13 Shows to See on Broadway and Beyond This August
J. Harrison Ghee, who’s starring in the new musical Saturday Church at New York Theatre Workshop, which begins performances in August.
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Masquerade – begins July 31
Previews begin July 31. Opens September 28. Closes February 1, 2026.
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The Tank: Lili/Darwin – begins August 2
The Tank, 312 West 36th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues in Midtown West
Begins August 2. Closes August 24. If you’re a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.
Brazil-born actor-singer-model Darwin Del Fabro inweaves her own experiences with the groundbreaking gender journey of Lili Elbe in this lyrical solo show about identity, as two artists transition almost a century apart. The Tank’s artistic director Meghan Finn helms this profoundly personal story of self-acceptance.
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Mamma Mia! – begins August 2
Previews begin August 2. Opens August 14. Closes February 1, 2026.
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The Animals Speak – begins August 5
Wild Project, 195 East 3rd Street between Avenues A and B in the East Village
Previews begin August 5. Opens August 10. Closes August 17. If you’re a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.
Thirdwing presents The Animals Speak, the final play in Cameron Darwin Bossert’s history-inspired trilogy exploring the rise of Disney and how artists, especially women, were treated during its bumpy ascent. It’s 1941 and Walt Disney is trying to navigate potential bankruptcy, an animators’ strike and the loss of his mother while on a USA-backed goodwill tour of South America with a small group of colleagues. For recently hired artist Mary Blair, the trip proves transformational.
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Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride – begins August 5
Nederlander Theatre, 208 West 41st Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues
Previews begin August 5. Opens August 18. Closes September 28. If you’re a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.
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The Day I Accidentally Went to War – begins August 6
Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street between Sixth Avenue and Varick Street in Soho
Previews begin August 6. Opens August 9. Closes August 31. If you’re a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.
Celebrated stand-up and Shrinking scribe Bill Posley recounts his tour in Iraq in the autobiographical solo show The Day I Accidentally Went to War. A comedy about serious subjects, Posley shares how an unstable upbringing led him to seek stability in the National Guard, never anticipating he would deploy. Darkly entertaining and insightful, this acclaimed Fringe hit is directed by Emmy winner Bente Engelstoft ( The Ellen DeGeneres Show).
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Good Apples Collective: Road Kills – begins August 15
Paradise Factory, 64 East 4th Street between Bowery and Second Avenue in the East Village
Previews begin August 15. Opens August 17. Closes September 6.
Up-and-coming dramatist Sophie McIntosh (macbitches, which got a rave in The New York Times) explores volatile issues such as suicide and sexual abuse in her new play Road Kills, about two disparate folks cleaning up highways in Wisconsin while engaging in some difficult conversations. Family, faith and trauma set them on a collision course in this drama directed by Nina Goodheart.
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The Royal Pyrate – begins August 16
Waterfront Barge Museum, 290 Conover Street at Pier 44 in Red Hook, Brooklyn
Begins August 6. Closes August 31.
Jason Landon Marcus and Chas LiBretto’s new pirate musical recounts the ill-fated love story of Black Sam Bellamy and Mary Hallet on an actual ship: the Waterfront Barge Museum. Inspired by real events and a bit of legend, this rollicking show blends sea shanties and roots rock for a rocky romance on the high seas.
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The House of McQueen – begins August 19
The Mansion at Hudson Yards, 508 West 37th Street between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues in Hudson Years
Previews begin August 19. Opens September 9. Closes November 2.
Bridgerton star Luke Newton is Alexander McQueen in Darrah Cloud’s new multimedia bio play that uses 1,000 square feet of LED screens to conjure a fierce fashion event. Chronicling the late designer’s life and times, this immersive experience is a decade in the making and includes a display of McQueen’s iconic creations. Tony nominee Emily Skinner plays the designer’s beloved mother.
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The Flea: we come to collect: a flirtation, with capitalism – begins August 26
Begins August 26. Closes September 27.
Obie winner Jennifer Kidwell, whose acclaimed Underground Railroad Game haunts me to this day, wrote, directs and performs in we come to collect: a flirtation, with capitalism, a world premiere that aims to eviscerate our economic system… or at least take it down a notch or two. Developed with the artistic collective the blackening, this genre-defying world premiere fuses stand-up, performance art and variety to make its political points. ASL artist Brandon Kazen-Maddox costars.
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New York Theatre Workshop: Saturday Church – begins August 27
New York Theatre Workshop, 79 East 4th Street between Bowery and Second Avenue in the East Village
Previews begin August 27. Opens September 19. Closes October 24.
Based on Damon Cardasis’ indie film of the same name, this new musical centers on Ulysses, a NYC teen from a devoutly religious family who finds their identity, community and salvation at Saturday Church, a program for LGBTQ+ youth. The catchy house tracks were written by nine-time Grammy nominee Sia and Honey Dijon (you can listen to a few songs on YouTube), and Cardasis and Pulitzer Prize winner James Ijames (Fat Ham) penned the lyrics and book. Whitney White directs a cast that includes Tony winners J. Harrison Ghee and Joaquina Kalukango in this life-affirming celebration of faith and fabulousness.
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Art – begins performances August 28
Music Box Theatre, 239 West 45th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues
Previews begin August 28. Opens September 16. Closes December 21.
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The Shed: The Brothers Size – begins August 30
The Shed, 545 West 30th Street between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues in Hudson Yards
Previews begin August 30. Opens September 10. Closes September 28.
André Holland and Alani iLongwe headline in this revival of Tarell Alvin McCraney‘s poignant play about two very different brothers whose bond is threatened by the arrival of charming but shady friend (Malcolm Mays). Best known for his Oscar-winning Moonlight, McCraney codirects with Bijan Sheibani.
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