"As Broadway shakes off the confetti of another holiday season, the first half of 2026 is taking shape as a cautious but telling moment for New York theater. Ongoing financial pressures have narrowed the fieldparticularly for new musicalsshifting attention toward star-driven revivals, acclaimed imports, and familiar titles returning in reworked forms. Against that backdrop, below are 10 Broadway and Off-Broadway productions and series to look forward to in the months ahead."
"The 2026 Encores! season at City Center will include new stagings of High Spirits, the rarely seen 1964 musical adaptation of Noel Coward's comedy Blithe Spirit; The Wild Party, Michael John LaChiusa's explosive 2000 musical of jazz, drugs, sex and violence; and Jerry Herman's La Cage aux Folles with Billy Porter. High Spirits begins performances on Feb. 4 at City Center. nycitycenter.org."
"Marcel on the Train: Tony nominee Ethan Slater (who just played Boq in the Wicked films) will star as Marcel Marceau in a new play which traces the legendary mime's quiet courage in Nazi-occupied France as he helped Jewish children escape. Begins performances on Feb. 5 at Lynn F. Angelson Theater. classicstage.org. Daniel Radcliffe, who appears in Every Brilliant Thing."
Broadway's early 2026 season reflects caution as financial pressures narrow opportunities, favoring star-driven revivals, acclaimed imports, and familiar titles in reworked forms. City Center Encores! will mount new stagings including High Spirits, The Wild Party, and La Cage aux Folles with Billy Porter. Marcel on the Train will star Ethan Slater as Marcel Marceau, tracing the mime's courage in Nazi-occupied France as he helped Jewish children escape. Daniel Radcliffe will headline the Broadway premiere of Every Brilliant Thing, a solo play about finding light in dark moments. Nathan Lane will play Willy Loman in a revival of Death of a Salesman directed by Joe Mantello.
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