Off-Broadway

12 Shows to See Off Broadway This November

Catch Michelle Williams, Matthew Broderick, Kara Young and other stars this month — The big stars aren’t just on Broadway this fall. You can catch Michelle Williams (the movie star, not the Death Becomes Her diva), two-time Tony winners Kara Young and Matthew Broderick, four-time Tony nominee Raúl Esparza and BOOP! breakout Jasmine Amy Rogers […]

Can a Solo Show Help Bring Us Together? Ari’el Stachel Hopes So

The Band’s Visit Tony winner talks about exploring identity, anxiety and connection in Other — In an ever-more polarized world, preaching about what connects us feels almost radical. But that’s precisely what Ari’el Stachel does in Other, his uplifting autobiographical solo show about his long and often darkly hilarious journey to self-acceptance. He had a […]

How a Trio of Off-Broadway Shows Inspired Me to Shed My Shame

Seeing Heaux Church, Saturday Church and Oh Happy Day made me call my mom

Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves in bowler hats and tattered clothes standing in front of a black circle

Why Samuel Beckett’s Plays Are Resonating So Much Right Now

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19 Shows to See Off Broadway in October

Tom Hanks returns to the New York stage in the new play This World of Tomorrow, which he cowrote. Photo © Austin Hargrave.

Whitney White and Kristolyn Lloyd standing next to each other smiling in front of a wall of photographs

Whitney White and Kristolyn Lloyd Started Out as Mutual Fans, Now They’re Frequent Collaborators

Whitney White and Kristolyn Lloyd at the first rehearsal for Liberation on Broadway. Photo by Valerie Terranova.

A close-up photo of Kara Lindsay and Laura Bell Bundy standing back-to-back and smiling wide at the camera

11 New Musicals to See Beyond Broadway This Fall

Plus three exciting revivals

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He Wants NYU Skirball to Be the “Gateway Drug” to Weird and Wonderful Work

NYU Skirball will present the world premiere of Theater in Quarantine stage-cinema hybrid Phantom of the Opera. Photo courtesy of Theater in Quarantine.

A close-up of Aubrey Plaza with red lipstick and her hair down smiling off to the side

16 Shows to See Off Broadway in September

Catch Aubrey Plaza in a new comedy, Chloë Grace Moretz in a new drama, a new family saga from John Leguizamo and more