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The Best Revivals on Broadway

Last updated July 22, 2024 by Broadway.com Staff
Lili Thomas as Matron "Mama" Morton and Kimberly Marable as Velma Kelly in <i>Chicago</i>.
Lili Thomas and Kimberly Marable in Chicago
(Photo: Jeremy Daniel)

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!

What You'll Learn About

Cabaret
Now in Performances; Opens April 24, 2024
The Kit Kat Club reopens its doors on Broadway as an intimate and electrifying take on the classic Kander & Ebb musical returns. Eddie Redmayne stars as The Emcee, a role first played by Joel Grey in the musical’s 1966 original production. 

The Emcee beckons
Eddie Redmayne as The Emcee in Cabaret
(Photo: Mason Poole)

Chicago
Now in Performances
This revival is celebrating its 27th 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! 

Home
Begins May 17, 2024; Opens June 5, 2024; Closes July 28, 2024
Samm-Art Williams’ Tony-nominated coming-of-age story returns to Broadway for the first time since its premiere in 1980, directed by Kenny Leon. 

Once Upon a Mattress
Previews begin July 31, 2024; Opens August 12, 2024; Closes November 30, 2024
Sutton Foster and Michael Urie star in the revival of this beloved musical fairytale, back on Broadway for the first time for a limited late-summer run. Join Princess Winnifred as she charms, delights, and dances her way to the top… of a stack of mattresses. 

Sutton Foster in the City Center Encores! production of Once Upon a Mattress
(Photo: Joan Marcus)

Our Town
Previews begin September 17, 2024; Opens October 10, 2024; Closes January 19, 2025
Jim Parsons leads Kenny Leon's new staging of Thornton Wilder’s 1938 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about life, and death, in a small town.

The Wiz
Now in Performances
The Tony-winning musical, based on L. Frank Baum’s children’s book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, eases down the road back to Broadway. 

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