While we have plans in store for Valentine’s Day, we have not forgotten about Galentine’s Day! From the mind of Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation, Galentine’s Day is the day to set aside romantic love and celebrate the platonic love in your life.
Check out these five Broadway shows that we think are perfect for uplifting those around you, reveling in being single, or just having plain fun this Galentine’s Day.
Forget your troubles for the evening and head “where the gin is cold but the piano’s hot.” Celebrate Galentine’s Day with murderesses Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly through the lively score and the popping “Cell Block Tango” at the Ambassador Theatre. Who knows, the sentiment Velma Kelly sings of “no, I’m no one’s wife, but oh, I love my life,” could be exactly what you need on this day! And right now, you can catch the fabulous Whitney Leavitt in the role of Roxie Hart!
Talk about an unapologetic woman who most certainly doesn’t need a man! Catch a glimpse of Mary Todd Lincoln, a woman who will not be ignored, in Cole Escola’s Oh, Mary! now playing at the Lyceum Theatre. If you’re hoping for some outrageous laughs with a strong female lead, this is the play for you and your gals.
Take your sisters out to hang out with the Schuyler Sisters! Spend your night out on the town with a musical that sings the praises of “the greatest city in the world” in the greatest city in the world. Stop by the Richard Rodgers Theatre this Galentine’s Day.
Gather your group of queens and head to watch Broadway’s queens perform live in SIX. Featuring an all-female cast and band, stopping at the Lena Horne Theatre on Galentine’s Day is the ideal way to spend the day. With a Tony Award-winning musical score you won’t be able to get out of your head, SIX will make you want to finish off the night by heading to a karaoke session with your queendom, inspired by the SIX pop queens.
It might be time for you to spend one short Galentine’s Day in the Emerald City. The importance and beauty of female friendship is exemplified nightly at Wicked. Grab the Glinda to your Elphaba and make sure that they know their friendship has changed you “for good.”
Have a happy Galentine’s Day! If you’re spending the special day the Broadway way, make sure to tag us in any festivities on Instagram.
