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Top Rated Broadway Shows List - The Highest Rated Shows On Broadway

The "Theatre In New York Top Rated Plays List" is a list of the top rated plays now running in the New York area based on the current reviews. To see all of the play reviews go to Review Round-Up.

& Juliet

The & Juliet musical kicks off nearly where Romeo & Juliet left off: right before Juliet's death. This isn't a retelling of Shakespeare's tragedy, though; it's a whole new story in which Juliet decides losing Romeo doesn't mean she should die. Instead, she goes on a journey of self-discovery to Paris. Accompanied by her friends - which include some characters from the original play, like the nurse, as well as new characters, like her friends Francois and May - she goes to parties, makes new friends, falls in love (again), and sees what the world has to offer beyond the stifling walls of Verona.

The New York Times- Somewhat Recommended
Vulture- Somewhat Recommended
New York Theater- Somewhat Recommended
Variety- Highly Recommended
New York Post- Somewhat Recommended
amNY- Somewhat Recommended
Time Out New York- Recommended
TheaterMania- Somewhat Recommended
Broadway Blog- Recommended
Stage Buddy- Highly Recommended
Daily Beast- Somewhat Recommended
The Observer- Not Recommended
Broadway News- Recommended
Theatrely- Somewhat Recommended
New York Stage Review- Recommended
& Juliet
Aladdin

In the middle-eastern town of Agrabah, Princess Jasmine is feeling hemmed in by her father?s desire to find her a royal groom. Meanwhile, the Sultan?s right-hand man, Jafar, is plotting to take over the throne. When Jasmine sneaks out of the palace incognito, she forms an instant connection with Aladdin, a charming street urchin and reformed thief. After being discovered together, Aladdin is sentenced to death, but Jafar saves him by ordering him to fetch a lamp from the Cave of Wonders. Where there?s a lamp, there?s a Genie, and once Aladdin unwittingly lets this one out, anything can happen! Will Aladdin?s new identity as ?Prince Ali? help him win Jasmine?s heart and thwart Jafar?s evil plans? Will the Genie?s wish for freedom ever come true?

The New York Times- Recommended
NY Daily News- Somewhat Recommended
Associated Press- Highly Recommended
Hollywood Reporter- Recommended
Vulture- Recommended
NY1- Highly Recommended
Variety- Somewhat Recommended
USA Today- Highly Recommended
New York Post- Recommended
Entertainment Weekly- Recommended
Newsday- Highly Recommended
NBC New York- Recommended
Time Out New York- Recommended
The Wrap- Not Recommended
Financial Times- Recommended
New Jersey Newsroom- Highly Recommended
Talkin Broadway- Not Recommended
Cititour.com- Highly Recommended
TheaterMania- Highly Recommended
NewYorkTheater.me- Recommended
Aladdin
Buena Vista Social Club

Step into the heart of Cuba, beyond the glitz of the Tropicana, to a place where blazing trumpets and sizzling guitars set the dance floor on fire. Here, the sound of Havana is born?and one woman discovers the music that will change her life forever. Inspired by true events, the new Broadway musical Buena Vista Social Club? brings the GRAMMY? Award-winning album to thrilling life?and tells the story of the legends who lived it. A world-class band joins a sensational cast of musicians, actors and dancers from around the globe for an authentic experience unlike any you've seen or heard before. Don't miss this captivating tale of big dreams, second chances and the unbreakable bonds of making music together.

New York Post- Recommended
Buena Vista Social Club
Chicago

The musical exploration of murder, greed, corruption, violence, exploitation, adultery and treachery -- all those things that we hold dear to our hearts. Chicago follows not your usual housewife, Roxie Hart, who gains dubious notoriety when she kills her boyfriend, invents her defense and manipulates everyone from her trustworthy husband to the fickle media and the unsuspecting public. Featuring well known songs, 'All That Jazz,' 'Razzle Dazzle' and 'Mr. Cellophane'.

The New York Times- Highly Recommended
NY Daily News- Highly Recommended
Associated Press- Highly Recommended
Hollywood Reporter- Highly Recommended
Variety- Highly Recommended
USA Today- Recommended
Entertainment Weekly- Highly Recommended
Bergen Record- Highly Recommended
Newsday- Highly Recommended
Chicago Tribune- Somewhat Recommended
Time Magazine- Highly Recommended
Philadelphia Inquirer- Highly Recommended
Newhouse News Service - Highly Recommended
CurtainUp - Highly Recommended
Talkin Broadway- Highly Recommended
TheaterMania- Recommended
Chicago
Hadestown

Hadestown follows Orpheus' mythical quest to overcome Hades and regain the favor of his one true love, Eurydice. Together we travel from wide open plains where love and music are not enough nourishment to survive the winter, down to Hadestown, an industrialized world of mindless labor and full stomachs. Inspired by traditions of classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans jazz, Mitchell's beguiling melodies and poetic imagination pit nature against industry, faith against doubt, and love against death.

