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“The Outsiders” at Broadway’s Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.Described as “breathtakingly visceral” by the New York Post’s critic Johnny Oleksinksi, other reviewers have singled the scene out as “one of the most impactful moments of this, or any, Broadway season” and (the Washington Post), “a spectacular ballet of violence” (New York Magazine).And if you want to see the stunning sequence in the buzzy new coming-of-age musical about rival gangs from different socioeconomic backgrounds in Tulsa — adapted from S.E.

Broadway show this year.And, as luck may have it, many of the biggest shows are running all Valentine’s Day week including Wednesday, Feb. 14.A few of our favorites include old Tony-winning standbys like “Wicked” and “Chicago” as well as an exciting new musical production of “The Notebook.”So, if you want to surprise the special person in your life with a show, here are 11 of our favorite options — plus a surprise comedy show thrown in for good measure — that just might do the trick.In the Roaring 20s, two women stand trial for murder and compete for a shady lawyer’s services.Starring Ariana Madix (Vanderpump Rules)Ambassador TheatreTwo intertwined mythic tales take audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back.Starring Jordan Fisher (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before), Ani DiFranco (Grammy-winning singer)Walter Kerr TheatreA Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.Starring Derek Klena (Pretty Little Liars), Boy George (Grammy-winning singer)Al Hirschfeld TheatreWhat if Juliet didn’t die at the end of Romeo and Juliet?Starring Lorna Courtney (The Equalizer), Austin Scott (Mr. Monk’s Last Case)Stephen Sondheim TheatreA musical about a couple falling in love in 1950’s New York and struggling to rebuild a family.Starring Kelli O’Hara (The Gilded Age), Brian d’Arcy James (Evil)Studio 54Green-skinned, ostracized Elphaba and blonde, popular Galinda go from enemies to friends.Starring Alyssa Fox, McKenzie KurtzGershwin TheatreAllie and Noah share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull them apart.Starring Ryan Vasquez (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Joy Woods (SIX The Musical)Gerald Schoenfeld TheatreHarry, Ron, and Hermione are joined by Hogwarts’ new

“An Enemy Of The People” (featuring Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli), “Uncle Vanya” (starring Steve Carell and Alfred Molina) and “Mother Play” (with Jessica Lange and Jim Parsons).But that’s not all. High-profile revivals of “Cabaret,” “Doubt,” “The Wiz,” “The Who’s Tommy” and “Hamlet” are all coming to the Great White Way in these next few months, too.Who are all the eligible upcoming Tony contenders? Who are the big stars headed to Midtown in the very near future? How much are all the cheapest available tickets for the shows?Great questions all around and ones we’d love to help answer.Below, you’ll find our comprehensive list of the 20 biggest shows opening on Broadway in 2024.And we’ll see you at the theater(s).A Jewish couple in 1944 Paris face the impact of the Holocaust.Starring Anthony Edwards (“E.R.”) and Betsy Aidem (“Law and Order”) Samuel J. Friedman TheatrePreviews began in 2023Prices start at $80 before feesA musical about a couple falling in love in 1950’s New York and struggling to rebuild a family.Starring Kelli O’Hara (“The Gilded Age”) and Brian d’Arcy James (“Evil”)Studio 54Previews start Jan. 6Prices start at $86 before feesA small-town doctor who has his world rocked when his community tries to silence him.Starring Jeremy Strong (“Succession”) and Michael Imperioli (“The Sopranos”)Circle In The SquarePreviews start Feb. 27Prices start at $85 before feesA strict nun wrestles with whether or not relations between a priest and student are pure.Starring Liev Schrieber (“Ray Donovan”) and Tyne Daly (“Cagney and Lacey”)American Airlines TheatrePreviews start Feb. 2Prices start at $75 before feesAllie and Noah share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull them apart.Starring Ryan

“Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club” opens at New York City’s August Wilson Theatre and will run well into 2025.The classic musical, featuring Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne as The Emcee and “Perry Mason” star Gayle Rankin until August 2024, takes place in 1929-30 Berlin and tells the story of American writer Clifford Bradshaw and his relationship with English cabaret star Sally Bowles.“This is it. This is the one.

