “A Beautiful Noise” brings the life of the record-breaking musician to the stage. The show unfolds first as a hit parade within a dramatic retelling of Diamond’s 1960s beginnings in Act 1, followed by a second act set of sequined, post-1960s concerts spliced with portraits of a broken marriage and lonely childhood, and then a denouement of hardcore emotional resolve.
WHERE: Broadhurst Theatre, closes June 30
VARIETY REVIEW: “Ultimately, ‘A Beautiful Noise’ is victorious, but not without a few rough bumps along the way — much like the trajectory of Diamond’s life.”
‘Lempicka’
SYNOPSIS: The musical about the Polish painter Tamara de Lempicka features Eden Espinosa (“Wicked”) as the titular character and is helmed by Tony Award-winning director Rachel Chavkin (“Hadestown”). The story chronicles the journey of Lempicka across decades, tracing her artistic evolution amidst the backdrop of Nazi ascension and her subsequent migration to the United States during World War II. Despite a period of obscurity, Lempicka’s art experiences a revival in the 1960s. With a vibrant score infused with pop elements, this production offers a compelling exploration of both personal and historical dynamics.
WHERE: Longacre Theatre
‘Hell’s Kitchen’
SYNOPSIS: In Kristoffer Diaz’s latest musical, “Hell’s Kitchen,” featuring songs by Alicia Keys, the story unfolds around a dinner table. Each night, 17-year-old Ali (Maleah Joi Moon) shares a meal with her mother, Jersey (Shoshana Bean), in their Hell’s Kitchen apartment. This nightly ritual, insisted upon by Jersey, is meant to shield Ali from the dangers of 1990s New York City. But despite the protective dinners and warnings, Ali yearns to break free and experience the world, love, art and more. The show features several Keys chart-toppers including “Fallin,” “If I Ain’t Got You,” “No One,” “Girl on Fire” and three new songs.
WHERE: The Public Theater
VARIETY REVIEW: “The minimalism of the stage and Ali’s earnest narration make the viewers feel a part of the production rather than just spectators. In addition to Moon and Bean’s sensational vocal range, ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ illustrates how tender mother/daughter relationships can be.”
‘The Wiz’
SYNOPSIS: The new revival of William F. Brown and Charlie Smalls’ 1974 musical has a fresh new vibe thanks to comedian and host Amber Ruffin (previously nominated for a Tony for her work adapting “Some Like It Hot”). The “Wizard of Oz” inspired tale follows Dorothy (Nichelle Lewis ) the Scarecrow (Avery Wilson), the Lion (Kyle Ramar Freeman) and the Tinman (Phillip Johnson Richardson) as they “ease on down the road” to find The Wiz (Wayne Brady).
WHERE: Marquis Theatre, opens in March 2024
‘The Heart of Rock and Roll’
SYNOPSIS: This raucous rom-com musical centers on a couple of thirty-somethings who know exactly what they want from life—until they find each other. Jam-packed with Huey Lewis megahits like “Workin’ For A Livin’,” “Stuck With You,” and “If This Is It,” “The Heart of Rock and Roll” is Broadway’s newest feel-good production.
WHERE: James Earl Jones Theatre, Previews begin March 29
‘Suffs’
SYNOPSIS: Following a sold-out extended run at The Public Theater, “Suffs” finally hits Broadway this Spring. Shain Taub’s epic musical explores the victories and failures of a struggle for gender equality — a struggle that, as the show highlights, is far from over.
WHERE: Music Box Theatre, Previews begin March 26
VARIETY REVIEW: “Over the course of this almost three-hour show (which could be even longer to better accommodate the stuffed-and-rushed second act), Taub manages to dramatize the complex origins and contentious development of the women’s rights movement by filtering it through the political coming-of-age narrative of Alice Paul, one of its seminal leaders.”
‘The Great Gatsby’
SYNOPSIS: The musical adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel stars Broadway’s beloved Jeremy Jordan (“Newsies,” “Smash”) and Eva Noblezada (“Hadestown,” “Les Misérables”) as Gatsby and Daisy respectively. Set in the roaring 1920s, the production released an early look (above) of the song “For Her / My Green Light.”
WHERE: The Broadway Theater, opens in March 2024
‘The Who’s Tommy’
SYNOPSIS: Based on The Who’s 1969 rock concept album “Tommy,” the broadway show features hit songs, like “I’m Free,” “Sensation,” “Pinball Wizard” and others. The show follows Tommy, a young man staring into a mirror and lost in his own world after he witness his father killing a man.
WHERE: Nederlander Theatre
‘Patriots’
SYNOPSIS: Set in 1991, “Patriots” is set in post-Soviet Union Russia and follows billionaire Boris Berezovsky (Michael Stuhlbarg), a would-be successor to President Boris Yeltsin. But when Berezovsky enlists a deputy mayor named Vladimir Putin (Will Keen), the reach for power becomes ruthless.
