Broadway Fall Preview 2025: What’s Opening This Autumn
All about the 17 musicals and plays starting before the end of the year
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NOTE: Shows are listed in first preview date order within each category.
MUSICALS
Mamma Mia! – begins performances August 2
Previews begin August 2. Opens August 14. Closes February 1, 2026.
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Ragtime – begins performances September 26
Previews begin September 26. Opens October 16. Closes January 4, 2026.
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Beetlejuice the Musical – begins performances October 8
Palace Theatre, 160 West 47th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues
Begins October 8. Closes January 3, 2026.
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The Queen of Versailles – begins performances October 8
St. James Theatre, 246 West 44th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues
Previews begin October 8. Opens November 9. Open run.
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Chess – begins performances October 15
Imperial Theatre, 249 West 45th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues
Previews begin October 15. Opens November 16. Closes May 3, 2026.
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Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) – begins performances November 1
Previews begin November 1. Opens November 20. Open run.
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PLAYS
Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride – begins performances August 5
Nederlander Theatre, 208 West 41st Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues
Previews begin August 5. Opens August 18. Closes September 28.
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Art – begins performances August 28
Music Box Theatre, 239 West 45th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues
Previews begin August 28. Opens September 16. Closes December 21.
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Punch – begins performances September 9
Previews begin September 9. Opens September 29. Closes November 2.
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Waiting for Godot – begins performances September 13
Previews begin September 13. Opens September 28. Closes January 4, 2026.
It’s Bill & Ted’s absurdist adventure! Erstwhile costars and longtime pals Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter star as talkative but trapped tramps Estragon and Vladimir in a new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot directed by Tony winner Jamie Lloyd, known for his radical reinventions of classics (A Doll’s House with Jessica Chastain, Betrayal with Tom Hiddleston, the recent Sunset Blvd.). We’re excited to watch them wait in vain for three hours!
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Little Bear Ridge Road – begins performances October 7
Booth Theatre, 222 West 45th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues
Previews begin October 7. Opens October 30. Closes February 15, 2026. If you’re a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.
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Liberation – begins performances October 8
James Earl Jones Theatre, 138 West 48th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues
Previews begin October 8. Opens October 28. Closes January 11, 2026. If you’re a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.
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Rob Lake Magic with Special Guests The Muppets – begins performances October 28
Broadhurst Theatre, 235 West 44th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues
Previews begin October 28. Opens November 6. Closes January 18, 2026.
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Oedipus – begins performances October 30
Previews begin October 30. Opens November 13. Closes February 8, 2026.
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Marjorie Prime – begins performances November 20
Hayes Theatre, 240 West 44th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues
Previews begin November 20. Opens December 8. Closes February 15, 2026.
In 2015, Playwrights Horizons presented Jordan Harrison’s Marjorie Prime, an insightful meditation on memory, mortality, identity and our evolving role as humans in the technological age. Over the past decade, especially with the rise of AI, its themes have only become more urgent, and Second Stage is wise to bring it back. June Squibb stars as the title character, a forgetful octogenarian who reminisces about her life with a robot who knows all about her as her strident daughter (Tony winner Cynthia Nixon) and her empathetic son-in-law (Tony winner Danny Burstein) look on. Anne Kauffman directs this unforgettable play.
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All Out: Comedy About Ambition – begins performances December 12
Nederlander Theatre, 208 West 41st Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues
Begins December 12. Closes March 8, 2026.
The same team behind last season’s All In: Comedy About Love reunite for All Out: Comedy About Ambition. Like the previous show, this is essentially starry readings of humorous stories by Simon Rich, produced by SNL creator Lorne Michaels and directed by Alex Timbers. The rotating cast includes Jon Stewart (December 12-December 21), Wayne Brady (December 29-January 18), Cecily Strong (December 29–January 18), Heidi Gardner (January 20-February 15), Sarah Silverman (January 20–February 15) and Ray Romano (February 17-March 8) with more celebs to be announced. The soul-pop band Lawrence, featuring Just in Time Tony nominee Gracie Lawrence, provides live music.
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Bug – begins performances December 17
Previews begin December 17. Opens January 8, 2026. Closes February 8, 2026.
Another production that originated at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company, this mounting of Tracy Letts’ 30-year-old psychological thriller Bug stars his wife, the in-demand Carrie Coon (The White Lotus, The Gilded Age) and Namir Smallwood as a couple holed up in an Oklahoma motel room who descend into paranoia and madness. Tony winner David Cromer (The Band’s Visit; Good Night, and Good Luck) directs the production for Manhattan Theatre Club.
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