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Players Theatre

115 MacDougal St. New York NY 10012
10012, NY



Review: Brits Off-Broadway’s DAVID COPPERFIELD at 59E59 Theaters-A Gem


by Marina Kennedy - June 09, 2026

Here’s one play you don’t want to miss! 'David Copperfield' is now on stage at 59e59 Theaters as part of the Brits Off-Broadway 2026 festival of plays. ...

ANIMALS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE Opens at the United Nations With Art, Dance, and Environmental Advocacy


by Felicitas de la Fare - June 09, 2026

On May 20, World Bee Day, the United Nations became the setting for an ambitious interdisciplinary event that merged visual art, dance, environmental awareness, and international collaboration. The opening of Animals for Social Justice, a multimedia exhibition created by journalist and multimedia ar...

Review: NOT NOBODY at 59E59 Theaters-Thought Provoking


by Marina Kennedy - February 13, 2026

Brian Dykstra's Not Nobody at 59E59 Theaters explores justice and moral dilemmas as a former ethics professor becomes a person of interest after aiding a wounded officer....

Past Shows

MERCURY

MERCURY

Apr 30 – May 17, 2026

NEW YORK, NY — Spring 2026 — Verve Productions presents MERCURY at The Players Theatre as part of their Spring 2026 Artists-in-Residence season. The play first...

apocaLIPSTICK

apocaLIPSTICK

Nov 6 – Nov 23, 2025

APOCALIPSTICK - A PUNK ROCK ZOMBIE PLAY WITH MUSIC GOES UP AT THE PLAYERS THEATRE THIS NOVEMBER.  A STORY ABOUT BLOOD, GUTS, AND UNREQUITED LOVE AT...

Mike & Mindy's Wild Weekend Jam

Mike & Mindy's Wild Weekend Jam

Jun 19 – Jul 20, 2025

Mike & Mindy’s Wild Weekend Jam is a new musical for those who dare to dream. It's a FUN and INSPIRATIONAL tale of love, family, conflict, and the unyielding spirit...

Lateral Move sketch comedy

FeaturedLateral Move sketch comedy

Jul 12

Pull up your seat and get ready to move your minds! Lateral Move bursts forth with hilarious takes on modern society. We showcase topical subjects...

Lateral Move sketch comedy

Lateral Move sketch comedy

Jun 14

Get ready for a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud ride through the absurdities of modern life and politics! Lateral Move is a bold sketch comedy show that spotlights...

¡SOMEONE EXTRAORDINARIX!

¡SOMEONE EXTRAORDINARIX!

May 1 – May 18, 2025

It's present-day Manhattan, and Chilean immigrant Mona is coming up on her Visa deadline. As she tries to stay employed, auditioning, and in the country,...

Fresh Out the Box

Fresh Out the Box

Feb 28

Fresh Out the Box is a live Off-Broadway sketch comedy show running for its sixth year in NYC. Get ready for a whirlwind of absurdity! Fresh...

A Christmas Carol the Musical

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Dec 1 – Dec 30, 2024

“… completely captures Dickens vision …” - The New York Times  “a generous holiday gift” - nytheatre.com A Christmas Carol the Musical - 16th Year Off-Broadway 16th Smash...

Shakespeare's Macbeth

Shakespeare's Macbeth

Feb 2 – Mar 1, 2024

The ambitious Macbeths ruthlessly seek power after a trio of witches prophesize they will one day rule the frontier in this Western spin on Shakespeare’s...

The Chicago Improv Experience

The Chicago Improv Experience

Apr 28

The Chicago Improv Experience presents an evening of comedy “Chicago style” to The Big Apple. Performers and teachers from The Second City, iO Chicago, &...

That Just Happened

That Just Happened

Aug 20 – Apr 1, 2023

That Just Happened is a show for anyone thats ever felt like an outsider in New York City. Mary Corigliano (Writer, Director, and Producer) and...

The Dog Show

The Dog Show

Jan 12 – Jan 29, 2023

To find the truth, you have to play the game.The Sparks Kennels are now empty, everyone scattered. When mother Pauline is institutionalized, the family returns...

