While there is a considerable amount of spam surrounding the hot keyword “Broadway ” out there in the Internet ether, we wanted to provide a comprehensive overview of what the industry has to offer. Read through or skip ahead to find information on the most popular shows, what Broadway was like way back when, and what the critics have to say about what you should be seeing!
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Top Broadway Musicals
We’ve based our list of the top 10 musicals currently running on Broadway on highest average ticket prices of the past year. These aren’t the prices everyone is paying to see Simba ascend Pride Rock, or watch Elphaba transcend common prejudices, but they’re what people have historically been willing to dish out – because with these shows, the price tag fits the goods.
Scroll below for info on individual shows and ticket links!
1). The Lion King
Highest Avg. Ticket Price: $483
Based on the Disney movie of the same name – itself a loose retelling of Hamlet – King in fact follows the lion prince Simba as he overcomes a traumatic childhood event, and, with a little help from a philosophical meerkat and warthog, matures into the hero his kingdom needs.
Tuesday
Aug 7
7:00 PM
Lion King - New York Lion King - New York
Minskoff Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $151
Tuesday
Aug 7
7:30 PM
The Lion King - Houston The Lion King - Houston
Hobby Center –
Houston , TX
tickets from $85
Wednesday
Aug 8
2:00 PM
Lion King - New York Lion King - New York
Minskoff Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $153
Wednesday
Aug 8
7:30 PM
The Lion King - London The Lion King - London
Lyceum Theatre London –
London , UK
Wednesday
Aug 8
8:00 PM
Lion King - New York Lion King - New York
Minskoff Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $153
Wednesday
Aug 8
7:30 PM
Lion King - Houston Lion King - Houston
Hobby Center –
Houston , TX
tickets from $85
Thursday
Aug 9
8:00 PM
Lion King - New York Lion King - New York
Minskoff Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $151
Thursday
Aug 9
7:30 PM
Lion King - Houston Lion King - Houston
Hobby Center –
Houston , TX
tickets from $85
Friday
Aug 10
8:00 PM
Lion King - New York Lion King - New York
Minskoff Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $153
Friday
Aug 10
8:00 PM
Lion King - Houston Lion King - Houston
Hobby Center –
Houston , TX
tickets from $85
Saturday
Aug 11
2:00 PM
Lion King - New York Lion King - New York
Minskoff Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $155
Saturday
Aug 11
2:00 PM
Lion King - Houston Lion King - Houston
Hobby Center –
Houston , TX
tickets from $73
Saturday
Aug 11
8:00 PM
Lion King - New York Lion King - New York
Minskoff Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $147
Saturday
Aug 11
8:00 PM
Lion King - Houston Lion King - Houston
Hobby Center –
Houston , TX
tickets from $74
Sunday
Aug 12
2:30 PM
The Lion King - London The Lion King - London
Lyceum Theatre London –
London , UK
tickets from $210
Sunday
Aug 12
1:00 PM
Lion King - Houston Lion King - Houston
Hobby Center –
Houston , TX
tickets from $66
Sunday
Aug 12
3:00 PM
Lion King - New York Lion King - New York
Minskoff Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $151
Sunday
Aug 12
6:30 PM
Lion King - Houston Lion King - Houston
Hobby Center –
Houston , TX
tickets from $65
Sunday
Aug 12
8:00 PM
The Lion King - New York The Lion King - New York
Minskoff Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $166
Tuesday
Aug 14
7:00 PM
Lion King - New York Lion King - New York
Minskoff Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $145
2). The Book of Mormon
Highest Avg. Ticket Price: $443
A smash hit from the writers of “South Park,” The Book of Mormon is both foul-mouthed (see: the Ugandan warlord’s unprintable name) and tender-hearted (see: “Tomorrow is a Latter Day”). Two bright-eyed American missionaries set off to convert the heathens of Uganda, only to realize zeal and a belief in your own infallibility may not be enough to conquer the harsh realities of AIDs and poverty. They also learn a thing or two about themselves along the way, making this show an uplifting treat that skips the treacle.
