The Vending Lot · Broadway Edition
The Lights Are On. The Stakes Have Never Been Higher.
Hamilton is celebrating a decade. Cats closed early. Andrew Lloyd Webber is sounding the alarm. And three of Broadway’s biggest shows are still selling out every night. Here’s everything happening on the Great White Way right now.
Broadway in September 2026 is a study in contrasts. Hamilton is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a returning original cast member and a landmark box set. The Lion King and Wicked are as dominant as ever. But the early closure of Cats: The Jellicle Ball has sent shockwaves through the industry, and Andrew Lloyd Webber is warning that Broadway’s economics are putting the future of ambitious new productions at serious risk. The Vending Lot’s On Broadway collection covers all of it — shop the shows that are defining this era of the stage.
Limited Engagement · Through Jan 3, 2027
10th Anniversary · Richard Rodgers Theatre
The blockbuster that permanently changed what Broadway could mean for popular culture is marking its tenth anniversary in a way that feels genuinely earned rather than simply ceremonial. Christopher Jackson, the original Broadway cast member and Tony Award nominee who originated the role of George Washington, returned to the Richard Rodgers Theatre on September 8, 2026, reprising the role for a strictly limited engagement running through January 3, 2027. For audiences who saw the original production, this is a chance to experience something that felt closed. For everyone who discovered the show through the filmed Disney+ production, it is a chance to see one of its defining performances live and in person. Beyond the stage, Lin-Manuel Miranda has announced the release of Rise Up! Hamilton: The Anthology, a massive 10th-anniversary definitive box set collection arriving on September 25, 2026. It is the most comprehensive documentation of the show’s musical legacy yet assembled, and it lands at exactly the right moment.
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Running · Minskoff Theatre
Broadway Juggernaut
Julie Taymor’s production at the Minskoff Theatre remains one of the most profitable and consistently attended shows in Broadway history. There is no news to break here because nothing has gone wrong. The Lion King simply runs, filling the house night after night the way it has for over two decades, drawing first-time theatergoers and devoted returnees in equal numbers. It is the standard against which the durability of other Broadway productions gets measured.
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Running · Gershwin Theatre
Defying Gravity, Still
Industry analysts noted a minor dip in Wicked’s box office grosses heading into mid-September, and the chatter briefly got louder than the data warranted. The show is running at 96% theater capacity at the Gershwin Theatre. That is not a show in trouble. That is a show that has been one of the most financially successful productions in Broadway history for over twenty years, having one unremarkable fortnight. Wicked is not closing. It is not struggling. It is the Gershwin’s permanent resident for the foreseeable future.
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Closed · August 8, 2026
Broadhurst Theatre
The Jellicle Ball revival transferred to Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre in April 2026 carrying enormous critical momentum and nine Tony Award nominations, making it one of the most decorated new Broadway arrivals in recent memory. Its early closure on August 8, 2026 was a genuine shock. The production was widely celebrated and the Tony recognition was real. Broadway’s cost structure made continued operation unviable despite the acclaim, and it is that gap between critical achievement and commercial survival that has made this closure one of the most discussed stories of the season.
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Off-Broadway · Masquerade
Following the early closure of Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Andrew Lloyd Webber issued a sharp warning about Broadway’s financial structure, arguing that the crippling economics of producing on Broadway are discouraging the kinds of bold, daring new productions that the industry needs to remain vital. His off-Broadway immersive production Masquerade, a reinvention of The Phantom of the Opera, is currently the only place to experience his work live in New York, and it is approaching its one-year anniversary. The debate his comments sparked is now the central industry conversation of the fall season.
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Touring · Las Vegas Residency
Cirque du Soleil does not have a permanent dedicated theater presence on Broadway, and their model has never required one. Their theatrical distribution continues through touring tent shows that visit cities across the world and through their long-standing residency hubs, most notably in Las Vegas, where multiple productions run simultaneously year-round. The touring model allows Cirque to reach audiences that a fixed Broadway address never could, and the quality of their productions has remained the standard-setting benchmark for large-scale theatrical spectacle across every format they inhabit.
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