Theatrely's 22/23 Broadway Yearbook
The 2022-2023 Broadway season was a big one with 24 plays, 15 musicals, and 1 residency. In case you (like me) need a refresher ahead of Tony nominations, here's a look back on every show that opened on Broadway this season:
The Kite Runner
Opened July 21, 2022 at the Hayes Theater
Fun Fact: This production featured 10+ Broadway debuts on opening night
“The ensemble’s use of wind wands during kite competitions, or to echo Amir’s love of kites, is invigorating.” Juan A. Ramirez, THE KITE RUNNER Pulls a Weak String–Review
Into the Woods
Opened August 6, 2022 at the St. James Theatre
Fun Fact: This is the third Broadway revival of the show
“While Sondheim’s fairy tale adventures have always offered up themes of wish fulfillment, family dynamics, and disparate communities, this revival captured our collective fears of isolation and failure in an ever-changing world.” Dan Meyer, A Goodbye Letter to INTO THE WOODS
Opened October 2, 2022 at the Longacre Theatre
Fun Fact: This production featured 16+ Broadway debuts on opening night
“The cast ranges from solid to very solid, depending on how much material the Avengers-style setup allows them to actually deliver.” Juan A. Ramirez, LEOPOLDSTADT Makes It To Broadway With More Work To Go — Review
Cost of Living
Opened October 3, 2022 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Fun Fact: This is the first Broadway production of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize winning play by Martyna Majok
“Majok is the rare brand of playwright who can take such a broad, potentially soppy theme and probe it with wit and subtlety.” Joey Sims, COST OF LIVING Considers Love and Mutual Care — Review
1776
Opened October 6, 2022 at the American Airlines Theatre
Fun Fact: This is the second Broadway revival of the show
“The cast…is uniformly great, as adept at selling you on the bureaucratic drama that takes up much of the first act as it is at singing the house down when required.” Juan A, .Ramirez, American Dreams Reviewed: DEATH OF A SALESMAN and 1776
Death of a Salesman
Opened October 9, 2022 at the Hudson Theatre
Fun Fact: This is the fifth Broadway revival of the show
“You’d be forgiven for not salivating at the prospect of spending over 3 hours revisiting Death of a Salesman, but get those glands going because this old chestnut…feels vivid, relevant (the rent in New York is too damn high), and utterly unmissable.” Juan A. Ramirez, American Dreams Reviewed: DEATH OF A SALESMAN and 1776
The Piano Lesson
Opened October 13, 2022 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Fun Fact: The titular piano was donated to The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. following the show’s run
“This is a first-rate production, with a luminous cast worth its weight in gold.” Juan A. Ramirez, THE PIANO LESSON Finds a Valuable Tune — Review
Topdog/Underdog
Opened October 20, 2022 at the John Golden Theatre
Fun Fact: Suzan-Lori Parks won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Topdog/Underdog, making her the first Black female playwright to take this honor
“Parks’ writing—the way she builds and releases tension; constructs vivid histories out of thin air; broadens the scope of her story without ever losing sight of the people onstage—is still excellent.” Juan A. Ramirez, TOPDOG/UNDERDOG Lands In the Middle — Review
Walking with Ghosts
Opened October 27, 2022 at the Music Box Theatre
Fun Fact: This production was written in and starred Gabriel Byrne, who adapted the script from his memoir of the same name
“Byrne is animated, filling up the three gold prosceniums that encase him with a sense of fun and purpose.” Juan A. Ramirez, Two Men Walk Into a Theatre.. WALKING WITH GHOSTS / STRAIGHT LINE CRAZY — Review
Almost Famous
Opened November 3, 2022 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
Fun Fact: Cameron Crowe wrote and directed the film Almost Famous, and wrote the book and lyrics for the Broadway show
“Casey Likes, very good…Solea Pfeiffer, also very good.” Juan A. Ramirez, ALMOST FAMOUS, Barely There — Review
Opened November 10, 2022 at the Booth Theatre
Fun Fact: Kimberly Akimbo was originally a play by David Lindsay-Abaire, and was later adapted into a musical
“Scramble enough anagrams, this musical teaches us, and a sentence can become something new and unexpected.” Juan A. Ramirez, KIMBERLY AKIMBO, Broadway’s Miracle Child — Review
Take Me Out
Opened November 11, 2022 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Fun Fact: This is a return of the 2022 Tony Award winning Best Revival of a Play
“This convincingly-acted, blistering drama more than earns its championship title.” Juan A. Ramirez, TAKE ME OUT Finds Loneliness In The Diamond — Review
Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & the Pool
