11 Most Produced Plays in the United States

Below is the annual list of the most produced plays and musicals this season, from American Theater Magazine, with links to those shows whose NYC productions I reviewed.

  1. What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck
  2. Fat Ham by James Ijames
  3. King James by Rajiv Joseph
  4. Primary Trust by Eboni Booth
  5. Jersey Boys by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice (book), Bob Gaudio (music), Bob Crewe (lyrics)
  6. Waitress by Jessie Nelson (book, adapt. from Adrienne Shelly), Sara Bareilles (music & lyrics) (11)
  7. POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive by Selina Fillinger
  8. Dial M for Murder by Frederick Knott, adapt. by Jeffrey Hatcher
  9. The Heart Sellers by Lloyd Suh
  10. A Case for the Existence of God by Samuel D. Hunter
  11. The Play That Goes Wrong by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shield

This list was culled from 1,281 productions at 305 Theatre Communications Group member theatres, plus 176 productions at commercial or non-member theatres, excluding A Christmas Carol productions t and plays by Shakespeare

Author: New York Theater

Jonathan Mandell is a 3rd generation NYC journalist, who sees shows, reads plays, writes reviews and sometimes talks with people.

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