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2025-2026 SEASON
MAMMA MIA!
Theatre: Winter Garden Theatre
First Preview: August 2, 2025
Opening: August 14, 2025
Starring: Christine Sherrill, Amy Weaver, Carly Sakolove, Jalynn Steele, Rob Marnell, Jim Newman, Victor Wallace, Grant Reynolds
Writers: Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus (music & lyrics), Catherine Johnson (book)
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
About: The international hit musical, which features the songs of ABBA, will return to the Winter Garden Theatre, where it initially opened in 2001.
TAKE A BANANA FOR THE RIDE
Theatre: Nederlander Theatre
First Preview: August 5, 2025
Opening: August 18, 2025
Starring: Jeff Ross
Writer: Jeff Ross
Director: Stephen Kessler
About: Comedian Jeff Ross reveals his life as "Roastmaster General" of Celebrity Roasts. This one-man show is touring America before arriving on Broadway.
ART
Theatre: Music Box Theatre
First Preview: August 28, 2025
Opening: September 16, 2025
Starring: Bobby Cannavale, James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris
Writers: Yasmina Reza (playwright), Christopher Hampton (translator)
Director: Scott Ellis
About: A revival of Yasmina Reza's Tony Award-winning play about the debate between art and friendship.
PUNCH
Theatre: Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
First Preview: September 9, 2025
Opening: September 29, 2025
Starring: Camila Canó-Flaviá, Will Harrison, Sam Robards, Lucy Taylor
Writer: James Graham
Director: Adam Penford
About: James Graham’s new play, based on the true-life book Right from Wrong by Jacob Dunne, comes to Broadway after successful runs in Nottingham and London.
WAITING FOR GODOT
Theatre: Hudson Theatre
First Preview: September 13, 2025
Opening: September 28, 2025
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Michael Patrick Thornton
Writer: Samuel Beckett
Director: Jamie Lloyd
About: Samuel Beckett's absurdist masterpiece returns to Broadway in a new production starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, decades-long friends and stars of the "Bill & Ted" films.
BEETLEJUICE
Theatre: Palace Theatre
Opening: October 8, 2025
Writers: Eddie Perfect (music & lyrics), Scott King & Anthony King (book)
Director: Alex Timbers
About: The musical based on Tim Burton's film returns to Broadway after more than two years touring America.
RAGTIME
Theatre: Vivian Beaumont Theatre
First Preview: September 26, 2025
Opening: October 16, 2025
Starring: Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, Brandon Uranowitz, Colin Donnell, Nichelle Lewis, Ben Levi Ross, Shaina Taub, John Clay III, Rodd Cyrus
Writers: Stephen Flaherty (music), Lynn Ahrens (lyrics), Terrence McNally (book)
Director: Lear deBessonet
About: A revival of the Tony Award-winning musical based on E.L. Doctorow's novel about lives and communities clashing at the beginning of the twentieth century.
LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD
Theatre: Booth Theatre
First Preview: October 7, 2025
Opening: October 30, 2025
Starring: Laurie Metcalf, Micah Stock, John Drea, Meighan Gerachis
Writer: Samuel D. Hunter
Director: Joe Mantello
About: Samuel D. Hunter's latest play arrives on Broadway following an acclaimed premiere at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre.
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES
Theatre: St. James Theatre
First Preview: October 8, 2025
Opening: November 10, 2025
Starring: Kristin Chenoweth, F. Murray Abraham
Writers: Stephen Schwartz (music & lyrics), Lindsey Ferrentino (book)
Director: Michael Arden
About: A new musical based on the 2012 documentary The Queen of Versailles about socialite Jacqueline Siegel. It premiered at Boston's Emerson Colonial Theatre in summer 2024.
CHESS
Theatre: Imperial Theatre
First Preview: October 15, 2025
Opening: November 16, 2025
Starring: Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, Nicholas Christopher
Writers: Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus (music), Tim Rice (lyrics), Danny Strong (new book)
Director: Michael Mayer
About: The first Broadway revival of the iconic musical about American and Soviet conflicts at the Worldwide Chess Championship.
OEDIPUS
Theatre: Studio 54
First Preview: October 30, 2025
Opening: November 13, 2025
Starring: Mark Strong, Lesley Manville
Writers: Sophocles (original play), Robert Icke (adaptation)
Director: Robert Icke
About: Robert Icke's new modern interpretation of Oedipus Rex comes to Broadway after its record-breaking run in London's West End.
