# Theatre in New York City this week

Theatre in New York City this week, Wednesday 28 October to Tuesday 3 November: 80 events.

Page 1 of 2, 40 events each: [next](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/theatre/?format=markdown&page=2).

## When

- [Today](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/theatre/?format=markdown): 23
- [Tomorrow](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/tomorrow/theatre/?format=markdown): 36
- [Weekend](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/theatre/?format=markdown): 64
- [This week](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/theatre/?format=markdown): 80
- [Wednesday 28 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/theatre/?format=markdown): 23
- [Thursday 29 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-29/theatre/?format=markdown): 36
- [Friday 30 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-30/theatre/?format=markdown): 46
- [Saturday 31 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-31/theatre/?format=markdown): 38
- [Sunday 1 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-11-01/theatre/?format=markdown): 36
- [Monday 2 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-11-02/theatre/?format=markdown): 26
- [Tuesday 3 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-11-03/theatre/?format=markdown): 29

## Where

- [Berlin](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/theatre/?format=markdown): 235
- [London](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/week/theatre/?format=markdown): 288
- [New York City](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/theatre/?format=markdown): 81
- [Zürich](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/week/theatre/?format=markdown): 48

## What

- [Anything](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/?format=markdown): 2,250
- [The best](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/best/?format=markdown): 38
- [Concerts](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/concerts/?format=markdown): 245
- [Theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/theatre/?format=markdown): 81
- [Party and club](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/party-club/?format=markdown): 169
- [Comedy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/comedy/?format=markdown): 126
- [Film](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/film/?format=markdown): 146
- [Exhibitions and museums](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 290
- [Festivals and street parties](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 56
- [Talks and readings](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 186
- [Dance](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/dance/?format=markdown): 16
- [Food and drink](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/food-drink/?format=markdown): 46
- [Markets](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/markets/?format=markdown): 14
- [Tours and walks](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/tours/?format=markdown): 51
- [Quiz and games](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 57
- [Kids and family](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/kids-family/?format=markdown): 183
- [Workshops and courses](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 376
- [Sport](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/sport/?format=markdown): 26
- [Demos](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/demos/?format=markdown): 16
- [Worship](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/worship/?format=markdown): 146
- [Stage](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/stage/?format=markdown): 125
- [Occasions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/occasion/?format=markdown): 336
- [Drama](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/stage/theatre/drama/?format=markdown): 16
- [Halloween](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/occasion/halloween/?format=markdown): 252
- [Society](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/society/?format=markdown): 175
- [Musicals](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/stage/musical/?format=markdown): 14
- [Burlesque](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/stage/burlesque/?format=markdown): 8
- [Opera](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/stage/opera/?format=markdown): 9
- [Variety](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/stage/variety/?format=markdown): 11
- [Music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/music/?format=markdown): 369
- [Literature](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/literature/?format=markdown): 108
- [Cabaret](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/stage/cabaret/?format=markdown): 7
- [History](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/history/?format=markdown): 67
- [Indigenous peoples](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/society/indigenous/?format=markdown): 5
- [Performance art](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/stage/performance-art/?format=markdown): 6
- [Classical](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/music/classical/?format=markdown): 37
- [Monodramas](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/stage/theatre/monodrama/?format=markdown): 2
- [Democracy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/society/democracy/?format=markdown): 4
- [Plays](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/stage/theatre/play/?format=markdown): 2
- [Horror](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/stage/theatre/horror/?format=markdown): 2

