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2023-2024 SEASON
JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING
Theatre: Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
First Preview: September 12, 2023
Opening: October 3, 2023
Starring: Brittany Adebumola, Maechi Aharanwa, Rachel Christopher, Kalyne Coleman, Somi Kakoma, Lakisha May, Nana Mensah, Michael Oloyede, Dominique Thorne, Zenzi Williams
Writer: Jocelyn Bioh
Director: Whitney White
About: Jocelyn Bioh's Broadway playwrighting debut is about a group of West African immigrant women working in a Harlem hair braiding salon.
GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL!
Theatre: James Earl Jones Theatre
First Preview: September 15, 2023
Opening: October 12, 2023
Starring: Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells
Writers: Scott Brown & Anthony King (book, music & lyrics)
Director: Alex Timbers
About: The original stars of The Book of Mormon reunite in the Broadway premiere of the hit Off-Broadway musical comedy.
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
Theatre: Hudson Theatre
First Preview: September 19, 2023
Opening: October 10, 2023
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, Krystal Joy Brown, Katie Rose Clarke, Reg Rogers
Writers: Stephen Sondheim (music & lyrics), George Furth (book)
Director: Maria Friedman
About: The first ever Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical will open in Fall 2023 after its sold-out runs Off-Broadway and in London's West End.
I NEED THAT
Theatre: American Airlines Theatre
First Preview: October 13, 2023
Opening: November 2, 2023
Starring: Danny DeVito, Lucy DeVito, Ray Anthony Thomas
Writer: Theresa Rebeck
Director: Moritz von Stuelpnagel
About: Roundabout Theatre Company presents Theresa Rebeck's new comedy about a hoarder facing eviction.
HARMONY
Theatre: Ethel Barrymore Theatre
First Preview: October 18, 2023
Opening: November 13, 2023
Starring: Chip Zien, Julie Benko, Sierra Boggess, Sean Bell, Danny Kornfeld, Zal Owen, Eric Peters, Blake Roman, Steven Telsey
Writers: Barry Manilow (music), Bruce Sussman (book & lyrics)
Director: Warren Carlyle
About: The new musical based on the true story of the singing group The Comedian Harmonists will play Broadway following its Off-Broadway run at the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene.
SPAMALOT
Theatre: St. James Theatre
First Preview: October 31, 2023
Opening: November 16, 2023
Starring: Christopher Fitzgerald, James Monroe Iglehart, Taran Killam, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Ethan Slater, Jimmy Smagula, Michael Urie, Nik Walker
Writers: Eric Idle (book, music & lyrics), John du Prez (music)
Director: Josh Rhodes
About: The musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the film classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail returns to Broadway in a new production from the Kennedy Center.
HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO
Theatre: Belasco Theatre
First Preview: November 15, 2023
Opening: December 10, 2023
Starring: Caesar Samayoa, Desmond Edwards, Amelia Fei, Madison Kopec, Liam Pearce, Imani Russell, Conor Tague, Ashley Wool
Writers: Jacob Yandura (music), Rebekah Greer Melocik (book & lyrics)
Director: Sammi Cannold
About: The new musical based on the HBO documentary about a group of autistic young adults will play Broadway following its premiere production at Syracuse Stage.
APPROPRIATE
Theatre: Hayes Theatre
First Preview: November 29, 2023
Opening: December 18, 2023
Starring: Natalie Gold, Alyssa Emily Marvin, Sarah Paulson, Corey Stoll
Writer: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Director: Lila Neugebauer
About: Obie Award-winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins makes his Broadway debut with a new production of his 2014 play.
PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC
Theatre: Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
First Preview: December 19, 2023
Opening: January 9, 2024
Starring: Betsy Aidem, Francis Benhamou, Ari Brand, Anthony Edwards, Molly Ranson, Nancy Robinette, Aria Shahghasemi
Writer: Joshua Harmon
Director: David Cromer
About: Joshua Harmon's Drama Desk Award-winning play comes to Broadway following Manhattan Theatre Club’s highly acclaimed, twice-extended, sold-out world premiere at New York City Center – Stage I.
DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES
Theatre: Studio 54
First Preview: January 6, 2024
Opening: January 28, 2024
Starring: Kelli O'Hara, Brian d'Arcy James
Writers: Adam Guettel (music & lyrics), Craig Lucas (book)
Directors: Michael Greif
About: The musical adaptation of the 1962 Warner Bros. comes to Broadway following a sold-out premiere at Off-Broadway's Atlantic Theater Company.
