NYC Small Stages

Through a series of spectacular falls, a young woman named Star plunges into a cosmic quest for self discovery. This highly visual, expressionist production freefalls from the top of a mountain to the depths of the DMV in a playful exploration of our shared humanity.

Inspired by a true story, The Steel Man follows Jake Gellert as he struggles to escape from the shadow of his larger-than-life father, Leo, a Hungarian Jewish Holocaust survivor. While Leo remains consumed by the past and a desire to avenge the family he lost, Jake searches for a way to forge his own identity and…

With Zabryna Guevara, Alma Martinez, Camila Moreno, Elizabeth Ramos, Nancy Rodriguez, and Adriana Sevan

Fresh off his Tony Award-winning performance in Ragtime, Joshua Henry stars alongside Julia Harriman (Hamilton, Warriors Cast Recording) in THE CONVERSATION. Meet Marcus and Elle. They have shared so much. Except, perhaps, what matters most. Falling in love was the easy part. An electric first date. A place of their…

Get ready for a night of laughter, community, and unforgettable stand-up at Powder Puff Comedy! The name "Powder Puff" is a playful nod to the long-standing American high school tradition of Powder Puff football, where girls took center stage on the field and the boys had to cheer them on. While our version skips the…

For one ghoulish weekend, we’re resurrecting our spookiest short plays to bring you The Infinite Fright —a special Halloween version of our hit show The Infinite Wrench ! Costumes encouraged. Join us Friday, October 30th at 9:30 p.m. for late-night Fright , featuring an hour of bone-chilling performances—live, up…

For one ghoulish weekend, we’re resurrecting our spookiest short plays to bring you The Infinite Fright —a special Halloween version of our hit show The Infinite Wrench ! Costumes encouraged. Join us Saturday, October 31st at 3:00 p.m. for a festive and family-friendly Fright , specially curated for kids and…

Shitzprobe is a fully improvised musical that features a Broadway star throwing away the script and making it all up on the spot. Every song, lyric, line of dialogue and dance move is totally improvised, accompanied by a live band creating the score right before your eyes. Each performance of Shitzprobe is the…

Long Island, 1986. Grace and Dorothy, two recently divorced moms, each with two young kids, inspired by the HIT sitcom “Kate and Allie”, move in together as best friends to solve the many challenges of single motherhood. Throughout the following decades, they build a loving, strong partnership and family. Told…

The Infinite Wrench is a barrage of 30 short plays the cast attempts to perform within a single hour in a race against the clock. Each play offers something different, be it funny, profound, elegant, disgusting, topical, irrelevant, terrifying, or even a dance or a song. All are truthful and tackle the here-and-now,…

ROBOT KARAOKE is a live comedy show with songs you know and new lyrics no one ever has sung. Our custom system, THE WEIRD ALGORITHM, rewrites karaoke classics syllable-for-syllable using fragments of the internet. We might sing OKCUPID PROFILES to the tune of "I WILL SURVIVE", NEGATIVE REVIEWS OF CANDY LAND to the…

A sketch comedy show that blends high-production multimedia, live stage performances, and the boyish dream of adventure. Come along with Brooklyn-based comedy duo ERIC GORDAY and RYAN NOVAK as they embark on a globetrotting adventure. Fight fearsome foes, do daring deeds, and watch one sketch about Eric being a…

NY Comedy Fest Creators to Watch spotlights the next wave of comedy trailblazers redefining entertainment online. From viral sensations to rising stars, these creators are shaping the future of comedy - one post, punchline, and platform at a time. Recent alumni of the Creators to Watch program include Curry Barker…

Since 2012, The Dark Room has been at the forefront of interactive comedy, fusing improv, stand-up, crowd work, and gaming into a legendary, deranged Live-Action Videogame performed around the world! Now The Dark Room makes its NYC debut September 9 – 12 at Asylum NYC. The format is simple: You’re trapped in a video…

This is a workshop of fast-paced, spontaneous object drawings, complemented with exercises for participants to learn how to draw from imagination and observation. This workshop will address alternative means of portraiture and provide instruction on how to draw chosen objects. Similar to taking a count or inventory…

Long before Halloween crossed an ocean, the Arabian Penninsula had its own night of children going door to door for sweets. On the eve of the fifteenth night of Sha'ban – the month before Ramadan begins – kids dress up, gather in groups, form a camel, and knock on neighbors' doors asking for treats while singing folk…

This workshop introduces handstyle lettering—a foundational form of graffiti—through its historical development from practices to contemporary approaches. Beginning with a demonstration from the artist, participants will explore handstyle as a versatile visual language, connected to traditions of calligraphy,…

This intimate workshop introduces silkscreen printing through the transformation of a personal garment. Participants will select a graphic of their choice and translate it into a functional screen, learning the technical steps of image preparation, exposure, and print application. Emphasis is placed on material…

Learn the basics of graphic design through hands-on, analog collage-making. Participants will explore composition, typography, color, and visual hierarchy using a curated selection of vintage prints and ephemera. Emphasizing experimentation and personal expression, the workshop invites participants to layer, mask,…

Want to fall in love in a New York bookshop? We got you. Join us and @boredofdatingapps for wine, coffee, and gorgeous offline socialising. 📍 6PM-8:30PM [EARLY SESSION] 📍 9PM-10:30PM [LATE SESSION] 👯‍♀️ SINGLES’ ONLY SOCIAL 🎟️ [ TICKETS HERE ] See you there for conversations about books, life, love, and pretty much…

Like your school days spelling bee, but with drinks! Come test your spelling skills in a friendly spelling bee competition. Sign-ups are capped at 30 participants, and you must register in-person at the bar, starting at 7:30pm. First come, first served. Admission: one drink. Official Adult Spelling Bee rules &…

Seven Wonders is a theatrical magic show featuring curated magic and intimate illusions presented by award winning magician Ryan Phillips . Exploring his personal relationship to the Art of Magic, this one man immersive experience features unbelievable true stories, unique magic ephemera, and audience participation…

Join Lit Out Loud, the city’s newest live reading series and creative community, for a live narration of You're The One That I Haunt by Katie Jung . “I’m also just a girl looking at a ghost asking him to love her.” We’re paraphrasing there, but Katie Jung’s debut novel will give you all the feelings of your favorite…

Spend your Halloween with Book Club Bar! 🎟️ [ TICKETS HERE ] Live music, specialty cocktails, spooky books. Join us for an epic HALLOWEEN HOEDOWN at Book Club Bar in Bushwick! We're featuring live music from CC&TheBoys - NYC's best country house band. Slip on your dancin' boots, cowboy hat, and any other Halloween…

Spend your Halloween with Book Club Bar! 🎟️ [ TICKETS HERE ] Live music, specialty cocktails, spooky books. Join us for an epic HALLOWEEN HOEDOWN at Book Club Bar in the East Village! We're featuring live music from HIGH HORSE. Slip on your dancin' boots, cowboy hat, and any other Halloween attire and get in line.…

Our weekly acoustic music series, featuring The Oystermen. [ ABOUT THIS EVENT : This is non-ticketed event, free and open the public. The musician will be playing in the rear of the store, but we remain open for book browsing.]