## Wednesday 28 October

- until 8 Jan Pre-Existing Condition — Greenwich House Theater — from $62 — Pre-Existing Condition is a powerful new play about a woman rebuilding her life after escaping an abusive relationship. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/pre-existing-condition-54201/
- 19:00 Heartbeat Opera Presents: Queeney Todd — Judson Memorial Church — $500 — Heartbeat Opera's 'Queeney Todd: The Demon Bottom of Fleet Street' is the company's 11th Annual Drag Opera Extravaganza, a fusion of drag, opera, and theatre … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/heartbeat-opera-presents-queeney-todd-53330/
- 19:00 Rough Draft Festival — LaGuardia Community College — Free — The Rough Draft Festival is a series of performances and conversations presenting works in progress. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/rough-draft-festival-53430/
- 21:30 Nightmare — The Green Room 42 — $21.95 — Nightmare: A Halloween Cabaret! is a Halloween-themed cabaret show. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/nightmare-56601/
- until 31 Oct Petite Rouge by Company XIV — Théâtre XIV — from $55 — Petite Rouge is a Baroque Burlesque spectacle reimagining Charles Perrault's 1697 fairytale Little Red Riding Hood as a world of desire, temptation and … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/petite-rouge-by-company-xiv-66898/
- until 4 Apr Schmigadoon! — Nederlander Theater — from $64 — Schmigadoon! is a Broadway stage musical at the Nederlander Theatre, adapted from the Apple TV show of the same name. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/schmigadoon-54200/
- until 20 Dec The Hope Theory — New York City Center — from $79 — The Hope Theory is a critically acclaimed solo show in which an ordinary immigrant transforms into 'a master of illusion'. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/the-hope-theory-66881/
- until 15 Nov The Hairy Ape — Irish Repertory Theatre — $55–125 — The Hairy Ape is a stage play running at the Francis J. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/the-hairy-ape-53248/
- until 22 Nov The Ask — Theater555 — from $62 — The Ask is a brand-new play in a strictly limited engagement at Theater 555. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/the-ask-54199/
- until 29 Nov The Unbelievers — New York City Center — from $79 — The Unbelievers is a new play about the power of hope, presented by Manhattan Theatre Club at New York City Center's Stage I. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/the-unbelievers-66880/
- until 22 Nov Waiting for Lefty — Classic Stage Company — $59–399 — A stage production of Clifford Odets' 'Waiting for Lefty' at Classic Stage Company, with previews beginning that evening. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/waiting-for-lefty-51992/
- until 22 Nov Leave a Message After…THE BEEP — Pregones Theater — from $30 — Leave a Message After…THE BEEP is an original bilingual musical theater work, presented in English and Spanish with supertitles and recommended for ages 12 … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/leave-a-message-afterthe-beep-54998/
- until 8 Nov Show Trial — The Tank — Show Trial is a political satire staged as a piece of theater, part of a run that begins on October 15th. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/show-trial-56931/
- until 15 Nov I Became We — Atlantic Theater — $31 — I Became We is a world premiere play at the Linda Gross Theater, a first-person monologue performed by a sixteen-person choir. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/i-became-we-51137/
- until 8 Nov PONCIA — Thalia Spanish Theatre — $40 — PONCIA is a stage play in Spanish with English supertitles, a tribute to Federico Garcia Lorca on the 90th anniversary of his death. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/poncia-56362/
- until 30 Oct Sea Wall — Studio Seaview — from $99 — Sea Wall is a play starring Andrew Scott, written for him by Tony Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens and directed by Peabody Award winner Tina Satter. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/sea-wall-67169/
- until 30 Oct Rosie Revere, Ada Twist, and Iggy Peck — New Victory Theater — from $25 — An original musical theater show for children, recommended for grades K through 3, running 70 minutes with no intermission. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/rosie-revere-ada-twist-and-iggy-peck-54164/
- until 28 Oct The Feminine Urge — The Tank — 'The Feminine Urge' is a play at The Tank about Carson, a trans sex worker who, finding that even the money she takes from men no longer satisfies her, begins … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/the-feminine-urge-56933/
- until 10 Dec Puccini's La Bohème — Metropolitan Opera — Puccini's beloved classic La Bohème is back on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/puccinis-la-boheme-53937/
- until 30 Oct i’m not even half — The Bushwick Starr — A darkly funny solo theater show about a woman glued to her phone watching an uprising in Iran, who gets hit by a car while crossing a Brooklyn street. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/im-not-even-half-56450/
- until 19 Nov Fast and Furious: A show about collective experience — The Tank — Fast and Furious: A show about collective experience is an evening of six original 10-minute performance pieces. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/fast-and-furious-a-show-about-collective-experience-56930/
- until 1 Nov The Living Room and Death — The Tank — "The Living Room and Death" is a play at The Tank, running from October 22nd to November 1st. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/the-living-room-and-death-56932/
- until 29 Jul The Hidden Jewelbox Theater: The Love Show — Port Authority Performance Space — The Hidden Jewelbox Theater: The Love Show is a pop-up theater and live arts venue inside the Port Authority Bus Terminal, created in a former Mrs. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/the-hidden-jewelbox-theater-the-love-show-51802/

