Top 5 Best Broadway Plays Right Now
Plan your next theater trip with our pick of the best Broadway plays to book right now. Audiences and critics are all raving about these hit shows, and you’ll find something to enjoy whether you prefer comedy or drama.
Broadway is famous for producing bombastic, big-budget musicals but it is also one of the best places in the world to watch a play. A fantastic variety of comedies, dramas and thrillers open in New York every year, with endless entertainment for culture fans on offer. Top Broadway plays are also the best way to see celebrities on stage, but tickets often sell quickly for these limited seasons!
Broadway is famous for producing bombastic, big-budget musicals but it is also one of the best places in the world to watch a play. A fantastic variety of comedies, dramas and thrillers open in New York every year, with endless entertainment for culture fans on offer. Top Broadway plays are also the best way to see celebrities on stage, but tickets often sell quickly for these limited seasons!
1. Harry Potter & the Cursed Child: spectacular stagecraft keeps the magic alive
Dive back into the magical Wizarding World with this incredible theatrical adventure. Harry Potter is now a Ministry employee and dad, and his youngest son Albus is about to start at Hogwarts. The past is never far away for the Potters though, and darkness threatens to return… With incredible effects and a story that will make you believe in magic again, this Tony Award-winning show has cemented its status as one of the best Broadway plays, and a triumph of stagecraft that will leave you spellbound.
from $61.90
Save up to $77.302. The Shark is Broken: a biting behind-the-scenes comedy
Three men sit on a boat and wait for the shark to start working again… Ian Shaw’s hilarious and surprisingly tender comedy, inspired by actor Robert Shaw’s real filming diaries, swims over to Broadway! After an acclaimed run in London’s West End, New York audiences can expect this show to make a splash as it dives behind the scenes of Jaws. Book early because this is a fascinating and entertaining insight into one of the biggest movies ever made.
from $58.30
3. The Cottage: laugh-out-loud farce about sex, lies and desire
If you want to laugh out loud on Broadway, The Cottage is the play to book! This outrageous farce, set on an English country estate in the 1920s, is inspired by the legendary Noel Coward. Sex, lies, infidelity and melodrama build up to a fantastic finale as Sylvia's decision to air her personal affairs leads to unexpected chaos. This is pure silliness "delivered on a platter" (Time Out).
from $58.30
Offers4. Swing State: a captivating post-COVID character study
.A small decision sends shockwaves through a tight-knit community in this extraordinary new play from Rebecca Gilman, which opens in NYC after a premiere at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre. Critics raved that Swing State “deserves a Broadway run” (Chicago Times), and we think its opening Off-Broadway is the perfect solution: this intimate drama about how people treat outsiders in their community is all the more affecting in a smaller venue and undoubtedly one of the best plays in NYC right now.
from $70.20
Offers5. Purlie Victorious: a classic satire with Leslie Odom Jr.
Ossie Davis’ “marvelously exhilarating” (The New York Times) satire is back on Broadway and better than ever! Leslie Odom Jr. stars as preacher Purlie Victorious, who is on a mission to save the local church and win back his inheritance. Subtitled "A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch" this definitely is a romp, and one that will have you laughing out loud from start to end.
from $70.20
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