2016-2017 Broadway Season

Every show that opened on Broadway during the 2016-2017 season (July 2016 through June 2017), ranked by aggregated CriticScore ratings from dozens of outlets. This includes musicals, plays, and revivals — whether still running or closed.

40 shows | Last updated: September 2026

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1

Dear Evan Hansen Broadway musical

Dear Evan Hansen

2

Jitney Broadway play

Jitney

3

The Little Foxes Broadway play

The Little Foxes

4

Hello, Dolly! Broadway musical

Hello, Dolly!

5

A Doll's House, Part 2 Broadway play

A Doll's House, Part 2

6

Oslo Broadway play

Oslo

7

Sunday in the Park with George Broadway musical

Sunday in the Park with George

8

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Broadway musical

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

9

Indecent Broadway play

Indecent

10

Falsettos Broadway musical

Falsettos

11

Sweat Broadway play

Sweat

12

Present Laughter Broadway play

Present Laughter

13

Come From Away Broadway musical

Come From Away

14

Six Degrees of Separation Broadway play

Six Degrees of Separation

15

Oh, Hello on Broadway Broadway play

Oh, Hello on Broadway

16

Significant Other Broadway play

Significant Other

17

Bandstand Broadway musical

Bandstand

18

The Play That Goes Wrong Broadway play

The Play That Goes Wrong

19

The Glass Menagerie Broadway play

The Glass Menagerie

20

Sunset Boulevard Broadway musical

Sunset Boulevard

21

Marvin's Room Broadway play

Marvin's Room

22

Heisenberg Broadway play

Heisenberg

23

The Price Broadway play

The Price

24

War Paint Broadway musical

War Paint

25

Groundhog Day Broadway musical

Groundhog Day

26

The Front Page Broadway play

The Front Page

27

The Present Broadway play

The Present

28

Motown The Musical Broadway musical

Motown The Musical

29

1984 Broadway play

1984

30

The Encounter Broadway play

The Encounter

31

Anastasia Broadway musical

Anastasia

32

Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical Broadway musical

Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical

33

Cats Broadway musical

Cats

34

Miss Saigon Broadway musical

Miss Saigon

35

Les Liaisons Dangereuses Broadway play

Les Liaisons Dangereuses

36

In Transit Broadway musical

In Transit

37

A Bronx Tale The Musical Broadway musical

A Bronx Tale The Musical

38

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Broadway musical

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

39

Amélie, A New Musical Broadway musical

Amélie, A New Musical

40

The Cherry Orchard Broadway play

The Cherry Orchard

See Also

2015-2016 Season 2017-2018 Season Musicals Plays

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