Free comedy show at Book Club Bar! Hosted by Gabbie Watts and Geneva Rust-Orta . Featuring Brooklyn's most-literate comedians, who are national favorites and favorites of Bushwick. There will be jokes and books. Guaranteed to be a good time. 🎟️ [ RSVP HERE ]

A reading and conversation with Carrie Wittmer, author of First Famous Christmas , in conversation with Caroline Moss. After rocketing to pop stardom practically overnight, all Marceline wants is a calm holiday at home. What she gets is a run-in with her bad-boy high-school crush, Lucas. Could this Ghost of Christmas…

Our weekly acoustic music series, featuring Blue Jay. [ ABOUT THIS EVENT : This is non-ticketed event, free and open the public. The musician will be playing in the rear of the store, but we remain open for book browsing.]

Our weekly acoustic music series, featuring John Dorney. [ ABOUT THIS EVENT : This is non-ticketed event, free and open the public. The musician will be playing in the rear of the store, but we remain open for book browsing.]

Want to fall in love in a New York bookshop? We got you. Join us and @boredofdatingapps for wine, coffee, and gorgeous offline socialising. 📍 6PM-8:30PM [EARLY SESSION] 📍 9PM-10:30PM [LATE SESSION] 👯‍♀️ SINGLES’ ONLY SOCIAL 🎟️ [ TICKETS HERE ] See you there for conversations about books, life, love, and pretty much…

Sapphic Book Crush is a singles night for queer women and nonbinary readers at Book Club Bar — everyone in the room is single, everyone came to meet someone, and the shelves break the ice. Before the night — three things (3 minutes, tops) ​ 1. Buy your ticket . Enter your phone number at checkout so we can link it to…

A delightful book about reclaiming pleasure in mid-life—a potent mix of self-help and memoir, from one of today’s wittiest, wisest voices. When did our lives become entirely about efficiency and optimization? Priyanka Mattoo shares her journey toward being less useful, delivering life lessons without an ounce of…

Sweet Nothings is a literary salon held the second Tuesday of every month at Book Club Bar in Bushwick. It's a place for writers to share their work with a friendly and supportive community. We can't wait to have you! You can submit to perform your work HERE . [ ABOUT THIS EVENT : This is a free event. The rear part…

A reading and conversation with Kylie Cheung, author of My Boyfriend, the Superhero, in conversation with Anna Iovine and Kat Tenbarge. A breed of newly arrived superhumans form an elite team that patrols and supposedly protects the world, keeping ordinary inhabitants safer. But criminology researcher Dr. Elisabeth…

A bold and unabashed novel about a young Palestinian woman's unraveling as she teaches at a New York City middle school, gets caught up in a scheme reselling Birkin bags, and strives to gain control over her body and mind The Coin’s narrator is a wealthy Palestinian woman with impeccable style and meticulous hygiene.…

Our new Sapphic Lit Book Club will be expansive: encompassing all genres and styles, united by a women-loving-women main character or story. The small group discussion will explore the way sapphic characters and stories are depicted throughout the genre. One month it could be horror, the next romance, the next…

Join The Motherhood Collective NYC for a fun themed storytime for the little ones, and caffeine for the grownups! This is a parent-led storytime, feel free to bring a "giving thanks"-themed book to read.

Book Club Bar's in-person poetry discussion group! This month: Trilce, by César Vallejo. Whether you haven't read a poem since high school or you live and breathe verse, come to Book Club Bar for a tour of the underground lab where the most brave, unsuccessful, delusional, and inspired people among us are working…

Our weekly acoustic music series, featuring Big Tiny Man. [ ABOUT THIS EVENT : This is non-ticketed event, free and open the public. The musician will be playing in the rear of the store, but we remain open for book browsing.]

Our weekly acoustic music series, featuring Zoe Hale. [ ABOUT THIS EVENT : This is non-ticketed event, free and open the public. The musician will be playing in the rear of the store, but we remain open for book browsing.]

The East Village Wordsmiths is a monthly salon for artists to share their work. Each month will have a different theme. We welcome writers of prose, poetry, memoir, or song to perform a five-minute original work. If you would like to share your work, please email EVWordsmiths@gmail.com. [ ABOUT THIS EVENT : This is a…

Sip N Script: Modern Calligraphy for Beginners. This class is for anyone who's never picked up a pen. We teach the basics, and our hope is you leave with ink flowing through your nib and the confidence to keep practicing. Tried it before? It's a great refresher with new supplies from our beginner kit. 🎟️ [ TICKETS…

Stuck in your writing? In need of a little more time or inspiration? Book Club Bar's Drink 'N Draft writing night is designed to get you out of your head and onto the page. Each night includes a series of visual prompts that will lead you toward new creative choices in your work. This laptop-free/handwriting exercise…

General Literary Trivia at Book Club Bar in Brooklyn: classics, bestsellers, authors, and deep cuts await. For people who actually read the book. Join us at Book Club Bar in Brooklyn for a special night of General Literary Trivia covering classic novels, modern fiction, iconic authors, poetry, banned books, literary…

Book Club Bar's in-person romance book club! We're reading "The Guest Book" by Mae Marvel. A romance on an epic, generation-spanning scale, Mae Marvel’s The Guest Book delivers the authors’ signature heart, sapphic steam, and humor in a book you’ll curl up with and never forget. The whole world believes Cosima…

An engaging science presentation on space and science topics ranging from planets to black holes to galaxies to the beginning of the Universe. Plus: trivia and other games, prizes, 🎟️ [ TICKET HERE ] What your ticket includes: $8 off any drink at the bar reserved seat fun science facts! Please note: gratuity for the…

Stuck in your writing? In need of a little more time or inspiration? Book Club Bar's Drink 'N Draft writing night is designed to get you out of your head and onto the page. Each night includes a series of visual prompts that will lead you toward new creative choices in your work. This laptop-free/handwriting exercise…

A night of Comedy or Books? At Astigmatism Comedy, we never make you choose. 🎤📚 Brought to you by Black women with poor vision but excellent taste, Astigmatism Comedy —affectionately known as " The Tiny Desk of Comedy "—is a show that perfectly blends a world-class stand-up lineup with chances to win FREE signed…

Weekly on Mondays - the Nuyorican Poets Cafe's famous slam series at the Bowery Poetry Club. Hosted by JRose & Luna Rosa.

H. Paul Moon presents a second season of diverse theatrical encounters for you with chamber music, spoken word poetry, and film projections.

Kitchen Sink Theatre Company & Brooklyn art Haus present a fully-staged, 360-experience of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

Boo! Haha, gotcha! It's spooky season and XSW is back to go bump in the night, with some frights and fights!

PILLARS POLE DANCE COMPANY welcomes you to BLOODBATH!

Celebrate Halloween all month long with us at the Haus... dress to impress and get your Ghoul on.

Join us each Sunday night during Happy Hour for a FREE open mic featuring an artistic collective of comedy, variety and more!

Bring a vinyl, get a discount! Every Sunday 6pm-9pm.

