With star-studded casting announcements dropping one after the other, this season in New York City is packed with celebrities, both on and Off-Broadway. To help you decide which stars you should see in person, and budget accordingly, Playbill has compiled a list of A-listers whose shows you can see right now and those who are set to hit the New York stage in the coming months. 

For the purpose of keeping this list concise, we've omitted theatre stars (sorry, Audra McDonald, Idina Menzel, Bernadette Peters, and all the other Broadway divas on stage this season). While many of the actors listed in this article are no strangers to the theatre, they are better known for their appearances in film, television, or music. And several are making their Broadway or Off-Broadway debuts. Below are the many, many stars of the season.

Nicole Scherzinger (Sunset Boulevard)

She's come home at last! Nicole Scherzinger is known primarily as the lead singer of the girl group The Pussycat Dolls and as a judge on The X Factor. But she's been slowly building up her stage career, courtesy of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. She starred as Grizabella in Cats in the West End in 2015, which earned her her first Olivier Award nomination. Her performance as Norma Desmond last year in the West End revival of Sunset Blvd. brought her the Olivier Award. She is currently reprising her role as Norma in the Broadway transfer of Sunset Blvd, which is playing the St. James Theatre.

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Scherzinger told Playbill in an in-depth interview that she could have come to Broadway a decade ago for Cats, but she wanted to wait for the right time, and the right musical to showcase the depths of her talent. "It just didn't align with my life at the time," she said of Cats on Broadway. "It wasn't the right time. And now, after 46 years that I've been waiting to hit that Broadway stage, now the timing is everything, and it's divine. This is the production, this is the timing, this is the role, this is the musical that I'm supposed to be making my debut on Broadway.”

Michelle Williams (Death Becomes Her)

Out of all the members of the '90s girl-group Destiny's Child, Michelle Williams is the one that has kept a foot in the theatre world. The new musical Death Becomes Her marks her fourth Broadway credit—she was last seen in 2018 in the Once On This Island revival. And this latest project leans fully into Williams' pop diva persona—she plays the beautiful and mysterious Viola Van Horn, who offers up an immortality potion. 

As Williams told Playbill opening night of the show: "I don't take any of it for granted at all. The fact that just a few years ago, we didn't know what the status of theatre would become, everything was shut down, every industry was shut down. So I take nothing for granted. I'm humbled to be on this stage."

Death Becomes Her is now running at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

Jim Parsons, Zoey Deutch, and Katie Holmes (Our Town)

A new revival of Thornton Wilder's Our Town is in performances through January 19 at the Barrymore Theatre, with several stars of the screen among its company members. Jim Parsons, known for playing Sheldon Cooper in CBS' The Big Bang Theory, stars as the omniscient Stage Manager, with Zoey Deutch as Emily Webb, and Katie Holmes as Mrs. Webb. Deutch is making her Broadway debut in the Our Town revival. On screen, she's been seen in projects including TV comedies Not Okay and The Politician (alongside Ben Platt), and films including Set It Up and Before I Fall. But Parsons and Holmes have both been on stage before.

Parsons was seen on Broadway just last season as Carl in Paula Vogel's Mother Play via Second Stage Theater, a performance that earned the actor his first Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor. Parsons began his career Off-Broadway before transitioning to television, but eventually performed in Broadway productions including The Normal Heart, Harvey, An Act of God, and The Boys in the Band. Speaking to Playbill, Parsons says that he had to say yes to Our Town because he wanted to put his own take on the classic: "The big, big thing was the chance to say these words of this play. It's so well-known and so highly regarded in many corners for a reason. To me, it's one of those plays as an actor, like Glass Menagerie...It's just one of those [plays] that it's like, I have to say yes to this—good, bad, or ugly."

Holmes rose to fame playing Joey Potter in Dawson's Creek, and has since been seen on screen in Batman Begins, The Giver, and more. Holmes made her Broadway debut as Ann Deever in the 2008 revival of All My Sons. Our Town will be her first return to Broadway since 2012, when she originated the role of Lorna in Theresa Rebeck's Dead Accounts. She was just on stage Off-Broadway last year in The Wanderers. Speaking to Playbill, Holmes pointed out that Our Town hadn't been done on Broadway in over 20 years: "I'd say the whole journey of the play and Emily is—are we really present in our lives, and that's a really beautiful statement to make...It's the right time to do it." She also added, "To be honest, I'm an actor, I've always felt grateful for every job I've been lucky enough to get. And this production, at this time in the world, feels like such a gift."

