November puts Blue Man Group on Broadway, a new Lynn Nottage and John Legend musical at The Shed and Sam Rockwell at La MaMa. Three limited runs close, and Margaret Cho takes over as the Narrator at Studio 54 on November 3. Here are twelve shows to book this month, with dates and starting prices.
New this month
Blue Man Group “A New Holiday Surprise” starts at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 12, with opening night on November 17. It is the group’s first Broadway show and its first holiday production: seasonal music played on the trio’s own custom-built instruments. The limited run ends January 3, 2027. Tickets from about $62. More in our announcement story.
The Old Vic’s A Christmas Carol returns to the Perelman Performing Arts Center for a second season, with Andy Karl as Scrooge. Previews begin November 20 and opening night is December 3. It is Jack Thorne’s adaptation in Matthew Warchus’s staging, the version that won five Tony Awards in its 2019 Broadway run. It plays through January 3, 2027, and it works for families too. Tickets from about $56.
Adrienne Warren leads Imitation of Life, the new musical by Lynn Nottage and John Legend, at The Griffin Theater at The Shed. Performances begin November 21 and opening night is December 3. Whitney White directs, with Jessica Vosk and Michael Luwoye in the cast. The world premiere is a six-week engagement, ending January 3, 2027. Tickets from about $79.
Sam Rockwell plays Eddie Carbone in Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge at the Ellen Stewart Theatre at La MaMa, from November 27. Alfred Molina is Alfieri and Carla Gugino is Beatrice, and Neil Pepe directs. Opening night is December 13 and the run goes to February 27, 2027. It is the play’s first Off-Broadway production since 1965. Tickets from about $119.
Danya Taymor’s revival of Spring Awakening begins at Studio Seaview on November 27. It extended through April 4, 2027 before a single preview, after the most successful on-sale in the venue’s history. Lilli Cooper, Martha in the original production, comes back to play the Adult Women, with George Abud as the Adult Men. Tickets from about $104.
Last chance
Bill Irwin adapted Molière’s last comedy and stars as Argan, the hypochondriac, in Roundabout’s The Imaginary Invalid at the Todd Haimes Theatre. Rachel Bloom plays Toinette and Brandon J. Dirden directs. It opened October 22 and closes November 22. The critics split; our review roundup has who said what. Tickets from about $69.
The Met’s world premiere of Lincoln in the Bardo, the opera by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek from George Saunders’s novel, plays its last performance at the Metropolitan Opera House on November 14. Peter Mattei sings Lincoln. It is the first opera by a woman that the Met has both commissioned and premiered. Our review roundup collects the notices. Tickets from about $65.
Steven Pasquale directs for the first time with Clifford Odets’s Waiting for Lefty at Classic Stage Company, staged with music and movement. Opening night is November 2 and the limited run ends November 22. Union and guild members can get $30 rush seats at the box office. Tickets from about $74.
Still the hottest tickets
The Rocky Horror Show at Studio 54 changes Narrators this month. Rachel Dratch plays her last performance on November 1, and Margaret Cho makes her Broadway debut in the role on November 3. Jake Shears stays on as Frank-N-Furter in Sam Pinkleton’s revival, which set a Studio 54 box-office record in June. Booking runs through February 28, 2027. Tickets from about $62.
The Fantasticks is having its Broadway premiere at the Hayes Theater, in previews since October 22 with opening night on November 16. Tom Jones has revised his own book and lyrics, and the young lovers are now two men, Matt and Lewis. Christopher Gattelli directs and choreographs. Booking runs through February 7, 2027. Tickets from about $62.
Hamilton has played the Richard Rodgers Theatre since 2015, and in October its original cast album logged a 500th week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Cast Albums chart. Tickets from about $112.
Family pick
The Lion King marks 29 years on Broadway on November 13. It opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre in 1997 and has played the Minskoff Theatre since 2006. Julie Taymor directed it, designed the costumes and co-designed the masks and puppets with Michael Curry. Tickets from about $112.
Prices are the lowest listed on our show pages at the time of writing and move with demand. Planning further ahead? See which shows are closing soon and which are coming soon on Broadway and Off-Broadway.
