Summer in the city! The 2024 Tony Awards are behind us, and the 2024-2025 Broadway season is officially underway. Now is the perfect time to escape the heat with a Broadway favorite!
This month, the Sutton Foster returns to Broadway in the revival of Once Upon a Mattress, Cole Escola's non-historical romp Oh, Mary! celebrates opening night and psychologial thriller Job arrives on Broadway.
Here is your complete guide to the best shows on the Broadway boards in July of 2024. Don't miss our Best Shows Coming to Broadway in 2024 guide for a full list of what's on deck!
Broadway's Best Selling Shows
The Top 10 best selling shows currently playing on Broadway. For a deeper look, check out our complete breakdown of Broadway's Best Selling Shows.
| SHOW | |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Lion King |
| 2 | Wicked |
| 3 | Hamilton |
| 4 | Hell's Kitchen |
| 5 | Cabaret |
| 6 | Aladdin |
| 7 | MJ The Musical |
| 8 | The Outsiders |
| 9 | The Wiz |
| 10 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child |
Based on gross sales for performances during the week ending July 21, 2024. Check out our complete list of Broadway's Best Selling Shows.
The Hottest Shows on Broadway This Summer
Looking for a way to beat the heat? Summer is the perfect time to catch a Broadway show! From celebrated new musicals to fan-favorite revivals to starry stagings and beyond, here are some of the hottest shows to see on Broadway this summer!
Hell's Kitchen
Transport to NYC's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood in this new musical inspired by the life of, and featuring music and lyrics by, 15-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys. Follow Ali as she steps out of her NYC apartment and finds the world.
(Photo: Marc J. Franklin)
Water for Elephants
Take a trip to the world of the traveling circus as Sara Gruen’s best-selling novel comes to vivid life in this unique, spectacle-filled musical adaptation. Featuring innovative stagecraft and a score by PigPen Theatre Co., Water For Elephants follows a young man as he navigates loss, love and finding new life.The Wiz
Ease on down the road to this classic musical! Based on L. Frank Baum’s children’s book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Wiz returns home to the American stage with an all-new adaptation. Follow Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion as they take on the streets of New York City.For a full list of perfect summer shows, head to our The Hottest Shows on Broadway guide.
2024 Tony Award Winners
The best of the 2023-2024 Broadway season has been recognized with Tony Awards! Here's the shows that topped the list of winners.
Stereophonic
5 WINS INCLUDING:
Best Play
Best Featured Actor in a Play - Will Brill
Best Director of a Play - Daniel Aukin
Best Scenic Design of a Play - David Zinn
Best Sound Design of a Play - Ryan Rumery
Featuring original music from Arcade Fire's Will Butler and set in a recording studio in 1976, Stereophonic mines the agony and the ecstasy of creation as it zooms in on an up-and-coming rock band as they teeter on the cusp of superstardom.
The Outsiders
4 WINS INCLUDING:Best Musical
Best Director of a Musical - Danya Taymor
Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim
Best Sound Design of a Musical - Cody Spencer
Oklahoma comes to Broadway as Ponyboy and the gang take the stage in a thrilling new musical that explores the timeless themes of chosen family and more that have kept both S.E. Hinton’s novel and Francis Ford Coppola’s motion picture classics for decades.
Merrily We Roll Along
4 WINS INCLUDING:Best Revival of a Musical
Best Leading Actor in a Musical - Jonathan Groff
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Daniel Radcliffe
Best Orchestrations - Jonathan Tunick
Find out everything you need to know about the 2024 Tony winners.
Best Broadway Shows, From Screen to Stage
It can be a blast to see classic movies, and their legendary characters, come to life on stage! Here's a selection of film faves that have made their way to Broadway.For a full list of shows that have been adapted from movies, head to our Best Broadway Shows, From Screen to Stage guide.
The Notebook
Page, screen, stage! Allie and Noah arrive on Broadway in the musical adaptation of The Notebook, based on Nicholas Sparks' 1996 best-selling novel and the 2004 motion picture of the same name. Featuring a score by Ingrid Michaelson, the new musical comes to New York following an acclaimed world premiere in Chicago.
(Photo: Julieta Cervantes)
Back to the Future
This is heavy! Back to the Future has made its way to the stage in a high-voltage adaptation by the film’s creators Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis. When Marty McFly finds himself transported back to 1955 in a time machine built by the eccentric scientist Doc Brown, he accidentally changes the course of history. Now he’s in a race against time to fix the present, escape the past and send himself... back to the future.
(Photo: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)
Chicago
Get ready for some razzle dazzle! Though Kander and Ebb's classic musical originated on stage, Chicago was brought to the screen in 2002 in an adaptation that went on to win six Academy Awards, bringing the story to an even wider audience. The tale of Vaudevillian murderesses Roxie and Velma is still going strong, having just celebrated its 27th year on Broadway!
(Photo: Jeremy Daniel)
Best Broadway Shows for Kids
For a complete breakdown of age-appropriate shows and what you can expect when attending, check out our Best Broadway Shows For Kids in 2024 guide.
Below are the official age recommendations issued by the producers of each show.