Adam Lambert and Auli'i Cravahlo (Cabaret)

Pop singer Adam Lambert and screen star Auli'i Cravahlo (Moana, Mean Girls) made their respective Broadway debuts as the Emcee and Sally Bowles in the ongoing Cabaret revival September 16. For both artists, theatre was a long-held dream, and you can catch them at the Kit Kat Club through March 30. 

"I'm excited to get back to theatre," Lambert told Playbill ahead of opening night. "This was the trajectory I was on. My childhood dream was to do Broadway. I think the closest thing I came to it was rehearsing for the first national [tour] of Wicked here in New York, 42nd Street Studios. But that was almost 20 years ago, so I took the fork in the road, and [I've] been doing the pop music thing, which I will still continue to do. But this is, like, a childhood dream. I love it, and I've always loved this show." As for playing the Emcee, a part made famous by Joel Grey and Alan Cumming, Lambert said the role's been on his bucket list: "This is a part that's been on a short list for me, because he's weird, and wild. And I'm enjoying being a sleazy little German horn dog with pencil-thin eyebrows and lipstick. It kind of all just fits what I love."

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As for Cravahlo, she admitted, "I'm nervous. Theatre feels like the final boss. I started singing, and then voiceover work, and then on-camera work—theatre feels like the amalgamation of all the difficult things: projecting my voice to the back of the room. But also, what do I do with my hands? And what does my posture reveal about my character? All of these thoughts that truly, I have to do my homework. Then once I get on that stage opening night...I have to let it all go. So I'm excited to be challenging myself in this way."

Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler (Romeo + Juliet)

It may be hard to believe that Rachel Zegler made her Broadway debut with the ongoing revival of William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. The Golden Globe winner has been endearing herself to the theatre community for years now, whether she was starring as María in Steven Spielberg's 2021 film remake of West Side Story or sharing Broadway covers on her popular YouTube channel. Zegler is playing Juliet opposite Kit Connor's Romeo. Emmy winner Connor (known for Netflix's Heartstopper) also made his Broadway debut in the play (though he's done work on the London stage).

As Connor previously told Playbill: “The theatre is of a magical place. Really, I do stand by this idea: I think good theatre, whether watched by an aspiring actor or anyone else makes you want to get up there and do it yourself!” 

Added Zegler: “More art is always a good thing. So, if we can play any part in inspiring more art that makes you think. That’s pretty awesome.”

That's not all, this new production features music by Grammy winner Jack Antonoff (a frequent Taylor Swift collaborator) and movement by Tony winner Sonya Tayeh. You still have a little time to catch Romeo + Juliet, which is running at Circle in the Square Theatre through February 16. 

Shailene Woodley, Zachary Quinto, Barbie Ferreira (Cult of Love) 

Golden Globe nominee Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies) and Euphoria star Barbie Ferreira made their Broadway debuts in Second Stage Theater's ongoing production of Emmy nominee Leslye Headland's play Cult of Love (which is running until February 2). They star alongside Emmy-nominated actor Zachary Quinto, who is equally known for his screen career (Star Trek, Heroes, American Horror Story) as he is for his stage credits (Angels in America, The Glass Menagerie). 

Trip Cullman directs the play, which centers on the four adult children of the Dahl family and their partners as they return home for a rocky holiday gathering. As Ferreira previously told Playbill, "I think with the Dahl family, we can all relate to some part of it. There's someone that we can relate to with our family."

Cult of Love will close its limited engagement February 2 at the Helen Hayes Theater. 

John Mulaney, Chloe Fineman, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Aidy Bryant, Nick Kroll, Jimmy Fallon, David Cross, Tim Meadows, and Hank Azaria (All In: Comedy About Love)

An all-star roster of Broadway and comedy favorites makes up the cast for Simon Rich's All In, running through February 16 at the Hudson Theatre. After opening with a starry company that included John Mulaney, Fred Armisen, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and Richard Kind (whose run continues through January 12), the revolving cast will feature current Saturday Night Live cast member Chloe Fineman; numerous SNL alums including Aidy Bryant, Jimmy Fallon, and Tim Meadows; comedians Nick Kroll and David Cross; and acclaimed voice actor Hank Azaria; alongside Broadway favorites Annaleigh Ashford and Andrew Rannells. Click here for a breakdown of when each star will be performing. 

