All but three of the 35 Broadway shows currently playing are offering Monday night performances on Christmas week, and many have scheduled matinees on the Friday after Christmas Day. (Scroll to the bottom for the complete schedule)
Of course, a show on Christmas is not necessarily the same thing as a Christmas show, of which there are plenty — and not all of them are happening on Christmas itself: Several have already ended their runs this year. One, the 16th annual reading of Times Square Angel written by and starring Charles Busch at Theater for the New City, is happening tonight (Monday, December 15th.)
Below are a selection of holiday shows that vary in tone and intended audience; some are raunchy parodies of holiday shows not suitable for children.
Radio City Christmas Spectacular (pictured above)
November 7-December 31 at Radio City Music Hall
A Christmas Memory
November 25-January 4 at the DR2 Theatre
A Christmas Memory, featuring Alice Ripley, is a musical adapted from Truman Capote’s short story
The Asphalt Christmas through December 21, 2014
The Bells of St. Mary’s meets The Exorcist in this outrageous satire that celebrates Hollywood Christmas movies, with a nod to the Carol Burnett Show.
Distorted Kristmess
Through December 19 at the Laurie Beechman Theater
Through January 3 at the David H. Koch Theater
George Balanchine’s 1954 classic.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Through December 28 at Madison Square Garden
Dr. Seuss tale put on stage.
Carolines Holiday Comedy Show
Through December 23 at Carolines on Broadway
Christmas with the Crawfords
Through December 27 at the Abrons Arts Center Playhouse
A campy Mommie Dearest spoof that’s been around since 1992, starring Joey Arias as Joan Crawford
A Christmas Carol
Through December 21 at the Queens Theatre
New York Pops – Kelli and Matthew: Home for the Holidays
December 19 and 20 at Carnegie Hall
New York Pops – Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
December 21 at Carnegie Hall
Jackie Beat on Ice
December 20 and 21 at the Laurie Beechman Theater
Jackie Beat in her 17th annual Christmas show
December 20 at the Apollo Theater
The Snow Maiden
December 21 at the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
A Russian Christmas version of the Cinderella story.
A Christmas Carol: The Musical
Through December 30 at the Players Theatre
Broadway Christmas Week Schedule
| Show Title | Mon Dec. 22 | Tues Dec. 23 | Wed Dec. 24 | Thur Dec. 25 | Fri Dec. 26 |
Sat Dec. 27 |
Sun Dec. 28 |
| A Delicate Balance | 7pm | 7pm | 2pm, |
2pm, 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm | |
| Aladdin | 7pm | 2pm, 7pm | 2pm, |
8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 1pm,6:30pm | |
| Beautiful: The Carole Kind Musical | 7pm | 7pm | 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm,7pm | |
| Book of Mormon, The | 7pm | 2pm, 7pm | 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm, 7pm | ||
| Cabaret | 7pm | 7pm | 2pm, |
8pm | 2:00pm, 8pm | 2pm,7:30pm | |
| Chicago | 8pm | 8pm | DARK | 8pm | 8pm | 2:30pm, 8pm | 3pm,7:30pm |
| Cinderella | DARK | 7pm | 7pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 3pm | |
| Constellations | 7pm | 7pm | 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm, 7pm | ||
| Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The | 8pm | 7pm | 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm,7pm | ||
| Disgraced | 8pm | 7pm | 7pm | 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm,7pm | |
| Elephant Man, The | 8pm | 7pm | 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 3pm | |
| Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, A | 7pm | 7pm | 2pm, |
8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm,7:30pm | |
| Hedwig and the Angry Inch | 8pm | 8pm | 8pm | 7pm,10pm | 3pm,7pm | ||
| Honeymoon in Vegas | 8pm | 7pm | 7pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 3pm | |
| If/Then | 8pm | 8pm | 2pm, |
8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm,7:30pm | |
| It’s Only A Play | 7pm | 7pm | 2pm, |
2pm, 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 3pm | |
| Jersey Boys | DARK | 7pm | 7pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm,7pm | |
| Kinky Boots | 8pm | 7pm | 7pm | 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm,7:30pm | |
| Last Ship, The | 8pm | 7pm | 2pm, |
2pm, 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 3pm | |
| Les Miserables | 8pm | 7pm | 7pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 3pm | |
| Lion King, The | 7pm | 2pm, 7pm | 2pm, |
8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 1pm, 6:30pm | |
| Mamma Mia! | 8pm | 8pm | 8pm | 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm, 7pm | |
| Matilda | DARK | 7pm | 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm,8pm | |
| Motown: The Musical | 7:30pm | 7:30pm | 7:30pm | 2pm, 7:30pm | 2pm, 7:30pm | 3pm | |
| On The Town | 8pm | 7pm | 7pm | 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm,7:30pm | |
| Once | 7pm | 7pm | 2pm, |
2pm, 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 3pm | |
| Phantom of the Opera, The | 8pm | 7pm | 8pm | 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm,8pm | |
| Pippin | 8pm | 8pm | 8pm | 2:30pm, 8pm | 2:30pm, 8pm | 3pm | |
| Real Thing, The | 7pm | 7pm | 2pm, |
8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm,7:30pm | |
| River, The | 7pm | 7pm | 2pm, |
2pm,7pm | 2pm, 8pm | 3pm | |
| Rock of Ages | 8pm | 7pm | DARK | 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 3pm, 7:30pm |
| Side Show | 8pm | 7pm | 7pm | 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm,7:30pm | |
| This Is Our Youth | 7pm | 2pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm, |
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| Wicked | 7pm | 2pm, 7pm | 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 3pm, |
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| You Can’t Take It With You | 7pm | 7pm | 2pm, |
8pm | 2pm, 8pm | 2pm,7:30pm |
