Although it can be extremely cold in the middle of winter, New York is amazingly good value usually from New Year through to about Easter. The flights are cheaper, and the hotel rates are also considerably lower – sometimes a third of the price you would be paying through some of the big events and the peak season.
As a result of sometimes really cold weather, it’s good to do things indoors, and one of New York’s biggest attractions is Broadway. Whether that’s an established play or musical – such as Hadestown, of which Jack Wolfe is starring (was in an amazing production of Next to Normal in London last summer), a popular favourite like Wicked (given we have the second instalment of the movie next month), or something new.
Here are a few of the new additions this winter:
| Title | Theatre | Official Opening Date | Very Brief Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Queen of Versailles | St. James Theatre | 10 November 2025 | The rise and fall of Jackie and David Siegel as they try to build a $100 million palace before the 2008 crash. |
| Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) | Longacre Theatre | 20 November 2025 | Dougal, a hopeful Brit, flies to NYC for a father’s wedding he’s never attended; meets Robin, the bride’s sister, and sparks fly amid cultural clashes. |
| Marjorie Prime | Hayes Theatre | 8 December 2025 | (Play; included for timeline) — a woman interacts with a holographic version of her deceased husband to explore memory and grief. |
| Bug | Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | 8 January 2026 | (Play; included for context) — a tense psychological thriller about paranoia, conspiracy and delusion. |
| The Lost Boys | Palace Theatre | 27 April 2026 | (Future musical) — adaptation of *The Lost Boys* (vampire story) in musical form. |
