Broadway & Live Theater — October 3, 2026
October 2026 marks a robust month for Broadway with major revivals and new productions debuting, including starry Shakespearean adaptations and Billy Crystal's intimate one-man play. Four significant Broadway openings are scheduled before month's end, alongside several Off-Broadway musicals making their debut.
Broadway & Live Theater — October 3, 2026
Key Highlights
October Openings Shape Broadway's Fall Slate
Broadway is welcoming a diverse slate of productions this October. Billy Crystal's one-man play 860 begins previews October 1 and opens October 21 at the Imperial Theatre. Named for the address of the Pacific Palisades home Crystal lost in the 2025 fires, the production blends humor and heartache as the Tony and Emmy Award-winner reflects on family, friendships, and moments that mattered most.
Meanwhile, Much Ado About Nothing will begin previews October 31, 2026, and officially open November 19 at a yet-to-be-announced Broadway venue. The production stars Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell in Jamie Lloyd's "joy-fueled reinvention" of Shakespeare's romantic comedy, running through January 10, 2027.
Additional Broadway openings include WANTED, a new musical inspired by the true story of Mary and Martha Clarke, African-American twin sisters who take extraordinary measures to settle their mother's sharecropper debt. The production, starring Solea Pfeiffer, Liisi LaFontaine, and Luke James, with music by Ross Baum and book and lyrics by Angelica Chéri, will have its first preview October 15 and open November 8 at the James Earl Jones Theatre.
Off-Broadway Activity
Off-Broadway continues to thrive with Creation Stories and All the Important Importants by Mfoniso Udofia opening October 1 at LCT3/Claire Tow Theater, directed by Tamilla Woodard and starring Savannah Commodore and ensemble.
Coming Up
October 2026 represents a pivotal month for the fall theater season, with Shakespeare, new musicals, and celebrated comedians taking center stage. The New York Theater Guide reports that this October features "four on Broadway – starry revivals of plays by Aaron Sorkin, Jon Robin Baitz, and Moliere; and a new monologue by Billy Crystal" alongside new musicals opening Off-Broadway.
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