The Best Reviewed Broadway Shows of 2024
44 Broadway shows opened in 2024, and while not all of them were loved by the critics, there were plenty of standouts all year long. We're breaking down the best Broadway shows of 2024 by month.
Review Roundup: ALL IN: COMEDY ABOUT LOVE on Broadway
Performances are now underway on Broadway for All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich. With direction by Alex Timbers, the production is written by Mr. Rich and currently stars John Mulaney, Fred Armisen, Richard Kind, and Renée Elise Goldsberry. Let's see what the critics had to say!
The Best Theater of 2024: Shows that Ruled the Year
As 2024 comes to a close, New York City's top theatre critics have been taking stock of this theatre season- deciding on their personal choices for their favorite productions of the year. The season has been full of so many stellar plays, musicals, revivals and new works, both on Broadway and off.
Review Roundup: TAMMY FAYE Opens On Broadway
The story of famed evangelist Tammy Faye Bakker comes to life in a new Broadway musical starring Katie Brayben, Christian Borle, and Michael Cerveris! The critics stopped by the newly renovated Palace Theatre to hear the gospel of Tammy! Read all of the reviews!
Review Roundup: THE BIG GAY JAMBOREE Opens Off-Broadway
The Big Gay Jamboree has officially arrived off-Broadway! The new musical is directed and choreographed by Connor Gallagher, with a book by Marla Mindelle and Jonathan Parks-Ramage, and music & lyrics by Mindelle and Philip Drennen. The critics have spoken and you can check out what they are saying about the new show in all of the reviews here!
Leslie Ayvazian and David Mills Extend into November at PANGEA
Theater artist Leslie Ayvazian -- the author of the notable Off-Broadway plays “Nine Armenians,” “Out of the City,” and “100 Aprils” – returns in the pointed solo piece “Porcupine Girl” on Tues Oct 22, while reprising her crowd-pleaser “Mention my Beauty” on Tues Oct 29 (both at 7pm) and November 7 (post-election Thursday at 7pm).
Review Roundup: ONCE UPON A MATTRESS Returns To Broadway
F-R-E-D! The classic musical comedy Once Upon a Mattress celebrates its triumphant return to Broadway for the first time in over 25 years, in a new production starring two-time Tony-winner Sutton Foster and Drama Desk Award winner and SAG Award nominee Michael Urie! Read the reviews!
Leslie Ayvazian Will Kick Off Pangea Residency In May
Theater artist Leslie Ayvazian will bring her latest experiments in mercurial minimalism to Pangea next month. Starting Tue May 7, and running through Tue July 23, she alternates two of her popular chamber shows – “Porcupine Girl” and “Mention My Beauty”.
Review Roundup: HELL'S KITCHEN Opens on Broadway
Let's hear it for New York! The new Broadway musical HELL’S KITCHEN, conceived by 16-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys and directed by Tony Award nominee Michael Greif is now playing at the Shubert Theatre. Check out what the critics are saying!
Review Roundup: Shaina Taub's SUFFS Opens On Broadway!
The fight for women's votes has made its way to Broadway in Suffs, a new musical from Shaina Taub, now playing at the Music Box Theatre! Read the reviews below to see how the critics responded to this historic new musical!
Review Roundup: THE OUTSIDERS Opens On Broadway
S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders has made the jump from page to stage and is now open on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. The critics stopped by to see what the musical take on the literary classic has in store for audiences! Read all of the reviews!
Industry Pro Newsletter: New Study Looks to the Preparedness of Arts Orgs to Face Future Challenges
In a sign of an industry on the rebound, Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles is getting ready to announce a return of programming at the Mark Taper Forum, where production was paused last year while the organization went through a budget crunch. Additionally, following the casting of a Black actress in the role of Juliet, an upcoming West End production of Romeo and Juliet from the Jamie Lloyd Company started dealing with racist backlash online - we’ll show you how the company responded.