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Broadway matinee guide: Which Broadway shows have matinees and how to get tickets

Learn what days Broadway has matinees and what time each show's matinee performances begin.

Gillian Russo
Written byGillian Russo

Evening shows are perfect for those who work during the day or are looking for a fun night out, but afternoon matinees are just as special. Seeing a Broadway matinee is a great day-off activity, and matinees are the perfect performances for young children to attend. Those taking day trips to New York can also travel in, catch a matinee show, and travel out again before it gets too late.

Luckily, every Broadway show has matinee options, but not all matinee performances take place on the same days or start at the same time. Below, find out what days and times each of this season's Broadway matinee performances are. Please note that these are shows' standard schedules, which are subject to one-off variations, including around the holidays or during preview performances.

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& Juliet

A Few Good Men

Aladdin

Awake and Sing!

Blue Man Group “A New Holiday Surprise”

Buena Vista Social Club

Chicago

Downstate

Galileo

Hadestown

Hamilton

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Inter Alia

It's a Wonderful Life

Just in Time

Maybe Happy Ending

MJ The Musical

Much Ado About Nothing

Now You See Me Live

Oh, Mary!

Operation Mincemeat

Other Desert Cities

Paranormal Activity

Schmigadoon!

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

Six

Stranger Things: The First Shadow

The Book of Mormon

The Fantasticks

The Great Gatsby

The Imaginary Invalid

The Lion King

The Lost Boys

The Outsiders

The Rocky Horror Show

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Wanted

Wicked

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Blue Man Group “A New Holiday Surprise”

Blue Man Group “A New Holiday Surprise” has 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. matinees on Saturdays and Sundays, with additional 2 p.m. weekday matinees during the weeks of Christmas and New Year's. Blue Man Group “A New Holiday Surprise” is at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

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Photo credit: Blue Man Group “A New Holiday Surprise.” (Photo courtesy of production)

Galileo

Galileo has Wednesday matinees at 1 p.m., Saturday matinees at 2 p.m., and Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. Galileo is at the Shubert Theatre.

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Photo credit: Raúl Esparza in Galileo at Berkeley Rep. (Photo by Kevin Berne)

Inter Alia

Inter Alia has Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 1 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Inter Alia is at the Music Box Theatre.

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Photo credit: Inter Alia in London. (Photo by Manuel Harlan)

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life has 1 p.m. matinees on Saturdays and Sundays, with additional 1 p.m. Wednesday matinees the weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. It's a Wonderful Life is at the Broadhurst Theatre.

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Photo credit: Lisa Rinna, Harry Hamlin, Andrew Rannells, Tituss Burgess, and Megan Hilty. (Photos courtesy of production; Hamlin photo by Tony Duran; Rannells photo by Emil Cohen; Burgess photo by Nina Duncan; Hilty photo by Tony Matula of MA2LA)

MJ The Musical

MJ The Musical has Wednesday matinees at 1 p.m., Saturday matinees at 2 p.m., and Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. MJ The Musical is at the Neil Simon Theatre.

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Photo credit: MJ The Musical on Broadway. (Photo by Matthew Murphy)

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing has Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. Much Ado About Nothing is at the Winter Garden Theatre.

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Photo credit: Hayley Atwell, Tom Hiddleston, and the cast of Much Ado About Nothing. (Photo by Marc Brenner)

Now You See Me Live

Now You See Me Live has 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. matinees on Saturdays and Sundays, as well as on December 21 and 28. Now You See Me Live is at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

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Photo credit: Now You See Me Live in London. (Photo by Johan Persson)

Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat has Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Operation Mincemeat is at the Golden Theatre.

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Operation Mincemeat

Photo credit: Claire-Marie Hall, David Cumming, Zoë Roberts, Natasha Hodgson, and Jak Malone. (Photo by Matt Crockett)

Other Desert Cities

Other Desert Cities has Wednesday matinees at 1 p.m., Saturday matinees at 2 p.m., and Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. Other Desert Cities is at the Hudson Theatre.

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Photo credit: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Joe Keery, and Lily Rabe (Photos courtesy of production; Louis-Dreyfus photo by Christopher Anderson; Harris photo by O'Shane Howard; Janney photo by Robert Ascroft)

Schmigadoon!

Schmigadoon! has Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2 p.m. and a Sunday matinee at 3 p.m.Schmigadoon! is at the Nederlander Theatre.

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Photo credit: Schmigadoon! at the Kennedy Center. (Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play has Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play is at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

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Photo credit: Jasmine Amy Rogers, Denée Benton, and Patina Miller. (Rogers photo by Nicole Wilson; Benton photo by Monica Schipper; Miller photo by Victoria Stevens)

Six

Six has a Saturday matinee at 3 p.m. and a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Six is at the Lena Horne Theatre.

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Photo credit: The cast of Six on Broadway in 2024. (Photo by Matthew Murphy)

The Lion King

The Lion King has a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. and a Sunday matinee at 1 p.m. The Lion King is at the Minskoff Theatre.

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Photo credit: The Lion King on Broadway. (Photo by Matthew Murphy)

860

860 has Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. 860 is at the Imperial Theatre.

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Photo credit: Billy Crystal. (Photo courtesy of production)

Frequently asked questions

Which Broadway shows have matinee performances?

All Broadway shows have matinees. Every show has at least one matinee performance each week, though most have two or three.

What days does Broadway have matinees?

Most Broadway shows have matinee performances, in addition to evening performances, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Many shows also have only a matinee on Sunday. The exact start time varies by show, though, and certain shows have matinees on different days. Discover our guide to Broadway shows with nontraditional performance times.

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