Summer 2025 NYC Theatre Guide: Broadway, Off-Broadway & Outdoors
What's new onstage in NYC this summer? We've got the full list!
By: Sidney Paterra Jun. 22, 2025
There's nothing like summer in the city! Summer 2025 in New York City will bring with it plenty of new Broadway, off-Broadway, and outdoor productions to take in this June, July, and August. Let BroadwayWorld be your guide!
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ON BROADWAY:
Call Me Izzy
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Running at Studio 54
Plot: Call Me Izzy is a darkly comedic story about one woman in rural Louisiana who has a secret that is both her greatest gift and her only way out. It is a moving tour de force portrait of a woman who resists being silenced by embracing her tenacity, humor, and fiery imagination.
Why to See It: Six-time Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actress Jean Smart will return to Broadway this summer in the world premiere of one-woman show, Call Me Izzy. The limited engagement will run for only 12 weeks.
Mamma Mia!
Running at the Winter Garden Theatre
Previews Begin: August 2, 2025
Opening Night: August 14, 2025
Plot: On the eve of her wedding, a daughter's quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother's past back to the island they had last visited decades ago. Songs including “Dancing Queen,” “The Winner Takes It All,” “Money, Money, Money,” and “Take a Chance on Me” are all featured in this feel-good celebration of love, family and friendship.
Why to See It: To date, MAMMA MIA! has been seen in 50 productions in 16 different languages grossing more than $7 billion at the box office. The show has played continuously to packed houses in London since 1999, making it the third-longest running musical in West End history. This will be the first ever revival of the beloved musical.
Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride
Running at the Nederlander Theatre
Previews Begin: August 5, 2025
Opening Night: August 18, 2025
Plot: Named for his beloved grandfather’s practical and loving travel advice, this exhilaratingly intimate one-man show offers a peeled back look into the heart and soul of America’s Roastmaster – but don’t expect to get away un-skewered.
Why to See It: Hot off the record-breaking success of his Emmy-nominated “GROAT (Greatest Roast of All Time): Tom Brady” for Netflix, Ross offers audiences a strikingly rare insight into his life with Take A Banana For The Ride, a hilarious and cathartic comedic experience about life and human resilience.
Art
Running at the Music Box Theatre
Previews Begin: August 28, 2025
Opening Night: September 16, 2025
Plot: Taste. Money. Ego. And other fine arts. This sleek, sophisticated comedy is about, well, art. Come see what all the debate is about.
Why to See It: This strictly limited engagement will feature an all-star cast, including Tony Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Bobby Cannavale, Tony Award winner and Emmy Award winner James Corden and Tony Award winner and Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris.
COMING TO BROADWAY IN FALL 2025
OFF-BROADWAY:
Angry Alan
Running now at Studio Seaview
Roger, played by John Krasinski, is divorced, demoted, and drifting—lost in an era that no longer makes sense. But when an online personality promises clarity, Roger dives in without looking back. Timely, provocative, and darkly comedic, Angry Alan explores one man’s journey down the digital rabbit hole—examining how far he's willing to go, and how much he's prepared to lose, for validation in a world where “everybody’s changing the rules.”
Eurydice
Running now at the Pershing Square Signature Center
In life, Eurydice (played by Maya Hawke) loves books, and Orpheus is a great musician. One of the few heroines who dies twice, she falls to the underworld on her wedding day. In death, she reunites with her father and remembers her life again. Les Waters directs an innovative reimagining of one of Sarah Ruhl’s most beloved plays, inspired by a classic myth.
The Imaginary Invalid
Running now at New World Stages
In Molière’s best loved comedy, Monsieur Argan is a notorious hypochondriac whose nonexistent illnesses blind him to the con men and women (his new wife) who prey on his fears to fatten their purses. His plan: marry his daughter to a doctor so he'll have free round-the-clock on-site healthcare for the rest of his life. In Molière’s best loved comedy, Monsieur Argan is a notorious hypochondriac whose nonexistent illnesses blind him to the con men and women (his new wife) who prey on his fears to fatten their purses. His plan: marry his daughter to a doctor so he'll have free round-the-clock on-site healthcare for the rest of his life.
