JOY: A New True Musical
Off-Broadway, Summer 2025
She was an ordinary woman. That’s what made her extraordinary.
Laura Pels Theatre, New York City · June 21 – August 17, 2025
About The Production
In the summer of 2025, JOY: A New True Musical made its Off-Broadway debut at the Laura Pels Theatre on West 46th Street. Tony Award nominee Betsy Wolfe starred as Joy Mangano, the Long Island mom who invented the Miracle Mop and built a business empire. Previews began June 21, opening night was July 20, and the final performance was August 17, 2025.
This page celebrates that run: the company, the photos, the reviews, and the audiences who cheered Joy on every night.
The Story
Joy Mangano was a single mother juggling three kids, a crowded house and a family that didn’t always believe in her. Then she had an idea, and she refused to let it go. JOY follows her from a kitchen-table sketch to a QVC sound stage, and asks what it takes to bet everything on yourself.
With a book by Tony winner Ken Davenport and music and lyrics by AnnMarie Milazzo, JOY is the true story of an inventor, a mother and a daughter who kept going.