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Theater for the New City

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New York City, NY 10003

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Shangri-La-La, a comedy musical about Siegfried & Roy

Shangri-La-La, a comedy musical about Siegfried & Roy

Aug 29

White tigers. Rhinestones. Magic. Lawsuits. And two German dreamers determined to turn Las Vegas into Shangri-La. Shangri-La-La: The Siegfried & Roy Musical returns to New York for one performance as part of the Dream Up Festival at Theater for the New City. Inspired by the true...

The Theft

The Theft

Aug 30 – Sep 5, 2026

Somewhere in an office space inside a shopping mall, a support group for kleptomaniacs gathers to heal, confess, and survive temptation.

Somewhere, Virginia, a new play

Somewhere, Virginia, a new play

Sep 8 – Sep 12, 2026

Haunted by the past, young Washingtonians confront the future in a world premiere drama written by John Harney. Clare, an ambitious congressional chief of staff who abruptly quit and ghosted everyone shortly after the 2024 election, summons three former colleagues to an old...

McMusical

McMusical

Sep 17 – Sep 20, 2026

An R-rated musical comedy that takes a bite out of fast food, created by Teddy Grey and Sam Kaufman

Getting COMPLETE

Getting COMPLETE

Jan 14 – Jan 31, 2027

Getting COMPLETE is what happens when the bully grows up!

Past Shows

117 total · showing 101–110

The Fare

The Fare

Mar 16 – Mar 26, 2017

A Pakistani cabbie and a Connecticut banker's lives collide in this new play for our times, exploring everything from immigration to identity, class to color, privilege to prejudice and what it means to be an American. Scott David Reeves*, Sarah Grace Sanders, Hemang Sharma...

Imagine

Imagine

Mar 9 – Mar 12, 2017

Beatles songs come to life, not with music, but as stories and situations. A cast of 15 presents this world premiere theatrical tribute for fans of the Fab Four and anyone who imagines a world where all you need is love. Written by Claude Solnik / Directed by Thom O’Connor.

Northbound

Northbound

Feb 9 – Feb 26, 2017

This play mixes historic figures such as Lincoln, John Brown, Frederick Douglass and slavery advocate Stephen A. Douglas in their own words with the fictional story of two slaves seeking freedom in 1859 by heading north. A cast of around 20 actors bring this full-length play...

Ghost Light Now & Then

Ghost Light Now & Then

Mar 2 – Feb 19, 2017

Ghost Light Now & Then is a “time-fluid” play that is both historic and contemporary. A ghost light is a single light left on onstage when a theater is otherwise dark. There is a superstition that every theater has ghosts and that ghost lights provide illumination for the ghosts...

Luigi and Langston

Luigi and Langston

Feb 2 – Feb 12, 2017

An evening of famous and new playwrights, Luigi and Langston presents a rarely performed one-act by Langston Hughes, a classic by Luigi Pirandello (presented as an influence on him), Michele Cannon's Harlem Slang inspired by the work of Zora Neale Hurston and Calico and Lennie...

Victoria Woodhull

Victoria Woodhull

Nov 17 – Dec 4, 2016

“Victoria Woodhull,” a play by Claude Solnik, tells the story of the first woman to run for president in 1872 even before women had the right to vote. Donna Mejia directs this production about the nation’s first female presidential candidate, her struggles, successes and story...

Millennium Mom

Millennium Mom

Sep 9 – Sep 18, 2016

Theater for the New City (Crystal Field, Artistic Director) Presents: Millennium Mom by Liz Amadio A Cosmic Orchid production of an Equity-Approved Showcase as part of The Dream Up Festival A latte-guzzling, stroller-toting, advanced-aged single mom cultivates her maternal...

THE DEATH OF A BLACK MAN (A WALK BY

"THE DEATH OF A BLACK MAN (A WALK BY

Jun 2 – Jun 19, 2016

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY TO PRESENT "THE DEATH OF A BLACK MAN (A WALK BY)" BY WILLIAM ELECTRIC BLACK For Gun Awareness Month, an immersive theater experience geared to the Hip Hop Culture, blending rap, poetry, song and movement. WHERE AND WHEN: June 2 to 19, 2016 Theater for...

The Three-Mile Limit

The Three-Mile Limit

Mar 17 – Apr 3, 2016

The Three-Mile Limit dramatizes a voyage aboard a transatlantic ocean liner in 1927. Real-life and fictional characters reflect the diversity of the passengers and crew. Conflicts resulting from class and ethnic differences, race relations and sexual identity come to life in the...

The Caretaker of Corofin

The Caretaker of Corofin

Jul 2 – Jul 12, 2015

Life is just fine in the picturesque Irish town of Corofin when an American tourist arrives. But when the caretaker of a few cottages dies suddenly, it's as if Eden has ended. After the American tourist becomes a suspect, townspeople take sides. Theater for the New City Exec...

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