Tuesday
Aug 7
7:00 PM
The Book of Mormon - New York The Book of Mormon - New York
Eugene ONeill Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $177
Wednesday
Aug 8
7:00 PM
The Book of Mormon - New York The Book of Mormon - New York
Eugene ONeill Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $205
Thursday
Aug 9
7:00 PM
The Book of Mormon - New York The Book of Mormon - New York
Eugene ONeill Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $216
Friday
Aug 10
2:00 PM
The Book of Mormon - New York The Book of Mormon - New York
Eugene ONeill Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $195
Friday
Aug 10
8:00 PM
The Book of Mormon - New York The Book of Mormon - New York
Eugene ONeill Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $185
Saturday
Aug 11
2:00 PM
The Book of Mormon - New York The Book of Mormon - New York
Eugene ONeill Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $170
Saturday
Aug 11
8:00 PM
The Book of Mormon - New York The Book of Mormon - New York
Eugene ONeill Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $194
Sunday
Aug 12
3:00 PM
The Book of Mormon - New York The Book of Mormon - New York
Eugene ONeill Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $187
Tuesday
Aug 14
7:00 PM
The Book of Mormon - New York The Book of Mormon - New York
Eugene ONeill Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $186
Tuesday
Aug 14
7:30 PM
The Book of Mormon - Denver The Book of Mormon - Denver
Ellie Caulkins Opera House –
Denver , CO
tickets from $221
Wednesday
Aug 15
7:00 PM
The Book of Mormon - New York The Book of Mormon - New York
Eugene ONeill Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $190
Wednesday
Aug 15
7:30 PM
The Book of Mormon - Denver The Book of Mormon - Denver
Ellie Caulkins Opera House –
Denver , CO
tickets from $297
Thursday
Aug 16
7:00 PM
The Book of Mormon - New York The Book of Mormon - New York
Eugene ONeill Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $192
Thursday
Aug 16
7:30 PM
The Book of Mormon - Denver The Book of Mormon - Denver
Ellie Caulkins Opera House –
Denver , CO
tickets from $248
Friday
Aug 17
2:00 PM
The Book of Mormon - New York The Book of Mormon - New York
Eugene ONeill Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $164
Friday
Aug 17
8:00 PM
The Book of Mormon - New York The Book of Mormon - New York
Eugene ONeill Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $203
Friday
Aug 17
7:30 PM
The Book of Mormon - Denver The Book of Mormon - Denver
Ellie Caulkins Opera House –
Denver , CO
tickets from $218
Saturday
Aug 18
2:00 PM
The Book of Mormon - New York The Book of Mormon - New York
Eugene ONeill Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $170
Saturday
Aug 18
8:00 PM
The Book of Mormon - New York The Book of Mormon - New York
Eugene ONeill Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $189
Saturday
Aug 18
7:30 PM
The Book of Mormon - Denver The Book of Mormon - Denver
Ellie Caulkins Opera House –
Denver , CO
tickets from $205
3). Phantom of the Opera
Highest Avg. Ticket Price: $247
Another adaption (of the novel Le Fantôme de l’Opéra by Gaston Leroux), Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic romance tells the tale of sweet, if incorrigibly naive, Christine, her would-be lover Raoul, and the tragic “phantom” mad with insecurity and genius between them. Phantom has enjoyed a Broadway run of almost 25 years, making it the longest, and among the most beloved, shows in history.
Tuesday
Aug 7
7:30 PM
Phantom of the Opera - London Phantom of the Opera - London
Her Majestys Theatre –
London , UK
tickets from $132
Tuesday
Aug 7
7:00 PM
The Phantom of the Opera - New York The Phantom of the Opera - New York
Majestic Theatre (New York) –
New York , NY
tickets from $71
Wednesday
Aug 8
2:00 PM
The Phantom of the Opera - New York The Phantom of the Opera - New York
Majestic Theatre (New York) –
New York , NY
tickets from $71
Wednesday
Aug 8
7:30 PM
Phantom of the Opera - London Phantom of the Opera - London
Her Majestys Theatre –
London , UK
tickets from $132
Wednesday
Aug 8
8:00 PM
The Phantom of the Opera - New York The Phantom of the Opera - New York
Majestic Theatre (New York) –
New York , NY
tickets from $71
Thursday
Aug 9
2:30 PM
Phantom of the Opera - London Phantom of the Opera - London
Her Majestys Theatre –
London , UK
tickets from $132
Thursday
Aug 9
7:30 PM
Phantom of the Opera - London Phantom of the Opera - London
Her Majestys Theatre –
London , UK
tickets from $132
Thursday
Aug 9
8:00 PM
The Phantom of the Opera - New York The Phantom of the Opera - New York
Majestic Theatre (New York) –
New York , NY
tickets from $71
Friday
Aug 10
7:30 PM
Phantom of the Opera - London Phantom of the Opera - London
Her Majestys Theatre –
London , UK
tickets from $132
Friday
Aug 10
8:00 PM
The Phantom of the Opera - New York The Phantom of the Opera - New York
Majestic Theatre (New York) –
New York , NY
tickets from $72
Saturday
