Where to Find Cheap Seats

Kimberly Akimbo

Adapted by David Lindsay-Abaire from his own 2001 play, the 2023 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical centers on teenager Kimberly Levaco (played by the 63-year-old Victoria Clark) who has to navigate high school while suffering from an unnamed, “incredibly rare” genetic disorder that makes her age at an accelerated rate. Tickets are currently on sale for shows here.

The darkly comedic original soundtrack is available here.

All The Devils Are Here

Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award winner Patrick Page stars in this Shakespearean play that explores the dark sides of the great playwright’s even greater villains. Grab your tickets and join Page as he moves between Shakespeare’s canon works to illuminate the evolving concept of evil that plagues humanity.

Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors

You’ve never seen Dracula like this, as he’s ready to take a bite out of the Big Apple! In the treacherous mountains of Transylvania, a meek English real estate agent takes a harrowing journey to meet a new and mysterious client, who also just happens to be the most terrifying monster the world has ever known. Filled with clever wordplay and anything-goes pop culture references, it’s a 90-minute, gender-bending, quick-changing, laugh-out-loud reimagining of the gothic classic

Gutenberg! The Musical!

Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells have starred in some of the funniest comedies, and now they’ve come together for this hilarious new show Gutenberg! The Musical! Join the dynamic duo as they tell the story of Bud and Doug, two best pals putting on a show together because they just love each other so damn much (talk about meta).

Though you can’t take the soundtrack home quite yet, the script is available on Amazon for those devout thespians who love to follow by paperback.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

If you’re a Harry Potter fan, then this is the show for you. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child follows the life of Harry’s head-strong son, Albus, who befriends the son of Draco Malfoy and sparks an unbelievable journey for both families. It’s a race through time with amazing spells and battles, all brought to life with the magic of theatre. Get your tickets now for this amazing wizardly journey.

Grab the book now ahead of the show if you’re interested in a spoiler, or go behind the scenes for more details that bring the show to life.

The Book of Mormon

Winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Book of Mormon follows a mismatched pair of Mormons sent on a mission to a place that’s about as far from Salt Lake City as you can get. Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, five-time Emmy Award-winning creators of South Park, and Robert Lopez, two-time Academy Award winner for Best Original Songs from the musicals Frozen and Coco, it’s widely considered one of the most successful musicals of all time.

Can’t make it to the show? Don’t worry. The original Broadway recording is currently available for your at-home enjoyment.

Days of Wine and Roses

Directed by Michael Greif and appearing on Broadway in 2024, Kelli O’Hara and Brian d’Arcy James star in a new musical about the joys and hardships for a couple falling in love in 1950s New York. Adapted from JP Miller’s 1962 film and original 1958 teleplay, composer & lyricist Adam Guettel and playwright Craig Lucas reunite in their first collaboration since their acclaimed The Light in the Piazza.

Some Like It Hot

This crowd-pleasing musical comedy is a stage version of the 1959 film of the same name. The musical, like the film, follows the story of jazz-age musicians struggling during Prohibition who, on the run from the mob, pose as women in an all-women’s traveling band. Tickets are already on sale here.

The cast album hasn’t been released yet, but you can listen to the original London cast recording soundtrack here.

A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical

Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond, A Beautiful Noise is based on the true events of a kid from Brooklyn who became a show-stopping rock icon. With 140 million albums sold, an induction into the Songwriters and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and sold-out concerts worldwide, Neil Diamond’s story was made for the stage. Tickets are available now.

The musical includes a catalog of classics like “America,” “Forever in Blue Jeans,” “Sweet Caroline,” and is available for purchase to bring the musical to life in your home.

Here Lies Love

This is not your typical Broadway show. Here Lies Love is an immersive experience that turns the theatre into a literal dancefloor. It tells the story of Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos’ rise and fall in the Philippines as one of history’s most powerful dictators. Conceptualized by David Byrne of the Talking Heads and music made in partnership with Fatboy Slim, it combines history, truthtelling, and disco for a night unlike any other. Tickets are currently available on VividSeats.

The soundtrack is also available for purchase with a limited-time deal on Amazon.

The Lion King

Since its debut in 1997, the theater adaptation of Disney’s The Lion King has captivated audiences worldwide. Bringing to life the tale of a young son who must find his way back to the Pride Lands to reclaim his throne, The Lion King musical showcases many of the film’s notable characters like Mufasa, Scar, Nala, Rafiki, Timon, Pumbaa, and more. Don’t miss out on purchasing Lion King theater tickets from Vivid Seats to witness a performance of this Tony Award-winning masterpiece in a city near you. Tickets are available now.

In addition, renditions of songs such as “Circle of Life,” “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King,” and “Hakuna Matata” is featured from the legendary Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, can be purchased here.

