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Broadway favorites Kara Lindsay and Laura Bell Bundy, who are starring in Romy & Michele: The Musical, which opens in October. Photo by Valerie Terranova.
Plus three exciting revivals
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Broadway isn't the only destination for exciting new musicals this fall. There are some intriguing tuners opening on smaller stages over the next few months, including a musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth starring two Tony winners; Romy & Michele: The Musical based on the cult comedy; a pair of hip-hop history musicals, one serious, the other satirical; and Heather Christian's masterwork Oratorio for Living Things. Plus, rare revivals of Bat Boy and The Baker's Wife!
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Minetta Lane Theatre, 18 Minetta Lane between Sixth Avenue and MacDougal Street in the West Village
Previews begin September 9. Opens September 18. Closes November 1.
Lin-Manuel Miranda isn't the only one writing hip-hop history musicals. Mexodus, created and performed by the multitalented Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson, shines a spotlight on a forgotten chapter from America's past, when enslaved Black folks sought freedom by fleeing to Mexico. Featuring live looping and instrumentation, beatboxing, rapping and singing, this two-person musical follows one man on that harrowing journey south of the border, where he's helped by a former Mexican Army soldier. David Mendizábal directs this exhilarating and illuminating show, which earned rave reviews in Washington, DC and San Francisco.
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The York Theatre Company at Theatre at St. Jean's, 150 East 76th Street near Lexington Avenue on the Upper East Side
Previews begin September 9. Opens September 18. Closes October 11. If you're a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.
Holly Doubet spent decades writing songs for Barney the dinosaur and various pop artists before experiencing the false alarm that inspired her first musical, This is not a Drill. While on vacation in Hawaii in January 2018, she received an emergency alert about an impending nuclear attack. Although it turned out to be a mistake, for 38 minutes she and thousands of others thought they had just moments to live. The York Theatre presents the New York premiere of this dark musical comedy exploring the impact of that incident on eight disparate characters.
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Asylum NYC, 123 East 24th Street between Park Avenue South and Lexington Avenues in Gramercy
Begins September 17. Closes December 28.
Before Slam Frank even had a workshop, there was a Change.org petition circulating to stop this hip-hop musical about a fictional theatre company reimagining Anne Frank as a pansexual Latina named Anita Franco. Writer Joel Sinensky was inspired to create this controversial satire after reading a real-life Twitter thread about whether Anne Frank owned her white privilege. While he and his songwriter Andrew Fox are clearly having a blast trolling folks (just check out the impassioned comments on the show's Instagram), their skills are no joke. In addition to parodying a super-popular hip-hop musical, the show poses intriguing questions about who can claim to be marginalized in today's society.
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The Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 West 42nd Street between Dyer and Tenth Avenues in Midtown West
Previews begin September 30. Opens TBD. Closes November 16.
Oratorio for Living Things, a singular masterwork by Obie winner Heather Christian, returns Off Broadway after a critically heralded 2022 run. One of the most glorious shows I've ever experienced, it's a mind-blowing and melodious meditation on existence and time that beautiful blends a variety of music styles, including classical, folk and gospel. Lee Sunday Evans once again directs a cast of superb instrumentalist-vocalists in this production for Signature Theatre.
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St. Luke's Theatre, 308 West 46th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues in Midtown West
Previews begin October 13. Opens October 27. Closes January 4, 2026.
After a well-received run downtown earlier this year, Beau the Musical moves to Midtown and adds a Tony nominee. Performer-playwright Douglas Lyons (writer of the comedies Chicken & Biscuits and Table 17) and co-composer Ethan D. Pakchar are behind this heartwarming show about a queer singer-songwriter looking back on his life-changing relationship with his guitar-playing grampa, who was otherwise estranged from the family. Matt Rodin is absolutely charming as Ace, who narrates his own tale. New to this production is raspy-voiced Dead Outlaw Tony nominee Jeb Brown as his grandfather Beau, a role he actually originated in workshops and in a filmed version of the show. Josh Rhodes (Spamalot) directs a winning ensemble of actor-singer-musicians in this moving bluegrass musical.
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Daryl Roth Theatre, 101 East 15th Street between Union Square East and Irving Place in Union Square
Previews begin October 14. Opens November 6. Closes December 7.
The brainchild of Eli Bauman, who wrote the songs and book and directs, 44 the Musical is a loving satire about the halcyon days of the Obama administration as seen through the eyes of his discombobulated veep, Joe Biden. A Fringe-y favorite in LA that had multiple successful runs, the show transfers to NYC with its original cast intact: T.J. Wilkins as Barack, Shanice as Michelle and Chad Doreck as Joe. TV writer Bauman certainly knows from which he spoofs: he worked on Obama's campaign back in 2008.
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Stage 42, 422 West 42nd Street at Dyer Avenue in Midtown West
Previews begin October 14. Opens October 28. Closes November 30. If you're a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.