Have you always been itching to try improv but never had the time? Opportunity? Enough drinks? Come to the Night Cap Jam!

Democracy has never looked this good—or been this shady!

Holly isn't that nice, but nice doesn't cut it if you want to be the best. And Holly desperately wants to be the best.

It was the breast of times, it was the thirst of times...

Join Pencils of Color for an incredibly unserious and unforgettable night of outrageous sketches and hysterical stand-up comedy.

20 years ago, we got our heads in the game. This year, witness the start of something new.

Do you like a bit of insight with your comedy?

Expect to walk in as strangers, but leave feeling like you just survived the funniest dinner party you’ve ever been to.

Get ready to laugh your socks off at the "Malev & Friends Comedy Show" with hilarious acts and good vibes all night long!

Folkus is a monthly series featuring some of today's greatest folk artists.

Journey to the Fuzzy Palace for an evening of short form puppetry acts of all genres from incredible artists in Brooklyn and beyond!

Your favorite ginger interviewer is on the loose! Buckle in, but don't get too comfortable because anything can happen.

Bonkque the clown loves everything but performing. This is his show.

Laughter overload this year at the 2026 New York Comedy Festival!

Laughter overload this year at the 2026 New York Comedy Festival!

a late-night talk-show for the next generation

A double-bill concert evening: UNWELL, a looper project & /and_a_world_appeared/, an electronic music + live A/V performance

dedicated to presenting readings of plays written entirely by neurodivergent and disabled playwrights

Laughter overload this year at the 2026 New York Comedy Festival!

Messy Relationships? Toxic bosses? Unfulfilled dreams? Sometimes you gotta burn it all to the ground to get what you want.

Free Mind, the Showcase is a culmination of everything our studio has been up to for the last year.

National Queer Theater Presents: Waco Boy Club

Bad things always come in threes.

Arts After Hours is a bimonthly showcase that brings together choreographers and companies to show new innovative work!

Performers and audience members alike share a true story about their connection to a song, or the song itself, then sing the hell out of it. Every song has a story - maybe a spooky one! STORY-OKE returns with a special Halloween Week edition, October 27, with our monthly night of karaoke storytelling! For our next…

Science, Tonight is a late-night comedy talk show with guests scientists who are prepared, and improvisers who are not, to talk about science. Host Dr. Mark Popinchalk and the Science, Tonight reporting team are going to have their hands full keeping the show on the road as scientists and literal forces of nature…

A funny and heartbreaking play about love, loss, and discovering what we're really holding onto. **Synopsis:** When Mackenzie receives an eviction notice just months after the end of a four-year relationship, she has 72 hours to pack up the apartment where she built a life she thought would last forever. As the hours…

Join us for a night of science-themed fun and games at Caveat right before Halloween! Carnegie Science, one of the world’s most renowned scientific research institutions, will host a social on Thursday, October 29, at Caveat NYC on the Lower East Side. But not just any social...a slightly spooky social. Something is…

ABOLISH EVERYTHING is a fast-paced, low-stakes comedy debate show! Comedians roast their pet peeves. A panel of improvisers grills them with questions. The audience decides what gets abolished—and the most persuasive lobbyist receives the ultimate corrupt bribe: a bag of coins with a dollar sign on it. This month we…

A D&D mixer meets live comedy TTRPG show! Come find cool people to play with while enjoying a hilarious actual play show featuring incredible queer, POC, and women comedians and performers. Shenanigans will be had. **All are welcome, D&D beginners and veterans alike!** **Mixer** starts at doors open (1pm) and…

Celebrate Meowloween with Catbaret, NYC's cat-themed cabaret presented by **Weruva**, hosted by Gemma Smith and packed with comedy, music, and burlesque (aka purr-lesque). *"You pawsitively won't want to miss Catbaret." — Time Out NY* **Highlights include:** * Burlesque, musical and comic variety acts from some of…

✨Come celebrate Halloween and the life of Tim Curry at The Rocky Horror Picture Show!✨ 💋Come watch the cult classic the way it was meant to be seen; with a full shadowcast of actors and an audience yelling Asshole/Slut! Party poppers and snapping gloves encouraged! 👯‍♀️Dress up as your favorite Rocky Horror…

How I learned to stop masking and love the night. Join this journey to hormones, mating, and the complex behavioral dynamics of sexy creatures. **This multimedia comedy special may turn you into a bat lover, trans, or both! Beware.** *Including amazing special guests.*

Welcome to the only adventuring party that specializes in solving science problems. Join us Nov 1st for our a high-octane science adventure. Dungeon Master: **Carlos Maza** Players: **Kit Carter** **Noah Guiberson** **Moiya McTier** **Mark Popinchalk** Guest Expert: **TBA** Produced by **Ben Lillie** and **Jeremy…

This show is exactly what it says. Every week one of your favorite comedians interviews an expert on a topic they've always wanted to know more about. Every Sunday come hear the funniest interviews about neuroscience, astrophysics, mental health, and more! This week, Caveat owner **Ben Lillie** interviews astronomer…

You've seen the viral show Blow My Mind (85M+ views) on your phone, you've seen it in the New York Times, and now it's time for the first ever Blow My Mind LIVE!!! Hosted by BMM host Sarah Adelman and presented by Mad Realities and Caveat Theater, 20 contestants will battle to win "Best Fact" in heated rounds. The…

**Vice President JD Vance needs to come clean.** He’s been pretending to be someone he’s not for far too long. Luckily, he has a chance to rewrite his old wrongs and his old memoir in his own one-man show. Hillbilly Allegedly tells the real story of JD Vance, and what made him change his mind and support Donald…

Winter is coming and it's bringing a 'Godzilla' El Nino expected to disrupt weather patterns in the city. We've got the perfect guest to prepare you for it: New York Metro Weather's John Homenuk! Join NYMW and The Groove for this very special pre-winter vibe check. NYMW's John Homenuk is back to reveal his forecast…

It’s real life, tonight. Cultural critics and offline organizers, Ian and Amelia cohost this fresh take on a late-night show. Through clown, character, performance art, poetry, a musical guest, and a long form interview with an interesting person, we bring you a platform for the cool and the critical. **Amelia…

Real-life ER doctor Aaron Bola welcomes chronically over-sharing comedians to tell stories of their weirdest diagnoses. He then does what he wishes he had time to do with their patients: break down the insane history of how the medical community has treated that condition, why that condition has been stigmatized, and…

Nerd Nite NYC likes big, well, all butts and we cannot lie. November’s Nerd Nite NYC is all about sitting, as we’ll feature three fun-yet-informative presentations about the history of deck chairs, the 2nd gaming console war and the chairs that got the gamers through it, and recent and breakable world records – one…

TikTok and Instagram sensation Noah Castillero brings his solo sh- ahem.. funeral.. to “life”, in an absurdist performance that fuses sketch comedy and campy cabaret. Known for his celebrity impressions online, Noah now invites a live audience to experience the mayhem. The year is 2031, and Noah has tragically passed…

Andrea Jones-Rooy was a newly minted Ph.D. with a promising career as a professor ahead of her when she got a job offer she couldn't refuse in Shanghai, China. Once she got there, she got another job offer she couldn't refuse. And that's when the fun really started. This is a one hundred percent true story about what…

