This London bridge isn't falling down anytime soon. Every NYC theatre season brings an array of imports from England, adding a dash of West End magic to the Broadway and Off-Broadway theatrical mix.
The pipeline between the West End and Broadway in the 2025–26 season is wonderfully robust. Like a transatlantic jet stream, it has carried hit London productions to NYC, introducing all kinds of shows to a whole new audience.
The genres represented by this season's wave of London imports run the gamut: epic tragedy, musical comedy, contemporary drama, and period bio-play. These productions range from revered classics (like a Greek tragedy by Sophocles) to catchy, crowd-pleasing new works (like a delightfully layered musical involving cake). Together, they bring fresh talent, distinctive design, and a signature British sensibility — while deepening cultural exchange and reaffirming Broadway’s standing as a truly international theatre capital.
Early in the 2025–26 season, Oedipus and Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) launched on Broadway, propelled by strong London reviews, Olivier Award recognition, and eager fan bases.
Now, new spring productions like the starry Broadway plays Giant and Every Brilliant Thing, and more intimate Off-Broadway shows like Blackout Songs, are similarly buoyed by the sense that New York audiences can reliably look to London as a source of exciting new work to anticipate in NYC. Last season’s Stranger Things: The First Shadow and Operation Mincemeat, and long-running hits like Six and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, are even more examples of imported successes.
Of course, theatre transfers go in both directions: Most recently, the hit NYC comedies Oh, Mary! and Titanique, both on Broadway this spring, made big splashes across the pond within the last year. The London/NYC theatrical exchange isn't just a trend; it's a time-tested formula.
Discover this season’s London arrivals on and off Broadway, and grab your tickets to see them below.
Traveling to London? Visit LondonTheatre.co.uk for West End news and tickets.