Broadway Shows NYC:
What’s Playing Now
Current Broadway shows in New York — musicals, plays, new openings and upcoming productions, plus practical guides to help you choose what to see.
Broadway shows in NYC range from long-running musicals like Wicked, Hamilton and The Lion King to new plays, limited engagements and major seasonal openings. With dozens of productions running at once, the harder question usually isn’t whether to see Broadway — it’s which show fits your trip.
This is Stage & Street’s hub for current Broadway shows. Use it to see what’s playing on Broadway right now, browse musicals and plays, track new and upcoming productions, and open individual show guides covering casts, theaters, seating, audience fit and planning the rest of your night.
If you already know what you want to see and are comparing prices, rush, lottery or last-minute options, start with our Broadway tickets and planning guide. This page is focused on helping you decide what to see.
Once you’ve chosen a show, use our Broadway tickets guide for official ticket sources, discount options, TKTS, rush, lotteries and last-minute Broadway tickets.
Not sure where to start? The shows that consistently deliver for people who’ve never been to Broadway — and why they work.
See First-Timer Picks →Age-appropriate, paced right, and worth the investment. The productions that actually work for a family night on Broadway.
See Family Picks →From smart comedies to star-driven dramas to feel-good musicals — shows that make for a genuinely great evening for two.
See Date Night Picks →New openings, limited runs, and the full fall lineup broken down by audience type and ticket timing.
See Fall 2026 Picks →New musicals, plays, revivals, star-led productions, preview dates, opening nights, and future Broadway ticket timing.
See What’s Coming →Current Broadway Shows in NYC
If you’re wondering what’s playing on Broadway right now, start here. The current New York lineup includes long-running musicals, newer hits, limited-run plays and major productions that have opened during the 2026 season. Individual show guides cover the theater, cast, best seats, ticket strategy and who each production is best for.
Popular Long-Running Broadway Shows
The untold story of the witches of Oz remains one of Broadway’s most reliable crowd-pleasers. Best for first-timers, families, and anyone who wants the full Broadway spectacle experience.
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical about America’s founding era remains one of Broadway’s signature productions and one of the strongest choices for first-time visitors. Fans can also catch his first musical, In the Heights, at City Center from October 28 to November 15.
Julie Taymor’s production has been running since 1997 and remains one of Broadway’s defining family spectacles.
A long-running comedy hit for adult audiences who want something irreverent, fast and consistently funny.
Lean, cynical and fast-paced — the longest-running American musical revival in Broadway history.
A folk-blues retelling of the Orpheus myth and one of Broadway’s strongest choices for visitors who want something more atmospheric and artistically distinctive.
The Tony-winning musical about two obsolete helper robots remains one of Broadway’s more intimate and romantic current options.
Newer Broadway Musicals & Plays
Jocelyn Bioh’s sharp comedy about a Ghanaian boarding-school beauty pageant, led by Denée Benton and Patina Miller.
Rosamund Pike’s Broadway debut in Suzie Miller’s courtroom drama about a judge confronting her own blind spots.
Bill Irwin adapts Molière’s final comedy and stars as a hypochondriac who’d marry off his daughter to save on doctors’ bills, with Rachel Bloom in her Broadway debut. It runs 90 minutes with no intermission, and it’s a short limited run.
A rare Broadway horror production and a very different option for visitors looking beyond musicals and traditional drama.
The Tony-winning musical remains a major word-of-mouth Broadway hit.
The 2026 Tony winner for Best Musical remains one of the season’s major new productions.
New & Upcoming Broadway Shows
Planning ahead? Broadway’s upcoming calendar includes new musicals, classic revivals, star-driven plays and productions with preview and opening dates still ahead. Our dedicated upcoming shows hub tracks announced productions, theaters, dates and ticket timing.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus makes her Broadway debut opposite Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Joe Keery and Lily Rabe in Jon Robin Baitz’s family drama.
Billy Crystal returns to Broadway in a new one-man show about family, friendship, luck and loss, told through the Pacific Palisades home his family lived in for 46 years. It runs 1 hour 40 minutes with no intermission and is a limited engagement through January 3, 2027.
The first new musical of the 2026–27 season. Solea Pfeiffer and Liisi LaFontaine play Black twin sisters in 1893 Texas who pass as white and turn outlaw to save their family’s home, with Grammy winner Ledisi as their mother. It opens November 8, runs about 2 hours 15 minutes, and is recommended for ages 10 and up.
Bruce Norris’s Critics’ Circle Best Play reaches Broadway in a new staging by Joe Mantello, with K. Todd Freeman and Francis Guinan returning alongside Thomas Sadoski and Liza Colón-Zayas. It opens November 15 for a strictly limited 12-week run, runs 2 hours 25 minutes, and no one under 17 is admitted.
