Best Broadway Shows in December 2025
Which shows on Broadway are the best to see this December on stage? Check out our list!
By: Sidney Paterra Dec. 01, 2025
Looking for the best shows on Broadway in December 2025? Wondering which Broadway tickets are the hardest to get right now? While every theatregoer’s favorites may differ, some Broadway shows stand out thanks to critical acclaim, rave audience reviews, and major awards, including Tony wins.
Below, we’ve rounded up the top 10 must-see Broadway shows this December — the productions creating the most buzz, drawing sold-out crowds, and delivering unforgettable theatrical experiences.
Just In Time
Playing on Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theatre
About: Just In Time is about Bobby Darin, the legendary singer whose short but remarkable life took him from teen idol to global sensation, inspiring generations of performers who followed. Discover the man behind the music who pushed back against the record labels to chart a new course for himself on the charts – a once-in-a-lifetime talent who knew his time was limited and was determined to make a splash before it was too late.
Why It's One of the Best: Just In Time was nominated for six 2025 Tony Awards, including one for its already Tony-winning leading man, Broadway favorite Jonathan Groff.
You'll Especially Love It: Anyone who loves fun, feel-good shows packed with nostalgia, catchy tunes, and Jonathan Groff’s irresistible charm would have a blast at Just in Time.
Hamilton
Playing on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre
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About: Hamilton is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre—a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education.
Why It's One of the Best: No musical has had as big an impact on pop culture in this century as Hamilton. Not only is it the only Pulitzer Prize winning musical on Broadway right now, but it is perhaps the most celebrated and certainly most talked about piece of theatre in years. This month, the show celebrates 10 show-stopping years on Broadway.
You'll Especially Love It: This musical deserves all of the hype you've already heard. Yes, you can watch a full version on Disney+, but there is nothing like seeing it live.
Death Becomes Her
Playing on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
About: Madeline Ashton is the most beautiful actress (just ask her) ever to grace the stage and screen. Helen Sharp is the long-suffering author (just ask her) who lives in her shadow. They have always been the best of frenemies… until Madeline steals Helen's fiancé away. As Helen plots revenge and Madeline clings to her rapidly fading star, their world is suddenly turned upside down by Viola Van Horn, a mysterious woman with a secret that's to die for.
Why It's One of the Best: Following an acclaimed pre-Broadway run in Chicago, this critical darling is offically open on Broadway with a cast of scene-stealing Broadway favorites.
You'll Especially Love It: If you love kooky comedy, fierce lady duets, and die for the movie, this show's for you!
Art
Playing on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre
About: Three longtime friends. One ridiculously expensive painting. Is it art, or is it just the world’s priciest inside joke? What begins as a polite debate over aesthetics and taste devolves into a clash of egos and resentments. Can their friendship survive, or will one of them finally draw the line?
Why It's One of the Best: This is the first-ever Broadway revival of Yasmina Reza's Tony Award-winning play, and it's led by an all-star cast - Tony Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Bobby Cannavale, Tony Award winner and Emmy Award winner James Corden, and Tony Award winner and Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris.
You'll Especially Love It: Anyone who enjoys sharp, witty comedies about friendship, ego, and the quirks of human behavior will get a kick out of Art.
Maybe Happy Ending
Playing on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre
About: Inside a one-room apartment on the outskirts of Seoul, Oliver lives a happily quiet life listening to jazz records and caring for his favorite plant. But what else is there to do when you’re a HelperBot 3, a robot that has long been retired and considered obsolete? When his fellow HelperBot neighbor Claire asks to borrow his charger, what starts as an awkward encounter leads to a unique friendship, a surprising adventure, and maybe even...love?
Why It's One of the Best: Winner of the Richard Rodgers Award, Maybe Happy Ending is is helmed by Tony-winning director and Tony Award winner Michael Arden and stars Darren Criss (in his final month in the production), and in a stunning Broadway debut- Helen J Shen. The musical won six Tony Awards in 2025, including Best Musical.
You'll Especially Love It: If you love intimate, quirky love stories and dig fresh, original musicals, this one checks all of the boxes.
The Outsiders
Playing on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
About: In Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1967, Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade and their Greaser family of “outsiders” battle with their affluent rivals, the Socs. This thrilling new Broadway musical navigates the complexities of self-discovery as the Greasers dream about who they want to become in a world that may never accept them.
Why It's One of the Best: Not only was The Outsiders nominated for 12 Tony Awards, but won Best Musical in 2024 and is not to be missed!
You'll Especially Love It: If you have any kind of relationship with the classic book or the beloved movie, this is a story to revisit.
Oh, Mary!
Playing on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre
About: Oh, Mary! follows a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Unrequited yearning, alcoholism and suppressed desires abound in this one act play that finally examines the forgotten life and dreams of Mrs. Lincoln through the lens of an idiot.
Why It's One of the Best: The Broadway run comes following a sold-out, twice-extended world premiere run at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Written by Cole Escola and directed by Sam Pinkleton, it won two Tony Awards in 2025. Jane Krakowski steps into Mary's shoes this month!
You'll Especially Love It: If you love dark comedy and live for 80 minute run-times, this one will check both boxes!
Operation Mincemeat
Playing on Broadway at the John Golden Theatre
About: It’s 1943, and the Allied Forces are on the ropes. Luckily, they’ve got a trick up their sleeve. Well, not up their sleeve, per se, but rather inside the pocket of a stolen corpse. Equal parts farce, thriller, and Ian Fleming-style spy caper (with an assist from Mr. Fleming himself), Operation Mincemeat tells the wildly improbable and hilarious true story of the covert operation that turned the tide of WWII.
Why It's One of the Best: This new musical comes fresh off of its Olivier Award-winning run in the West End with its complete leading cast in tow.
You'll Especially Love It: If you love zany comedy and shows that are based on a true story, this one's for you!
Buena Vista Social Club
Playing on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
About: Step into the heart of Cuba, beyond the glitz of the Tropicana, to a place where blazing trumpets and sizzling guitars set the dance floor on fire. Here, the sound of Havana is born—and one woman's remarkable journey begins.
Why It's One of the Best: A world-class Afro-Cuban band is joined by a sensational cast in this unforgettable tale of survival, second chances, and the extraordinary power of music.
You'll Especially Love It: If you have any kind of relationship with the original album or a penchant for Cuban music (or dancing), this new musical will have you dancing in the aisles.
Hadestown
Playing on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre
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About: Following two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — Hadestown invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Anaïs Mitchell’s beguiling melodies and Rachel Chavkin’s poetic imagination pit industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love.
Why It's One of the Best: Following acclaimed runs off-Broadway, in Canada, and the UK, Hadestown finally made it to Broadway at swept awards season on its arrival. The Tony winning Best Musical of 2019 is still a hit of mythic proportions.
You'll Especially Love It: No musical on Broadway sounds quite like Hadestown. Mitchell spent over a decade crafting this musical, and it shows.
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