Duke & Roya
Running now at the Lucille Lortel Theatre
Discover the electrifying connection between Duke, an international hip-hop artist, and Roya, a fearless Afghan interpreter, who find love in the unlikeliest of places: war-torn Kabul. As their worlds collide, they must navigate cultural divides, make personal sacrifices, and fight for their future in a world determined to keep them apart. Is their bond strong enough to survive?
Lowcountry
Running now at the Linda Gross Theatre
When Tally, a down-and-out actress and gig worker, returns to her rural hometown, she swipes right on a disgraced high-school teacher fresh out of an ankle bracelet. Lowcountry is a dark, twisted romcom about the psychic distress of looking for love in the digital age and the carceral state.
Prince F****t
Running now at Playwrights Horizons
In this meta-theatrical satire, an ensemble of queer, trans, and nonbinary performers reckon with how the forces of power, privilege, and colonization play upon their lives as the playwright offers a central provocation: what if queer people dared to imagine a future monarch having a life that resembled their own?
Trophy Boys
Running now at the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space
“Feminism has failed women.” That is the prompt given to the debate team of an elite all-boys prep school one hour before the final match of their high school careers. As they develop compelling arguments to demolish their sister school, a "rumor" leaks about their team that threatens to blow up everything they have worked for. What begins as a riotously funny satire turns into a sharp exploration of power and privilege, from high school to the highest circles of political influence.
Joy
Running at the Perelman Performing Arts Center
Previews Begin: June 21, 2025
Opening Night: July 20, 2025
JOY: A New True Musical is an uplifting work based on the true story of entrepreneur and inventor Joy Mangano. Her journey, also told in the 2015 film JOY, starring Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence, now comes to life on stage. From single motherhood and financial struggles to building a business empire, Joy's story epitomizes the power of resilience and determination, an inspiring celebration of a woman who never gave up and redefined the American Dream!
Heathers
Running at New World Stages
Previews Begin: June 22, 2025
Opening Night: TBA
Welcome to Westerberg High, where popularity is a matter of life and death, and Veronica Sawyer is just another nobody dreaming of a better day. But when she's unexpectedly taken under the wings of The Heathers – three beautiful and impossibly cruel classmates all named Heather – her dreams of popularity finally start to come true. That is until J.D., the mysterious teen rebel, turns up and teaches her that it might kill to be a nobody, but it’s murder being a somebody.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Running at Gene Frankel Theatre
Previews Begin: June 26, 2025
Opening Night: June 29, 2025
When Ransome Foster, a scholar from New York City, first came to the town of Twotrees he arrived bloody and beaten. But after a quick recovery and a promise to a young woman to help her learn to read, Foster begins to change the small town he starts to call home with love and education, catching the attention of Liberty Valance, an outlaw who seeks to restore his view of "the norms of society" through terror and bloodshed.
Mr. Puppy The Musical
Running at AMT Theatre
Opening Night: July 6, 2025
Mr. Puppy The Musical is the story of a curious toy dog with big dreams. Though stuck on a toy store shelf, Mr. Puppy dreams of adventure and wants to see the world. When other toys try to discourage his dream, he bravely follows his heart and makes a daring escape in a toy flying balloon. Outside, he discovers an exciting world of fantastic cultures and amazing music. It's a heartwarming tale and an exciting multi-cultural experience for audiences of all ages. Mr. Puppy The Musical is a celebration of chasing your dreams and the thrill of discovering a beautiful world!
The Weir
Running at Irish Repertory Theatre
Previews Begin: July 9, 2025
Opening Night: July 17, 2025
In a remote country pub in Ireland, newcomer Valerie finds herself drawn into an evening of ghost stories shared by the local bachelors who gather there to drink. With the wind howling outside and a hint of tension in the air, what begins as playful blarney soon drifts into the supernatural realm when Valerie shares her own haunting tale.
