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Broadway Shows in May 2026

Early summer on Broadway is an exciting time to book a long-running hit musical or a new prestige drama. Hugh Jackman stars in New Born, a brand new play at the Minetta Lane Theatre. Plus, be sure to catch Tony winner Daniel Radcliffe in Every Brilliant Thing and Olivier nominee John Lithgow in Giant, before both close this month. For long runners, why not grab tickets for family favourite musicals Wicked, SIX, and The Lion King, or be enchanted by a truly magical play with Harry Potter and the Cursed Child? We also recommend looking at shows Off-Broadway in May, as the Lucille Lortel Awards winners are announced at the start of the month. This prestigious ceremony celebrates the best plays and musicals at New York theater’s smaller venues.

As more new shows are announced for the coming season, we also recommend looking at tickets for Broadway shows in June and July.

48 Shows in New York

Every Brilliant Thing on Broadway

Every Brilliant Thing on Broadway

Daniel Radcliffe stars in the Broadway premiere of this moving one-person show about depression, loss and finding your joy.

The Lion King on Broadway

The Lion King on Broadway

Disney’s breath-taking musical brings the Serengeti to vivid and vibrant life, with unforgettable puppetry and score. Best for age 6+.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway

You are invited to return to the Wizarding World, populated by incredible stagecraft and spellbinding characters. Best for age 10+.

Hadestown on Broadway

Hadestown on Broadway

Anaïs Mitchell’s Tony Award-winning mythic musical takes audiences on a hell-raising, heart-breaking journey to the underworld.

Hamilton on Broadway

Hamilton on Broadway

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hugely popular, Tony Award-winning rap musical retells the story of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway

Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway

Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film is transformed into a theatrical extravaganza, featuring a chart-topping, decadent pop playlist.

Aladdin on Broadway

Aladdin on Broadway

Journey on a magic carpet into Disney's sensational, jaw-dropping musical, inspired by the world of Arabian Nights. Best for age 8+.

MJ the Musical on Broadway

MJ the Musical on Broadway

Discover the secrets behind the King of Pop’s dizzying stardom, set to his greatest hits, as this new musical moonwalks onto Broadway.

The Lost Boys: The Musical on Broadway

The Lost Boys: The Musical on Broadway

This bloody brilliant, rock inspired musical adaptation of the cult-classic teen vampire film comes to Broadway.

The Rocky Horror Show on Broadway

The Rocky Horror Show on Broadway

Luke Evans stars as Frank-n-Furter in this wild and wicked new staging of cult-classic musical

Dog Day Afternoon on Broadway

Dog Day Afternoon on Broadway

Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach lead a gripping new Broadway play, adapted from the Oscar-winning film Dog Day Afternoon.

Fallen Angels on Broadway

Fallen Angels on Broadway

Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara star in Noel Coward’s sparkling, high-society “comedy of bad manners” bubbling with wit and scandal.

Six the Musical on Broadway

Six the Musical on Broadway

Divorced, beheaded…Live! Join Henry VII’s embattled wives as they step out of the history books and into the spotlight on Broadway.

The Book of Mormon on Broadway

The Book of Mormon on Broadway

From the wickedly irreverent brains behind South Park, this shocking, hilarious musical tells the story of two hapless Mormon missionaries.

Wicked on Broadway

Wicked on Broadway

Take a peek behind the curtain and discover the untold story of the Witches of Oz in Broadway’s smash-hit musical. Best for age 8+.

Titanique on Broadway

Titanique on Broadway

Céline Dion narrates a campy, musical retelling of Titanic in this silly, side-splitting, song-belting, award-winning sensation.

Death of a Salesman on Broadway

Death of a Salesman on Broadway

Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalfe lead this revival of Arthur Miller's blistering classic about truth, infidelity and the American Dream.

Kenrex

Kenrex

From an award-winning creative team, this exhilarating one-man true-crime drama depicts a small-town community’s fight for justice.

Eugene Onegin

Eugene Onegin

Tony nominee Deborah Warner directs this hauntingly beautiful revival of Tchaikovsky’s romantic Russian opera.

The Outsiders on Broadway

The Outsiders on Broadway

The incredible story that touched a generation’s hearts is adapted into a groundbreaking new musical, with songs by Jamestown Revival.

Schmigadoon! on Broadway

Schmigadoon! on Broadway

A quarrelling couple get trapped in a Golden Age musical in this stage adaptation of the hilarious Emmy-winning musical comedy TV series.

