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See these Broadway shows this winter

Discover the newest shows coming to Broadway this winter, and rediscover long-running hits with great ticket availability in the slower winter months.

Gillian Russo
Gillian Russo

The weather outside is cold, but Broadway theatres are warm and lively. Now that the holiday season is also through, the rush of tourists into the Theatre District has subsided. That makes winter, including the months of January and February, one of the best times of the year to see a Broadway show, and Broadway theatres are just waiting to welcome audiences in. Winter performances on Broadway still have plenty of great seats available.

So bundle up and take a trip to the theatre! All these Broadway shows have plenty of tickets available this month. If you've been meaning to see a show to kick off the New Year, or are dying to get into that buzzy musical you've heard so much about, now's the perfect chance.

Discover the Broadway and Off-Broadway shows playing this winter, and get tickets now.

New winter Broadway shows

Get tickets to the newest Broadway musicals and plays this winter, and be among the first to see one of the spring season's buzziest new shows.

Elf The Musical

The beloved holiday musical is back for eight weeks only this Christmastime. Tony Award nominee Grey Henson (Mean Girls, Shucked) stars as Buddy the Elf in this stage adaptation of the hit Will Ferrell comedy film. Hilarity, romance, and Christmas cheer ensue when Buddy arrives in NYC, fresh from the North Pole, in search of his family.

Check back for information on Elf The Musical tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

Gypsy

Everything's coming up roses for six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, the latest Broadway powerhouse to play the towering role of Mama Rose in Gypsy. The classic musical, based on real events, follows her efforts to turn her daughters into stars — and she'll do anything to make it happen.

Check back for information on Gypsy tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

Eureka Day

Jonathan Spector's Eureka Day, which previously played to acclaim in London, makes audiences laugh and debate all at once. When a mumps outbreak sweeps a California private school with a liberal vaccine policy, the board has to do something it's never done: make decisions that won't please everybody.

Check back for information on Eureka Day tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

English

In 2022, Sanaz Toossi's play premiered off Broadway. In 2023, it won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. And in 2025, audiences can experience the story on Broadway. In an Iranian classroom where adult students are prepping for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), they grapple with the possibilities a new language opens up for them — and also what parts of their cultural identity they'll lose.

Get English tickets now.

Redwood

See Tony Award winner Idina Menzel like never before. She stars in the new musical Redwood as Jesse, a woman who leaves her career and family behind for a fresh start in Northern California, finding a new community and healing along the way. Not only does she star in the show, but she also co-created it with Tina Landau and Kate Diaz.

Check back for information on Redwood tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich

Don't miss John Mulaney, Fred Armisen, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Chloe Fineman, and Richard Kind in a rotating cast — with even more exciting comedians to be announced — as they perform short stories about love and all that comes with it, originally written and adapted for the stage by Simon Rich.

Check back for information on All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

More winter Broadway shows

Since only a few new shows open in the winter and the tourist crowds have subsided, the winter months are the perfect time to check a long-running hit off your bucket list.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Is there a spell to make the winter chill go away? If not, you can at least trade it for a few hours in the Wizarding World at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Follow a new generation of wizards alongside the beloved Golden Trio as they go on a time-traveling adventure to change Wizarding history — and maybe try to fix it.

Get Harry Potter and the Cursed Child tickets now.

The Book of Mormon

Go two by two to The Book of Mormon after getting great ticket prices. For the last 10-plus years, this heavenly comedy from the creators of South Park has made audiences laugh like hell with decidedly non-church-approved humor. Two Mormon missionaries have to get creative when they're sent to convert a Ugandan village, whose residents aren't so receptive to the good word.

Get The Book of Mormon tickets now.

& Juliet

Live your teenage dreams at & Juliet, the hit new pop musical in which Shakespeare's Juliet travels abroad and finds herself instead of dying young. Her journey is set to 30 chart-topping hits from Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Ariana Grande, Bon Jovi, and more that'll have you grooving along.

