Broadway's 2022-2023 Season: A Complete List of Musicals

Into the Woods came to Broadway’s St. James Theatre after a sold-out run at New York City Center Encores! With a book by James Lapine and music and lyrics by the late Stephen Sondheim, this star-studded fairy tale musical revival was called “near-perfect” and “comedically impeccable” by Theatermania.

1776 ran at the American Airlines Theatre and follows America’s founding fathers during the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This Tony-Award winning American musical originally premiered in 1969, and this revival is being reimagined by directors Jeffrey L. Page and Diane Paulus.

Almost Famous ran at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Based on the Cameron Crowe film of the same name, it follows a 15-year-old aspiring music journalist who is hired by Rolling Stone to go on the road with an up-and-coming band. This musical is directed by Jeremy Herrin and has book and lyrics by Cameron Crowe, and original music and lyrics by Tom Kitt. 

Kimberly Akimbo, with book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire and music by Jeanine Tesori, played at Broadway's Booth Theatre. The musical stars Victoria Clark who plays Kim, a teenager from New Jersey who has an aging disease that makes her look like a 72-year-old woman. A unique coming-of-age story, Time Out New York called the off-Broadway production, “clever, touching and idiosyncratic...the best new musical of 2021.” Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay Abaire originally wrote Kimberly Akimbo as a play in 2000, which played at South Coast Repertory Theatre in California and Manhattan Theatre Club in New York.

& Juliet plays at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre after a wildly successful run on the West End. Featuring a book by David West Read, music by Max Martin, and direction by Luke Sheppard, the musical reimagines the classic story by asking: what if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Packed with pop anthems like “Since You Been Gone,” “Roar,” “Baby One More Time,” “Larger Than Life,” and “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” The Guardian called it “a fun, feminist makeover with a fantastic pop soundtrack.”

KPOP played at the Circle in the Square Theatre and was conceived by Jason Kim and the Woodshed Collective. With a book by Jason Kim, music and lyrics and music production by Helen Park, and music and lyrics by Max Vernon, the musical follows global KPOP superstars as they get ready for and perform a one-night-only special concert. The show premiered off-Broadway in 2017 at Ars Nova in association with Ma-Yi Theater Company and Woodshed Collective, and Time Out New York called it a “delightful new musical” with “impressive breadth.”

A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical ran at the Broadhurst Theatre with a book by Anthony McCarten, direction by Michael Mayer, and choreography by Steven Hoggett. A Beautiful Noise brings the story of Neil Diamond to life on stage and features songs like “Sweet Caroline,” “America,” and “Cracklin’ Rosie.”

Some Like It Hot, based on the film of the same name, ran at the Shubert Theatre with a book by Matthew López and Amber Ruffin, music by Marc Shaiman, and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman. Casey Nicholaw directed this production about jazz musicians in Chicago who witness a murder and go into hiding by pretending to be part of an all-female band. Variety called it, “a musical filled with fun, energy and heart.”

Parade played at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre after a sold-out run at New York City Center Encores! Starring Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond, this musical follows Leo and Lucille Frank in Georgia after Leo is accused of a horrible crime. The New York Times called it, “the best-sung musical in many a New York season…this revival recalls an era of big casts, big stories and big talent – a time when musicals actually felt like events.”

Dancin’ celebrates the choreography of Bob Fosse. Told through song and dance in a series of vignettes, this dance-heavy show was originally directed by Bob Fosse, and the director if this production, Wayne Cilento, recreates his work for 2023 audiences. The New York Times said it’s “often-thrilling…the show is a joy.”

Bad Cinderella ran at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway after a hit run on the West End. With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by David Zippel, book by Emerald Fennel, and direction by Laurence Connor, The Guardian called the show “a blast: terrifically OTT and silly but warm and inclusive, with relatable, down-to-earth heroes and pertinent points about our quest for perfection and our expectations of each other and ourselves.”

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ran at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre starring Josh Groban, Annaleigh Ashford, and Gaten Matarazzo as Sweeney Todd, Mrs. Lovett, and Toby respectively. Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster, and Joe Locke later took on these roles. This production directed by Thomas Kail and choreographed by Steven Hoggett features a 26-piece orchestra. The New York Times called it "ravishingly sung, deeply emotional and strangely hilarious."

Shucked ran at the Nederlander Theatre with a book by Robert Horn, music by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, and direction from Jack O’Brien. This musical set in Corn Cob County starred John Behlmann, Kevin Cahoon, Andrew Durand, Grey Henson, Caroline Innerbichler, Ashley D. Kelley, and Alex Newell. BroadwayWorld said “it’s an unexpected show that grows on you as it goes along, and like kernels stuck in your teeth, it stays with you long after…SHUCKED deserves to be a corn-fed hit.”

Camelot ran at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater and reunited Aaron Sorkin with director Bartlett Sher, who previously worked together on the stage adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird. This time they brought Lerner & Loewe’s musical about Arthur, Guenevere, and Lancelot into the 21st century.

New York, New York is a love letter to the city itself with a new score from John Kander and Fred Ebb, an original story by David Thompson with Sharon Washington, additional lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and direction by Susan Stroman. This new musical ran at the St. James Theatre and is set after the end of World War II. As New York rebuilds, the city is filled with artists, singers, dancers, and musicians struggling to survive. If they can make it there, they can make it anywhere.