Best Broadway Shows Currently Playing- April 2024
Which shows on Broadway are the best? Check out our list!
By: Sidney Paterra Sep. 24, 2023
What's the best show on Broadway? While the answer to that question will be different for every kind of theatregoer, there are indeed qualifications that make some Broadway shows stand out above others. Below, we've rounded up ten Broadway shows to see in 2024 that have earned critical acclaim, gained audience praise, and of course... earned Tony Awards.
Merrily We Roll Along
Playing on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre
About: Spanning three decades in the entertainment business, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends — writer Mary and lyricist & playwright Charley.
Why It's One of the Best: Already the critical darling of the 2023/24 Broadway season, this revival is a palpable hit. An inventive cult-classic ahead of its time, this show features some of Stephen Sondheim's most celebrated and personal songs.
You'll Especially Love It If: If you have any kind of feelings about Stephen Sondheim or musicals with a bizarre legacy, this is the show for you!
The Who's Tommy
Playing on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre
About: After witnessing his father shoot his rival, the young Tommy Walker is lost in the universe, endlessly and obsessively staring into the mirror. An innate knack for pinball catapults him from reticent adolescent to celebrity savior.
Why It's One of the Best: Following a record-breaking run at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, this critically acclaimed revival returns to Broadway with its original director/creator in tow, Des McAnuff.
You'll Especially Love It If: If you love classic rock and have any kind of relationship with the original album or film, you won't regret catching this latest iteration.
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Playing on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre
About: Willkommen. Bienvenue. Welcome to the Kit Kat Club. Home to an intimate and electrifying new Cabaret. The denizens of the Kit Kat Club have created a decadent sanctuary where artists and performers, misfits and outsiders rule the night. Step inside their world. This is Berlin. Relax. Loosen up. Be yourself.
Why It's One of the Best: This musch buzzed-about revival already has a proven track record. Starring Academy Award and Tony Award winner Eddie Redmayne in his Olivier Award-winning performance as the ‘Emcee’, this version of Cabaret is still the talk of the town in London, where it opened in 2021.
You'll Especially Love It If: If you love seeing a thrilling, new take on a beloved classic, this is the show for you!
Appropriate
Playing on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre
About: It's summer, the cicadas are singing, and the Lafayette family has returned to their late patriarch's Arkansas home to deal with The Remains of his estate. Suddenly, long-hidden secrets and buried resentments can't be contained, and the family is forced to face the ghosts of their past.
Why It's One of the Best: This exciting new play comes from two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. One run wasn't enough for this producion, as this limited engagement has already extended so much that it had to move venues from the Hayes Theatre in March.
You'll Especially Love It If: If you've got a thing for dark, thought-provoking family drama, look no further!
Stereophonic
Playing on Broadway at the Golden Theatre
About: An up-and-coming rock band recording a new album finds itself suddenly on the cusp of superstardom. The ensuing pressures could spark their breakup — or their breakthrough. In Stereophonic, Adjmi invites the audience to immerse themselves—with fly-on-the-wall intimacy—in the powder keg process of a band on the brink of blowing up.
Why It's One of the Best: This new play has already enjoyed a smash hit world premiere engagement at Playwrights Horizons, and features songs by Academy Award nominee and Grammy Award winner Will Butler, formerly of Arcade Fire.
You'll Especially Love It If: If you have a penchant for 70s rock and an stories that leave you on the edge of your seat, this one's for you.
& Juliet
Playing on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre
About: & Juliet flips the script on the greatest love story ever told, imagining what would happen next if Juliet hadn’t ended it all over Romeo, and got a second chance at life and love – on her terms. Juliet’s new story bursts to life through a playlist of pop anthems as iconic as her name.
Why It's One of the Best: This nine-time Tony-nominated musical earned a massive fanbase in London before transferring to Broadway, where it continues to bring audiences to their feet.
You'll Especially Love It If: If you grew up listening to music of the late 90s and early 2000s, you need no more reason to see this musical. Think the best of Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears, tied up in a witty and thoroughly Shakespearean bow.
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.
You'll Especially Love It If: 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.
Six
Playing on Broadway at the Lena Horne Theatre
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About: From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over.
Why It's One of the Best: After a legendary reign in the West End, Six took Broadway by storm as the first new musical to open after the Broadway shutdown of 2020. Now there no way this Tony-winning mega-hit is going anywhere.
You'll Especially Love It If: This musical is one of a kind, no category! Six is all about pop music and girl power. Also if you're into getting home early, this show is only 80 minutes!
Hadestown
Playing on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre
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 If: No musical on Broadway sounds quite like Hadestown. Mitchell spent over a decade crafting this musical, and it shows.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Playing on Broadway at the Lyric Theatre
About: Adventure runs in the family. When Harry Potter’s head-strong son Albus befriends the son of his fiercest rival, Draco Malfoy, it sparks an unbelievable new journey for them all—with the power to change the past and future forever. Prepare for a mind-blowing race through time, spectacular spells, and an epic battle, all brought to life with the most astonishing theatrical magic ever seen on stage.
Why It's One of the Best: The most successful non-musical play in Broadway history, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has grossed over $308 million total sales and over 2.4 million tickets sold. It’s also the longest running Broadway play of this century.
You'll Especially Love It If: You'll watch magic happen right in front of you at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Anyone with any kind of love for the Harry Potter books or films simply must check out this continuation of the beloved franchise.
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