Aug 11
2:30 PM
Phantom of the Opera - London Phantom of the Opera - London
Her Majestys Theatre –
London , UK
tickets from $132
Saturday
Aug 11
2:00 PM
The Phantom of the Opera - New York The Phantom of the Opera - New York
Majestic Theatre (New York) –
New York , NY
tickets from $91
Saturday
Aug 11
7:30 PM
Phantom of the Opera - London Phantom of the Opera - London
Her Majestys Theatre –
London , UK
tickets from $132
Saturday
Aug 11
8:00 PM
The Phantom of the Opera - New York The Phantom of the Opera - New York
Majestic Theatre (New York) –
New York , NY
tickets from $100
Monday
Aug 13
7:30 PM
Phantom of the Opera - London Phantom of the Opera - London
Her Majestys Theatre –
London , UK
tickets from $132
Monday
Aug 13
8:00 PM
The Phantom of the Opera - New York The Phantom of the Opera - New York
Majestic Theatre (New York) –
New York , NY
tickets from $71
Tuesday
Aug 14
2:30 PM
Phantom of the Opera - London Phantom of the Opera - London
Her Majestys Theatre –
London , UK
tickets from $132
Tuesday
Aug 14
7:30 PM
Phantom of the Opera - London Phantom of the Opera - London
Her Majestys Theatre –
London , UK
tickets from $132
Tuesday
Aug 14
7:00 PM
The Phantom of the Opera - New York The Phantom of the Opera - New York
Majestic Theatre (New York) –
New York , NY
tickets from $71
Wednesday
Aug 15
2:00 PM
The Phantom of the Opera - New York The Phantom of the Opera - New York
Majestic Theatre (New York) –
New York , NY
tickets from $71
4). War Horse
Highest Avg. Ticket Price: $222
This British import focuses on the bond between a young man and his horse, its central themes of devotion and friendship dramatized by tour-de-force special effects. Set against the backdrop of World War I, Albert’s horse Joey is shipped off to France to serve in the calvary. While Joey adapts to army life abroad, Albert, unable to forget his friend, determines to set out and bring him home once and for all.
Tuesday
Aug 7
7:00 PM
War Horse - London War Horse - London
New London Theatre –
London , UK
Tuesday
Aug 7
7:00 PM
War Horse - New York War Horse - New York
Vivian Beaumont Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $88
Tuesday
Aug 7
7:30 PM
War Horse - Toronto War Horse - Toronto
Princess of Wales Theatre –
Toronto , Canada
tickets from $155
Tuesday
Aug 7
8:00 PM
War Horse - San Francisco War Horse - San Francisco
Curran Theatre –
San Francisco , CA
tickets from $69
Wednesday
Aug 8
1:30 PM
War Horse - Toronto War Horse - Toronto
Princess of Wales Theatre –
Toronto , Canada
tickets from $155
Wednesday
Aug 8
2:00 PM
War Horse - New York War Horse - New York
Vivian Beaumont Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $61
Wednesday
Aug 8
7:30 PM
War Horse - London War Horse - London
New London Theatre –
London , UK
Wednesday
Aug 8
2:00 PM
War Horse - San Francisco War Horse - San Francisco
Curran Theatre –
San Francisco , CA
tickets from $63
Wednesday
Aug 8
7:30 PM
War Horse - Toronto War Horse - Toronto
Princess of Wales Theatre –
Toronto , Canada
tickets from $155
Wednesday
Aug 8
8:00 PM
War Horse - New York War Horse - New York
Vivian Beaumont Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $88
Wednesday
Aug 8
8:00 PM
War Horse - San Francisco War Horse - San Francisco
Curran Theatre –
San Francisco , CA
tickets from $69
Thursday
Aug 9
2:30 PM
War Horse - London War Horse - London
New London Theatre –
London , UK
Thursday
Aug 9
7:30 PM
War Horse - London War Horse - London
New London Theatre –
London , UK
Thursday
Aug 9
7:30 PM
War Horse - Toronto War Horse - Toronto
Princess of Wales Theatre –
Toronto , Canada
tickets from $155
Thursday
Aug 9
8:00 PM
War Horse - New York War Horse - New York
Vivian Beaumont Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $88
Thursday
Aug 9
8:00 PM
War Horse - San Francisco War Horse - San Francisco
Curran Theatre –
San Francisco , CA
tickets from $63
Friday
Aug 10
7:30 PM
War Horse - London War Horse - London
New London Theatre –
London , UK
Friday
Aug 10
7:30 PM
War Horse - Toronto War Horse - Toronto
Princess of Wales Theatre –
Toronto , Canada
tickets from $155
Friday
Aug 10
8:00 PM
War Horse - New York War Horse - New York
Vivian Beaumont Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $88
Friday
Aug 10
8:00 PM
War Horse - San Francisco War Horse - San Francisco
Curran Theatre –
San Francisco , CA
tickets from $69
5). Wicked
Highest Avg. Ticket Price: $191
Our next novel-to-stage adaption is one of Broadway’s great success stories. Wicked , based on Gregory Maguire’s book of the same name, is the untold story of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, she of L. Frank Baum’s (or Louis B. Mayer’s, depending on your cultural reference point) Wizard of Oz fame. The tagline could very well be “evil is as evil does,” as Elphaba’s encounters with the denizens of Oz, including Glenda the Good Witch and The Great and Powerful Oz himself, prove she may not be as wicked as “history” would have us believe.