The 2026 New York Comedy Festival is proud to highlight **Arguments & Grievances**. Arguments & Grievances is a live comedy debate show where comedians argue about ridiculous topics with the audience deciding the victor. The show has been featured in countless comedy festivals earning praise such as “smart,…

The critically acclaimed **Drunk Black History** show returns to the New York Comedy Festival to highlight more Black History! Created by host Brandon Collins (SiriusXM), Drunk Black History features a stellar lineup of comedians, podcasters, writers, and experts who are hilariously tipsy while recounting the stories…

Moms Against Sketch Comedy performs entirely original, never-before-seen sketches. And they do it all on stilts! Moms Against Sketch Comedy is comprised of a group of friends from college and the period after college when you still make friends. Their work has been featured in: NY Comedy Festival's Comics to Watch,…

The 2026 New York Comedy Festival is proud to highlight **Tom D's Big New York Show**. Tom Delgado, a certified NYC tour guide and comedian, takes you on an entertaining tour through different aspects of New York each month with history, his comedian friends, trivia with prizes, and special guests. **About Tom** Tom…

Join our rowdy band of bards for a musical celebration of your favorite fandoms, from Shrek 2 to Baldur's Gate 3. Expect pop-culture parodies, queer covers of ren faire classics, and tons of audience interaction as we put the party back in adventuring party! Many guests come in costume or cosplay. Every show is a new…

In **Homeward Bound**, Korean adoptee, lyric soprano, and songwriter Jae Carelli challenges the myth that adoption is simply a happy ending. Blending fierce personal storytelling, contemporary songwriting, and classical vocal performance, Jae explores the seven core issues of adoption: loss, loyalty, control,…

“Reimagines Justice.” – The Polis Project “Provides space…to witness, to grieve, to feel, to move” -The National, Scotland A dramedy solo show, which charts humanity’s spectacular downfall. Asheerah is the Last Palestinian alive. Wrapped in a shroud, she wakes up in 2055 and finds a friend, a hologram that carries…

The 2026 New York Comedy Festival is proud to highlight **Comedians Interview Experts**. This show is exactly what it says. Every week one of your favorite comedians interviews an expert on a topic they've always wanted to know more about. Every Sunday come hear the funniest interviews about neuroscience,…

Whether you're an architect, designer, or the Chief Creative Officer of Your Apartment you will love to experience the only interior design game show: Fun By Design. Hosted by Laura Fabius & Catherine Woodard (Interior Designers and comedians... if you can believe) featuring pro's from AD100 companies & more - this…

The 2026 New York Comedy Festival is proud to highlight: **WRONG! A F*cked-Up Game Show**. Recently featured at the 2026 Netflix is a Joke Festival, WRONG! is a cutting edge live comedy experience that takes everything you know about game shows and turns it on its head. Each show, creator and host Jay Light (Roast…

Are you ready for the most epic game night ever? Join New York Times bestselling author A.J. Jacobs and Chief Puzzle Officer Greg Pliska, hosts of the **Hello, Puzzlers!** podcast, for an evening packed with original word games, brain teasers, and interactive puzzling. PLUS! They'll be joined by two very special…

Rachel Fisher and Desi Jedeikin host Hollywood Crime Scene, a podcast that discusses Hollywood true crime, scandals, LA history, and more! Join us as we travel beyond Hollywood to discuss the weird stories, local legends, and true crimes from your city.

The formula is simple: 1. Experts give fun talks 2. Comedians improv/e them, sight unseen The Result: A night where big ideas meet big laughs Talks by: **Noah Guiberson** *(Facts Machine)* **Kit Carter** *(The Infallible Joke Formula)* **Josh Barber** (Columbia University) **Avir Mitra** (RadioLab) Comedy by:…

The 2026 New York Comedy Festival is proud to highlight **Sagematch**. Come watch the funniest comedians and finest scientists in NYC go head-to-head-to-head-to-head the Caveat way: by creating presentations from audience suggestions and delivering them live on the spot. SageMatch is a powerpoint comedy gauntlet…

Professors, experts, and storytellers giving thought-provoking lectures in NYC bars. 📍 Location: Exact address given in confirmation email 🧠 Lecture: "Common Pitfalls in Statistical Reasoning" 🎤 Speaker: Dr. Pascal Wallisch We live in an age overflowing with data, dashboards, and statistics—but that doesn’t mean we…

The 2026 New York Comedy Festival is proud to highlight **Looking for Laughs**. Featured on BBC Scotland. It's Love Island meets Whose Line Is It Anyway. Two singles are blindfolded. Will it be love at first sight or a slow-motion car crash? One blind date. Four comics. Unscripted, unhinged, unforgettable. Hosted by…

Wake up and smell the chemtrails, sheeple! Join our convention of free-thinkers as we uncover everything the global elites want to keep hidden from us. Four comedians will present their own unique conspiracy theories, connecting dots that you never knew existed. After each presentation, their findings will be peer…

As our psychologist’s astrologist once said, there’s no biz like showbiz. Join us for a 2-person, non-therapeutic, possibly healing, definitely intriguing surreal experience of a “faux group therapy” comedy show. Facilitated by Jules Becerra and Bec Fenn, come ride along for this hour-long, mostly-guided,…

Comedians go on job interviews with real life hiring professionals in an effort to get the job. The catch? They'll be assigned terrible fake resumes that they won't see until the show. Will these performers successfully crank up their corporate charisma and defend some truly terrible credentials, or will their…

Ever see a famous work of art at a museum and wondered, what does that painting even mean? Modern Whitney is a comedy panel show that attempts to answer that question. Join our comedians as they try to guess what famous art from different museums mean. Afterwards, a real art expert explains what that art actually…

A comedy show about music. Like your Spotify Wrapped...but funny. A playlist of sketches. Each show in this series is inspired by a musical theme – the playlist could be any genre from punk and party anthems to 70s classics and Broadway musicals. Hear what musically inspired sketches College Radio has composed:…

The 2026 New York Comedy Festival is proud to highlight **Fun in Moderation: Sketch Comedy**. Fun in Moderation is a New York City-based sketch comedy team comprised of Austin Elias-de Jesus (UCB), Kendall Bowden (Nick’s girlfriend), Nick Ryan (Kendall’s boyfriend), and Syd King (Good Girls Gone Sad). The group has…

4 years after we first met her, Sonali’s learned a lot more about her neighbors - the good and the bad. Things are different now. She’s older, wiser, and has seen more of life in her Queens apartment. For the second year in a row, ‘Alien Anchors’ explores Sonali’s world, as she hears it through the walls. Written by:…

Funny Money: Game Show edition! This special edition of Funny Money features standup comedy, "Ask Me Anything" style Q&A with financial experts, and experts teaming up with comedians to compete in a game-show-inspired battle. Hosted by Erin Lowry, personal finance expert and author of the Broke Millennial series.

