List of NYC Broadway Shows Closed

SpongeBob SquarePants Broadway Musical

Be there when SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face catastrophe – until a most unexpected hero rises to take center stage and the power of optimism really can save the world. Previews Nov 6, Opens Dec 4, 2017, Closing September 16, 2018. (Ages 5+)

Hello, Dolly! – Bette Midler and David Hyde Pierce (July 17 – August 25)

Hello, Dolly! tells the story of an outspoken matchmaker, Dolly Gallagher, who lands in New York City and is on the lookout for a possible wife for a well-known and very rich millionaire, Horace Vandergelder. The trouble is, she just may want to marry the rich man herself! Closing August 25th.

The Iceman Cometh - Starring Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington returns to Broadway this Spring in Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh, as the central character of Hickey, a conflicted man who passionately encourages fellow alcoholics in a New York City bar to abandon their pipe dreams and take hold of harsh realities. Previews March 22nd. Opens April 26th. Through July 1, 2018 only.

The Boys in the Band - Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer & Andrew Rannells

A group of gay men gather in an NYC apartment for a friend's birthday and slowly the fault lines beneath their friendships and self-inflicted heartache begins to surface. Limited Engagement, April 30 - August 12, 2018.

A Bronx Tale Broadway Musical

Written by Chazz Palminteri and directed Robert DeNiro, A Bronx Tale takes you to the stoops of the Bronx in the 1960s, where a young man is caught between the father he loves and the mob boss he’d love to be. Featuring a doo-wop score and a story about respect, loyalty, love, and above all else: family.

Escape to Margaritaville – Music by Jimmy Buffett

Featuring a rousing score of original songs and Jimmy Buffett’s most beloved classics, including “Come Monday,” “Volcano,” “Cheeseburger in Paradise” and many more, Escape to Margaritaville invites the audience to a place where the sun is hot, the water’s warm and the drinks are as cold as they are plentiful. February 16 – July 1, 2018

The Parisian Woman – Uma Thurman, Josh Lucas, Phillipa Soo

The Parisian Woman is set in Washington, D.C., where powerful friends are the only kind worth having, especially after the 2016 election. At the center is Chloe, a socialite armed with charm and wit, coming to terms with politics, her past, her marriage and an uncertain future. Dark humor and drama collide at this pivotal moment in Chloe’s life, and in our nation’s, when the truth isn’t obvious and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Previews Nov 9, Opens Nov 30, 2017 through March 11, 2018

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

When Charlie wins a golden ticket to the weird and wonderful Wonka Chocolate Factory, it’s the chance of a lifetime, but beyond the gates astonishment awaits, as down the sugary corridors and amongst the incredible edible delights, the five lucky winners discover not everything is as sweet as it seems. Ages 6+. Previews March 28, 2017; Opens Apr 23, Closed January 2018

Meteor Shower Broadway Comedy – Amy Schumer, Laura Benanti, Jeremy Shamos, Keegan-Michael Key

Set in the Ojai, California home of Corky (Schumer) and Norm (Tudyk), the play revolves around a strange dinner party with guests Laura (Benanti) and Gerald (Key). The two couples quickly descend into psychological warfare a la Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as the titular disturbance causes giant rocks to start falling above them. Previews Nov 1, Opens Nov 29, 2017, Closing Jan 21, 2018. Written by Steve Martin.

Cats Broadway Musical

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic musical, which ran for 18 years, and returns to Broadway in 2016, tells the story of a tribe of cats, the Jellicles, and the night they make what is known as “the Jellicle choice” to decide which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life. Closed December 30, 2017

Miss Saigon Broadway Musical – Closing Jan 14, 2018.

Set in 1975 during the final days of the American occupation of Saigon, Miss Saigon tells the epic love story and tragic tale of young bar girl, Kim, orphaned by war, who falls in love with an American GI called Chris — but their lives are torn apart by the fall of Saigon. Previews Mar 1, Opens Mar 23, 2017.

War Paint Broadway Musical – Patti LuPone & Christine Ebersole

War Paint tells the remarkable story of cosmetics titans Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden, brilliant innovators with humble roots. Both women were masters of self-invention who sacrificed everything to become the country’s first major female entrepreneurs and fierce competitors. Previews Mar 7, 2017; Opens Apr 6. Closing Nov 5, 2017.

Groundhog Day Broadway Musical

Meet Phil Connors, a disgruntled big-city weatherman stuck in small-town America reliving the same day over and over and over again—with no consequences, no regrets, no tomorrows, and no hangovers. But once he starts getting to know associate TV producer Rita Hanson, he discovers it’s a day of second, third and fourth chances. Closed Sept 7, 2017

The Great Comet Broadway Musical – Starring Josh Groban!

