Oh, Mary! stars Escola as a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
Amid 1930s Berlin, lives intertwine and a love story unfolds on the eve of a looming political upheaval. Here, the raucous world of night becomes a metaphor for the crumbling society outside, where the music is intoxicating, and the stakes are life itself.
Once Upon a Mattress, the iconic musical comedy, is back on Broadway for the first time since 1996. Two-time Tony® winner Sutton Foster gives what The New York Times calls an “ebullient, joyful, perfectly goofy” performance as Princess Winnifred the Woebegone.
Follow two New Yorkers, rising author Jamie (Grammy Award® and Golden Globe nominee Nick Jonas) and aspiring actress Cathy (Tony Award® winner Adrienne Warren), as they fall in and out of love over the course of five years.
The story of a traveling preacher’s wife who beamed into homes with a message of hope…and stole the country’s heart. But, even as Tammy dazzles on screen, jealous rivals plot behind the scenes, threatened by her determination to lead with love.
History meets hip-hop in Mexodus, an electrifying live-looping musical, composed in real-time by multitalented writer/performers Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson. Mexodus explores the often-untold stories of the Underground Railroad that led south into Mexico.
Step into the vibrant world of Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, a beloved Harlem hotspot where West African immigrant braiders work their magic on the locals’ locks. But beneath the surface lies a current of uncertainty, pushing this close-knit community to confront the challenges of being outsiders in their own neighborhood.
When the distinguished elderly owner of a rural estate returns with a new, young wife, chaos erupts. Tensions run high, marriages reach their limits, confessions — and vodka — flow freely, and weapons are drawn. Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey, Paddington) plays Uncle Vanya in this heartbreaking comedy about the eternal battle between futility and change.
In the summer, an old man and an old woman sit on a park bench, talk about the birds, and bet on the rain…but things aren’t as simple as they may seem. With humor, surrealism, and tenderness, the singular imagination and innovative style of acclaimed playwright Jiehae Park turn the ordinary into the extraordinary as the seasons shift, meditating on themes of human connection, memory, and growing older.
At the MacGregor Plantation the Old South is alive and well. Yet nothing is quite as it appears... or maybe it is.
This jet-black comedy masterpiece, about a rogue U.S. General who triggers a nuclear crisis, is brought to the stage by acclaimed, BAFTA and Emmy Award winner Armando Iannucci and Olivier Award winner Sean Foley, in an explosively funny satire of mutually assured destruction.
Discover Oz before Dorothy through the untold story of two friends and their path to becoming Glinda and Elphaba. Set against a backdrop of spellbinding music and a world brimming with magic, 'Wicked' reimagines a story we thought we knew.
From the creators of South Park, this laugh-out-loud comedy follows two young missionaries as they try to spread their faith. However, they quickly realize that the world is experiencing some pretty big issues such as poverty, famine, and the threat of war that make it difficult to convert new believers.
On the eve of her 60th birthday, Maria Porkalob Sr. fires up her new karaoke machine to regale her granddaughter Sara with her astonishing life story. Broadway star and storyteller Sara Porkalob embodies dozens of characters in a trigenerational tour-de-force performance.
As Vladimir and Estragon wait and wait for the arrival of the elusive Godot, a cast of mysterious misfits interrupt their endless vigil. This Samuel Beckett tragi-comic masterpiece has captivated audiences for decades.
Doors slam, sardines fly, and trousers drop in Michael Frayn’s side-splitting British farce about a theater company desperately trying to get their act together. Both onstage and backstage, chaos reigns for a troupe of floundering actors.
Cousins Sade and Mina used to be inseparable. Now leading very different lives, they return to their childhood town for the funeral of their mother and aunt. As the clock ticks down, the cousins grapple with their conflicting memories of the past and their shared hopes for the future.
Josh’s life is a mess. He’s come home to Denver from NYU to get his life together, but can’t manage to stay sober Desperate for camaraderie, he decides to bring his four lovable grandparents on his road to recovery.
Next To Normal is an intimate exploration of family and loss. At its heart is Diana Goodman, a suburban wife and mother living with bipolar disorder and haunted by her past.
Behind every great man is a great woman. Election night. The polls predict a landslide victory. Everything is about to change.
Expect the unexpected as the acclaimed BBC TV series comes to life on stage, weaving its signature web of twisted tales and black humour. From the eerie to the absurd, Inside Number 9 - Stage/Fright combines comedy and horror with a dramatic script that will leave you guessing until the very end.
The year is 1943 and we’re losing the war. Luckily, we’re about to gamble all our futures on a stolen corpse. Dive into the fast-paced, hilarious and unbelievable true story of the twisted secret mission that won us World War II.