MARJORIE PRIME
Theatre: Hayes Theatre
First Preview: November 20, 2025
Opening: December 8, 2025
Writer: Jordan Harrison
Director: Anne Kauffman
About: The Broadway debut of Jordan Harrison's Pulitzer Prize finalist drama about an Alzheimer's patient using technology to relive her memories.
BECKY SHAW
Theatre: Hayes Theatre
First Preview: March 18, 2026
Opening: April 8, 2026
Writer: Gina Gionfriddo
Director: Trip Cullman
About: The Broadway debut of Gina Gionfriddo's Pulitzer Prize finalist comedy about a blind date gone wrong.
ANNOUNCED FOR 2025-2026 SEASON WITHOUT CONFIRMED DATE OR VENUE
KOWALSKI
First Preview: Fall 2025
Writer: Greg Ostrin
Director: Colin Hanlon
About: A play about the first meeting of Tennessee Williams and Marlon Brando. It previously played The Duke on 42nd Street in Winter 2025.
SUGAR DADDY
First Preview: 2025
Starring: Sam Morrison
Writer: Sam Morrison
Director: Stephen Brackett
About: Sam Morrison's solo play is about transforming grief into humor on a journey of love, loss, diabetes, seagull attacks, and a few extraordinary coincidences. It previously played at Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Off-Broadway's SoHo Playhouse.
THE BALUSTERS
Theatre: Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
First Preview: Spring 2026
Writer: David Lindsay-Abaire
Director: Kenny Leon
About: The Vernon Point Neighborhood Association is a passionate bunch, whether squabbling over historically inaccurate porch railings or debating trash can protocol. Still, no one is prepared for the neighbor-versus-neighbor battle royale that ensues when a newcomer to the board suggests the unthinkable: installing a stop sign on the corner of the enclave’s prettiest block.
FALLEN ANGELS
Theatre: Todd Haimes Theatre
First Preview: Spring 2026
Starring: Kelli O'Hara, Rose Byrne
Writer: Noël Coward
Director: Scott Ellis
About: A revival of Noël Coward's 1925 comedy of bad manners.
THE LOST BOYS
Theatre: Palace Theatre
First Preview: Spring 2026
Writers: The Rescues (music & lyrics), David Hornsby & Chris Hoch (book)
Director: Michael Arden
About: A new stage adaptation of the 1987 cult classic film about a gang of teenage vampires.
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
Theatre: Studio 54
First Preview: Spring 2026
Writer: Richard O'Brien (book, music, and lyrics)
Director: Sam Pinkleton
About: A revival of the legendary rock-‘n’-roll musical.
DOG DAY AFTERNOON
First Preview: Spring 2026
Starring: Jon Bernthal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Writer: Stephen Adly Guirgis
Director: Rupert Goold
About: An adaptation of the 1975 Warner Bros. thriller film starring Al Pacino and John Cazale.
DOLLY: AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL
First Preview: 2026
Writers: Dolly Parton (book, music, and lyrics), Maria S. Schlatter (book)
Director: Bartlett Sher
About: A new bio-musical inspired by the life and career of Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was announced to open on Broadway in 2026 after a premiere production in Nashville.
JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE
First Preview: Spring 2026
Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Cedric "The Entertainer"
Writer: August Wilson
Director: Debbie Allen
About: A revival of August Wilson's 1988 drama set in an African-American boarding house.
ALL OUT: COMEDY ABOUT LIFE
Writer: Simon Rich
Director: Alex Timbers
About: Actors perform Simon Rich's tales about life, originally published in The New Yorker. This production is a sequel to Simon Rich's hit play All In: Comedy About Love.
MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL
Writers: Jason Robert Brown (music & lyrics), Taylor Mac (book)
Director: Rob Ashford
About: A musical adaptation of John Berendt's 1994 Pulitzer finalist novel. It premiered at Chicago's Goodman Theatre in summer 2024.
ANNOUNCED FOR 2026-2027 SEASON WITHOUT CONFIRMED DATE OR VENUE
PRIVATE LIVES
Writer: Noël Coward
About: The classic 1931 comedy about a divorced couple reigniting their spark will return to Broadway in 2026.
