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What shows are about to close in New York City?

Here is a list of shows that are closing and stars that are departing within the next month, give or take. Grab tickets before it's too late!

This list is updated regularly 


Last Chance Sunday, March 22, 2026

Antigone (This Play I Read in High School) - Closing
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A riveting take on Sophocles’ classic, Antigone (This Play I Read in High School) reimagines the story of Oedipus’ daughter Antigone through a bold new lens. Written by award-winning playwright Anna Ziegler, this lyrical epic follows a fiercely independent young woman determined to control her own body in a kingdom ruled by archaic laws that regulate women’s autonomy. Incisively witty and breathtakingly intelligent, Antigone (This Play I Read in High School) paints a world that is both modern and ancient; a world of lost leaders, hapless cops, and one very righteous daughter on an all-night bender.

Marcel on the Train - Closing
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History remembers Marcel Marceau as the world’s greatest mime. But before the spotlight, he was a young man in Nazi-occupied France, guiding Jewish children to safety with nothing but courage and imagination. In the shadows of World War II, Marcel on the Train reveals the man behind the invisible mask.


Last Chance Sunday, March 29, 2026

Data - Closing
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When a brilliant young programmer learns his own algorithm is the key to a massive AI surveillance project, he’s forced to challenge the tech world he once dreamt of joining. Confronting today's most controversial headlines, this subversive thriller follows the terrifying choices at our fingertips—and the high cost of disrupting a system that tracks your every move.

Jonathan Groff departing Just in Time
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Jonathan Groff plays his final performance as Bobby Darin in Just in Time on Broadway March 29. Just in Time tracks the life story of 1950s crooner Bobby Darin, with Tony winner Jonathan Groff performing Darin's greatest hits, including "Beyond the Sea," "Splish Splash," and "Mack the Knife."


Last Chance Sunday, April 5, 2026

About Time - Closing
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After a lifetime spent creating some of musical theater’s funniest, most soaring and heartwarming songs, Tony® winner Richard Maltby, Jr. and Oscar® and Grammy® winner David Shire return to the stage with their most personal and affecting show yet. From long-ago love affairs to buried ambitions, to lost keys and tech-savvy grandkids, ABOUT TIME is a funny and touching new musical revue about life, love, and laughter in your third act.

Antigone (This Play I Read in High School) - Closing
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A riveting take on Sophocles’ classic, Antigone (This Play I Read in High School) reimagines the story of Oedipus’ daughter Antigone through a bold new lens. Written by award-winning playwright Anna Ziegler, this lyrical epic follows a fiercely independent young woman determined to control her own body in a kingdom ruled by archaic laws that regulate women’s autonomy. Incisively witty and breathtakingly intelligent, Antigone (This Play I Read in High School) paints a world that is both modern and ancient; a world of lost leaders, hapless cops, and one very righteous daughter on an all-night bender.

Chinese Republicans - Closing
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Three high-powered businesswomen meet for lunch every month to discuss their latest career triumphs, as they’ve done for decades. But the group is jolted when Katie, a bright-eyed 24-year-old new to the workforce, joins to navigate the world of corporate finance. As each of the women attempts to steer Katie towards what they’re certain is best, they’re forced to grapple with how much they already have and are willing to sacrifice to climb the corporate ladder.

Cold War Choir Practice - Closing
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A young girl is embroiled in intrigue when her estranged uncle, a prominent Black conservative, brings his mysteriously ill wife home for the holidays. A fugue of Reaganomics, espionage, roller disco, and cults—underscored by the cryptic Syracuse, NY chapter of the Seedlings of Peace Children’s Chorus.



Last Chance Sunday, April 12, 2026

The Unknown - Closing
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Emmy® and Tony Award®–winning actor Sean Hayes of Good Night, Oscar stars as Elliott in The Unknown. A gripping new play about a writer on the edge. Desperate to cure his writer’s block, Elliott retreats to a remote cabin—only to discover he may not be alone. As the boundaries between his work and his life collapse, Elliott begins to question everything he knows. Is he writing a thriller? Living one? Both?


Last Chance Sunday, April 19, 2026

11 to Midnight - Closing
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11 to Midnight takes place during one unforgettable hour at a New Year’s Eve apartment party—somewhere in the city, where the music’s loud, the lights are soft, and time feels like it’s had a glass of champagne too. Resolutions are made (and some forgotten), feelings pop up out of nowhere, and the future? Well, let’s see what happens this time next year!


Last Chance Sunday, April 26, 2026

BIGFOOT! - Closing
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Set in the town of Muddirt, a glow-in-the-dark oasis that exists somewhere between a chemical dump site and a nuclear power plant, BIGFOOT! is a larger-than-life musical tale of corrupt politicians, small-town paranoia and misunderstood youth. When that youth happens to be eight feet tall, innocent and in dire need of electrolysis, it makes him more than a target. It makes him the subject of a can’t-myth musical comedy.

Peyton List, Kate Rockwell, and Casey Likes departing Heathers: The Musical
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Cobra Kai and School Spirits star Peyton List will play her final performance as Heather Chandler in the off-Broadway revival of Heathers: The Musical April 26. She makes her departure alongside Casey Likes, who created the role of J.D. in the revival's original cast, as well as Kate Rockwell, departing the role of Ms. Fleming and Veronica's Mom on the same date.


Last Chance Sunday, May 3, 2026

Tru - Closing
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It’s December 1975 and Truman Capote is alone in his New York apartment, reeling from a crisis that cost him the elite social circle he adored. Drawn entirely from Capote’s own words, this funny and heartbreaking one-man play is an unflinching portrait of an artist at his breaking point, confronting the consequences of his most scandalous work. Tony-winning actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson stars in this strictly limited engagement, performed in House of the Redeemer’s hyper-intimate Library for an audience of only 99 patrons nightly.


Last Chance Sunday, June 21, 2026

Lea Michele departing Chess
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Lea Michele will play her final performance in Chess on Broadway June 21. With music from ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and lyrics by Tim Rice, this revival is refreshed with a new book by Emmy winner Danny Strong. Based on an idea by Rice, Chess tells the story of American and Russian chess champions playing a match against each other—and competing for the same woman—at the height of the Cold War.


Last Chance Sunday, July 26, 2026

Moulin Rouge! The Musical - Closing
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Don't miss the 10-time Tony Award-winning Best Musical before it leaves Broadway this summer! Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur, and glory! Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage, remixed in a new musical mash-up extravaganza. A celebration of Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and — above all — Love, Moulin Rouge! is more than a musical — it is a state of mind.

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