The Best Broadway Shows In New York City for Teens
Updated: Oct 3, 2023
Watching Broadway shows is one of the most wonderful family experiences and an amazing way to create great memories. Here is my list of recommended Broadway shows to go with your teens in New York City.
A lively stage adaptation of the Academy Award-winning 1994 Disney film, The Lion King is the story of a young lion prince living in the flourishing African Pride Lands.
Location: Minskoff Theatre, 200 West 45th Street, New York
Length: 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one intermission.
Recommended Ages: for ages 6 and up. Children under the age of 2 will not be admitted. All guests must have a ticket.
& Juliet flips the script on the greatest love story ever told, imagining what would happen next if Juliet hadn’t ended it all over Romeo, and got a second chance at life and love – on her terms. Juliet’s new story bursts to life through a playlist of pop anthems as iconic as her name, all written by Max Martin and his collaborators, including “Since U Been Gone,” “Roar,” “Baby One More Time,” “Larger Than Life,” “That’s The Way It Is,” “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” and many more.
Location: Stephen Sondheim Theatre, 124 West 43rd Street, New York
Length: 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Recommended Ages: for ages 8 and up. Contains some adult language.
From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over!
Location: Lena Horne Theatre, 256 West 47th Street, New York
Length: 80 minutes, with no intermission.
Recommended Ages: for ages 10 and up. Children under the age of 4 are not permitted.
Adventure runs in the family. When Harry Potter’s head-strong son Albus befriends the son of his fiercest rival, Draco Malfoy, it sparks an unbelievable new journey for them all—with the power to change the past and future forever. Prepare for a mind-blowing race through time, spectacular spells, and an epic battle, all brought to life with the most astonishing theatrical magic ever seen on stage.
Location: Lyric Theatre, 214 West 43rd Street, New York
Length: 3 hours 30 minutes, including one intermission.
Recommended Ages: for ages 8 and up. Children under the age of 5 are not permitted. Ages 15 and under will not be admitted without an adult.
Hamilton is the story of the unlikely Founding Father determined to make his mark on the new nation as hungry and ambitious as he is. From bastard orphan to Washington's right-hand man, rebel to war hero, a loving husband caught in the country's first sex scandal, to the Treasury head who made an untrusting world believe in the American economy.
Location: Richard Rodgers Theatre, 226 West 46th Street
Length: 2 hours and 55 minutes, including one intermission.
Recommended Ages: Recommended for ages 10 and up. Children under the age of 4 are not permitted.
He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry has finally arrived on Broadway in a brand-new musical.
Location: Neil Simon Theatre, 250 West 52nd Street
Length: 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one intermission.
Recommended Ages: Recommended for children ages 8 and up. Children under the age of 4 are not permitted.