# Theatre in New York City this weekend

Theatre in New York City this weekend, Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November: 35 events, among them 29 in theatre, 2 in workshops and courses, 1 in film, 1 in festivals and street parties, 1 in talks and readings and 1 in kids and family.

## When

- [Today](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 20
- [Tomorrow](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/tomorrow/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 22
- [Weekend](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 35
- [This week](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 47
- [Friday 30 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-30/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 29
- [Saturday 31 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-31/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 24
- [Sunday 1 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-11-01/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 24

## Where

- [Berlin](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 118
- [London](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 136
- [New York City](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 35
- [Zürich](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/weekend/stage/theatre/?format=markdown): 31

## What

- [Anything](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/?format=markdown): 1,479
- [The best](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/best/?format=markdown): 32
- [Concerts](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/concerts/?format=markdown): 136
- [Theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/theatre/?format=markdown): 64
- [Party and club](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/party-club/?format=markdown): 128
- [Comedy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/comedy/?format=markdown): 67
- [Film](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/film/?format=markdown): 97
- [Exhibitions and museums](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 279
- [Festivals and street parties](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 49
- [Talks and readings](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 62
- [Dance](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/dance/?format=markdown): 10
- [Food and drink](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/food-drink/?format=markdown): 33
- [Markets](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/markets/?format=markdown): 10
- [Tours and walks](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/tours/?format=markdown): 39
- [Quiz and games](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 28
- [Kids and family](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/kids-family/?format=markdown): 114
- [Workshops and courses](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 202
- [Sport](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/sport/?format=markdown): 19
- [Demos](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/demos/?format=markdown): 7
- [Worship](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/worship/?format=markdown): 120
- [Drama](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/stage/theatre/drama/?format=markdown): 11
- [Society](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/society/?format=markdown): 70
- [Music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/music/?format=markdown): 221
- [Occasions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/occasion/?format=markdown): 281
- [Indigenous peoples](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/society/indigenous/?format=markdown): 5
- [Halloween](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/occasion/halloween/?format=markdown): 232
- [Monodramas](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/stage/theatre/monodrama/?format=markdown): 2
- [Horror](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/stage/theatre/horror/?format=markdown): 2
- [Plays](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/stage/theatre/play/?format=markdown): 2
- [Literature](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/literature/?format=markdown): 40
- [Politics](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/society/politics/?format=markdown): 11
- [Folk](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/music/folk/?format=markdown): 13
- [Queer](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/society/queer/?format=markdown): 3
- [Law](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/society/law/?format=markdown): 3
- [Migration](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/society/migration/?format=markdown): 4
- [Family drama](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/stage/theatre/drama/family-drama/?format=markdown): 1
- [Historical drama](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/stage/theatre/drama/historical-drama/?format=markdown): 1
- [Classical](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/music/classical/?format=markdown): 21
- [Choral music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/music/classical/choral/?format=markdown): 5
- [Absurd comedy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/stage/theatre/comedy/absurd-comedy/?format=markdown): 1

## Friday 30 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/
- 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 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/
- 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/
- 17:00 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 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/
- 19:00 Show No Fear — The Green Room 42 — $21.75 — Show No Fear is a new real-world horror play. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/show-no-fear-56605/
- 19:00 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/
- 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/
- until 9 Nov National Theatre Live: August-November 2026 — IFC Center — National Theatre Live: August-November 2026 is a series of recorded theatre broadcasts screening at IFC Center, bringing productions from the acclaimed … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/national-theatre-live-august-november-2026-53153/
- 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 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 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 Rough Draft Festival — LaGuardia Performing Arts Center — Free — Rough Draft Festival is a festival at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center where invited artists share works in progress through performances and conversations … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/rough-draft-festival-53450/
- 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 5 Nov Spiderwoman Workshops! — La MaMa — Free — Spiderwoman Workshops! is a series of free theatre and cultural workshops, one of which takes place on this day: Song Story with Warren Mason. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/spiderwoman-workshops-66701/
- 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/
- until 1 Nov KŌPŪ — La MaMa — KŌPŪ is a theatre show in which the wāhine of the company weave live music, performance, poetry, and poi into a hilariously honest, no-holds-barred account of … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/kopu-53457/
- until 1 Nov Invisible Shadows — La MaMa — A theater piece told by Indigenous actors about growing up in an urban Indigenous community amid an opioid epidemic. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/invisible-shadows-53458/
- until 7 Nov Spiderwoman’s Global Indigenous Theatre Festival — La MaMa — $40 — Spiderwoman's Global Indigenous Theatre Festival is a series of performances and community events presented at La MaMa, running from October 30 to November 7, … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/spiderwomans-global-indigenous-theatre-festival-66700/
- 15:00 Shakespeare Club — Shakespeare Club is a gathering for adults at the Sunnyside library where participants read, discuss, and watch the Bard's best scenes together. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/shakespeare-club-56231/
- 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 4 Dec 40 Years - Young at Heart — Flushing Town Hall — A show by the Senior Theater Acting Repertory (STAR) that opens with the STAR Singers performing 'There's No Business Like Show Business'. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/40-years-young-at-heart-52645/
- 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/
- until 19 Dec STARR KIDS THEATER CLASS — The Bushwick Starr — Starr Kids Theater Class is a weekly theater games class for Pre-K through 8th graders at The Bushwick Starr. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/starr-kids-theater-class-56451/

## Saturday 31 October

- 19:00 Cruzando Ensueños | Across Borders | Musical Monologue — Terraza 7 — "Cruzando Ensueños | Across Borders | Musical Monologue" is a performance ritual honoring migrants who have died at the borders. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/cruzando-ensuenos-across-borders-musical-monologue-56359/
- The Eldritch Spooktacular Halloween Pageant — Heights Players — The Eldritch Spooktacular Halloween Pageant is a participation play for all ages, best suited to children aged 2 to 10, running 50 minutes. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/the-eldritch-spooktacular-halloween-pageant-53011/
- until 10 Jan Much Ado About Nothing — Winter Garden Theater — from $235 — Much Ado About Nothing is a Broadway transfer of Jamie Lloyd's exuberant, disco-infused staging of Shakespeare's witty romantic comedy, a West End hit … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/much-ado-about-nothing-54204/

## Sunday 1 November

- 19:00 Here There Are Blueberries — Barrymore Theatre — $54.52–345.49 — Here There Are Blueberries is a Broadway play performed at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/here-there-are-blueberries-66189/
- 19:00 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — The Tank — A staged reading of the play The Strange Case of Dr. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-56938/
- until 23 Nov My Mobster — The Tank — My Mobster is a one-woman show about Joy, a sheltered American student abroad in 2003 who meets a charming stranger on the streets of Venice who claims to be … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/my-mobster-56937/