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Best Shows on Broadway This Fall

Last updated July 7, 2025 by Broadway.com Staff
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Broadway's fall season will be here before we know it! As the weather cools down, new plays and musicals will be 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 at the best shows arriving this fall!

What You'll Learn About

Art

Previews begin August 28, 2025; Opens September 16, 2025; Closes December 21, 2025
Cast Includes: Bobby Cannavale, James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris.

A starry cast leads the Broadway revival of Yasmina Reza's sleek, sophisticated comedy about three longtime friends and, well, art. Get tickets to Art on Broadway!  


Punch


Previews begin September 9, 2025; Opens September 29, 2025
Cast Includes: Will Harrison

Will Harrison makes his Broadway debut in James Graham's drama, based on the true crime book Right From Wrong by Jacob Dunne.
 

Waiting For Godot

Previews begin September 13, 2025; Opens September 28, 2025; Closes January 4, 2026
Cast Includes: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter

Bill & Ted stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter reunite in this exhilarating, hilarious, and deeply human new production of Samuel Beckett’s self-proclaimed “tragicomedy” that asks all of life’s big questions—and answers none of them. It’s ridiculous! Life, and this play. But the wait is worth the wait. Get tickets to Waiting For Godot on Broadway!


Ragtime

Previews begin September 25, 2025; Opens October 16, 2025; Closes January 4, 2026
Cast Includes: Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, Brandon Uranowitz.

Ahrens and Flaherty's sweeping musical adaption of E.L. Doctorow’s novel follows 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 tickets to Ragtime on Broadway!  

Sarah and Coalhouse are close together, emotional and holding their baby
Nichelle Lewis and Joshua Henry in Ragtime
(Photo: Joan Marcus)

Little Bear Ridge Road

Previews begin October 7, 2025; Opens October 30, 2025
Cast Includes: Laurie Metcalf, Micah Stock

Playwright Samuel D. Hunter makes his Broadway debut with this bitingly funny and quietly explosive new work, following a a razor-tongued aunt and her long-estranged nephew who find themselves suddenly back in each other’s orbit.  


The Queen of Versailles

Previews begin October 8, 2025; Opens November 9, 2025
Cast Includes: Kristin Chenoweth, F. Murray Abraham

Based on the true story of billionaire couple Jackie and David Siegel and featuring a score by Stephen Schwartz, The Queen of Versailles explores the true cost of fame, fortune and family. Get tickets to The Queen of Versailles on Broadway!  

Kristin Chenoweth as Jackie Siegel stands in a bright pink outfit, smiling as construction workers look on
Kristin Chenoweth and the cast of The Queen of Versailles
(Photo: Matthew Murphy)

Beetlejuice

Previews begin October 8, 2025; Closes January 3, 2026

Third time's a charm! Smash-hit musical Beetlejuice returns to Broadway for a limited engagement. Hang out with the everyone's favorite undead demon in his final resting place: Broadway! Get tickets to Beetlejuice on Broadway!


Chess

Previews begin October 15, 2025; Opens November 16, 2025
Cast Includes: Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, Nicholas Christopher

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. A starry cast leads 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)

Oedipus

Previews begin October 30, 2025; Opens November 13, 2025; Closes February 8, 2026
Cast Includes: Mark Strong and Lesley Manville

Set on election night, Robert Icke's take on Sophocles' tragedy arrives on Broadway after a successful run in London. Get tickets for Oedipus on Broadway!


Marjorie Prime

Previews begin November 20, 2025; Opens December 8, 2025

Pulitzer Prize finalist Jordan Harrison reinvents the family drama in this richly spare, wryly funny, and powerful play.

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