Upcoming Broadway Shows for the 2025-2026 Season

Marjorie Prime, written by Jordan Harrison and directed by Anne Kauffman, will play at the Hayes Theatre starting November 20, 2025. The play follows Marjorie, an octogenarian with a fading memory, and her family. Exploring the limits of technologies, the possibilities of AI, and the elusive nature of memory, The New York Times called the play, “elegant, thoughtful, and quietly unsetting…a poignant portrayal of everyday existences.”

Why You Should Be Excited About Marjorie Prime: The play was a Pulitzer Prize finalist that has already wowed audiences off-Broadway, around the US, and in London. It has also had a film adaptation starring Lois Smith, Geena Davis, and Jon Hamm. Now it finally makes its Broadway debut starring June Squibb and Cynthia Nixon!

Opening Night: December 8, 2025

All Out: Comedy About Ambition, written by Simon Rich and directed by Alex Timbers, runs at the Nederlander Theatre. The show brings together different casts who perform stories about ego, greed, jealousy, and ambition. Stars include Jim Gaffigan, Eric Andre, Abbi Jacobson, Jon Stewart, Wayne Brady, Ben Schwartz, Cecily Strong, Mike Birbiglia, Sarah Silverman, Heidi Gardner, Jason Mantzoukas, Craig Robinson, Ray Romano, Nicholas Braun, and Ashley Park. Music is from Lawrence (Gracie Lawrence was just on Broadway starring opposite Jonathan Groff in Just in Time!)

Why You Should Be Excited About All Out: Comedy About Ambition: All Out comes from the same team that brought you last year’s hit All In: Comedy About Love. It has a rotating cast of comedy legends and a very funny script – get tickets while you can!

Opening Night: December 12, 2025

Bug, written by Tracy Letts and directed by David Cromer, comes to Broadway’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre starring Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood. When a waitress meets a stranger in Oklahoma, their relationship offers first hope and then paranoia and delusion. This production originally ran at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago in 2021, where the The Chicago Sun-Times called it, “horrifying, grotesque and superb.”

Why You Should Be Excited About Bug: Bug has had hit runs in London, Off-Broadway, and Chicago, and it has also been adapted into a film of the same name. Now it finally makes its long-awaited Broadway debut!

Opening Night: January 8, 2026

Every Brilliant Thing, written by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe and directed by Jeremy Herrin and Duncan Macmillan, comes to Broadway’s Hudson Theatre. Daniel Radcliffe stars in this one-man show about a man, a list, and a million brilliant things. The New York Times said the show is, “pretty much guaranteed to keep your eyes brimming…[it] takes the chill off the depths of a light-starved winter.”

Why You Should Be Excited About Every Brilliant Thing: It started at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, had a hit Off-Broadway run at the Barrow Street Theatre, where it was filmed by HBO, and has gone on to global success, including its recent West End debut. Now it finally comes to Broadway starring audience favorite Daniel Radcliffe!

Opening Night: March 12, 2026

Giant, written by Mark Rosenblatt and directed by Nicholas Hytner, will play at the Music Box Theatre after its hit run on the West End. John Lithgow stars as Roald Dahl as a man caught in a scandal. Variety said, “John Lithgow is incendiary in an arresting debut play about Roald Dahl and antisemitism.”

Why You Should Be Excited About Giant: The play has already won awards in London; it won three Olivier Awards including the awards for Best New Play, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Elliot Levey), and Best Actor (John Lithgow). Both Lithgow and Levey are reprising their roles for the Broadway run.

Opening Night: March 23, 2026

Dog Day Afternoon, written by Stephen Adly Guirgis and directed by Rupert Goold, is based on the Sidney Lumet film of the same name. Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach star as Sonny and Sal in this story of desperation and robbery set in 1972 New York City. The play runs at the August Wilson Theatre.

Why You Should Be Excited About Dog Day Afternoon: The playwright is a Pulitzer Prize winner and the director is a two-time Olivier Award winner. Based on stranger-than-fiction true events and with a top-notch creative team, Dog Day Afternoon is sure to be a hot ticket.

Opening Night: March 30, 2026

Cats: The Jellicle Ball, choreographed by Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons and directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, will run at the Broadhurst Theatre starting in March 2026. This all new version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic, featuring his iconic music, incorporates ballroom dance culture. You’ve never seen Cats like this. The New York Times called the Off-Broadway production at PAC NYC, “a joyful reincarnation…‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ has managed a Grizabella turn, reincarnating itself in fabulousness.

Why You Should Be Excited About Cats: The Jellicle Ball: The show has already had a hit run downtown, and it takes the classic Broadway shows and turns it into something new and equally wonderful.

Opening Night: April 7, 2026

Becky Shaw, written by Gina Gionfriddo and directed by Trip Cullman, comes to Broadway in March 2026. The Guardian called this play about a blind date gone wrong, “astute, acerbic and richly funny.” When a couple set their friends up on a date, they have all of the best intentions. But this mismatch will end up causing all sorts of trouble – and a great night out!

Why You Should Be Excited about Becky Shaw: This very funny play has already made waves off-Broadway and in London. Now it makes its Broadway debut!

Opening Night: April 8, 2026

Schmigadoon!, with book, music, and lyrics by Cinco Paul, plays at the Nederlander Theatre based on the tv show of the same name. This fond send-up of classic Golden Age musicals stars Alex Brightman and Sarah Chase and is directed by Christopher Gattelli, who also directed the Broadway hit Death Becomes Her.

Why You Should Be Excited About Schmigadoon!: If you loved the tv show, you’ll love the musical adaptation. It’s funny, heartwarming, and guaranteed to be a great night out.

Opening Night: April 20, 2026

The Rocky Horror Show, with book, music and lyrics by Richard O’Brien and direction by Sam Pinkleton, will play at Studio 54 starting in Spring 2026. Featuring all of your favorite songs like “Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a Touch Me” and “Time Warp,” this musical about an innocent couple who have a run-in with Dr. Frank-n-Furter when their car breaks down outside of a grand, old house is back to delight and scintillate audiences.

Why You Should Be Excited About The Rocky Horror Show: It hasn’t been back on Broadway since it ran from 2000 to 2002! This funny, spooky, and weird-in-the-best-way show will win you over again and again.

Opening Night: April 23, 2026

Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, written by August Wilson and directed Debbie Allen, plays at the Barrymore Theatre starring Taraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer. This classic play is set in 1911 Pittsburgh where Seth and Bertha run a boardinghouse. But when a man and his daughter arrive, everyone’s lives are changed forever. The New York Times says the play is “about nothing less than the migration and dispersal of a race and culture, searching for an identity and home.”

Why You Should Be Excited About Joe Turner’s Come and Gone: It’s a starry revival of an August Wilson classic! See it for the first time or see it again with an A+ cast!

Opening Night: April 25, 2026

The Lost Boys, with book by David Hornsby and Chris Hoch, music by The Rescues, and direction from Michael Arden, will run at the Palace Theater in Spring 2026. Based on the classic film of the same name, the film follows a family that moves to Santa Carla, California and has a run-in with a group of teenage vampires. What follows is a story of adventure, brotherhood, and the family you choose. The Guardian called the film, “one of the great 80s kids-heroism movies, to put alongside ET: The Extra Terrestrial and The Goonies.

Why You Should Be Excited About The Lost Boys: Michael Arden won a Tony Award for his direction of Paradeand also directed the popular productions Maybe Happy Ending and Once On This Island. The film itself is a cult classic, and fans are sure to find this adaptation to die for!

Opening Night: Spring 2026