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Hamilton (Philip Company)
Hamilton (Philip Company)
4/23 - 5/5/2024


A revolutionary story of passion, unstoppable ambition, and the dawn of a new nation. HAMILTON is the epic saga that follows the rise of Founding ...

Les Miserables
Les Miserables
4/15 - 4/20/2025


Cameron Mackintosh presents the new production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, Les Miserables, direct from an acclaimed two-and-a-half-year return to ...


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Past Shows

Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs. Doubtfire
3/26 - 3/31/2024


Daniel Hillard, a struggling, out-of-work actor, will do anything for his kids. After losing custody in a messy divorce, he creates the kindly alter ego ...

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical


Experience Tina Turner’s triumphant story live on Broadway at the exhilarating, undeniable mega hit: TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL. The Hollywood Reporter raves, “It’s ...

To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
2/20 - 2/25/2024


Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning American classic To Kill a Mockingbird comes to Broadway for the first time in a new adaptation by Aaron Sorkin and ...

Jagged Little Pill
Jagged Little Pill
2/13 - 2/18/2024


SOME SHOWS YOU SEE. THIS SHOW YOU FEEL. Joy, strength, love, courage, catharsis, LIFE: everything we want in a Broadway show can be found in ...

Hadestown
Hadestown
1/23 - 1/28/2024


In Hadestown, a song can change your fate. This Tony-winning new musical by Anaïs Mitchell and innovative director Rachel Chavkin is a love story for ...

The Cher Show
The Cher Show
1/13 - 1/14/2024


For six straight decades, only one unstoppable force has flat-out dominated popular culture - breaking down barriers, pushing boundaries, and letting nothing and no one ...

The Lion King
The Lion King
4/3 - 4/21/2019


Giraffes strut, birds swoop, gazelles leap - the entire Serengeti comes to life. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly rises from the stage. ...

Les Miserables
Les Miserables
2/19 - 2/24/2019


Cameron Mackintosh presents the new production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, Les Miserables, direct from an acclaimed two-and-a-half-year return to ...

A Bronx Tale
A Bronx Tale
1/23 - 1/27/2019


Based on the critically acclaimed play that inspired the now classic film, this streetwise musical will take you to the stoops of the Bronx in ...

On Your Feet
On Your Feet
1/1 - 1/6/2019


ON YOUR FEET! is the inspiring true story about heart, heritage and two people who believed in their talent—and each other—to become an international sensation: ...

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical


Long before she was Carole King, chart-topping music legend, she was Carol Klein, BROOKLYN girl with Passion and Chutzpah. She fought her way into the ...

The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard
3/27 - 4/1/2018


Former Secret Service agent, Frank Farmer is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge – what ...

Motown the Musical
Motown the Musical
3/13 - 3/18/2018


Featuring more than 50 classic hits such as "My Girl" and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," MOTOWN THE MUSICAL tells the story behind the hits ...

An American in Paris
An American in Paris
1/23 - 1/28/2018


Named BEST MUSICAL of the year by both the Drama League and the Outer Critics Circle and the winner of four Tony Awards, AN AMERICAN ...

Finding Neverland
Finding Neverland
1/9 - 1/14/2018


Based on the Miramax motion picture by David Magee and the play The Man Who Was Peter Pan by Allan Knee, Finding Neverland follows the ...

The King and I
The King and I
4/26 - 4/30/2017


Lincoln Center Theater’s critically acclaimed production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE KING AND I directed by Tony Award® Winner Bartlett Sher won four 2015 Tony ...

Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys
3/29 - 4/2/2017


How did four blue-collar kids become one of the greatest successes in pop music history? Find out at Broadway's runaway smash-hit, Jersey Boys. The Tony ...

Brit Floyd: Space & Time


Following its hugely successful 146 concert date tour around the globe in 2015, Brit Floyd, The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Show, returns to North America ...

Maks & Val Live On Tour: Our Way


Brothers Maksim and Valentin Chmerkovskiy, the hottest stars of ABC’s hit show Dancing with the Stars, are bringing to life the show they have dreamed ...

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood


The legacy of the beloved “Mister Rogers Neighborhood” lives on with the award- winning television series, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, from The Fred Rogers Company and ...

The Monkees


During the band’s time together, The Monkees amassed a dozen Top 40 hits, including a trio of tunes that soared to #1. Between September 1966 ...

La Boheme
La Boheme
5/14


A staged production of Puccini’s popular opera featuring renowned opera singers, costumes, and choreography. Soloists include Marco Panuccio, Branch Fields, Gabriel Preisser, and Jason Switzer....

The Music of ABBA: Arrival from Sweden


ARRIVAL from Sweden was founded by Vicky Zetterberg in 1995 in Gothenburg, Sweden. ARRIVAL from Sweden very soon became one of the world’s most popular ...

Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing
4/26 - 5/1/2016


Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage is an unprecedented live experience, exploding with heart-pounding music, passionate romance and sensational dancing. Seen by millions ...

Brian Regan


On Saturday, Sept. 26, Regan made history with the live Comedy Central broadcast of Brian Regan: Live from Radio City Music Hall, the first-ever live ...

Jay Leno
Jay Leno
4/17


Acclaimed TV late night show host, admired stand-up comedian, best-selling children’s book author, much-in-demand corporate speaker, lovable TV and movie voice-over artist, pioneering car builder ...

Carousel
Carousel
4/15 - 4/16/2016


Rodgers and Hammerstein’s beloved Broadway musical presented in concert with fantastic actors, costumes, and choreography, performed as the creators intended, with full symphony orchestra! This ...

Kinky Boots
Kinky Boots
3/15 - 3/20/2016


Kinky Boots took home six 2013 Tony Awards, the most of any show in the season, including Best Musical, Best Score (Cyndi Lauper), Best Choreography ...

42nd Street
42nd Street
1/26 - 1/31/2016


The quintessential backstage musical comedy classic, 42nd Street is the song and dance fable of Broadway with an American Dream story and includes some of ...

The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
1/12 - 1/17/2016


A brand new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by Jack O'Brien, will tour North America beginning September 2015. The spirited, romantic and beloved ...

Ragtime
Ragtime
1/5


Ragtime is a musical with a book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and music by Stephen Flaherty. Based on the 1975 novel by ...

Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys
3/17 - 3/22/2015


Jersey Boys takes you behind the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, a legendary group that rose from blue-collar New Jersey boys to ...

Annie
Annie
2/10 - 2/15/2015


The world’s best-loved musical returns in time-honored form. Directed by original lyricist and director Martin Charnin and choreographed by Liza Gennaro, this production of ANNIE ...

The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
1/22 - 2/1/2015


Following an acclaimed sold-out tour of the United Kingdom, Cameron Mackintosh's spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's phenomenal musical success, THE PHANTOM OF THE ...

The Book of Mormon- 2nd National Tour


THE BOOK OF MORMON features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. Parker and Stone are the four-time Emmy Award-winning ...

Million Dollar Quartet
Million Dollar Quartet
4/1 - 4/6/2014


Million Dollar Quartet is the electrifying new musical inspired by the famed recording session that brought together rock 'n' roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, ...

War Horse
War Horse
3/11 - 3/16/2014


The winner of five 2011 Tony Awards including Best Play, WAR HORSE will embark on a national tour in June 2012, bringing the hit play ...

Once
Once
2/18 - 2/23/2014


The producers of ONCE, the acclaimed new Broadway musical, announced today that The Road Company is putting together a US national tour that will launch ...

The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
1/21 - 1/26/2014


Andrew Lloyd Webber's reworked stage musical The Wizard of Oz is set to launch a North American tour in fall of 2013. After its run ...

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