Here are the Broadway shows you can see over the holidays

Find out the Broadway shows performing on Christmas and New Year's, and see which shows have added additional performances during the holiday weeks.

Dreaming of a white Christmas (and a Happy New Year)? Where better to go than the Great White Way? Snow isn't guaranteed to fall on the holidays, but theatre is sure to be there. If you're planning to celebrate the holidays in New York, there are plenty of Broadway shows waiting for you when you get here.

Many shows add extra performances in the weeks leading up to Christmas and New Year's, and plenty even have performances right on the holidays. Catch a Christmas Eve matinee before heading to family dinner, go to an evening performance on Christmas Day after you've unwrapped all your gifts, or spend the very first day of the new year in a Broadway theatre.

Find out all the Broadway shows playing on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day to help you plan. You can also learn all the changes to shows' schedules during the holiday weeks, including extra performances.

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What Broadway shows are playing on Christmas Eve?

Catch a Broadway show before Christmas Eve dinner. Or, go all together with your family or friends before you celebrate at home. A handful of Broadway shows will play matinee or evening performances on Christmas Eve, with some modifications to start times in some cases. Check out the performance times below.

1 p.m. show:

• Aladdin
• The Book of Mormon
• The Great Gatsby
• The Lion King

2 p.m. show:

• & Juliet
• Cabaret
• Sunset Boulevard

7 p.m. show:

• Maybe Happy Ending

What Broadway shows are playing on Christmas Day?

Some people have a tradition of seeing movies on holidays; others have a tradition of going to a show with their family on Christmas. Christmas 2024 falls on a Wednesday, when most shows have two performances; however, many shows will not perform that day. There are, however, four exceptions this year.

7 p.m. show:

• Chicago
• Gypsy
• MJ The Musical

8 p.m. show:

• Wicked

What Broadway shows are playing on New Year's Eve?

Only one Broadway show will play on New Year's Eve in 2024: Aladdin at 1 p.m.

What Broadway shows are playing on New Year's Day?

New Year's Day falls on a Wednesday in 2025, and more than a dozen shows are playing. Though Broadway shows usually have two Wednesday performances, most will only perform once that day.

7 p.m. show:

• Back to the Future
• Chicago
• Eureka Day
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
• Maybe Happy Ending
• Our Town
• Romeo + Juliet
• Suffs
• Sunset Boulevard
• Tammy Faye
• The Outsiders

7:30 p.m. show:

• Cabaret
• Swept Away

2 and 7:30 p.m.:

• Gypsy

What are the holiday schedules for Broadway shows?

Learn more about the modified schedules for all Broadway shows during the weeks of to Christmas and New Year's. Many shows have added additional performances on days they normally do not perform, most often Mondays, in lieu of performances on holidays. Others have added a second performance to days where only one performance is normally scheduled.

Below, we've listed the performances that differ from Broadway shows' normal schedules. If a currently running show is not listed, that show is scheduled to close before Christmas or has yet to release tickets.

& Juliet

& Juliet will not perform on Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day. & Juliet has added 2 p.m. matinees in addition to the evening performances on December 23, 27, and 30. & Juliet is at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.

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A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical

A Wonderful World will not perform on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day. A Wonderful World has added an extra performance on Sunday, December 29, performing at 2 and 7:30 p.m. A Wonderful World is at Studio 54.

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Aladdin

Aladdin will not perform on Christmas Day or New Year's Day. Aladdin has added a 2 p.m. matinee on December 26 and evening performances on December 23 and 30. Aladdin is at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

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All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich

All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich will not perform on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day. All In has added 2 p.m. matinees on December 26 and January 2 and evening performances on December 23 and 30. All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich is at the Hudson Theatre.

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Back to the Future

Back to the Future will not perform on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or New Year's Eve. Back to the Future has added 2 p.m. matinees on December 26 and January 2 and evening performances on December 23 and 30. Back to the Future is at the Winter Garden Theatre.

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Cabaret

Cabaret will not perform on Christmas Day or New Year's Eve. Cabaret has added 2 p.m. matinees in addition to the evening performances on December 26 and 30 and an evening performance on December 23. Cabaret is at the August Wilson Theatre.

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Chicago

Chicago will not perform on Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve. Chicago has added 2 p.m. matinees in addition to the evening performances on December 27 and 30. Chicago is at the Ambassador Theatre.

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Cult of Love

Cult of Love will not perform on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day. Cult of Love has added evening performances on December 23 and 30. Cult of Love is at the Hayes Theater.

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Death Becomes Her

Death Becomes Her will not perform on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day. Death Becomes Her has added a 2 p.m. matinee in addition to the evening performance on December 26, plus evening performances on December 23 and 30. Death Becomes Her is at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

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Elf The Musical

Elf The Musical will not perform on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or New Year's Eve. Elf The Musical has added 2 p.m. matinees on December 26 and January 2 and evening performances on December 23 and 30. Elf The Musical is at the Marquis Theatre.