This show is exactly what it says. Every week one of your favorite comedians interviews an expert on a topic they've always wanted to know more about. Every Sunday come hear the funniest interviews about neuroscience, astrophysics, mental health, and more! There's one version of science that's all about crushing…

Actors are given a scene & learn their lines, improvisers are given nothing & must make it work. New York top improvisers and actors from Broadway, TV and beyond perform in scenes from Mamet to Moliere and everything in between. The actors will know their lines and the improvisers will improvise with no prior…

WHAT! IS! UP, EVERYONE?! WELCOME to JO MARCH MADNESS: LIVE! - the March Madness where YOU decide who gets to marry Ben Langhorst (host) and save him from his sad, little life. JO MARCH MADNESS!!!! There are a bevy of beautiful male celebrities that Ben would let absolutely destroy his life. He sets up the matches,…

If you want to submit to be a contestant, please buy a ticket and [fill out this form!](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeiVtuaLlVnzHoap5sp8X7NdU6OeE16t-ehPIJL4XZXdZADHw/viewform?usp=publish-editor) The Jewish Dating Game is the hilarious interactive dating game show with delicious prizes. Hosted by modern…

​Pitch Roast Live️‍ brings comedy, startups, and venture capital together. A Shark Tank and comedy roast crossover episode. Real comedians and real VC investors roast real startup pitches. ​Featuring incredible comedians and hosted by Noah Obstfeld. ​4 founders, 3 comedians, 2 VC investors, 1 winner! Come see…

SORRY WE'RE HERE is an NYC-based sketch group founded by Caleb Alexander, Edward Barbini, Leah Windahl, and Kevin Turner. Sorry We're Here invites their favorite performers to join them for a hilarious original hour of comedy. With new creative voices joining the mix every performance, each show promises a unique…

Facts Machine is a science comedy show (and science trivia showdown) by and for people who are curious about everything – but especially the things that make them laugh! Scientists by day and pub trivia hosts by night, Em, Noah, and Rob leverage their scientific curiosity and delight in obscure minutiae to bring you…

For people who wonder "What if Wendy Williams was a comedian with a political science degree?", there's Do It Live w/ Chika. Do It Live features funny, candid conversations with New York political leaders and organizers, musicians, local business owners, comedians, and more. The show explores the city that we live in…

The science game show that's academically rigorous and comically ridiculous. Science Communicator and Comedian Tom Lum will put his contestants through trials and games inspired by the wildest real scientific papers. Join us to see for yourself what Our Findings Show!

Your favorite comedian’s favorite comedy show is back and bigger than ever in the much-anticipated newest iteration of the Most Serious Comedy Competition: LaughMasters! LaughMasters is a one-of-a-kind comedy competition that mixes pre-filmed challenges with onstage banter to bring audience members a rollicking good…

Tired of doom-swiping? Welcome to The Love Seat, a retro-inspired dating game show where local singles take center stage on their search for love. Inspired by a television classic, The Dating Game, contestants will compete for a first date in front of a live audience. This modern twist involves standup comedy, local…

Professors, experts, and storytellers giving thought-provoking lectures in NYC bars. 📍 Location: Exact address given in confirmation email 🧠 Lecture: "The Story of Lithium: From the Big Bang to Your Brain" 🎤 Speaker: Dr. Ben Lillie Why are there two rock songs about lithium but none about beryllium? In this…

Mystery Science Theater meets Animal Documentary at Drunk Planet Earth. Hosted by Brian Morabito (Dropout) and Stephen Buckley (UCB), the twist of the show comes when the audience tries to stump the hosts with animal questions. Come for the animal facts, stay for the drunk hosts trying to remember what they know…

From the people who brought you And Scene, comes the free preview of our new form: Somewhat Shakespeare! At Somewhat Shakespeare, Neal Bledsoe performs a full Shakespeare play from one character's point of view, while Alexandra Dickson, Connor Ratliff and Brian Furey improvise the rest of the show around him.…

Award-winning writer and professional actor Joshua Ritter performs a solo show detailing his hilarious and heartbreaking experiences as primary caregiver for his special needs twins. Noah and Aidan were born eleven weeks premature and diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Oppositional Defiant…

Although modern life is full of advice on how to live longer and healthier lives, anxiety and loneliness feel more present than ever. This week **Mick Szal** interviews **June Cohen** about forgotten systems of meaning our ancestors built that can help us endure upheaval and feel more fully alive. **Mick Szal** is an…

The Pachelbel Rant, comedian Rob Paravonian's viral video about his hatred of Pachelbel's famous Canon in D, turns 20 years old in November of 2026. Rob commemorates the anniversary with stories, funny songs, and an updated version of the Rant.

Professors, experts, and storytellers giving thought-provoking lectures in NYC bars. 📍 Location: Exact address given in confirmation email 🧠 Lecture: "When Art Was Dangerous: Surrealism During World War II" 🎙️ Speaker: Professor JR Pepper Join us for a captivating evening exploring Surrealism at one of the most…

Dungeons & Decanters is a live, interactive adventure blending Dungeons & Dragons gameplay, comedy, and immersive storytelling. Whether you’re a seasoned adventurer or completely new to the game, this is a night designed for laughs, surprises, and shared chaos. The audience serves as the Gods of Fate, with the…

An often hilarious and always heartfelt New York City focused storytelling show where comedians share some of their most personal, improbable, over the top, yet totally true - Impossible New York Stories!

Alenka is struggling to communicate in a strange world much like ours, where language is diluted by algorithms, feelings, and animal impulses. Her cousin Frankie is coming to visit and won’t stop sending her reels. And her house is starting to voice its opinions out loud. In The Kick Inside, The Million Underscores_…

Joey Arias and Basil Twist’s legendary musical extravaganza returns to its original home for a strictly limited engagement.

Noveller (2009 AIR) debuts selections from her latest album, I Am The Weather, alongside music drawn from across her catalog. Axine M (2024 AIR) performs with fretless guitar, voice, and computer

Developed throughout sánchez’s residency, Caminos provides a framework for musical ideas to emerge and unravel through improvisation, extended technique, and lighting design. sánchez is joined by friends and collaborators che ali, Nava Dunkelman, and Henry Fraser.

ISSUE presents DREAMCLUB_RADI0, an extra-dimensional radio program which takes place at 3:⚐ℹ︎.?⛽︎ A.M. every night. On this special evening, join your hosts as they make a rare visit to the material plane at MITU580.

Webb Crawford presents that passed away, this also may. For their culminating residency commission at ISSUE’s 22 Boerum Pl. theater, Crawford and collaborator Emma Mistele will play the organistrum in trio with Sam Boston performing on his self-built electric duochord with wheel.

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A stolen spaceship. A taxi driver. A distant star. Paul Budraitis returns to La MaMa for an intimate, surprising performance where everyone in the room is part of the story.

Ho, ho, ho your way through our cheeky ballad of a show, sharing the tales of our young wāhine Māori as they navigate this world, festive nipples first, following in the footsteps of our naughty nannies from the kāuta.

Invisible Shadows is an authentic and honest story of growing up in the urban Indigenous community amidst an opioid epidemic.

Maayuma li Mubirr (Healing Scars) is an expression of the self-healing journey First Peoples take in reconciling the grief of loss from injustice crossing multiple lifetimes.

