Applause Magazine

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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

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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.”

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