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 plays and musicals opening during the summer — check back for the latest updates!

Mamma Mia!

Who doesn't want to escape to a sunshiney Greek island in the summer? Mamma Mia! on Broadway will take you there. This beloved musical returns to NYC to delight audiences with the catchy songs of ABBA (we know you know all the words) and the hilarious story of a girl who invites her three possible dads to her wedding — without her mom knowing. Cue the fun in the sun!

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Call Me Izzy

Six-time Emmy Award winner Jean Smart (Hacks, Frasier) will return to Broadway for the first time in 25 years in the new solo play Call Me Izzy. See her as a rural Louisiana woman with humor, tenacity, and imagination, grappling with a secret that is her greatest gift and her ticket out.

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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 to the 2025 Tony Award winners for Best Musical and more, which are the hottest tickets to score this summer.

Buena Vista Social Club

The sun may be hot, but the sounds of the Buena Vista Social Club band are hotter, taking you into the heart of Havana, Cuba with pulse-pounding rhythms. The same-named band's iconic tunes tell a fictionalized story of the relationships and careers of its members, from the pre-Cuban Revolution era to their comebacks 40 years later.

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Death Becomes Her

See a cult favorite brought to new life this summer at Death Becomes Her, a glitzy Broadway spectacular adapted from the film about two frenemies who take an eternal youth potion. It's a theatre experience to die for.

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Maybe Happy Ending

Who doesn't want a summer romance (even a bittersweet one)? Robots have never been so touching as at the acclaimed musical Maybe Happy Ending, in which two humanoid, obsolete androids spark an unexpected connection and find a new lease on life — as long as their battery will allow.

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Oh, Mary!

Oh, Mary! was the hit of summer 2024, and it's still the hit of summer 2025. Get ready to laugh at Cole Escola's madcap comedy about Mary Todd Lincoln — that is, a deranged, alcoholic, and utterly hilarious version of her who wants to be a cabaret star. There's no historical accuracy here, and that's all part of the fun.

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Operation Mincemeat

Get ready to laugh this summer at Operation Mincemeat, the unexpectedly funny, madcap hit musical about a World War II mission where, with a little help from a disguised corpse, the Allies turned the tide in their favor.

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Purpose

It's a Pulitzer Prize winner, and now, it's a Best Play Tony Award winner: Purpose is an epic family drama now on Broadway through August 31. A family reunion goes wrong with the arrival of an unexpected guest and the explosion of long-simmering tensions, grudges, and secrets.

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Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Can't wait for Stranger Things season 5? Get your Hawkins fix this summer at Stranger Things: The First Shadow, which tells the origin story of one of the Netflix series's greatest villains and transports you into the Upside Down with unbelievable special effects.

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Sunset Boulevard

You only have until July 20 to catch Tony Award winner Nicole Scherzinger in Sunset Boulevard on Broadway, reinventing the iconic role of obsessive, fading film star Norma Desmond. Director Jamie Lloyd's production has a film noir-esque, cinematic feel that, with one look, is immediately thrilling.

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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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The Outsiders

Step into 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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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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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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