All My R(el)ations celebrates a return to community. Aanmitaagzi’s multi-disciplinary dance theatre project looks at who we are in the face of adversity.

Rice Planting Through Music, Rhythm, and Movement Children learn how rhythm, music, and ritual dances tell the story of planting and harvesting rice. Through movements inspired by farming activities, they build coordination, teamwork, and confidence.

Indigenous artists and the downtown arts community come together in a tribute to 50 years of Spiderwoman Theater. Curated and directed by Murielle Borst-Tarrant.

Inspired by Sidney Lumet’s classic film, 12 Angry Men, Emmy Award winning writer/director William Electric Black (aka Ian Ellis James) becomes all 12 jurors in this timely masterpiece - now calling it - TWELVE ANGRY ELECTRICS.

Endless Forms Most Human is an original science-fiction myth told through a feast of tabletop puppetry. Haunted by a family tragedy born from a society that outlaws life-saving technology, the brilliant, genderqueer scientist Syx wages a personal war against the frailties of the flesh.

Why is this night different from all other nights? After 40 years of hosting Passover seders, Sue holds out hope that it won’t be. Miriam, her youngest, could show up after all.

Tiresias Presents New Weird Future: A Work In Process is a speculative eco-opera and puppet pageant-in-process that imagines futures of multispecies flourishing in the ruins of the Anthropocene.

The Dandelion’s Wish is an extraordinary story of never giving up from the perspective of an unlikely wild flower.

When an otherworldly artifact falls into her paws, Rat Girl uncovers a vast conspiracy that threatens the fate of the entire rat metropolis.

Everything That Follows is a dance puppet experience that blends rod puppets, marionettes, dance, acrobatics, and video. This project explores themes linked to the natural environment, aiming to shed light on the interconnectedness between humans and animals while showcasing the beauty and fragility of our shared…

an interdisciplinary shadow and toy puppetry performance examining the life and work of cult musician Connie Converse and our relationships with the artists we love

From Concept to Ask is a one-day intensive with producer and puppet artist Jean Marie Keevins, built for artists who already have a project, or a dream project, in mind.

Where do we fit in this endless universe? Glimpse the precious fragility of our life on Planet Earth as we peer into the Mirrored Pool.

La MaMa’s annual Jump Start series gives puppet artists the opportunity to workshop and showcase current work-in-progress. Featured artists are Justin Perkins, William Carter, Andrew Murdock, Marcella Murray, Torry Bend.

Join Puppeteer and Fiber Artist, J Hann, in this hands-on puppet making workshop. Participants will let the materials guide them as they learn techniques on fabric manipulation, layering, and creating texture to make unique hand puppets. Everyone will leave with knowledge on how to manipulate their new fantastical…

New York Theatre Workshop

Pageant Presents: Memorial for Uncle Bread by Matt Shalzi and Millie Kapp

Pageant Presents: Blaze Ferrer

Every Sunday from noon to 4pm, we invite you to our theaters where Open Movement is held. Curated and organized by Monica Mirabile, Open Movement is a free

First Mondays presents Unruly, featuring Owen Park, Betty Shamieh, and Rivers Solomon.

Transformed Woman Haudenosaunee artist Aiyyana Maracle wonders in her essay Performance Art and the Native artist: An rEvolutionary Mix?, “As intriguing as

Disabled interdisciplinary artist Jerron Herman speaks on how to be yourself in community through inviting interactive activities across his two installations

Jesús Hilario-Reyes, an anti-disciplinary artist working at the intersections of sonic performance, land installation, and expanded cinema, redesigns our

Soon A New Musical by Nick Blaemire Presented by Out of the Box Theatrics in association with Bella Vita Entertainment and Red Horse LLC What do you do with the time you have left? While twenty-something Charlie waits for the end of the world, Jonah waits for her to start living. But before time runs out, Charlie…

The Brick presents I Can Steal Your Mother written, performed, and illustrated by Max Wittert playing October 30-November 15, 2026 at The Brick Theater running time 65 minutes tickets $25-50 I Can Steal Your Mother is a fully-illustrated comedy hour from artist and comedian Max Wittert. Composed of over 1,200…

The Bushwick Starr presents: I'M NOT EVEN HALF Created and Performed by ​​Layla Khoshnoudi Directed by Machel Ross Produced in Association with ¡Oye! Group October 6 - 30, 2026 At The Bushwick Starr: 419 Eldert Street, Brooklyn AUDIENCE + ACCESS INFO: Arrival: Lobby & bar open 1 hour before showtime. Seating is…

AUNTS - an artist-run platform for performance, experimentation, study, and collective life - stages its first haunted house.

Next Dance is a new 50-minute dance performance work that investigates “next-ness”: of proceeding from the materials at hand to work toward new potentialities; of performing possibility as a negotiation with constraints.

Desde Valencia, España, una producción premiada con el Primer Premio Nacional del Festival INesperat y tres distinciones Red Escénica 2025.

Presented in partnership with The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center , The Shape of Cities to Come Institute , and Urban Omnibus magazine. With support from the Puffin Foundation . With so much hanging in the balance this midterm election, and the news blaring apoca

Log-Line: While pursuing his family\'s captors, an ex-Navy Seal is forced to confront his own demons from the past through mystical visions, only to discover that the real threat is himself.

CORRETJER: Un boricua en la luna, con los pies en la patria An Immersive Theatrical Experience Written and Performed by Ángel Vázquez Directed by Julio Ramos What does it mean to love a homeland so deeply that you are willing to sacrifice everything for it? This monologue is an immersive theatrical journey into the…

Join us for the third iteration of HISTORIAS in Motion featuring Virginia Ayress and Kaila Bulé . In collaboration with Kinfolk Tech , South Bronx Unite , The Action Lab , and the International Indigenous Hip Hop Festival , The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center will pre

A one-night-only experience of film and choreography. Youngtale is proud to present its debut show Salón Metropolis , a collection of works by creative duo Fernando Salazar and Chun Fung Kevin Chiu . A spectacle of motion in short acts, Salón Metropolis weaves prerecorded video (Youngtale’

SALUDOS FAMILIA! Join us for the official launch of CITICIEN: The Jones-Shafroth Act — A 100 Year+ Mark on Puerto Rican Art , returning to The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center , where the original CITICIEN exhibition first opened in 2017. Nearly ten years later, CITICIEN retu

An introductory workshop to the ancient and universal art form. Fun, interactive, and open to all. As part of the Sin Fronteras Launch, Bill Bowers presents a two-hour workshop. Mime is an ancient art form the first performing art in fact; it remains our first language. Mime is an essential

Writing & Dramaturgy: A Bilingual Talk with Carolina Cuervo . In conversation with Martha Schreiner . Behind every story, there’s another story. Join us for WRITING & DRAMATURGY: A Bilingual Talk with Carolina Cuervo, an intimate conversation exploring her work as a writer, pl

Conducted entirely in Spanish by Jorge Hugo Marín for actors, directors, playwrights, and creators. International Masterclass El Creador y su Imaginario with Jorge Hugo Marín As part of the Sin Fronteras Launch, Colombian director, playwright, actor, and theater-maker Jorge Hugo Marín

