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Potential Audience
103,000 average per issue
Frequency
7 issues per season
Audience demographics
63% female
74% ages 59 or younger
67% have some college education
January - March 2026
January 7 - March 1
Ad Deadline: November 21
The North American Tour Company of Six. | Photo by Joan Marcus
SIX
January 7-11
The SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st century girl power.
COWBOYS AND EAST INDIANS
January 16 - March 1
A rare exploration of rural immigrant experiences in the American West, this premiere set in Casper, WY, examines how one understands their identity when they don’t see a reflection of it in their community.
GODSPEED
January 30 - February 22
It’s 1865. Slavery has just been abolished in Texas. And a gunslinger named Godspeed returns to the Lone Star State with a six-shooter, one bullet, and vengeance on her mind.
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
February 11-22
After losing what matters most, a young man jumps a moving train unsure of where the road will take him and finds a new home with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus, and a life—and love—beyond his wildest dreams.
MEREDITH WILLSON’S THE MUSIC MAN
February 27 - March 1
The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band that he vows to organize, despite not knowing a trombone from a treble clef
march - May 2026
March 18 - May 3
Ad Deadline: February 13
Killian Donnelly and Lucy St Louis in The Phantom of the Opera
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
March 18 - April 5
Cameron Mackintosh’s legendary production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera is back to thrill American audiences once again.
NEXT TO NORMAL
April 3 - May 3
This “impeccable” (The Washington Post) pop-rock musical deploys wry humor and brutal honesty to explore how a family navigates their darkest hours.
HELL’S KITCHEN
April 14-26
Hell’s Kitchen is a new musical from 17-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys, whose new songs and greatest hits about growing up in NY inspire a story made for Broadway.
APRIL - MAY 2026
April 17 - May 31
Ad Deadline: March 13
Jordan Markus as Michael Jackson with the cast of the first MJ national tour.
ENGLISH
April 17 - May 31
This Pulitzer Prize winner is a disarmingly funny and tender new play about the foibles of language and miscommunication.
SOMEWHERE
May 1-31
From the Tony Award-winning writer of The Inheritance comes a music and dance-filled portrait of a tight-knit Puerto Rican family striving to make it in show business.
HADESTOWN
May 5-10
Welcome to Hadestown, where a song can change your fate. Hadestown is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go.
MJ
May 13-17
MJ goes beyond Michael Jackson’s singular moves and signature sound, offering a rare glimpse at the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour.
May - JUNE 2026
May 30 - June 21
Ad Deadline: April 24
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD
May 30 - June 27
Join Harry and his son on a mind-blowing new adventure—brought to life with the most astonishing theatrical magic ever seen on stage.
July-August 2026
July 29 - August 23
Ad Deadline: June 26
The Broadway Cast of Spamalot | Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
July 29 - August 2
With its timeless story and irresistibly charming score, this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic isn’t just meant to be enjoyed – it’s meant to be shared.
BEETLEJUICE
August 4-9
Based on the Tim Burton film comes Beetlejuice, a musical comedy about making the most of every Day-O.
MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT
August 11-23
The musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the film classic “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”
Programming is subject to change and shows can be added, postponed or canceled.
previous issues
September - November 2025
THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
SHUCKED
LION KING
November - December 2025
STOMP
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
THE NOTEBOOK
Ad Space Sizes & Dimensions |
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| Full Page Trim | - - - | 8.25”w x 10.75”h |
| Full Page Live | - - - | 7.25w x 9.75h |
| Full Page Bleed | - - - | 8.5w x 11h |
| 1/2 Vertical | - - - | 3.5w x 9.75h |
| 1/2 Horizontal | - - - | 7.25w x 4.75h |
| 1/4 Vertical | - - - | 3.5w x 4.75h |
| Dining Guide | - - - | 2.5w x 2.75h |
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POSITION
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