The New York Times- Recommended
Hollywood Reporter- Recommended
Vulture- Somewhat Recommended
New York Theater- Recommended
amNY- Somewhat Recommended
Time Out New York- Highly Recommended
The Wrap- Somewhat Recommended
Village Voice- Recommended
Financial Times- Somewhat Recommended
Deadline- Recommended
CurtainUp - Highly Recommended
Talkin Broadway- Somewhat Recommended
Cititour.com- Highly Recommended
TheaterMania- Highly Recommended
Huffington Post- Somewhat Recommended
Theatre Reviews Limited- Highly Recommended
Broadway Blog- Somewhat Recommended
Stage Buddy- Highly Recommended
Front Row Center- Highly Recommended
Bobs Theater Blog- Highly Recommended
Exeunt Magazine- Recommended
Act Three - The Reviews- Highly Recommended
On Stage Blog- Highly Recommended
NJ.com- Somewhat Recommended
Broadway and Me- Highly Recommended
Hadestown
Hamilton

A new musical about the scrappy young immigrant who forever changed America: Alexander Hamilton. From bastard orphan to Washington's right hand man, rebel to war hero, loving husband caught in the country's first sex scandal to Treasury head who made an untrusting world believe in the American economy, Hamilton is an exploration of a political mastermind. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Eliza Hamilton, and lifelong Hamilton friend and foe, Aaron Burr, all attend this revolutionary tale of America's fiery past told through the sounds of the ever-changing nation we've become.

NY Daily News- Highly Recommended
Broadway World- Highly Recommended
Associated Press- Highly Recommended
Hollywood Reporter- Highly Recommended
Vulture- Recommended
NY1- Highly Recommended
Variety- Highly Recommended
USA Today- Highly Recommended
New York Post- Recommended
Newsday- Highly Recommended
amNY- Highly Recommended
Wall Street Journal- Highly Recommended
NorthJersey- Highly Recommended
Washington Post- Highly Recommended
Chicago Tribune- Highly Recommended
Time Out New York- Highly Recommended
The Wrap- Highly Recommended
Deadline- Highly Recommended
Talkin Broadway- Somewhat Recommended
Cititour.com- Highly Recommended
American Theater Web- Highly Recommended
TheaterMania- Highly Recommended
TheaterScene.net- Highly Recommended
Theatre Is Easy- Highly Recommended
Huffington Post- Highly Recommended
Theatre Reviews Limited- Highly Recommended
DC Theatre Scene- Highly Recommended
As Her World Turns- Highly Recommended
The Clyde Fitch Report- Highly Recommended
WNBC- Highly Recommended
Hamilton
MJ The Musical

Michael Jackson fans rejoice! The world premiere of MJ The Musical (previously entitled Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough) officially debuts on Broadway in 2021. Under the direction of Tony Award winner Christopher Wheeldon (who also serves as choreographer for the production), the new bio-musical features a book by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, alongside Michael Jackson's greatest hits.

The New York Times- Somewhat Recommended
NY Daily News- Recommended
Associated Press- Somewhat Recommended
Hollywood Reporter- Recommended
Vulture- Not Recommended
Variety- Somewhat Recommended
New York Post- Recommended
Washington Post- Recommended
Time Out New York- Somewhat Recommended
The Wrap- Not Recommended
TheaterMania- Highly Recommended
Stage and Cinema- Highly Recommended
Broadway News- Somewhat Recommended
Theatrely- Somewhat Recommended
Cultural Daily- Somewhat Recommended
MJ The Musical
Moulin Rouge!

Set in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris, France at the turn of the century, a world of indulgent beauty and unparalleled extravagance, of bohemians and aristocrats, of boulevardiers and mademoiselles, Moulin Rouge! The Musical tells the fictional story of an ambitious, lovesick writer, Christian, and a dazzling, entrancing chanteuse, Satine. Their lives collide at the Moulin Rouge with its many characters including the host of the Moulin Rouge, Harold Zidler; the brilliant and starving artist Toulouse-Lautrec; the greatest tango dancer - and gigolo - in all of Paris, Santiago; the tempting Nini; and The Duke of Monroth, the wealthy and entitled patron of the club who thinks he can buy anything he wants, including love.

The New York Times- Highly Recommended
Hollywood Reporter- Highly Recommended
Variety- Highly Recommended
amNY- Not Recommended
Deadline- Somewhat Recommended
Moulin Rouge!
Six

Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, SIX the wives of Henry VIII take the mic to reclaim their identities out of the shadow of their infamous spouse-remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an exuberant celebration of 21st century girl power.

The New York Times- Recommended
Vulture- Highly Recommended
Variety- Highly Recommended
Time Out New York- Recommended
Broadway News- Highly Recommended
Six
Smash

Smash, inspired by the hit TV show, is finally coming to Broadway! A hilarious behind-the-scenes rollercoaster ride about the making of a Marilyn Monroe musical called Bombshell, it?s got all the iconic songs, kick-ass choreography, and backstage pandemonium that make Broadway the beloved institution it is today.

