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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 51–60

The Very Last Dance of Homeless Joe

The Very Last Dance of Homeless Joe

Dec 1 – Dec 18, 2022

You will never look at a homeless person the same way after seeing "The Very Last Dance of Homeless Joe," a new play by actor/playwright/comedian/visual artist Rich Courage that will be presented by Theater for the New City December 1 to 18. It's a character study of nine...

Noises In My Head

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Sep 22 – Oct 9, 2022

Defne Halman* appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association in an Equity approved Showcase in the world premiere of the one woman show 'Noises In My Head'. The play written in Turkish by Beliz Güçbilmez, has been translated into English and this powerful work from Turkey is...

Strokes of Genius

Strokes of Genius

Sep 13 – Sep 18, 2022

Strokes of Genius is a pivotal drama about abstract expressionist painters, Lee Krasner, Helen Frankenthaler, and Elaine de Kooning. Told in their own words, this imaginative memory play portrays their extraordinary lives, including the struggles they faced in the male-dominated...

ROOM WITH STARS

ROOM WITH STARS

Jun 2 – Jun 19, 2022

Expelled from high school and arrested for antiwar activity, teenaged Samantha loses her college scholarship. Her mom despairs, and her Puerto Rican boyfriend actually wants to enlist. But her boyfriend's aunt, a volunteer at the Catholic Worker, offers real hope. This partly...

The Oracle

The Oracle

May 18 – May 22, 2022

Is knowledge power in corporate America? Or is some other less lofty commodity the secret ingredient to success and elevation to the C-Suite? When the CEO of a mega-corporation brings in a Harvard hotshot to challenge his longtime knowledge guru, nicknamed The Oracle, their...

Hamlet In Harlem

Hamlet In Harlem

Apr 7 – Apr 24, 2022

HAMLET IN HARLEMBy Alberto FerrerasA comedy of errors about a tragedy of errors: an all-Latino version of Hamlet that promises thrills, chills, offensive stereotypes and cultural appropriations.

The Unamerican

The Unamerican

Feb 24 – Mar 13, 2022

This new play about Arthur Miller, Marilyn Monroe and Elia Kazan follows their lives framed around Millers testimony before the House Unamerican Activities Committee or HUAC hearings. The show, premiering at Theater for the New City, tells the story of one of the great trios in...

White Rabbit Red Rabbit

White Rabbit Red Rabbit

Mar 13

White Rabbit Red Rabbit by the Iranian author Nassim Soleimanpour: forbidden to leave his home country, he wrote a one-performer play as a letter that would travel the world in his place. With no rehearsals, no director, and a sealed script, White Rabbit Red Rabbit is a show in...

I Just Want to Tell Somebody

I Just Want to Tell Somebody

Jan 6 – Jan 23, 2022

Ronald "Smokey" Stevens earned a place on Broadway thanks to raw talent and his wits, becoming a prominent musical comedy performer in such productions as "Bubbling Brown Sugar," "Inacent Black," "Dreamgirls," his own musical, Rollin on the T.O.B.A.," and tours of "One Mo' Time"...

The Slave Who Love Caviar

The Slave Who Love Caviar

Dec 23 – Jan 9, 2022

Playwright Ishmael Reed uses satire to explore aspects of American culture and history overlooked by others. His "The Slave Who Loved Caviar" is a theatrical Investigation into the relationship between Jean-Michel Basquiat and the art world, challenging the notion that Basquiat...

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