Broadway heads into the 2026-27 season with a remarkably varied lineup. Such major stars as Billy Crystal, Allison Janney, Neil Patrick-Harris, Julia Roberts and others will return to the stage. Classic musicals (from Evita to The Fantasticks) will receive new productions. Acclaimed plays will make Broadway debuts. Meanwhile, several ambitious new musicals hope to become the season’s breakout hits.
Odets, Shakespeare and Molière share the season with Prince, Dolly Parton and Rodgers and Hammerstein. New musicals sit alongside major revivals. Contemporary plays tackle difficult subjects. In addition, Now You See Me Live, It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play and Blue Man Group add theatrical spectacle to the holiday season.
Here is StageZine’s month-by-month look at some of the major productions arriving on Broadway from now through spring 2027. More productions may still join the calendar. However, Broadway already gives theatergoers plenty to anticipate in the coming months.
Now playing
‘SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY’: (left to right) Patina Miller, Denée Benton & cast. Now playing through November 18, 2026. Photo: Matthew Murphy.
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
Jocelyn Bioh’s acclaimed comedy has made its Broadway debut at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Whitney White directs a cast that includes Denée Benton, Patina Miller, Jasmine Amy Rogers and Heather Alicia Simms.
Set at an elite boarding school in Ghana in 1986, the play uses a Miss Ghana pageant competition to explore friendship, ambition, colorism and beauty standards. In fact, the Broadway engagement has been extended through November 18, 2026.
Official website: Manhattan Theatre Club
October 2026
Other Desert Cities
Jon Robin Baitz’s acclaimed family drama returns to Broadway in its first Broadway revival. Julia Louis-Dreyfus makes her Broadway debut alongside Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Joe Keery and Lily Rabe. John Benjamin Hickey directs.
Set in Palm Springs, the play centers on a politically connected family whose long-buried secrets threaten to surface when a daughter returns home with a revealing memoir. Currently, the show is now in previews at the Hudson Theatre, with opening night set for October 18, 2026.
Official website: Other Desert Cities
‘860’: Billy Crystal’s deeply personal solo show is currently in previews. Opens October 21, 2026. Photo: Courtesy of Polk PR.
860
Billy Crystal returns to Broadway in 860, an intimate solo show inspired by the loss of his Pacific Palisades home in the fires. Through stories about family, friendship, love and loss, Mr. Crystal considers the meaning of home and the healing power of laughter. Scott Ellis directs.
The limited engagement is now in previews, opens October 21 at the Imperial Theatre and runs through January 3, 2027.
Official website: Billy Crystal: 860
The Imaginary Invalid
Bill Irwin stars as Argan in his new adaptation of Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid for Roundabout Theatre Company. Meanwhile, Brandon J. Dirden directs the classic comedy about hypochondria, medicine, money and family mayhem.
Currently in previews, the production opens October 22 at the Todd Haimes Theatre and runs through November 22, 2026.
Official website: The Imaginary Invalid
A Few Good Men
Bradley Whitford, Tom Blyth and Krysta Rodriguez lead the Broadway revival of Aaron Sorkin’s gripping courtroom drama. Under Michael Arden’s direction, the play is about a military lawyer defending two Marines accused of killing a fellow serviceman and raises questions about authority, loyalty and the search for truth.
The production opens October 29 at Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theater and runs through January 10, 2027.
Official website: Lincoln Center Theater
November 2026
‘WANTED’: Opens November 8 at the James Earl Jones Theatre. Artwork courtesy of Rubenstein Communications.
Wanted
Solea Pfeiffer, Liisi LaFontaine and Ledisi lead WANTED, a new American musical about twin sisters Mary and Martha Clarke, Black women passing as white in 1893 Texas. In addition, Luke James also stars. Angelica Chéri wrote the book and lyrics, with music by Ross Baum and direction by Stevie Walker-Webb.
The musical opens November 8 at the James Earl Jones Theatre.
Official website: WANTED
Here There Are Blueberries
Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich’s acclaimed drama moves to Broadway after its Off-Broadway run. Mr. Kaufman directs the play, which follows the discovery of photographs from Auschwitz and the troubling questions they raise about the everyday lives of the people depicted in them.
It opens November 9 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and runs through January 10, 2027.
Official website: Here There Are Blueberries
Downstate
Following acclaimed productions in Chicago and Off-Broadway, Bruce Norris’ provocative Downstate finally reaches Broadway. Joe Mantello directs the drama about four men living together after serving prison sentences for sex offenses. Through the drama, Mr. Norris examines punishment, remorse and whether society allows any possibility of redemption.