Free panel/workshop with Bruno Rigobello and Tessie Herrasti , in conversation with Martha Schreiner, at Sin Fronteras . Loneliness, Solitude & Community This talk will be in both English and Spanish. Join Sin Fronteras for a free panel/workshop with Bruno Rigobello and T

This program is presented as part of Remesas y Sobremesa , a signature series co-presented with The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center as part of our HISTORIAS initiative. The community is invited to gather around the table, where the warmth of food and shared meals meets t

With Jamal Joseph, Máximo Rafael Colón and Dr. jah Elyse Sayers | Presented in partnership with The Clemente Radical political organizations have long laid out a blueprint for sanctuary as a collective action. Emerging from the Civil Rights era, the Black Panther Party , the Young Lords and

Beneath the Tree is a community gathering celebrating art, literature, music, and cultural exchange, presented as part of the BORIMIX Fest. The event brings together artists and audiences to share creative work, connect across disciplines, and build community through an intimate and welcoming exper

A RADICAL AND REVELROUS LIVE ALBUM EXPERIENCE. New York City. Tonight. The Stardust Club at The Flea is electric with the spirit of intergalactic royalty who've come here to...well...to put it simply, honey, shake off all that shit going down and stay in the groove. Conceived by Flea Artistic Director Niegel Smith…

Produced by Skylight Productions Theater Written by Paul David Young; directed by Danilo Gambini; starring Baize Buzan; costume and set design by Jimmy Stubbs; lighting design by Nicole Lang McDonald; sound design by Liam Bellman-Sharpe The late Roman Empire is in chaos. Livia longs for her lover, who left Rome to…

Presented By Middle Sibling Productions Written by Donald Margulies Come on down and join us for Middle Sibling Productions Fall 2026 Staged Reading! Synopsis: The long-standing, interconnected lives of two couples, Karen and Gabe and Beth and Tom, are shattered when Beth and Tom reveal they are divorcing. As Beth…

Presented by TRIBE TRIBE presents the 10th-anniversary celebration of BLACK VELVET, the award-winning live performance created by Shamel Pitts. BLACK VELVET is a dovetailing of texture, beauty, delicacy, and power within “a poetics of being” (Kevin Quashie). A deeply reflective performance, it explores the…

A 5th grade teacher hires local performer Sunny Zimmerman to give a simple historical presentation as LBJ. The only problem? Sunny’s gone method. They’ve been living and breathing as LBJ, and LBJ has decided that this is his one chance to salvage his legacy – with an ambitious theatrical production. As his vision…

In advance of the midterm elections, the brilliant, prescient playwright Caryl Churchill's newest short play TRIUMPH makes its joint world premiere at The Public Theater alongside a concurrent production at London's Almeida Theatre.

The debut concert presentation of the score Ethan Iverson composed for the Mark Morris dance PEPPERLAND, featuring expansions and contractions loosely based on SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND.

Following a highly acclaimed production in London’s West End, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON makes its North American premiere at The Public this fall.

This fall, Fiasco Theater and The Public partner to celebrate a hidden American classic: THE VERGE by Susan Glaspell, Pulitzer Prize winner and founder of the Provincetown Players.

The latest in Richard Nelson’s The Rhinebeck Panorama, his acclaimed 12-play series about three families in Rhinebeck, New York, WE’LL SEE follows the Apple family on midterm election day, November 3, 2026.

At each Say the Word, we focus on a single theme that women, girls and nonbinary people care about right now. And this month's theme is FURY!

The Bowery Boys perform at Joe's Pub!

October 31 belongs to the ghouls. November 1 belongs to the saints. EPIC Players is taking Joe's Pub and becoming both.

Trio Fadolín performs at Joe's Pub!

Mollie Elizabeth performs at Joe's Pub!

Basia Bulat performs at Joe's Pub!

James Tom performs as part of the Joe’s Pub Vanguard Residency curated by Murray Hill.

Kate Nash performs at Joe's Pub!

On a family trip to Bali, Jake secretly messages on an app with Sam. The app? Grindr. The Sam? Altman.

Is This the New Me? is an hour of stand up comedy about control and trying to find an identity. An intimate and introspective evening of comedy.

Pharaoh's Daughter returns to Joe's Pub for a rare, electrifying performance to celebrate the release of their new album, Songs of Desire.

Noor Theatre, New York’s OBIE-winning theater company dedicated to MENA/SWANA artists, brings you a night of original short performances that defy genre and showcase our artists’ brilliance. Come experience a small sample of our community’s endless talent through music, poetry, comedy, and more.

Grammy nominated composer Peter Kiesewalter invites you to an evening of music featuring an all-star lineup of musicians and singers performing selections from his current touring production The MOTH PROJECT.

Yeller Tooth performs at Joe's Pub!

Generation Women is a multigenerational storytelling night that invites a woman or non-binary performer in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s+ to share an original true story on a theme.

Michelle Collins performs at Joe's Pub!

Jeff Hiller is trying to write a second book and hoping you will listen to the early versions of it at glamorous Joe's Pub. Won't that be fun? I think so.

Candice Hoyes celebrates her new album, Expecting.

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Come spend an intimate evening with Alice Smith, celebrating her return to New York at Joe’s Pub.

“Soundprints of the East” will explore the harmonic and rhythmic interstices of Dastgah (the classical Persian modal system and repertoire) and contemporary Western art music.

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An accomplished company led by Cynthia Nixon will present Susan Glaspell’s 1916 masterpiece, based on a true story, then talk about the urgent questions it continues to raise today about gender, justice, and more.

DREAM: A Freudian Musical is the brand-new show by Larson Award winner Daniel Emond (Kill The Whale), set inside the dreamspace. Presented in partnership with YoungArts.

While The Coffee's Still Hot: an album blowout release party of songs by Selda and Derek.

This special discussion event, led by The International Susan Glaspell Society, will feature presentations by some of the world’s foremost authorities on her extraordinary life and work, followed by an open discussion of her legacy today.

Written in 1921, this startlingly prescient play by Susan Glaspell (THE VERGE) is an epic saga about freedom of speech, radicalism, and belonging on America’s college campuses.

Seriously Entertaining is House of SpeakEasy's acclaimed series where writers such as Roz Chast, John McWhorter, Sarah Ruhl, Salman Rushdie, and more take the stage to riff and ruminate informally, dinner-theater-style, on the evening’s theme.

Bridget Everett and The Tender Moments perform at Joe’s Pub!

Salty Brine performs at Joe's Pub!

Murray Hill celebrates the release of his debut memoir!

Mafer Bandola presents a one-hour performance in a fusion format centered on the theatrical genre of farce, blending music, poetry, theater, and archival elements.

Join Sophie B. Hawkins for an evening of New York-inspired songs and stories of growing up in Manhattan, featuring selections from her upcoming musical, BIRDS OF NEW YORK.

CHRISTEENE, feral icon of the NYC underground, descends upon Joe's Pub to face the new year of 2026 head on!

