Broadway's Thanksgiving Performance Schedule

During the Thanksgiving holidays, Broadway performance schedules can be irregular. Many of the shows cancel their Thanksgiving night performance and add an extra matinee on Friday to take advantage of tourists vacations. To the best of my knowledge, here is the schedule for Thanksgiving 2006. If a show is not listed it is because they have either made no change to their schedule or the information is not yet available.

Shows that have performances on Thanksgiving (11/23/06)
Avenue Q 8 PM
Chicago 8 PM
A Chorus Line 8 PM
Les Miserables 8 PM
Mary Poppins 8 PM
Rent 8 PM

* signifies change in curtain time or additional performance.
Dark is the theater term for a night without a performance. Actors’ Equity, the Broadway actors’ union, only allows 8 performances per week. That means that many houses are dark at least once a week.
Avenue Q
Tuesday 11/21 Dark* (No 8 PM)
Wednesday 11/22 8 PM*
Thursday 11/23 8 PM
Friday 11/24 2 PM* and 8 PM
Saturday 11/25 2 PM and 8 PM
Sunday 11/26 2 PM (No 7 PM)

Beauty and the Beast
Wednesday 11/22 2 PM* and 8 PM
Thursday 11/23 (No 7 PM)
Friday 11/24 2 PM* and 8 PM
Saturday 11/25 2 PM and 8 PM
Sunday 11/26 3 PM*

Butly
Tuesday 11/21 7 PM
Wednesday 11/22 2 PM and 8 PM
Thursday 11/23 (No 8 PM)
Friday 11/24 2 PM* and 8 PM
Saturday 11/25 2 PM and 8 PM
Sunday 11/26 3 PM

Chicago
Monday 11/20 8 PM
Tuesday 11/21 7 PM
Wednesday 11/22 DARK
Thursday 11/23 8 PM
Friday 11/24 2 PM* and 8 PM
Saturday 2 PM and 8 PM
Sunday 7 PM (No 2 PM)

A Chorus Line
Wednesday 11/22 No 2 PM *, 8 PM
Thursday 11/23 8 PM
Friday 11/24 2 PM* and 8 PM
Saturday 11/25 2 PM and 8 PM
Sunday 11/26 Dark

The Color Purple
Wednesday 11/22 2 PM and 8 PM*
Thursday 11/23 (No 8 PM)
Friday 11/24 2 PM* and 8 PM
Saturday 11/25 2 PM and 8 PM
Sunday 11/26 3 PM (No 7:30 PM)

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! the Musical
Wednesday 11/22 2 PM and 7:30 PM
Thursday 11/23 (No 11 AM, No 7:30 PM)
Friday 11/24 2 PM*, 5 PM* and 8 PM
Saturday 11/25 11 AM*, 2 PM, 5 PM and 8 PM
Sunday 11/26 11 AM, 2 PM and 5 PM

The Drowsy Chaperone
Wednesday 11/22 2 PM and 8 PM
Thursday 11/23 (No 8 PM)
Friday 11/24 2 PM* and 8 PM
Saturday 11/25 2 PM and 8 PM
Sunday 11/26 3 PM

Grey Gardens
Wednesday 11/22 2 PM and 8 PM
Thursday 11/23 (No 8 PM)
Friday 11/24 2 PM* and 8 PM
Saturday 11/25 2 PM and 8 PM
Sunday 11/26 3 PM

Hairspray
Wednesday 11/22 2 PM and 8 PM
Thursday 11/23 (No 7 PM)
Friday 11/24 2 PM* and 8 PM
Saturday 11/25 2 PM and 8 PM
Sunday 11/26 3 PM

Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!
Wednesday 11/22 7 PM
Thursday 11/23 7 PM
Friday 11/24 2 PM* and 8 PM
Saturday 11/25 2 PM and 8 PM
Sunday 11/26 3 PM* (No 1 PM, No 5 PM)

Jersey Boys
Wednesday 11/22 2 PM and 8 PM
Thursday 11/23 (No 8 PM)
Friday 11/24 2 PM* and 8 PM
Saturday 11/25 2 PM and 8 PM
Sunday 11/26 3 PM

Les Miserables
Wednesday 11/22 8 PM (No 2 PM)
Thursday 11/23 8 PM
Friday 11/24 2 PM* and 8 PM
Saturday 11/25 2 PM and 8 PM
Sunday 11/26 3 PM