Here are our top picks of theatre to check out in March 2024, one of the busiest months for new Broadway and Off-Broadway openings, meaning plenty to check out.
March marks the start of spring and of daylight savings time, so when you turn your clocks forward, that means you're one hour closer to seeing your next show. And if you're planning to see a Broadway or Off-Broadway show this month, there are plenty to choose from.
Tons of Broadway and Off-Broadway plays and musicals will join the ranks of long-running shows and recent February premieres throughout March. With warmer weather on the horizon, it's a perfect time to get out and go to a show. Grab your friends or family for a spring break trip, or venture out solo when you have a free night.
New shows this March cover all sorts of topics, from Camelot to cookouts to corn. There are plenty of revivals, too, from a new adaptation of a hit film to the first revival of a classic dance revue. Read on to learn about Broadway and Off-Broadway shows to see in March, and get tickets now.
BOOP! The Musical
Wicked
John Proctor Is the Villain
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Just in Time
Vanya
The Jonathan Larson Project
Sumo
We Had a World
Love Life
Ghosts
BOOP! The Musical
You’ve seen her in cartoons, now see her come to life on stage: Betty Boop takes New York by storm in this new musical. See the sweet, sassy, spit-curled icon of joy, empowerment, and playfulness find love and adventure in the Big Apple. You are capable of amazing things, and Betty Boop is here to take you on a journey toward them.
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Wicked
Defying gravity on Broadway for over 20 years, Wicked is as popular as ever thanks to the award-winning movie adaptation that's up for 10 Oscars in March. See how Glinda and Elphaba became the good and wicked witches of Oz in this thrillifying musical full of exuberant dance, enormous spectacle, and soaring bubbles and broomsticks.
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John Proctor Is the Villain
See Sadie Sink (The Whale, Stranger Things) star in this bitingly funny new play that puts a spin on an American classic. Directed by Tony Award winner Danya Taymor (The Outsiders), Kimberly Belflower’s play traces Georgia students studying The Crucible, whose lead character, they find, may or may not be as heroic as he seems.
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Stranger Things: The First Shadow
What happened before the world turned upside down? Find out in Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the dazzling Broadway show with special effects galore. Fans of the Netflix series will rejoice, but no prior knowledge of the show is needed: this standalone story will thrill anyone who enjoys Broadway spectacle, compelling characters, and an exciting plot set 30 years before the events of the TV show.
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Just in Time
Entertainment icon and Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff stars as Bobby Darin, the crooner behind hits including “Beyond the Sea,” “Mack the Knife,” “Splish Splash,” and “Dream Lover.” An inventive new play that transforms the theatre into a speakeasy, Just in Time is a unique jukebox musical that’s immersive, swinging, and a full-scale experience, top to bottom. Tony Award winner Alex Timbers (Moulin Rouge! The Musical) directs.
Check back for information on Just in Time tickets on New York Theatre Guide.
Vanya
See two-time Emmy Award nominee Andrew Scott (Fleabag, Ripley) star in a bold solo production of Vanya, based on Anton Chekhov’s classic drama Uncle Vanya about unrequited desires and dreams. In a five-star review, London Theatre's critic said, “Andrew Scott delivers a tour-de-force performance, and his stage chops are at full tilt in his one-man manifesto.”
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The Jonathan Larson Project
There’s no day but today to see this new musical. The songs of Pulitzer Prize winner Jonathan Larson (Rent) come to life in this original show. The Jonathan Larson Project brings together dozens of songs from unproduced Larson musicals, plus pop tunes found in files and boxes after the visionary writer died in 1996. Larson’s signature rock style transformed the sound of Broadway, and audiences will hear it anew in this fresh musical.
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Sumo
Yes, that sumo: While training at an elite sumo facility in Tokyo, six men practice, love, play, and ultimately fight. Step into the sacred world of sumo wrestling with the New York premiere of Lisa Sanaye Dring’s mesmerizing new drama. Action-packed and full of heart, this powerhouse drama takes audiences into the ring under the direction of Obie Award winner Ralph B. Peña.
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We Had a World
See the newest play from Tony Award nominee Joshua Harmon, acclaimed author of Bad Jews, Admissions, and Prayer for the French Republic. Joanna Gleason (Tony Award winner for Into the Woods) and Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen, No Hard Feelings) star as a dying grandma and her grandson, for whom she has one wish: write an extremely bitter, vicious, no-holds-barred play about her family. Cue the drama!
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Love Life
Love Life is the next musical coming to Encores!, the program at New York City Center that breathes new life into beloved musicals due for a revival. Kate Baldwin (Hello, Dolly!) and Nicholas Christopher (Little Shop of Horrors) star in this rarely staged show about a couple who lives for centuries, watching America evolve as their relationship does.
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Ghosts
Uncover the mystery of the Alving family: Henrik Ibsen’s 1881 classic gets a wild makeover in this highly entertaining and suspenseful new production coming to Lincoln Center Theater. Billy Crudup, Lily Rabe, and more star in this play in which love, duty and family are mercilessly put to the test as scandals and secrets resurface after one child’s long-awaited return home.
Check back for information on Ghosts tickets on New York Theatre Guide.