The long-gestating musical adaptation of the 1997 cult comedy Romy and Michele's High School Reunion arrives in NYC with a pair of Broadway favorites as the title BFFs: Legally Blonde Tony nominee Laura Bell Bundy and erstwhile Glinda Kara Lindsay. When the delightfully dopey pals decide to attend their 10-year high school reunion, they're determined to make an impression with the popular crowd... even if that means not being themselves. Kristin Hanggi (Rock of Ages) directs this romp featuring retro songs by husband-and-wife team Gwendolyn Sanford and Brandon Jay.
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HERE, 145 Sixth Avenue at Dominick Street in Soho
Previews begin October 21. Opens October 22. Closes October 25.
A sci-fi puppet rock musical about the end of our planet set in NYC? This is one of those better-seen-than-described shows that HERE specializes in. Think Little Shop and Rocky Horror but with DIY design and endless invention as a live band invites the audience on an epic adventure about feminist space explorers fighting massive monsters and the evils of capitalism.
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The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street at Astor Place in the East Village
Previews begin October 24. Opens November 13. Closes November 30.
After collaborating on last year's We Are Your Robots, Obie-winning playwright-songwriter Ethan Lipton (No Place to Go, Tumacho) and Tony-nominated director Leigh Silverman (Suffs) reteam for another ambitious project: a musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder's fantastical Pulitzer Prize-winning epic The Skin of Our Teeth, which follows the Antrobus family as they navigate 5,000 years of history and crises. Tony winners Shuler Hensley and Ruthie Ann Miles are the parents, and Tony nominee Micaela Diamond is their cheeky maid Sabina in this surreal saga of survival.
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East Village Basement, 321 East 9th Street between First and Second Avenues in the East Village
Begins October 29. Closes November 9.
Although songwriter Nick Blaemire's sole Broadway show infamously closed on opening night, he's gone on to have a busy career as a stage actor (Godspell, Dogfight) and offbeat musical maker (Space Dogs, Edge of the World). His latest chamber work Soon centers on a very depressed twentysomething who's hiding out at home, trying to avoid the end of the world as we slide into an environmental apocalypse. But eventually, she's forced to face her fears and the future. Will Blum directs this intimate, indie-pop piece.
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The York Theatre Company at Theatre at St. Jean's, 150 East 76th Street near Lexington Avenue on the Upper East Side
Previews begin November 25. Opens TBD. Closes December 28.
American Dance Machine, a troupe dedicated to preserving classic musical theatre choreography, pays tribute to historical hoofers with Gotta Dance featuring recreations of numbers devised by Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins, Gene Kelly, Michael Bennett, Susan Stroman and other movers and shakers. The York Theatre presents this dance musical, which includes iconic footwork from West Side Story, A Chorus Line, Pippin, Singin' in the Rain and other shows. Four-time Tony nominee Randy Skinner and American Dance Machine producing artistic director Nikki Feirt Atkins co-direct.
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Classic Stage Company, 136 East 13th Street between Third and Fourth Avenues in the East Village
Previews begin October 23. Opens November 11. Closes December 21.
A famous flop with a glorious score ("Meadowlark!"), Stephen Schwartz's The Baker's Wife toured the US in 1976 but never quite made it to Broadway. But a recording of six songs from the show performed by Paul Sorvino and Patti LuPone became a must-have for musical mavens. So it's a treat that Classic Stage Company is giving the long-lost show a rare first-class revival, directed by Gordon Greenberg, who frequently works with the Wicked songwriter on reinventing his less successful projects. West Side Story Oscar winner Ariana DeBose is the titular character, who runs off, leaving her baker hubby (Scott Bakula) so forlorn, he stops making bread, which throws their village into disarray. Scene-stealers Arnie Burton, Robert Cuccioli, Kevin Del Aguila and Nathan Lee Graham costar.
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New York City Center, 131 West 55th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in Midtown West
Begins October 29. Closes November 9.
Tony-winning director Alex Timbers (Beetlejuice, Moulin Rouge! The Musical) brings Bat Boy: The Musical back to Off Broadway just in time for Halloween! This 25-year-old cult classic centers on the titular creature (Tony nominee Taylor Trensch), who becomes domesticated and wins the hearts of an unhappy mother and daughter. If only he can curb his thirst for blood. The pop-rock songs by Laurence O'Keefe (Heathers) are hilarious and the story's a scream. In an inspired bit of casting, Tony nominee Kerry Butler, who played the daughter in the original production, is the mom in this mounting. Broadway favorites Andrew Durand, Alex Newell, Christopher Sieber and Marissa Jaret Winokur costar.
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New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues in Midtown West
Previews begin November 7. Opens November 17. Closes April 12, 2026.
Twenty years after its Broadway premiere, the musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee returns Off Broadway with a powerhouse cast, including Glee's Kevin McHale and Tony nominees Jasmine Amy Rogers (BOOP!) and Justin Cooley (Kimberly Akimbo). Six smart spellers compete to win... but adolescence is even more challenging than orthography. Danny Mefford directs and choreographs this revival, which features a riotous book by Rachel Sheinkin and witty songs by the late William Finn.
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