Broadway shows to see in New York this summer

See the new Broadway plays and musicals you can catch this summer, or brush up on the long-running hit shows that promise an exciting summer night out.

Summer is coming, and that means it's time for summer vacation! If you're planning to travel to New York this summer, your trip wouldn't be complete without a show — Broadway is a top NYC landmark to check off your list. It gets pretty hot in the city at summer's peak, so why not cool off inside a theatre or two — and get a great ticket deal to do so?

Summer is a slower season for Broadway show openings as compared to the fall and especially the spring, since most of the major theatre awards, like the Tonys, have just taken place. But that doesn't mean there aren't plenty New York shows to choose from! Amid steady, long-running classics like The Lion King that are perfect for any season, there are new Broadway and Off-Broadway shows starting up in the summer.

Here's your preview of the Off-Broadway and Broadway shows you can get summer tickets to, including starry plays, fun musicals, comedy, and thrillers.

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New Broadway shows this summer

Summer usually has fewer Broadway show openings than fall or spring — but that just means you can fit everything into your schedule more easily! Here are all the new shows opening during the summer, including thrilling plays and laugh-out-loud musicals.

Oh, Mary!

Search Party star Cole Escola wrote and stars in Oh, Mary!, which puts an irreverent, zany spin on the story of Mary Todd Lincoln (Escola) and her marriage to Abraham Lincoln (Conrad Ricamora). Secret desires, explosive revelations, and an insatiable longing to be a cabaret singer come to light in the weeks leading up to the president's assassination.

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Job

See Succession's Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon in an 80-minute psychological thrill ride. Lemmon plays Jane, who is put on leave from her tech job after suffering a mental breakdown, and Friedman is Loyd, the therapist who must clear her to return to work. It's not that simple, though — their conversation brings dark truths about both of them to light.

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Once Upon a Mattress

Tony Award winner Sutton Foster and Drama Desk Award winner Michael Urie are a royal pair in Once Upon a Mattress, on Broadway for a limited time this sumemr after playing a hit run off Broadway. The comedic retelling of The Princess and the Pea follows Princess Winnifred, who strives to win the heart of Prince Dauntless — but she has a queen-sized challenge to win first.

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Tony Award-winning shows to see this summer

The summer heat has nothing on the hottest Broadway shows of the season! Grab your seats now before these 2024 Tony Award winners for Best Musical, Best Play, and more become even hotter tickets.

The Outsiders

Step inside Tulsa, Oklahoma at The Outsiders, the adaptation of S. E. Hinton's classic novel that won the 2024 Best Musical Tony Award. The show centers around Ponyboy, a sensitive and intellectual boy caught in a turf war between his friends the Greasers and the better-off Socs.

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Stereophonic

Ever wondered how rock music gets made? Stereophonic, which made history this year as the most nominated play ever and took home five prizes including Best Play, lets audiences be a fly on the wall as a fictional 1970s band makes the album that will turn them into mega-stars. That is, if they don't crack under the pressure. Arcade Fire's Will Butler wrote original songs for David Adjmi's play with music.

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Hell's Kitchen

Experience the concrete jungle where dreams are made this summer! Hell's Kitchen, the 13-time Tony-nominated musical set to the songs of Alicia Keys, tells the story of 17-year-old Ali (Tony winner Maleah Joi Moon) searching for romance, independence, and her passion for music.

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Illinoise

This Best Choreography-winning dance musical is only on Broadway through August. Set to the songs of Illinois, the acclaimed 2005 indie folk album from Sufjan Stevens, Illinoise paints a picture of people in the title state searching for community and finding the courage to open up, let go, and heal as they share their stories with each other.

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Suffs

March on! The six-time Tony-nominated musical Suffs sets history to music, winning Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical. Suffs tells the story of lesser-known women's suffrage pioneers and taking an honest look at their flaws, infighting, and mistakes on the road to progress. Creator Shaina Taub makes history with the show as only the second woman to be the sole creator and star of a Broadway musical.

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More Broadway shows to see this summer

Summer vacation is the best time to catch a long-running Broadway show you haven't gotten to see yet. Take your family, your partner, or your friends to these feel-good hit shows — and one new show — playing on Broadway all summer long. There's even more where these came from, though, so check out all the Broadway shows in New York right now.

& Juliet

See the Best Musical nominee that's making everybody roar. This fun, pop-fueled show sees Juliet, from Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, go on a trip to find new life and love instead of dying young. Her adventure is set to more than 30 pop hits like "...Baby One More Time," "Teenage Dream," and "I Want It That Way" that you'll want to sing and dance to.

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Believe in magic at the acclaimed stage sequel to J. K. Rowling's beloved books and films. Harry Potter and his friends join Harry's son and the next generation of wizards to right past wrongs and save the Wizarding World once more. Incredible special effects bring the magic to life before your eyes.

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Hadestown

Summer's hot, but hell is hotter. Take the road to hell and see this eight-time Tony-winning musical that puts a fresh spin on Greek mythology. Folk and jazz music tell the story of how the musician Orpheus takes a dangerous journey to rescue his lover, Eurydice, from underworld god Hades's subterranean sweatshop.

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The Book of Mormon

Go along with the Mormons on their trip to Uganda in The Book of Mormon, and get lots of laughs along the way. This musical comedy from the creators of South Park (which should give you an idea of its irreverent style of humor) centers on a mismatched pair of Mormon elders sent to convert the locals of a Ugandan village. It's not an easy task, and it takes a lot more than faith for them to succeed. You can have faith, though, that you'll have a fun time at The Book of Mormon on Broadway, which has won nine Tonys including Best Musical and has been making New York audiences laugh since 2011.

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Chicago

Fill your summer with the lively sounds of all that jazz. This long-running musical — the second longest-running Broadway show in history — has made headlines for more than 25 years for its music, dance, and sensational story. Chicago is a satirical crime drama, centering on two vaudeveille-performers-turned-murderesses in Chicago's prison. The women compete for the attention of a slick, skilled lawyer who shows them that getting off scot-free is just a matter of razzle-dazzling the press.

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Six

Six is still one of a kind, no category. This musical-meets-explosive pop concert, in which the six wives of Henry VIII transform into a sassy girl group, delivers catchy original music and plenty of energy to rule them all.

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Aladdin

This Disney musical celebrated 10 years of granting Broadway wishes in 2024. Based on the beloved animated movie, Aladdin follows a street urchin who turns into a prince, wins over a princess, and defeats the evil, power-hungry Jafar with the help of a magical genie.

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