What's Closing Soon on Broadway & Off-Broadway: January 2026

It's closing time! Last call to catch some of your favorite stars in action on and off Broadway, including new hit comedies, a brand new muscial, and more. Get your tickets to these shows now before they are gone for good.  

Check out which shows are closing in January 2026 below and learn more about what's coming to Broadway in 2026, and the best shows on Broadway right now.

Closing Soon on Broadway

Beetlejuice (Broadway, 1/3/2026)

Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, BEETLEJUICE tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. BEETLEJUICE is directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers, with an original score by Tony Award nominee Eddie Perfect, a book by Tony Award nominee Scott Brown & Tony and Emmy Award nominee Anthony King, choreography by Connor Gallagher, and music supervision, orchestrations and incidental music by Kris Kukul.

Waiting for Godot (Broadway, 1/4/2026)

The wait begins! Two-time Tony Award nominee and multiple Olivier Award winner Jamie Lloyd returns to Broadway with a new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter. This marks Lloyd's first Broadway project since his acclaimed revival of Sunset Blvd. opened in late 2024. This is not Reeves and Winters' first project together. The pair has a friendship that spans 35 years and began during the filming of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure in 1989. Waiting for Godot is a landmark play by Samuel Beckett, first performed in 1953. It is a quintessential example of absurdist theater, exploring themes of existentialism, meaninglessness, and the human condition. The play revolves around two main characters, Vladimir and Estragon, who spend their days waiting for a mysterious figure named Godot. Godot never arrives, leaving the pair in a perpetual state of uncertainty and inaction. The minimalist setting—a barren landscape with a single tree—reflects the stark simplicity of the play's themes, while the characters' repetitive dialogue and absurd actions underscore the futility of their wait. Beckett’s work challenges traditional narrative structures, focusing instead on the absurdity of human existence and the struggle to find purpose in a seemingly indifferent universe. The play is open to various interpretations, making it a cornerstone of modern theater and philosophy. Some view Godot as a metaphor for hope, faith, or a higher power, while others interpret the play as a commentary on the cyclical nature of life and the inevitability of death. Despite its somber themes, Waiting for Godot contains moments of humor, often derived from the characters’ interactions and wordplay, which provide relief from the existential weight of the story. Beckett’s groundbreaking approach to storytelling has cemented the play as a timeless work that continues to provoke thought and discussion among audiences and scholars worldwide.

Closing Soon Off-Broadway

Amal and the Night Visitors (Off-Bway, 1/4/2026)
In the desert lands of the first century, a young boy catches the sight of a giant star. Later that evening, as his mother prays for the family’s future, they are visited by three mysterious kings on a journey to visit a newborn child. This is the tale of how a simple gift can become a miracle that transforms the world. Helmed by acclaimed Tony® Award-winning director Kenny Leon, this fresh and acoustically intimate take on the classic captures every aching emotion in composer Gian Carlo Menotti’s score. AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS celebrates the wonder and joy of the season for audiences, young and old. 23 performances only!

Beau The Musical (Off-Bway, 1/4/2026)
Musician Ace Baker nervously takes the concert stage in his hometown of Nashville as memories of his youth begin to flood back. Spending the first decade of his life fatherless, queer and bullied, Ace's life is changed forever when a phone call reveals that his “deceased” Grandpa Beau has been alive all along and his mother knew. The bond between the men grows and family secrets unravel as Beau puts a guitar in Ace’s hands.

44 - The Musical (Off-Bway, 1/4/2026)
Barack Obama's election changed history. 44 is a satirical look at the rise and presidency of Barack Obama, as well as the eccentric political characters he met along the way. It is the story of Obama you won't read about in history books...because history books are now banned in most states. But also, because 44 is the story of Obama as Joe Biden kinda sorta remembers it...

Messy White Gays (Off-Bway, 1/11/2026)
In Messy White Gays, Drew Droege—the sharp-penned and quick-witted diarist of the contemporary homosexual—shines a harsh overhead light on the pores of White Gaydom, revealing what happens when throuples crumble, neighbors bicker, and rich and pretty clash with hot and dumb. It’s Sunday morning in Hell’s Kitchen. Brecken and Caden have just murdered their boyfriend and stuffed his body into a Jonathan Adler credenza. Unfortunately, they’ve also invited friends over for brunch. And they’re out of limes! Feel bad for them! They’re MESSY WHITE GAYS!

Night Stories (Off-Bway, 1/11/2026)
When the sun sets, forgotten figures from the Holocaust emerge to invade the writer’s dreams and even assault his waking moments, settling old scores and seeking absolution as they describe their destruction and share the terrible secrets of their survival, all in Sutzkever’s haunting Yiddish with English supertitles. In Where the Stars Spend the Night, a survivor from the swamps begs the writer to forgive her for eating his soul. In A Child’s Hands, from the coldest of clues - handprints on a windowpane - the poet deduces the last moments of an unknown child and his grandmother. Lupus, an old ghetto cyanide dealer, materializes from a mirror, demanding that the writer “unalive” him. (Yes, Sutzkever created the word 50 years before TikTok.) And concluding the evening with a spirit of grace, Portrait in Blue Sweater, a Chanukah story, is the true account of a lost portrait of the poet painted by a murdered artist which reappears to the surprise of everyone but Marc Chagall. NIGHT STORIES is additionally unique in its being the only run of a Yiddish language production in New York’s current season.

Picnic at Hanging Rock (Off-Bway, 1/17/2026)
First brought to global recognition through Peter Weir's iconic film, this musical adaptation powerfully reimagines the story through a female lens. On Valentine’s Day in 1900, a group of teenage schoolgirls go on a picnic to the forbidding Hanging Rock. Three vanish without a trace. A tale that came to author Joan Lindsay in a dream, PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK unfolds against a backdrop of Australia’s wild natural beauty, exploring the fates of spirited young women determined to navigate the constraints of their futures. In giving voice to those who have been kept silent, it also brings a compelling First Nations perspective to light. Prepare to be captivated by a haunting exploration of innocence, mystery, and the unseen forces shaping our destinies.

Tartuffe (Hnath) (Off-Bway, 1/25/2026)
Tartuffe is in our house. We’ve got to get him out. Tony Award nominee Lucas Hnath (Red Speedo; A Doll’s House, Part 2) and Obie Award winner Sarah Benson (Teeth, Fairview) conspire to bring us a razor-sharp reinvention of Molière’s iconoclastic comedy in a mad-dash production full of ferocious wit, outrageous design, and downright buffoonery.

The Threepenny Opera (Off-Bway, 1/25/2026)