Tuesday
Aug 7
7:00 PM
Wicked - New York Wicked - New York
Gershwin Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $116
Tuesday
Aug 7
7:30 PM
Wicked - Montreal Wicked - Montreal
Place des Arts –
Montreal , Canada
tickets from $100
Tuesday
Aug 7
7:30 PM
Wicked - Salt Lake City Wicked - Salt Lake City
Capitol Theatre-UT –
Salt Lake City , UT
tickets from $221
Wednesday
Aug 8
2:00 PM
Wicked - New York Wicked - New York
Gershwin Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $116
Wednesday
Aug 8
7:30 PM
Wicked - Montreal Wicked - Montreal
Place des Arts –
Montreal , Canada
tickets from $100
Wednesday
Aug 8
8:00 PM
Wicked - New York Wicked - New York
Gershwin Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $119
Wednesday
Aug 8
7:30 PM
Wicked - Salt Lake City Wicked - Salt Lake City
Capitol Theatre-UT –
Salt Lake City , UT
tickets from $149
Thursday
Aug 9
7:30 PM
Wicked - Montreal Wicked - Montreal
Place des Arts –
Montreal , Canada
tickets from $100
Thursday
Aug 9
8:00 PM
Wicked - New York Wicked - New York
Gershwin Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $122
Thursday
Aug 9
7:30 PM
Wicked - Salt Lake City Wicked - Salt Lake City
Capitol Theatre-UT –
Salt Lake City , UT
tickets from $188
Friday
Aug 10
8:00 PM
Wicked - New York Wicked - New York
Gershwin Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $124
Friday
Aug 10
8:00 PM
Wicked - Montreal Wicked - Montreal
Place des Arts –
Montreal , Canada
tickets from $100
Friday
Aug 10
8:00 PM
Wicked - Salt Lake City Wicked - Salt Lake City
Capitol Theatre-UT –
Salt Lake City , UT
tickets from $244
Saturday
Aug 11
2:00 PM
Wicked - New York Wicked - New York
Gershwin Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $136
Saturday
Aug 11
2:00 PM
Wicked - Montreal Wicked - Montreal
Place des Arts –
Montreal , Canada
tickets from $91
Saturday
Aug 11
2:00 PM
Wicked - Salt Lake City Wicked - Salt Lake City
Capitol Theatre-UT –
Salt Lake City , UT
tickets from $169
Saturday
Aug 11
8:00 PM
Wicked - New York Wicked - New York
Gershwin Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $136
Saturday
Aug 11
8:00 PM
Wicked - Montreal Wicked - Montreal
Place des Arts –
Montreal , Canada
tickets from $100
Saturday
Aug 11
8:00 PM
Wicked - Salt Lake City Wicked - Salt Lake City
Capitol Theatre-UT –
Salt Lake City , UT
tickets from $128
Sunday
Aug 12
1:00 PM
Wicked - Salt Lake City Wicked - Salt Lake City
Capitol Theatre-UT –
Salt Lake City , UT
tickets from $130
Highest Avg. Ticket Price: $171
Bono, the rock superstar behind the soundtrack to this highly ambitious and staggeringly high-cost musical, has admitted Spider-Man is difficult to categorize, but “pop-up, pop-art opera” comes close. The show with a checkered production history doesn’t deviate much from the comic book’s origins plot, but it’s the special effects – the aerial stunts, the projection screens, the moving sets – which are its real draw.
