Best theater of 2025, and how you can see these shows

Welcome to Mashable's first annual Best Theater Experiences of the Year list.

While our entertainment team's main focus has long been on films and television, we've many theater lovers in our ranks. And this year, with all the incredible shows we've seen on stage, it seemed downright wrong not to expand our Best of 2025 lists to include our favorites.

Now, there's a slight caveat here in that we decided to do this list after some critically heralded shows had already closed, and we were therefore unable to see them. (Apologies to Tony Award winner Purpose and the much-buzzed-about West End production of Evita!) Then, there are some shows that have gotten the internet giddy, like Sunset Blvd. with its outdoor antics and Tony wins, or Waiting for Godot for its mo...