11 New Musicals to See Off Broadway This Fall

Date: October 21, 2022

New song-filled shows by a Pulitzer Prize winner, an indie rocker and more

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New Ohio Theatre, 154 Christopher Street between Greenwich and Washington Streets in the West Village

Begins October 21. Closes November 5. If you’re a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.

Proof of vaccination and masks are required.

A diverse group of singer-storytellers puts a fiercely feminist spin on female monsters from Greek mythology in this inventive new musical. Featuring an original bluegrass and country score, Monstress is about reinventing misogynistic legends as empowering, female-forward stories.

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Ars Nova: Hound Dog

Ars Nova at Greenwich House, 27 Barrow Street near Seventh Avenue South in the West Village

Already in previews. Opens October 24. Closes November 5.

Proof of full vaccination and masks are required at Wednesday evening and Saturday matinee performances only. Read more about Ars Nova’s health and safety policies.

Described as a “cross-cultural jam-session-meets-play,” Hound Dog is a genre-defying world premiere from playwright Melis Aker, with numbers by the songwriting brothers known as The Lazours. After living and working abroad, a young musician returns to her hometown of Ankara, Turkey to tend to her widowed dad. There she grapples with the past she left behind, full of emotional, music-filled memories. Coproduced by Ars Nova and PlayCo, it’s not a traditional musical—but few shows from Ars Nova are traditional in any way. Bonus: Because of Ars Nova’s new name-your-price initiative, tickets start at just $5!

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St. Ann’s Warehouse: Wuthering Heights

St Ann’s Warehouse, 45 Water Street near New Dock Street in Dumbo, Brooklyn

Already open. Closes November 6.

Proof of full vaccination and masks are required.

St. Ann’s Warehouse presents Wise Children’s critically acclaimed, rock ‘n’ roll take on Wuthering Heights. Directed by visionary theatre-maker Emma Rice (Brief Encounter), this stage adaptation of Emily Brontë’s epic tragedy about romance gone wrong on the Yorkshire moors features a live on-stage band, raucous dancing and heartbreaking performances. A smash in London, this is the musical’s New York debut.

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Wild Project: Jill Sobule’s Fck7thGrade*

The Wild Project, 195 East 3rd Street between Avenues A and B in the East Village

Already open. Closes November 19.

Masks are required.

A musical memoir from the pop star who wrote “I Kissed a Girl”—no, not Katy Perry! Back in 1995, Jill Sobule, a queer and delightfully quirky singer-songwriter, charted with “Supermodel,” which was on the Clueless soundtrack. But after a brief flirtation with fame and the original “I Kissed a Girl” single, she returned to her eccentric, indie, undersung roots. F*CK7THGRADE traces the evolution of her songwriting and sexuality with humor and heart, as Sobule, playing herself, realizes that in some ways, she’ll forever be haunted by her awkward middle school years. Since fellow queer rocker Melissa Etheridge’s autobiographical musical is completely sold out, Sobule’s tuner is a charming alternative.

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Manhattan Theatre Club: Where the Mountain Meets the Sea

MTC Stage I at City Center, 131 West 55th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in Midtown West

Already in previews. Opens November 2. Closes November 27. If you’re a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.

Masks are required.

More of a song-filled play than a traditional musical, Where the Mountain Meets the Sea connects an estranged father and son across time, culture and country. Written by the prolific Jeff Augustin (Little Children Dream of God , The New Englanders), the show interweaves two life-changing road trips: the first by a Haitian immigrant (Billy Eugene Jones from Fat Ham) traveling from Miami to California, the other taken in reverse by his American-born son (Chris Myers) decades later. Along their separate paths, they find common ground as evocative songs penned and performed by The Bengsons (Hundred Days) underscore their journeys.

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The Public Theater: Plays for the Plague Year

Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street near Astor Place in the East Village

Previews begin November 4. Opens November 16. Closes November 27.

Masks are optional but encouraged.

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MCC Theater: Only Gold

The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space, 511 West 52nd Street between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues in Midtown West

Already in previews. Opens November 7. Closes November 27.

Masks are required.

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Sesame Street: The Musical

Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street between Ninth and Dyer Avenues in Midtown West

Already open. Closes November 27.

Masks required for ages 2 and older.

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New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues in Midtown West

Begins November 13. Closes January 1, 2023.

Masks are optional but encouraged.

The critically acclaimed production of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish returns for a limited engagement over the holidays. Directed by Tony winner Joel Grey (yup, of Cabaret fame) and featuring Steven Skybell reprising his Lucille Lortel Award-winning turn as pious milkman and loving patriarch Tevye, this is the most moving Fiddler I’ve ever seen. Don’t worry if you don’t understand Yiddish: there are English supertitles and, if you’re familiar with the show, you may find you don’t even need them. It would be a shanda to miss this!

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Top image: Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights, which is running at Brooklyn’s St. Ann’s Warehouse through November 6. Photo by Steve Tanner.

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