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New York Theatre Workshop

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79 East 4th Street
New York, NY 10003

SEATING CAPACITY: 187

New York Theatre Workshop History

New York Theatre Workshop is an influential Off-Broadway theater company producing plays & musicals in full productions & workshops. Located at 79 East 4th Street between Second Avenue and Bowery in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.

Shows at the New York Theatre Workshop

DATES PRODUCTION
12/31/2026 - Wild Rose (2026)
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12/31/2026 - IN HONOR OF JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (2026)
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1/8/2026 - 4/12/2026 My Joy is Heavy (2026)
12/31/2025 - 6/29/2025 Lights Out: Nat 'King' Cole (2025)
12/31/2025 - 2/16/2025 A Knock on the Roof (2025)
11/13/2025 - 1/24/2026 Tartuffe (Hnath) (2025)
9/4/2025 - 10/24/2025 Saturday Church (2025)
1/4/2025 - 2/2/2025 The 7th Voyage of Egon Tichy [redux] (2025)
10/9/2024 - 11/27/2024 We Live in Cairo (2024)
4/17/2024 - 6/30/2024 Here There Are Blueberries (2024)
10/11/2023 - 11/19/2023 Merry Me (2023)
7/13/2023 - 8/20/2023 The Half-God of Rainfall (2023)
2/22/2023 - 4/2/2023 How to Defend Yourself (2023)
11/21/2022 - 1/21/2023 Merrily We Roll Along (2022)
9/9/2022 - 10/16/2022 american (tele)visions (2022)
2/5/2022 - 3/13/2022 On Sugarland (2022)
2/19/2020 - 3/29/2020 Endlings (2020)
9/4/2019 - 10/13/2019 runboyrun (2019)
9/4/2019 - 10/13/2019 In Old Age (2019)
2/6/2019 - 3/10/2019 Hurricane Diane (2019)
11/18/2018 - 1/13/2019 Slave Play (2018)
9/12/2018 - 11/4/2018 What The Constitution Means to Me (2018)
4/18/2018 - 5/27/2018 Light Shining in Buckinghamshire (2018)
2/7/2018 - 3/25/2018 An Ordinary Muslim (2018)
9/6/2017 - 10/29/2017 Mary Jane (2017)
4/22/2017 - 6/4/2017 Her Portmanteau (2017)
4/22/2017 - 6/4/2017 Sojourners (2017)
1/31/2017 - 3/5/2017 The Object Lesson (2017)
11/22/2016 - 1/18/2017 Othello (2016)
5/6/2016 - 7/31/2016 Hadestown (2016)
11/19/2014 - 1/4/2015 The Invisible Hand (2014)
11/19/2013 - 2/2/2014 What's It All About? Bacharach Reimagined (2013)
2/12/2013 - 4/14/2013 Belleville (2013)
11/15/2011 - 1/1/2012 Once (2011)
8/19/2011 - 10/9/2011 The Select (The Sun Also Rises) (2011)
5/13/2011 - 7/3/2011 Through a Glass Darkly (2011)
2/18/2011 - 4/24/2011 Peter and the Starcatcher (2011)
9/10/2010 - 10/31/2010 The Little Foxes (2010)
4/30/2010 - 6/13/2010 Restoration (2010)
9/1/2009 - 10/18/2009 Aftermath (2009)
6/8/2009 - 6/28/2009 Things of Dry Hours (2009)
10/29/2008 - 11/30/2008 The Grand Inquisitor (2008)
9/15/2008 - 10/12/2008 Beast (2008)
4/29/2008 - 6/1/2008 The Sound and the Fury (April Seventh, 1928) (2008)
3/4/2008 - 3/16/2008 Liberty City (2008)
12/18/2007 - 1/20/2008 Beckett Shorts (2007)
12/5/2007 - 1/20/2008 Beckett Shorts (2007)
9/24/2007 - 11/11/2007 The Misanthrope (2007)
7/31/2007 - 8/19/2007 The Black Eyed (2007)
6/5/2007 - 7/1/2007 Horizon (2007)
4/15/2007 - 5/6/2007 All the Wrong Reasons: A True Story of Neo-Nazis, Drug Smuggling, and Undying Love (2007)
2/6/2007 - 3/11/2007 All That I Will Ever Be (2007)
12/4/2006 - 12/31/2006 Kaos (2006)
10/3/2006 - 10/22/2006 ¡El Conquistador! (2006)