## Thursday 29 October

- 19:00 Stranger Things: The First Shadow — Marquis Theatre — $69 — A Broadway play that takes audiences on a pulse-racing adventure, hailed by critics as a jaw-dropping, must-see theatrical marvel. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/stranger-things-the-first-shadow-66825/
- 19:30 In the Heights — New York City Center — from $2556 — The musical 'In the Heights' is performed on the mainstage of New York City Center. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/in-the-heights-54195/
- 19:00 Mansion Magic: A Houdini-themed Halloween Evening — Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum — $40 — "Mansion Magic: A Houdini-themed Halloween Evening" is a tribute show to the magician Harry Houdini, presented at the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/mansion-magic-a-houdini-themed-halloween-evening-51245/
- 19:00 Wayfinding: Señas del Camino — Flushing Town Hall — Free — Wayfinding: Señas del Camino is a devised theatre piece at Flushing Town Hall, free with RSVP. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/wayfinding-senas-del-camino-52644/
- 19:00 Carousel — School of Visual Arts — Free — Carousel is a comics performance and picture show held at the School of Visual Arts. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/carousel-55728/
- 19:00 No Nos Merecemos Soñar — Teatro LATEA — $25–65 — "No Nos Merecemos Soñar" is a tragicomedy with live music, absurdist humor and nonsensical choreography, performed in Spanish for 75 minutes. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/no-nos-merecemos-sonar-56291/
- 19:00 The Lion King — Minskoff Theatre — $172.50 — The Lion King is the long-running Broadway musical performed at the Minskoff Theatre eight times a week. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/the-lion-king-66859/
- 19:00 MJ — Neil Simon Theater — $148.50 — MJ is a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical about Michael Jackson, centered on the making of his 1992 Dangerous World Tour. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/mj-66878/
- 19:30 Starstuff — 59E59 Theaters — $25–40 — Starstuff is a theatrical production by No.11 Productions about a young woman named Star who, through a series of spectacular falls, plunges into a cosmic … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/starstuff-50798/
- 19:30 Composer Portraits Suzanne Farrin Macabéa — Miller Theatre — from $20 — Miller Theatre presents the Concert Premiere of "Macabéa", a new opera by composer Suzanne Farrin, as part of its Composer Portraits series. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/composer-portraits-suzanne-farrin-macabea-66853/
- 21:00 Burlesque Show October 29th! — Nurse Bettie — $20 — A burlesque show at the cocktail bar Nurse Bettie in Manhattan. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/burlesque-show-october-29th-54421/
- 21:30 Guest Event: Mischief Night Conundrum. October 29 — The Slipper Room — $20–40 — A theatrical spectacular staged at a Lower East Side bar and performance venue on Mischief Night. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/guest-event-mischief-night-conundrum-october-29-56889/
- until 22 Nov Legerdemain — The Tank — Legerdemain is a comedy play having its world premiere, an Equity Approved Showcase. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/legerdemain-56936/
- 19:30 Graduate Opera Theatre Opera Scenes — Manhattan School of Music — An evening of opera scenes performed by the school's graduate Opera Theatre. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/graduate-opera-theatre-opera-scenes-53759/
- until 8 Nov The Greatest Story Ever — La MaMa — "The Greatest Story Ever" is an intimate, surprising performance blending sci-fi and lo-fi, in which everyone in the room shares in the story. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/the-greatest-story-ever-53456/

## Friday 30 October

- 14:00 Cause Celebre Productions Presents: The People Versus Lenny Bruce — New York Society for Ethical Culture Hall — A thought-provoking stage play, The People Versus Lenny Bruce, followed by a Q&A discussion. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/cause-celebre-productions-presents-the-people-versus-lenny-b-54348/
- 19:00 Women+ On the Edge of Democracy — Salem Missionary Baptist Church — Free — An evening of readings of new short plays written by women playwrights, held at Salem Missionary Baptist Church in Brooklyn. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/women-on-the-edge-of-democracy-55676/