Broadway

Spring has officially sprung, and theatre openings have officially sprung into high gear with it. With the Tony Awards just a few months away, tons of new plays, new musicals, and revivals are opening in the hopes of soon getting honored as the year's best theatre.

There couldn't be a better month for the height of the theatre season: Children go on spring break, meaning it's the perfect time for a family theatre outing, even if you're traveling to New York. And with the weather getting warmer,...

Best Broadway shows in New York in April 2025

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You don't need good luck to see George Clooney make his Broadway debut — just a ticket. The Oscar winner co-wrote and stars as Edward R. Murrow in the stage adaptation of his 2005 film about the on-air showdown between the journalist and Senator Joseph McCarthy over journalism, ethics, and truth.

Get [*Good Night, and Good Luck* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/41006-good-night-and-good-luck-on-broadway) now.

Good Night, and Good Luck

In this thrilling comedy-drama starring *Stranger Things*'s [Sadie Sink](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/sadie-sink), a group of Georgia high schoolers reading *The Crucible* in class start to question everything they're being taught — both about the hero of the play and who their real-life heroes are.

Get [*John Proctor Is the Villain* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/43024-john-proctor-is-the-villain-on-broadway) now.

John Proctor Is the Villain

Boop-oop-a-doop! Go along with classic cartoon character Betty Boop as she takes a day off from a life of superstardom in black and white and seeks out love, friendship, and adventure in the colorful New York City.

Get [*BOOP! The Musical* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/39187-boop-the-betty-boop-musical) now.

BOOP! The Musical

Watch Grammy Award nominee [Nick Jonas](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/nick-jonas) and Tony Award winner [Adrienne Warren](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/adrienne-warren) fall in and out of love in this fan-favorite musical by Jason Robert Brown. Writer Jamie's side of the story starts at the first kiss, while actress Cathy's starts at their breakup.

Get [*The Last Five Years* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/41345-the-last-five-years-on-broadway) now.

The Last Five Years

What do you say, old friend, why not check out this star-studded musical celebration starring [Bernadette Peters](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/bernadette-peters), [Lea Salonga](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/lea-salonga), and more? *Old Friends* honors the life and career of the late Broadway songwriter [Stephen Sondheim](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/a-history-of-stephen-sondheim-musicals-on-broadway-and-beyond) through his best-loved tunes.

Get [*Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/40572-stephen-sondheims-old-friends-on-broadway) now.

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

It's gonna be a smash! Inspired by the hit NBC TV show, *Smash* takes audiences behind the scenes of a fictional Marilyn Monroe musical, where the tension and drama off stage nearly tops the drama on stage.

Get [*Smash* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24261-smash-a-new-musical-tickets) now.

Smash

Tony Award nominee [Jeremy Jordan](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/jeremy-jordan) stars in this musical inspired by the true story of a 1920s cave explorer who gets trapped, leaving the nation holding its breath and creating one of the first media circuses as we know them.

Get [*Floyd Collins* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/41242-floyd-collins-on-broadway) now.

Floyd Collins

Welcome to Hawkins, Indiana — but not exactly the one you know from the hit Netflix show. This stage prequel is set in the 1950s, when the lives of teenage Hopper, Joyce, Bob Newby, and more are turned upside down with the arrival of a mysterious new kid.

Get [*Stranger Things: The First Shadow* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/41967-stranger-things-the-first-shadow-on-broadway) now.

Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Anchors aweigh! [Ramin Karimloo](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/ramin-karimloo), [David Hyde Pierce](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/david-hyde-pierce), and [Jinkx Monsoon](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/jinkx-monsoon) star in this reimagined version of Gilbert and Sullivan's classic operetta *The Pirates of Penzance*, infusing the madcap antics with the jazzy, bluesy sounds of New Orleans.

Get [*Pirates! The Penzance Musical* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/38596-the-pirates-of-penzance) now.

Pirates! The Penzance Musical

In this adaptation of Josefina López's play and the America Ferrera film, 18-year-old Ana must choose between pursuing college and a career in NYC and staying with her family and their business in L.A. Broadway newcomer [Tatianna Córdoba](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/tatianna-cordoba) stars as Ana alongside *One Day at a Time*'s [Justina Machado](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/justina-machado) as her mother.