Monday
Nov 5
7:30 PM
Spiderman the Musical - New York Spiderman the Musical - New York
Foxwoods Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $124
Wednesday
Nov 7
7:30 PM
Spiderman the Musical - New York Spiderman the Musical - New York
Foxwoods Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $124
Thursday
Nov 8
7:30 PM
Spiderman the Musical - New York Spiderman the Musical - New York
Foxwoods Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $124
Saturday
Nov 10
2:00 PM
Spiderman the Musical - New York Spiderman the Musical - New York
Foxwoods Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $124
Monday
Nov 12
7:30 PM
Spiderman the Musical - New York Spiderman the Musical - New York
Foxwoods Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $150
Thursday
Nov 15
7:30 PM
Spiderman the Musical - New York Spiderman the Musical - New York
Foxwoods Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $124
Sunday
Nov 18
1:00 PM
Spiderman the Musical - New York Spiderman the Musical - New York
Foxwoods Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $124
Sunday
Nov 18
7:00 PM
Spiderman the Musical - New York Spiderman the Musical - New York
Foxwoods Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $124
Monday
Nov 19
7:30 PM
Spiderman the Musical - New York Spiderman the Musical - New York
Foxwoods Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $135
Tuesday
Nov 20
7:30 PM
Spiderman the Musical - New York Spiderman the Musical - New York
Foxwoods Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $135
Monday
Nov 26
7:30 PM
Spiderman the Musical - New York Spiderman the Musical - New York
Foxwoods Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $135
Thursday
Nov 29
7:30 PM
Spiderman the Musical - New York Spiderman the Musical - New York
Foxwoods Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $124
Friday
Nov 30
8:00 PM
Spiderman the Musical - New York Spiderman the Musical - New York
Foxwoods Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $135
Sunday
Dec 2
1:00 PM
Spiderman the Musical - New York Spiderman the Musical - New York
Foxwoods Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $135
Sunday
Dec 2
7:00 PM
Spiderman the Musical - New York Spiderman the Musical - New York
Foxwoods Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $124
Monday
Dec 3
7:30 PM
Spiderman the Musical - New York Spiderman the Musical - New York
Foxwoods Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $135
Tuesday
Dec 4
7:30 PM
Spiderman the Musical - New York Spiderman the Musical - New York
Foxwoods Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $124
Thursday
Dec 6
7:30 PM
Spiderman the Musical - New York Spiderman the Musical - New York
Foxwoods Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $124
Friday
Dec 7
8:00 PM
Spiderman the Musical - New York Spiderman the Musical - New York
Foxwoods Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $135
Saturday
Dec 8
2:00 PM
Spiderman the Musical - New York Spiderman the Musical - New York
Foxwoods Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $142
7). Mamma Mia!
Highest Avg. Ticket Price: $144
Greece, ABBA, and a healthy dose of paternity confusion: Mamma Mia! follows Sophie as she plans her wedding and tries to determine which of her mother’s three former suitors is her biological father. Set to the tune of the Swedish band’s smash hits, including the titular number and “Dancing Queen,” Mamma Mia!’s more recent Broadway resurgence owes a great deal to the 2008 Meryl Street film adaptation, which enjoyed popular rather than critical success.
Tuesday
Aug 7
8:00 PM
Mamma Mia - New York Mamma Mia - New York
Winter Garden Theater (New York) –
New York , NY
tickets from $111
Wednesday
Aug 8
2:00 PM
Mamma Mia - New York Mamma Mia - New York
Winter Garden Theater (New York) –
New York , NY
tickets from $111
Wednesday
Aug 8
8:00 PM
Mamma Mia - New York Mamma Mia - New York
Winter Garden Theater (New York) –
New York , NY
tickets from $111
Thursday
Aug 9
8:00 PM
Mamma Mia - New York Mamma Mia - New York
Winter Garden Theater (New York) –
New York , NY
tickets from $111
Friday
Aug 10
5:00 PM
Mamma Mia - London Mamma Mia - London
Prince of Wales Theatre –
London , UK
Friday
Aug 10
8:00 PM
Mamma Mia - New York Mamma Mia - New York
Winter Garden Theater (New York) –
New York , NY
tickets from $111
Saturday
Aug 11
2:00 PM
Mamma Mia - New York Mamma Mia - New York
Winter Garden Theater (New York) –
New York , NY
tickets from $111
Saturday
Aug 11
7:30 PM
Mamma Mia - London Mamma Mia - London
Prince of Wales Theatre –
London , UK
Saturday
Aug 11
2:00 PM
Mamma Mia - Saskatoon Mamma Mia - Saskatoon
TCU Place –
Saskatoon , Canada
tickets from $129
Saturday
Aug 11
8:00 PM
Mamma Mia - New York Mamma Mia - New York
Winter Garden Theater (New York) –
New York , NY
tickets from $111
Saturday
Aug 11
7:30 PM
Mamma Mia - Saskatoon Mamma Mia - Saskatoon
TCU Place –
Saskatoon , Canada
tickets from $152
Sunday
Aug 12
2:00 PM
Mamma Mia - Saskatoon Mamma Mia - Saskatoon
TCU Place –
Saskatoon , Canada
Sunday
Aug 12
7:30 PM
Mamma Mia - Saskatoon Mamma Mia - Saskatoon
TCU Place –
Saskatoon , Canada
Monday
Aug 13
8:00 PM
Mamma Mia - New York Mamma Mia - New York
Winter Garden Theater (New York) –
New York , NY
tickets from $111
Monday
Aug 13
8:00 PM
Mamma Mia - Lethbridge Mamma Mia - Lethbridge
Enmax Centre –
Lethbridge , Canada
Tuesday
Aug 14
7:30 PM
Mamma Mia - London Mamma Mia - London
Prince of Wales Theatre –
London , UK
Tuesday
Aug 14
8:00 PM
Mamma Mia - New York Mamma Mia - New York
Winter Garden Theater (New York) –
New York , NY
tickets from $111
Wednesday
Aug 15
2:00 PM
Mamma Mia - New York Mamma Mia - New York
Winter Garden Theater (New York) –
New York , NY
tickets from $111
Wednesday
Aug 15
8:00 PM
Mamma Mia - New York Mamma Mia - New York
Winter Garden Theater (New York) –
New York , NY
tickets from $111
Wednesday
Aug 15
7:00 PM
Mamma Mia - Dawson Creek Mamma Mia - Dawson Creek
EnCana Events Centre –
Dawson Creek , Canada
8). Avenue Q
Highest Avg. Ticket Price: $136
The puppets of this “coming of age” parable aren’t your typical Sesame Street fare. Protagonist Princeton moves to the titular street after graduating from college with his seemingly useless English degree. Once settled, his puppet neighbors teach him lessons about life, tolerance, and the particular uses of the Internet. Despite its cuddly-looking cast, this show is not for kids – just adults looking to laugh about the very real anxieties of growing up.
