2025 in Review: Our Favorite Productions

We were fortunate to have seen 17 different productions in 2025: 14 on Broadway and 3 off-Broadway. These are the shows we considered in all categories this year: Bat Boy: The Musical. Buena Vista Social Club, Dead Outlaw, Death Becomes Her, Floyd Collins, Gypsy, Heathers, John Proctor is the Villain, Operation Mincemeat, The Queen of Versailles, Ragtime, Real Women Have Curves, Redwood, Romeo + Juliet, Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) and Urinetown. There were two productions we paid another visit to: Hadestown and Sunset Boulevard and considered only those elements which were new to us this time around. We made our selections separately, so below you'll see where we agreed, where we differed, and those things we each just had to include. Our selections are arranged in alphabetical order below.

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2025 in Review:

Our Favorite Productions 

Well, here we are! Another year in the history books. Here's hoping 2026 makes all of our theater dreams come true.

Before we reveal our Favorite Productions of 2025, I'd like to thank all of our faithful readers who have supported this little website over the past 16(!) years, and to welcome all of you who joined us this year. Happy New Year!

And now, on with the show...

Most Surprising Production of 2025 - Play

John Proctor is the Villain

Most Surprising Production of 2025 - Musical

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Most Disappointing Production of 2025

Urinetown: The Musical

Favorite Revival of 2025

Ragtime

Favorite New Production of 2025 - Honorable Mention

Dead Outlaw

Operation Mincemeat

Real Women Have Curves

Favorite New Production of 2025 

John Proctor is the Villain

2025 in Review: The Final Totals

Another year has passed, and we've had so many great things to enjoy and celebrate. Over the past couple of weeks or so, we've honored over 130 performers, creatives and their shows. Here's a list of how many each production received:

 

Ragtime - 14

Dead Outlaw - 12

Floyd Collins - 12

John Proctor is the Villain - 12

Buena Vista Social Club - 10

Sunset Boulevard - 9

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) - 9

Death Becomes Her - 8

Operation Mincemeat - 8

Real Women Have Curves - 7

Gypsy - 6

The Queen of Versailles - 5

Bat Boy: The Musical - 4

Redwood - 4

Romeo + Juliet - 4

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends - 4

Hadestown - 3

Heathers - 1

Urinetown: The Musical - 1