Family-Friendly Entertainment Options in New York City

Things are heating up on Broadway this winter.  New York’s Great White Way is sizzling with big name stars singing and dancing their hearts out and you can get a front row seat to all the action if you plan ahead.

Tickets are still available for the following Broadway shows:

All My Sons. John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest, Patrick Wilson and Katie Holmes star in this revival of Arthur Miller’s play about life, love, and morality.

South Pacific. Kelli O’Hara plays nurse Nellie Forbush and Paulo Szot is French plantation owner Emile de Becque in this revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic based on one of the short stories in James A. Michener’s Tales of the South Pacific.

To Be or Not to Be. This critically-acclaimed stage adaptation of the 1942 film comedy about the challenges facing a theater troupe in Warsaw trying to open a play as the Nazis invade Poland, is currently one of the most popular shows on Broadway.

The 39 Steps. In this stage adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 movie thriller about a man on the run, audience members witness the amazing feat of four actors portraying more than 150 roles.

The Phantom of the Opera. If you only have time to see one show while you are in the Big Apple this is it.  The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical about a deformed composer who haunts the Paris Opera House is as lavish a show, as you’ll ever see.  Along with its slew of Tony awards it is also the longest-running show in Broadway history.

The Seagull. Kristin Scott Thomas and Peter Sarsgaard star in this tale of unfulfilled lives.

Wicked. This toe tapping smash hit tells the tale of the witches in The Wizard of Oz as young women.

Xanadu. This fast and funny roller disco musical is loosely adapted from the 1980s hit film.

Young Frankenstein. The comedic monster mash flick moves from the screen to the stage—only with more song and dance.