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Best Shows on Broadway This Fall 2026

Last updated June 23, 2026 by Broadway.com Staff
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Broadway's fall season is just around the corner! As the weather cools down, new plays and musicals are making their way to theater's biggest stage, led by the stars of stage and screen. As you plan your trip to Broadway, take a look below at our updated list of the best Broadway shows this Fall, featuring important dates, starry cast lists and how to get tickets.
 

What You'll Learn About

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

Previews begin September 8, 2026; Opens September 28, 2026
Cast Includes: Jasmine Amy Rogers, Patina Miller, Denée Benton.

Jocelyn Bioh's buoyant and biting comedy exploring the universal similarities (and glaring differences) facing teenage girls across the globe arrives on Broadway. Get tickets to School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play on Broadway!


Other Desert Cities


Previews begin September 29, 2026; Opens October 18, 2026; Closes January 17, 2027
Cast Includes: Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, Ed Harris, Allison Janney

A starry cast brings Jon Robin Baitz's family drama of hidden truths, memory, loyalty and legacy back to Broadway. Get tickets to Other Desert Cities on Broadway!
 

 


860

Previews begin October 1, 2026; Opens October 21, 2026; Closes January 3, 2027
Cast Includes: Billy Crystal

Tony and Emmy Award winner Billy Crystal returns to Broadway in a new solo show based around the home his family lost in the Palisades fires. Get tickets to 860 on Broadway!


A Few Good Men

Previews begin October 8, 2026; Opens October 29, 2026
Cast Includes: Bradley Whitford, Tom Blyth

Bradley Whitford and Tom Blyth star in the Broadway return of Aaron Sorkin's explosive courtroom drama. Get tickets to A Few Good Men on Broadway!!  


Wanted

Previews begin October 15, 2026; Opens November 8, 2026
Cast Includes: Solea Pfeiffer, Liisi LaFontaine, Ledisi

A new musical telling the mostly-true story of sisters Mary and Martha Clarke, two extraordinary women who went from farm girls to outlaws to legends, arrives on Broadway. Get tickets to Wanted on Broadway! 


The Fantasticks

Previews begin October 22, 2026; Opens November 16, 2026

Two boys. Their two mothers. And a mischievous plan to make the young men fall in love. The longest-running musical of all time comes to Broadway for the first time. Get tickets to The Fantasticks on Broadway!


Much Ado About Nothing

Previews begin October 31, 2026; Opens November 19, 2026; Closes January 10, 2027 Cast Includes: Tom Hiddleston, Hayley Atwell

Marvel stars Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell take the Broadway stage in Jamie Lloyd's joy-fueled reinvention of Shakespeare's romantic comedy. Get tickets to Much Ado About Nothing on Broadway!

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Hayley Atwell, Tom Hiddleston and the cast of Much Ado About Nothing
(Photo: Marc Brenner)

Inter Alia

Previews begin November 10, 2026; Opens December 1, 2026

Cast Includes: Rosamund Pike

Rosamund Pike makes her Broadway debut in Suzie Miller's acclaimed drama, examining the balance of motherhood and modern masculinity, and of career and family. Get tickets to Inter Alia on Broadway!

the cast of Broadway's Liberation
Rosamund Pike in Inter Alia
Photo: Manuel Harlan

Galileo

Previews begin November 10, 2026; Opens December 6, 2026
Cast Includes: Raúl Esparza

Tony nominee Raúl Esparza stars as Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei in this electrifying and emotional new musical. Get tickets to Galileo on Broadway!

Aaron Tveit and Lea Michele in Chess on Broadway
Raúl Esparza in Galileo
(Photo: Kevin Berne)

The Imaginary Invalid

Performances begin in Fall 2026
Cast Includes: Bill Irwin

Bill Irwin stars in this razor-sharp adaptation of Molière's classic comedy that proves hypochondria never goes out of style. Get tickets for The Imaginary Invalid on Broadway!


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