The Rat NYC

68-117 Jay St.
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Upcoming Shows

EMMA LOUISE LERNER - WE’VE GOT TIME

Jul 13

Funny, raw, and painfully relatable - a coming-of-age story about Dani, a young and recklessstand-up comedian with endometriosis is fired from her job, and forced...

Julia Atkin's Crying At My Podiatrist

Jul 27

When Julia Atkin loses her big toenail, she gains an unlikely spiritual advisor: her Ukrainian podiatrist. In this preposterous, dark comedy, Julia revisits the worst...

Julia Atkin's Crying At My Podiatrist

Jul 28

When Julia Atkin loses her big toenail, she gains an unlikely spiritual advisor: her Ukrainian podiatrist. In this preposterous, dark comedy, Julia revisits the worst...

Julia Atkin's Crying At My Podiatrist

Jul 29

When Julia Atkin loses her big toenail, she gains an unlikely spiritual advisor: her Ukrainian podiatrist. In this preposterous, dark comedy, Julia revisits the worst...

Julia Atkin's Crying At My Podiatrist

Jul 30

When Julia Atkin loses her big toenail, she gains an unlikely spiritual advisor: her Ukrainian podiatrist. In this preposterous, dark comedy, Julia revisits the worst...

Past Shows

Acting Idol

Jun 16

Ten actors. One stage. Who will be crowned America's first ever Acting Idol?There are competition shows for singing, dancing, stand up, fashion design, modeling, baking,...

Lobby Hero

May 23 – May 30, 2026

Jeff, a luckless young security guard, is drawn into a local murder investigation. Relationships are strained and loyalties are tested as the evidence mounts in...

The Drunk Texts: Shakespearean Star Wars

May 1 – May 4, 2026

May the Fourth Be With You! The Drunk Texts is ready to celebrate our favorite holiday this May with TWO Shakespearean Star Wars performances at...

TYROMANCY LIVE! An Immersive Cheese Musical

Apr 25 – May 3, 2026

TEAMHAB is pleased to announce the world premiere production of TYROMANCY LIVE! An Immersive Cheese Musical, with music by Henco Espag, book and lyrics by Andi Lee Carter and Briana Harris,...

Black Trashbag Magic

Apr 1 – Apr 19, 2026

Black Trashbag Magic, written by Alina Garcia-Burke and directed by Maggie Dunn, will be presented as part of the 2026 New York City Fringe Festival...

Presley Tweed: Fancy AF

Apr 7 – Apr 17, 2026

A campy cabaret of wild stories, chaotic exes, and ridiculous showbiz flops, featuring live vocals, unexpected covers, and dangerously funny oversharing.

Chan Wannapat: Let's Celebrate

Mar 29

Thai Theatre Foundation is proud to present "Chan Wannapat: Let's Celebrate" Life is not just about the destination — it’s about the journey.An intimate acoustic cabaret...

as beautiful as this: a fundraiser for echo

Mar 14

Mar 14, 2026, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PMThe Rat NYC, 68-117 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USAA variety cabaret to fundraise for the upcoming stage...

The Legend of You

Nov 15

Come check out The Legend of You, where we literally fight your figurative demons! Each performance, we take an everyday problem shared by an audience...

I Scream Theater is the surreal one-woman whirlwind by writer/performer C.M. Soto. This unflinching multimedia musical fuses performance art, neo-burlesque, poetry, comedy, circus arts, abstract photography,...

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Oct 21

Next Life Theatre Company has announced their second NYC production, a workshop reading of a fresh new adaptation of The Scarlet Pimpernel. This workshop will be...

Sensitive - The Art of Feeling Too Much

Aug 4

Therapy Sessions presents: a new pop cabaret exploring the beauty of sensitivity. Megan Troost is back with her second solo show, after a successful debut in 2022...

Achilles: The Next Iliad

Jun 20 – Jun 21, 2025

Achilles is the greatest weapon the Greeks have ever possessed.To Patroclus he is just Achilles.The glory of war, the pride of men, and the wrath...

The Beheading of Helene Gillet

May 9 – May 11, 2025

In the shadows of 17th-century France, a young woman suffers a stillbirth, only to be branded a murderer. Who can she turn to for help...

Pithy Party (Cold Play * Cold Read Edition)

May 7

Pithy Party is a signature Playful Substance event that gives our Writers’ Group members a chance to strut their stuff while we open our doors...

When We Last Left Our Heroes

Mar 22

When we last left our heroes... celebrity guest Josh Rivera benched the show's host like it was nothing, co-host Jack Corcoran espoused the merits of...

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Jan 25 – Mar 15, 2025

When the main attraction doesn’t show up, the host gets the kids to help create a comedy show on the spot!

FeaturedThe Hourglass

Nov 1 – Nov 2, 2024

"The Hourglass" is a play inspired by the true story of Hiroo Onoda. Playwright Drew Pierson learned of Onoda's tale from his mother, Theresa, who...

The Laboratory Of Hallucinations: A Grand Guingol

Oct 26 – Oct 27, 2024

In their first dramatic performance since the pandemic, Random Access Theatre brings to life this classic of the early 1900s horror theatre, just in time...

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Off-Off-Broadway SHOWS

	Broadway Magic Hour Broadway Comedy Club (1/01-6/30) VIDEOS
	The Braata Singers in Concert: All We A One A.R.T./NY (6/26-6/28) PHOTOS VIDEOS
	Rock Never Dies Hard Rock Cafe (5/29-8/30) PHOTOS VIDEOS
	Operatini™ — A Boutique Opera & Live Music Series Presents: La Dolce Vita The Green Room 42 (6/26-6/26) PHOTOS
	waiting: a queer black tragicomedy in two acts The Flea Theatre (6/25-6/26)
	TANGO BAR KnJ Theater in Union Square (6/18-6/18) PHOTOS
	Who'd Love Lucy? The Flea (6/17-6/21) PHOTOS
	Oil & Whiskey The Bitter End, Laurie Beechman, Prohibition, The Rat NYC (7/15-8/12) VIDEOS
	The City Speaks: How New Yawkahs Tawk Studio Dérive (6/14-6/28)
	Shrek, the Musical! Emelin Theater (7/09-7/12)
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