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Angels in America Part 1: Millennium Approaches Part 1 of Tony Kushner's brilliant, epic, Tony- and Pulitzer-winning "gay fantasia on national themes," in its first major NYC revival, directed by 3-time Tony-nominee Michael Greif. (more)
Angels in America Part 2: Perestroika Part 2 of Tony Kushner's brilliant, epic, Tony- and Pulitzer-winning "gay fantasia on national themes," in its first major NYC revival, directed by 3-time Tony-nominee Michael Greif. (more)
Edward Albee's Me, Myself and I The NYC premiere of a new play by Edward Albee, the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning author of "Who�s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (more)
Love, Loss, and What I Wore Critics = 3.8 An evening of humorous vignettes and monologues by and about women, with a rotating 5-member cast that includes some very impressive names (details below). (more)
Orlando CSC opens its season with an adaptation of Virginia Woolf's novel, believed to have been inspired by her affair with writer Vita Sackville-West and famously dubbed "the longest love-letter in literature" by Vita's son Nigel. (more)
Our Town Critics = 3.8 At the Barrow Street Theatre in the Village, David Cromer's acclaimed production of the Thornton Wilder classic. (more)
Perfect Crime Critics = 2.5 A psychological murder mystery, running in a very small theatre in the heart of midtown for as long as anyone here can remember. (more)
Secrets of the Trade Critics = 3.3 Tony-winner John Glover stars in the NYC premiere of a new play by Jonathan Tolins about the relationship between a Broadway-wannabe and a theater legend. (more)
The 39 Steps After a highly-successful Broadway run, the popular slapstick Hitchcock spy spoof moves Off-Broadway to the New World Stages in midtown. (more)
The Language Archive At its Off-Broadway space, Roundabout presents a newly-commissioned play written by Julia Cho and directed by Drama Desk Award winner Mark Brokaw. (more)
The Screwtape Letters Fresh from well-received runs in Chicago, DC, and San Fran, a stage adaptation of C.S. Lewis' provocative novel about one malleable soul's "soft, gentle path to Hell." (more)
Trust Zach Braff (from TVs "Scrubs") and Tony-winner Sutton Foster star in a new play by the Oscar-nominated writer of "About a Boy." (more)
Other Events
Avenue Q Critics = 4.4 A spunky and cheerful Gen-X musical for grown-ups featuring a cast of both puppets and live performers....the Tony-winning Broadway production was recently downsized and re-opened Off-Broadway at the New World Stages in midtown. (more)
Blue Man Group Critics = 3.0 The nonverbal performance of "blue men" exploring themes of alienation, depersonalization, and paint. (more)
Freckleface Strawberry At midtown's New World Stages, a new musical based on a series of children's books written by the fabulously freckle-faced actress Julianne Moore. (more)
Fuerzabruta Critics = 3.2 The Argentinian performance group "De La Guarda" returns to NYC with another acrobatic spectacular. (more)
In Transit A new "a cappella" musical, inspired by the sounds and rhythms of the New York City transit system, in which the actors play multiple roles while also providing the sound effects and musical accompaniment. (more)
John Tartaglia's Imaginocean! At the New World Stages in midtown, an interactive musical for young ones created by the multi-talented, Tony-nominated "Avenue Q" alum, John Tartaglia. (more)
Monday Night Magic Critics = 3.3 A series of magic performances by different magicians - the oldest, established, permanent floating ladies in New York. (more)
Naked Boys Singing Critics = 3.0 Reread the title. (more)
Stomp Critics = 4.0 A percussion show that celebrates the power of rhythm and the sheer joy of banging on things. (more)
The Awesome 80's Prom Just outside the East Village in the heart of NYU, an interactive theatrical experience taking you back to prom night, circa 1980. (more)
The Fantasticks Critics = 3.0 A revival of the most popular Off-Broadway musical of all time. Try to remember, and if you remember, then follow; follow, follow, follow, follow... (more)
The Flying Karamazov Brothers 4Play Critics = 4.2 The famously flamboyant foursome is back, bringing their latest juggling and comedy production to Off-Broadway's Minetta Lane Theatre. (more)
The Gazillion Bubble Show Critics = 2.0 A family-friendly extravaganza in midtown, wherein many bubbles are blown under hi-tech lighting. (more)
The Irish...And How They Got That Way Critics = 4.3 Charlotte Moore directs a revival of Frank McCourt's irreverent history of the Irish. (more)
Tony n' Tina's Wedding An interactive performance where the audience members are guests at a rambunctious Italian wedding. (more)
Upright Citizens Brigade The big kahuna of the city's improv theatres, UCB hosts shows featuring stars from Saturday Night Live, Late Nite With Conan O'Brien, etc, rubbing elbows with the stars of tomorrow. (Or perhaps the day after.) (more)

Critics' ratings represent an average score for reviews published by major NYC and national print sources. To rate the reviews, we use a 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being excellent. Unlike Broadway theatres, Off-Broadway theatres can sometimes be a bit bare-bones. While the largest of them are the equal of a Broadway theatre, you might find yourself ducking steam pipes or sitting on ancient seats, which can sometimes add to the overall experience. Off-Broadway theatres are located in areas throughout Manhattan.