Theater Events in New York City

Plays, musicals, dance performances, and stage shows in New York City.

42 upcoming theater events

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at BAM

Thu, 4 Jun 2026 at 3:30 PM

Brooklyn Academy of Music

Experience the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in a joyous program at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), June 4–7, 2026. A radiant display of modern dance and vibrant storytelling in a landmark NYC venue.

I'm Almost There

Mon, 8 Jun 2026

BAM Fisher (Fishman Space)

A contemporary theater piece at BAM Fisher's Fishman Space in New York, delivering intimate storytelling and bold live performance. An evening of thoughtful theater in a compact, atmospheric venue, with tickets starting at USD 34.

I'm Almost There

Tue, 9 Jun 2026 at 3:30 PM

Brooklyn Academy of Music

A theater-musical at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), 'I'm Almost There' by Todd Almond, taking you on a musical odyssey through song and story from June 9–28, 2026 in the iconic NYC venue.

The Saviors

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 at 3:30 PM

Atlantic Theater Company

The Saviors, a contemporary stage drama at Atlantic Theater Company on June 11, 2026, offers an evening-length live theatrical production showcasing new work from a modern American theater ensemble.

Encores! La Cage Aux Folles

Tue, 16 Jun 2026

New York City Center

Step into the intimate New York City Center for Encores! La Cage Aux Folles, a dazzling revival where gleaming gowns, brassy snappy songs, and sharp wit fuse into a Broadway-gloss celebration of love and identity.

Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo

Sat, 27 Jun 2026

Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC)

A new biographical musical at PAC NYC about Giulia, the Poison Queen of Palermo, tracing a defiant self-defense and the ripple effects on her community. A powerful, real-life-inspired production blending history and vivid storytelling.

The Dinosaurs

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 at 3:30 PM

Playwrights Horizons

The Dinosaurs at Playwrights Horizons, an Off-Broadway fixture, presents Jacob Perkins’ piercingly funny ode as a circle of women share recovery stories week after week in a steady, intimate space.

The Marvelous Miss Gender Tour Starring BOSCO

Thu, 9 Jul 2026

The Town Hall

NYC drag cabaret headliner BOSCO brings The Marvelous Miss Gender Tour to Town Hall. Expect witty banter, bold costumes, and gender-bending performances in a vibrant fusion of theatre and nightlife. An atmospheric, adults-oriented NYC show.

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 at 3:30 PM

Radio City Music Hall

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular explodes at Radio City Music Hall, where the iconic score soars with full orchestration, soaring solos, and chorus against Art Deco grandeur.

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 at 4:00 PM

Radio City Music Hall

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular lands at Radio City Music Hall with soaring vocals, grand tableaux and a blockbuster energy—an NYC spectacle that makes history sing.

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 at 10:00 AM

Radio City Music Hall

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall delivers iconic songs with full orchestra and grand staging, bringing Broadway's epic saga to a luminous arena setting.

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 at 10:00 AM

Radio City Music Hall

Experience Les Misérables like never before in The Arena Concert Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall, where soaring orchestral power, candlelit glamour, and iconic songs meet New York's glittering Broadway magic.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Sat, 25 Jul 2026

Al Hirschfeld Theatre

Moulin Rouge! The Musical dazzles at Al Hirschfeld Theatre on Broadway, a glittering, song-filled fever dream of cabaret, can-can and cinematic romance—closing July 26, 2026.

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 at 3:30 PM

Radio City Music Hall

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular lands at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, a majestic, star-studded production with soaring vocals, live orchestra and panoramic staging that reimagines the revolution on a grand scale.

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 at 3:30 PM

Radio City Music Hall

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular returns to Radio City Music Hall, delivering epic anthems, a full orchestra and Broadway magic in a sweeping, immersive arena-scale experience.

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 at 3:30 PM

Radio City Music Hall

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular transforms Radio City Music Hall into a Broadway-scale cathedral, with intimate soloists, vast orchestral power, and soaring anthems that fill the Art Deco rafters.

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 at 4:00 PM

Radio City Music Hall

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular delivers the heartbreak and triumph of the Paris saga in a dazzling Radio City Music Hall production, with soaring solos, thunderous orchestration, and LED grandeur that makes New York roar.

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular

Sat, 1 Aug 2026 at 4:00 PM

Radio City Music Hall

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall elevates a story of redemption with concert-scale grandeur, soaring vocals, and an immersive, unforgettable night.

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular

Sun, 2 Aug 2026 at 10:00 AM

Radio City Music Hall

Experience Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall, where colossal orchestras, soaring vocals, and a luminous Art Deco stage merge for a heartbeat-pounding, city-soaked night of musical triumph.

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular

Tue, 4 Aug 2026 at 3:30 PM

Radio City Music Hall

Les Misérables returns to Radio City Music Hall for the Arena Concert Spectacular, where colossal choral crescendos fill the cavernous hall and the beloved songs soar over orchestral splendor.

Broadway in Bryant Park

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

Bryant Park

Free outdoor Broadway musical performances in Bryant Park during summer, featuring highlights from current and classic shows in a family-friendly lunchtime concert series in New York City.

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular

Wed, 5 Aug 2026 at 10:00 AM

Radio City Music Hall

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular bursts through Radio City Music Hall, where soaring soloists, a full orchestra, and sweeping stagecraft recreate Broadway’s epic revolution in a radiant, immersive concert setting.