The work contains stories, penned by Simon Rich-penned, about dating, heartbreak, and marriage; these stories were first published in The New Yorker, whose cartoonist Emily Flake has created illustrations for the production as well. The performances also feature live music from married musical duo The Bengsons, comprising Abigail and Shaun Bengson. The pair are performing songs live on stage from The Magnetic Fields (composed by Stephin Merritt), including songs from the album 69 Love Songs, which Rich says inspired the stories that serve as the play's script. 

Calista Flockhart, Cooper Hoffman and Christian Slater (Curse of the Starving Class at the New Group)

A trio of screen actors will play family members in this Off-Broadway revival of Sam Shepard's play. Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal), Cooper Hoffman (son of Philip Seymour Hoffman and star of Licorice Pizza), and Christian Slater (Heathers) will play members of the Tate family, who are struggling to keep ahold of their rundown family farm. Performances begin February 4 for the show, which is produced by The New Group and will run at the Signature Center. The limited engagement runs until March 30.

Paul Mescal (A Streetcar Named Desire)

Fresh from a critically acclaimed performance in Gladiator II (and a musical parody performance on Saturday Night Live), Paul Mescal will make his U.S. stage debut reprising his Olivier-winning turn as Stanley Kowalski in Rebecca Frecknall's staging of A Streetcar Named Desire. The production premiered in 2022 at London's Almeida Theatre. Performances will run February 28-April 6 at Brooklyn Academy of Music. 

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal (Othello)

Speaking of the Gladiator sequel, fans will also be able to see two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington live when he plays the title role in Othello, opposite Jake Gyllenhaal's Iago. The performance will be Washington's first time back on the boards since starring in a 2018 revival of The Iceman Cometh. Gyllenhaal found fame on the screen in films like Brokeback Mountain, but in recent years, he's been spending more time on the stage—he starred in the title role of Sunday in the Park With George and earned a Tony nomination for Sea Wall/A Life. Othello will begin February 24 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater (Ghosts at Lincoln Center Theater)

Real-life couple Lily Rabe (American Horror Story) and Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) split their time between screen work and stage work. Their latest project will see them starring in a new version of Ibsen's Ghosts, adapted by Mark O'Rowe. Rabe leads the play as Helena Alving, whose son Oswald comes home with a syphilis diagnosis. The cast also contains children of some well-known celebrities: Oswald is played by Levon Hawke, the son of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke; while maid Regina is played by Ella Beatty (Appropriate), the daughter of Warren Beatty. Plus, the always memorable Billy Crudup (The Morning Show) plays Pastor Manders. And on Lincoln Center's Off-Broadway stage, the Newhouse, audiences will get up-close with these stage and screen favorites, and rising stars. Ghosts begins February 13 in a limited engagement through March 30.

Sadie Sink (John Proctor is the Villain)

Stranger Things and The Whale star Sadie Sink will return to Broadway in Kimberly Belflower's new play John Proctor Is the Villain beginning March 20 at the Booth Theatre. The work is a modern reexamination of Arthur Miller's The Crucible set at a rural Georgia high school, and will mark Sink's first Broadway performance since her time as a child performer in the 2012 revival of Annie and 2015's The Audience.

Lizzy McAlpine (Floyd Collins)

Whether performing selections from Hadestown and Next to Normal at Elsie Fest or making a special guest appearance to sing Wicked's "For Good" at one of Reneé Rapp's concerts, folk-pop singer-songwriter Lizzy McAlpine has been delving into the theatre world for a while now. Now she's finally making her Broadway debut. McAlpine is set to play Nellie in Lincoln Center Theater's production of Floyd Collins, alongside Jeremy Jordan, Jessica Molaskey, Taylor Trensch, and more. Performances begin March 27 ahead of an April 21 opening night, and the folk and bluegrass-inspired score sounds like a perfect fit for McAlpine. 