Inspired by real events, the playwright’s fictionalized doppelgänger protests yellowface casting in Miss Saigon, only to mistakenly cast a white actor as the Asian lead in his own play. This Obie Award-winning and Pulitzer finalist play is a laugh-out-loud farce about the complexities of race.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning play about the universal foibles of language and miscommunication.
Gilbert & Sullivan’s pirate ship docks in New Orleans in this jazzy-bluesy vision of the crowd-pleasing classic, in an outrageously clever romp sizzling with Caribbean rhythms and French Quarter flair.
Discover Oz before Dorothy through the untold story of two friends and their path to becoming Glinda and Elphaba. Set against a backdrop of spellbinding music and a world brimming with magic, 'Wicked' reimagines a story we thought we knew.
Science and religion go head-to-head in this iconic courtroom showdown. A small-town educator’s trial for teaching the theory of evolution becomes a battle royal of wits, wisdom and will for two of the country’s most powerful lawyers. In a bold retelling for today, Goodman Resident Artistic Associate Henry Godinez directs an all-new production of one of the greatest dramas of the 20th century, based on the real-life Scopes “Monkey” Trial of 1925—an “explosive episode in American culture” (New York Times).
The “perfect Chicago holiday tradition” (Chicago Parent) that has enchanted generations over four decades. Jessica Thebus returns to direct in this must-see, “moving and meaningful” (Chicago Sun-Times) annual production.
Emma, Robert and Jerry have history. The “eternal triangle” takes center stage in an inventive retelling by the Nobel Prize-winning playwright. As Emma’s marriage to Robert comes to an end, she reconnects with Jerry, her former lover—and her husband’s best friend. The action unspools backward in time, uncovering hidden truths and revealing how little we know about those we think we know so much about.
Retta and Reggie are enjoying their usual evening on the porch when a longtime neighbor is pulled over by the police just before turning into his driveway. Everything goes as expected—until the unexpected happens. Tensions escalate, and eventually erupt, transporting us to a startling conclusion in Ms. Howard’s powerful new work. Lileana Blain-Cruz, a “master of curating chaos” (The New York Times), directs.
It’s a celebration of life, hope and the healing power of love! The musical stage adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning novel is a heart-rending, yet ultimately joyous, story of a young woman’s perilous journey of personal awakening in the American South. Come ready to shout in church, stomp at the juke joint, laugh and cry with unforgettable “come-to-glory gospel hymns, down-and-dirty bump-and-grinds, jazz that stutters, dips and dives, and gorgeous alto arias” (Chicago Sun-Times).
Discover the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Future. In Charles Dickens’ beloved classic, the three spirits show Scrooge happy memories from his past, difficult realities from the present and a grim future.
On the shortest night of the year, the magical and mortal worlds collide. What could possibly go wrong?
As two young ladies prepare for their debuts, a blackmail scheme brews behind the scenes. Featuring clever storytelling and scandalous plots, this lighthearted comedy winds its way to an ending as charming as its characters.
Inside Berlin’s sultry Kit Kat Klub, a flamboyant Master of Ceremonies invites patrons to partake in a decadent underworld of musical numbers. The kicklines and torrid affairs are a welcome reprieve from the ever-growing Nazi influence just outside its doors.
The story of America's past, as told by America today. Through blends of hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway, watch as immigrant Alexander Hamilton rises to power and shapes the very foundations of the America we know today.
Fierce women battle for the right to vote in a musical march through the heart of American democracy. Through stirring songs and dynamic storytelling, this musical captures the spirit of activism, the pain of division, and the power of persistence.
Starring Robert Downey Jr. this new play is a startling and wickedly smart examination of the inescapable humanity – and increasing inhumanity – of the stories we tell
Jesse (Menzel) seems to have it all — a successful career and devoted family — until a life-altering event drives her far from everyone and everything she knows. When she finds herself at the foot of the redwoods in Northern California, a chance encounter and a leap of faith will change her life forever.
Onstage antics collide with offstage foibles in Steppenwolf’s production of Noises Off, the classic comedy that writes an ingenious, slapstick and zany tribute to “theatre-people” everywhere.
In a sweltering motel room in the Mojave Desert, May and Eddie lick their wounds and get ready for another relentless round. This brawl is eternal and infernal.
A wildly imaginative new play that traces the touching, hilarious, heartbreaking saga of one man’s illness and his unlikely caretaker’s pursuit of her dreams.
Amid 1930s Berlin, lives intertwine and a love story unfolds on the eve of a looming political upheaval. Here, the raucous world of night becomes a metaphor for the crumbling society outside, where the music is intoxicating, and the stakes are life itself.
Journey to the heart of the African savanna, where the circle of life plays out in all its majesty and wonder. Through groundbreaking puppetry, witness towering giraffes, leaping gazelles, and hulking elephants stride across the landscape as you watch Disney's timeless tale of love, loss, and the delicate balance of nature unfold.
