Broadway Tickets & Best Shows in NYC
Broadway has been an important venue to raise awareness about LGBTQ+ issues for a long time. Even before Stonewall, The Boys in the Band (1968) by Mart Crowley dared to bring gay stories to the main stage. Bette Middler used her superstar status to celebrate gay liberation in The Ritz (1975) written by Terrence McNally. When everybody was dancing' Macho Man' in the clubs, Torch Song Trilogy (1978) by Harvey Fierstein gave voice to the effeminate gay kids. The Normal Heart (1985) by Larry Kramer threw light on the government's indifference and the public toward the AIDS plague. Not too long ago, Kinky Boots (2012) sang against homophobia in a cast full of drag queens, and A Strange Loop (2022), by Michael R. Jackson, led L Morgan Lee to be the first trans performer to be nominated for a Tony Award.
The LGBTQ+ community is part of Broadway's history, and let's be clear: there's no musical theater without gay people. If you are in New York City, try to see at least one of the many shows in town.
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How to find the best and most affordable tickets?
The tickets for Broadway shows can go from $49 to $2,000, depending on the show, date, and where you’re buying. StubHub and SeatGeek are great options to find affordable tickets online without ending up losing your money for a scam. Both websites work as a reseller point, offering tickets from people who often had to cancel last-minute or won’t be able to make it to their ticket date.
Or you can always try to find a cheaper ticket behind the red stairs at Time Square, where the TKTS Discount Booth is located. The company sells Broadway and Off-Broadway tickets for the same day only. It’s all about luck! If the musical of your desire didn't sell out on that day, TKTS will offer tickets with a more significant discount a couple of hours before the show's opening time. Usually, you can get great deals for classics like Chicago, The Phantom of Opera, and Wicked.
How to sign up for the Broadway lottery?
Most Broadway shows offer an online lottery for their tickets. They raffle a small number of tickets before each performance so you can buy them with a really good discount. Every show has its own different rules and prices for its lotteries.
Are Broadway tickets cheaper at the box office?
The other option is waiting for last-minute tickets in front of the theater. Some plays will offer the possibility of paying less for a seat with a partial view or even suggest that you stay up in the back of the audience. So again, it's all about luck.
What to wear to a Broadway show?
A Broadway show is always a special occasion, but there is no required dress code. You'll probably be most comfortable in casual business wear.
How far in advance should I purchase Broadway tickets?
Many shows will have tickets for performances a few days in advance or even on the same day. However, some shows are more popular than others and tickets can sell out really fast. You can always check their website online to see how far in advance you should buy yours.
Are theatres open seven days a week on Broadway?
No. The majority of New York theatres are closed on Monday nights.
When do new shows open on Broadway?
The majority of Broadway productions tend to open either in the fall (October / November) or in spring (March / April).
The 11 Best Shows You Should See on Broadway Right Now
Aladdin
Aladdin is a Broadway musical based on the 1992 Disney animated film of the same name with a book by Chad Beguelin, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Beguelin.
Running time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, including intermission
Opened March 20, 2014
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New Amsterdam Theatre: 214 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036
A Strange Loop (LGBTQ-Themed)
The Pulitzer Prize-winning show A Strange Loop, written by Michael R. Jackson is one of the most talked-about productions on Broadway right now. The “Big, Black, & Queer-Ass American Musical” received 11 Tony Award nominations including Best Musical and made L Morgan Lee become the first openly trans person nominated in an acting category.
Running time: 1 hour and 40 minutes, with no intermission
Opened April 26, 2022
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Lyceum Theatre: 149 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036
Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice is a musical with music and lyrics by Eddie Perfect and book by Scott Brown and Anthony King. It is based on the 1988 film of the same name.
