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Broadway is known for its glitz, glamour, and grandeur. You see the talent of great actors live and up close, their performances complemented by polished visuals, music, and choreography. But what goes on behind the scenes? There's plenty of action, celebration, and even organized chaos the audience doesn't see.

However, the new musical comedy [*Smash*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24261-smash-a-new-musical-tickets) is putting all that in the spotlight. Loosely adapted from the hit...

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The *Smash* musical, adapted from the hit NBC TV series of the same name, gives audiences a peek into the making of a fictional musical about Marilyn Monroe.

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Shakespeare's heroine gets a new ending — and a fresh start — in this pop musical set to songs by Britney Spears, The Backstreet Boys, Kelly Clarkson, Celine Dion, and more.

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& Juliet

Journey to a whole new world at this dazzling Disney musical about a street urchin who becomes a prince with a little help from a genie in a magic lamp.

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Aladdin

Join classic cartoon flapper Betty Boop as she trades her black-and-white world for the colorful chaos of New York, going on an adventure to find friendship and love.

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BOOP! The Musical

Discover the vibrant music of Cuba's Golden Age at this musical that tells the story of Buena Vista Social Club, the Grammy-winning group of musicians who reunited after decades to capture the sounds of a bygone era.

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Buena Vista Social Club

Wilkommen to a *Cabaret* unlike any other, where audiences are fully immersed in the decadent yet dark Kit Kat Club. Adam Lambert and Auli'i Cravalho star through March 29, after which Orville Peck and Eva Noblezada step in.

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Cabaret

The longest-running musical currently on Broadway, *Chicago* is an NYC institution. The story of two murderesses — and wannabe stars — unfolds with intrigue and all that jazz. 

Get [*Chicago* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/22-chicago-tickets) now.

Chicago

Experience the unbelievable true story of an outlaw whose corpse became more famous as a carnival attraction than the man was when he was alive, all set to rollicking folk-rock music from the creators of *The Band's Visit*.

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Dead Outlaw

The cult classic film about feuding frenemies who take an eternal-youth potion gets a fabulous facelift as a Broadway musical, complete with dazzling costumes, catchy songs, and old-fashioned, over-the-top stage magic.

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Death Becomes Her

In Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, four adult students in Iran, with their teacher, are learning English. With humor and heart, the play explores the challenges, triumphs, and troubles of that pursuit as each person tries to find their voice anew.

Get [*English* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24265-english-play-tickets) now.

English

First seen off Broadway nearly 30 years ago, this musical based on the true story of a trapped cave explorer and the media circus that surrounded him stars Jeremy Jordan and Lizzy McAlpine.

Get [*Floyd Collins* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/41242-floyd-collins-on-broadway) now.

Floyd Collins

See Audra McDonald in the mother of all stage roles as *Gypsy*'s Momma Rose, a woman who will stop at nothing to turn her daughters into stars.

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Gypsy

Experience the ancient, mythic tale of lovers Orpheus and Eurydice and their journey to hell and back at this long-running, eight-time Tony Award-winning folk musical.

Get [*Hadestown* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/14748-hadestown-tickets) now.

Hadestown

Be in the room where it happens and experience Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical phenomenon, which turns the story of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton into a thrilling hip-hop history lesson.

Get [*Hamilton* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/384-hamilton-tickets) now.

Hamilton

Go on an adventure through time with Harry, his friends, and the next generation of wizards at this spellbinding stage sequel to the beloved book and film series.

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

The Grammy Award-winning music of Alicia Keys powers this coming-of-age story about a young woman, inspired by Keys herself, pursuing independence, love, and her passion for music in the title NYC neighborhood.

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Hell's Kitchen

See *Stranger Things*'s Sadie Sink in this dark comedy in which modern-day high school students flip everything they've been taught about Arthur Miller's *The Crucible* — and about the supposed heroes and villains in their own lives — on its head.

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John Proctor Is the Villain

When two robots fall in love, will their spark last longer than their battery life? This charming, futuristic rom-com is one of the most critically acclaimed shows of the season.

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Maybe Happy Ending

This electrifying thriller of a musical uses Michael Jackson's iconic songs and moves in unique ways to give audiences an exclusive look into his life and his creative process.

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MJ The Musical

The spectacular, 10-time Tony Award-winning Best Musical takes audiences into the lavish world of Baz Luhrmann's film, where the writer Christian and showgirl Satine pursue a forbidden romance in turn-of-the-century Paris.

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Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Cole Escola's acclaimed historical comedy, set in the lead-up to Abraham Lincoln's assassination, reimagines Mary Todd Lincoln as a wannabe cabaret star with "bratty curls" and sharp wit. *GLOW*'s Betty Gilpin stars through March 16, and *Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt*'s Tituss Burgess steps in from March 18 to April 6.

Get [*Oh, Mary!* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/37743-oh-mary) now.

Oh, Mary!

In the latest drama by Tony Award-winning *Appropriate* playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, a family of powerful Black luminaries reexamines its faith and its legacy when an unexpected guest comes to dinner.

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Purpose

Adapted from the hit play and America Ferrera-led film, *Real Women Have Curves* follows a young woman named Ana who must choose between pursuing her dreams in NYC or staying home to fulfill her family's dreams in LA.