THE NOTEBOOK
Theatre: Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
First Preview: February 10, 2024
Opening: March 14, 2024
Writers: Ingrid Michaelson (music & lyrics), Bekah Brunstetter (book)
Directors: Michael Greif, Schele Williams
About: The musical adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’s novel comes to Broadway following a world premiere engagement at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Theatre: Imperial Theatre
First Preview: February 24, 2024
Opening: March 21, 2024
Writers: PigPen Theatre Co. (music & lyrics), Rick Elice (book)
Director: Jessica Stone
About: The musical adaptation of Sara Gruen’s novel will open on Broadway. It premiered at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre in summer 2023.
THE OUTSIDERS
Theatre: Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
First Preview: March 16, 2024
Opening: March 11, 2024
Writers: Jamestown Revival (music & lyrics), Adam Rapp (book), Justin Levine (book, music & lyrics)
Director: Danya Taymor
About: A new musical based on S.E. Hinton's novel and Francis Ford Coppola's film. It premiered at La Jolla Playhouse in 2023.
THE WIZ
Theatre: Marquis Theatre
First Preview: March 29, 2024
Opening: April 17, 2024
Starring: Nichelle Lewis, Deborah Cox, Melody A. Betts, Kyle Ramar Freeman, Phillip Johnson Richardson, Avery Wilson, Wayne Brady
Writers: Charlie Smalls (music & lyrics), William F. Brown (book)
Director: Schele Williams
About: The beloved adaptation of The Wizard of Oz will return to Broadway following a national tour.
MARY JANE
Theatre: Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
First Preview: April 2, 2024
Opening: TBD
Starring: Rachel McAdams
Writer: Amy Herzog
Director: Anne Kauffman
About: Manhattan Theatre Club will produce the Broadway premiere of Amy Herzog's play Mary Jane, which play at Off-Broadway's New York Theatre Workshop in 2017.
UNCLE VANYA
Theatre: Vivian Beaumont Theatre
First Preview: April 2, 2024
Opening: April 24, 2024
Writers: Anton Chekhov (playwright), Heidi Schreck (translation)
Director: Lila Neugebauer
About: Lincoln Center Theater will premiere Heidi Schreck's new translation of Anton Chekhov's classic play.
MOTHER PLAY
Theatre: Hayes Theatre
First Preview: April 2, 2024
Opening: April 25, 2024
Starring: Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons
Writer: Paula Vogel
Director: Tina Landau
About: Second Stage will produce a new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel.
ANNOUNCED FOR 2023-2024 SEASON WITHOUT CONFIRMED DATE OR VENUE
DOUBT
Theatre: American Airlines Theatre
First Preview: February 2024
Opening: TBD
Starring: Tyne Daly, Liev Schrieber
Writer: John Patrick Shanley
Director: Scott Ellis
About: The Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play returns to Broadway for the first time in nearly two decades.
CABARET
Theatre: August Wilson Theatre
First Preview: Spring 2024
Opening: TBD
Writers: John Kander (music), Fred Ebb (lyrics), Joe Masteroff (book)
Director: Rebecca Frecknall
About: The Olivier Award-winning West End revival of Kander & Ebb's classic musical is coming to Broadway in Spring 2024.
HOME
Theatre: American Airlines Theatre
First Preview: Spring 2024
Opening: TBD
Writer: Sam-Art Williams
Director: Kenny Leon
About: A revival of the Tony Award-nominated coming-of-age story originally staged by the Negro Ensemble Company in 1979.
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
Theatre: TBD
First Preview: Early 2024
Opening: TBD
Writers: Henrik Ibsen (playwright), Amy Herzog (adaptation)
About: Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild winner Jeremy Strong will return to Broadway in a new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's play about public persecution.
ANNOUNCED FOR 2023 WITHOUT CONFIRMED DATE OR VENUE
THE MOUSETRAP
Theatre: TBD
First Preview: 2023
Opening: TBD
Writers: Agatha Christie (playwright)
About: The world's most successful and longest-running play comes to Broadway for the very first time in a limited engagement.
ANNOUNCED FOR 2024-2025 SEASON WITHOUT CONFIRMED DATE OR VENUE
SMASH
Creative Team: Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman (score); Rick Elice & Bob Martin (book); Joshua Bergasse (choreographer); Susan Stroman (director); Robert Greenblatt, Neil Meron & Steven Spielberg (producers)
About: Stage incarnation of the TV series depicting the creation of the fictional Marilyn Monroe musical Bombshell.
