Hello, again! The 2025-26 theatre season is filled with many happy returns on New York stages, as familiar plays and musicals come back to Broadway and beyond in fresh and exciting ways.
There are multiple ways past favorites can get a second act, each with subtle differences:
- Revival: An entirely new production of a show with reimagined staging, creative direction, and casting — like spring 2026's Proof starring Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle.
- Broadway transfer: A production of a show that appeared off Broadway before moving to a bigger stage. Some transfers happen immediately after the Off-Broadway premiere, with its cast and creative team intact, and others happen years later, sometimes with the original director but different actors and designers.
- Return engagement: An encore run of a production, like Mamma Mia! and Beetlejuice, that remains virtually unchanged from a previous run. The direction, design, and, sometimes, the cast will remain.
For theatergoers, it’s a season of rediscovery one way or another, especially as new revivals join existing ones like Chicago and Little Shop of Horrors. Learn more about the season ahead with our roundup of must-see revivals, transfers, and encores to put on your schedule — again.
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