Opened November 13, 2022 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater
Fun Fact: This is Mike Birbiglia’s second one-man show on Broadway–he last appeared in The New One in 2018
“When the bits are this funny, it’s hard to complain too much.” Joey Sims, Mike Birbiglia Dives Back In To Broadway with THE OLD MAN AND THE POOL — Review
Opened November 17, 2022 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre
Fun Fact: This production featured 14+ Broadway debuts on opening night
“Especially in Courtney’s jaw-dropping rendition of “...Baby One More Time,” we are reminded of how, as with the Swedish mad-music-scientists behind ABBA, pop music can be a spectacle.” Juan A. Ramirez, & JULIET Is All Fun — Review
A Christmas Carol
Opened November 21, 2022 at the Nederlander Theatre
Fun Fact: This production is not considered a revival, instead Jefferson Mays, Susan Lyons, and Michael Arden are considered writers of a new adaptation
“Shifting between multiple characters within the same scene, from ghost to narrator to Tiny Tim, he slides gracefully between personas with little more than a head tilt or the slightest of vocal modulations.” Joey Sims, A CHRISTMAS CAROL That Brings The Thrills — Review
KPOP
Opened November 27, 2022 at the Circle in the Square Theatre
Fun Fact: This production featured 18 Broadway debuts on opening night
“This exhilarating musical is a reminder of the importance of new works and contemporary stories.” Amanda Marie Miller, KPOP The Musical Shines on Broadway — Review
Ain’t No Mo’
Opened December 1, 2022 at the Belasco Theatre
Fun Fact: Jordan E. Cooper became the youngest Black American playwright in Broadway history with this show
“Fear, rage, hope, grief, delight–we’re here to feel them all, deeply, and sometimes, in Stevie Walker-Webb’s excitable production, in dizzyingly quick succession.” Joey Sims, Unmissable AIN’T NO MO’ Unlike Anything Else on Broadway — REVIEW
A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical
Opened December 4, 2022 at the Broadhurst Theatre
Fun Fact: This production featured 10 Broadway debuts on opening night
“Once it grabs hold of the audience, it doesn’t let go.” Dan Meyer, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Reaches Out and Grabs Hold – REVIEW
Ohio State Murders
Opened December 8, 2022 at the James Earl Jones Theatre
Fun Fact: Playwright Adrienne Kennedy made her Broadway debut with this production at 91 years old
“The experience is brief, powerful, and entirely worth it.” Juan A. Ramirez, OHIO STATE MURDERS A Brief, Powerful Piece — Review
Opened December 11, 2022 at the Shubert Theatre
Fun Fact: Director Casey Nicholaw stepped in on March 23, 2023 to play Spats Colombo, making a return to the Broadway stage for the first time in 21 years
“Here comes Some Like It Hot, blazing a three-alarm fire with charm and wit to remind us of the joys that beautiful people, electric performances, exciting choreography and foot-stomping, finger-snapping, neck-pulsing music can inspire.” Juan A. Ramirez, SOME LIKE IT HOT Sets the Jazz Age Ablaze — Review
The Collaboration
Opened December 18, 2022 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Fun Fact: This production featured a DJ as the pre-show entertainment
“Bettany has room to create the most compelling character possible.” Juan A. Ramirez, THE COLLABORATION Paints A Blank Canvas — Review
Between Riverside and Crazy
Opened December 19, 2022 at the Hayes Theatre
Fun Fact: This is the first Broadway production of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize winning play by Stephen Adly Guirgis
“Thankfully there’s Henderson, who with the slight turn of his neck from a bundled-up bed can command attention with grace and power.” Juan A. Ramirez, BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY, Far South of Interesting — Review
Pictures From Home
Opened February 9, 2023 at the Studio 54
Fun Fact: This show is an adaptation of the book by photographer Larry Sultan of the same name, adapted by Sharr White
“These images come to life through a trio of veteran actors, with Danny Burstein in the role of artist as eternal child, and creates an often moving portrait of family as an uncapturable, captivating subject.” Juan A. Ramirez, PICTURES FROM HOME Captures the Essence of Family — Review
Opened March 9, 2023 at the Hudson Theatre
Fun Fact: This is the 13th Broadway revival of the show
“Chastain takes us through a cavalcade of pride, humility, resolve, and degradation in immaculate close-up.” Juan A. Ramirez, A DOLL’S HOUSE, A Director’s Choice — Review
Jonas Brothers on Broadway
Opened March 14, 2023 at the Marquis Theatre
Fun Fact: The Jonas Brothers held a five night residency on Broadway to celebrate the upcoming release of their newest album, The Album
Jonas. Brothers. on. Broadway. Need we say more?
