12 Shows to See Off Broadway in November
A dozen promising productions including a musical by a Pulitzer Prize winner, Tovah Feldshuh as Dr. Ruth and the return of Jersey Boys
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In terms of COVID-19 safety protocols, all of these productions require theatregoers to provide proof of being fully vaccinated with an FDA or WHO authorized vaccine. If you plan to attend with a child under 12 who is too young to be vaccinated, check the show’s website for info on providing a negative COVID-19 test. Masks are also mandatory.
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The Public Theater: cullud wattah – November 2
The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street near Astor Place in the East Village
Previews begin November 2. Opens November 17. Closes December 12. If you’re a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.
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Rattlestick Playwrights Theater: In the Southern Breeze – November 3
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, 224 Waverly Place between Perry and West 11th Streets in the West Village
Previews begin November 3. Opens November 17. Closes December 12. If you’re a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.
Mansa Ra enjoys using the past to illuminate our present. In this poetic premiere, a Black man’s existential crisis magically catapults him back through centuries of racially charged history to reveal the struggles he continues to face today. Christopher D. Betts directs the play, which is billed as “an autobiographical fever dream.” Thanks to Rattlestick Playwrights Theater’s hybrid season, audiences can see the show in person or watch a live-stream at home.
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Atlantic Theater Company: Kimberly Akimbo – November 5
Linda Gross Theater, 336 West 20th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues in Chelsea
Previews begin November 5. Opens December 8. Closes January 15, 2022.
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Out of the Box Theatrics: Baby – November 5
Theaterlab, 357 West 36th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues in Midtown West
Previews begin November 5. Opens November 14. Closes December 12. If you’re a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.
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Red Bull Theater: The Alchemist – November 7
New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues in Midtown West
Previews begin November 7. Opens November 21. Closes December 19. If you’re a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.
Playwright Jeffrey Hatcher and director Jesse Berger know how to squeeze fresh laughs out of old comedies. Their last collaboration for Red Bull Theater, a delicious adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector, was a long-running smash. So we have high humor hopes for their mounting of The Alchemist, Ben Jonson’s 1610 romp about a scheming servant who invites two con artists into his absent master’s home to rip off the greedy and gullible. It’s a glittering gem of deceit and double-crosses featuring a slew of scene-stealers, including Stephen DeRosa, Carson Elrod, Jacob Ming-Trent and Reg Rogers.
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St. Ann’s Warehouse: Medicine – November 11
St Ann’s Warehouse, 45 Water Street near New Dock Street in Dumbo, Brooklyn
Previews begin November 11. Opens November 16. Closes December 5.
Written and directed by Tony winner Enda Walsh (Once, Lazarus), this absurdly comic tale centers on a man desperately trying to make sense of his childhood memories through drama therapy—but those assigned to help him seem more interested in putting on a show. This critically acclaimed UK transfer stars Domhnall Gleeson (Star Wars, Ex Machina) as the pitiful patient, with Clare Barrett and Aoife Duffin as his kooky therapists. If you can’t make it to St. Ann’s Warehouse to watch in person, the show will be live-streamed on three successive Saturdays: November 21, 28 and December 5 at 5 p.m. ET.
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Empire Circus – November 12
Empire Stores, 53 Water Street between Main and Dock Streets in Dumbo, Brooklyn
Performances postponed indefinitely as of November 24.
Created by artists who’ve worked on spectacles such as the Big Apple Circus and Beetlejuice, this interactive, family-friendly extravaganza is spearheaded by David Arquette. Yes, that David Arquette. While he’s best known as a movie actor and producer, he’s also a wrestler, showman and circus freak who acquired the rights to the character of Bozo the Clown earlier this year. Empire Circus doesn’t have three rings—in fact, it has no rings at all. Instead, audiences explore five floors of acts at their own pace while munching on unlimited popcorn and cotton candy. Welcome to the greatest show in Brooklyn!
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Is There Still Sex in the City? – November 13
Daryl Roth Theatre, 101 East 15th Street between Union Square East and Irving Place in Union Square
Previews begin November 12. Opens December 7. Closes February 6, 2022. If you’re a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.
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Jersey Boys – November 15
New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues in Midtown West
Resumes performances November 15. Open run.
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Playwrights Horizons: Selling Kabul – November 17
Playwrights Horizons, 416 West 42nd Street between Ninth and Dyer Avenues in Midtown West
Previews begin November 17. Opens December 6. Closes December 23.
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The York Theatre Company: Cheek to Cheek: Irving Berlin in Hollywood – November 24
The York Theatre at Theatre at St. Jean’s, 150 East 76th Street near Lexington Avenue on the Upper East Side
Begins November 24. Closes January 2, 2022.
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Becoming Dr. Ruth – December 4
Edmond J. Safra Hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Place near 1st Place in Battery Park City
Previews begin December 4. Opens December 16. Closes January 2, 2022.
Four-time Tony nominee Tovah Feldshuh stars in Mark St. Germain’s inspiring one-woman bio play about the cheery sex therapist. Originally staged earlier this year at Sag Harbor’s Bay Street Theater, Becoming Dr. Ruth chronicles her compelling past, including losing her family in the Holocaust, working as a sniper for the Haganah and finally finding Mr. Right after two divorces. Scott Schwartz directs. We admit we’re cheating with this one since it starts in December. But we wanted to put it on your radar!
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