All the upcoming Broadway shows in New York
Discover when all upcoming shows are opening. Find out when performances start for this season's shows, and learn about more shows coming soon to Broadway.
The anchors of the city's theatre scene are the tried-and-true, long-running Broadway shows in New York, but the most exciting part of every new season is learning about all the new Broadway shows opening each season. There are always plenty of upcoming Broadway shows to look forward to, especially in the fall and spring. New York theatres are booked months in advance with new plays and musicals each year, making it easy for you to get Broadway theatre tickets in advance.
We've rounded up all the upcoming Broadway shows in 2024, plus shows that have announced plans to open in the near future but have yet to set performance dates. Make sure you bookmark this page for the latest information on Broadway shows opening soon. Learn about spring 2024 Broadway shows and more upcoming Broadway shows below.
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Fall 2024 Broadway shows
See these new Broadway shows in fall 2024. The theatre season kicks off in earnest each fall, which means there's a new Broadway show opening every few weeks, if not more often! Discover all the best shows on Broadway this fall below.
Death Becomes Her
Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn made the roles of Madeline Ashton and Helen Sharp famous on screen, and now, Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard are the latest actresses to drink the potion of youth. Madeline (Hilty) and Helen (Simard) fight over men, beauty, and success — both helped by a magic elixir — in this adaptation of the 1992 film.
Performances begin: October 23
Opening night: November 21
Venue: Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
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Swept Away
The folk-rock music of the band The Avett Brothers buoys this new show about adventure, survival, and brotherhood. When four crewmen are shipwrecked in the middle of nowhere, they have to take drastic measures — and make some unexpected sacrifices — to make it out of the open seas.
Performances begin: October 29
Opening night: November 19
Venue: Longacre Theatre
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Elf The Musical
In 2004, Will Ferrell delighted audiences as Buddy the Elf, who travels from the North Pole to New York in search of his family. Now, the critically acclaimed stage musical adaptation returns to New York, starring Tony Award nominee Grey Henson (Mean Girls, Shucked) as Buddy.
Performances begin: November 9
Opening night: November 17
Venue: Marquis Theatre
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Cult of Love
Leslye Headland, an Emmy Award-nominated writer on Poker Face and The Acolyte, makes her Broadway debut with a holly jolly drama. While trying to keep up a happy facade (and go through all the family traditions) at Christmas, the Dahl family — including deeply religious parents, their four adult children, and their partners — face conflicts, tensions, and issues old and new.
Performances begin: November 20
Opening night: December 12
Venue: Hayes Theater
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Gypsy
Here she is, world! Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald will star in the first Broadway revival of Gypsy since 2008. She is the latest leading lady to play Mama Rose, the mother/manager who does everything in her power to make stars of her daughters.
Performances begin: November 23
Opening night: December 19
Venue: Majestic Theatre
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Eureka Day
Fresh from a hit run in London, Jonathan Spector's Eureka Day takes audiences to the fictional private California elementary school of the title, known for its inclusion. But when a mumps outbreak forces the school to reevaluate its relaxed vaccine policy, Eureka Day's board realizes they have to make tough decisions that won't satisfy everyone.
Performances begin: November 25
Opening night: December 16
Venue: Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
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All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich
John Mulaney, Fred Armisen, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Chloe Fineman, and Richard Kind are the first members of a rotating cast to lead this world-premiere play adapted from playwright Simon Rich's stories of marriage, heartbreak, and love.
Performances begin: December 11
Opening night: TBD
Venue: Hudson Theatre
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Spring 2025 Broadway shows
Announcements have already been made about upcoming Broadway shows in 2025. With the Tony Awards at the beginning of June each year, spring is a prime season for musicals and plays hoping to get noticed for major awards. Read about all the 2025 Broadway shows we know about so far, and though many haven't announced performance dates yet, keep checking back here to see when exactly these new Broadway shows will be in New York in 2025.
English
Winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, English comes to Broadway to take us all to school. In an Iranian classroom where four adult students are learning English, they all gain and lose different parts of themselves as they adopt a new language.
Performances begin: January 3
Opening night: January 23
Venue: Todd Haimes Theatre
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Redwood
Tony Award winner Idina Menzel returns to Broadway after 10 years in Redwood, a new musical she co-created with director/bookwriter Tina Landau and composer/lyricist Kate Diaz. Menzel plays Jesse, a businesswoman, wife, and mother who leaves her life behind and travels thousands of miles to Northern California. Her leap of faith leads to a chance encounter, a new community, and healing.