Inspired by a 70-page segment of War and Peace, The Great Comet follows Natasha, who falls in love with the handsome rebel Anatole, as her betrothed is off fighting in the war. Although he may be at war, his best friend, Pierre, is around, and watching on high alert. Josh Groban will star through July 2, 2017. Closed September 3, 2017.

On Your Feet Broadway Musical – The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan

Follow the journey of the Estefans as they travel from their native Cuba to Miami, where they meet in 1975, and found the famous band, Miami Sound Machine. On Your Feet includes the hits "Conga," "1-2-3" and "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You. Closing Aug 20, 2017

Sunset Boulevard Broadway Musical – Starring Glenn Close!

Glenn Close revives the role that earned her a Tony Award for Best Actress as Norma Desmond, a former Hollywood star dimming quickly and retreating into a fantasy world she has created in her own home. Away from the Hollywood spotlight, Joe Gillis, a failing screenwriter, finds his way into her world and promises to make her a star again as he works on his “masterpiece.” Feb 2 – June 25, 2017.

In Transit Broadway Musical

In Transit, a new a cappella musical (scored by the talent behind Frozen and Pitch Perfect), follows a group of 11 New Yorkers as they navigate the streets and tunnels of the city. The small ensemble takes on several roles, including an aspiring actress, a Wall Street honcho, a street performer, a cab driver and more. Ages 12+. Closed April 16, 2017

Cirque du Soleil Paramour

Set in the glamorous world of Golden Age Hollywood, this groundbreaking event spins the tale of a beautiful young poet forced to choose between love and art. Featuring a cast that seamlessly merges the ultimate in circus arts and the best of Broadway musical theatre. Closing April 16, 2017

The Present on Broadway – Cate Blanchett & Richard Roxburgh

The Present is set post-Perestroika in the mid-1990s at an old country house where friends gather to celebrate the birthday of the independent but compromised widow Anna Petrovna. At the center is the acerbic and witty Platonov with his wife, his former students and friends and their partners. 13 Weeks Only – through March 19, 2017

The Front Page – starring Nathan Lane, John Slattery and John Goodman

The press room of Chicago’s Criminal Courts Building is buzzing with reporters covering the story of an escaped prisoner. When star reporter Hildy Johnson accidentally discovers the runaway convict, he and his editor conspire to hide the man from the other reporters. Sep 20, 2016 – Jan 29, 2017

The Humans Broadway Play

Breaking with tradition, Erik Blake has brought his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s NYC apartment. As darkness falls outside the ramshackle pre-war duplex, eerie things start to go bump in the night. Soon, family tensions reach a boiling point… and the hilarity, heart and horrors of the Blake clan are exposed. Closing Jan 15, 2017

Jersey Boys Broadway Musical – 2006 Tony Award Winner!

Jersey Boys tells the story of how Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons went from being unknown New Jersey kids to international pop superstars. Closing Jan 15, 2017

The Color Purple Broadway Musical

The Color Purple spans 50 years in Celie’s life rural Georgia following the tragic separation from her sister, Nettie. Celie endures an abusive relationship with her husband, Mister, and learns powerful lessons once a strong-willed woman named Sofia enters her world. Closed Jan 8, 2017.

Matilda Broadway Musical

Winner of a record-breaking seven Olivier Awards, Matilda follows an intelligent young girl with extraordinary powers who rebels against her parents and headmistress of her boarding school. Closing Jan 2017.

Something Rotten Comedy Musical

A racuous new musical comedy, starring siblings Nick and Nigel, ready to take on the theatrical world of 1595 with their own play. When a soothsayer looks into the future and sees audiences loving shows with singing, dancing and acting, the Bottoms set out to beat a superstar playwright known as “The Bard," by creating the world’s first musical. Closing Jan 1, 2017.

Fiddler on the Roof Broadway Musical

The classic musical returns to Broadway in all-new production with stunning choreography. In 1905, the Jewish inhabitants of a Russian village are poor in finances, but rich in traditions. Tevye, the milkman, must raise his five daughters and find husbands for the eldest three, while facing edicts from the Czar and challenging modern ideas…like daughters who want love. Closed Dec 31, 2016

An American in Paris Broadway Musical

The romantic story of a young American soldier, a beautiful French girl and an indomitable European city, each yearning for a new beginning in the aftermath of war, is the stuff of Broadway dreams. Closes October 9, 2016

Motown The Musical

Back for a limited engagement, Motown charts Berry Gordy’s journey from to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross and the Supremes, Michael Jackson and The Jackson Five, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Marvin Gaye and many more. July 12 – Nov 13, 2016

Fun Home Broadway Musical – 2015 Tony Award Best Musical!