Wednesday
Aug 8
11:00 AM
Avenue Q - Portsmouth Avenue Q - Portsmouth
Vern Riffe Center –
Portsmouth , OH
Wednesday
Aug 8
8:00 PM
Avenue Q - New York Avenue Q - New York
New World Stages - Stage 3 –
New York , NY
tickets from $79
Thursday
Aug 9
8:00 PM
Avenue Q - Portsmouth Avenue Q - Portsmouth
Vern Riffe Center –
Portsmouth , OH
tickets from $133
Thursday
Aug 9
8:00 PM
Avenue Q - New York Avenue Q - New York
New World Stages - Stage 3 –
New York , NY
tickets from $79
Thursday
Aug 9
8:00 PM
Avenue Q - Columbus Avenue Q - Columbus
Studio One Riffe Center –
Columbus , OH
tickets from $99
Friday
Aug 10
8:00 PM
Avenue Q - Portsmouth Avenue Q - Portsmouth
Vern Riffe Center –
Portsmouth , OH
tickets from $133
Friday
Aug 10
8:00 PM
Avenue Q - New York Avenue Q - New York
New World Stages - Stage 3 –
New York , NY
tickets from $79
Friday
Aug 10
8:00 PM
Avenue Q - Columbus Avenue Q - Columbus
Studio One Riffe Center –
Columbus , OH
tickets from $99
Saturday
Aug 11
2:30 PM
Avenue Q - New York Avenue Q - New York
New World Stages - Stage 3 –
New York , NY
tickets from $85
Saturday
Aug 11
8:00 PM
Avenue Q - New York Avenue Q - New York
New World Stages - Stage 3 –
New York , NY
tickets from $107
Saturday
Aug 11
8:00 PM
Avenue Q - Portsmouth Avenue Q - Portsmouth
Vern Riffe Center –
Portsmouth , OH
tickets from $133
Saturday
Aug 11
8:00 PM
Avenue Q - Columbus Avenue Q - Columbus
Studio One Riffe Center –
Columbus , OH
tickets from $99
Sunday
Aug 12
2:00 PM
Avenue Q - Portsmouth Avenue Q - Portsmouth
Vern Riffe Center –
Portsmouth , OH
tickets from $133
Sunday
Aug 12
2:00 PM
Avenue Q - Columbus Avenue Q - Columbus
Studio One Riffe Center –
Columbus , OH
tickets from $98
Sunday
Aug 12
3:00 PM
Avenue Q - New York Avenue Q - New York
New World Stages - Stage 3 –
New York , NY
tickets from $79
Sunday
Aug 12
7:30 PM
Avenue Q - New York Avenue Q - New York
New World Stages - Stage 3 –
New York , NY
tickets from $79
Monday
Aug 13
8:00 PM
Avenue Q - New York Avenue Q - New York
New World Stages - Stage 3 –
New York , NY
tickets from $79
Wednesday
Aug 15
11:00 AM
Avenue Q - Portsmouth Avenue Q - Portsmouth
Vern Riffe Center –
Portsmouth , OH
Wednesday
Aug 15
8:00 PM
Avenue Q - New York Avenue Q - New York
New World Stages - Stage 3 –
New York , NY
tickets from $79
Thursday
Aug 16
8:00 PM
Avenue Q - Portsmouth Avenue Q - Portsmouth
Vern Riffe Center –
Portsmouth , OH
tickets from $133
9). Jersey Boys
Highest Avg. Ticket Price: $132
A Broadway musical seems the perfect fit for the showbiz tale of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The popular ’60s and ’70s rock band is the focus of the semi-biographical Jersey Boys , which chronicles the rise and eventual breakup of Jersey’s finest (before the advent of Springsteen , that is). With one of the more recognizable, and singable, scores of the bunch, Boys is a testament to Broadway’s feel-good allure.