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Real Women Have Curves

Tony Award winner Idina Menzel returns to the stage in this poignant musical about a grieving mother who goes cross-country to search for healing and a fresh start amid the California redwood trees.

Get [*Redwood* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/41270-redwood-on-broadway) now.

Redwood

This one-of-a-kind, no-category musical reimagines the six wives of Henry VIII as fierce pop divas finally telling their stories in their own words.

Get [*Six* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/20737-six-musical-tickets) now.

The hit NBC TV show about the behind-the-scenes drama of Broadway is finally a real stage show, centered around the making of a fictional Marilyn Monroe musical.

Get [*Smash* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24261-smash-a-new-musical-tickets) now.

Smash

See Nicole Scherzinger in her can't-miss Broadway debut as Norma Desmond, a forgotten silent film star desperate to retake the spotlight in Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic musical.

Get [*Sunset Boulevard* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/38372-sunset-boulevard-broadway) now.

Sunset Boulevard

Go two by two to this long-running Best Musical winner, about misguided Mormon missionaries sent out to convert Ugandan villagers, created by the writers behind *South Park* and *Frozen*.

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The Book of Mormon

Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren lead the long-awaited Broadway premiere of Jason Robert Brown's romantic drama about the slow unraveling of a five-year relationship.

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The Last Five Years

During finals week at college, a group of roommates' friendship is tested when they pull an all-nighter. [Kristine Froseth](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/kristine-froseth) (*The Society, Looking for Alaska*), [Julia Lester](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/julia-lester) (*High School Musical: The Musical: The Series*, *Into the Woods*), [Havana Rose Liu](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/havana-rose-liu) (*Bottoms*), [Alyah Chanelle Scott](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/alyah-chanelle-scott) (*The Sex Lives of College Girls*), and [Kathryn Gallagher](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/kathryn-gallagher) (*Jagged Little Pill*) star.

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All Nighter

The legendary circus troupe returns to New York with an all-ages spectacular blending imagination and reality, with acts inspired by Mexican culture. 

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Cirque du Soleil: LUZIA

Magic meets mixology at this intoxicating 21+ variety show by Company XIV, NYC's premier burlesque troupe based in Brooklyn.

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Cocktail Magique

Christian Slater, Calista Flockhart, Cooper Hoffman, and more star in Sam Shepard's celebrated play about a family fighting tooth and nail against all odds to achieve their American dream.

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Curse of the Starving Class

When an inexperienced Peace Corps volunteer meets a State Department worker in Senegal, he discovers, and gets tangled up in, the dark side of public service he never knew.

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Dakar 2000

Hold on to your wigs! Fierceness and fabulousness are on display in this musical about rival drag queens, each of whom own a struggling nightclub, that might have to band together to save their skins.

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Drag: The Musical

This year's lineup of strictly limited-run musical revivals includes [*Love Life*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/41026-love-life), about an ageless couple experiencing centuries of history, and [*Wonderful Town*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/43327-encores-wonderful-town), about two sisters who move to NYC to pursue their dreams.

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Encores! at New York City Center

In the 1970s, a group of women gather to try and change the world. Fifty years later, their daughters gather to figure out where their efforts went off course in this time-hopping play about activism.

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Liberation

A long-married couple reflects on their relationship — and realizes they don't know as much about each other as they thought — in this touching and funny play about people coming to terms with the time they have left together.

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Lunar Eclipse

What's on your mind? Mentalist and magician Vinny DePonto wants to find out in this interactive show about memory and thoughts — and reveals a piece of his own mind in the process.

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Mindplay

Eons after Adam and Eve fell from the Garden of Eden, a pregnant transgender man named Adam meets with his twin sister, Eve, to discuss prenatal treatment options from her cutting-edge practice — but what's the risk?

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On the Evolutionary Function of Shame

Tony Award winner Enda Walsh's latest show is a multimedia song cycle that employs orchestral music, film imagery, and a performance by Kate Gilmore in the lead role of Grace.

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Safe House

Part stand-up, part TED Talk, and part art exhibition, this solo show sees Sydney-based artist Sam Kissajukian share his experiences making 300 paintings during a manic episode, testing the limits and possibilities of creativity and mental health.

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Sam Kissajukian: 300 Paintings

Melissa Gilbert and Mark Moses star in this play about two people revisiting lost love — and what happens when you love someone but hate what they believe.

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Still

Step into the highly competitive world of sumo wrestling, where a group of young men attempt to carve themselves into the athletes, and men, they dream to be while training at an elite facility.

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Sumo

Nina Hoss (*Tár, Homeland*) stars in this classic Chekhov drama about a family faced with the necessity of selling their historic family estate.

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The Cherry Orchard

Experience a performance at one of NYC's most famous venues — check out a classic, operatic rom-com like Mozart's [*Le Nozze di Figaro*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24165-le-nozze-di-figaro), experience a more modern, English-language opera like a new adaptation of [*Moby Dick*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/43705-moby-dick), and more.

