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September 19, 2025 6:00 pm

Saturday Church: A Reverent Musical of the Flamboyant Kind

★★★☆☆ Tony winners J. Harrison Ghee and Joaquina Kalukango are among the ensemble of this musical adapted from the 2017 indie film, featuring music by pop star Sia.

September 16, 2025 10:00 pm

Art: A Comedy of Bad Manners

★★★★☆ Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris star in this revival of Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning comedy

September 11, 2025 10:00 am

Color Theories: A Little Academia, a Lot of Absurdism

★★★★☆ Julio Torres, the creator of the acclaimed HBO series “Fantasmas,” delivers a comic riff on the emotional and symbolic aspects of color.

September 9, 2025 8:00 pm

House of McQueen: A Bio-Drama That Has the Feel of an Art Installation

★★★☆☆ “Bridgerton” star Luke Newton plays troubled fashion designer Alexander McQueen in this gorgeously staged but dramatically inert play

August 18, 2025 9:59 pm

Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride–An Overly Sentimental Comedic Journey

★★★☆☆ The comedian known as “The Roastmaster General” tells his life story in his confessional Broadway show.

August 13, 2025 9:00 pm

Amaze: An Evening of Magic and Magical Storytelling

★★★★☆ Magician Jamie Allan regales us with his life story to augment his dazzling illusions.

August 7, 2025 8:59 pm

Ava, The Secret Conversations: Dishy Hollywood Story, Animatronic Style

★★★☆☆ Elizabeth McGovern stars in and wrote this play about Ava Gardner’s short-lived collaboration with a ghostwriter

July 24, 2025 8:00 pm

Rolling Thunder: The Vietnam War Via Music

★★★☆☆ This jukebox musical featuring six actor/singers and a five-piece band includes numerous rock and pop classics from the era.

July 20, 2025 8:00 pm

Joy—A New True Musical: A Messy Show That Not Even a Miracle Mop Can Clean Up

★★★☆☆ Betsy Wolfe stars in the musicalized story of Joy Mangano, inventor of the Miracle Mop and other products.

June 26, 2025 8:00 pm

Viola’s Room: An Eerie Place to Visit

★★★☆☆ The latest immersive theater production from Punchdrunk has small groups of theatergoers walking through a variety of atmosphere-laden environments.

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Othello: Free As the Open Air

By Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Nick Westrate and James Udom play alpha and beta dogs in Classical Theatre of Harlem’s outdoor staging of Shakespeare’s drama

Birthright: Six Characters in Search of a Common Ground

By Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Politics underscore but don’t overpower the character-driven epic from Jonathan Spector

Birthright: Political and Personal Issues Intersect to Powerful Effect

By Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ The new play by Jonathan Spector ("Eureka Day") depicts the reunions over two decades of a group of friends who met on a Birthright trip to Israel.

A Walk on the Moon: A Musical Tribute to Enduring Marriage Vows

By David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Pamela Gray adapts her 1999 film, Annmarie Milazzo adds the tuneful score

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★★★★☆ Classy musicalization of a psychosexual cinethriller uses human and technical legerdemain to spellbind

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★★★★★ Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf and Christopher Abbott star in Joe Mantello's emotionally searing revival.

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