Get [*Real Women Have Curves* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/12886-real-women-have-curves-on-broadway) now.

Real Women Have Curves

*Dead Outlaw* tells the story of a Wild West bandit who dies young but gets a second life of sorts when his corpse is used as a carnival attraction, funhouse decoration, and movie prop. The wildest part? It's all true. The show reunites the Tony Award-winning creators of the acclaimed musical *The Band's Visit*.

Get [*Dead Outlaw* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/38531-dead-outlaw) now.

Dead Outlaw

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You're just in time to see Tony Award winner [Jonathan Groff](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/jonathan-groff) as Bobby Darin, the singer of "Splish Splash," "Mack the Knife," "Dream Lover," and more. The [Circle in the Square Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/circle-in-the-square-theatre) becomes a nightclub to capture the feel of the late icon's intimate live performances.

[Check back for information on *Just in Time* tickets on New York Theatre Guide.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/42905-just-in-time-on-broadway)

Just in Time

The circus is in town through April 27 only! Don't miss the limited return of Cirque du Soleil to NYC. The celebrated circus troupe's latest show, *Luzia*, features acrobatics, puppetry, water acts, and more [inspired by Mexican culture and folklore](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/guide-to-cirque-du-soleil-luzia-in-new-york-city).

Get [*Cirque du Soleil: Luzia* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/42849-cirque-du-soleil-luzia) now.

Cirque du Soleil: Luzia

Ryan J. Haddad, acclaimed creator and performer of shows like *Dark Disabled Stories* and *Hi, Are You Single?* returns to the stage with a tender, funny solo play about navigating first love with a disability.

Get [*Hold Me in the Water* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/41046-hold-me-in-the-water) now.

Hold Me in the Water

You don't just get one show, but four in *Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.* This production gathers four short plays by trailblazing experimental playwright Caryl Churchill, covering fantastical topics like ghosts and a secret in a bottle.

Get [*Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/40949-glass-kill-what-if-if-only-imp) now.

Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.

Three rabbis gather in a room to discuss a way forward after one reveals she is transgender, shaking up their strictly gendered way of life. [Tommy Dorfman](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/tommy-dorfman), [Brandon Uranowitz](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/brandon-uranowitz), [Judy Kuhn](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/judy-kuhn), and more star in this story about bridging tradition and modernity, faith and acceptance.

Get [*Becoming Eve* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/43708-becoming-eve) now.

Becoming Eve

Discover our top picks for Broadway shows and Off-Broadway shows to see in April, including new shows premiering and last-chance shows closing this month.

Top theatre to see in New York in April | New York Theatre Guide

Here are our top picks of theatre to check out in April 2025, including more than a dozen new Broadway musicals and plays opening in time for the 2025 Tony Awards.

The characters of the new Broadway musical [*Redwood*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/41270-redwood-on-broadway) spend a lot of time with their heads in the clouds. *Redwood* takes place in a California forest, where grieving mother Jesse (Tony Award winner [Idina Menzel](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/idina-menzel)) arrives from New York to climb, literally, toward a fresh start. With the help of two environmental scholars who show her the ropes, the massive...

How 'Redwood' reaches new heights on Broadway with aerial dance

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Melecio Estrella and his company BANDALOOP created the musical's vertical choreography, a unique art form that combines techniques of dance and climbing.

What do you get when you put World War II history, five British actors, and a corpse on stage? You might think high drama, but think again — [*Operation Mincemeat*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/42735-operation-mincemeat-on-broadway) is musical comedy through and through.

This award-winning musical from London centers on a real deception mission in which Allied troops threw off German forces by planting false intelligence on a dead body. For the show's transfer to Broadway's [Golden...

See photos of 'Operation Mincemeat' on Broadway

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The musical comedy, now at the Golden Theatre following an Olivier Award-winning run in London, centers on an unbelievable true slice of World War II history.