Performances begin: January 24
Opening night: February 13
Venue: Nederlander Theatre
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Operation Mincemeat
Named after a real-life World War II operation, Operation Mincemeat is an award-winning musical from London that's part comedy, part caper, and part thriller. The show dramatizes the true story of how Allied forces stole and disguised a corpse to confuse the German forces — and it worked.
Performances begin: February 15
Opening night: March 20
Venue: Golden Theatre
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Buena Vista Social Club
First, Buena Vista Social Club was a landmark Cuban music group, then a Grammy-winning album, then a documentary preserved in the United States National Film Registry. Now, the group's story is the inspiration for a thrilling musical. When Cuban musicians stepped out of retirement to record in the genres they grew up loving, they brought son, bolero, danzón, and more to a new generation.
Performances begin: February 21
Opening night: March 19
Venue: Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
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Othello
Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal will star in the first Broadway revival of Shakespeare's tragedy in over 40 years. Washington stars as the title military officer betrayed by Iago (Gyllenhaal), a fellow soldier wracked with jealousy over his success in battle and love.
Performances begin: February 24
Opening night: March 23
Venue: Barrymore Theatre
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Purpose
Tony-winning and Emmy-nominated actor Phylicia Rashad (Skeleton Crew, The Cosby Show) will make her Broadway directing debut in spring 2025 with Purpose, the latest family drama from Branden Jacobs-Jenkins fresh on the heels of his 2024 Tony-winning Appropriate. Purpose follows a Black family with a long legacy of activism — one that has intergenerational effects as the family reckons with its history.
Performances begin: February 25
Opening night: March 2025
Venue: Hayes Theater
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Just after winning an Emmy Award for playing Shiv Roy on Succession, Sarah Snook won an Olivier Award for playing all 26 characters in The Picture of Dorian Gray, a new stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel, in London. Now, she'll reprise that powerhouse performance on Broadway, putting a fresh spin on the story of a man who gains eternal youth — but comes to regret it.
Performances begin: March 10
Opening night: March 25
Venue: Music Box Theatre
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Smash
Don't forget Smash! The hit NBC TV series, which ran for two seasons, is getting the Broadway musical treatment in the 2024-25 season. Like the theatre-centric series, the show follows the offstage drama between the cast and creatives of a Marilyn Monroe bio-musical. Susan Stroman directs, and the fan-favorite songs from the TV show by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman will remain, like "Let Me Be Your Star."
Performances begin: March 11
Opening night: April 10
Venue: Imperial Theatre
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BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical
Boop-oop-a-doop! A new musical about the iconic cartoon character Betty Boop is hitting the Broadway stage. On her day off from being a celebrity in her black-and-white cartoon world, Betty spends a day in color in New York, changing her outlook on life, the world, and herself. Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde) directs and choreographs.
Performances begin: March 11
Opening night: April 5
Venue: Broadhurst Theatre
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Good Night, and Good Luck
Two-time Oscar winner George Clooney will make his Broadway debut as an actor and playwright in Good Night, and Good Luck, adapted from the 2005 film he directed, co-wrote, and acted in. Clooney plays Edward R. Murrow in the play about the clash between him and senator Joseph McCarthy over journalism, ethics, corruption, and the truth in the 1950s.
Performances begin: March 12
Opening night: April 3
Venue: Winter Garden Theatre
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The Last Five Years
Grammy Award nominee Nick Jonas and Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren will star in the first Broadway production of Jason Robert Brown's fan-favorite romantic drama The Last Five Years. Both forwards and backwards, the show tells the story of the five-year relationship between writer Jamie and actress Cathy and how it falls apart.
Performances begin: March 18
Opening night: April 6
Venue: Hudson Theatre
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John Proctor Is the Villain
See Stranger Things star Sadie Sink return to the New York stage in this fresh, biting, funny play. As a group of Georgia high school students read The Crucible in their English class, they begin to question who's really hero and villain — and they find their voices as they navigate love, sex, and scandal.