Full of fire, magic, and illusions, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child brings the beloved Wizarding World to life. Set nineteen years after the events of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry’s son must now chart his own legacy in the face of dark, new threats.
A chilling and compelling solo show about Shakespeare’s greatest villains. After decades of embodying infamous evildoers acclaimed actor Patrick Page examines the psyches of Richard III, Lady Macbeth, and Claudius.
Set eight years after the Hart-Celler Act of 1965 overhauled the U.S. immigration system, this poignant comedy illuminates the Asian immigrant experience. It asks, “Would you give up your heart to make a new home?”
When the phone lines are cut and a guest turns up dead, everyone becomes a suspect. Discover for yourself why this Agatha Christie classic is the longest-running play in the world.
Fresh out of college, aspiring journalist Andy scores a job at the prestigious Runway magazine working for fashion's most powerful and terrifying icon — editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly. Sacrificing her personal life to meet Miranda's impossible demands, Andy finds herself seduced by the glamorous world she once despised. How far will she go to succeed... and will it be worth selling her soul to get what she’s always wanted?
From the creators of South Park, this laugh-out-loud comedy follows two young missionaries as they try to spread their faith. However, they quickly realize that the world is experiencing some pretty big issues such as poverty, famine, and the threat of war that make it difficult to convert new believers.
Descend into the underworld, where a tale of love and loss unfolds against a hauntingly beautiful, folk-infused soundscape. 'Hadestown' reimagines the ancient myths of Orpheus and Eurydice, and Hades and Persephone, blending them into a poignant commentary on love's power to change the world.
Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive. Leave the kids at home for this provocative political satire and Broadway hit about seven brazen women who must save a bumbling President and the world from falling apart (again).
Poetry, music, and dance combine to tell the story of Jacqueline Marie Butler’s years at Bennington College in Vermont amidst the raging Vietnam war and the Kent State shootings.
A mysterious host who knows everyone’s secrets lures ten strangers to a mansion on a secluded island. One by one, they start to disappear, eerily mirroring the deaths in an old 1600s nursery rhyme displayed in the house.
Sometimes we all feel a little stuck. In this captivating, humorous, and thought-provoking new play we meet Kenneth, a shy and gentle man who is forced to rejoin society after being fired from his bookstore job.
Gothic melodrama gets a high-camp celebration in this first-class comedy filled with murder and mayhem.
A New York City coming-of-age story from 16-time Grammy® Award winner Alicia Keys. Rebellious and stifled by an overprotective single mother, Ali, a 17-year-old girl searching for her place in the world, is lost until she meets her mentor: a neighbor who opens her heart and mind to the power of the piano.
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to reclaim their identities out of the shadow of their infamous spouse.
Fatherland is the true story of an 18-year-old son who turned in his father to the FBI for his militant role in the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. Fast-paced and powerful, Fatherland has landed off-Broadway following a sold-out Los Angeles run which the LA Times hails "will leave you shaken." This compelling tale is told verbatim from public statements, case evidence, and official court transcripts from the explosive trial that ignited a media frenzy and grabbed headlines nationwide.
Audra McDonald returns to Broadway as Rose in Gypsy, the legendary Stephen Sondheim and Jule Styne musical.
Overflowing with optimism, ‘90s counterculture, rooftop dancing, and the spirit of punk rock, Empire Records tells the story of a band of idealist misfits fighting to save their beloved record store from a corporate takeover.
An absorbing and open-hearted comedy about new beginnings as Kenneth begins to face a world he’s long avoided.
The story of America's past, as told by America now. Through blends of hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway, watch as immigrant Alexander Hamilton rises to power and shapes the very foundations of the America we know today.
Help! Stacey’s fallen into a musical and she can’t get out. Last night, she got a little bit blackout drunk. This morning, she woke up in some b*tch ass Music Man world where everybody keeps bursting into song & dance, and where gay still just means happy. Maybe it’s a dream. Maybe it’s an allergic reaction to her birth control. Or maybe it’s Maybelline (don’t sue us! sponsor us? we’ll talk later). But if Stacey’s truly trapped inside a Golden Age musical, there’s only one way out: sing out! Or find the stage door. Whatever gets the most applause.
Step into the perilous world of a traveling circus during the Great Depression. Love, cruelty, and the quest for redemption collide under the big top.
On a cold September morning in 1844, a young man from Bavaria stands on a New York dockside dreaming of a new life in the new world. He is joined by his two brothers, and an American epic begins. 163 years later, the firm they establish – Lehman Brothers – spectacularly collapses into bankruptcy, triggering the largest financial crisis in history.
