14 Shows to See Beyond Broadway in July

Catch Kerry Washington, Debra Winger, Conrad Ricamora, Rosie O’Donnell and other stars onstage

If you’re looking for laughs this month, you’re in luck! New Off-Broadway shows this July include two romps from Saturday Night Live stars; Rosie O’Donnell in a new solo show; Kerry Washington, Kara Young and Kecia Lewis conjuring Whoopi Goldberg characters at Lincoln Center; and an outrageous one-man retelling of The Silence of the Lambs. If drama’s more your thing, there are also plays starring Oscar nominee Debra Winger, Tony winner Conrad Ricamora and a rare Wendy Wasserstein revival. Plus Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular!

These are just some of the promising productions that begin performances in July. We couldn’t include everything, so be sure to browse the listings in TDF’s Show Finder to see what else is playing. If you’re a TDF Member, log in to your account daily to see what we’re selling as ticket inventory changes frequently.

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Cherry Lane Theatre: Shifters

Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce Street between Bedford and Hudson Streets in the West Village

Previews begin July 6. Opens July 17. Closes August 30.

Since Cherry Lane Theatre reopened last fall, it has played host to a string of offbeat hits, including the genre-nonconforming clown show WEER and an acclaimed revival of You Got Older. Now this small but celebrated stage is importing Benedict Lombe’s Shifters from London. Well-received across the pond, this sly, time-hopping tale about teenage sweethearts who meet again as adults explores the darker aspects of first love, including grief, abuse and trauma. Award-winning British director Lynette Linton makes her NYC debut with the production.

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Lincoln Center Theater: The Whoopi Monologues – begins July 7

Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, 150 West 65th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue in Lincoln Square

Previews begin July 7. Opens July 14. Closes August 30.

It’s hard to remember a time when Whoopi Goldberg wasn’t a household name. But in 1984, when Mike Nichols produced her eponymous performance of mind-blowing monologues on Broadway, no one had ever heard of her. That changed quickly. Now Lincoln Center Theater is presenting the show’s first NYC revival with a crackerjack cast channeling Goldberg’s hilarious and heartbreaking characters. Emmy winner Kerry Washington and Tony winners Kara Young and Kecia Lewis star and Whitney White directs.

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Dukes – begins July 8

Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street between Sixth Avenue and Varick Street in Soho

Begins July 8. Closes August 2.

Polarizing Saturday Night Live star Jane Wickline and Brooklyn-based comedian Liva Pierce settle in to Soho Playhouse for a limited run of their song-filled sketch comedy show Dukes. Wickline plays piano as the deadpan duo croons sardonic tunes about what they want from porn, saving hot girls from a fire and other esoteric topics.

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Atlantic Theater Company: The Saviors – begins July 8

Atlantic Theater Company’s Linda Gross Theater, 336 West 20th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues in Chelsea

Previews begin July 8. Opens July 27. Closes August 8.

The last collaboration between playwright Bubba Weiler and director Jack Serio, Well, I’ll Let You Go, earned rave reviews and a slew of accolades—it was actually my favorite play of last season. That’s why I’m so excited to see these up-and-comers reteam for The Saviors, about two altar boys wrestling with their faith, friendship and hopes for the future. Weiler began writing the play in college inspired by his own experiences growing up in the Catholic Church. It’s finally having its world premiere at Atlantic Theater Company’s Linda Gross Theater, fittingly located in the parish hall of a church!

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The Brick: GOODBYE HORSES: An Unauthorized Retelling of Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs – begins July 9

The Brick, 579 Metropolitan Avenue near Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Begins July 9. Closes July 25.

Michael Kinnan’s solo reinvention of James Cameron’s Titanic got a Critic’s Pick in The New York Times. Now he turns his attention and talent to a one-man adaptation of another Oscar-winning flick, the psychological serial killer thriller The Silence of the Lambs. Kinnan chews more than the scenery as Hannibal, Clarice and Buffalo Bill in this delicious reimagining of a pop-culture touchstone.

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Are You Mad at Me?? – begins July 10

HERE, 145 Sixth Avenue at Dominick Street in Soho

Begins July 10. Closes August 15.

Comedian Bryan Safi got famous Throwing Shade, a podcast rechristened as Attitudes! that was turned into a web series and, briefly, a TV show. So it’s ironic that underneath his catty exterior, he’s awfully insecure. His solo show Are You Mad at Me?? is a mix of stand-up and songs exploring his social anxiety in excruciatingly funny detail. It arrives Off Broadway after well-received runs in LA and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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Sukkot – begins July 11

59E59 Theaters, 59 East 59th Street between Madison and Park Avenues in Midtown East

Begins July 11. Closes August 9.

