Plays (NYC Reviews) (120)

All non-musical theatre on Broadway and beyond!

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95
Must See!
64 Reviews
Opens Sep 24
NYC: Midtown W

A tipsy actor retells a vampire classic, unleashing Transylvanian chaos on modern Manhattan.

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95
Must See!
21 Reviews
Opens Nov 15
NYC: Midtown W

Robot-fueled tricks and DIY chaos power this high-energy magic show for all ages.

95
Must See!
16 Reviews
Ends Aug 28
NYC: Greenwich V

Solo show by Mark Blane, directed by Dante Fuoco, returns after acclaimed 2024 Off-Off-Broadway debut.

95
Must See!
1K+ Reviews
Ends Aug 31
NYC: Midtown W

Winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Jasper family's drama unfolds in this Tony-winner for Best…

95
Must See!
1K+ Reviews
Ends Sep 07
NYC: Midtown W

Chiara Aurelia stars in this Tony Award® nominated reexamination of The Crucible set in a Georgia high school.

92
Must See!
88 Reviews
Ends Sep 14
NYC: Upper W Side

Saheem Ali directs a joyful TWELFTH NIGHT as Free Shakespeare returns to a newly renovated Delacorte Theater.

91
Must See!
732 Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

Henry Creel’s dark past unfolds in this Tony Award® winning Stranger Things origin story.

90
Excellent
370 Reviews
Open run
NYC: Brooklyn

Company XIV invites you to fall down the rabbit hole with this reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s "Alice’s…

90
Excellent
2K+ Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

A Pulitzer Prize finalist, Cole Escola's Tony-winning comedy explores the forgotten dreams of Mary Todd…

90
Excellent
5K+ Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

Harry Potter is all grown up in this Tony-winner that brings the magic of the books alive on stage.

89
Excellent
712 Reviews
Ends Aug 24
NYC: Midtown W

Jean Smart stars in this one-woman play about a Louisiana writer whose secret poetry becomes her salvation.

88
Excellent
138 Reviews
Ends Oct 2025
NYC: East Village

A campy, 80-minute parody of The Parent Trap, written and directed by Kevin Zak.​

88
Excellent
21 Reviews
Ends Sep 07
NYC: Midtown E

A new play tracing the real-life romance of comedians Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner.

87
Excellent
442 Reviews
Ends Sep 28
NYC: Midtown W

Over 110 music, theater, dance, and opera performances at Little Island this summer.

87
Excellent
66 Reviews
Ends Sep 13
NYC: Midtown W

Elizabeth McGovern portrays Ava Gardner in this play based on her interviews with Peter Evans.

86
Excellent
1K+ Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

An actor drinks heavily (think Comedy Central's 'Drunk History') and tries to corral others into enacting a…

86
Excellent
69 Reviews
Ends Nov 2025
NYC: Gramercy

Two lifelong friends share decades of love, loss, and letters—without ever meeting in person.

86
Excellent
30 Reviews
Ends Jun 2026
NYC: Gramercy

Carmen Rivera’s play about a woman visiting Puerto Rico, her family's homeland, for the first time.

86
Excellent
10 Reviews
Ends Aug 30
NYC: Soho/Tribeca

A powerful, hilarious solo show on war, trauma, and the resilience of the human spirit.

86
Excellent
67 Reviews
Ends Dec 2025
NYC: Gramercy

Two caregivers must care for a difficult woman in this new comedy.

86
Excellent
3K+ Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

This Tony Award winning farce portrays the doomed opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor.

85
Excellent
13 Reviews
Ends Nov 2025
NYC: Midtown W

A high-tech magic show blending classic illusions with interactive, immersive audience experiences.

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81
Great
72 Reviews
Starts Oct 19
NYC: Midtown W

A one-woman play by David Schechter, based on the diaries of Hannah Senesh.