Ginger Twinsies
Running at the Orpheum Theatre
Previews Begin: July 10, 2025
Opening Night: July 24, 2025
You want the 411? In the summer of 1998, a pair of long lost, red-headed twin girls unexpectedly meet at sleep-away camp and hatch a plan to reunite their estranged parents. Sound familiar? Shut up, no it doesn't! Welcome to Ginger Twinsies – a loving, outlandish, and wildly inappropriate send up of the Lindsay Lohan/Nancy Meyers classic that made us all believe that Oreos go great with peanut butter, wedding gowns deserve top hats, and being young and beautiful is not a crime.
Rolling Thunder
Running at New World Stages
Previews Begin: July 10, 2025
Opening Night: July 24, 2025
Rolling Thunder brings together legendary songs of the period of the ‘60s and ‘70s, raw and potent storytelling inspired by Vietnam veterans and their families. The draft, combat, civil rights movement, and homecoming are evocatively reawakened in this intimate and epic work. At heart, it’s a deeply moving love story of courage, longing, loss, and hope.
Ava: The Secret Conversations
Running at City Center Stage (i)
Previews Begin: July 30, 2025
Opening Night: August 7, 2025
The Golden Age of Cinema’s Ava Gardner sat for a series of real-life interviews with writer Peter Evans in an attempt to glean the juicy details about her life story, her marriages to Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, and Frank Sinatra, and her turbulent relationship to Howard Hughes. Initially barred from publication, Evans’ stories of a bygone era were published twenty-five years later with permission from Gardener’s estate and is now reimagined on stage.
House of McQueen
Running at Mansion at Hudson Yards
Previews Begin: August 19, 2025
Opening Night: TBA
House of McQueen is the story of iconic fashion designer Alexander McQueen as seen through the eyes of... Alexander McQueen. From his early days drawing on the walls of his East London council-house bedroom, a bird-obsessed boy who wore his heart on his sleeve, to his unlikely rise in the commercial fashion world, Lee, as he was known to his friends, tells his own story on a runway, a place he’d always dreamt of living his life. He takes us through his memories of epiphany and trauma to his final moments in which he could no longer make anything beautiful out of his life.
The Brothers Size
Running at The Shed
Previews Begin: August 30, 2025
Opening Night: TBA
The Brothers Size is a modern-day fable about two brothers in the Deep South. Ogun, the elder brother, embodies hard work and reliability, while Oshoosi, formerly incarcerated, is seemingly carefree and unpredictable. Their relationship is tested when the charismatic Elegba arrives, tempting Oshoosi back to his old habits. As the brothers wrestle with loyalty, freedom, and duty, their humanity is revealed through a raw and heartfelt exploration of the bonds of brotherhood.
FREE/OUTDOORS:
Mobile Unit's Much Ado About Nothing
Now through June 29, 2025
The Public Theater’s Mobile Unit celebrates its 15th year with the beloved romantic comedy MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Director Rebecca Martínez and composer Julián Mesri (Mobile Unit’s The Comedy of Errors) reunite for their third consecutive year. This bilingual, 100-minute, family-friendly take on the classic tale of love, deception, and misunderstandings blends Latine influences, original music, and Shakespeare’s timeless wit. Mobile Unit visits parks, correctional facilities, and more in each NYC borough free of charge as part of The Public Theater’s commitment to making great theater accessible to all.
Shakespeare in the Park: Twelfth Night
Running at the Delacorte Theatre
Previews Begin: August 7, 2025
Opening Night: August 21, 2025
In the first production since the theatre's renovation, revel in the midsummer madness as twins Sebastian and Viola survive shipwreck, revenge plots, and the trick doors of love. The Public’s Associate Artistic Director and Resident Director, Tony Award nominee Saheem Ali directs this joyful romp welcoming all of New York back to the magic of Central Park’s beloved theater. Be there when the stage lights turn on again at The Delacorte—a New York City classic—with this high-powered production of the Bard’s classic comedy.
