Overview
- The Broadway League will make over 12,000 subsidized seats available to New York City public high school sophomores across all five boroughs.
- Participating productions this cycle include The Lion King, Hadestown, Ragtime, MJ, & Juliet, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, and The Outsiders.
- Scheduling and allotments are coordinated with school calendars, and availability differs by title and performance.
- Leaders including Broadway League president Jason Laks and UFT president Michael Mulgrew highlighted the program’s educational value and partnerships with NYC Public Schools.
- The initiative reports reach to 507 schools in all 51 council districts, nearly 3,000 registered educators, a 2025 participation of about 27,000 people, and a national spinoff with 28 member organizations.