Hailed as “a tender and remarkably beautiful show” (Financial Times), My Neighbour Totoro is an enchanting coming-of-age story exploring the magical fantasy world of childhood and the transformative power of imagination, as it follows one extraordinary summer in the lives of sisters Satsuki and Mei.
I Wish You Well: The Gwyneth Paltrow Ski-Trial Musical is a four-hander that tells the (mostly) true story of the campest celebrity trial in history: Gwyneth vs Terry. Packed full of iconic moments, the questions about Taylor Swift, and the now famous whisper of 'I Wish You Well' – this is a fast-paced parody that sounds as good as Gwyneth's candles smell.
When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian love with the eleven-time Oscar®-winning film Titanic, you get TITANIQUE, off Broadway’s most award-winning splash hit that turns one of the greatest love stories of all time into a hysterical musical fantasia.
Get whisked away to the jazz-infused underbelly of 1920s Chicago, where fame and fortune become the ultimate acquittal. In this sizzling world of murder, greed, corruption, and showbiz, two rival murderesses vie for the spotlight, manipulating the press and the public with scandalous tales and sensational performances.
When a classic whodunnit plot is given to the accident-prone thespians at The Cornley Drama Society, everything that can go wrong… does! The actors and crew battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with hilarious consequences.
Step into the vibrant world of Jaja's African Hair Braiding. Set in the pulsating heart of Harlem, this comedic gem unravels the complexities of cultural identity, assimilation, and the pursuit of the American Dream within the African immigrant community.
In Ken Ludwig's thrilling adaptation of Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile, Hercule Poirot becomes entangled in a web of deceit and desire aboard a cruise ship on the Nile River. When a murder occurs among the passengers, Poirot springs into action to unmask a killer who could strike again at any moment.
Meet Sarah. She's funny. She's foul-mouthed. She's 10. Ten-year-old Sarah faces a new school, her parents’ divorce, and an embarrassing secret you’ll never guess (unless you read the title) as Emmy winner Silverman’s bestselling memoir comes to life in The Bedwetter - A Musical.
Join Tamino on a daring quest to rescue the captive princess Pamina. Encounter dragons, birdmen, and trials by fire in this enchanting microcosm of wonder where magic and music intertwine.
During the last week of summer vacation, 12-year-old Suzy Swanson learns that her best friend Franny has drowned. Desperate to make sense of Franny’s death, Suzy immerses herself in her own imagination, where she can circumnavigate the globe, plunge into the terrifying depths of the ocean, explore the collapsed stars of the most distant galaxies, and perhaps even solve the mysteries of the universe.
In 2007, a mysterious album featuring Nazi-era photographs arrived at the desk of a U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum archivist. As curators unraveled the shocking truth behind the images, the album soon made headlines and ignited a debate that reverberated far beyond the museum walls. Based on real events, Here There Are Blueberries tells the story of these historical photographs — what they reveal about the perpetrators of the Holocaust, and our own humanity.
A complete script flip of Shakespeare's tragic love story set to a pop anthem soundtrack, this musical comedy rewrites destiny, celebrates empowerment, and explores love in its myriad forms, all while dancing through modern hits.
Echoes of the past meet the voices of the present in a dynamic play about identity and the power of sound in 1976. Here, an up-and-coming rock band recording a new album finds itself suddenly on the cusp of superstardom.
Magic, mischief, and a genie transform a 'street rat's' tale into a magical adventure in mythical Agrabah.
Explore the life and legacy of Louis Armstrong, one of the most important figures in the history of jazz, through the perspective of his four wives.
You’re never too old to learn a thing or two. A struggling actor turns to teaching for a steady paycheck, thinking "how hard could it be?" But as he careens from an urban public school system by day to serious thespian at night, Mr. Parent starts to wonder where he really belongs.
Celebrate 65 years of legendary laughs with some all-time favorite songs, sketches and characters written by some of The Second City’s most illustrious alumni.
Four Iranian adults gather in a classroom to learn English with the hopes of passing the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). Humor, word games and vulnerability abound as they navigate the mechanics of language and use rom-coms, Shakira and Coca-Cola as cultural touchstones.
The ingredients for the cake are simple: eggs, butter, sugar, salt. Look closer, though, and you’ll see the essence of life itself. Birthday Candles tenderly explores motherhood, family, love, loss and finding your place in the universe.
Full of fire, magic, and illusions, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child brings the beloved Wizarding World to life. Set nineteen years after the events of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry’s son must now chart his own legacy in the face of dark, new threats.
In the heart of Paris, a dazzling love story sparkles against the backdrop of the city's most famous cabaret. Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life with this remixed mash-up extravaganza.
In the heart of the 60s, rival gangs clash, testing bonds of friendship, loyalty, and the quest for identity. This musical adaptation of Hinton's novel captures the raw emotions and gritty reality of the Greasers and Socs.