12 Must-See Broadway Shows Opening in 2022
In addition to Broadway mainstays such as Aladdin, Wicked, and The Lion King, several new musicals and plays arrive to NYC’s theater district every year. It can be difficult keeping track of every new production on Broadway. We’re here to help make your research easy.
Here are 12 Must-See Broadway Shows Opening in 2022 through the end of this year. In our opinion, these are the plays and musicals you simply do not want to miss in 2022. Click on any title to get tickets
The Music Man
Where: Winter Garden Theatre
Opening Date: February 10, 2022
Maybe you’ve already seen a staging of Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man. But you’ve never heard the classic songs “Seventy-Six Trombones,” “Ya Got Trouble,” and “Gary, Indiana” sung by Hugh Jackman as Harold Hill.
The production, directed by four-time Tony winner Jerry Zaks, with choreography by Tony winner Warren Carlyle, is destined to be one of the biggest Broadway shows in 2022. Hugh Jackman is, without a doubt, Tony-bound for his rendering of Wilson’s timeless character. To our delight, The Music Man lives on.
Paradise Square
Where: Barrymore Theatre
Opening Date: April 3, 2022
This spring, theater fans have the chance to catch an uncommon phenomena on Broadway in the visceral staging of the new musical Paradise Square. Capturing the one-of-a-kind history of Manhattan’s former Five Points district, Paradise Square is a radical re-imagining of a turning point in the neighborhood’s, and our nation’s, history.
Taking place as the Civil War is turning towards the Federal Draft, Paradise Square places us between Black and Irish Americans who are facing a future decided by the country’s leaders. From the bonds of friendship to the harsh realities of war, Paradise Square promises a thrilling—and momentous—ride.
Plaza Suite
Where: Hudson Theatre
Opening Date: March 28, 2022
Theater aficionados, and fans of the classic composers, have been waiting a long time for the promised first-ever New York City revival of Plaza Suite to open its doors. Finally, after yet another covid postponement, Plaza Suite is set to begin performances at the Hudson Theatre on February 25th.
This classic Broadway comedy about marriage, written by the great playwright Neil Simon, will star the award-winning (and married in real life) actors Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick. We couldn’t think of a more dynamic pair of actors to revive Plaza Suite and are thrilled that the curtains are finally opening this year.
Mr. Saturday Night
Where: Nederlander Theater
Opening Date: March 31, 2022
Co-written with and starring Billy Crystal is the new musical comedy Mr. Saturday Night. Following the hopeful comic Buddy Young Jr. on his successful—although personally complicated—rise through TV performance, Mr. Saturday Night is a story of both fame and redemption. With Randy Graff, David Paymer, and Shoshana Bean rounding out the cast, Mr. Saturday Night is destined to be one of Broadway’s many shining productions this year.
for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf
Where: Booth Theatre
Opening Date: March 24, 2022
This spring at the Booth Theatre, fans are able to witness the Broadway revival of Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf. Directed and choreographed by Camille A. Brown, for colored girls offers unflinchingly honest accounts of what it’s like to move through a sexist and racist world as a woman of color.
With biting humor, hopeful activism, and the grit of survival, for colored girls is a special moment taking place on Broadway this year. We hope fans of every stripe will do themselves a favor and be a part of it.
The Little Prince
Where: Broadway Theater
Opening Date: March 29, 2022
For theater fans out there who are raising little theater fans, or for those who simply love this unforgettable story, The Little Prince has been adapted for Broadway.
The adaptation comes from Chris Mouron and is dedicated to the story’s original tale. After a young aviator falls from the sky, to his fate in the desert, the Little Prince is there to evoke an epic adventure. This magical rendition promises all of The Little Prince‘s beloved and fascinating characters, transporting audiences into a story as timeless as the joy it brings. You, and your little ones, don’t want to miss The Little Prince on Broadway.
Birthday Candles
Where: American Airlines Theatre
Opening Date: April 10, 2022
Are you a theater fan who loves getting in on a talent just before they take off into becoming a household name? For you, we suggest flocking over to American Airlines Theatre for the production of Birthday Candles. Led by actress Debra Messing, Birthday Candles shares the life of Ernestine Ashworth as she agonizes over her place in the universe.
Spanning generations, dozens of cakes, and several poignant glimpses of what can make up a person’s life, Birthday Candles is the poignant new play (and Broadway debut) from writer Noah Haidle. We suggest catching his work now, with Birthday Candles, to get on the ground floor of Haidle—a very, very promising Broadway playwright.
The Minutes
Where: Studio 54
Opening Date: April 7, 2022
Reunited with its original director Anna Shapiro for its Broadway debut is The Minutes, a play which delves into the inner workings of local political meetings and their agenda-clad attendants. The cast of The Minutes includes Tony-winning playwright and actor Tracy Letts, Tony winners Blair Brown and Jessie Mueller, and Schitt’s Creek actor Noah Reid for his Broadway debut.
Though the premise of this play seems tame on the surface, fans will be enthralled by the hypocrisy and greed roiling beneath. Don’t miss out on the precise tension The Minutes will bring to Broadway this year.
American Buffalo
Where: Circle In the Square Theatre
Opening Date: April 14, 2022
This year, fans who love a high-stakes theater production should head to Circle in the Square Theatre for the upcoming revival of David Mamet’s American Buffalo. Starring Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell, and Darren Criss, the tale of small-time hustlers turning towards big city crime is bound for some unforgettable acting moments. You don’t want to miss this classic crime play, live, on stage this spring.
Funny Girl
Where: August Wilson Theatre
Opening Date: April 24, 2022
From the collected minds of Jule Styne, Bob Merrill and Isobel Lennart comes Funny Girl, a musical fantasy of the life of Fanny Brice. This production, coming to the August Wilson Theatre, will be the first Broadway revival of the classic hit. Not to mention, the iconic role of Fanny Brice will be portrayed by none other than the insanely talented, and captivating, Beanie Feldstein.
Macbeth
Where: Longacre Theatre
Opening Date: April 28, 2022
This year, for 15 weeks only, theater fans and lovers of Shakespeare must catch the new production of Macbeth starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga. Arguably the most haunting text ever written by Shakespeare, Macbeth is a perpetually replenishing well of dramatic intrigue. We can’t wait to see what this new production has to say about the inherent passion and ferocity behind the characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, their insatiable thirst for power and the unspeakable that springs from it.
How I Learned to Drive
Where: Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Opening Date: April 19, 2022
Adding to the many unforgettable shows opening on Broadway this year is the Pulitzer Prize-winning play How I Learned to Drive. Written by Paula Vogel in 1998, the thrilling return of How I Learned to Drive will reunite its original stars—Mary-Louise Parker (Proof) and David Morse (The Iceman Cometh)—with their award-winning director Mark Brokaw (Heisenberg).
We don’t want to say too much more about How I Learned to Drive, a play centered on a young woman’s relationship with her uncle and their driving lessons of the past. But there is a reason this memory play has survived to receive a new production this year. You truly don’t want to miss out on seeing How I Learned to Drive at the Samuel J. Friedman this spring.
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