Step into the spotlight this summer with Broadway’s hottest season yet! From debuts to fan-favorite revivals, the 2025 summer lineup is bursting with unforgettable performances, star-studded casts, and show stopping moments.
Death Becomes Her
Showing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Current cast includes Megan Hilty, Christopher Sieber, Jennifer Simard, and Michelle Williams
Perfect for… If your summer mood is camp, chaos, and killer looks, this is your show. Glamour, revenge, and immortality? Yes, please! It’s like the juiciest beach read only with glitzy costumes and Megan Hilty belting for her life.
Know Before You Go: In this wickedly funny new musical, two frenemies discover a magical potion for eternal life. With glamour, backstabbing, and a touch of the undead, it’s a fabulous production where beauty never dies.
READ: Death Becomes Her Rises Again as a Drop-Dead-Funny Broadway Musical
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Hamilton
Showing at the Richard Rodgers Theatre
Current cast includes Bryson Bruce, Trey Curtis, Jared Dixon, and Tamar Greene
Perfect for… When your brain wants a workout but your heart wants a little fun. A bold, contemporary take on the classic story of the American Revolution. Picture a history lesson but add extra drama, a little spice, and unstoppable rhythm. Bonus points if you go in July!
Know Before You Go: Hamilton reimagines the life of Alexander Hamilton with a modern voice and a fresh perspective. Blending hip-hop, R&B, and classic musical theater, it’s a smart, layered take on ambition, legacy, and revolution.
WATCH: New Trailer for Hamilton on Broadway
The Lion King
Showing at the Minskoff Theatre
Music and lyrics: Elton John, Tim Rice
Current cast includes Michael Hollick, L. Steven Taylor, Tshidi Manye, and Blakely Slaybaugh
Perfect for… If you’re craving a magical summer outing. The visuals? Breathtaking. The music? Unmatched. Step into the savanna and experience what feels like a real-life safari adventure. Think summer sunsets and stampedes of stage magic.
Know Before You Go: A visually stunning adaptation of the beloved Disney film, The Lion King combines breathtaking design with timeless music. It’s a powerful story of family, identity, and the circle of life—told on a truly epic scale.
WATCH: Broadway Cast of The Lion King Performs “The Circle of Life”
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Maybe Happy Ending
Showing at the Belasco Theatre
Current cast includes Darren Criss and Helen J Shen
Perfect for… If you’re a fan of musicals that make you feel – like a Pixar movie type feel – this one’s for you. It’s perfect for the romantics, the introverts, and anyone who’s ever wondered if love can thrive even in the most bizarre of circumstances. It’s ideal for a thoughtful date-night, a solo theater outing, or a heartstring-pulling girls night.
Know Before You Go: Set in the near future Seoul where outdated helper robots have been left behind, we follow Oliver and Claire – two robots designed for human companionship as they discover connection, love, and the bittersweet beauty of impermanence.
WATCH: A Special Look at Maybe Happy Ending on Broadway
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MJ the Musical
Showing at the Neil Simon Theatre
Music and lyrics: Michael Jackson
Current cast includes Elijah Rhea Johnson
Perfect for… If you’re an avid concert goer. Fuel your pop nostalgia at this one-of-a-kind intersection between Broadway magic and music icon Michael Jackson. With the energy of a perfect summer concert, MJ the Musical is a true crowd pleaser that will get you out of your seat and ready to bust a move.
Know Before You Go: This captivating musical explores Michael Jackson’s rise to fame and the challenges behind the spotlight. With breathtaking choreography and timeless songs, it’s a must-see tribute to the King of Pop.
READ: 10 Reasons to See MJ on Broadway
SIX: The Musical
Showing at the Lena Horne Theatre
Music and lyrics: Toby Marlow, Lucy Moss
Current cast includes Najah Hetsberger, Gianna Yenelli, Kelsie Watts, Krystal Hernandez, Kay Sibal, and Taylor Marie Daniel
Perfect for… The true girls’ girls!! Written for those reclaiming their narrative and planning to own this summer, SIX is the show to see if you’re all about empowerment, friendship, and fun. Plan to leave the theatre in the best of moods, humming the lyrics to your favorite songs.
Know Before You Go: The six wives of Henry VIII reclaim their crowns, and their power, in this pop concert meets-history-lesson mashup. Resurrected as pop icons, the six wives share the stage and tell their stories with fierceness.
READ: Everything You Need to Know About Henry VIII’s Wives in SIX
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Showing at the Marquis Theatre
Current cast includes Louis McCartney, Rosie Benton, Alex Breaux, and T.R. Knight
Perfect for… If your summer nights are calling for eerie thrills, and a mix of nostalgia with a little suspense. Perfect if you want to immerse yourself in a world like no other, one where the ordinary is masked with dark secrets waiting to crawl to the surface. Whether you are a die hard Stranger Things fan, or love a good thriller, this show is bound to make you leave with chills running down your spine.
Know Before You Go: Before the Upside Down, there was a secret. This thrilling prequel to the hit Netflix series takes you back to Hawkins in 1959 for a supernatural origin story with stage magic, teen angst, and chilling twists.
FIRST LOOK: Stranger Things: The First Shadow on Broadway
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Wicked
Showing at the Gershwin Theatre
Music and lyrics: Stephen Schwartz
Current cast includes Lencia Kebede, Allie Trimm, NaTasha Yvette Williams, and Brad Oscar
Perfect for… Anyone who’s spending the summer embracing individuality, leaning into self discovery, or is still figuring out where they belong. Whether you’re an overachiever, or someone who never really fit the mold, Wicked is for those who believe that being different isn’t just OK – it’s powerful! A little magical, and a little emotional, it’ll have you leaving the theatre feeling lifted, lit up, and changed for good.
Know Before You Go: Long before Dorothy dropped in, two girls met in Oz and changed everything. With gravity-defying numbers and a friendship that defies fate, Wicked is still defying expectations, even after 20 years on Broadway.
READ: The Power of Wicked’s Ever-Growing Legacy
