Off-Broadway Theater Newsroom
The latest news on live theater in Off-Broadway from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
Photos: Francis Jue, LaChanze and More in Free Shakespeare in the Park's ROMEO & JULIET Rehearsals
You can now get a first look inside rehearsals for The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park production of Romeo & Juliet, directed by Associate Artistic Director/Resident Director Saheem Ali.
Lower East Side Festival of the Arts Reveals 2026 Lineup Featuring Over 200 Acts
Theater for the New City has currently scheduled over 200 performing arts organizations, independent artists, poets, puppeteers and film makers for its 30th annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts.
Raúl Esparza, Norbert Leo Butz, Beth Leavel and More to Present at 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards
The 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards is set to be the largest gathering in the organization's seven-decade history — with the most Drama Desk winners and nominees, past and present, ever assembled for the ceremony.
Go East Collective's CROSSROADS SERIES is Coming to La MaMa Moves!
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club will present Pioneers Go East Collective's Crossroads Series, featuring four short works championing LGBTQ+ and feminist artists, as part of the La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival.
Wayne Brady to Star in MS. BLAKK FOR PRESIDENT Off-Broadway
The first show of Vineyard Theatre’s 2026-2027 season will be Ms.
2026 Lucille Lortel Awards Winners
The 41st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards – the only New York theatre award to exclusively honor Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway – will be presented at the annual ceremony tonight, May 3, 2026, at NYU Skirball beginning at 7:00pm.
Photos: Meet The Regulars Of Immersive Falling Out Off-Broadway
Following a run downtown, Josee Klein's immersive musical FALLING OUT is making its anticipated Off-Broadway transfer to Chelsea Table + Stage with new cast of open mic regulars.
Photos: BEAUTY FREAK Celebrates Off-Broadway Opening At The Cell
BEAUTY FREAK, a new play by James Clements, has officially opened Off-Broadway at the cell theatre.
FORGET I SAID ANYTHING To Have Off-Broadway Run at Theatre Row This Summer
Something Better Productions announced the Off-Broadway premiere of FORGET I SAID ANYTHING, a sung-through musical by Samantha Roberts, opening at Theatre Row in New York City this summer with a cast of 15.
DINO NUGGETS ARE GAY and THE WORLD'S CASSETTE LIBRARY To Be Presented By Out of the Box Theatrics
Out of the Box Theatrics announced its 2026-2027 season, including industry presentations of DINO NUGGETS ARE GAY and THE WORLD'S CASSETTE LIBRARY as part of its 'Building the Box' series, plus a new development initiative called 'World Builders.
SECRET LIVES OF MORMON WIVES Star Conner Leavitt Joins 11 TO MIDNIGHT Off-Broadway
Conner Leavitt, known for THE SECRET LIVES OF MORMON WIVES, will make his Off-Broadway debut in 11 TO MIDNIGHT at the Orpheum Theatre, joining a cast that includes Heather Morris and Nia Sioux.
ROCK NEVER DIES to Open at Hard Rock Cafe Times Square with Immersive Dinner Show
American Immersion Theater and Hard Rock Cafe will present ROCK NEVER DIES, an immersive sing-along dinner show featuring rock hits from the 70s through 90s, at the Times Square Hard Rock Cafe.
Finalists Named for MAKING IT HAPPEN Ten-Minute Play Festival at The Theater Center
Seven playwrights have been named finalists in The Theater Center's inaugural MAKING IT HAPPEN Ten-Minute Play Festival, competing for production opportunities at the Off-Broadway Times Square venue.
Exclusive: Watch Two Songs from MEMOIRS OF A DRAG QUEEN, Starring Nicolas Moncayo
Following a successful San Antonio run, Memoirs of a Drag Queen, a new one-person musical by internationally produced composer and playwright Bernard J.
RHEOLOGY Extends Run at Playwrights Horizons
The Bushwick Starr, HERE Arts Center, and Ma-Yi Theater Company production of Rheology has extended its run at Playwrights Horizons.
New York Theatre Workshop Will Distribute 1500 Free Tickets To IN THE BRICKS Festival
New York Theatre Workshop announced it will distribute 1,500 free tickets to its IN THE BRICKS Festival at a May Day 'Walk the Block' event on East 4th Street, with tickets valid for four staged productions and exclusive film screenings.
JJ Niemann Comments On 11 TO MIDNIGHT Departure
JJ Niemann, who was previously set to join Cost n' Mayor's 11 to Midnight on April 30th for a strictly limited engagement, has dropped out of the production.
DIRTY BOOKS World Premiere Enters Final Performances at Bated Breath Theater
Bated Breath Theatre Company announced the final performances of DIRTY BOOKS, the immersive world premiere written and directed by Mara Lieberman, playing at Bated Breath Theater in New York's Union Square.
THE LOVED ONES to Have NYC Premiere At Irish Rep With Maryann Plunkett, Donna Lynne Champlin and More
Irish Repertory Theatre announced casting for the NYC premiere of THE LOVED ONES by Erica Murray, starring Donna Lynne Champlin and Tony Award winner Maryann Plunkett, directed by Nicola Murphy Dubey.
FRAGGLE ROCK: BACK TO THE ROCK LIVE Will Make NYC Debut at New Victory Theater
The New Victory Theater will present FRAGGLE ROCK: BACK TO THE ROCK LIVE, the first-ever live musical Fraggle Rock touring show, written, directed, and choreographed by John Tartaglia.
PICASSO: LE MONSTRE SACRÉ Will Make New York Premiere From London's Playground Theatre
London's Playground Theatre will present the New York premiere of PICASSO: LE MONSTRE SACRÉ at La MaMa, starring Peter Tate and directed by Olivier Award winner Guy Masterson.
CYMBELINE, REFINISHED Reading Will Be Held at Red Bull Theater
Red Bull Theater announced the closing event of its spring Revelation Readings Series, CYMBELINE, REFINISHED, directed by Michael Sexton and featuring Tina Benko, Amir Arison, Jay O.
John Legend and Lynn Nottage's IMITATION OF LIFE Will Open at The Shed in September
Performance dates and ticket information has been announced for IMITATION OF LIFE, a new musical with a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, music and lyrics by Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award winner John Legend.
Emma Pittman, Marissa Rosen and More Join Reading of SHE WROTE, HE WROTE
Director Gabriel Barre will helm a dramatic reading of romance novel She Wrote, He Wrote: A New York Love Story at Barnes & Noble on the Upper West Side, featuring Broadway performers Emma Pittman, Sam Underwood, Ryann Redmond, and Andrew Chappelle.
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13 The Musical Griffin Theatre (8/14-8/23) |
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LA CASA DE BERNARDA ALBA Repertorio (11/15-12/31) |
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Bailey Swilley's Gimme A Sign! Soho Playhouse (9/17-9/17) |
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WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND | Stage & Film Summer Season at the Bardavon Bardavon 1869 Opera House (8/01-8/02) |
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Bailey Swilley's Gimme A Sign! Soho Playhouse (9/20-9/20) |
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THE DEATH CHRONICLES (portraits)|S&F Summer Season at Marist Marist University Symphonic Hall (8/01-8/01) |
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LA GRINGA Repertorio (2/08-12/31) |
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EN EL TIEMPO DE LAS MARIPOSAS Repertorio (1/07-12/31) |