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The Best Revivals on Broadway

Last updated July 9, 2025 by Broadway.com Staff
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Each year, Broadway enjoys the return of plays and musicals that have already made a mark in the theater world. Some revivals offer new takes on well-known stories while others offer the opportunity to see a beloved show you may have missed the first (or second!) time around. Learn all about the revivals on Broadway, then head to get tickets!

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Cabaret
Now Open; Closes October 19, 2025
The Kit Kat Club reopens its doors on Broadway as an intimate and electrifying take on the classic Kander & Ebb musical returns. Orville Peck stars as The Emcee, a role first played by Joel Grey in the musical’s 1966 original production. Get tickets to Cabaret on Broadway!

 

Sally Bowles and The Emcee sing to each other
Orville Peck in Cabaret
(Photo: Gina Gizella Manning)

Chicago
Now Open
This revival is celebrating its 28th year on Broadway! Featuring a score by John Kander and Fred Ebb and choreography inspired by Bob Fosse’s work in the 1975 original production, Chicago tells the tale of Vaudevillian murderesses Roxie and Velma. Get ready for some razzle dazzle! Get tickets to Chicago on Broadway!

Gypsy
Now Open
Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald returns to Broadway as the ultimate stage mother Rose in the classic musical from Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim.  Get tickets to Gypsy on Broadway!

Audra McDonald perfoms as Rose in Gypsy
Audra McDonald in Gypsy
(Photo: Julieta Cervantes)
 

Sunset Boulevard
Now Open; Closes July 20, 2025
Nicole Scherzinger makes her Broadway debut as Norma Desmond in director Jamie Lloyd's thrilling and acclaimed revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, navigating the intoxicating need for fame and adoration. Get tickets to Sunset Boulevard on Broadway!

 
Nicole Scherzinger faces forward and looks out dramatically
Nicole Scherzinger in the West End production of Sunset Boulevard
(Photo: Marc Brenner)

Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Now Open; Closes July 27, 2025
Ramin KarimlooDavid Hyde Pierce and Jinkx Monsoon lead the jazz-infused Broadway reimagining of Gilbert & Sullivan's clever romp, taking place as the title pirates dock their ship in New Orleans. Get Pirates! The Penzance Musical on Broadway Tickets!

Mamma Mia!
Previews begin August 2, 2025; Opens August 14, 2025; Closes February 1, 2026
Here we go again! ABBA’s beloved musical returns to the Winter Garden Theatre for a limited run starting August. "Dancing Queen,” “The Winner Takes It All,” “Money, Money, Money,” and “Take a Chance on Me" and more are featured in this feel-good celebration of love, family and friendship. Find out more about Mamma Mia's return to Broadway! Get tickets to Mamma Mia on Broadway!

 

Jalynn Steele, Christine Sherrill and Carly Sakolove in Mamma Mia!
(Photo: Joan Marcus)

Ragtime
Previews begin September 25, 2025; Opens October 16, 2025; Closes January 4, 2026
Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz star in Ahrens and Flaherty's sweeping musical adaption of E.L. Doctorow’s novel, following three fictional families in pursuit of the American Dream at the dawn of the 20th Century. Lear deBessonet directs the revival, following a successful run at New York City Center. Get Ragtime on Broadway Tickets!  
 
Sarah and Coalhouse are close together, emotional and holding their baby
Nichelle Lewis and Joshua Henry in Ragtime
(Photo: Joan Marcus)

Chess
Previews begin October 15, 2025; Opens November 16, 2025

Power and passion collide in this iconic musical, set at the World Chess Championship during the Cold War. For the two players and the woman caught between them, everything is on the line, and no one plays by the same rules. Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher lead this Broadway revival, which features an exhilarating score by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and Tim Rice. Get tickets to Chess on Broadway!

Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher look at the camera intensely
Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher
(Photo: Richard Phibbs)
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