Feel — and see — the rhythm! Check out photos of [*Buena Vista Social Club*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/31351-buena-vista-social-club) on Broadway, now playing at the [Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/gerald-schoenfeld-theatre) after a critically acclaimed world premiere off Broadway with Atlantic Theater Company.

Named for the band that revived the Golden Age of Cuban music, *Buena Vista Social Club* blends fact and fiction to tell the story...

See photos of 'Buena Vista Social Club' on Broadway

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The musical features the songs of and is inspired by the band of the same name, who formed in the late '90s to revive the Golden Age of Cuban music.

It's still growing! A new block of tickets to *Redwood* on Broadway, starring [Idina Menzel](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/idina-menzel), has been released, with seats on sale through August 17, 2025. Get [*Redwood* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/41270-redwood-on-broadway) on New York Theatre Guide.

Menzel stars in this musical drama as Jesse, a woman who experiences an earth-shattering loss and leaves her life in New York behind in search of a fresh...

'Redwood' tickets now on sale through August

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Tony Award winner Idina Menzel stars in this new Broadway musical drama, which she also co-created with director Tina Landau and songwriter Kate Diaz.

Welcome to the Jasper household! Take a look inside [*Purpose*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/38461-purpose) on Broadway, the latest family drama from Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, the 2024 Tony Award-winning playwright of *Appropriate*.

When an unexpected guest arrives at a family gathering of the Jaspers, a politically prominent family of Black luminaries, tensions explode and the family must reckon with their legacy.

The cast includes 2024 Tony Award winner [Kara...

See new photos of 'Purpose' on Broadway

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The latest family drama from 2024 Tony Award-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins centers on exploding tensions among a politically prominent Black family.

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People might imagine entering a Broadway theatre and seeing a red velvet curtain, audiences on different floors, and a pit where the orchestra plays. That’s not the case at the [Circle in the Square Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/circle-in-the-square-theatre), particularly for [*Just in Time*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/42905-just-in-time-on-broadway), the new [Jonathan Groff](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/jonathan-groff)-led musical...

How two Broadway musicals embrace immersive designs

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The set designers of last season's *Cabaret* and this season's *Just In Time* have not just created scenery, but fully reimagined the layout of their shows' venues.

The name on everybody's lips is gonna be Ashley! [Ashley Graham](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/ashley-graham) will make her Broadway debut in [*Chicago*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/22-chicago-tickets) this spring, performing in the musical at the [Ambassador Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/ambassador-theatre) from April 15 to May 25 only.

Graham is a supermodel, actress, author, and entrepreneur known as a trailblazer for curvy women in...

Ashley Graham to make Broadway debut in 'Chicago'

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The supermodel will perform the long-running musical revival's lead role of Roxie Hart at the Ambassador Theatre for six weeks only beginning in April.

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It's gonna be Joey — again! After wrapping his nine-week run in [*& Juliet*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/25598-and-juliet-tickets) on Broadway on March 16, [Joey Fatone](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/joey-fatone) will rejoin the cast from April 22 to July 31 at the [Stephen Sondheim Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/stephen-sondheim-theatre).

Fatone is best known as a founding member of the hit boy band *NSYNC. He is also a stage veteran,...

Joey Fatone to play encore run in '& Juliet' on Broadway

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The founding member of *NSYNC will return to Tony Award-nominated pop musical at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre for a second limited engagement from April.

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Happy Mother's Day! Getting your mom a Mother's Day gift is always a good idea, but an even better idea is getting her an experience — something you and your mom — or your grandma, or your aunt, or all the mother figures in your life! — can enjoy together and make a lifelong memory. A Broadway show is a great way to do that.

There are Broadway shows to suit all kinds of tastes in entertainment: Get your mom tickets to a fun musical featuring songs she grow up with, or laugh and cry together at...

The best Broadway shows to see for Mother's Day

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Alicia Keys's musical *Hell's Kitchen* is a mother/daughter story above all else. It's about a 17-year-old named Ali and her overprotective single mother, Jersey, loosely inspired by Keys and her own mother. Throughout the show, the headstrong Ali learns to accept her mother's tough love, and Jersey learns not to hurt others in the name of protecting Ali.