It opens November 15 at the Booth Theatre and runs through January 10, 2027.
Official website: Downstate
The Fantasticks
One of American theater’s most enduring musicals finally arrives on Broadway. Ruthie Ann Miles, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, David Patrick Kelly and Kevin Del Aguila are among the cast. For this production, Christopher Gattelli directs and choreographs the cherished classic, famous for such songs as “Try to Remember.”
The Fantasticks opens November 16 at Second Stage’s Hayes Theater and runs through February 7, 2027.
Official website: The Fantasticks
Much Ado About Nothing
Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell star as Benedick and Beatrice in Jamie Lloyd’s new production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. The beloved battle of wits opens November 19 at the Winter Garden Theatre and plays through January 10, 2027.
Official website: Much Ado About Nothing
Holiday 2026 shows
Now You See Me Live
Broadway gets a different kind of spectacle when Now You See Me Live takes over the Al Hirschfeld Theatre for the holiday season. Inspired by Lionsgate’s popular film franchise, the production brings the Four Horsemen to the stage through large-scale illusions, individual stunts and theatrical storytelling.
Gabriella Lester, James More, Darcy Oake and Matthew Pomeroy make up the New York team of Horsemen. Their backgrounds range from escape artistry and mind reading to large-scale illusion. Together, they bring the seemingly impossible feats of the films into a live theatrical setting.
The limited engagement opens November 11 and runs through January 3, 2027. For audiences looking beyond the traditional holiday musical or play, Now You See Me Live offers one of Broadway’s more unusual seasonal attractions.
Official website: Now You See Me Live
‘IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY’: (left to right) Andrew Rannells, Megan Hilty, Tituss Burgess, Harry Hamlin & Lisa Rinna. Photos: Emil Cohen, Tony Matula, Nina Duncan & Tony Duran.
It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Frank Capra’s beloved holiday classic comes to Broadway in a theatrical radio-play adaptation. Andrew Rannells, Megan Hilty, Tituss Burgess, Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna lead the ensemble, with Jerry Zaks directing. The production reimagines George Bailey’s story through the sounds and performances of a vintage radio broadcast.
Performances begin November 4 at the Broadhurst Theatre, with opening night November 18. The limited engagement runs through January 3, 2027.
Official website: It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Blue Man Group: A New Holiday Surprise
Blue Man Group makes its Broadway debut with its first holiday production. A New Holiday Surprise brings the group’s mix of music, visual comedy and unpredictable antics to the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Performances run November 12 through January 3, 2027, with opening night November 17.
Official website: Blue Man Group
December 2026
Inter Alia
Rosamund Pike comes to Broadway in Suzie Miller’s Inter Alia following its London run. In addition, Justin Martin directs the drama about a London Crown Court judge whose professional convictions collide with a crisis inside her own family. From the writer and director of the recent transatlantic hit Prima Facie.
It opens December 1 at the Music Box Theatre and runs through February 21, 2027.
Official website: Inter Alia
Galileo
Raúl Esparza stars as Galileo Galilei in an ambitious new musical about the scientist whose discoveries put him on a collision course with religious authority. Joy Woods and Jeremy Kushnier also star.
Danny Strong wrote the book, while Zoe Sarnak and Michael Weiner created the music and lyrics. Michael Mayer directs. Galileo opens December 6 at the Shubert Theatre.
Official website: Galileo
January 2027
Awake and Sing!
Clifford Odets’ landmark American drama returns to Broadway in a new Manhattan Theatre Club production. Danny Burstein, Micaela Diamond, Jessica Hecht, Will Pullen and Jeremy Shamos lead the cast. Tyne Rafaeli directs.
Against the backdrop of the Great Depression, Awake and Sing! follows three generations of the Berger family as they struggle with money, ambition, love and disappointment in the Bronx. It opens January 7 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre and runs through February 7, 2027.
Official website: Manhattan Theatre Club
‘DOLLY: A TRUE ORIGINAL MUSICAL’: (left to right) John Behlmann, Norah Nunes, Katie Rose Clarke, Carrie St. Louis & Gabriel Ebert star. Photo: Matthew Murphy.
DOLLY: A True Original Musical
The late Dolly Parton’s life and career come to Broadway in DOLLY: A True Original Musical. The show follows her journey from a childhood in Tennessee to international stardom while drawing on the enormous catalog of music she created along the way.
In a major audience-access initiative, the producers of DOLLY: A True Original Musical will provide 30,000 free tickets to New York City public school students during the show’s first year on Broadway. The partnership with the New York City Department of Education will introduce Ms. Parton’s story and music to a new generation of theatergoers.