IN THE WORKS
13 GOING ON 30
Creative Team: Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa (book), Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner (music and lyrics), Andy Fickman (director)
About: New musical based on the 2004 hit movie of the same title about a gawky teenage girl who uses “wishing dust” to transform herself into a glamorous adult.
17 AGAIN
Creative Team: Marco Pennette (book), music and lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner (music and lyrics), Adam Shankman (director)
New musical based on the 2009 Zac Efron fantasy film about a man who gets to relive his youth.
A developmental lab was held in New York November 2016.
AIN'T SUPPOSED TO DIE A NATURAL DEATH
Creative Team: Melvin Van Peebles (book, music, and lyrics), Kenny Leon (director), Lia Vollack (producer), Mario Van Peebles (creative producer)
About: A revival of the 1971 Tony-nominated musical exploring the life of Black Americans in underserved city neighborhoods.
ALI
Creative Team: Clint Dyer (book, lyrics, director), Teddy Abrams (music), Richard Willis (producer)
About: A new musical celebrating the life and legacy of the heavyweight boxing champion and humanitarian Muhammad Ali.
THE BODYGUARD
Creative Team: Alexander Dinelaris (book), Lawrence Kasdan (source material)
Cast: Deborah Cox
About: Musical adapted from the Whitney Houston film about a pop star who falls in love with her bodyguard.
Latest: Originally presented in London, the stage musical toured North American 2017–2018. Regional productions have been staged across the globe.
BOOP! THE BETTY BOOP MUSICAL
Creative Team: Bob Martin (book), David Foster (music), Susan Birkenhead (lyrics), Jerry Mitchell (director and choreographer)
Cast: Jasmine Amy Rogers
About: A new musical based on the classic cartoon character created by Max Fleischer. Its premiere production will play Chicago in November 2024.
BORN FOR THIS
Creative Team: Charles Randolph-Wright, BeBe Winans, and Lisa D'Amour (book); BeBe Winans (music and lyrics); Charles Randolph-Wright (director); Ron Gillyard and MyDestiny Productions (producers)
About: A story of family, love and forgiveness told through the incredible true story of BeBe Winans. Born For This is the family-friendly and universal story for anyone who has ever yearned for something—for anyone who is looking to find their purpose in life.
BROADWAY VACATION, A MUSICAL
Creative Team: David Rossmer and Steve Rosen (book, music, and lyrics), Ken Davenport (producer)
About: Based on the characters from the Warner Bros. movie franchise, the musical was scheduled to make its world premiere in Fall 2020 at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, with direction and choreography by Donna Feore.
COCO
Creative Team: Michael Giacchino (music), Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez (music & lyrics)
About: A musical adaptation of the Pixar animated film that explores identity and legacy through Dia de los Muertos.
DEATH BECOMES HER
Creative Team: Noel Carey and Julia Mattison (music and lyrics), Marco Pennette (book), Christopher Gattelli (director)
About: A musical based on Robert Zemeckis' 1992 dark comedy film about eternal youth. A premiere production starring Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard will open at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre in April 2024.
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Creative Team: Elton John (music), Shaina Taub (lyrics), Paul Rudnick (book), Anna D. Shapiro (director), Kevin McCollum (producer)
About: New musical based on Lauren Weisberger’s 2003 novel and the 2006 film about a woman who becomes assistant to the notorious editor of a topline fashion magazine. A Chicago pre-Broadway tryout, starring Beth Leavel as Miranda Priestley and Taylor Iman Jones as Andy, ran July 19–August 21, 2022, at the James L. Nederlander Theatre.
DREAMGIRLS
Creative Team Tom Eyen (book and lyrics), Henry Krieger (music), Casey Nicholaw (director), Sonia Friedman (producer)
About: A New York transfer of the hit London revival.
GATSBY
Creative Team: Florence Welch (lyrics), Florence Welch and Thomas Bartlett (music), Martyna Majok (book), Jeanie O'Hare (story consultant), Rachel Chavkin (director), Sonya Tayeh (choreographer), Jordan Roth (producer)
About: A musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, which entered the public domain in 2021. It will premiere at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, MA, in 2024.
THE GREAT GATSBY
Creative Team: Nathan Tysen & Jason Howland (music & lyrics), Kait Kerrigan (book), Marc Bruni (director)
About: A musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, which entered the public domain in 2021. It will premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ, in October 2023.
