# Theatre in New York City this weekend

Theatre in New York City this weekend, Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November: 36 events.

## When

- [Today](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/theatre/?format=markdown): 30
- [Tomorrow](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/tomorrow/theatre/?format=markdown): 25
- [Weekend](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/theatre/?format=markdown): 36
- [This week](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/theatre/?format=markdown): 52
- [Friday 30 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-30/theatre/?format=markdown): 28
- [Saturday 31 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-31/theatre/?format=markdown): 25
- [Sunday 1 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-11-01/theatre/?format=markdown): 25

## Where

- [Berlin](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/theatre/?format=markdown): 186
- [London](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/theatre/?format=markdown): 249
- [New York City](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/theatre/?format=markdown): 36
- [Zürich](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/weekend/theatre/?format=markdown): 36

## What

- [Anything](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/?format=markdown): 1,489
- [The best](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/best/?format=markdown): 21
- [Concerts](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/concerts/?format=markdown): 44
- [Theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/theatre/?format=markdown): 36
- [Party and club](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/party-club/?format=markdown): 47
- [Comedy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/comedy/?format=markdown): 20
- [Film](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/film/?format=markdown): 63
- [Exhibitions and museums](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 177
- [Festivals and street parties](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 14
- [Talks and readings](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 34
- [Dance](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/dance/?format=markdown): 8
- [Food and drink](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/food-drink/?format=markdown): 9
- [Markets](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/markets/?format=markdown): 3
- [Tours and walks](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/tours/?format=markdown): 13
- [Quiz and games](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 3
- [Kids and family](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/kids-family/?format=markdown): 33
- [Workshops and courses](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 58
- [Sport](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/sport/?format=markdown): 5
- [Worship](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/worship/?format=markdown): 34
- [Stage](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/stage/?format=markdown): 51
- [Drama](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/stage/theatre/drama/?format=markdown): 9
- [Society](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/society/?format=markdown): 44
- [Musicals](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/stage/musical/?format=markdown): 5
- [Occasions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/occasion/?format=markdown): 88
- [Halloween](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/occasion/halloween/?format=markdown): 72
- [Opera](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/stage/opera/?format=markdown): 4
- [Variety](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/stage/variety/?format=markdown): 3
- [Literature](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/literature/?format=markdown): 20
- [Performance art](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/stage/performance-art/?format=markdown): 3
- [Music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/music/?format=markdown): 85
- [Poetry](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/literature/poetry/?format=markdown): 5
- [Indigenous peoples](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/society/indigenous/?format=markdown): 4
- [Electronic music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/music/electronic/?format=markdown): 13
- [Queer](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/society/queer/?format=markdown): 2
- [Law](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/society/law/?format=markdown): 2
- [Politics](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/society/politics/?format=markdown): 3
- [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): 12
- [Choral music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/music/classical/choral/?format=markdown): 1

## Friday 30 October

- 15:30 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/
- 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/
- 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/
- 19:30 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/
- 20:00 Memory as a Rock Out of Reach: EMA and Tabitha Nikolai — Roulette — $25–30 — Memory as a Rock Out of Reach: EMA and Tabitha Nikolai is an hour-long duet performance premiering at Roulette. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/memory-as-a-rock-out-of-reach-ema-and-tabitha-nikolai-55459/
- 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 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 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 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 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 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/
- 20:00 The Slipper Room Show! October 30 — The Slipper Room — $40–80 — The Slipper Room Show! October 30 is a variety show held at The Slipper Room. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/the-slipper-room-show-october-30-56890/
- 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 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/
- 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/

## Saturday 31 October

- 18:00 Fangs & Follies — 3 Dollar Bill — Fangs & Follies is a Halloween burlesque and variety show with showgirls, aerialists and bewitching parodies, plus costume contests for those in costume. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/fangs-follies-50845/
- 20:00 Mr. Choade's Upstairs Downstairs Halloween Spooktacular. October 31 — The Slipper Room — $40–80 — Mr. Choade's Upstairs Downstairs Halloween Spooktacular is a Halloween edition of New York City's original variety show, running since 1999. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/mr-choades-upstairs-downstairs-halloween-spooktacular-octobe-56892/
- 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/
- 14:30 The Dog Show: Come. Sit. Stay. A New Comedy — Triad Theater — "The Dog Show: Come. Sit. Stay." is a new comedy presented at the Triad Theater in New York. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/the-dog-show-come-sit-stay-a-new-comedy-57100/

## Sunday 1 November

- 15:00 Puccini's Tosca — Metropolitan Opera — from $33 — The Metropolitan Opera stages Puccini's Tosca, one of opera's most dramatic thrillers. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/puccinis-tosca-53939/
- 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/
- 20:00 Slippery Sundays. November 1 — The Slipper Room — $30–40 — Slippery Sundays. November 1 is a variety show at The Slipper Room, calling itself the original since 1999 and the variety show that tops them all. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/slippery-sundays-november-1-56894/
- 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/