“Uncle Vanya” at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theatre.Carell, 61, stars as the titular Uncle Vanya with previews starting Tuesday, April 2 and running all the way until closing night on Sunday, June 16.Other big names round out the ensemble.He’ll be joined by familiar faces Alfred Molina (“Spiderman 2”), William Jackson Harper (“The Good Place”), Alison Pill (“Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World”), Jayne Houdyshell (“Only Murders In The Building”) and Anika Noni Rose (“The Princess and the Frog”).For those unfamiliar with the story, “Uncle Vanya” tells the tale of Sonya (Pill) and her uncle Vanya managing the family farm by themselves.

“An Enemy of the People” directed by Sam Gold at Broadway’s famously round theater Circle in the Square.As of now, the duo will share the stage from Feb. 27 all the way up until June 2, 2024 for a total of 115 shows spread over 16 weeks.And if you want to scoop up tickets to see Strong play a proud small-town doctor who has his world rocked when his brother (Imperioli) and community tries to silence him, you can snag them as soon as today.At the time of publication, tickets are available for all shows and start at $152 before fees on Vivid Seats for select performances.Looking for a show that fits your busy schedule?You’re in the right place.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about seeing “An Enemy of the People” live on Broadway below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.On Tuesday, Feb.

“Spamalot,” which just began previews at the St. James Theatre, has been only up for a few days in previews and tickets are already surprisingly affordable for such a high profile show.At the time of publication, our team found tickets going for as low as $40 before fees on Vivid Seats.Given that seats for other comedic musicals on the Great White Way like “Book of Mormon” and “Gutenberg” typically fetch higher prices, this very well might be the Holy Grail of deals.Especially when you consider the talented cast on display.At all shows, fans will be treated to an ensemble featuring “Saturday Night Live” alum Taran Killam, “Ugly Betty” star Michael Urie and upcoming “Wicked” film adaptation cast member Ethan Slater (who is romantically tied to Ariana Grande).Plus, so many more.So, if you want to slap coconuts together, see flying cows and have a great “knight” on the town, here’s everything you need to know about catching “Spamalot” on Broadway.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.After debuting on Halloween night, “Spamalot” has settled into a classic eight-show a week groove.However, just like their Monty Python forebears, the show eschews tradition.Rather than going dark on Monday, “Spamalot” performances run Monday through Saturday; there are no shows on Sunday (at least for the next two weeks).After that, things get a bit more conventional.Matinees are on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2 p.m.; once Sunday shows come into play, they’ll start at 3 p.m.Want to find the show that makes the most sense for your wallet and schedule?Check out a complete calendar including all “Spamalot” at the St.

Monday, Nov. 6, the popular “Parks and Rec” star will share the stage with “Girls” actor Christopher Abbott in a revival of John Patrick Shanley’s “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea” at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.“It’s an actor’s dream play,” Plaza told Vanity Fair about the two-hander that takes place in a Bronx bar.

“Wicked” is still quite “Popular.”On Sunday, Oct. 29 and Monday, Oct.

“I Need That,” a new production at New York’s American Airlines Theatre which has previews starting on Friday, Oct. 13 ahead of its Nov.

“Book of Mormon” stars Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells return to Broadway.The dynamic duo are starring in “Gutenberg! The Musical!” at the James Earl Jones Theatre up until Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024.“I think the Beatles regret never getting back together,” Gad joked in an interview with Broadway Time.

New York City’s Hudson Theatre starting Tuesday, Sept. 19.On that day, previews begin for the 1981 Broadway flop turned highly-anticipated revival of Stephen Sondheim’s classic “Merrily We Roll Along,” starring Daniel Radcliffe, Lindsay Mendez and Jonathan Groff.And the town is abuzz.When the show premiered off-Broadway last winter, the New York Post’s Johnny Oleksinksi gave “Merrily” a glowing four-star review.“This musical is intelligent, hilarious, human, heartfelt and alive,” he wrote.