Back to the Future

Adapted from the classic 1985 film, the futuristic show is now on Broadway after premiering on the West End. It features original music, as well as songs featured in the film, such as “The Power of Love” and “Johnny B. Goode”. Where you’re going, you don’t need roads, and can currently order tickets here.

The original cast recording of the West End performance was released in March of 2022, and you can listen to the soundtrack online here.

& Juliet

This new jukebox musical casts 16th-century housewife Anne Hathaway as the narrator giving advice to her husband William Shakespeare on ways to improve his play Romeo and Juliet. Journey on an Elizabethan romp that tells the “what if?” story of how Juliet’s story might have continued without Romeo featuring the chart-topping hits of Swedish songwriter-producer Max Martin. With songs like “Roar”, “Domino”, and “Since U Been Gone”, get your tickets online now.

Couldn’t get enough of the musical live? Listen to & Juliet at home and get the U.S. soundtrack, currently available on Amazon.

Hamilton

Inspired by the book Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow, Hamilton opened on Broadway in 2015, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and has since gone on to win 11 Tony Awards and garner a special filmed version of the original cast performance, now streaming on Disney+. Scoring elusive seats to this show has been no easy feat, but you can currently buy Hamilton tickets online for performances.

Before you head to the theater, you can jam out to the Grammy Award-winning soundtrack too. You can get the Hamilton soundtrack online here.

Shucked

You may have spotted corny ads for this corn-pun filled production around the subway or online, but this comedy is gaining popularity thanks to its viral ad campaign and stellar performances. Shucked‘s Alex Newell has also been recognized with a Tony Award for best supporting actor in a musical, one of the first two out non-binary actors to ever win a Tony Award (the second is Some Like It Hot‘s J. Harrison Ghee). Check out tickets for the musical now on sale here.

If you want to hear the songs from this farm-to-fable musical, you can get the Original Cast soundtrack here.

MJ: The Musical

Centered around the making of his 1992 Dangerous World Tour, this brand-new musical takes you behind the history of how Michael Jackson became a legend, and you can see the musical now with tickets on sale here.

The cast production album for MJ: The Musical is currently on Amazon, and you can also catch all the classic songs you love with The Essential MJ album.

Wicked

Taking place before Dorothy, and her little dog Toto, Wicked dives into the untold story of the witches of Oz. It won’t take any spells for you to check out tickets, available online now.

Want to experience the magic before showtime? Get the Wicked soundtrack here.

Six

Six is a pop musical modern retelling based on the lives (and deaths) of the eight wives of Henry VII, which was set to perform mere hours before the coronavirus theater shutdown in 2020. The musical is now on Broadway, and tickets are currently available here.

Listen to the Broadway cast album as each wife takes turns singing about their suffering under Henry VII.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical

The musical adaptation, based on the movie directed by Baz Luhrmann, is a spectacle that attempts to balance excess and doom. Moulin Rouge! has resumed performances at Al Hirschfeld Theatre, and tickets are available now.

Catch the soundtrack, which includes 70 pop songs — including “Sympathy for the Devil” and “Bad Romance” — here.

Aladdin

Based on Disney’s retelling of an Arabic folk tale, Aladdin the Musical chronicles the exciting story of a young man in love, a magic lamp, and a larger-than-life genie by his side. The adaptation opened on Broadway in 2014, and quickly became an audience favorite, thanks in part to the familiar faces of Genie, Aladdin, Princess Jasmine, Jafar, and Iago. 

You could pop in the original Disney movie, or stream the live-action adaption to hear iconic songs like “Friend Like Me”, but why do that when you can watch it all play out live?

Book of Mormon

From the creators of “South Park” and the co-creator of Avenue Q, the comedy musical about two Mormon boys sent on a mission has tickets available right now on VividSeats.

Full of the raunch and satire Matt Stone and Trey Parker are known for, you can listen to the original soundtrack here.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

That latest in a string of Sondheim revivals, the revival of the classic Sweeney Todd has returned in full swing with Aaron Tveit as the titular cannibal killer opposite Sutton Foster. Tickets to this one are a hot commodity due to the star power of its cast, so you’ll want to check availability here.

You can listen to the original 1979 Broadway cast recording, as well as the movie’s album, here.

Chicago

There’s never a better time to see one of the longest-running American musicals in Broadway history. Chicago tickets (the jazz-era musical, not the band) are currently on sale, including weekends.

No matter what your verdict on the show is, you can always listen to the soundtrack here.

Hadestown

Based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, and king Hades and his wife Persephone, take a journey to the underworld with tickets to this 2019 Tony Award-winning musical here.

First released as a concept album, then turned into an Off-Broadway production, you can listen to all three albums, including the original Broadway cast, here.