The Eight Best New Shows to Experience Right Now

October 12, 2025
Bainbridge Island, Washington

By Brian Guy

After experiencing 58 plays and musicals so far this year (32 in New York, 25 in Seattle, and one in Indianapolis), below are the best eight new shows to prioritize seeing right now:

  1. Ragtime at Lincoln Center Theater at the Vivian Beaumont [review]

  2. Mexodus at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre [review]

  3. Caroline at MCC Theater [review]

  4. Punch at Manhattan Theatre Club at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre [review]

  5. Liberation at the James Earl Jones Theatre [review]

  6. Fancy Dancer at Seattle Rep [review]

  7. KYOTO at Lincoln Center Theater at the Mitzi E. Newhouse [review]

  8. Art at The Music Box [review]

See these before they close!