Are you a teen making your first trip to the Big Apple or are you already a Broadway regular? Either way, if you’re planning a Broadway adventure and looking for the best show to see, these all have massive teenage appeal. From required reading brought to life on the Broadway stage to TikTok hits making a splashy return, here are the shows we recommend for you.
Beetlejuice
Brought to life again, Beetlejuice is back on Broadway, now playing at the Marquis Theatre. Garnering massive popularity on TikTok, the return of the musical is sure to excite many, especially the teenage community. The ghost-with-the-most is officially back and would be a great show to bring your pals to!
Dear Evan Hansen
Dear Evan Hansen is the deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical about life and the way we live it. With teenager Evan Hansen at the center of the story, teenage audience members often relate to the title character or even see themselves in one of the other high school-aged characters onstage. Featuring songs that have already become contemporary musical theatre classics like “Waving Through A Window” and “You Will Be Found,” Dear Evan Hansen is worth the trip to the Music Box Theatre.
Macbeth
One of Shakespeare’s most iconic plays returns to Broadway this year in the new Sam Gold-directed production of Macbeth. Led by Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga, this would be the perfect chance to see what is required reading in many schools be brought to life on the stage. After all, plays are meant to be seen, not read. Make a trip to the Longacre Theatre but maybe err on the side of caution and refer to the show as The Scottish Play once you step foot inside the theatre.
SIX
Another viral sensation that should be on any teenager’s dream show list, SIX brings to Broadway the SIX wives of Henry VIII who take the mic to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an exuberant celebration of 21st-century girl power! With a pop score you won’t be able to get out of your head (and we hope you “don’t lose” yours), head to Broadway’s queendom at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
Wicked
If you have yet to be “changed for good” by Wicked, there is no time like the present to fix that! Wicked is now in its 18th year on Broadway, playing the Gershwin Theatre, Broadway’s largest house, and is a beloved musical that has spanned multiple generations. A true 21st century Broadway classic, Wicked looks at what happened in the Land of Oz, but from the angle of the Oz witches. Book a ticket today and take your closest friends to see the beautiful friendship between Elphaba and Glinda unfold.
Now you’re all set to hit the best shows on Broadway for teens! If you’re making a trip to one of these shows, perhaps for the first time, make sure to tag us on Instagram.