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Parrots at the Pagoda at Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, one of many fabulous shows running Off-Off Broadway this month. Photo by Krystal Pagán.
Catch a new musical by the co-creator of Urinetown, an acclaimed stage adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, a meta riff on The Seagull and more
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Adventurous audiences know that some of the biggest theatrical thrills are found on NYC's smallest stages. These shows are also great for theatregoers on a budget. In fact, TDF members can see dozens of Off-Off Broadway productions for as little as $11! Not a TDF member? Consider joining our Go Off-Off and Beyond program, which gives you access to discount tickets to indie theatre, music and dance performances for a one-time fee of five bucks.
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Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, 304 West 47th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues in Midtown West
Begins May 1. Closes May 25.
Acclaimed Latine company Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater presents the world premiere of Parrots at the Pagoda, a new bio musical about the influential but underappreciated drag artist Johnny Rodríguez, older brother of the better known Tito Rodríguez, whose colorful life included stints as a boxer, activist, singer-songwriter and impresario of the gender-bending San Juan nightspot El Cotorrito, aka The Little Parrot. The creation of writer-director Jorge B. Merced, this surreal, sequin-studded show features 15 of Rodríguez's original songs and is narrated by a flock of fabulous birds.
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Magnet Theater, 254 West 29th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues in Midtown West
Begins May 6. Closes June 23.
Tony-winning Urinetown co-creator Greg Kotis wrote and stars in The End of All Flesh, a new dystopian musical that was a sold-out smash at New York City Fringe last month and is now playing Monday nights at the intimate Magnet Theater. In this hour-long, bluegrass-inflected romp, Pa, Ma (Kotis' real-life wife Ayun Halliday), their son and his girlfriend expound on post-apocalypse living in song. Expect banjos, wordplay and deep-seated cynicism.
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Various locations
Begins May 8. Closes May 24.
The 24-year-old EstroGenius Festival—NYC's longest-running fest showcasing the work of women, nonbinary, trans and gender-nonconforming artists—takes place over two weeks at five venues: Judson Church, the cell, The Rat NYC, Under St. Marks and Downtown Art Theater. The lineup includes experimental plays, eclectic dance performances, performance art, music, workshops, even communal dinners. You'll find anything and everything here... save for men!
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Producers Club, 358 West 44th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues in Midtown West
Begins May 8. Closes May 24. If you're a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase $15 tickets.
John J. Concado stars in Men in Shorts, Raul Garza's one-man play inspired by the blazing but controversial life of David Foster Wallace, the novelist, essayist, alleged abuser and tennis enthusiast who committed suicide in 2008. As he shares the ups and downs of his career, he also raves about tennis legend Roger Federer, a player Wallace admired and profiled in real life.
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The Brick, 579 Metropolitan Avenue near Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Begins May 8. Closes May 24.
Written and featuring Zoë Geltman, A(u)nts! explores aging and chosen family through a Kafkaesque lens, as three single, childless, almost-middle-aged women undergo a startling transformation as they search for connection and purpose. Developed in partnership with lauded female-forward companies New Georges and The Hearth.
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Dixon Place, 161A Chrystie Street between Rivington and Delancey Streets on the Lower East Side
Begins May 8. Closes May 25. If you're a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase $15 tickets.
An exploration of the personal impact of climate change, Markley Bortz's Alexandria centers on the disparate survivors of a series of storms, who seek refuge in an abandoned library. But with different ideas about how to move forward during environmental collapse, is there a future for any of them?
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INTAR, 500 West 52nd Street between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues
Previews begin May 10. Opens May 19. Closes June 8.
Another acclaimed Latine company, INTAR, presents O.K., Christin Eve Cato's dead-serious comedy about living in a post-Roe v. Wade world. As the all-Latina cast of an unauthorized bilingual Oklahoma parody prepares for a performance in Oklahoma, one of the actors gets a distressing call: Due to the new Supreme Court ruling, her abortion has been canceled, permanently. Thankfully, her witty and wise costars have some ideas.
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59E59 Theaters, 59 East 59th Street between Madison and Park Avenues in Midtown East
Begins May 13. Closes May 25.
Lucy Stevens wrote and stars in this tribute to British theatre icon Gertrude Lawrence, who dazzled onstage in London and on Broadway in The King and I and Private Lives but died prematurely at age 54. This one-woman play chronicles her incredible life and career, from her impoverished early years in London's East End to fame and fortune on the West End and the Great White Way, with beloved songs by Noël Coward, Kurt Weill and other legends along the way. Part of the annual Brits Off Broadway festival.
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Chain Theatre, 312 West 36th between Eighth and Ninth Avenues in Midtown West
Previews begin May 15. Opens May 17. Closes June 8.
Five women of different ages and experiences created and star in She Takes Flight, a refreshingly honest examination of what it's like navigating NYC as a female over 40. A meditation on aging and identity, dating and caregiving itold through poignant scenes and monologues.
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La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre, 66 East 4th Street between the Bowery and Second Avenue in the East Village
Previews begin May 16. Opens May 19. Closes June 1.
A deliriously meta riff on The Seagull, this play is inspired by the real-life experiences of Alexander Molochnikov, a Russian director whose radical reimagining of Chekhov's play at the Bolshoi Theatre was censored due to his opposition of the invasion of Ukraine. Unfortunately, relocating to the US did not magically solve his artistic challenges. Eli Rarey's play finds a director named Kon struggling not to give in to despair like Treplev in The Seagull as he attempts to carve out a theatre career in New York City. MART Foundation and En Garde Arts coproduce.
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spit&vigor tiny baby blackbox theatre, 115 MacDougal Street between West 3rd and Bleecker Streets in the West Village
Begins May 22. Closes June 8. If you're a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase $15 tickets.
Megan Medley wrote and directs this mystery about a woman, raised Catholic but now an atheist, who wants to find out what her estranged father revealed during his final confession. Will the reluctant priest help give her closure?
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MITU580, 580 Sackett Street between Nevins Street and Third Avenue in Gowanus, Brooklyn
Previews begin May 23. Opens May 24. Closes June 7.
Butoh, Bouffon and puppetry are fused in this devised physical-theatre piece that interrogates the connections between faith, pain, pleasure and politics. Inspired by the philosophy of Foucault and Preciado, The Leg is an ambitious exploration of consciousness.
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The Flea, 20 Thomas Street between Broadway and Church Street in Tribeca
Previews begin May 27. Opens June 1. Closes June 22.
National Black Theatre and The Flea present the world premiere of Chiaroscuro, a never-produced 2002 play by the late Aishah Rahman, a leading figure in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s. A dark comedy set on a cruise ship, it follows six Black singles looking for love as they grapple with issues of identity, colorism and desire. Abigail jean-baptiste directs a cast that includes Broadway vets Sidney DuPont (Paradise Square) and Ebony Marshall-Oliver (Ain't No' More).
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The Tank, 312 West 36th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues in Midtown West
Begins May 29. Closes June 19.
Emerging playwright (and former TDF staffer!) Nikhil Mahapatra wrote Love You More, an insightful examination of family dynamics filtered through the lens of King Lear. Inspired by Shakespeare's enduring tragedy as well as the loss of the writer's father, it's a funny and fierce exploration of sibling rivalry.
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59E59 Theaters, 59 East 59th Street between Madison and Park Avenues in Midtown East
Begins May 30. Closes June 29.
Another Brits Off Broadway import, Guildford Shakespeare Company's celebrated stage adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice stars just three actors, including director-cowriter Abigail Pickard Price, who play 18 diverse characters in this inventive yet faithful distillation of the beloved romantic comedy. A smash in London and on tour in the UK!
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