Top New York Family-friendly Shows - page 4

See iconic New York City filming locations from Friends, Seinfeld, Spider-Man, and more on a guided bus tour. A local actor shares behind-the-scenes stories and trivia as you visit famous sites like the Ghostbusters Firehouse and Fifth Avenue. Comfortable transportation makes this an easy way to explore NYC, ideal for first-time visitors and locals alike.

Come One, Come All – The Jellicle Cats are having a Ball. Based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s worldwide phenomenon CATS is reimagined in a production that smashed records, won awards and left New York City purring. And now CATS: The Jellicle Ball ascends to Broadway in a kaleidoscope of glittering spectacle, iconic music and electrifying ballroom choreography that The New York Times calls “a lightning strike that sets joy free!” Broadway meets Runway in the fiercest event of the season, directed by Obie Award winners Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, with choreography by Obie Award winners and New York City Ballroom icons Omari Wiles (House of NiNa Oricci) and Arturo Lyons (House of Miyake-Mugler). Don’t miss this “sexy celebration of love and resilience” (New York Daily News) and “the most exhilarating fun that can be had in the theater” (The Washington Post).

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a hilarious and heartwarming musical comedy that follows six quirky, bright young spellers as they compete for the championship of a lifetime. As they face increasingly tricky words, their hilarious, awkward and touching personal stories are revealed, with a dash of playful audience participation that makes every performance unique. Featuring a Tony Award-winning book by Rachel Sheinkin and a vibrant score by William Finn, this fast-paced, tuneful show is a witty, contemporary favorite that celebrates the joy of language, the pains and triumphs of growing up, and the idea that there’s more to winning than taking home the trophy.

Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin. Baritone Igor Golovatenko reprises his portrayal of the urbane Onegin, who realizes his affection for her all too late. Tchaikovsky’s many moods—tender, grand, melancholy—are all given free rein in Eugene Onegin. The opera is based on Pushkin’s iconic verse novel, which reimagines the Byronic romantic anti-hero as the definitive bored Russian aristocrat caught between convention and ennui; Tchaikovsky, similarly, took Western European operatic forms and transformed them into an authentic and undeniably Russian work. At the core of the opera is the young girl Tatiana, who grows from a sentimental adolescent into a complete woman in one of the operatic stage’s most convincing character developments.

Mexodus uncovers the untold story of the Underground Railroad that ran south into Mexico. Creators Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson perform this groundbreaking hip-hop musical, using live instruments to build a soundscape live each night incorporating looping to layer rhythms, melodies, and harmonies to create full arrangements on the spot each performance. The New York Times Critic’s Pick returns. After a hit run at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre, Mexodus comes back to Off-Broadway for a strictly limited engagement. Told through live looping, bold storytelling, and sick beats, Mexodus reimagines the Underground Railroad heading south to Mexico—unearthing a powerful, untold chapter of American history. Called “thrilling” by The Washington Post and “genius in motion” by the San Francisco Chronicle, this is theatre you feel in your body and your bones.