Theater tickets are notoriously pricey.When “Hamilton” first hit the Great White Way, some tickets were going for more than $40,000 according to Financial Planner LA.However, this fall, you can finally forgo that pesky barrier to entry.Vivid Seats is offering two free tickets to the performance of your choice with a value up to $2000.All you have to do is show off your love of the theater by playing Broadway Trivia daily in the Game Center section of the Vivid Seats app which can be downloaded by clicking this link and scrolling to where it says “Free to join.”If you win, you’ll be awarded two free tickets to the performance of your choice according to Vivid Seats.The show doesn’t have to take place in NYC either. Plays or musicals in your town — as long as its on Vivid Seats — are eligible as well.Best of all, you can play as many times as you want in order to win.With all that being said, good luck and we hope to see you at a show sometime very soon!One prize winner will receive two theater tickets from vividseats.com, up to a $2,000 combined value (inclusive of taxes and fees). Visit the Game Center in the Vivid Seats app for Official Rules and add’l restrictions. The contest ends Sunday, Sept. 10.Not sure which show to go to?Here are just five of our favorite musicals you won’t want to miss live these next few months.• “New York, New York”• “Merrily We Roll Along”• “Six The Musical”• “& Juliet”• “Sweeney Todd”

“Funny Girl” starring Lea Michele — in the lead role made famous on the stage and screen by Barbara Streisand — is closing on Sunday, Sept. 3 after opening with Beanie Feldstein and Jane Lynch back in March 2022.That means there are only 13 more shows left at New York City’s August Wilson Theatre before Michele and her castmates Ramin Karimloo (CBS’ “Blue Bloods”), Jared Grimes (NBC’s “Manifest”) and Tovah Feldshuh (CW’s “Crazy Ex Girlfriend”) officially call it quits on the Broadway production of the show.But we’re not here to rain on your parade.Rather, we’re here to report good news.Tickets are available for all remaining dates — and some are quite affordable considering this is such a buzzed-about musical.In fact, we found some seats going for as low as $105 before fees* on Vivid Seats at the time of publication.So, if you want to see the show that the NY Post’s critic Johnny Oleksinski claimed “bring(s) our favorite songs to thrilling life and give(s) us a few laughs,” here’s everything you need to know and more.All prices are subject to fluctuation.Want to find the show that makes the most sense for your schedule?Look below and you’ll find all remaining dates, start times and the best prices for all remaining “Funny Girl” shows at the August Wilson Theatre.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

“Back To The Future” on Broadway.The highly-anticipated musical, which begins previews on Friday, June 30 at New York City’s Winter Garden Theatre, has tickets available for all upcoming performances.And some showings have prices that would make Doc Brown himself exclaim “Great Scott!”At the time of publication, we found tickets going for as low as $75 before fees on Vivid Seats.Most showings of the Olivier Award winning production have seats starting in the $80 to $120 range.Want to see Marty McFly (portrayed by Casey Likes) travel back to 1955 with the help of Doc Brown (Roger Bart) live on the Broadway stage?Here’s everything you need to know and more, “BTTF” fans.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.“Back To The Future” officially opens at the Winter Garden Theatre on Thursday, Aug. 3.In previews, the show will curiously go dark on Sundays and go up on Mondays.Matinees on Wednesdays and Sundays start at 2 p.m.If you want to find the show that makes the sense for your schedule, take a look at “Back To The Future’s” complete calendar including all dates, show start times and links to buy tickets here.“Back To The Future” runs two hours and 40 minutes, including a 20 minute intermission.Who’s filling in for Michael J.

she did it again.Britney Spears is making a comeback, but not in quite the way you’d expect. This time, the Grammy Award-winning pop icon’s music is taking the Broadway stage in “Once Upon A One More Time.”Expect to hear Spears’ songs like never before at the legendary Marquis Theatre.The musical takes some of her chart-topping hits — including “Womanizer,” “Lucky,” “Circus” and  “Toxic” — and spins them into a reimagined fairytale following Cinderella, Snow White and other storybook staples as they find that happily ever after isn’t what they thought.As you may expect, Britney classic closely tie into the storyline — one of our favorite moments was when “Oops I Did It Again” lands right when the princesses discover that they may share a suitor in common.Plus, we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the show features a “Succession” star AND “American Idol” Season One runner-up Justin Guarini.Does this sound like a musical you “wanna go” to?Well, at time of publication, we found tickets going for downright reasonable prices.In fact, some mezzanine seats were spotted at just $65 before fees on Vivid Seats.