A Christmas Carol the Musical

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Nov 27 – Dec 30, 2022

Broadway heavy hitters, Alan Menken (Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Disney's The Little Mermaid, Little Shop of Horrors) and Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical, Once on...

What the Rain Forgives

FeaturedWhat the Rain Forgives

Jul 7 – Jul 24, 2022

Two strangers meet in a church on a rainy night. What follows is a revelation that will force them to confront fate, vengeance, and the...

Untitled Monologues Chapter 2

Untitled Monologues Chapter 2

Jul 2 – Jul 3, 2022

I often sit on the train and watch the people around me. Wondering about the kinds of lives they've lived, the hardships, the good times,...

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

Feb 26 – Apr 10, 2022

February 26th April 10th, 2022Sat. at 3pm & 7pm / Sun at 11am & 2pmBeauty and the Beast, an original musical by Michael Sgouros and...

After Happily Ever After

After Happily Ever After

Mar 5 – Mar 22, 2022

The end is just the beginning in this grown-up version of four famous fairy tales in which six actors play 47 characters whose problems have...

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Feb 18

Magic. Romance. Farce. Deceit. validBodies arts project presents their identity-conscious production of Shakespeare's classic. ONE NIGHT ONLY: February 18th at 7pm. Tickets are 47% off...

SOCIAL DISTANCE

SOCIAL DISTANCE

Oct 27

Musical Theatre Composer, Jerome Brooks, Jr. RECOGNIZED WITH $5,000 CITY ARTISTS CORPS #CityArtistCorps GRANT FROM NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS (NYFA) AND THE NEW...

Cliffhanger

Cliffhanger

Jun 10 – Jun 13, 2021

A short play that explores sex and sexuality, desire and intimacy, while being on lockdown/quarantine. Playwright: Catalina Florina Florescu Cast: Nicki Kissil & Shelby Pickelny...

Sharum

Sharum

Jul 11 – Jul 27, 2019

Sharum (stylized as SHARUM) is a documentary theatre piece that follows a Muslim family based in Queens, New York. The story follows the wedding of...

All Shook Up

All Shook Up

Dec 6 – Dec 23, 2018

Take one great Shakespeare story (Twelfth Night) and every great Elvis Presley song and you have the makings of Rock ‘n’ Roll Musical Theatre heaven....

The TomKat Project

The TomKat Project

Aug 20 – Aug 24, 2013

Hailed as "Genius!" by the Chicago Tribune, this critically acclaimed supercouple chronicle features seven actors portraying over 50 celebrity characters in a mind-altering juggernaut of...

Videos


Broadway Magic Hour in Off-Off-Broadway Broadway Magic Hour
Broadway Comedy Club (1/01-6/30) VIDEOS
The Braata Singers in Concert: All We A One in Off-Off-Broadway The Braata Singers in Concert: All We A One
A.R.T./NY (6/26-6/28) PHOTOS VIDEOS
Rock Never Dies in Off-Off-Broadway Rock Never Dies
Hard Rock Cafe (5/29-8/30) PHOTOS VIDEOS
Operatini™ — A Boutique Opera & Live Music Series Presents: La Dolce Vita in Off-Off-Broadway Operatini™ — A Boutique Opera & Live Music Series Presents: La Dolce Vita
Green Room 42 (6/26-6/26) PHOTOS
waiting: a queer black tragicomedy in two acts in Off-Off-Broadway waiting: a queer black tragicomedy in two acts
The Flea Theatre (6/25-6/26)
Oil & Whiskey in Off-Off-Broadway Oil & Whiskey
The Bitter End, Laurie Beechman, Prohibition, The Rat NYC (7/15-8/12) VIDEOS
The City Speaks: How New Yawkahs Tawk in Off-Off-Broadway The City Speaks: How New Yawkahs Tawk
Studio Dérive (6/14-6/28)
Shrek, the Musical! in Off-Off-Broadway Shrek, the Musical!
Emelin Theater (7/09-7/12)
Cock in Off-Off-Broadway Cock
East Village Basement (6/17-6/28) PHOTOS
Miss Julie in Off-Off-Broadway Miss Julie
Gene Frankel Theatre (6/24-6/28)