ANNOUNCED FOR 2026 WITHOUT CONFIRMED DATE OR VENUE
WANTED
Writers: Angelica Chéri (book and lyrics), Ross Baum (music),
Director: Stevie Walker-Webb
About: a new musical inspired by the true story of Mary and Martha Clarke, African-American twin sisters who take extraordinary measures to settle their mother’s sharecropper debt and save her home. The musical premiered at Paper Mill Playhouse in 2024 under the title Gun & Powder.
IN THE WORKS
13 GOING ON 30
Creative Team: Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa (book), Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner (music and lyrics), Andy Fickman (director)
About: New musical based on the 2004 hit movie of the same title about a gawky teenage girl who uses “wishing dust” to transform herself into a glamorous adult. The musical is scheduled to debut at Manchester Opera House in 2025.
ALI
Creative Team: Clint Dyer (book, lyrics, director), Teddy Abrams (music), Q-Tip (music producer, co-lyricist), Richard Willis (producer)
About: A new musical celebrating the life and legacy of the heavyweight boxing champion and humanitarian Muhammad Ali. The production announced plans to premiere in Chicago.
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES: A NEW MUSICAL
Creative Team: Matte O’Brien (book & lyrics), Matt Vinson (music), Jenn Thompson (director), Eleanore Scott (choreographer), Eric Cornell (producer), Jack Sennott (producer)
About: A contemporary adaptation of the beloved novel, the musical made its world premiere at Goodspeed Musicals in 2022 and held industry presentations in February 2024.
BEACHES THE MUSICAL
Creative Team: Iris Rainer Dart (book and lyrics), Thom Thomas (book), Mike Stoller (music), Lonny Price and Matt Cowart (directors), Jennifer Rias (choreographer)
About: A musical based on the best-selling novel, which became a 1988 film starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey. The musical will launch a national tour in 2026 before coming to Broadway.
BEAT STREET
Creative Team: Nas (new material, producer), Arthur Baker (producer), Michael Holman (producer), Richard Fearn (producer)
About: A new musical based on the 1984 hip-hop film classic.
COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER
Creative Team: Jeanine Tesori (music production); Sam Gold (director); Patsy Lynn and Nancy Russell (consulting producers); Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson, Bee Carrozzini, ATG Entertainment (produers)
Cast: Sutton Foster
About: A musical about the life of country music star Loretta Lynn, previously presented as an autobiography and a 1980 movie.
COCO
Creative Team: Michael Giacchino (music), Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez (music & lyrics), Disney (producer)
About: A musical adaptation of the Pixar animated film that explores identity and legacy through Dia de los Muertos.
CRAZY RICH ASIANS
Creative Team: Helen Park (music), Amanda Green & Tat Tong (lyrics), Leah Nanako Winkler (book), Jon M. Chu (director), Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures (producer)
About: A musical adaptation of the hit Warner Bros. romantic comedy.
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Creative Team: Elton John (music), Shaina Taub (lyrics), Kate Wetherhead (book), Jerry Mitchell (director), Kevin McCollum (producer)
About: New musical based on Lauren Weisberger’s 2003 novel and the 2006 film about a woman who becomes assistant to the notorious editor of a topline fashion magazine. A Chicago pre-Broadway tryout ran in summer 2022, and a West End production opened in December 2024.
DIRTY DANCING
Creative Team: Eleanor Bergstein (book), Lonny Price (director), Lionsgate and The Path Entertainment Group (producers)
About: A musical adaptation of the beloved 1987 film.
FAHRENHEIT 451
Creative Team: Martyna Majok (playwright), Glass Half Full Productions and Aaron Glick (producers)
About: A play adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic novel, about a near-future in which firemen are made to burn books.
GATSBY
Creative Team: Florence Welch (lyrics), Florence Welch and Thomas Bartlett (music), Martyna Majok (book), Jeanie O'Hare (story consultant), Rachel Chavkin (director), Sonya Tayeh (choreographer), Jordan Roth (producer)
About: A musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, which entered the public domain in 2021. It premiered at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, MA, in 2024.
GET HAPPY
Creative Team: Cheri Steinkellner (book and additional lyrics), Donna Feore (direction and choreography), Steve Peters and Michael Londra of VenuWorks Theatricals, Greg & Marissa Frankenfield of Excelsior Entertainment, (producers)
About: A new musical adapted from the Judy Garland-Gene Kelly MGM/Warner Bros. film musical Summer Stock. A premiere production titled after the film played Goodspeed Musicals in 2023, and a New York developmental reading starring Corbin Bleu and Stephanie Styles was held in January 2025.