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The Metropolitan Opera

Walk through over a century of theatre history at the only museum dedicated to Broadway, filled with memorabilia from shows past and present, fun photo ops, and interactive experiences.

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The Museum of Broadway

A hit family-friendly comedy, *The Play That Goes Wrong* follows an amateur theatre troupe trying to make it through their show's opening night while everything imaginable falls apart around them — often literally.

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The Play That Goes Wrong

Climb aboard the Ship of Dreams at this musical parody of James Cameron's *Titanic* film, packed with pop culture jokes and the greatest hits of Celine Dion.

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Titanique

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[*Oh, Mary!*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/37743-oh-mary) on Broadway has announced that original stars [Cole Escola](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/cole-escola), [Conrad Ricamora](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/conrad-ricamora), and [James Scully](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/james-scully) will return to the cast this spring, beginning performances April 8 at the [Lyceum...

Cole Escola, Conrad Ricamora, James Scully to return to 'Oh, Mary!' on Broadway

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Beginning April 8, all five original cast members of Escola's award-winning historical comedy play will reunite on stage at the Lyceum Theatre.

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What’s in a name? When it’s [*Buena Vista Social Club*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/31351-buena-vista-social-club), an exuberant musical now running on Broadway, the title is multifaceted. It actually has five distinct yet related meanings. "Buena Vista Social Club" refers to a gathering place, a band, a famous album, a film, and, now, a musical. 

In Spanish, "buena vista" means "good view." The story now on stage at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre is certainly that as it flows...

The real history behind 'Buena Vista Social Club' on Broadway

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The musical shares a name and a rich legacy with a Cuban club, an acclaimed ensemble of musicians, a Grammy-winning album, and a landmark documentary.

Willkommen! Ellen Harvey will join the cast of [*Cabaret*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/32847-cabaret-tickets) on Broadway this spring, playing her first performance at the Kit Kat Club at the [August Wilson Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/august-wilson-theatre) on March 31.

Harvey's most recent Broadway credits include *Present Laughter*, opposite Kevin Kline, and *How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying*, alongside [Daniel...

Ellen Harvey to join 'Cabaret' Broadway cast

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The actress will replace Tony Award-nominated original cast member Bebe Neuwirth, who will play her final performance in the musical revival in March.

Dancer and social media star Charli D’Amelio will extend her engagement in the cast of hit musical [*& Juliet*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/25598-and-juliet-tickets) on Broadway. After making her debut in the role in October 2024, she'll now perform in the show through September 7.

Speaking about the announcement, she said: “Performing in *& Juliet* has truly been a career highlight for me. I’m having so much fun every night, and getting to dance my heart out on stage with such...

Charli D’Amelio extends run in '& Juliet' on Broadway

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Flipping the script on Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers, *& Juliet* imagines what would have happened if Juliet got a second chance at life and love.

A new musical based on the Manga graphic novel *Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen* by Moyoco Anno is in development. The show will have music and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award winner Duncan Sheik (*Spring Awakening*) and a book by Leah Nananko Winkler.

*Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen* is the first Japanese manga to be adapted into an American musical and follows Colette, a young sex worker living in early 20th-century Paris. It was serialized in a Manga magazine from 2013 to 2018, and later...

New manga musical 'Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen' in development

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*Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen* is the first Japanese manga to be adapted into an American musical and follows Colette, a young sex worker living in early 20th-century Paris.

Broadway performer Jordan Fisher will return to Broadway as Christian in [*Moulin Rouge! The Musical*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/15911-moulin-rouge-the-musical-on-broadway-tickets) at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre this spring. John Cardoza, who currently stars in the role, will play his final performance on April 13, with Fisher taking over from April 15.

Fisher, who recently starred in the New York City Center Encores! production of *Urinetown*, will perform opposite Solea Pfeiffer...

Jordan Fisher to star in 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' on Broadway

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Jordan Fisher recently starred in the New York City Center Encores! production of *Urinetown*. He will reunite with his *Hadestown* co-star Solea Pfeiffer in *Moulin Rouge!*.

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A new play titled *All Out: Comedy About Life* by Simon Rich will premiere on Broadway in the 2025-26 season, with a venue, dates, and casting to be announced.

The show is a companion production to Rich's *All In: Comedy About Love*, which played a limited run on Broadway from December 11, 2024, to February 16, 2025. Both plays are adapted from short stories by the Emmy Award-nominated *Saturday Night Live* writer and novelist.

“I’m so grateful to have had the chance to collaborate with so...

'All Out: Comedy About Life' by Simon Rich to premiere on Broadway

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The creative team behind *All In: Comedy About Love*, which just wrapped its star-studded Broadway run at the Hudson Theatre, will reunite for this production.

[*Chicago*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/22-chicago-tickets) still has the razzle dazzle! The longest-running musical currently on Broadway now has tickets available through December 21, 2025. Get [*Chicago* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/22-chicago-tickets) on New York Theatre Guide.

Written by [John Kander, Fred Ebb](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/a-history-of-kander-and-ebb-musicals-on-broadway), and [Bob...

'Chicago' Broadway tickets now on sale through December 2025

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The award-winning musical by John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Bob Fosse has been performing since 1996, making it the longest currently running Broadway show.

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