With the the 78th Annual Tony Awards behind us, it's time to gear up for a whole new lineup of shows, as the first Broadway production of the 2025-2026 season has already begun performances, with the Jean Smart-led Call Me Izzy set to officially open June 12.
With exciting new works like The Queen of Versailles and the return of all-time favorites like Mamma Mia...here we go again!
Call Me Izzy
Six-time Emmy winner Jean Smart has returned to Broadway in Jamie Wax's one-person-play, directed by Sarna Lapine. The story is described as a darkly comedic story about one woman in rural Louisiana who has a secret that is both her greatest gift and her only way out.
Call Me Izzy began performances May 24, and will officially open officially open June 12 at Studio 54.
Mamma Mia
Here we go again! Mamma Mia is heading back to Broadway just in time to savor the last weeks of summer. The international hit musical, which features the songs of ABBA, will return to the Winter Garden Theatre, where it initially opened in 2001. With music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, Mamma Mia! is written by Catherine Johnson, directed by Phyllida Lloyd, and choreographed by Anthony Van Laast. The musical is set on the eve of a wedding, as a daughter's quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother's past back to the island they had last visited 20 years ago. Songs include "Dancing Queen," "The Winner Takes It All," "Money, Money, Money," and "Take a Chance on Me."
Mamma Mia will begin performances August 2 ahead of an August 14 opening night at the Winter Garden Theatre.
Art
Yasmina Reza's 1998 Tony Award-winning play will receive a very starry Broadway revival, starring Tony and Emmy-winning actors James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris, and Emmy winner Bobby Cannavale. This is the first Broadway revival of Reza's play, which was originally produced in French and then subsequently translated into English for Broadway by Christopher Hampton. The work is about three friends whose friendship is tested when one of them (Serge, to be played be Harris) buys an expensive painting that Marc (Cannavale) dislikes. The third friend, Yvan (Corden), is stuck in the middle.
Art will begin performances August 28, with an official opening night September 16 at the Music Box Theatre.
The Queen of Versailles
Kristin Chenoweth's long-awaited return to the Broadway stage will come with a show fit for theatre royalty. Based on the wildly astonishing documentary directed by award-winning filmmaker Lauren Greenfield, it follows Jackie Siegel, computer engineer-turned-Mrs. Florida-turned-billionairess. Siegel sees herself as the embodiment of the American Dream, and now, as the wife of David “The Timeshare King� Siegel and mother of their eight children, she invites us to behold their most grandiose venture yet: building a $100 million house in Orlando, Florida, inspired by the Palace of Versailles. But with the Great Recession of 2008 looming, Jackie and David’s dreams begin to crumble, along with their lavish lifestyle.
The Queen of Versailles will begin previews October 8, with an official opening night on November 10 at the St. James Theatre.
Beetlejuice
He's baaaaaack... again! Beetlejuice the Musical will play a third engagement on Broadway this fall, with the first national tour set to come to Broadway's Palace Theatre for a 13-week limited engagement. Adapted from the cult favorite 1988 film by book writers Scott Brown (Castle Rock) and Anthony King (Broad City) and songwriter Eddie Perfect (King Kong), Beetlejuice premiered on Broadway in 2019, with direction by Tony winner Alex Timbers (Moulin Rouge!) and choreography by Connor Gallagher. The show earned eight 2019 Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical. The original run closed during the 2020 pandemic shutdown, but the show returned for a second go at the Marquis Theatre in 2022 before launching the national tour later the same year. International bows have played Tokyo, Seoul, and Melbourne.
Beetlejuice will begin performances October 8 at the Palace Theatre.
Ragtime
Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty, and Lynn Ahrens' Ragtime is officially coming back to Broadway. Lincoln Center Theater, newly under the artistic direction of Lear deBessonet, will stage a revival of the 1998 musical, a new production of deBessonet's 2024 New York City Center Gala staging. The cast will be led by Joshua Henry (Into the Woods) as Coalhouse Walker, Jr., Nichelle Lewis (The Wiz), Caissie Levy (Frozen) as Mother, and Tony winner Brandon Uranowitz (Leopoldstadt) as Tateh.
Ragtime will begin performances September 26 ahead of an October 16 opening night at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre.
Waiting for Godot
Samuel Beckett's seminal play Waiting for Godot will reunite Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure film stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter for a new production. Reeves will play Estragon opposite Winter's Vladimir, with additional casting to be announced. Premiering in 1953, Waiting for Godot centers on two men waiting for the titular Godot, engaging in a number of discussions in the meantime. The work has become a theatrical classic. On Broadway alone, the upcoming revival will be the play's fifth major staging.
Waiting for Godot will begin performances September 13 ahead of a September 28 opening night at the Hudson Theatre.
Marjorie Prime
Second Stage will bring Jordan Harrison’s Pulitzer Prize finalist play to Broadway, with direction by Anne Kauffman. The sci-fi drama is about an 85-year-old woman and the much younger AI doppelganger of her late husband.
Marjorie Prime will begin performances November 20 with an official opening night December 8 at the Hayes Theatre.
Becky Shaw
Second Stage will bring Gina Gionfriddo’s Pulitzer Prize finalist play to Broadway. Trip Cullman will direct the dark comedy that hinges on an ill-fated blind date and its repercussions.
Becky Shaw will begin performances March 17, 2026 with an opening night set for April 8, 2026 at the Hayes Theatre.