Performances begin: March 20
Opening night: April 14
Venue: Booth Theatre
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Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga star in this special theatrical concert celebrating the life and work of the legendary composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim. These two actors and more will perform songs from Sondheim's most beloved musicals, like Sweeney Todd, Company, West Side Story, Sunday in the Park with George, and Into the Woods.
Performances begin: March 25
Opening night: April 8
Venue: Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
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Floyd Collins
Tony Award-winning composer Adam Guettel's folk and bluegrass musical premiered off Broadway 30 years ago, in 1994, meaning its Broadway premiere has been long-awaited. Tina Landau directs Floyd Collins, about the true story of a cave explorer trapped underground in 1925. The media and the public wait with bated breath as he fights for his survival.
Performances begin: March 27
Opening night: April 21
Venue: Vivian Beaumont Theater
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Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Dive deeper than ever before into the world of the hit Netflix show Stranger Things. In 1959 Hawkins, Indiana — 20 years before the events of the TV series — Jim Hopper, Joyce Byers (then Maldonado), and more deal with ordinary problems in their ordinary town — until newcomer Henry Creel turns everything upside down and unlocks a world of darkness.
Performances begin: March 28
Opening night: April 22
Venue: Marquis Theatre
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Just in Time
See Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff transform into singer Bobby Darin in this new musical featuring his greatest hits, like "Splish Splash" and "Mack the Knife." Director Alex Timbers's semi-immersive production turns the theatre into a nightclub to tell the story of how Darin rocketed to global stardom and inspired numerous future artists in his short life.
Performances begin: March 28
Opening night: April 23
Venue: Circle in the Square Theatre
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Real Women Have Curves
This empowering coming-of-age musical is based on the acclaimed play and HBO film, and it comes to Broadway following a hit world premiere in Boston. When young Ana dreams of leaving L.A. to pursue college and a career in New York, but her family desperately wants her to stay, she has to decide whose dreams to choose.
Performances begin: April 1
Opening night: April 27
Venue: James Earl Jones Theatre
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Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Ramin Karimloo, David Hyde Pierce, and Jinkx Monsoon star in the latest revival of the swashbuckling classic The Pirates of Penzance. This revival features a reimagined jazz and blues take on Gilbert and Sullivan's score, but all the madcap comedy remains, this time in New Orleans.
Performances begin: April 4
Opening night: April 24
Venue: Todd Haimes Theatre
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Glengarry Glen Ross
Succession star Kieran Culkin returns to Broadway, and Breaking Bad star Bob Odenkirk and Emmy-nominated comedian Bill Burr make their Broadway debuts, in the classic Pulitzer- and Tony-winning play by David Mamet. Four Chicago real estate agents compete to sell the most worthless properties to customers, with a car, their jobs, and their pride on the line.
Performances begin: Spring 2025
Opening night: TBD
Venue: TBD
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Fall 2025 Broadway shows
The fall 2025 season is already beginning to take shape. Discover which Broadway plays and musicals have been announced so far.
Waiting for Godot
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, known as co-stars of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and its sequels, reunite in a new revival of Samuel Beckett's classic play. Reeves makes his Broadway debut, and Winter returns for the first time since 1979, in this show about two people engaging in various discussions while, as the title suggests, awaiting the title character's arrival.
Performances begin: Fall 2025
Opening night: TBD
Venue: TBD
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Upcoming Broadway shows
There's even more Broadway to look forward to! These upcoming Broadway shows haven't specified when they'll come to New York yet, but they have announced plans to come to Broadway in the near future. Read more about the shows planning to open soon, and keep an eye out to see if they'll be joining the ranks of Broadway shows this year.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Adapted from John Berendt's bestselling novel, this new musical follows a tight-knit community torn apart. When a Savannah, Georgia, antiques dealer is accused of murder, the investigation has a ripple effect on many other residents and challenges everyone's perceptions of who's good, who's evil, and what lies in between.
Performances begin: 2025
Opening night: TBD
Venue: TBD
The Queen of Versailles
Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth reunites with Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz on this new musical, which plans to come to Broadway after a Boston world premiere. Based on the same-named documentary, The Queen of Versailles follows the life of socialite, pageant queen, and TV star Jacqueline "Jackie" Siegel.
Performances begin: 2025-26 season
Opening night: TBD
Venue: TBD
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My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?)