Death Becomes Her on Broadway

Death Becomes Her on Broadway

Join Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard, and Christopher Sieber in a darkly comedic adventure, based on the hit film.

La Traviata

La Traviata

Tony Award winner Michael Mayer's bold version of Verdi’s passionate, raw tale of doomed lovers returns to the Met.

Becky Shaw on Broadway

Becky Shaw on Broadway

This razor-sharp, Pulitzer finalist black comedy, about sex, ethics and a blind-date gone wrong, makes its Broadway debut.

Stranger Things: The First Shadow on Broadway

Stranger Things: The First Shadow on Broadway

Explore Hawkins' dark origins in this thrilling prequel, co-created by the Duffer Brothers. Get ready for an unforgettable experience!

Buena Vista Social Club on Broadway

Buena Vista Social Club on Broadway

This scorching new musical tells the moving true story of the artists behind the best-selling, Grammy Award-winning album of the same name.

La Boheme

La Boheme

Franco Zeffirelli's iconic staging of Puccini’s timeless tale of romance and heartbreak returns to the Metropolitan Opera.

Burnout Paradise

Burnout Paradise

Can four performers continue to run on a treadmill whilst completing an escalating to-do list? Experience Burnout Paradise in New York.

Chicago on Broadway

Chicago on Broadway

Broadway’s longest-running American musical wows with sizzling choreography and show-stopping musical numbers.

Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors

The cult classic musical spreads its stems Off-Broadway in a fantastic, Drama Desk Award winning revival.

& Juliet on Broadway

& Juliet on Broadway

Join Juliet as she shapes her own destiny in this hilarious jukebox musical, packed with producer Max Martin’s greatest hits.

Oh, Mary! on Broadway

Oh, Mary! on Broadway

Discover the true(ish) story of Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola’s hit comedy, on Broadway following a sold-out Off-Broadway debut.

Maybe Happy Ending on Broadway

Maybe Happy Ending on Broadway

Direct from South Korea, Broadway's whimsical musical stars Darren Criss and Helen J Shen. Don’t miss this enchanting robot romance!

Operation Mincemeat on Broadway

Operation Mincemeat on Broadway

God, that’s brilliant! The Olivier Award-winning British musical about a corpse that tricked Hitler sets up a new HQ on Broadway.

Just in Time on Broadway

Just in Time on Broadway

Catch the songs and sounds of Bobby Darin in this swinging new jukebox musical about the legend behind the music.

Turandot

Turandot

Puccini’s grand opera, about a bold prince who vies for a icy-hearted princess' hand in mythic China, returns.

Ragtime on Broadway

Ragtime on Broadway

Caissie Levy and Joshua Henry lead this revival of the Tony-winning classic musical about race, class and the pursuit of the American Dream.

Chess on Broadway

Chess on Broadway

Passion, politics and pawns: this explosive revival of Tim Rice’s iconic musical stars Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher.

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) on Broadway

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) on Broadway

This award-winning original musical about a cynical New Yorker and an optimistic Brit who make an unlikely connection comes to Broadway.

Mexodus

Mexodus

This live‑looping hip‑hop musical retells the untold southern path of the Underground Railroad with pulse, power, and purpose.

Giant on Broadway

Giant on Broadway

John Lithgow reprises his career-defining performance as Roald Dahl, in this smart, provocative drama, transferring to Broadway.

CATS: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway

CATS: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway

This fresh, fierce and award-winning reimagining of the classic musical transplants the action to the world of voguing and ballroom culture.

The Fear of 13 on Broadway

The Fear of 13 on Broadway

Adrian Brody and Tessa Thompson make their Broadway debuts in this gripping play about a wrongly accused death row inmate.

Beaches: The Musical on Broadway

Beaches: The Musical on Broadway

This moving musical adaptation of the iconic 1988 Bette Midler movie tells the story of the decades-long friendship between two women

Joe Turner's Come and Gone on Broadway

Joe Turner's Come and Gone on Broadway

Taraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer lead a powerful revival of August Wilson’s classic about ancestry and community.

Proof on Broadway

Proof on Broadway

Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle make their Broadway debuts in this revival of the Pulitzer-winning play about genius, grief and mathematics.

What Happened Was

What Happened Was

Tom Noonan’s distinct New York play, inspired by the 1994 film, heads to the Minetta Lane Theatre for its first major revival.

New Born

New Born

Acclaimed British playwright Ella Hickson delivers New Born, a new play made up of explorations into relationships, identity and change.

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