Jinkx Monsoon (Pirates! The Penzance Musical)

Two-time RuPaul's Drag Race winner Jinkx Monsoon is no stranger to the stage, having starred in Broadway's Chicago (twice), Off-Broadway's Little Shop of Horrors, and more. Beginning April 4, she'll return to Broadway in the jazz-infused revival of The Pirates of Penzance—now titled Pirates! The Penzance Musical—as Ruth, alongside Ramin Karimloo and David Hyde Pierce. 

As Monsoon told Playbill in a 2023 interview, her stage performances have been a true full-circle moment for a self-proclaimed “theatre kid.” “I started doing drag because I wanted more chances to perform,” Monsoon said. “I think that’s probably the connecting thread, that if you’re a drag queen or a theatre kid, you’re just looking for every chance to get on stage. And if you’re both, that doubles your chances.”

Andrew Scott (Vanya)

Fleabag and Sherlock star Andrew Scott is crossing the pond to reprise his performance in Simon Stephens' Olivier-winning solo adaptation of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. Titled Vanya, the eight-week limited run will begin performances at Off-Broadway's Lucille Lortel Theatre March 11, ahead of a March 18 opening night. Scott, who was Olivier-nominated for his work, takes on every role in the Chekhov classic, about a family beset by secrets, illicit love interests, and deep divides over their burdensome estate.

“I love this masterpiece of a play," Scott said in an earlier statement. "I love these heartbreaking, hilarious, sexy, characters. I love my colleagues with whom I made this show. I love New York. So, I couldn’t be more thrilled to bring Vanya to the audiences at the Lortel Theatre. See you then!”

Nick Jonas (The Last Five Years)

Nick Jonas, who rose to fame as one of the Jonas Brothers trio and as a Disney channel star, will soon return to the stage as Jamie in the first-ever Broadway production of Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years beginning March 18. Jonas will star alongside Tony winner Adrienne Warren as Cathy, with Tony nominee Whitney White at the helm.

Jonas started his Broadway career as a child actor, serving as an alternate for Gavroche in Les Misérables and Chip in Beauty and the Beast, and later playing Little Jake in Annie Get Your Gun. In 2011, he stepped into the role of J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

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Most recently, in 2023, the Jonas Brothers played a five-night concert residency at Broadway's Marquis Theatre, with each night dedicated to one of their six albums.

George Clooney (Good Night, and Good Luck)

Two-time Academy Award winner George Clooney will make his Broadway debut beginning March 12 in a stage adaptation of the 2005 film Good Night, and Good Luck. Clooney and Grant Heslov have adapted their screenplay for the stage, with David Cromer directing. The historical drama centers on a clash between famed journalist Edward R. Murrow and infamous U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy, of anti-communist HUAC fame. Clooney starred on screen as Murrow's co-producer, Fred W. Friendly.

"I am honored, after all these years, to be coming back to the stage and especially, to Broadway, the art form and the venue that every actor aspires to,” Clooney said in an earlier statement.

Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, Bill Burr (Glengarry Glen Ross)

This spring, Broadway audiences might spot not just one but two Succession stars on the stage (more on the second one later). Kieran Culkin (who played Roman Roy in Succession) will star in a revival of Glengarry Glen Ross, opposite fellow screen stars Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) and comedian Bill Burr. Odenkirk and Burr will both make their Broadway debuts with the production. Culkin previously made his Broadway debut in 2014's This Is Our Youth. The production will play the Palace Theatre, with previews beginning March 10, 2025, ahead of a March 31 opening night. Tony winner Patrick Marber (Leopoldstadt) is directing.

Sarah Snook (The Picture of Dorian Gray)

Speaking of Succession, Emmy winner Sarah Snook will be on stage all by herself beginning March 10 at the Music Box Theatre for The Picture of Dorian Gray (with an opening night of March 27). Based on the Oscar Wilde book, Snook will play 26 characters (with the help of some video versions of herself). Snook first performed the show in the West End, earning an Olivier Award. And now Broadway just needs Jeremy Strong and Alan Ruck to come back to have a full Roy sibling reunion.

Playbill will continue to update this list as more stars are announced. And if anyone is wondering when Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are coming to Broadway, that's next season (and a whole other list).

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