The longest-running musical in history finally reaches Broadway, in a version Tom Jones revised himself around a new central couple, Matt and Lewis. It’s directed by Christopher Gattelli, opens November 16, and is a limited run through February 7, 2027.
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes’s Tony-winning Washington Heights musical returns for a short City Center run, with Matte Martinez as Usnavi and David Mendizábal directing. City Center isn’t a Broadway house, but this is a full-scale staging of a Broadway Best Musical. It runs about 2 hours 30 minutes with an intermission, and City Center has set aside 10,000 tickets at $28 or less.
For the complete announced lineup, see the Upcoming Broadway Shows guide, including new musicals, plays, revivals, preview dates, opening nights and future ticket timing.
Choose by Type of Visitor
The most useful question isn’t “what’s the most popular show?” It’s who’s in your group and what kind of night are you after. Here’s a fast guide.
These are the shows that make people understand what Broadway is. Go in without expectations and let the production earn it.
Both are visually spectacular, age-appropriate, and paced for a mixed-age audience. The Lion King edges it for pure theatrical craft.
For a quiet, romantic night: the Tony-winning Maybe Happy Ending. For laughs with time left for dinner: The Imaginary Invalid, a 90-minute comedy that runs through November 22.
The season’s Best Musical winner, with 12 Tony nominations behind it. The answer when you only have one slot this season.
Oh, Mary! is one of Broadway’s funniest plays, and Cole Escola won the Tony for playing Mary Todd Lincoln. Operation Mincemeat is a sharp, star-driven comedy that rewards audiences who love clever writing.
Not interested in crying or thinking too hard? These two are reliably entertaining and fast-paced from first scene to last.
Full first-time visitor guide →
How to Choose a Broadway Show
There’s no universally right answer — but there are a few questions that cut through the noise quickly.
The most-searched Broadway show is not necessarily the right one for your group. A ten-year-old and a theater critic and a couple on a first date all need different things from a Broadway night. Identify who you’re going with and what they’ll actually enjoy before you look at what’s selling.
Broadway’s range runs from full-scale spectacle musicals designed to overwhelm your senses to intimate, character-driven work that gives a script and strong performances room to work. Neither is better — they’re different experiences entirely. Wicked and The Lion King are the former. Hadestown and Oh, Mary! are the latter. Know which you’re after before you book.
Shows with fixed closing dates sell out as word spreads. If you’re curious about The Imaginary Invalid (closes November 22), book before you’ve fully decided rather than after. You’ll get better seats at better prices, and you can always sell if plans change.
Wicked, Hamilton, The Lion King, and The Book of Mormon run year-round. You don’t need to rush those bookings. Midweek performances are almost always less expensive than weekend ones, and the experience in the theater is often better — smaller crowds, more relaxed energy, easier access to everything around the show.
The theater you’re going to determines where you eat, how you get there, and what the neighborhood feels like around the night. A show at Studio 54 is a different evening from a show at the Gershwin. A show at the Todd Haimes Theatre on busy 42nd Street is a different experience from one on the quieter side streets of the West 40s. The venue guides on Stage & Street cover all of it.
Our Best Broadway Shows Fall 2026 guide narrows the full season down to the strongest picks organized by type of visitor — it’s the fastest path to a decision if you’re choosing for a specific trip or occasion.
Individual Show Guides
Each guide covers the show in full — what it is, who it’s for, best seats at the specific theater, how to plan the night around it, and whether it’s worth booking now. Think of the grid below as the full broadway shows list on Stage & Street — if you’re after a list of current broadway shows with a dedicated planning guide behind each one, this is that list.
Looking for a past production? See the Broadway Shows Archive →
Find the Show That’s Right for You
Broadway in New York City is worth doing — and worth doing right. The right show for your group, booked at the right time, with a plan for the evening around it, is one of the best nights New York has to offer. Use the category guides and individual show pages above to narrow it down. If you’re still not sure, the fall 2026 guide is the fastest path to a decision.
And if you’re looking for help beyond the show itself — seating, the theater, where to eat, how to get there — the links below connect to every planning resource on Stage & Street.
2026 Tony Award Winners
Season Snapshot
- Shows Running ~35 productions currently on Broadway
- Best Musical 2026 Schmigadoon! — Nederlander Theatre
- Closing Soon School Girls (Nov 1) · The Imaginary Invalid (Nov 22)
- Recently Closed Titanique · Moulin Rouge! · Death of a Salesman · Every Brilliant Thing · Cats: The Jellicle Ball · Ragtime
- Coming Up See the Fall 2026 Broadway Guide
- First Step Match show to your group before buying tickets
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“The right show for your group beats the most popular show on Broadway. Start there — everything else follows.”