A new musical, Buena Vista Social Club, is opening at Broadway’s Schoenfeld Theatre on March 19 following a successful off-Broadway run at Atlantic Theater Company in late 2023. Married couple Justin Peck and Patricia Delgado, who is Cuban American, have been a part of the creative team since the beginning.

In the spring of 1975, Chicago premiered on Broadway. Directed and choreographed by the legendary Bob Fosse, with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, it razzle-dazzled audiences in a counterintuitive way: by emphasizing sophisticated­ style over flashy production elements. The musical returned to Broadway in 1996, after Ann Reinking re-created Fosse’s choreography […]

There’s a man trapped in a cave, a girl trapped in a factory, a bandit trapped in a coffin, a flapper trapped in two dimensions—and they will all be singing and dancing for us in musicals coming to Broadway this spring. Choreography will be provided by established masters (Tony winners Warren Carlyle, Jerry Mitchell, and […]

Ask her Smash collaborators about Robyn Hurder, and they use admiring words like “leader” (from choreographer Joshua Bergasse) and “Renaissance woman” (from director Susan Stroman) and “old-school triple threat” (both of them).

Renowned multi-hyphenate dance and theater artist Lynne Taylor-Corbett died on January 12, 2025, at age 78. For decades, her presence in the dance, musical theater, and entertainment industries was substantial and constantly evolving. She tailored her movement style to ballet companies, modern dance groups, Broadway shows, hit movies, and commercials. The through line in her […]

“It’s about the storytelling,” says Susan Stroman. “It’s about when the audience walks in, what are they gonna see?” says Sonya Tayeh. “It’s such a weird, such a specific thing in the industry,” says Sam Pinkleton. The “it” is choreographing plays—which can mean adding subtle movement that never registers as choreography, or creating an unapologetic, […]

This month’s performance calendar packs some serious punch, with a landmark anniversary, a jazzy new Broadway production, and a bevy of premieres examining deep questions about humanity and society. Here’s what grabbed our attention.

From major tours to noteworthy premieres to Hollywood-inspired musicals (and one movie musical), here are 28 shows on our contributors’ must-see lists.