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular

Thu, 6 Aug 2026 at 3:30 PM

Radio City Music Hall

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular bursts through Radio City Music Hall, where soaring soloists, a full orchestra, and sweeping stagecraft recreate Broadway’s epic revolution in a radiant, immersive concert setting.

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular

Fri, 7 Aug 2026 at 3:30 PM

Radio City Music Hall

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular bursts through Radio City Music Hall, where soaring soloists, a full orchestra, and sweeping stagecraft recreate Broadway’s epic revolution in a radiant, immersive concert setting.

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular

Sat, 8 Aug 2026 at 10:00 AM

Radio City Music Hall

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular fills Radio City Music Hall with soaring anthems, intimate orchestration, and cinema-like scale that makes Broadway grandeur feel stadium-wide and utterly spellbinding.

Colonoscopy the Musical

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 at 6:00 PM

Peoples Improv Theater

An audacious musical at The PIT in New York, blending catchy numbers with medical satire to poke fun at fear and procedures. This intimate show delivers witty lyrics, bold staging, and a memorable night of theatre in NYC.

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular

Sun, 9 Aug 2026 at 10:00 AM

Radio City Music Hall

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular roars to life at Radio City Music Hall with towering orchestration and beloved anthems, delivering the epic tragedy and revolutionary thrills in an electrifying concert format.

The Metropolitan Opera Season

Mon, 31 Aug 2026

Metropolitan Opera House

The Metropolitan Opera season runs from September through the following May, presenting the company's staged opera productions and guest artists at the Met in New York.

Tim (Burton) vs Jim (Henson) the Musical

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 at 6:00 PM

Peoples Improv Theater (The PIT)

Tim Burton vs. Jim Henson the Musical at The PIT fuses Burton-esque gothic whimsy with Henson-inspired puppetry. A high-energy theatrical piece of songs, satire and inventive design in a compact NYC venue that revels in offbeat, crowd-pleasing spectacle.

Radio City Christmas Spectacular

Sat, 31 Oct 2026

Radio City Music Hall

The Radio City Christmas Spectacular featuring the Rockettes is a classic family-friendly holiday musical running through early January at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Wed/Oct 7Music Is Magic On Broadway: The Story Of The Music Man Project

Tue, 6 Oct 2026

The Town Hall

A Town Hall presentation exploring the history and cultural impact of The Music Man on Broadway with creators, performers and archival musical moments.

Next Wave 2025

Mon, 19 Oct 2026

Brooklyn Academy of Music

Next Wave at Brooklyn Academy of Music showcases cutting‑edge, multidisciplinary contemporary performances from international artists on Oct 20, 2026.

MAGIC MIKE LIVE New York

Wed, 7 Oct 2026

Magic Mike Live

Pattie Gonia: SAVE HER!

Thu, 24 Sept 2026 at 4:00 PM

Webster Hall

Pattie Gonia's SAVE HER! hits Webster Hall in NYC with guests Sequoia and VERA!, delivering a high-energy drag cabaret full of bold visuals, playful humor, and fearless performance in a historic venue.

The Met: Live in HD at BAM — 2025/26 Opera Season

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 at 3:30 PM

Brooklyn Academy of Music

Season-long screenings of The Met: Live in HD at BAM in New York City (Oct 18, 2025–May 30, 2026), delivering world-class operas on the big screen in high definition for a seated, opera-loving audience.

Imitation of Life

Tue, 22 Sept 2026 at 7:00 AM

Various NYC Locations

IMITATION OF LIFE sweeps NYC in a four-week run across multiple venues, a new musical weaving a Pulitzer Prize-winning book with bold, immersive staging along the city’s streets, promising a delectable theater experience.

Galileo

Mon, 9 Nov 2026

Secret Theatre

Galileo at the Shubert Theatre is a sweeping musical about a bold scientist who challenged humanity’s view of the cosmos, with soaring melodies, period splendor, and a telescope-lit stage.

The Rocky Horror Show

Thu, 31 Dec 2026 at 2:30 PM

Studio 54

Experience the cult classic Rocky Horror Show on stage at Studio 54 (Broadway) in NYC. This high-energy live musical blends horror, comedy, and glam spectacle, driven by a flamboyant cast and audience participation that makes every performance unforgettable.

CATS: The Jellicle Ball

Thu, 31 Dec 2026 at 2:30 PM

Broadhurst Theatre (Broadway)

An extravagant Broadway revival of CATS: The Jellicle Ball debuts at the Broadhurst Theatre, blending glittering costumes, iconic Andrew Lloyd Webber tunes, and electrifying ballroom choreography. This high-energy production brings feline whimsy and TS Eliot’s poetry to life on a dazzling Broadway stage.

Two Iconic Institutions on One Night

Sat, 13 Mar 2027

Apollo Theater

A collaborative NYC stage-night by Ace Pictures and Irish Repertory Theatre at the iconic Apollo Theater, delivering a powerful live theatre production that unites two iconic institutions for one unforgettable evening of storytelling.

The Balusters

Thu, 31 Dec 2026 at 2:30 PM

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

On Broadway, The Balusters unfolds a sharp, funny clash among neighbors when a new board member proposes a stop sign on the block. Witty dialogue and escalating skirmishes light up the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, delivering a lively portrait of community life in NYC.

The Awakening

Sun, 7 Mar 2027 at 2:00 PM

Peoples Improv Theater

The Awakening at The PIT in New York is a fearless theatre piece that unfurls in intimate shadows and bright monologues, inviting the audience to witness transformation on a compact black-box stage.