Running time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, including intermission
Resumed performances: April 8, 2022
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Marquis Theatre: 1535 Broadway (between 45th and 46th Streets), New York, NY 10036
The Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is the first Broadway Musical by Matt Stone and Trey Parker the Creators of South Park. A musical comedy first staged in 2011, the play is a satirical examination of the beliefs and practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Running time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, including intermission
Opened March 24, 2011
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Eugene O'Neill Theatre: 230 W 49th St, New York, NY 10019
Chicago
Chicago is a New York City institution! It is a 1975 American musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. Set in Chicago in the jazz age, the musical is based on a 1926 play of the same title by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins, about actual criminals and the crimes which she reported.
Running time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, including intermission
Opened November 14, 1996
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Ambassador Theatre: 219 W 49th St, New York, NY 10019
Company (features LGBTQ characters)
Company is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth, starring Patti LuPone. The original 1970 production was nominated for a record-setting 14 Tony Awards, winning six. The contemporary version is the winner of 4 Olivier Awards!
Running time: 2 hours and 45 minutes, including intermission
Opened December 9, 2021
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Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre: 242 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036
Funny Girl
Funny Girl is a musical with score by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merrill, and book by Isobel Lennart, that first opened on Broadway in 1964. Beanie Feldstein stars in the new version, playing the same character that revealed Barbra Streisand to the world.
Running time: 2 hours and 50 minutes, including intermission
Opened April 24, 2022
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August Wilson Theatre: 245 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019
Hadestown
Hadestown is a musical with music, lyrics, and book by Anaïs Mitchell. It tells a version of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Running time: 2 hours and 25 minutes, including intermission
Opened April 17, 2019
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Walter Kerr Theatre: 219 W 48th St, New York, NY 10036
Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a jukebox musical with a book by John Logan. The musical is based on the 2001 film Moulin Rouge! directed by Baz Luhrmann and written by Luhrmann and Craig Pearce. The musical premiered on July 10, 2018, at the Emerson Colonial Theatre in Boston.
Running time: 2 hours and 45 minutes, including intermission
Opened July 25, 2019
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Al Hirschfeld Theatre: 302 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036
Wicked
Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and a book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. Wicked is probably the most iconic show on Broadway right now!
Running time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, including intermission
Opened October 30, 2003
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Gershwin Theatre: 222 W 51st St, New York, NY 10019
Take Me Out (LGBTQ-Themed)
Take Me Out is a play by American playwright Richard Greenberg. After staging at the Donmar Warehouse in London, it premiered Off-Broadway on September 5, 2002 at the Joseph Papp Public Theater. Take Me Out features Jesse Williams, Darren Lemming, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Mason Marzac on the cast.
Running time: 2 hours and 15 minutes, including intermission
Opened April 4, 2022
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Helen Hayes Theater: 240 W. 44th St, New York, NY 10036
Upcoming Broadway Shows:
Hidden Figures
Theatre: TBA
Date: TBA
The story of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson - the Black female NASA mathematicians who were crucial to the Space Race missions of the 1960s - is now being adapted to a musical. The show will be directed by Schele Williams. In 2016, Taraji P. Johnson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monáe starred in the movie directed by Theodore Melfi, based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly. Hidden Figures received three Oscar nominations, including Best Adapted Screenplay.
Silver Linings Playbook
Theatre: TBA
Date: TBA
The producer James D. Stern has acquired the rights to adapt Silver Linings Playbook (2012) into a musical. According to The Hollywood Reporter, there's not much information about this project except that the plan is to premiere on Broadway. The movie Silver Linings Playbook was adapted from Matthew Quick's novel of the same name, and it gave Jennifer Lawrence an Oscar for Best Actress. The musical production is in good hands - James D. Stern has won best musical Tonys for The Producers and Hairspray.
Game of Thrones
Theatre: TBA
Date: 2023
Who’s ready to see Daenerys Targaryen belting the word "Dracarys" on stage? Game of Thrones: The Musical is being developed with plans to premiere on Broadway one day. But for now, the production is set to debut in 2023 in London and Australia. Game of Thrones was a massive hit show on HBO, based on George R.R. Martin's bestselling book series. The author will be responsible for the project alongside Duncan Macmillan, who adapted George Orwell's "1984" in 2013.