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
Creative Team: Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (music and lyrics), Tim Federle (book), Casey Nicholaw (director and choreographer), Disney (producer)
About: A stage adaptation of the movie musical starring Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum. It will premiere in the United Kingdom in spring 2026.
THE GRISWOLDS' BROADWAY VACATION
Creative Team: David Rossmer and Steve Rosen (book, music, and lyrics), Donna Feore (director and choreographer), Ken Davenport (producer)
About: Based on the characters from the Warner Bros. movie franchise, the musical made its world premiere in Fall 2022 at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle.
GIULIA: THE POISON QUEEN OF PALERMO
Creative Team: Jennifer Nettles (book, music and lyrics), Rebecca Taichman (director)
About: The country star has her eye on bringing another merry murderess to the stage: 17th-century professional poisoner Giulia Tofana. The musical will premiere at Off-Broadway's Perelman Performing Arts Center in November 2025.
HIPPEST TRIP: THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL
Creative Team: Dominique Morisseau (book), Kamilah Forbes (director), Camille. Brown (choreographer), Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Tony Cornelius, Anthony E. Zuiker, and Shawn Gee (executive producers)
About: The story of producer Don Cornelius, who created the long-running TV variety show Soul Train with a score including soul and R&B songs showcased in the series. A world premiere production played at ACT in San Francisco in 2023.
IMITATION OF LIFE
Creative Team: John Legend (music & lyrics), Lynn Nottage (book), Liesl Tommy (director), Universal Theatrical Group (producer)
About: A new musical based on the Fannie Hurst novel that inspired two Universal feature films.
IN DREAMS
Creative Team: Roy Orbison (songs), David West Read (book), Luke Sheppard (director)
About: A jukebox musical featuring the songs of rock and roll singer-songwriter Roy Orbison. It premiered in England in 2023 with Lena Hall in the lead role.
THE INTERESTINGS
Creative Team: Sara Bareilles (music & lyrics), Sarah Ruhl (book), Matt Ross (producer)
About: A new musical based on the Meg Wolitzer novel.
THE KARATE KID
Creative Team: Drew Gasparini (music and lyrics), Robert Mark Kamen (book), Amon Miyamoto (director)
About: A new musical based on the 1984 Columbia Pictures film inspired by Robert Mark Kamen’s original, semi-autobiographical story. It had its pre-Broadway production in St. Louis starring John Cardoza, Kate Baldwin, and Alan H. Green.
LA LA LAND
Creative Team: Justin Hurwitz (music), Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (lyrics), Ayad Akhtar & Matthew Decker (book), Bartlett Sher (director)
About: A stage adaptation of Damien Chazelle's Academy Award-winning movie musical.
LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE
Creative Team: Book by Lisa Loomer (book), Laura Esquivel (source material), La Santa Cecilia (music), La Santa Cecilia and Quiara Alegría Hudes (lyrics), Michael Mayer (director)
About: An exclusive preview of two songs from the musical debuted during ¡Viva Broadway! Hear Our Voices in October 2020.
LITTLE DANCER
Creative Team: Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (score), Susan Stroman (director and choreographer)
About: The musical about Degas and ballerina Marie had a production at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre in 2019. It will next have a concert presentation in London in July 2025.
NANCY DREW AND THE MYSTERY AT SPOTLIGHT MANOR: A MUSICAL
Creative Team: Sarah Kernochan (book), Alan Menken (music), Nell Benjamin (lyrics), James Lapine (director)
About: A live stage adaptation based on the beloved teen girl detective.
THE NANNY
Creative Team: Fran Drescher and Peter Marc Jacobson (book), Rachel Bloom and the late Adam Schlesinger (score), Marc Bruni (director)
About: A musical based on the popular sitcom series that ran during the '90s, starring Drescher.
OBSESSED, THE STORY OF DIANE WARREN…SO FAR
Creative team: Joe DiPietro (book), Kathleen Marshall (director)
About: A new musical based on the incredible life of Diane Warren, one of the most famous and successful songwriters of all time.
