Upcoming Off-Broadway Shows For 2025/2026
Off-Broadway Shows Or Broadway? The choice is yours!
It's up to you, New York, New York! Looking for the next best production? It may be just blocks away from Broadway. That's because Off-Broadway tickets are often a fraction of the price, and just as worth it.
Off-Broadway plays and Off-Broadway musicals with some of the biggest stars in town? Don't mind if we do. These Off Broadway shows are the best of the season!
Little Shop of Horrors
Open Run
It's time to head back to Skid Row as Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's musical hit Little Shop of Horrors is here. An out-of-this-world tale of Seymour, a plant shop assistant, and a strange new seedling he names Audrey II after his crush; 'Little Shop is a cult-classic that mixes a hilarious script with '50s-style tunes. This is one B-Movie you won't want to miss.
Angry Alan
Showing until Aug 3
Angry Alan marks the return of Emmy-nominee John Krasinski (The Office, A Quiet Place) to the New York stage, headlining the first production at Off-Broadway's Studio Seaview! Directed by Tony-winner Sam Gold, this dark comedy by Penelope Skinner, co-created with Don Mackay, is an ever more timely exploration of modern masculinity. With the play's star performer and a creative team featuring some of the industry's best, Angry Alan serves as the perfect launch for Studio Seaview to establish itself as a bold new theatre space.
This World Of Tomorrow
Oct 30 - Dec 21
Two-time Academy Award winner and all-around treasure Tom Hanks returns to the New York stage, starring in this time-traveling adventure based on his 2017 short story collection. Co-written by Hanks with James Glossman and directed by Kenny Leon, this world premiere will see the Forrest Gump actor take on the role of a future scientist who travels back in time to the 1939 World's Fair. His first New York stage appearance since his Broadway debut in 2013's Lucky Boy, don't miss your chance to see the peerless Hanks live Off-Broadway!
The Play That Goes Wrong
Showing until Jan 4, 2026
Although export comedy smash hit The Play That Goes Wrong made its final Broadway bow at the Lyceum theater in January 2019, theatregoers and critics adore Mischief Theatre's first production so much that it simply moved to a long term home Off Broadway at the New World Stages! From humble off-West End beginnings at London's Old Red Lion fringe theater/pub in 2013 (rumour has it a mere four audience members attended its debut), the riotously funny rib-tickler of a show has grown to become a global phenomenon, merging slapstick physical comedy with a wry sense of tongue-firmly-in-cheek British wit and a winning self awareness.
Drunk Shakespeare
Open Run
Right In The Heart of Broadway
Take a journey to the mysterious hidden library on the second floor of a building on 47rd and 8th, behind an imposing ten foot high black bookcase is a secret bar, the meeting place of the infamous Drunk Shakespeare Society!
The Gazillion Bubble Show
Showing until Sep 7
Guinness World Record holder Fan Yang has been amazing Off-Broadway audiences since 2007. Featuring fantastic next-level laser lighting displays, and a great musical score, The Gazillion Bubble Show is an hour plus of unbelievable soapy masterpieces, which float above the audiences heads in their hundreds and even fully enclose some lucky volunteers.
Friends - The Musical Parody
Showing until Oct 26
Calling all fans of the 90s and early 2000s pop culture phenomenon that was cult sitcom Friends! The smash hit Off-Broadway musical spoof is bringing the lives, loves and messy-inbetweens of our favorite New York-dwelling twenty-somethings back to the stage during a hotly anticipated national tour.
Perfect Crime
Open Run
Perfect Crime goes well beyond traditional mystery play. It is a sexy, compelling thriller, with well-timed surprises and laughs that relieve a growing dramatic tension. The main character is a Harvard-educated psychiatrist accused of bumping off her wealthy British husband. But when a handsome young detective comes calling to investigate, is everything as straight-cut as it appears?
Heathers - The Musical
Showing until Jan 25, 2026
New York are you ready? The cult-classic musical Heathers is back! All killer and no filler, Heathers: The Musical takes you to the halls of Westerberg High, where Veronica Sawyer finds herself tangled up with the three scrunchie-wearing, popularity-obsessed mean girls who rule the school - formally known as The Heathers. But when Veronica's new boyfriend, the mysterious J.D., enters the scene with a lethal agenda, the social hierarchy gets turned on its head.
About Off Broadway
The term Off Broadway refers to professional productions in New York City that take place in venues seating between 100 and 499 people - smaller than traditional Broadway theatres but with just as much innovation. Off Broadway Shows are known for their artistic freedom and creative risks, making them the perfect place for emerging playwrights and established names seeking a more intimate connection with audiences. Many Broadway and Off Broadway Shows began in these smaller spaces, including Hamilton, Rent, and Dear Evan Hansen. Today, Off Broadway Musicals and plays continue to push boundaries just steps away from Times Square.
About Off Off Broadway
Even further off the beaten track is the world of Off Off Broadway, where theatres seat fewer than 100 people and productions often take place in experimental venues, studios, or even non-traditional spaces. Off Off Broadway is where you'll find raw, original, and often avant-garde performances that aren't concerned with commercial appeal but rather with artistic expression. These shows are the lifeblood of New York's theatre ecosystem, nurturing the voices and visions that may one day transform the stage.