Get & Juliet tickets now.

Wicked

How wonderful does an escape to Oz sound? Spend one short day there at Wicked, the most swankified musical on Broadway. You may know the story of The Wizard of Oz, but before the events of that book happened, the Wicked Witch was just a misunderstood girl named Elphaba, who was best friends with the Good Witch, Glinda. You'll be changed for good after seeing the fan-favorite Wicked.

Get Wicked tickets now.

MJ The Musical

Now's the time to experience this thriller of a show. Winner of four Tony Awards including Best Choreography and Best Lead Actor, MJ The Musical takes an exclusive look into the mind of the King of Pop. As he rehearses all his hits for his 1992 Dangerous World Tour, he and audiences are taken back to key moments in his career, brought to creative and electrifying life on stage.

Get MJ The Musical tickets now.

The Lion King

Beat the winter cold by spending a few hours in sunny Africa at The Lion King, the roaring musical based on the beloved Disney movie. The lion cub Simba must grow up to fight his Uncle Scar and take back the kingdom that's rightfully his, in his late father's honor. For its intricate and innovative life-size puppetry that brings the animal kingdom to life, The Lion King was an instant Broadway sensation when the show opened in 1997. Audiences continue to feel the love at the musical nearly 25 years later.

Get The Lion King tickets now.

Hamilton

The room where it happens is always warm, as Hamilton is one of Broadway's hottest tickets. Experience Lin-Manuel Miranda's multi-award-winning phenomenon, which sets the story of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton's rise to prominence to rap and hip-hop music.

Get Hamilton tickets now.

Hadestown

What'cha gonna do when the temps are down? Warm up with the gods at Hadestown. The musical, which won eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, is a modern retelling of Greek mythology, an epic love story at the center. The enchanting musician Orpheus takes a perilous journey to Hadestown to rescue his love, Eurydice. One journey that's easy, though, is the trip to the Walter Kerr Theatre, where you can see this otherworldly show.

Get Hadestown tickets now.

Chicago

Chicago is a Broadway staple that's always there to welcome you in for a lively, glitzy, criminally fun evening of theatre. With catchy jazz music and sleek choreography that's now synonymous with Bob Fosse, this musical has been killing it on Broadway for more than 25 years and has featured dozens of celebrities in its lead roles. The housewife/wannabe vaudeville singer Roxie Hart gets an unexpected big break when she murders her lover and Billy Flynn, a suave lawyer with a spotless record, gets her name on the front page of every newspaper in the city.

Get Chicago tickets now.

Six

See this one-of-a-kind, no category musical this winter. The wives of Henry VIII are the title six in Six, and they're competing over who had it worst to decide who will lead their girl group. Get ready for fun, Tony Award-winning pop songs and a whole new perspective on history.

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Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Truth. Beauty. Freedom. Love. And a giant red windmill. That's what you'll find inside the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, which has been transformed into the titular Parisian nightclub for the Tony-winning Moulin Rouge! The Musical. The lively, lavish musical adaptation of Baz Luhrmann's hit film retains all the music and sparkle you'd expect from the "spectacular spectacular" on stage, including dozens of chart-topping pop songs. Groove along with the bohemian writer Christian, who falls into a fated romance with Satine, the leading showgirl at the Moulin Rouge nightclub.

Get Moulin Rouge! The Musical tickets now.

Aladdin

Arabia's a lot warmer than New York in winter! So if you can't actually travel there (by magic carpet or otherwise) to escape the cold, spend a few hours at Aladdin instead. The musical adaptation of the Disney classic has been bringing audiences from around the globe to a whole new world since 2014. The titular character is a poor street urchin who falls in love with Princess Jasmine. Aladdin gets his chance to win her over when he finds a wish-granting Genie in a magic lamp, but will all his wishes come true?

Get Aladdin tickets now.

Photo credit: Idina Menzel for Redwood. (Photo by Emma Anderson)

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