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Eureka Day

Eureka Day will not perform on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or New Year's Eve. Eureka Day has added a 2 p.m. matinee in addition to the evening performance on December 27, plus evening performances on December 23 and 30. Eureka Day is at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

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Gypsy

Gypsy will not perform on Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve. Gypsy has added a 2 p.m. matinee in addition to the evening performance on December 26, plus evening performances on December 23 and 30. Gypsy is at the Majestic Theatre.

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Hadestown

Hadestown will not perform on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day. Hadestown has added a 2 p.m. matinee in addition to the evening performance on December 26, plus evening performances on December 23 and 30. Hadestown is at the Walter Kerr Theatre.

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Hamilton

Hamilton will not perform on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day. Hamilton has added 1 p.m. matinees in addition to the evening performances on December 26 and January 2, plus evening performances on December 23 and 30. Hamilton is at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will not perform on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or New Year's Eve. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has added a 1 p.m. matinee in addition to the evening performance on December 26, plus evening performances on December 23 and 30. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is at the Lyric Theatre.

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Hell’s Kitchen

Hell’s Kitchen will not perform on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day. Hell’s Kitchen has added a 2 p.m. matinee in addition to the evening performance on December 26, plus evening performances on December 23 and 30. Hell’s Kitchen is at the Shubert Theatre.

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Left on Tenth

Left on Tenth will not perform on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day. Left on Tenth has added a 2 p.m. matinee in addition to the evening performance on December 26, plus evening performances on December 23 and 30. Left on Tenth is at the James Earl Jones Theatre.

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Maybe Happy Ending

Maybe Happy Ending will not perform on Christmas Day or New Year's Eve. Maybe Happy Ending has added a 2 p.m. matinee in addition to the evening performance on January 2, plus evening performances on December 23 and 30. Maybe Happy Ending is at the Belasco Theatre.

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MJ The Musical

MJ The Musical will not perform on Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day. MJ The Musical has added 1 p.m. matinees in addition to the evening performances on December 26 and January 2, plus evening performances on December 23 and 30. MJ The Musical is at the Neil Simon Theatre.

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Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Moulin Rouge! The Musical will not perform on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day. Moulin Rouge! The Musical has added 1:30 p.m. matinees in addition to the evening performances on December 26 and January 2, plus evening performances on December 23 and 30. Moulin Rouge! The Musical is at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

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Our Town

Our Town will not perform on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or New Year's Eve. Our Town has added a 2 p.m. matinee in addition to the evening performance on December 26, plus evening performances on December 23 and 30. Our Town is at the Barrymore Theatre.

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Romeo + Juliet

Romeo + Juliet will not perform on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or New Year's Eve. Romeo + Juliet has added a 2 p.m. matinee in addition to the evening performance on December 27, plus 2 and 8 p.m. performances on December 23 and 30. Romeo + Juliet is at the Circle in the Square Theatre.

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Six

Six will not perform on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day. Six has added 3 and 8 p.m. performances on December 26, a 7 p.m. performance on December 23, and 2 and 7 p.m. performances on December 30. Six is at the Lena Horne Theatre.

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Stereophonic

Stereophonic will not perform on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day. Stereophonic will have 1 and 7 p.m. performances on December 23, 26, and 30. Stereophonic is at the Golden Theatre.

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Suffs

Suffs will not perform on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or New Year's Eve. Suffs has added 2 p.m. matinees in addition to the evening performances on December 26 and January 2, plus evening performances on December 23 and 30. Suffs is at the Music Box Theatre.

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Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard will not perform on Christmas Day or New Year's Eve. Sunset Boulevard has added a 7 p.m. show on December 23, plus 2 and 8 p.m. shows on December 27 and 30. Sunset Boulevard is at the St. James Theatre.

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Swept Away

Swept Away will not perform on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or New Year's Eve. Swept Away has added a 2 p.m. matinee in addition to the evening performance on December 26, plus evening performances on December 23 and 30. Swept Away is at the Longacre Theatre.

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Tammy Faye

Tammy Faye will not perform on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or New Year's Eve. Tammy Faye has added a 1 p.m. matinee in addition to the evening performance on December 26, plus evening performances on December 23 and 30. Tammy Faye is at the Palace Theatre.

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The Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon will not perform on Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day. The Book of Mormon has added matinees in addition to the evening performances on December 26 and January 2, plus evening performances on December 23 and 30. The Book of Mormon is at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.

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The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby will not perform on Christmas Day or New Year's Eve; its schedule otherwise remains as usual. The Great Gatsby is at the Broadway Theatre.

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The Lion King

The Lion King will not perform on Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day. The Lion King has added 2 p.m. matinees in addition to the evening performances on December 26 and January 2, plus evening performances on December 23 and 30. The Lion King is at the Minskoff Theatre.

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The Outsiders

The Outsiders Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or New Year's Eve. The Outsiders has added 2 p.m. matinees in addition to the evening performances on December 26 and January 2, plus evening performances on December 23 and 30. The Outsiders is at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

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Wicked

Wicked will not perform on Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day. Wicked has added an evening performance on December 23, plus 2 p.m. matinees in addition to the evening performances on December 26 and 30. Wicked is at the Gershwin Theatre.

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