Follow Alison, from her childhood growing up in a small-town Pennsylvania funeral home, to her college years when she embraced her sexuality to her adulthood as a lesbian cartoonist, all threaded by her complicated relationship with her father. Closed Sep 10, 2016

Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – 2015 Tony Award Best Play

15-year-old Christopher has an astonishingly powerful brain, able to tackle complicated mathematics but not everyday life and human interaction. When a neighbor’s dog is killed and he is the prime suspect, Christopher sets on a journey to clear his name and uncover the truth.

Les Miserables Broadway Musical

Les Miserables is an uplifting epic about the battle of the human spirit’s will to survival. Brand new on Broadway, enjoy your favorite classic songs, such as Bring Him Home, Do you Hear the People Sing, On My Own and I Dreamed a Dream. Closing Sept 4, 2016

Finding Neverland (Peter Pan)

Follow playwright J.M. Barrie as he finds inspiration when meeting the beautiful widow Sylvia, and her four young sons: Jack, George, Michael and Peter and conjures the magical world of Neverland. Closed Aug 21, 2016.

Fully Committed Comedy – starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Sam works the red hot reservation line at one of New York’s trendiest restaurants, dealing with coercion, petty threats, bribes, histrionics and a cast of desperate callers, all brought to life by Ferguson, who will stop at nothing to land a prime reservation, or the right table. Apr 1 – July 24, 2016

She Loves Me Musical Comedy – Laura Benanti, Zachary Levi & Jane Krakowski

Based on the same story that inspired the movie You’ve Got Mail, this romantic musical returns to Broadway for the first time in over 20 years. She Loves Me follows Amalia and Georg, two parfumerie clerks who aren’t quite the best of friends. Constantly bumping heads while on the job, the sparring coworkers can’t seem to find common ground. But little do they know the anonymous pen pals they have both been falling for happen to be each other! Closing Jul 10, 2016.

The King and I Broadway Musical – starring Kelli O’Hara and Ken Watanabe

Five-time Tony nominee, Kelli O’Hara, and Oscar nominee, Ken Watanabe, star in this dazzling revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic, the story of British widow Anna, who travels from Victorian London to exotic Bangkok to become governess of the imperious Siamese monarch’s many children. Starring Daniel Dae Kim: May 3 – June 26, 2016. Closed June 26, 2016

Blackbird Broadway Play

Michelle Williams and Jeff Daniels star in this an award-winning drama by David Harrower. Williams plays Una, a woman who appears unannounced at the office of the older man (Daniels) she had a relationship with when she was 12. February 5 – June 11, 2016.

American Psycho Musical

Set in the excess of the 1980’s Manhattan, where young and handsome Wall Street banker Patrick Bateman pursues his darkest American dreams. Closed June 5, 2016

Tuck Everlasting Broadway Musical

Based on the bestselling novel, Winnie Foster meets Jesse Tuck, and discovers his family is immortal. She is tempted to join them by drinking from a magic spring, but then a mysterious stranger arrives and threatens to expose them. Previews Mar 31, Opens Apr 26, Closing May 29, 2016

Disaster Comedy Musical – Roger Bart, Adam Pascal & More

Follow a group of NYC A-listers on a summer night in Manhattan in 1979 as they party at the grand opening of a floating casino/disco—until disaster strikes. Earthquakes, tidal waves, infernos, killer bees, rats, sharks, and piranhas all threaten the guests, who sing some of the biggest hits of the ‘70s including “Hot Stuff,” “I Am Woman,” “Knock on Wood” and more. Previews Feb 9, Opens Mar 8, 2016

Hughie Broadway Play – starring Forest Whitaker

Summer, 1928. New York City. Forest Whitaker plays Erie, a small-time gambler, big-time drinker and frequent guest at a run-down Midtown hotel. Hughie is the hotel’s recently deceased night clerk, whom Erie eulogizes—framed within the delusions of his own life—to the current clerk on duty. Previews Feb 8; opens Feb 26; closed Mar 27, 2016.