Broadway in Bryant Park
Running July 10-31, 2025
Broadway in Bryant Park will be back for 2025, bringing the best of Broadway together for free performances for six consecutive Thursdays on the Bryant Park stage, located at 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Streets. Lawn seating is first-come, first-serve. New Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple are invited to come at 11 a.m. every Thursday with performances from the very best of Broadway running from 12:30 p.m. EST - 1:30 p.m. EST. The summer 2025 line-up includes performances from the casts of Maybe Happy Ending, Gypsy, Death Becomes Her, Just In Time, and more. View the full schedule.
Broadway by the Boardwalk
Running July 7- August 11, 2025
Hudson River Park will host Broadway by the Boardwalk, a free summertime series that transforms Clinton Cove into Broadway’s backyard with theater's brightest stars performing in a waterfront setting. Now in its second season, this year’s Broadway by the Boardwalk lineup expands from four to six events, featuring a mix of Tony winners, fan favorites, and rising stars, including Jennifer Holliday, Max von Essen with Billy Stritch, John Lloyd Young, Jasmine Amy Rogers, Zachary Noah Piser, Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal.
New York Classical Theatre's All's Well That Ends Well
Written around 1604, All’s Well That Ends Well is one of Shakespeare’s boldest romantic comedies. When Helena—a brilliant, determined young woman—heals a king, she earns the right to choose her husband. But love isn’t so simple, and she must use wit, courage, and a daring plan to win the life she desires. Full of humor, heart, and twists, this rarely performed gem is a story of love on Helena’s terms.
Directed and adapted by Burdman, performances will take place June 3-June 22 in Central Park (Central Park West & West 103rd Street), June 24-29 in Carl Schurz Park (East 87th Street & East End Avenue), and July 1-6 in Battery Park and Castle Clinton (Battery Place & Broadway). All performances are free and open to the public.
Lincoln Center's Summer for the City
Running now through August 9, 2025
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts will present the fourth annual Summer for the City. The festival has served more than 1 million visitors since launching in 2022. The 2025 festival offers a lineup of multidisciplinary performances across the Lincoln Center campus, including world and New York premieres, participatory events, and more—all within transformed outdoor spaces that are destinations for a range of artistic experiences and spaces for respite for New Yorkers during the summer months.
The Tempest/Hamlet
Running August 5-23, 2025
Hip to Hip Theatre Company celebrates nineteen years of presenting free and accessible professional classical theatre in NYC. The Tempest and Hamlet will tour in repertory to seven parks throughout Queens and surrounding areas.
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Sense & Sensibility/The Lady from the Sea
Running June-August 2025
Hudson Classic Theatre Company will present two plays adapted by Susane Lee, presented at the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (W. 89th St. & Riverside Drive,
in Riverside Park). All performances run Thursdays through Sundays at 6:30pm.
Henry V
Running through June 29, 2025
Smith Street Stage presents Henry V as its Fifteenth Anniversary production of the award winning Shakespeare in Carroll Park. Performances begin at 7:30 PM and are free. Join us for this timely story of leadership, collective endeavor, and the morally complicated sacrifices that are made in the name of nationhood.
Richard II
Running through July 20, 2025
He is the king, anointed and absolute. But Richard II is also a man consumed by a weakness that could tear England apart. As tensions rise and factions form, those closest to him face an impossible choice: stand by their flawed king or risk a century of bloodshed. Where does personal loyalty end and national duty begin? Performances are held in Central Park.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Running July 6-28, 2025
A Midsummer Night's Dream transports audiences to the height of the Harlem Renaissance, where four young lovers, a troupe of rude mechanicals, and mischievous fairies find themselves entangled in a web of romantic chaos within a mystical forest. Directed by Carl Cofield, choreographed by Dell Howlett. Presented by Classical Theater of Harlem- running Tuesday through Sunday, 8:30 PM, free in Marcus Garvey Park.
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