WHERE: Ethel Barrymore Theatre
‘Uncle Vanya’
SYNOPSIS: Written by Anton Chekhov, in a new version by Heidi Schreck, “Uncle Vayna” finds Sonya (Alison Pill) and her Uncle Vayna (Steve Carell), caretakers of their family’s farm, upended after Sonya’s father (Alfred Molina) and new wife (Anika Noni Rose) move in.
WHERE: Lincoln Center, opens April 2024
‘Mother Play: A Play in Five Evictions’
SYNOPSIS: Set in 1962, “Mother Play: A Play in Five Evictions” follows Phyllis (Jessica Lange), a cigarette-smoking, gin-drinking mother, supervising her two children (Jim Parsons and Celia Keenan-Bolger) moving into their new apartment.
WHERE: Helen Hayes Theater, opens April 2024
‘Mary Jane’
SYNOPSIS: “Mary Jane” tells the story of a single mother (Rachel McAdams) who uses optimism and humor to get through an unimaginable family situation.
WHERE: Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, opens April 2024
‘Stereophonic’
SYNOPSIS: Set in 1976, “Stereophonic” centers on an up-and-coming rock band on the verge of stardom recording their new album. The songs the bands write for this album could make or break them.
WHERE: John Golden Theatre, opens April 2024
‘Merrily We Roll Along’
SYNOPSIS: With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, “Merrily We Roll Along” centers on the friendship between gifted playwright Charley (Daniel Radcliffe), brilliant composer Franklin Shepard (Jonathan Groff) and critic Mary Flynn (Lindsay Mendez). The show begins at the end of their collective story — at a debauched party in 1976 celebrating the opening of Frank’s first Hollywood film. Over the course of the next two hours and 45 minutes, the musical unfolds backwards from the party, slowly revealing the events that led to the break-up of these three artists who have loved each other since college.
WHERE: Hudson Theatre
VARIETY REVIEW: “Both Groff and Mendez have wonderful voices and stage presence, and they’re a pleasure to watch, even when their characters are behaving badly.”
‘Illinoise’
SYNOPSIS: Based on Sufjan Stevens’ 2005 indie rock album of the same name, “Illinoise” is a coming-of-age story that deals with the joys and grief of living in the Midwest. The production is one-part musical and one-part hipster ballet.
WHERE: St. James Theatre, opens April 2024
‘& Juliet’
SYNOPSIS: Created by the Emmy-winning writer of “Schitt’s Creek,” this acclaimed musical-comedy imagines what would happen if Shakespeare’s Juliet didn’t “end it all over Romeo.”
WHERE: Stephen Sondheim Theatre
VARIETY REVIEW: “’& Juliet’ is exactly the show Broadway needs right now: fun, exuberant, supremely joyful, hilarious, and excellently performed by a talented and diverse cast. The amount of confetti may be gratuitous (they seem to be trying to outdo “Moulin Rouge!”), but honestly, why not?”
‘Kimberly Akimbo’
SYNOPSIS: This brand new, critically acclaimed musical is a heartwarming and hilarious story of a teenager who has a medical condition that causes her to age rapidly
WHERE: Booth Theatre
VARIETY REVIEW: “It asks big questions about family and mortality. It’s unabashedly heartfelt and irresistibly funny. Like life, it’s inherently sad and a little absurd, and like its subject, “Kimberly Akimbo” is exceedingly rare and almost impossible not to love.”
‘MJ’
SYNOPSIS: A new musical inspired by the life of Michael Jackson will have its world premiere when it begins preview performances later this year.
WHERE: Neil Simon Theater
VARIETY REVIEW: “Packed with nearly 40 hits from Michael Jackson’s irresistible catalogue, the Broadway production from director and choreographer Christopher Wheeldon is not so much a biomusical as a high-shine and surface-skimming rehabilitation tour for its late subject, flattening rather than reckoning with his complex legacy.”
‘Spamalot’
SYNOPSIS: Lovingly ripped from the film classic, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” the long-running, Tony-winning “Spamalot” has everything that makes a great knight at the theatre, from flying cows to killer rabbits, British royalty to French taunters, dancing girls, rubbery shrubbery, and of course, the lady of the lake.
WHERE: St. James Theatre, closes April 7
VARIETY REVIEW: “It may be appropriate for a musical with ‘spam’ in the title to feel canned. But it’s a shame that the first Broadway revival of ‘Monty Python’s Spamalot,’ now playing at the St. James Theatre, struggles to find anything fresh about material covered in a half-century of dust.”
‘Six: The Musical’
SYNOPSIS: After earning a million dollars during its first week of previews at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, “Six” was hours away from officially opening before the COVID-19 shutdown went into effect on March 12. This wildly original stage production is like watching a pop concert starring the six ex-wives of Henry VIII.
WHERE: Brooks Atkinson Theatre
VARIETY REVIEW: “Audience interest in this competitive concert concept could easily wear out its welcome but the musical variety, bite-sized storytelling and unstoppable performances keep the entertainment level high as the musical subversively builds in emotional depth.”
‘Wicked’
SYNOPSIS: A prequel of sorts to “The Wizard of Oz,” “Wicked” recounts the happenings in Oz before Dorothy sauntered down the yellow brick road and tells the story of how a green-skinned woman named Elphaba becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. With classic songs like “Defying Gravity” and “Popular,” it’s one of the most beloved shows on Broadway.