5/22/2006 - 6/11/2006 columbinus (2006)
2/12/2006 - 3/12/2006 The Seven (2006)
2/12/2006 - 3/12/2006 The Seven (2006)
11/14/2005 - 12/18/2005 Bach at Leipzig (2005)
9/15/2005 - 10/9/2005 Spirit (2005)
8/3/2005 - 8/28/2005 Oedipus at Palm Springs (2005)
5/12/2005 - 6/19/2005 Songs From An Unmade Bed (2005)
5/1/2005 - 6/9/2005 Score (2005)
3/16/2005 - 4/10/2005 Eyewitness Blues (2005)
12/7/2004 - 2/13/2005 A Number (2004)
9/21/2004 - 10/24/2004 Hedda Gabler (2004)
6/22/2004 - 7/22/2004 Patriot Act: A Public Meditation (2004)
5/20/2004 - 6/6/2004 Light Raise the Roof (2004)
2/5/2004 - 3/21/2004 Valhalla (2004)
11/18/2003 - 12/21/2003 The Beard of Avon (2003)
9/5/2003 - 10/5/2003 Flow (2003)
7/16/2003 - 8/24/2003 Flesh and Blood (2003)
5/8/2003 - 6/1/2003 Cavedweller (2003)
3/10/2003 - 3/30/2003 Bexley (OH!) or Two Tales of One City (2003)
11/11/2002 - 1/18/2003 Far Away (2002)
5/8/2002 - 7/21/2002 Vienna: Lusthaus (revisited) (2002)
12/19/2001 - 3/3/2001 Homebody/Kabul (2001)
10/30/2001 - 11/11/2001 Everything That Rises Must Converge (2001)
9/9/2001 - 9/23/2001 First Love (2001)
7/23/2001 - 8/5/2001 Slanguage (2001)
5/16/2001 - 6/17/2001 Nocturne (2001)
4/2/2001 - 4/14/2001 Up Against the Wind (2001)
1/18/2001 - 2/25/2001 Resident Alien (2001)
11/6/2000 - 12/10/2000 Alice in Bed (2000)
9/6/2000 - 10/15/2000 Street of Blood (2000)
5/4/2000 - 5/28/2000 Lydie Breeze, Parts I & II (2000)
3/28/2000 - 4/9/2000 What You Get and What You Expect (2000)
1/10/2000 - 2/13/2000 Dirty Blonde (2000)
10/29/1999 - 11/20/1999 Wise Guys (1999)
9/12/1999 - 10/16/1999 A Streetcar Named Desire (1999)
6/30/1999 - 7/17/1999 The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek (1999)
5/5/1999 - 5/23/1999 The Gimmick (1999)
2/24/1999 - 3/21/1999 Bright Lights, Big City (1999)
2/24/1999 - 3/21/1999 Bright Lights, Big City (1999)
12/1/1998 - 5/2/1999 The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told (1998)
9/14/1998 - 10/4/1998 Culture of Desire (1998)
6/9/1998 - 7/11/1998 Love's Fowl (1998)
5/5/1998 - Bob (1998)
3/17/1998 - 4/11/1998 Shopping and F-ing (1998)
12/2/1997 - Brides of the Moon (1997)
9/25/1997 - More Stately Mansions (1997)
5/2/1997 - The Devils (1997)
2/7/1997 - A Question of Mercy (1997)
10/31/1996 - 1/19/1997 So It's Come to This and Emmett: A One-Mormon Show (1996)
10/31/1996 - 1/19/1997 Monster (1996)
9/13/1996 - View of the Dome (1996)
1/26/1996 - 3/31/1996 Rent (1996)
1/26/1996 - 3/31/1996 Rent (1996)
11/3/1995 - 12/22/1995 Quills (1995)
5/12/1995 - 6/18/1995 Prisoner of Love (1995)
3/14/1995 - 4/16/1995 The Family Business (1995)
11/25/1994 - 1/29/1995 Slavs! (1994)
9/8/1994 - 10/22/1994 The Secretaries (1994)
5/1/1994 - 6/19/1994 The Medium (1994)
2/4/1994 - 3/13/1994 Unfinished Stories (1994)
12/12/1993 - 1/9/1994 The Rez Sisters (1993)
9/8/1993 - 12/5/1993 Blown Sideways Through Life (1993)
6/10/1993 - 6/20/1993 Brave Smiles (1993)
3/5/1993 - 5/23/1993 Owners (1993)
3/5/1993 - 5/23/1993 Traps (1993)
10/9/1992 - 11/8/1992 C. Colombo, Inc. (1992)
4/27/1990 - 6/2/1990 The Waves (1990)
- Hairspray (2000)
- Fetch Clay, Make Man (2013)
- Red-Eye to Havre de Grace (2014)
- Scenes from a Marriage (2014)
- Lazarus (2015)
- Hundred Days (2017)
- The House That Will Not Stand (2018)
- Sing Street (2019)

