From Broadway’s biggest hits and hottest tickets, to beloved classics, sure-fire comedies, and holiday family fun, Playbill’s insider guide to StubHub's theatrical offerings will help you select the perfect gift this year. You can also add a personalized gift rap courtesy of the legendary MC Murs.
Biggest Hits:
Hamilton
Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop retelling of the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton changed the game on Broadway. Winner of 11 Tony Awards and the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the musical continues its sold-out Broadway run, with touring productions currently crossing the country. Buy tickets here.
Dear Evan Hansen
The contemporary musical about about a high school outsider who gets tangled in a lie that was never meant to be told, and a life he never dreamed he could have, won six Tony Awards, including Best Musical. (Also catch it on tour!) Buy tickets here.
The Ferryman
Jez Butterworth's epic mystery arrives on Broadway after a hit London run where it won the Olivier Award for Best New Play. Critics raved for the mysterious family drama set in North Ireland in the 1980s. Buy tickets here.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Jeff Daniels stars in the world premiere of Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin’s new play, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, which opened December 13. Buy tickets here.
Comedies Guaranteed to Make You Laugh
Mean Girls
Tina Fey’s pitch-perfect musical adaptation of her 2004 screenplay delivers on all levels—leaving the fan-favorite quotes intact, while expanding the Plastics into musical comedy gold. Buy tickets here.
Star Connections:
Network
Tony and Emmy winner Bryan Cranston stars in the stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning film about an anchorman who unravels on the air during his final broadacast. Buy tickets here.
Lifespan of a Fact
Daniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones, and Bobby Cannavale return to Broadway in the play about the high-stakes world of news publishing and blurring the line between what is fact and what is fiction. Buy tickets here
Hello, Dolly! On Tour
Tony winner Betty Buckley stars in the national tour of Jerry Herman's Broadway classic—an unabashed valentine to Broadway's Golden Age that won the 2017 Tony Award for Best Revival. Buy tickets here.
Kids Included:
Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes
The New York favorite returns with its iconic kickline, backed by brand-new scenes and special effects. Buy tickets here.
Frozen
Disney's 2013 Oscar-winning film comes to Broadway as a full-length stage work told in two acts—with twice as much music—and dazzling special effects. Buy tickets here.
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical On Tour
The Off-Broadway musical based on the best-selling Disney-Hyperion novel sets out on a national tour. Buy tickets here.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 and 2
J.K. Rowling's two-part theatrical stage epic picks up at the start of the seventh novel’s epilogue, in which Harry Potter’s youngest son Albus sets off for his first year at Hogwarts. The unforgettable production captures the magic of the films and the novels, with breathtaking illusions and stage magic. Buy tickets here
Classics:
The Phantom of the Opera
Broadway’s longest-running musical has lasted a record-breaking 30 years for a reason. Featuring an orchestra of 27 (one of Broadway’s biggest), Andrew Lloyd Webber’s score still dazzles. (Also catch it on tour!) Buy tickets here.
My Fair Lady
Laura Benanti, Harry Haden-Paton, Norbert Leo Butz, and Rosemary Harris star in the Lerner and Loewe classic that returns in a lavish new staging by Tony-winning director Barlett Sher. Buy tickets here.
The Lion King
Disney's animated film was transformed into a stunning theatrical event in 1997 by director-designer Julie Taymor, whose awe-inspiring visuals have made it a Broadway must-see for 21 years. (Also catch it on tour!) Buy tickets here.
Coming Up:
Moulin Rouge!
The stage adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s epic 2001 movie musical mash-up can-cans to Broadway in June, starring Aaron Tveit and Karen Olivo. Buy tickets here.
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Nathan Lane and Andrea Martin star in the new comedy by Pulitzer Prize finalist and MacArthur Fellow Taylor Mac that is set just after the blood-soaked conclusion of William Shakespeare’sTitus Andronicus. The comedy is scheduled to open April 11. Buy tickets here.
Beetlejuice
Tim Burton's 1988 film about a degenerate demon who helps a newly-dead couple scare off some unwelcomed new homeowner, haunts Broadway in March, featuring a score by Australian songwriter Eddie Perfect. Buy tickets here.
Freestyle Love Supreme
Lin-Manuel Miranda reunites with director Thomas Kail Off-Broadway for the fast-paced hip-hop show that predates both In the Heights and their Tony-winning juggernaut Hamilton, in which the cast improvs a hip-hop musical each night. Buy tickets here.
