Broadway Shows Listings

Broadway productions are often enormous in scale, costing millions to produce, and sometimes feature some of the most popular and entertaining actors in the world. The sets and costumes are usually quite extravagant, and the musicals usually feature orchestras of ten to thirty musicians.

Featured Current Broadway Shows

Show	Theatre	Official Site
Hair	Al Hirschfeld Theatre	hairthemusical.com
Synopsis: Relive the counter culture of the 60's with this iconic production. A tribe of New York hippies struggle against the values of the older generation and the draft.

Chicago	Ambassador Theatre	chicagothemusical.com
Synopsis: This musical is about a sensational murder trial with famous scores that include, "Razzle Dazzle," "All That Jazz" and "Mister Cellophane."

Jersey Boys	August Wilson Theatre	jerseyboysinfo.com
Synopsis: The play dramatizes the careers of one of the 60's biggest acts, the Four Seasons, documentary style. Won four Tony Awards in 2006.

Next to Normal	Booth Theatre	nexttonormal.com
Synopsis: Winner of a couple Tony Awards in 2009, this rock musical tells the story of Diana Goodman, a wife and mother dealing with bipolar disorder and it's effects on her family.

Rock of Ages	Brooks Atkinson Theatre	rockofagesmusical.com
Synopsis: Celebrate the rock of the 80's in a story about love and rock'n'roll. Can busboy/aspiring rocker Drew win the love of waitress Sherrie over the lead singer of a big rock band?

Wicked	George Gershwin Theatre	wickedthemusical.com
Synopsis: Wicked is a story about two girls from Oz who go through adventures and become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.

A Little Night Music	Walter Kerr Theatre	nightmusiconbroadway.com
Synopsis: A popular musical study of the lives of various couples set in turn of the (20th) century Sweden. Features the song "Send in the Clowns."

Billy Elliot the Musical	Imperial Theatre	billyelliotthemusical.com
Synopsis: Big winner at the 2009 Tony Awards, the musical is based on the 2000 film, with music by Elton John. The story follows young Billy who, despite his father's initial objections, trades boxing for ballet.

Phantom of the Opera	Majestic Theatre	thephantomoftheopera.com
Synopsis: Famous story of the hideously deformed Phantom who lurks beneath the stage of the Paris Opera, exercising a reign of terror over its occupants.

The Lion King	Minskoff Theatre	disney.go.com
Synopsis: The Lion King tells a story about a young lion cub named Simba as he struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destined role as king.

Mary Poppins	New Amsterdam Theatre	disney.go.com
Synopsis: The musical adaptation of the classic books and 1964 Disney film that draws elements of both to tell the story of the Banks family and their new nanny, Mary Poppins.

West Side Story	Palace Theatre	westsidestory.com
Synopsis: A production with a film adaptation instead of the the other way around, this story based on the classic Romeo and Juliet is set in 50's New York City and substitutes rival street gangs Sharks and Jets for the Montagues and Capulets.

In the Heights	Richard Rodgers Theatre	intheheightsthemusical.com
Synopsis: 2008 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, In the Heights follows 3 days in the lives of characters from the Dominican-American neighborhood of Washington Heights.

Chicago	Ambassador Theatre	chicagothemusical.com
Synopsis: Return to prohibition era Chicago for the story of showgirls Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly and their rise to tabloid fame through extra legal means.

South Pacific	Vivian Beaumont Theater	rnh.com
Synopsis: A revival of a musical originally produced for Broadway in 1949, the musical follows the characters on a small island in the South Pacific during World War II.

Mamma Mia!	Winter Garden Theatre	mamma-mia.com
Synopsis: This "jukebox" musical, based on songs by ABBA, is a journey to a mythical Greek Island where we glimpse into the inhabitant’s lives.

Fela!	Eugene O'Neill Theatre	felaonbroadway.com
Synopsis: The story of Nigerian composer Fela Anikulapo Kuti and his performances at The Shrine nightclub in Lagos

Upcoming Shows:

Show	Theatre	Official Site
Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark	Hilton Theatre	spidermanonbroadway.marvel.com
Synopsis: Retelling the origins of Spiderman in a rock musical with music and lyrics by U2's Bono and The Edge.

The Addams Family	Lunt-Fontanne Theatre	theaddamsfamilymusical.com
Synopsis: Based on characters from the original Charles Addams comic strip, the musical tells the story of the family enduring the horrors of Wednesday falling in love.