The 6th Act brings Matthew Leavitt’s dysfunctional family dramedy Sukkot to NYC. A Catholic widower (celebrated character actor Andrew Robinson) is still in deep mourning for his Jewish wife, who died a year earlier. But a conversation with a rabbi about the Jewish celebration of sukkot puts him on the path to joy, even though his adult children think he’s lost it. Sitcom vet Joel Zwick directs this play, which is sure to resonate even more considering Robinson lost his real-life wife of 50-plus years just a few months ago.

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Broad Strokes – begins July 14

Lucille Lortel Theatre, 121 Christopher Street between Bleecker and Hudson Streets in the West Village

Previews begin July 14. Opens July 27. Closes September 5. If you’re a TDF Member, log in to purchase discount tickets.

A few years ago, stand-up and songstress Cat Cohen was on a roll. She had a Netflix comedy special and a massive social following. Then at age 30 she suffered a mini-stroke and discovered she had a hole in her heart. Ever the unabashed attention seeker, she’s turned her health crisis into comedy in her solo show Broad Strokes, which earned raves at Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Directed by Tony winner Alex Timbers, this hour-long alt-cabaret comedy mines mortality, medicine and egotism for laughs.

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The Gin Game – begins July 15

Housing Works Bookstore, 126 Crosby Street between Houston and Prince Streets in Soho

Begins July 15. Closes August 9.

Real-life spouses Debra Winger and Arliss Howard star in an incredibly intimate revival of D.L. Coburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Gin Game, about a casual card game between nursing home pals that takes a contentious turn. David Blum stages this two-hander in the Housing Works Bookstore in Soho with theatregoers up close to the action. Just as special: Tickets are just $20!

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PEPPER SLIT: Live in Her Living Room – begins July 21

East Village Basement, 321 East 9th Street between First and Second Avenues in the East Village

Previews begin July 21. Opens July 30. Closes August 15.

Lorne Michaels often makes incomprehensible decisions about which Saturday Night Live cast members to keep or cut. If you were as upset about Chloe Troast being let go after just one season as I was, then PEPPER SLIT: Live in Her Living Room is here to amuse you. A character she’s been playing for years, the cheekily named Slit is an aging Hollywood has-been who shares insane stories with anyone who will listen. Sam Blumenfeld directs this outré and interactive evening performed for just 35 theatregoers at a time.

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Rosie O’Donnell: Common Knowledge – begins July 22

Daryl Roth Theatre, 101 East 15th Street between Union Square East and Irving Place in Union Square

Begins July 22. Closes August 8.

Rosie O’Donnell was very public about relocating to Ireland for her family’s safety and sanity after the election of her longtime Twitter nemesis, Donald Trump. The move inspired her first solo show in more than a decade, Common Knowledge, about her love for her adopted country and her nonbinary, neurodivergent child, Clay. After earning solid notices in the UK, O’Donnell returns stateside to share her wit and wisdom about being a parent and an ex-pat.

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Disruption – begins July 22

The Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 West 42nd Street between Dyer and Tenth Avenues in Midtown West

Previews begin July 22. Opens August 2. Closes September 13.

Andrew Stein’s AI-themed drama may sound ripped from the headlines, but Disruption actually premiered back in 2023 in London. He and director Hersh Ellis have assembled an impressive cast, including Tony winner Conrad Ricamora, Tony nominee Elizabeth Stanley and John David Washington, for this unsettling thriller about a tech entrepreneur who tries to sell his college pals on investing in a predictive algorithm that will essentially serve as a life coach. But there are always pitfalls when machines make pivotal decisions for humans.

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Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular

Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Sixth Avenue at 50th Street in Midtown West

Begins July 23. Closes August 9.

The epic musical returns to NYC for a few weeks in this massive arena tour. Alfie Boe, Killian Donnelly and Gerónimo Rauch alternate as Jean Valjean while Bradley Jaden and Jeremy Secomb share the role of Javert. The rest of the powerhouse cast includes Samantha Barks as Fantine, Marina Prior and Matt Lucas as the Thénardiers, and Rob Madge as Bamatabois. If you dreamed a dream of Les Mis back onstage, you have your wish!

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An American Daughter – begins July 23

The Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 West 42nd Street between Dyer and Tenth Avenues in Midtown West

Previews begin July 23. Opens August 11. Closes September 6. If you’re a TDF Member, log in to purchase discount tickets.

Jean Lichty’s La Femme Theatre Productions has gathered quite the cast for the first major New York revival of An American Daughter, a late play by Pulitzer Prize winner Wendy Wasserstein, who also helped TDF start one of our signature education programs. The dramatic tale of the daughter of a US Senator whose nomination for US Surgeon General is derailed by minutiae and media outrage, the production stars Lichty alongside Montego Glover, Mary Beth Peil and Tony winner Robert Sean Leonard. Sarna Lapine directs.

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