News


Photos: LADY DISDAIN Now Playing at Asolo Repertory Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 12, 2026

All new photos have been released from Asolo Repertory Theatre's Rolling World Premiere of Lady Disdain, written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by Sean Daniels. Performances will continue through June. Check out the photos here!
THE LOST BOYS's Ali Louis Bourzgui Wins 2026 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 8, 2026

Ali Louis Bourzgui has won the 2026 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for THE LOST BOYS.
AFTER THE FALL and THE REST WILL BE FAMILIAR TO YOU FROM CINEMA to Open at Bridewell Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 5, 2026

Rose Bruford College will present two Greek theatre-inspired productions at Bridewell Theatre: a Punchdrunk associate-led promenade show and the English language premiere of a Martin Crimp play, with tickets at £5.
COPLAND & TWAIN to Make NY Premiere at Chelsea Music Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 4, 2026

Concert Theatre Works' theatrical concert COPLAND & TWAIN, directed by Bill Barclay, will blend Aaron Copland's incidental music with Mark Twain's writings at Open Jar Studios, conducted by Ken-David Masur.
Interview: Adam Pascal, Olivia Valli, Mykal Kilgore & More Talk JESUS CHRIST SUPER STAR
by Carolan Trbovich - Jun 1, 2026

There is a distinct alchemy that occurs when a massive, legendary rock opera is stripped of its traditional stadium-sized distance and placed directly in front of an audience. At Studio Tenn’s Turner Theatre at The Factory in Franklin, Tennessee, director Patrick Cassidy has done just that, turning Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar into a visceral, in-your-face exploration of celebrity, devotion, and mortal terror.
HADESTOWN to Open Starlight's 75th Broadway Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 28, 2026

The Tony Award-winning Best Musical HADESTOWN is set to kick off Starlight's 75th Broadway season as part of the AdventHealth Broadway Series in Kansas City.
Alma Cuervo, Michael DeLorenzo and More to Star in WHAT BECAME OF US at Signature Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 22, 2026

Signature Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for the DC premiere of What Became of Us, written by Shayan Lotfi. The production will be directed by Signature Theatre Associate Artistic Director Ethan Heard.
Diane Paulus Will Direct Immersive David Bowie Inspired LIFE ON MARS at American Repertory Theater
by Joshua Wright - May 20, 2026