Misery Broadway Play – Starring Bruce Willis and Laurie Metcalf

Following a near fatal car accident, a world-famous novelist finds himself in a strange house being nursed back to health by his doting, self-proclaimed Number One Fan. But as her love for his work turns to dangerous obsession, he realizes he must plot his greatest story yet: how to escape with his life. Based on the book by Stephen King.
(Previews Oct 22, Opens Nov 15, 2015; Closing Feb 14, 2016)

Allegiance Broadway Musical – starring George Takei

Inspired by Takei’s real-life experiences, the musical traces the family’s life over several years, including their experiences in internment camps during World War II. Closing Feb 14, 2016

Gentlemans Guide to Love and Murder – 2013 Tony Award Best Musical!

The uproarious comedy musical of Monty Navarro, a distant heir to a family fortune, who sets out to speed up the line of succession using a great deal of charm…and a dash of murder. Closing January 17, 2016

China Doll Broadway Play – starring Al Pacino

Al Pacino returns to Broadway in a fast-paced thriller involving big money, fast planes, a beautiful young woman, and other objects of desire. Mickey Ross, a billionaire about to go into semi-retirement, has just bought his young fiancée a new plane and is giving last-minute instructions to his assistant before leaving his office. Then the phone rings and everything changes. (Closing Jan 31, 2016)

The Gin Game Play – Starring James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson

Reunited on Broadway for the first time in over 50 years, Jones and Tyson meet in a nursing home, play gin rummy and become friends…until things explode and the game has shockingly real stakes. Previews Sep 23, 2015, Opens Oct 14, 2015, Closes January 10 2016

Sylvia Broadway Comedy Play – starring Matthew Broderick

Sylvia tells the tale of Manhattan couple, Greg and Kate, who have settled into the easy rhythms of middle age. But that all changes suddenly when Greg finds a stray dog in Central Park and brings her home. October 2-November 29, 2015

On the Town Broadway Musical – Closing September 6, 2015

This classic musical comedy revival follows the story of three sailors (Gaby, Chip and Ozzie) in search of adventure and romance in New York City during their 24 hour shore leave.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch Broadway Musical – Starring Taye Diggs

Called “the Best Rock Musical Ever” by Rolling Stone, this musical comedy is about a fictional rock ‘n’ roll band, fronted by Hedwig, a transgender woman, told in the form of a rock concert where Hedwig tells his/her life story. Starring Taye Diggs, Closing September 13, 2015.

Mamma Mia Broadway Musical

A mother, A daughter, 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget! ABBA’s greatest hits are woven into a sunny tale set on a Greek island. Closing Sept 11, 2015.

Penn & Teller On Broadway – July 7 – August 16, 2015

The evil geniuses are tied up and being held hostage at the place that helped launch their careers: Broadway! For the first time in almost 25 years, the duo comes home, bringing astonishing tricks and their most outrageous classics.

It Shoulda Been You Broadway Musical Comedy – starring Tyne Daly

Closed August 9, 2015. Two vastly different families come together to celebrate a wedding of a Jewish bride and Protestant groom. The in-laws are fighting, the wedding planner is fuming, and the flowers and the menu aren’t quite right. When the bride’s ex-boyfriend shows up, things get really crazy.

An Act of G-d Comedy Play – Starring Jim Parsons

The Almighty and His devoted angels answer some of the deepest questions that have plagued mankind since Creation. Dishing celebrity gossip from the One who sees it all, He’s here to set the record straight, and He’s not holding back!. (May 5 – August 2, 2015)

Fish In The Dark Broadway Comedy – starring Jason Alexander

Larry David stars as Norman Drexel, who (not) surprisingly is curmudgeonly and cynical, just like….Larry David! Fish in the Dark revolves around a family funeral and showcases an all-star cast. (Through August 1, 2015)

The Audience Broadway Play – starring Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren returns to Broadway, starring as Queen Elizabeth II, just as she did in the film The Queen. Follow the queen as she meets with 12 British prime ministers — from the imposing Winston Churchill to the Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher. (Feb 14 – June 28, 2015)

The Visit Broadway Musical – starring Chita Rivera

Closed June 14, 2015. The legendary CHITA RIVERA stars as Claire Zachanassian, the world’s wealthiest woman, who returns home to the man (ROGER REES) who spurned her as a girl. What she does next shocks the town, and makes for a thrilling new musical.

On the Twentieth Century Broadway Musical – starring Peter Gallagher and Kristin Chenoweth

It’s nonstop laughs aboard the luxury train, Twentieth Century, traveling from Chicago to NYC. Can bankrupt theater producer, Oscar, cajole glamorous Hollywood starlet, and his former lover, Lily, into playing the lead in his new, non-existent epic drama?