HIGH NOON
Creative Team: Eric Roth (playwright), Michael Arden (director)
About: Based on Stanley Kramer’s trailblazing 1952 Academy Award-winning film, High Noon will become the first Western play to premiere on Broadway in over 85 years.
HIPPEST TRIP: THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL
Creative Team: Dominique Morisseau (book), Kamilah Forbes (director), Camille. Brown (choreographer), Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Tony Cornelius, Anthony E. Zuiker, and Shawn Gee (executive producers)
About: The story of producer Don Cornelius, who created the long-running TV variety show Soul Train with a score including soul and R&B songs showcased in the series. A world premiere production is scheduled to premiere at ACT in San Francisco in August 2022.
IMITATION OF LIFE
Creative Team: John Legend (Music & Lyrics), Lynn Nottage (book), Liesl Tommy (director), Universal Theatrical Group (producer)
About: A new musical based on the Fannie Hurst novel that inspired two Universal feature films.
IN DREAMS
Creative Team: Roy Orbison (songs), David West Read (book), Luke Sheppard (director)
About: A jukebox musical featuring the songs of rock and roll singer-songwriter Roy Orbison. It is scheduled to play in England and Toronto with Lena Hall in the lead role.
LA LA LAND
Creative Team: Justin Hurwitz (music), Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (lyrics), Ayad Akhtar & Matthew Decker (book), Bartlett Sher (director)
About: A stage adaptation of Damien Chazelle's Academy Award-winning movie musical.
LAST SUMMER AT BLUEFISH COVE
Creative Team: Jane Chambers (playwright); Cynthia Nixon (director); Harriet Newman Leve, Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner (producers)
About: It’s 1980 at Bluefish Cove: a lesbian beachside haven. Lil Zalinski and her close knit group of friends take refuge here each summer to live and love freely. When a straight woman named Eva wanders unknowingly into their midst, she sends The Cove into a tailspin and knocks Lil off her feet. The play made its world premiere 40 years ago Off-Broadway.
LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE
Creative Team: Book by Lisa Loomer (book), Laura Esquivel (source material), La Santa Cecilia (music), La Santa Cecilia and Quiara Alegría Hudes (lyrics), Michael Mayer (director)
About: An exclusive preview of two songs from the musical debuted during ¡Viva Broadway! Hear Our Voices in October 2020.
MAGIC MIKE
Creative Team: Trip Cullman (director)
About: A stage adaptation of Steven Soderbergh's film about male strippers. A private workshop was held April 2015 featuring Derek Klena and Taylor Louderman. A December 2019 premiere in Boston was canceled May 23, 2019.
MARIE, DANCING STILL: A NEW MUSICAL
Creative Team: Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (score), Susan Stroman (director and choreographer)
About: Formerly known as Little Dancer, the musical about Degas and ballerina Marie had a production at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre March 22–April 14, 2019, starring Tiler Peck, Terrence Mann, Karen Ziemba, Louise Pitre, Dee Hoty, and Jenny Powers.
MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL
Creative Team: Jason Robert Brown (score); Taylor Mac (book); Rob Ashford (director); Tanya Birl and Sarah O'Gleby (choreographers); Hal Luftig, Craig Haffner, and Sherry Wright (producers)
About: A musical adaptation of John Berendt's 1994 Pulitzer finalist novel.
NANCY DREW AND THE MYSTERY AT SPOTLIGHT MANOR: A MUSICAL
Creative Team: Sarah Kernochan (book), Alan Menken (music), Nell Benjamin (lyrics), James Lapine (director)
About: A live stage adaptation based on the beloved teen girl detective.
THE NANNY
Creative Team: Fran Drescher and Peter Marc Jacobson (book), Rachel Bloom and the late Adam Schlesinger (score), Marc Bruni (director)
About: A musical based on the popular sitcom series that ran during the '90s, starring Drescher.
OBSESSED, THE STORY OF DIANE WARREN…SO FAR
Creative team: Joe DiPietro (book), Kathleen Marshall (director)
About: A new musical based on the incredible life of Diane Warren, one of the most famous and successful songwriters of all time.
PAL JOEY
Creative Team: Richard Rodgers (music), Lorenz Hart (lyrics), John O'Hara (original book), Richard LaGravenese (new book), Savion Glover & Tony Goldwyn (directors)
About: The primary setting for this classic musical has been re-imagined as a South Side Chicago nightclub in the 1940s; the character of Linda, formerly a stenographer-clerk, is now an aspiring singer.