STAY TUNED
These productions have announced intentions to hit Broadway this season, but have not confirmed official dates or theatres yet.
Oedipus
Robert Icke's new modern interpretation of Oedipus Rex comes to Broadway after its record-breaking run in London's West End, starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville.
The show has been announced for fall 2025, with dates TBA at Studio 54.
Chess
ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus's cult-favorite Cold War musical is returning to Broadway at last, stacked with an all-star cast. The cast will be led by Tony winner Aaron Tveit as Freddie Trumper, Lea Michele as Florence Vassey, and Nicholas Christopher as Anatoly Sergievsky. Based on an idea by Tim Rice (and originally featuring a book by Richard Nelson), Chess tells the story of American and Russian chess champions playing a match against each other—and competing for the same woman—at the height of the Cold War.
The show has been announced for fall 2025, with dates TBA.
Punch
James Graham's play Punch will be staged at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Adam Penford (One Man, Two Guvnors) will direct the new work from the Olivier-winning Dear England and Ink playwright. Based on Jacob Dunne’s memoir Right From Wrong, Punch traces Dunne’s journey in restorative justice after one impulsive punch led to fatal consequences. After spending more than a year in prison, he connected with the victim's parents, sparking a profound transformation.
The show has been announced for Fall 2025, with dates TBA at the Friedman Theatre.
The Rocky Horror Show
Roundabout Theatre Company will stage a Broadway revival of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show for the first time in 24 years. Directed by Sam Pinkleton (Oh, Mary!), the rock ‘n� roll musical will take on new life as a guaranteed party at the famous Studio 54. With 51 years of continuous global productions, seen by over 35 million people around the world, The Rocky Horror Show is one of the most enduring cult classics of all time.
The show has been announced for Fall 2025, with dates TBA at Studio 54.
Kowalski
Off-Broadway play Kowalski will transfer to Broadway this fall, with Colin Hanlon returning to direct. Written by Greg Ostrin, the work explores the first meeting between Tennessee Williams and Marlon Brando.
The show has been announced for Fall 2025, with dates TBA.
All In: Comedy About Life
High-grossing All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich was such a Broadway success that its producers are planning to bring a follow-up to Broadway, with an all-star cast to be announced. The next entry, to be titled All Out, will widen its focus from love stories to tales about life, also written by Simon Rich and originally published in The New Yorker. "It's about ambition, envy, ego, spite, and the blind pursuit of fame and fortune," says Rich of the upcoming production in a statement. "I think some New Yorkers might find the theme even more relatable than love."
The show has been announced for the 2025-2026 season, with dates TBA.
The Lost Boys
With direction by Tony Award winner Michael Arden, Joel Schumacher's 1987 cult classic will come to Broadway with a book by David Hornsby and Chris Hoch, and music by the band The Rescues. The Lost Boys uses vampirism to explore the physical transformation, sexual awakening, and identity experimentation of a teenager's coming of age. When the brotherly duo of Michael and Sam move to the fictional town of Santa Carla, California, with their working mother and eccentric grandfather, they inadvertently end up in the crosshairs of a group of teenage rebel vampires and adolescent vampire hunters.
The show has been announced for Spring 2026, with dates TBA at the Palace Theatre.
The Balusters
Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC) will bring Lindsay-Abaire's new work to Broadway. Kenny Leon will direct the small town play centering on a neighborhood association experiencing some big drama—namely, the concept of installing a new stop sign on the neighborhood's most bucolic block.
The show has been announced for Spring 2026, with dates TBA.
Dog Day Afternoon
Dog Day Afternoon, a new play from Pulitzer winner Stephen Adly Guirgis (Between Riverside and Crazy), will make its Broadway debut, with Emmy-winning The Bear stars Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach starring. The true crime story, which previously inspired the 1975 film of the same name, centers on a 1972 Brooklyn bank robbery gone wrong that turns into a hostage situation. Bernthal will play Sonny Amato to Moss-Bachrach's Sal DeSilva. Frank Pierson wrote the 1975 film, adapting P.F. Kluge's Life magazine article "The Boys in the Bank." Warner Bros., which released the film, is producing the upcoming stage play, though it doesn't appear to be a direct adaptation of Pierson's screenplay.
The show has been announced for Spring 2026, with dates TBA.
Dolly: An Original Musical
Dolly Parton's biomusical will be Parton's second Broadway outing, after penning the original score to 2009's 9 to 5. Starring as Parton, each in different stages of the 11-time Grammy winner's life, will be Katie Rose Clarke, Carrie St. Louis, and Quinn Titcomb.
The show has been announced for Spring 2026, with dates TBA, after a pre-Broadway tryout in Nashville.
Fallen Angels
Tony winner Kelli O'Hara and Rose Byrne will star in a revival of Noël Coward's 1925 comedy of bad manners.
The show has been announced for spring 2026 with dates TBA at the Todd Haimes Theatre.
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
As announced tonight on the Tony Awards ceremony (for the folks who were in the room at Radio City Music Hall), last year's hit reimagined production of Cats will sashay its way to Broadway (after an acclaimed run at the Perelman Performing Arts Center). Gone are the tails and leg-warmers, as the Andrew Lloyd Webber-T.S. Eliot musical was reset in a queer ballroom setting, with members of different houses vying to be the Jellicle choice. The show was directed by Zhailon Levingston (Chicken & Biscuits) and PAC NYC Artistic Director Bill Rauch (All the Way).
Dates and theatres are still TBA.