Tuesday
Aug 7
3:00 PM
Jersey Boys - London Jersey Boys - London
Prince Edward Theatre –
London , UK
tickets from $132
Tuesday
Aug 7
7:30 PM
Jersey Boys - London Jersey Boys - London
Prince Edward Theatre –
London , UK
tickets from $132
Tuesday
Aug 7
7:00 PM
Jersey Boys - New York Jersey Boys - New York
August Wilson Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $112
Tuesday
Aug 7
7:30 PM
Jersey Boys - Denver Jersey Boys - Denver
Temple Buell Theatre –
Denver , CO
tickets from $90
Tuesday
Aug 7
6:30 PM
Jersey Boys - Las Vegas Jersey Boys - Las Vegas
Paris Las Vegas –
Las Vegas , NV
tickets from $177
Tuesday
Aug 7
7:30 PM
Jersey Boys - Portland Jersey Boys - Portland
Keller Auditorium –
Portland , OR
tickets from $68
Tuesday
Aug 7
9:30 PM
Jersey Boys - Las Vegas Jersey Boys - Las Vegas
Paris Las Vegas –
Las Vegas , NV
tickets from $177
Wednesday
Aug 8
2:00 PM
Jersey Boys - New York Jersey Boys - New York
August Wilson Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $112
Wednesday
Aug 8
7:30 PM
Jersey Boys - London Jersey Boys - London
Prince Edward Theatre –
London , UK
tickets from $132
Wednesday
Aug 8
7:00 PM
Jersey Boys - New York Jersey Boys - New York
August Wilson Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $137
Wednesday
Aug 8
7:30 PM
Jersey Boys - Denver Jersey Boys - Denver
Temple Buell Theatre –
Denver , CO
tickets from $86
Wednesday
Aug 8
7:00 PM
Jersey Boys - Las Vegas Jersey Boys - Las Vegas
Paris Las Vegas –
Las Vegas , NV
tickets from $177
Wednesday
Aug 8
7:30 PM
Jersey Boys - Portland Jersey Boys - Portland
Keller Auditorium –
Portland , OR
tickets from $60
Thursday
Aug 9
7:30 PM
Jersey Boys - London Jersey Boys - London
Prince Edward Theatre –
London , UK
tickets from $132
Thursday
Aug 9
2:00 PM
Jersey Boys - Denver Jersey Boys - Denver
Temple Buell Theatre –
Denver , CO
tickets from $86
Thursday
Aug 9
2:00 PM
Jersey Boys - Portland Jersey Boys - Portland
Keller Auditorium –
Portland , OR
tickets from $72
Thursday
Aug 9
7:00 PM
Jersey Boys - New York Jersey Boys - New York
August Wilson Theatre –
New York , NY
tickets from $124
Thursday
Aug 9
7:30 PM
Jersey Boys - Denver Jersey Boys - Denver
Temple Buell Theatre –
Denver , CO
tickets from $70
Thursday
Aug 9
7:00 PM
Jersey Boys - Las Vegas Jersey Boys - Las Vegas
Paris Las Vegas –
Las Vegas , NV
tickets from $177
Thursday
Aug 9
7:30 PM
Jersey Boys - Portland Jersey Boys - Portland
Keller Auditorium –
Portland , OR
tickets from $65
10). Once
Highest Avg. Ticket Price: $130
With the surprise 2006 hit film as its inspiration, Once is not a grand love story, but a quietly moving one. Set in Dublin, two unnamed protagonists – referred to as simply “Guy” and “Girl” in the program – perform music, fall in love and struggle to connect, several broad phrases that do or say little for the play’s subtleties. It’s no fairytale, but Once may be the most romantic work to spring from The Great White Way this year.