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES
Starring: Kristin Chenoweth
Creative team: Stephen Schwartz (music & lyrics), Lindsey Ferrentino (book), Michael Arden (director), Bill Damaschke & Diva Worldwide Entertainment (producers)
About: A new musical based on the 2012 documentary The Queen of Versailles about socialite Jacqueline Siegel.
THE SECRET GARDEN
Creative Team: Lucy Simon (music), Marsha Norman (book and lyrics), Warren Carlyle (director)
About: Revival of the 1991 musical based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s story about an orphan girl who finds renewal when she discovers a locked, dead garden and brings it back to life. A co-production of Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre and Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington D.C., the Broadway-bound revival also played a stint in Houston October.
SIDEWAYS
Creative Team: Rex Pickett (book), Anthony Adams (composer)
About: A brand-new musical, mounted by EFG-Renascence Productions, based on Pickett’s novel that was adapted into an Oscar-winning film and a play.
SIDNEY
Creative team: Charles Randolph-Wright (playwright), Ruben Santiago-Hudson (director)
About: A new play about the life of Oscar winner and Tony nominee Sidney Poitier, based on Poitier's best-selling autobiography The Measure of a Man.
A SIGN OF THE TIMES
Creative Team: Bruce Vilanch (writer), Richard Robin (source material), Gabriel Barre (director), JoAnn M. Hunter (choreographer)
About: The musical tells the story of Cindy, a young woman who moves to New York City from the Midwest in 1965 with dreams of making a difference in the world. Set against the backdrop of women’s liberation, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War, the musical features the songs of a generation from Grammy Award–winning artist Petula Clark and multiple hit-makers of the day, such as “Downtown,” “You Don't Own Me,” “Don't Sleep in the Subway,” “The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss),” and “The Boy From New York City.” Developed at Goodspeed Musicals’ Norma Terris Theatre in summer 2016. A pre-Broadway production played Delaware Theater Company in 2018.
SINATRA THE MUSICAL
Creative Team: Joe DiPietro (book), Kathleen Marshall (director)
About: A new musical based on the life and career of the legendary artist Frank Sinatra. A premiere production starring Matt Doyle will open at England's Birmingham Rep in September 2023.
SING STREET
Creative Team: Gary Clark and John Carney (music & lyrics), Enda Walsh (book), Rebecca Taichman (director)
About: The show, based on the 2016 film, explores the power of first love and music against the backdrop of 1980s Dublin. It previously played productions Off-Broadway and in Boston.
SLIPPIN' THROUGH THE CRACKS
Creative Team: Bobby Rush (music & lyrics), Bobby Rush & Stephen Lloyd Helper (book), Stephen Lloyd Helper & Arminda Thomas (co-directors)
About: An autobiographical musical about Grammy-winning blues musician Bobby Rush.
THE TEN
Creative Team: Future Cut and Emily Phillips (music & lyrics), Nambi E. Kelley (book), Ruben Santiago-Hudson (director), Ken Davenport, Primary Wave Music, Sandi Moran (producers)
About: A new musical loosely based on Moses and the Ten Commandments and inspired by the power and spiritual energy of gospel.
THELMA & LOUISE
Creative Team: Neko Case (music & lyrics), Callie Khouri & Haley Feiffer (book), Trip Cullman (director)
About: A musical adaptation of the beloved 1991 about two friends on the run from the law. Amanda Seyfried is attached to perform in a workshop.
A TRANSPARENT MUSICAL
Creative Team: Faith Soloway (music & lyrics), MJ Kaufman & Joey Soloway (book), Amazon Studios & Eva Price (producers)
About: A new musical inspired by the hit Amazon Prime television series.
UNTITLED GIULIA TOFANA MUSICAL
Creative Team: Jennifer Nettles (music), Adam Zotovich (producer)
About: The country star has her eye on bringing another merry murderess to the stage: 17th-century professional poisoner Giulia Tofana.
THE WANDERER
Creative team: Charles Messina (book), Kenneth Ferrone (director), Sarah O’Gleby (choreography), Jill Menza and Charles Messina (producers)
About: New musical based on the life and music of Rock & Roll Hall-of-Famer Dion DiMucci.
THE WHO’S TOMMY
Creative Team: Des McAnuff (director), Pete Townshend (book and score), John Entwistle and Keith Moon (additional music and lyrics)
About: The musical puts The Who’s original concept album on stage as a rock opera about a “deaf, dumb, and blind” boy who overcomes his disabilities with the help of ace pinball skills. Original Broadway director McAnuff returns to helm this updated production for the 2020 decade.