Diane Paulus will direct Life on Mars, an immersive theatrical production set to David Bowie's music, as the inaugural production at the Goel Center for Creativity & Performance in May.
JARED GRIMES: 100 MILES ON TAP to Make Debut at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2026

Tony nominee Jared Grimes will bring his new show, 100 MILES ON TAP, to Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club, exploring the music of Miles Davis through tap, swing, and improvisation.
HOT COMBINATION to Return to Birdland with Bryce Edwards and Mike Davis
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2026

Birdland Jazz Club will present an encore of HOT COMBINATION, featuring Bryce Edwards and Mike Davis honoring 1920s jazz duo Red Nichols and Cliff Edwards, backed by an all-star traditional jazz band.
Gaten Matarazzo Will Make West End Debut in RENT at Duke of York's Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 19, 2026

Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo will make his West End debut as Mark in a new production of RENT, directed by Olivier Award winner Luke Sheppard, at London's Duke of York's Theatre.
70th Annual Drama Desk Awards Winners - The Full List
by Nicole Rosky - May 17, 2026

The best of the New York City theatre community was at Town Hall for the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards, the theater award honoring excellence across all of New York City’s theatrical landscape. Check out a full list of winners here.
Marius von Mayenburg's ELLEN B. To Receive World Voices Reading at The Segal Theatre Center
by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2026

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center will present a World Voices reading of ELLEN B., a psychological thriller by Marius von Mayenburg, directed by Whitney White, with a post-show talk and reception. The event is free and open to the public.
Whitney White Replaces Liesl Tommy as IMITATION OF LIFE Director; Production Dates Pushed Back
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 15, 2026

The new musical Imitation of Life has revealed new production dates and a new creative team member for its world premiere engagement at The Griffin Theater at The Shed.
2026 Drama League Awards Winners- Joshua Henry, MEXODUS, LIBERATION Win Big
by Nicole Rosky - May 15, 2026

The best of Broadway and off-Broadway were on hand at the Ziegfeld Ballroom to celebrate 92nd Annual Drama League Awards, hosted by Emmy Award winner Frank DiLella. Check out a full list of winners here.
Premiere Stages at Kean University To Present Three New Plays for 2026 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 14, 2026

Premiere Stages at Kean University announced its 2026 season, featuring three full productions including MALA ARIA, the 2025 Play Festival winner, and the New Jersey premiere of FLAWLESS, a cautionary tale about AI and creativity.
Rent 30th Anniversary Performance Set for October at the Richard Rodgers Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2026

Original cast members and special guests will revive the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent in a gala concert celebration for the show’s 30th anniversary.
Carrie Coon to Receive Vision Award at The Jacob Burns Film Center Gala
by Josh Sharpe - May 12, 2026

 2026 Tony nominee Carrie Coon will be honored with a special tribute by the Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) during its 25th Anniversary Gala on Friday, June 12. 
Rolling World Premiere of LADY DISDAIN by Lauren Gunderson is Coming to Asolo Rep
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2026

Asolo Repertory Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for the rolling world premiere of Lady Disdain, a new romantic comedy by Lauren Gunderson, directed by Sean Daniels, running in Sarasota, FL.
2026 Lucille Lortel Awards Winners
by Nicole Rosky - May 3, 2026

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.

New York Theatre Workshop Frequently Asked Questions

What show is currently in New York Theatre Workshop?
New York Theatre Workshop's current show is My Joy is Heavy which began performances on 1/8/2026.

How many seats does New York Theatre Workshop have?
New York Theatre Workshop has 187 seats.

What were the longest running shows at New York Theatre Workshop?
The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told which ran from 12/01/1998 to 05/02/1999, What The Constitution Means to Me which ran from 09/30/2018 to 12/30/2018, Blown Sideways Through Life which ran from 09/08/1993 to 12/05/1993, and Monster which ran from 10/31/1996 to 01/19/1997

What show is next for New York Theatre Workshop?
New York Theatre Workshop's next show is IN HONOR OF JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT which begins performances on 12/31/2026


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