Opened March 16, 2023 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
Fun Fact: This is the first Broadway revival of the show
“The powerful musical is a reminder that theatre is a beautiful art form that can speak so eloquently to the current times.” Kobi Kassal, The Humanity of PARADE On Full Display — Review
Opened March 19, 2023 at the Music Box Theatre
Fun Fact: This is the first Broadway revival of the show
“If you want high-energy, show-stopping dancing, look no further than Dancin’” Kobi Kassal, BOB FOSSE’S DANCIN’: Dance 10, Plot 3 — Review
Opened March 23, 2023 at the Imperial Theatre
Fun Fact: This production featured 14 Broadway debuts on opening night
“‘As a proud Dominican American, I am most excited about this opportunity to represent my community and show the world that fairy tales do come true—and are for everybody.’” Dan Meyer, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s BAD CINDERELLA Coming to Broadway
Opened March 26, 2023 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Fun Fact: This is the third Broadway revival of the show
“Sweeney Todd is, after all, a testament to Sondheim’s brilliance, and ability to populate a stage with differing viewpoints, sometimes from within the same person, and present them as not only understandable, but profoundly relatable.” Juan A. Ramirez, A Ravishingly Conducted SWEENEY TODD — Review
Opened March 30, 2023 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Fun Fact: This production featured 17 Broadway debuts on opening night
“Bring the kids, bring the edibles, and prepare to have your ship gently rocked.” Juan A. Ramirez, LIFE OF PI Awash In Possibilities — Review
Opened April 4, 2023 at the Nederlander Theatre
Fun Fact: Shucked is music writers Brandy Clark and Shane McAnnaly’s first Broadway musical
“Shucked is about as quick and easy a good time can be had on Broadway: accessible, unpretentious and, I’ll be damned, a whole lot of fun.” Juan A. Ramirez, SHUCKED Stalks a Great Musical Claim — Review
Opened April 12, 2023 at the American Airlines Theatre
Fun Fact: This is the first Broadway production of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize winning play by James Ijames
“Ijames is incredibly adept at writing playful, fresh dialogue, lively with humor and a winking reverence for the Bard.” Juan A. Ramirez, A Sugary Rub on FAT HAM — Review
Opened April 13, 2023 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater
Fun Fact: This is the fifth Broadway revival of the show
“Soo’s performance is a golden highlight of the entire season.” Juan A. Ramirez, The Gleaming Promise of CAMELOT — Review
Opened April 19, 2023 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Fun Fact: This is Mischief Theatre’s second “Goes Wrong” production on Broadway–with The Play That Goes Wrong now running Off-Broadway
“If the overall idea is to present slapstick comedy as broadly as possible, the play’s critique of overacting thespians fighting, but not earning, the spotlight is brilliantly, (unfortunately) perceptive in an American theatre landscape riddled with overeager MFAs.” Juan A. Ramirez, PETER PAN GOES WRONG In The Best Ways — Review
Opened April 20, 2023 at the Hayes Theater
Fun Fact: Playwright Larissa Fasthorse is the first female Native American playwright to bring a show to Broadway
“Hijinks arise as they try to skirt around the white elephants in the room and come up with a way to still confront the country’s historical racism while remaining under budget.” Juan A. Ramirez, THE THANKSGIVING PLAY Undercooks Its Satire — Review
Opened April 23, 2023 at the John Golden Theatre
Fun Fact: Prior to the Broadway transfer, the play and star Jodie Comer won 2023 Olivier Awards
“Prima Facie is a masterclass in sophistication, thoughtfulness, and brevity; the platonic ideal of a night at the theatre.” Juan A. Ramirez, Jodie Comer Triumphs In PRIMA FACIE — Review
Opened April 24, 2023 at the Belasco Theatre
Fun Fact: Good Night, Oscari is Sean Hayes’ first time back on Broadway since 2016
“Hayes wrestles these torments skillfully, but the play doesn’t catch up to his radiance until Levant goes live—on a couch segment with Paar where he’s finally teed up to showcase the lovable insouciance we’ve spent over an hour hearing about, and then in its final moments, when all else falls apart and he faces a piano.” Juan A. Ramirez, GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR; Play It Again, Sean — Review
Opened April 25, 2023 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Fun Fact: Between the two leading ladies, they have a combined six Tony Award nominations
“Linney and Hecht’s confident, vulnerable-lite performances are the reasons to come, and the two stage veterans embrace the audience with their affable warmth and charm.” Juan A. Ramirez, Pleasant Reminiscing in SUMMER, 1976 — Review
Opened April 26, 2023 at the St. James Theatre
Fun Fact: This production featured 12 Broadway debuts on opening night
“It is a loud, brash, and often brilliant ode to the city that never sleeps.” Juan A. Ramirez, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, It’s Up to You — Review
The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window
Opened April 27, 2023 at the James Earl Jones Theatre
Fun Fact: This is the first Broadway revival of the show
“A buzzy staging starring the unimpeachable Oscar Isaac in the title role, with the fine Rachel Brosnahan playing his wife Iris.” Juan A. Ramirez, THE SIGN IN SIDNEY BRUSTEIN’S WINDOW Still Slipping Off — Review