WHERE: Gershwin Theatre
‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’
SYNOPSIS: Baz Luhrman’s legendary film comes to life in this enchanting and glitzy musical, following the same 19th century forbidden love story from the 2001 movie.
WHERE: Al Hirschfield Theater
VARIETY REVIEW: “It’s the same old story that poets and songwriters are still writing about today, in songs like “Nature Boy” and “One More Night” and “Only Girl in the World” and all the other tunes that Logan and Timbers have woven into this traditional — but kind of special — jukebox musical.”
‘Hadestown’
SYNOPSIS: The Tony-winning musical, written by celebrated singer-songwriter Anais Mitchell. The acclaimed show is a love story at its heart, following the mythical tales of two intertwining couples, Orpheus and Eurydice, and King Hades and his wife Persephone.
WHERE: Walter Kerr Theater
VARIETY REVIEW: “The storytelling is spare, but the visuals say it all, helped along by the melodious voice and slip-sliding dance moves of the indomitable André De Shields as the swift-footed god Hermes, as well as by the three gorgeous, golden-throated Fates played by Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer and Kay Trinidad.”
‘Aladdin’
SYNOPSIS: The musical based on the 1992 Disney animated film at Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theatre
WHERE: New Amsterdam Theatre
‘Chicago’
SYNOPSIS: The longest-running American musical in Broadway history has returned with the razzle dazzle. The Tony-winning revival tells the story of two women in Chicago who will use absolutely anything at their disposal to stay on the front page of the local newspaper, from behind prison bars.
WHERE: Ambassador Theatre
‘Cabaret’
SYNOPSIS: London’s hottest ticket arrives on Broadway this Spring with Oscar and Tony Award winner Eddie Redmayne reprising his Olivier Award-winning performance as the Emcee, and introducing Gayle Rankin as the Toast of Mayfair, Sally Bowles.
WHERE: August Wilson Theatre
VARIETY REVIEW: “The triumph – that’s not too strong a word – of director Rebecca Frecknall’s stunner of a production is that, despite piercing performances from Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne, her supremely intelligent, emotionally draining vision of the show turns it, enthrallingly, into ‘All About Berlin.'”
‘Hamilton’
SYNOPSIS: Lin Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop musical tribute to one of our illustrious Founding Fathers was an immediate sensation upon its 2015 debut, and it’s still going strong on Broadway with a new cast. If you can’t make it in person, Disney+ has a live recording of the production with the original cast, including Miranda.
WHERE: Richard Rodgers Theatre
VARIETY REVIEW: “Like any true landmark, ‘Hamilton’ stands up to repeated viewings. After six months, the show’s initial impact hasn’t dulled a bit; in fact, the qualities that made it so extraordinary the first time around are all the more striking.”
‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’
SYNOPSIS: Stephen Sondheim’s Tony-winning score is brought back to life in this original production, which follows the titular character in 19th century London as he seeks vengeance on a man who framed him. Now starring Broadway legends Sutton Foster and Aaron Tveit (who recently replaced Annaleigh Ashford and Josh Groban). Tveit and Foster will leave the show on May 5, 2024.
WHERE: Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
CURTAIN UP: Currently running, final performance on May 5
VARIETY REVIEW: “‘Sweeney Todd’ is as dense as a flourless cake; there’s a lot worth savoring, and you feel the loss when occasional lyrics get swallowed by the space, particularly in the backstory-heavy early numbers (amplification adjustments might help).”
‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’
SYNOPSIS: Based on an original story written by J.K Rowling, this adapted play takes place 19 years after the events of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows.”
WHERE: Lyric Theatre
VARIETY REVIEW: “Best of all, there’s a set of bookcases in the Hogwarts library that keep swallowing and spitting out unwary readers. But for all its inventive stagecraft devices, the show has a plot that really works as an extension of the Potter saga.”
‘The Lion King’
SYNOPSIS: King Mufasa, Simba, Scar and the rest of the animals from the Pride Lands of Africa.
WHERE: Minskoff Theatre
‘A Wonderful World’
SYNOPSIS: Starring Tony-Winner James Monroe Iglehart (“Aladdin), this new musical “A Wonderful World,” looks back at the life of Jazz musician and trumpeter Louis Armstrong through the lens of his four wives. The show has been previously staged in Chicago, New Orleans and Miami before its New York debut.
CURTAIN UP: Previews begin October 16, 2024, and opening night is November 11, 2024
THEATER: Studio 54
‘The Book of Mormon’
SYNOPSIS: This hilarious, Tony-winning musical follows two Latter-day Saints missionaries as they attempt to preach the teachings of their religion to a the inhabitants of a remote Ugandan village.
WHERE: Eugene O’Neill Theatre
VARIETY REVIEW: “The cast shows no evidence of being second tier, and production values are as lavish and performance style as crisp as at the show’s nativity. As long as you don’t go expecting the Second Coming, you’re unlikely to be let down by this breathlessly funny, solidly crafted musical satire.”