The New York Times- Highly Recommended
New York Post- Not Recommended
Chicago Tribune- Not Recommended
New York City Theater- Somewhat Recommended
StageZine- Recommended
The Observer- Recommended
Smash
Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Before the world turned upside down. Hawkins, 1959: a regular town with regular worries. Young Jim Hopper?s car won?t start, Bob Newby?s sister won?t take his radio show seriously and Joyce Maldonado just wants to graduate and get the hell out of town. When new student Henry Creel arrives, his family finds that a fresh start isn?t so easy...and the shadows of the past have a very long reach.

The New York Times- Recommended
New York Theater- Somewhat Recommended
New York Post- Somewhat Recommended
Washington Post- Somewhat Recommended
Chicago Tribune- Recommended
Los Angeles Times- Somewhat Recommended
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
The Book Of Mormon

THE BOOK OF MORMON is the Winner of 9 Tony Awards including Best Musical! From Trey Parker and Matt Stone, four-time Emmy Award-winning creators of "South Park," and Tony Award-winner Robert Lopez, co-creator of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Avenue Q, comes THE BOOK OF MORMON, a new Broadway musical that Jon Stewart of The Daily Show describes as, "a crowning achievement, so good it makes me angry" and by Entertainment Weekly as "the funniest musical of all time." Featuring choreography by Tony Award-winner Casey Nicholaw, THE BOOK OF MORMON on Broadway is directed by Nicholaw and Parker. Don't miss your chance to see what Ben Brantley of The New York Times calls "the best musical of this century."

The New York Times- Highly Recommended
NY Daily News- Highly Recommended
Associated Press- Highly Recommended
Hollywood Reporter- Highly Recommended
NY1- Highly Recommended
Bloomberg- Recommended
Variety- Highly Recommended
USA Today- Highly Recommended
New York Post- Highly Recommended
Entertainment Weekly- Highly Recommended
Newsday- Highly Recommended
amNY- Highly Recommended
Wall Street Journal- Somewhat Recommended
Washington Post- Highly Recommended
Chicago Tribune- Highly Recommended
Time Out New York- Highly Recommended
NY Magazine- Highly Recommended
Village Voice- Recommended
Backstage- Highly Recommended
Los Angeles Times- Highly Recommended
New Jersey Newsroom- Highly Recommended
Theatre Is Easy- Highly Recommended
The Book Of Mormon
The Lion King

The Lion King tells the story of the epic adventures of a young lion cub named Simba as he struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destined role as king.

The New York Times- Recommended
Associated Press- Highly Recommended
Vulture- Somewhat Recommended
Variety- Highly Recommended
USA Today- Somewhat Recommended
Entertainment Weekly- Highly Recommended
Newsday- Highly Recommended
Time Out New York- Highly Recommended
NY Magazine- Recommended
Time Magazine- Highly Recommended
Los Angeles Times- Recommended
CurtainUp - Highly Recommended
TheaterMania- Somewhat Recommended
Broadway Voice- Highly Recommended
NJ.com- Recommended
Family Vacation Critic- Highly Recommended
Street Directory- Recommended
Plain Dealer- Recommended
Syracuse Herald Journal- Somewhat Recommended
Seattle Post-Intelligencer- Recommended
Virginian Pilot- Recommended
Denver Post- Highly Recommended
Sarasota Herald Tribune- Recommended
Press-Enterprise- Recommended
Post and Courier- Highly Recommended
Flying the Nest- Recommended
Record- Highly Recommended
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel- Highly Recommended
Washington Times- Recommended
Columbus Dispatch- Recommended
St. Petersburg Times- Highly Recommended
The Lion King
Wicked

Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One - born with emerald-green skin - is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, and how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.

The New York Times- Somewhat Recommended
NY Daily News- Not Recommended
Associated Press- Recommended
NY1- Somewhat Recommended
Variety- Somewhat Recommended
USA Today- Highly Recommended
New York Post- Recommended
Entertainment Weekly- Recommended
Bergen Record- Recommended
Wall Street Journal- Recommended
Time Out New York- Highly Recommended
NY Magazine- Not Recommended
Village Voice- Not Recommended
The Journal News- Highly Recommended
New Yorker- Somewhat Recommended
Time Magazine- Recommended
CurtainUp - Somewhat Recommended
Talkin Broadway- Not Recommended
New York Observer- Highly Recommended
TheaterMania- Recommended
Theatre Is Easy- Recommended
New Jersey Star-Ledger- Highly Recommended
Front Row Center- Recommended
NJ.com- Highly Recommended
Journal News- Highly Recommended
New York Sun- Recommended
Daily Beast- Recommended
About Entertainment- Highly Recommended
Wicked

To see the reviews of all plays go to Review Round-Up.