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Los Angeles is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for May 2025 include Harry Potter and the Cursed Child & more!

The Tony Award winning musical HAMILTON for its return to East Lansing at Wharton Center this May. HAMILTON is the epic saga that follows the rise of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton as he fights for honor, love, and a legacy that would shape the course of a nation.

Now ten years old, HAMILTON—which was birthed during a more welcoming time when such a creative, innovative endeavor felt like a step in necessary progress—still lives up to its initial hype, but also now feels more groundbreaking and particularly poignant than ever before.

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 Father Alexander Hamilton as he fights for honor, love, and a legacy that would shape the course of a nation. Based on Ron Chernow’s acclaimed biography and set to a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B, and Broadway, HAMILTON has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education.

Jeffrey Seller, the Tony Award-winning producer behind Hamilton, Rent, Avenue Q, and In the Heights is releasing his new memoir Theater Kid—and he's taking it on the road. Learn more about upcoming events.

Additional, premium tickets have been released for the upcoming 16-show run of Hamilton at The Smith Center, May 20-June 1, 2025. Based on Ron Chernow's acclaimed biography and set to a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, Hamilton has had a profound impact on culture, politics and education.

Leslie Odom Jr. will reprise his Tony-winning role of Aaron Burr in the Broadway production of Hamilton this fall! In honor of the Broadway production's 10th anniversary, Odom Jr. will join the Broadway cast for 12 weeks.

Tiny Beautiful Things is coming to Crescent City Stage for the 2025-26 season. The production is based on the book by Cheryl Strayed, adapted for the stage by Nia Vardalos, and co-conceived by Marshall Heyman, Thomas Kail and Nia Vardalos.

The original cast recording of Broadway's Hamilton has been selected to join the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress, joining a selection that also includes the original recordings of Guys and Dolls, Gypsy, and Sweeney Todd.

DPAC has announced the return of five great Broadway shows in the 2025 / 2026 season, including Hamilton and four more of Broadway’s biggest hits.  Tickets to each show will go on sale this spring and summer.  

For his latest Hamil-ten Hamil-Tuesday, Lin-Manuel Miranda has shared the first drafts of the artwork for the musical's Broadway debut. The photos reveal the nine finalists that didn't make the cut, alongside the musical's iconic artwork.

It’s back, and we were in the Room Where It Happened. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s HAMILTON is running here in Austin through April 6th. Inspired by Ron Chernow’s 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton, the musical premiered Off-Broadway in 2015 at The Public Theater before transferring to Broadway later that year, where it became a cultural phenomenon. Can you believe it? TEN years ago? 

The 2025-2026 Broadway Season at the West Herr Auditorium Theatre has been revealed, including CLUE, & JULIET, KIMBERLY AKIMBO, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE Neil Diamond MUSICAL and SUFFS. WICKED and SPAMALOT. Learn more!

Due to popular demand, Freestyle Love Supreme has added a late-night performance at the Gramercy Theatre. Learn more about the upcoming performances here!

The 2025/26 Broadway at the Marcus Center season has been announced, along with the new MPAC Presents Jazz and Dance series for 2025/26. Learn more about the season here!

Hult Center has announced a digital lottery for HAMILTON tickets will begin in conjunction with the show's first performance on Tuesday, March 25 in Eugene, OR at the Hult Center.  A limited number of tickets will be available for every performance for $10 each. 

A digital lottery for HAMILTON tickets will begin in conjunction with the show’s first performance on Tuesday, March 25 in Austin at Bass Concert Hall. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Though many are eagerly awaiting Wicked: For Good, there are plenty of other upcoming movie musicals to get Broadway fans on their feet, some of which we will see before November. Take a look at our guide to all upcoming movie musicals!

Single tickets for HAMILTON are on sale to the public. This return engagement will again take to the Ohio Theatre (39 E. State St.) stage for a two-week run. Learn more here!

Freestyle Love Supreme will welcome Tony Award Winner James Monroe Iglehart and Grammy Award Winner and Tony Nominee Christopher Jackson and actor, rapper and singer Utkarsh Ambudkar to be featured on the mic at their upcoming shows. Learn more!