PAL JOEY
Creative Team: Richard Rodgers (music), Lorenz Hart (lyrics), John O'Hara (original book), Richard LaGravenese (new book), Savion Glover & Tony Goldwyn (directors)
About: The primary setting for this classic musical has been re-imagined as a South Side Chicago nightclub in the 1940s. This revisal premiered at New York City Center in 2023, and it will next play Washington, DC's Arena Stage in January 2026.
PARTICLE FEVER
Creative Team: Bear McCreary and Zoe Sarnak (music & lyrics), David Henry Hwang (book), Leigh Silverman (director), Megan Kingery and Annie Roney (producers)
About: A musical based on the particle physics documentary of the same name, telling the story of the discovery of the "God particle."
PURPLE RAIN
Creative Team: Prince (music & lyrics), Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (book), Lileana Blain-Cruz (director), Orin Wolf (producer)
About: A new stage adaptation of Prince’s legendary film and album, depicting an up-and-coming rock musician. The show will premiere in October 2025 in Prince's hometown of Minneapolis.
THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT
Creative Team: Mitski (music & lyrics), Eboni Booth (book), Whitney White (director)
About: A new musical based on the 1983 novel, which was also adapted into a hit Netflix miniseries.
THE SECRET GARDEN
Creative Team: Lucy Simon (music), Marsha Norman (book and lyrics), Warren Carlyle (director)
About: Revival of the 1991 musical based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s story about an orphan girl who finds renewal when she discovers a locked, dead garden and brings it back to life. The Broadway-bound revival played the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles in 2023.
SIDNEY
Creative team: Charles Randolph-Wright (playwright), Ruben Santiago-Hudson (director)
About: A new play about the life of Oscar winner and Tony nominee Sidney Poitier, based on Poitier's best-selling autobiography The Measure of a Man.
SINATRA THE MUSICAL
Creative Team: Joe DiPietro (book), Kathleen Marshall (director)
About: A new musical based on the life and career of the legendary artist Frank Sinatra. A premiere production starring Matt Doyle played England's Birmingham Rep in September 2023.
SING STREET
Creative Team: Gary Clark and John Carney (music & lyrics), Enda Walsh (book), Rebecca Taichman (director)
About: The show, based on the 2016 film, explores the power of first love and music against the backdrop of 1980s Dublin. It has played productions Off-Broadway, in Boston, and in London.
SLIPPIN' THROUGH THE CRACKS
Creative Team: Bobby Rush (music & lyrics), Bobby Rush & Stephen Lloyd Helper (book), Stephen Lloyd Helper & Arminda Thomas (co-directors)
About: An autobiographical musical about Grammy-winning blues musician Bobby Rush.
STUDIO 54 THE MUSICAL
Creative Team: Chad Hodge (book), Sergio Trujillo (director & choreographer), Robert Greenblatt and Neil Meron (producers)
About: A musical about the legendary New York City nightclub.
THE TEN
Creative Team: Future Cut and Emily Phillips (music & lyrics), Nambi E. Kelley (book), Ruben Santiago-Hudson (director), Ken Davenport, Primary Wave Music, Sandi Moran (producers)
About: A new musical loosely based on Moses and the Ten Commandments and inspired by the power and spiritual energy of gospel.
THELMA & LOUISE
Creative Team: Neko Case (music & lyrics), Callie Khouri & Haley Feiffer (book), Trip Cullman (director)
About: A musical adaptation of the beloved 1991 about two friends on the run from the law. Amanda Seyfried performed in a workshop.
A TRANSPARENT MUSICAL
Creative Team: Faith Soloway (music & lyrics), MJ Kaufman & Joey Soloway (book), Amazon Studios & Eva Price (producers)
About: A new musical inspired by the hit Amazon Prime television series.
WAKING NED DEVINE
Creative team: Markéta Irglová and Glen Hansard (music and lyrics), David Hein (book), John Doyle (director), Robert Cole and Mary Beth O’Connor (producers)
About: New musical based on the 1998 Fox Searchlight film written and directed by Kirk Jones.
THE WANDERER
Creative team: Charles Messina (book), Kenneth Ferrone (director), Sarah O’Gleby (choreography), Jill Menza and Charles Messina (producers)
About: New musical based on the life and music of Rock & Roll Hall-of-Famer Dion DiMucci. A premiere production played the Paper Mill Playhouse in 2022.
