Top Scoring Shows Beyond Broadway (NYC Reviews) (28)

Shows currently running Beyond Broadway that Show-Score members are raving about!

Let Show-Score's community of avid theatre fans tell you the best Off-Broadway theatre plays and musicals! Read New York Theatre reviews from our members and their picks for the best plays running in and around New York City right now!

96
Must See!
169 Reviews
Ends Jan 2026
NYC: Midtown W

A darkly comic musical where high school hierarchy turns deadly for an unexpected outsider.

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.

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.

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…

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
66 Reviews
Ends Sep 13
NYC: Midtown W

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

87
Excellent
442 Reviews
Ends Sep 28
NYC: Midtown W

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

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
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
3K+ Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

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

86
Excellent
67 Reviews
Ends Dec 2025
NYC: Gramercy

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

86
Excellent
239 Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

A musical parody of TV's "Friends" from the 90s, featuring favorite moments from all seasons. 

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
10 Reviews
Ends Aug 30
NYC: Soho/Tribeca

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

85
Excellent
13 Reviews
Ends Nov 2025
NYC: Midtown W

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

83
Great
14 Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown E

Celebrate Broadway's musical geniuses by beautiful candlelight. 

81
Great
689 Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

This spectacular display of sight and sound can only be described as ‘bubble artistry’.

81
Great
220 Reviews
Ends Dec 2025
NYC: Midtown W

The only living non-Japanese Master of the art of comic storytelling, brings Rakugo to New York.

80
Great
26 Reviews
Ends Sep 13
NYC: Soho/Tribeca

Morgan Bassichis revisits Frank Maya’s 1987 show, ensuring Maya’s legacy is no longer overlooked.

78
Good
271 Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

An interactive new musical based on the popular hit TV series.

76
Good
51 Reviews
Ends Sep 07
NYC: Midtown W

Features iconic songs and Vietnam War-era stories in a concert-theatre hybrid.