[New York Theatre Guide's critic wrote](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/hells-kitchen-broadway-review-alicia-keys), "*Hell's Kitchen* depicts mother/daughter relationships in all its love and messiness alike. (My mother, with whom I attended the show, teared up three separate times.)"

Get [*Hell's Kitchen* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/37579-hells-kitchen-broadway) now.

Hell's Kitchen

*Conversations With Mother* ends its Off-Broadway run on Mother's Day, but it's a great option if you want to get her an early gift! *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* star [Caroline Aaron](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/caroline-aaron) and *Company* Tony Award winner [Matt Doyle](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/matt-doyle) play a larger-than-life mother and her wayward son, whose relationship grows and changes over the course of a lifetime. It's the kind of play that will make you want to call your mom — or hug her as she sits beside you.

Get [*Conversations With Mother* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/43071-conversations-with-mother) now.

Conversations With Mother

Momma Rose is not just one of the most iconic mothers, but one of the most iconic characters, in Broadway theatre. Granted, she's not a perfect mom: She goes to extreme — sometimes obsessive and even cruel — lengths to make her two daughters famous. But the story of how all three women search for themselves, with and without each other, is one of the greatest mother-daughter tales of all time.

Get [*Gypsy* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/41161-gypsy-on-broadway) now.

Gypsy

Among the many showstopping moments in *MJ The Musical*, about the life and artistry of Michael Jackson, is the number "I'll Be There." In the show, Jackson's mother sings it to remind him she'll always support him, even as the pressures of stardom and growing up increase. The rest of the time, your mom can rock out to all the other Michael Jackson hits she may have listened to in her own youth.

Get [*MJ The Musical* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/23379-mj-the-musical-tickets) now.

MJ The Musical

*Redwood* explores both the highs and lows of motherhood, centering on a grieving mother (Tony Award winner [Idina Menzel](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/idina-menzel)) who seeks comfort and healing among the California redwood trees. Bring your tissues if you see this poignant, original musical with your mom — but it's sure to make you grateful to have her in your life.

Get [*Redwood* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/41270-redwood-on-broadway) now.

Redwood

*Six* is one of Broadway's best "girl's night" shows — so why can't that mean you and your mom? *Six* reimagines the six wives of Henry VIII as a girl group giving a concert, where they sing about their marriages — and themes like motherhood, childhood, and sisterhood — with pop flair. It's fun, it's energetic, and it's 80 minutes long, so your mom can get home early if she wants!

Get [*Six* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/20737-six-musical-tickets) now.

In this unofficial sequel to *Romeo & Juliet*, in which Juliet doesn't die, her nurse, Angelique, acts as a kind of mother figure. Angelique shepherds Juliet as she travels the world in search of new friends and new loves — and even stumbles into a romance of her own.

That storyline notwithstanding, *& Juliet* is a fun show packed with pop hits that your mom will enjoy grooving along to, like "I Want It That Way," "Oops!...I Did It Again," and "Since U Been Gone."

Get [*& Juliet* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/25598-and-juliet-tickets) now.

& Juliet

Have a night of pure fun with your mom at *BOOP! The Musical*, centered on the iconic cartoon character Betty Boop. Maybe your mom even watched her cartoons back in the day! The fun, flirty flapper Betty takes a day off from fame to go on a new adventure in the city, and you and your mom can expect old-fashioned Broadway spectacle, catchy tunes, tap dancing, and more.

Get [*BOOP! The Musical* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/39187-boop-the-betty-boop-musical) now.

When you and your family have different goals for your life, whose do you choose? Eighteen-year-old Ana Garcia grapples with that question in *Real Women Have Curves*, the musical adaptation of the acclaimed play and America Ferrera film. At the center of the story are Ana (Broadway newcomer [Tatianna Córdoba](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/tatianna-cordoba)) and her mom, Carmen (*One Day at a Time*'s [Justina Machado](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/justina-machado)), who learn to better love each other, learn from each other, and let each other dream.

Get [*Real Women Have Curves* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/12886-real-women-have-curves-on-broadway) now.

Treat your mom to a show that tells a mother/daughter or mother/son story, an emotional family drama about moms, or a fun musical with songs your mom will love.