Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, and Brandon Uranowitz star in director Lear deBessonet’s revival of the 1996 musical by Terrence McNally (book), Stephen Flaherty (music), and Lynn Ahrens (lyrics) that weaves stories of three families chasing the American dream in early 20th‑century New York.

Where it began: This production arrives on Broadway this fall following a 2024 concert staging off Broadway at New York City Center. Previous Broadway productions ran in 1998 and 2009.

Fun fact: Most of the actors from the 2024 run reprise their roles for Broadway.

In a claustrophobic motel room, paranoia and conspiracies spiral as an unexpected romance takes wing. Tracy Letts’s psychological thriller makes its Broadway debut starring Carrie Coon (The Gilded Age, The White Lotus) and Namir Smallwood.

Where it began: Tony Award winner David Cromer (The Band’s Visit) directs the production, with the same cast as a 2020 Steppenwolf Theatre Company run in Chicago.

Fun fact: The 2025 production marks Bug's Broadway debut almost 30 years after its 1996 world premiere in London. The only other NYC production of the play ran off Broadway at the Barrow Street Theatre in 2004.

Gina Gionfriddo’s Pulitzer Prize finalist debuts on Broadway under the direction of Obie Award winner Trip Cullman. The jagged comedy follows a blind‑date setup that disastrously unravels, exposing emotional manipulation.

Where it began: Becky Shaw premiered at the Kentucky-based Humana Festival in 2008 before opening off Broadway later that year under the direction of Peter DuBois.

Fun fact: Gionfriddo makes her Broadway debut with this all-new production of Becky Shaw.

David Auburn’s 2001 Pulitzer‑ and Tony‑winning drama about genius, mental illness, and a daughter’s struggle with her father’s legacy returns to Broadway in a revival starring The Bear Emmy winner Ayo Edebiri and Hotel Rwanda Oscar nominee Don Cheadle. Thomas Kail directs.

Where it began: The 2000 Broadway production, which transferred from off Broadway, won the Tony Awards for Best Play, Best Director (Daniel Sullivan), and Best Actress in a Play (Mary-Louise Parker).

Fun fact: Edebiri and Cheadle make their Broadway acting debuts with Proof, though Cheadle already has a Tony for producing the 2022 Best Musical winner A Strange Loop.

Taraji P. Henson makes her Broadway debut alongside Cedric "The Entertainer" in director Debbie Allen’s new revival of August Wilson’s 1984 play. A boardinghouse becomes a crossroads for Black souls seeking identity, freedom, and connection in post-slavery, 1910s Pittsburgh.

Where it began: The play has been seen on Broadway before in 1988 and 2009.

Fun fact: Joe Turner's Come and Gone is the second show in Wilson’s 10-play American Century Cycle, or Pittsburgh Cycle. Each installment is set in a different decade of the 20th century.

Opening in spring 2026 with Second Stage Theater, Adam Bock’s darkly funny workplace comedy explores red tape, surprise guests, and silent collaboration within a disturbing corporate setting. This all-new revival is directed by Sarah Benson.

Where it began: Joe Mantello directed the 2007 Off-Broadway premiere for a different nonprofit, Manhattan Theatre Club.

Fun fact: The original run featured Jayne Houdyshell in the title role of Bev, a busybody who gets an unsettling wake-up call about her employer. Mantello later directed the actress in her Tony-winning role in The Humans.