The Notebook
Theatre: TBA
Date: 2022
Honestly, we don't know why it took so long to transform The Notebook into a musical! The show, based on the 2004 film and the Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name, will premiere first in Chicago in March 2022. But the producers are aiming for a Broadway season. The score is signed by Ingrid Michaelson, and the book was written by Bekah Brunstetter, who also worked on the TV show This Is Us.
Almost Famous
Theatre: TBA
Date: September 2022
The production was one of Covid-19's victims on Broadway. The producers were all set to begin previews in October 2020, but unfortunately, they postponed. Can we please get a new date already? Almost Famous musical will feature music by Tom Kitt, who has recently worked on If/Then and Head Over Hills, and a book by Cameron Crowe, who wrote the original screenplay for the 2000 film based on his own life.
The Queen's Gambit
Theatre: TBA
Date: TBA
The Netflix TV show, based on Walter Tevis' novel from 1983, is set to take the stage. According to Variety, Level Forward is developing a musical adaptation of the story. The Queen's Gambit was the most-watched scripted miniseries in 2020, with over 62 million viewers in the first month. A quarantine pleaser! The story is about Beth Harmon, an orphan chess prodigy who struggles to overcome addiction.
Dancin'
Theatre: TBA
Date: 2022-2023
On March 27, 1978, Dancin opened on Broadway with music from Mozart, Bach, Neil Diamond, and Melissa Manchester. One of many with Bob Fosse's signature, the show was nominated for seven and won two Tony Awards, including Best Choreography. Joey Parnes and Nicole Fosse, the daughter of Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, are the producers involved. Wayne Cilento, an original cast member of the 1978 production, will direct the show.
13 Going on 30
Theatre: TBA
Date: TBA
The 2004 hit movie about a teenage girl who is transformed into a 30-year-old version of herself is coming to Broadway. When? Well, that's a tricky question. The production has been in the works since 2016 but has yet to release an opening date. Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, and Judy Greer starred in the 2004 film, always remembered by the iconic Thriller flash mob.
Bombshell
Theatre: TBA
Date: TBA
Steven Spielberg is the producer of the stage adaptation of the TV series Smash, which aired in 2012-13. Smash was centered on the creation process of a musical about Marilyn Monroe's life, Bombshell. Now, this fictional musical is about to become a reality. Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, who wrote over two dozen songs for the TV show, will provide the score. Yes, the rumors are true: "Let Me Be Your Star" will be used in the stage musical. Don't worry!
The Devil Wears Prada
Theatre: TBA
Date: 2022
If transforming one of the most iconic films from the 2000s into a musical wasn't enough, The Devil Wears Prada will feature songs by Elton John. The direction is by Anna D. Shapiro, who won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Director of a Play with August: Osage County. A Chicago tryout is scheduled to premiere on July 19, 2022. If everything goes well, the musical will come to Broadway right after.
The Great Gatsby
Theatre: TBA
Date: TBA
The goddess Florence Welch is teaming up with Thomas Bartlett and Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok to adapt F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby into a musical play. "It contains some of my favorite lines in literature. Musicals were my first love, and I feel a deep connection to Fitzgerald's broken romanticism. It is an honor to have been offered the chance to recreate this book in song", said Florence. Speaking of which, The Great Gatsby entered the public domain this year.
The Nanny
Theatre: TBA
Date: TBA
The popular '90s sitcom series, starring Fran Drescher, is getting a stage adaptation pretty soon. At least it's what Drescher has been saying in recent interviews - "I'm very, very thrilled we're coming out the other side, and that theater is going to come back, and we'll be almost ready to launch The Nanny musical on Broadway as well," she said. To make the production even more exciting, Rachel Bloom and Adam Schlesinger, from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, are writing the score. We're so ready for this one!
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