2026 Broadway Spring Preview - The Plays

The Balusters

David Lindsay-Abaire Definitely Did NOT Draw on Real Life to Write THE BALUSTERS

In this video, watch as playwright Lindsay-Abaire breaks down his words from The Balusters in the newest episode of BroadwayWorld's Notes on a Script.

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Proof

Cracking the Equation: Thomas Kail Is Making a PROOF for a New Generation

Being back on Broadway is never something Thomas Kail takes for granted. As he prepares to bring Proof back to the stage—this time at the Booth Theatre—the Tony-winning director is approaching the beloved play with both reverence and curiosity. Kail is focused on rediscovering what makes the piece resonate, 25 years after its debut. It’s about honoring what came before while opening the door to something new.

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Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Joe Turner May Be Gone—But Debbie Allen Is Just Getting Started

Joe Turner may be long gone, but Debbie Allen is very much back in the building. The stage and screen icon returns to Broadway this season at the helm of one of August Wilson's masterpieces, Joe Turner's Come and Gone. It's a play to which Debbie feels a special connection.

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Giant

With GIANT, Elliot Levey Is Making the Big Move to Broadway

In just a matter of days, Mark Rosenbaltt's Giant officially arrives on Broadway. The new play, about world-famous children's author Roald Dahl, is already an acclaimed hit, having earned three Olivier Awards following its West End run last year. One of them went to Elliot Levey.

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Dog Day Afternoon

How David Korins' Scenic Design Helps Build the Tension in DOG DAY AFTERNOON

Dog Day Afternoon is about to open on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre. One of the people who has created that world is four-time Tony-nominated scenic designer David Korins, who with this play, celebrates his 27th Broadway show. David checked in with BroadwayWorld to talk all about bringing the iconic story to life on stage, and watching it all come together from an ocean away.

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The Fear of 13

How Lindsey Ferrentino Dramatized Real Life Injustice in THE FEAR OF 13

In this video, watch as playwright Lindsey Ferrentino breaks down her words from The Fear of 13 in the newest episode of BroadwayWorld's Notes on a Script a

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Fallen Angels

Scott Ellis is Polishing Up Noël Coward’s Overlooked Gem, FALLEN ANGELS

Throughout his lifetime, from his teens to his sixties, the great Noël Coward wrote over 50 plays. Some of them, like  Hay Fever, Private Lives, Present Laughter, and Blithe Spirit, have become staples in the theatrical canon. Fallen Angels is not one of them... and yet, this spring, Broadway will see its first revival of the play since 1956.

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Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Second Cast, First Shadow- Meet the Year 2 Cast of STRANGER THINGS on Broadway

Things are so very rightside up right now for dozens of actors who are about to join the ensemble company of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. The Year 2 cast officially takes the stage at the Marquis Theatre (some for the first time and some in new roles) on March 31. Watch in this video as the cast talks about their new roles.

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Hamlet

Get Thee to BAM: HAMLET's Stars Get Ready for a Brooklyn Debut

To see or not to see? That's not the question that New York City audiences should be asking this spring, when Hamlet arrives in Brooklyn. Watch in this video as we chat with stars Hiran Abeysekera and Francesca Mills before their Brooklyn debut.

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Becky Shaw

Buckle Up for the 'Shock and Awe' of BECKY SHAW

There is a lot to celebrate this spring at the Hayes Theatre. With the arrival of Becky Shaw, comes the Broadway debut of playwright Gina Gionfriddo... but the party doesn't end there! Three of its stars, Madeline Brewer, Patrick Ball, and Alden Ehrenreich, also make their Broadway debuts as 'Becky,' 'Andrew,' and 'Max' repectively. 

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Every Brilliant Thing

How Duncan MacMillan & Jeremy Herrin Planned the Spontaneity of EVERY BRILLIANT THING

In this video, watch as Every Brilliant Thing creators Duncan MacMillan and Jeremy Herrin break down their words in the newest episode of BroadwayWorld's Notes on a Script.

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