“SIX The Musical,” running at the Lena Horne Theatre, is as hot as ever.The upbeat 80-minute musical follows the lives of Henry VII’s six wives and how they moved on — “divorced, beheaded, died…divorced, beheaded, survived.” Over the course of the production, the Queens compete to determine who will be the lead singer of their band — winner is whomever was treated the worst by the King. The music in “SIX” is pop with a feminist tinge; for our money, the show feels more like a concert than theater.Don’t lose your head — be smart and take advantage of the affordable, available ticket prices for “SIX” while you can.At the time of publication, we found tickets going for as low as $78 before fees on Vivid Seats—not a bad price to catch a Tony-winning show live.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about seeing “SIX” live on Broadway.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.Interestingly enough, “SIX” only runs five days a week.As of now, audiences can catch the show eight times a week, Wednesday through Sunday at Broadway’s Lena Horne Theatre — there are no Monday or Sunday performances.

“Prima Face” is running for just three more weeks at New York City’s John Golden Theatre until it closes its Midtown Manhattan run on Sunday, July 2.And if you want tickets to see the hot-button play about a criminal defense lawyer with questionable morals who has her world upended, we’re here to help make that happen ASAP.If you’re looking for cheap tickets, the lowest price we could find at the time of publication was $126 before fees on Vivid Seats.That being said, last-minute tickets tend to be quite a bit more expensive for “Prima Facie” — tickets for the June 15 and June 16 shows will cost you a pretty penny.However, it’s hard to put a price tag on seeing Comer’s revelatory award-winning performance live.According to the NY Post’s Johnny Oleksinki’s glowing 3.5-star review “…we have just witnessed the emergence of an extraordinary new stage talent.”Want to see “Prima Facie” live before Comer takes her final bow?Here’s everything you need to know and more about how to make that happen.All prices are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all dates, show start times and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

“Leopoldstadt” won big at the 76th annual Tony Awards taking home trophies for Best Play, Best Male Featured Performance, Best Costume Design and Best Direction.There’s only one problem.The decorated show is closing in three weeks on Sunday, July 2 after opening back in October 2022.At the time of publication, there are only 24 more productions of the sprawling yet intimate family drama about a wealthy Viennese Jewish family that begins in 1899 and ends in 1955.Much to our surprise though, tickets are shockingly affordable considering how few shows remain and its pedigree.At the time of publication, we found tickets to see director Patrick Marber’s going for as low as $68 before fees on Vivid Seats.That’s a bargain for any Broadway show, let alone a four-time (!) Tony winner.As an added bonus, we found that every single remaining show has tickets available for below $100 before fees.Want to find out how much tickets cost for the show that the NY Post’s Johnny Oleksinski said “you won’t regret seeing”?We’ve got everything you need to know and more below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of the last 24 “Leopoldstadt” showings at the Longacre Theatre including including dates, start times and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Colton Ryan is still getting used to spotting his image on street lamp banners throughout the Theater District.“Every time I take a new block home, I’m like, ‘Oh hey, me,'” said Ryan of the nearly 100 flags bearing his likeness. “It’s pretty wild, honestly.”The 27-year-old — who this year was nominated for his first Tony Award for his portrayal of Jimmy Doyle, the leading man in “New York, New York” — was at first unaware of his high-flying honor.“I was asked to approve a photo and I did, but I didn’t know that’s where it was going,” he said of the banners, which feature a shot of him and his costar, Anna Uzele.In the musical, nominated for nine Tonys, he plays the role of Robert De Niro originated in the 1977 film of the same name.

Tina Turner passed away at 83.Turner leaves behind an impressive stable of hits like “Proud Mary,” “What’s Love Got To Do With It,” “The Best,” “River Deep, Mountain High,” “We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)” and a sterling reputation for being a one-of-a-kind electric live performer.And if you never got a chance to see her in concert — Turner’s last U.S. performance was in December 2008 on her ‘Tina! 50th Anniversary Tour’ — you can pay your respects to the Queen by checking out her touring “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical.”The Tony Award winning musical that tells Turner’s life story is currently playing venues all over North America for the foreseeable future.That includes runs at Rochester Auditorium in Rochester, NY from June 4-9, 2024 and Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, NY from July 30, 2024 through Aug.