Upcoming and Announced Broadway Shows: Full Schedule

2025–2026 Broadway Season

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 (play), Christopher Hampton (translator)

• Director: Scott Ellis

• About: Revival of the Tony-winning play exploring the tensions between art and friendship.

PUNCH

• Theatre: Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

• First Preview: September 9, 2025

• Opening: September 29, 2025

• Starring: Camila Canó-Flaviá, Victoria Clark, Will Harrison, Cody Kostro, Piter Marek, Sam Robards, Lucy Taylor

• Writer: James Graham

• Director: Adam Penford

• About: Based on the true-life book Right from Wrong by Jacob Dunne, following acclaimed 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, Brandon J. Dirden, Michael Patrick Thornton

• Writer: Samuel Beckett

• Director: Jamie Lloyd

• About: Absurdist masterpiece returns in a new production starring Reeves and Winter, longtime friends and “Bill & Ted” co-stars.

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, Anna Grace Barlow, John Clay III, Rodd Cyrus, Nick Barrington, Tabitha Lawing

• Writers: Stephen Flaherty (music), Lynn Ahrens (lyrics), Terrence McNally (book)

• Director: Lear deBessonet

• About: Revival of the Tony-winning musical about intersecting lives at the turn of the 20th century, adapted from E.L. Doctorow’s novel.

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, following an acclaimed premiere at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre.

BEETLEJUICE

• Theatre: Palace Theatre

• Opening: October 8, 2025

• Starring: Justin Collette, Isabella Esler, Will Burton, Megan McGinnis, Jenni Barber, Jesse Sharp

• Writers: Eddie Perfect (music & lyrics), Scott King & Anthony King (book)

• Director: Alex Timbers

• About: Musical adaptation of Tim Burton’s film returns to Broadway after a two-year U.S. tour.

LIBERATION

• Theatre: James Earl Jones Theatre

• First Preview: October 8, 2025

• Opening: October 28, 2025

• Starring: Betsy Aidem, Audrey Corsa, Kayla Davion, Susannah Flood, Kristolyn Lloyd, Irene Sofia Lucio, Charlie Thurston, Adina Verson

• Writer: Bess Wohl

• Director: Whitney White

• About: Broadway debut following its world premiere earlier this year at Roundabout Theatre Company.

ROB LAKE MAGIC WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE MUPPETS

• Theatre: Broadhurst Theatre

• First Preview: October 28, 2025

• Opening: November 6, 2025

• Starring: Rob Lake

• Creator: Rob Lake

• About: Magician Rob Lake teams with The Muppets for his Broadway debut.

THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES

• Theatre: St. James Theatre

• First Preview: October 8, 2025

• Opening: November 10, 2025

• Starring: Kristin Chenoweth, F. Murray Abraham, Melody Butiu, Stephen DeRosa, Greg Hildreth, Tatum Grace Hopkins, Isabel Keating, Nina White

• Writers: Stephen Schwartz (music & lyrics), Lindsey Ferrentino (book)

• Director: Michael Arden

• About: Musical based on the 2012 documentary about socialite Jacqueline Siegel, premiered at Boston’s Emerson Colonial Theatre in 2024.

CHESS

• Theatre: Imperial Theatre

• First Preview: October 15, 2025

• Opening: November 16, 2025

• Starring: Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, Nicholas Christopher, Hannah Cruz, Bradley Dean, Sean Allan Krill, Bryce Pinkham

• Writers: Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus (music), Tim Rice (lyrics), Danny Strong (new book)

• Director: Michael Mayer

• About: First Broadway revival of the iconic musical about Cold War-era chess rivals.

OEDIPUS

• Theatre: Studio 54

• First Preview: October 30, 2025

• Opening: November 13, 2025

• Starring: Mark Strong, Lesley Manville

• Writers: Sophocles (original), Robert Icke (adaptation)

• Director: Robert Icke

• About: Modern interpretation of Oedipus Rex following a record-breaking London run.

TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK)

• Theatre: Longacre Theatre

• First Preview: November 1, 2025

• Opening: November 20, 2025

• Starring: Sam Tutty, Christiani Pitts

• Writers: Jim Barne & Kit Buchan

• Director: Tim Jackson

• About: Original musical comedy with successful runs in London’s West End and Boston’s A.R.T.

MARJORIE PRIME

• Theatre: Hayes Theatre

• First Preview: November 20, 2025

• Opening: December 8, 2025

• Starring: Danny Burstein, Christopher Lowell, Cynthia Nixon, June Squibb

• Writer: Jordan Harrison

• Director: Anne Kauffman

• About: Broadway debut of Pulitzer Prize finalist play about Alzheimer’s patients using technology to relive memories.

BUG

• Theatre: Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

• First Preview: December 17, 2025

• Opening: January 8, 2026

• Starring: Carrie Coon, Namir Smallwood, Randall Arney, Jennifer Engstrom, Steve Key

• Writer: Tracy Letts

• Director: David Cromer

• About: First Broadway production of Tracy Letts’ cult classic play via a new Steppenwolf staging.

BECKY SHAW

• Theatre: Hayes Theatre

• First Preview: March 18, 2026

• Opening: April 8, 2026

• Writer: Gina Gionfriddo

• Director: Trip Cullman

• About: Broadway debut of Pulitzer Prize finalist comedy about a disastrous blind date