British theatre performer Rob Madge brings their Olivier Award-nominated solo show to the States. This joyful, musical, autobiographical performance sees Madge recall how their family's acceptance of their interests in Disney and theatre also spelled their support as Madge discovered their queerness.
Performances begin: TBD
Opening night: TBD
Venue: TBD
High Noon
The 1952 Oscar-winning Western film High Noon has announced plans for a Broadway adaptation. It would be the first Western on Broadway in 85 years. The plot of High Noon centers on Marshal Will Kane, whose duty to his town is put to the test when a murderer and his gang are rumored to arrive. He's tasked with either facing them alone or fleeing with his wife to safety, and both options prove contentious. Rather than skipping between moments in time, the events of High Noon on Broadway take place in real time within two hours, just like the film.
Performances begin: TBD
Opening night: TBD
Venue: TBD
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The Mousetrap
For 70 years, Agatha Christie's murder mystery has run in London's West End and made history as the world's longest-running play. The show has announced plans to make the leap across the pond to Broadway. A group of vacationers become suspects in a murder, and all their true identities get revealed as clues come to light. The Mousetrap will have audiences guessing until the end.
Performances begin: TBD
Opening night: TBD
Venue: TBD
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Pal Joey
You might have seen the film version of this classic musical starring Frank Sinatra in the title role. But now you can see the show live in New York for the first time since 2008, featuring a revised book by Richard LaGravenese and additional songs from composers Rodgers and Hart's catalog. This show about a wannabe nightclub owner who flirts and schemes to make his dreams come true went up as part of New York City Center's 2023 Encores! season, so we'll have to wait and see if it transfers further.
Performances begin: TBD
Opening night: TBD
Venue: TBD
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Sing Street
Sing Street's original Broadway premiere was pushed back from 2020, and after playing its second pre-Broadway run in Massachusetts (its initial 2019 Off-Broadway premiere was at New York Theatre Workshop), the show has Broadway in its sights. Based on the Golden Globe-nominated movie of the same name, the Sing Street musical follows a boy in Ireland who starts a band to distract him from his sleepy small-town life, an endeavor that brings him trouble and love in equal measure.
Performances begin: TBD
Opening night: TBD
Venue: TBD
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The Great Gatsby
Travel back to the 1920s with The Great Gatsby. A version starring Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada premiered on Broadway in spring 2024, but another had its pre-Broadway run just afterward. It went up at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, with a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok (Cost of Living), songs by Florence Welch of Florence + The Machine, and direction by Tony winner Rachel Chavkin (Hadestown).
F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel centers on a billionaire trying in vain to win over the love of the beautiful Daisy. All the novel's Roaring Twenties glamour is sure to translate to the stage, old sport.
Performances begin: TBD
Opening night: TBD
Venue: TBD
The Griswolds' Broadway Vacation
Pack up the RV, grab the family, and take a road trip to Broadway for The Griswolds' Broadway Vacation! This new stage show is making pre-Broadway pit stops in Seattle and Houston, and after those productions, a Broadway premiere is planned. The Griswolds' Broadway Vacation features the Griswold family from the National Lampoon's Vacation film series, but rather than adapting one of those movies, this musical sees them in a new story about a trip that goes hilariously wrong in every possible way.
Performances begin: TBD
Opening night: TBD
Venue: TBD
Come Fall In Love: The DDLJ Musical
The blockbuster Bollywood rom-com Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, commonly called DDLJ, is still playing in Indian movie theatres 25 years after its release. Now, its musical adaptation is set to play on Broadway in the 2022-23 season. The show follows an Indian American woman named Simran, who travels to Europe to celebrate her final summer before entering an arranged marriage. When she finds romance overseas, she must convince her family to let her stay with the man she loves. Aditya Chopra, who directed the movie, now directs the stage adaptation.
Performances begin: TBD
Opening night: TBD
Venue: TBD
Room
This production was set to premiere in spring 2023 but has been postponed indefinitely. Emma Donoghue's bestselling 2010 novel, which she adapted into an Oscar-winning film starring Brie Larson, is now a stage play. Donoghue once again writes the script, adapting her story of a young mother who is held captive for years, and her quest to escape with her young son and finally show him the outside world.
Performances begin: TBD
Opening night: TBD
Venue: TBD
Get tickets to upcoming Broadway shows
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