Tuesday
Aug 7
7:00 PM
Once - New York Once - New York
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (Formerly Royale Theatre) –
New York , NY
tickets from $99
Wednesday
Aug 8
2:00 PM
Once - New York Once - New York
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (Formerly Royale Theatre) –
New York , NY
tickets from $138
Wednesday
Aug 8
8:00 PM
Once - New York Once - New York
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (Formerly Royale Theatre) –
New York , NY
tickets from $99
Thursday
Aug 9
8:00 PM
Once - New York Once - New York
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (Formerly Royale Theatre) –
New York , NY
tickets from $99
Friday
Aug 10
8:00 PM
Once - New York Once - New York
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (Formerly Royale Theatre) –
New York , NY
tickets from $99
Saturday
Aug 11
2:00 PM
Once - New York Once - New York
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (Formerly Royale Theatre) –
New York , NY
tickets from $138
Saturday
Aug 11
8:00 PM
Once - New York Once - New York
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (Formerly Royale Theatre) –
New York , NY
tickets from $99
Sunday
Aug 12
3:00 PM
Once - New York Once - New York
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (Formerly Royale Theatre) –
New York , NY
tickets from $99
Tuesday
Aug 14
7:00 PM
Once - New York Once - New York
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (Formerly Royale Theatre) –
New York , NY
tickets from $99
Wednesday
Aug 15
2:00 PM
Once - New York Once - New York
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (Formerly Royale Theatre) –
New York , NY
tickets from $99
Wednesday
Aug 15
8:00 PM
Once - New York Once - New York
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (Formerly Royale Theatre) –
New York , NY
tickets from $99
Thursday
Aug 16
8:00 PM
Once - New York Once - New York
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (Formerly Royale Theatre) –
New York , NY
tickets from $99
Friday
Aug 17
8:00 PM
Once - New York Once - New York
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (Formerly Royale Theatre) –
New York , NY
tickets from $99
Saturday
Aug 18
2:00 PM
Once - New York Once - New York
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (Formerly Royale Theatre) –
New York , NY
tickets from $99
Saturday
Aug 18
8:00 PM
Once - New York Once - New York
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (Formerly Royale Theatre) –
New York , NY
tickets from $99
Sunday
Aug 19
3:00 PM
Once - New York Once - New York
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (Formerly Royale Theatre) –
New York , NY
tickets from $99
Tuesday
Aug 21
7:00 PM
Once - New York Once - New York
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (Formerly Royale Theatre) –
New York , NY
tickets from $100
Wednesday
Aug 22
2:00 PM
Once - New York Once - New York
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (Formerly Royale Theatre) –
New York , NY
tickets from $125
Wednesday
Aug 22
8:00 PM
Once - New York Once - New York
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (Formerly Royale Theatre) –
New York , NY
tickets from $99
Thursday
Aug 23
8:00 PM
Once - New York Once - New York
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (Formerly Royale Theatre) –
New York , NY
tickets from $125
Broadway History
Textbook History
The history of the former “Wickquasgeck Trail” or “Breedeweg” Street can be traced through the people who settled, lived, profited, and helped establish a nation there. Modern Broadway began as a Native American trail that ran the length of Manhattan. When the Dutch settled New Amsterdam (modern-day New York), they appropriated the trail, along with everything else, and named it either “Heere Straat” or “Breedweg.” British colonization succeeded Dutch rule, and with it came a successive re-christening: to the stately Great George’s Street. By the time the 19th century drew its considerably sooty if increasingly modern curtains to a close, Great George’s Street had been swallowed up in the whole of “Breedweg” – now the Anglicized “Broadway” –, which had also grown to encompass the nearby Boulevard and Bloomingdale roads.
Showbiz History
The early 20th century was an important time for the development of New York’s theater scene, a downtown hub with upwardly mobile aspirations. A migrant collection of theaters often moving in pursuit of cheap rents – from downtown to Union Square to Madison Square – it took until after WWI for the industry to coalesce into its modern configuration of bright lights, broad ads, along Broadway in Times Square.
Prior to Broadway’s establishment as The Great White Way , theater in New York was characterized by the bizarre and the affecting – not so different from our modern medium. One of the first great success stories was 1866’s The Black Crook , which ran for an unprecedented five and a half hours (just an hour and a half shy of Bruce Springsteen’s current European sets). Next, the vaudeville epoch, musical comedy, operettas, jazz-baby flapper-bait concoctions such as Lady Be Good and No, No Nanette , and then the early pinnacle: Showboat , the 1927 hit that most resembles Broadway productions today.
New York theater arguably became a force to rival London’s West End with the arrival of playwright Eugene O’Neill in the late ’20s and ’30s. In 1947 Broadway solidified its newfound prestige with the first annual Tony Awards , a make-or-break ceremony for the best and brassiest in live theatrical entertainment.
Broadway Reviews
The Lion King
The New York Times review
The Book of Mormon
The Washington Post review
LA Times Review review
Phantom of the Opera
Roger Ebert review
War Horse
TIME Magazine review
NY Times review
Wicked
New Yorker review
Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark
NY Times review
Mamma Mia!
New York Magazine review
Theatermania review
Avenue Q
NY Times review
Jersey Boys
USA Today review
NY Times review
Once
LA Times review
Chicago Tribune review
NY Times review