A show that began as a downtown lark has spent its Broadway run doing the thing Broadway rarely does, which is letting a room laugh until it hurts at My Heart Will Go On performed entirely straight. The Celine impression at the centre of it is a feat of stamina as much as comedy, and the whole enterprise closes in the middle of September. If you have been putting it off because it always seemed to be running, this is the last realistic window.
What to expect
Ninety-odd minutes of high-camp parody with the Titanic plot compressed and mangled, delivered through Celine Dion hits sung at full power. Expect crowd work, deliberately cheap-looking effects played for laughs, and a house that is closer to a cabaret crowd than a typical Broadway audience.
Good to know
- The St. James is on West 44th Street; Times Square and 42nd Street stations are both within two blocks.
- The Broadway run has an announced closing date, so remaining performances are finite.
- It is an adult comedy with sexual jokes and language; not one for children.
- Knowing the film and the Celine catalogue makes roughly half the jokes land harder.
- The house is large for a comedy this intimate, so closer seats are worth the difference.
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Common questions
When does it close?
The Broadway production is scheduled to play its final performance on September 20, 2026, after transferring to the St. James Theatre in March.
Do I need to know the film?
It helps a lot. The show assumes you know the beats of the 1997 film and the biggest songs in Celine Dion's catalogue, and most of the comedy comes from mangling both.
Is Celine Dion in it?
No. A performer plays her as a character who insists she was aboard the Titanic and narrates the story her own way.
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