The musical arrives on Broadway following its developmental production in Nashville. Previews begin December 7 at the St. James Theatre, with opening night set for January 19, 2027.
Official website: DOLLY: A True Original Musical
Mix and Master
Kara Young and Ruben Santiago-Hudson star in Dominique Morisseau’s Mix and Master, a new play centered on the last record shop in the Bronx and a younger generation determined to keep its musical culture alive. Kamilah Forbes takes the director’s chair.
The limited Roundabout engagement opens January 27 at the Todd Haimes Theatre and runs through February 28, 2027.
Official website: Roundabout Theatre Company
March 2027
Dirty Dancing: The Musical
Nobody puts Baby in a corner. The beloved 1987 film heads to Broadway in a new stage musical that revisits the summer romance between Frances “Baby” Houseman and dance instructor Johnny Castle. Audiences can expect the story’s signature dancing and familiar music, including “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life.”
Previews begin February 12 and the show opens March 14, 2027 at the Lena Horne Theatre.
Official website: Dirty Dancing: The Musical
Small Mouth Sounds
Martin Freeman, Greta Lee, Sarah Paulson, Isaac Powell, Julia Roberts and Paul Rudd form the starry ensemble of Bess Wohl’s Small Mouth Sounds. Joe Mantello directs the comedy about six strangers who arrive at a silent retreat hoping to change their lives. Instead, their search for inner peace becomes considerably more complicated.
The Broadway premiere opens March 18 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
Official website: Small Mouth Sounds
‘EVITA’: Rachel Zegler as Eva Perón in the London production, headed for Broadway next spring. Previews begin in February. Opens March 25, 2027. Photo courtesy of ‘Evita.’
Evita
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Evita returns to Broadway in Jamie Lloyd’s new production. Rachel Zegler stars as Eva Perón in the revival, which follows Mr. Lloyd’s award-winning London staging.
Additionally, the celebrated score includes “Buenos Aires,” “Another Suitcase in Another Hall” and “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina.” Evita opens March 25, 2027 at the Winter Garden Theatre.
Official website: Evita
April 2027
Gloria
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Gloria comes to Second Stage’s Hayes Theater in its Broadway premiere. Evan Cabnet directs the dark comedy, which turns an ordinary magazine workplace into a sharp examination of ambition, media, exploitation and who gets to own a story after tragedy strikes. Opening night is April 5, 2027.
Official website: Second Stage Theater
Purple Rain
Prince’s Purple Rain makes the leap from screen to Broadway. Saheem Ali directs the new musical, with a book by Peter Duchan and choreography by Ebony Williams. Drawing on the landmark 1984 film, the show brings the story of The Kid and more than 20 Prince songs to the stage.
The musical opens April 12, 2027 at the Majestic Theatre.
Official website: Purple Rain
The Sound of Music
Jasmine Amy Rogers (Boop! The Musical) stars as Maria in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music at Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theater. Lear deBessonet directs, with choreography by Christopher Gattelli.
The beloved musical follows Maria and the von Trapp family against the growing threat of Nazi rule in Austria. Opening night is April 15, and the limited engagement runs through July 18, 2027.
Official website: The Sound of Music
Paddington The Musical
Paddington The Musical brings Michael Bond’s beloved bear to Broadway following its London success. Jessica Swale wrote the book, Tom Fletcher wrote the music and lyrics, and Luke Sheppard directs.
The musical begins previews March 30 and opens April 18, 2027 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.
Official website: Paddington The Musical
Damn Yankees
Neil Patrick Harris, Julianne Hough and Austin Scott lead the Broadway return of Damn Yankees. Sergio Trujillo directs and choreographs the revival of the classic musical, which combines baseball, romance and a Faustian bargain.
The score includes “Whatever Lola Wants,” “Heart” and “Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo.” The revival opens April 20 at the Marquis Theatre.
Official website: Damn Yankees
The Full Monty
David Yazbek and Terrence McNally’s The Full Monty returns to Broadway for its first revival. Leigh Silverman directs, with choreography by Connor Gallagher. At its center, the musical follows six unemployed Buffalo steelworkers who devise an unconventional way to make money and regain their confidence.
The revival opens April 25 at Roundabout’s Todd Haimes Theatre and runs through June 20, 2027.
Official website: Roundabout Theatre Company
Alia Saban is StageZine’s new Features Editor. Born and raised in Michigan, Alia has called Manhattan home for the past four years.