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Best Shows on Broadway This Spring 2025

Last updated March 20, 2025 by Broadway.com Staff
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Spring is on the way, and with that, a fresh offering of plays and musicals on Broadway! From beloved stories making their way to the stage, to star-studded plays, to brand new musicals and much more, there is something for everyone on the boards as the weather warms up and Broadway's spring season kicks into gear. 

Find out the best shows on Broadway this spring! 

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Redwood
Now Open
Tony winner Idina Menzel returns to Broadway in this transformative new musical about one woman’s journey into the precious and precarious world of the redwood forest. Buy tickets to Redwood on Broadway!

Idina Menzel sits in the forest
Idina Menzel in Redwood
(Photo: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Now in Previews; Opens March 20, 2025; Closes August 18, 2025
A combination of farce, thriller, and spy caper, the Olivier Award-winning Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical arrives on Broadway to tell both the wildly improbably and hilariously true story of a WWII era covert operation. Buy tickets to Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical on Broadway!


Buena Vista Social Club
Now Open
Inspired by true events and featuring a world class Afro-Cuban band, this new musical transports audiences to Cuba as it brings the GRAMMY® Award-winning album of the same name to thrilling life—and tells the story of the legends who lived it.  Buy tickets to Buena Vista Social Club on Broadway

a circus act performs
The 2023 Atlantic Theater Company production of Buena Vista Social Club
(Photo: Ahron R. Foster)

Othello
Now in Previews; Opens March 23, 2025; Closes June 8, 2025
Tony and Academy Award winner Denzel Washington stars as the titular jealous-prone soldier in Shakespeare's classic. Joining him as Iago will be Tony and Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal. Read more about their thrilling return to Broadway. Get tickets to Othello on Broadway!


Purpose
Now Open; Closes July 6, 2025
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins introduces audiences to the influential Jasper family, long a pillar in Black American politics, in the Broadway transfer of his spirited, hilarious and intriguing family drama. Phylicia Rashad directs. Get tickets to Purpose on Broadway!

the Jasper family takes a selfie
Jon Michael Hill, Kara Young and Harry Lennix in Purpose
(Photo: Marc J. Franklin)

The Picture of Dorian Gray
Now in Previews; Opens March 27, 2025; Closes June 15, 2025
Succession star Sarah Snook makes her Broadway debut reprising her Olivier Award-winning performance as all 26 characters in Oscar Wilde's classic about a man who yearns for eternal youth. Kip Williams directs the contemporary production, which features a combination of live performance and video. Buy tickets to The Picture of Dorian Gray on Broadway!

Sarah Snook sits on a bench surrounded by flowers
Sarah Snook in The Picture of Dorian Gray
(Photo: Marc Brenner)

Glengarry Glen Ross
Now in Previews; Opens March 31, 2025; Closes June 28, 2025
Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Michael McKean lead the Broadway revival of David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning real estate drama, set in a Chicago real estate office. Learn more about Glengarry Glen Ross here and get tickets to Glengarry Glen Ross on Broadway!


BOOP! The Musical
Now in Previews; Opens April 5, 2025
Betty Boop has made it to Broadway! Based on the iconic comic, the sassy and sweet champion of empowerment steps out of her black-and-white world and takes the stage in this new musical comedy extravaganza. Buy tickets to BOOP! The Musical on Broadway!

Betty Boop poses center stage
Jasmine Amy Rogers and the cast of the Chicago production of BOOP! The Musical
(Photo: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)

Smash
Now in Previews; 2025; Opens April 10
Robyn Hurder and Caroline Bowman star in the new musical, based on the TV series of the same name. Featuring songs from the series, Smash follows the process of mounting Bombshell, a musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe. Get Smash on Broadway Tickets!


Good Night, and Good Luck
Now in Previews; Opens April 3, 2025; Closes June 8, 2025
George Clooney makes his Broadway debut as Edward R. Murrow in this historical drama about 1950s television news, based on 2005 film of the same name. Learn more about Good Night, and Good Luck here. Get Good Night, and Good Luck on Broadway Tickets!

Glenn Fleschler and George Clooney in Good Night, and Good Luck
(Photo: Emilio Madrid)

The Last Five Years
Now in Previews; Opens April 6; Closes June 22, 2025
Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren star in the first-ever Broadway production of Jason Robert Brown's musical about a couple falling in, and out, of love. Buy tickets to The Last Five Years on Broadway!

Adrienne Warren and Nick Jonas sit on the floor looking at one another
Adrienne Warren and Nick Jonas in The Last Five Years
(Photo by Matthew Murphy)

John Proctor is the Villain
Previews Begin March 20, 2025; Opens April 12, 2025
Stranger Things star Sadie Sink returns to Broadway in this new comedy by Kimberly Belflower that flips the script on American classic The Crucible. As students question the play's perspective, optimism, fury and a look to the future emerge. Buy tickets to John Proctor is the Villain on Broadway!


Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Previews Begin March 25, 2025; Opens April 8, 2025; Closes June 1, 2025
Broadway favorites Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga lead the tribute to legendary composer Stephen Sondheim in this theatrical event celebrating his work. Buy tickets to Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends on Broadway!


Floyd Collins
Previews begin March 27, 2025; Opens April 21, 2025
Jordan stars in the long-awaited Broadway debut of Adam Guettel's musical, based on the true story of a cave explorer in 1925 Kentucky. Buy tickets to Floyd Collins on Broadway!


Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Previews begin March 28, 2025; Opens April 22, 2025
The Olivier Award-winning prequel to the hit Netflix series arrives on Broadway featuring stunning special effects, extraordinary performances, and a storyline that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Get tickets to Stranger Things: The First Shadow on Broadway!

The London production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow
(Photo: Manuel Harlan)

Just In Time
Previews begin March 31, 2025; Opens April 23, 2025
Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff stars as the legendary Bobby Darin in this immersive new biomusical that turns Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre into an intimate nightclub. Get ready to hear "Beyond the Sea," "Mack the Knife" and more! Get tickets to Just In Time on Broadway!


Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Previews begin April 4, 2025; Opens April 25, 2025; Closes June 22, 2025
Ramin KarimlooDavid Hyde Pierce and Jinkx Monsoon lead the jazz-infused Broadway reimagining of Gilbert & Sullivan's clever romp, taking place as the title pirates dock their ship in New Orleans. Get Pirates! The Penzance Musical on Broadway Tickets!


Real Women Have Curves
Previews begin April 1, 2025; Opens April 27, 2025
A musical adaptation of Josefina López's play and the iconic film of the same name makes its Broadway premiere. Get tickets to Real Women Have Curves on Broadway!
 


Dead Outlaw
Previews begin April 12, 2025; Opens April 27, 2025
From the Tony-winning team behind The Band's Visit, this twisted, toe-tapping musical about the bizarre true story of outlaw-turned-corpse-turned-celebrity Elmer McCurdy arrives on Broadway after an acclaimed off-Broadway run. Get tickets to Dead Outlaw on Broadway!

 

Andrew Durand and Julia Knitel in the off-Broadway production of Dead Outlaw
(Photo: Matthew Murphy)
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