Willie Nile performs at Joe's Pub!

Led by the legendary Dr. Alex Schiller and fueled by a live rock band, Never Sleep Alone is the New York night you’ve always wanted.

Leo Sidran performs at Joe’s Pub with All Bets Are Off!

Leon & Lewis perform at Joe's Pub!

When three friends accidentally board a subway train that takes them to the mysterious Lost Stop - the hidden station that powers New York City's heartbeat - they discover the city's Great Mural has shattered.

Amber Iman performs at Joe's Pub!

Featuring: Sydney Salk; Bonce; Bucci; and Monica Lynch. With MC Amanda Nazario and music from Abbie From Mars.

A fashion and storytelling event featuring the designs of Dasha Pomerantseva * CATWALK featuring Dasha’s skirts!* * Surprise musical performers!* * $10 Cocktail Specials * Hosted by TONY PERROTTET Doors 7 pm Performances start 7.30 FASHION SHOW at 8 ******** Designer and journalist Dasha Pomerantseva has transformed…

Join Charlie and the Darlings in the Private Curtain for its annual Halloween show!

Join Brendan Mark for three set of live jazz in the Private Curtain!

An open mic for comedians, musicians, poets, writers and performers of any other inclination.

A weekly comedy show in the heart of the East Village hosted by Emily Wilson with DJ Good Attitude.

Featuring: Fiction: Solange Azor, Kobi Naseck, Valeria Rotolla. Non-fiction: Aurora Fox, Nhi Mundy, Taylor Stout. Poetry: Robin Arble, Anja Mei-Ping Kuipers, Kayla Thompson.

Guest storyteller: Clyde Phillips (“Dexter: Resurrection”) Storytelling360: StorySocials are more intimate versions of our larger conferences. Limited to 30 guests, featuring a highlighted guest storyteller for a 45 minute Q&A in group seating, followed by networking. Ticket includes: Two (2) drink tickets (wine,…

Featuring: Frazer Cluff; Liv Graner; Harrison Hamm; Gabrielle Linder; Adam Spiegelman; and Sara Yossef.

10:00pm showtime. The Fricks serve you their EIGHT ANNUAL Mischief Night Conundrum Theatrical Spectacular, carved from Peter Greenaway’s grotesque 1989 film, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover. Come for the show, stay for the after-party, and leave saying, “Mischief Night ate.”

The variety show that tops them all. Since 1999. Doors 8:00pm. Shows 8:30, 9:45, & 11:00. Featuring Bastard Keith, Daphne Always, Loop Rawlings, Lucy Licious, Qualms Galore, Velvetina Taylor, Zero Boy, & Dylan Mary Jane! . Full bore fun, non-stop excitement.

The variety show that tops them all. Since 1999. Doors 8:00pm. Shows 8:30, 9:45, & 11:00. Featuring Bastard Keith, Daphne Always, Loop Rawlings, Lucy Licious, Qualms Galore, Velvetina Taylor, Zero Boy, & Dylan Mary Jane! . Full bore fun, non-stop excitement.

New York City's original variety show. Since 1999. Doors 8:00pm. Shows 8:30, 9:45, 11:00, 12:15. Featuring Daphne Always, Wilfredo, Ryan Shinji, Lucy Licious, Seedy Edie, Veronica Viper, Dylan Mary Jane, Sam Urdang, Persé Fanny, & Rain Supreme! Full bore fun, non-stop excitement.

The variety show that tops them all. The original, since 1999. Doors 8:00pm. Showtime 8:30 with a single intermission. Hosted by Walt Whitman. Featuring Sam Urdang, Matt Holtzclaw, Donna Carnow, Jenny C'est Quoi, & Pinkie Special! Full bore fun, non-stop excitement.

7:30pm screening. Code 10-10 Productions proudly presents Art House Action, an electrifying one-night event celebrating the artistry, innovation, & sheer audacity of the stunt world. A unique showcase mixes live stunts & circus performance with a curated line up of some the best action designers.

8:00pm doors. 8:30pm showtime. A Variety show that is erudite while at the same time rudimentary, instructive and yet a bawdy ribald romp! Hosted by Mel Frye! With Charlie O'Connor live on the keys. Featuring some of downtown's finest performers!

110PM showtime. Get ready to laugh your pants off! Skeleton Symphony presents a live band variety show tribute to comedy and parody music. Featuring performances by Tiger Bay, Fancy Feast, Albert Cadabra, Audrey Love, and Vonka. Hosted by Lydia Vengeance.

The variety show that tops them all. Since 1999. Doors 8:00pm. Shows 8:30, 9:45, & 11:00. Featuring Bastard Keith, Veronica Viper, Cardone, Twisted Sisters, Cheeky Lane, Zennifer Sage, Andrea Flow, Tiger Bay, & Evil Hate Monkey!. Full bore fun, non-stop excitement.

New York City's original variety show. Since 1999. Doors 8:00pm. Shows 8:30, 9:45, 11:00, 12:15. Featuring Daphne Always, Wilfredo, Ryan Shinji, Lucy Licious, Seedy Edie, Veronica Viper, Dylan Mary Jane, Sam Urdang, Persé Fanny, & Rain Supreme! Full bore fun, non-stop excitement.

8:00pm show. DIRTY FUN, a high-energy NYC rock ’n’ roll revue, glam, punk, garage & down-and-dirty rock, w/go-go dancers, vinyl DJ Chuck Bones & MC Steve Krebs. Six bands, one decadent night at the Slipper Room. The Compulsions, Creem Circus, Pale Moon Gang, The Rambones, Ridiculous Bitch, Toasted.

7:30 show. Cherry Pitz & Handsome Brad have come into possession of a ring of power, but is it the one ring? Is Brad wearing it in an inappropriate place? Come find out when Hotsy Totsy sends up Middle Earth. With Rory, Lily Con Carnage, Betty Brash, Perse Fanny, World Wide Blond, & Venatrix!

Showtime 7:30pm. Kyla & Elizabeth Munn present The Underground Cabaret (now in its 5th year!) with a live cartoon strip, aerial acrobatics, comedy, burlesque, and more. Joined by guest stars Tiger Bay (Miss Coney Island 2017), Dylan Mary Jane, Jacob McKee and Emily LaHaie!

Showtime 7:30pm. Nerdlesque NYC and Persé Fanny presents a nerdy burlesque show paying tribute to Cartoon Network’s legendary late night adult cartoon block, Adult Swim, with burlesque acts inspired by both anime and American adult animation including The Venture Bros. and Cowboy Bebop.

Never open, never closed. Since 2013.

From Thriller (1961): “Portrait Without a Face” 50 min. After Robinson Moffat is mysteriously murdered in his studio, his last prepared canvas, The Angel of Death , begins to paint itself. Moffat’s gallery and a connoisseur struggle to determine the endgame of this supernatural harmonograph. Animate/inanimate and…

Written and Produced by Shannon Burkett Directed by Alan Taylor (Game of Thrones, Sopranos) Co-Produced by Jenny Maguire Associate Produced by Amanda Joshi Music by Peter Salett Edited by Shannon Burkett, Jenny Maguire, Andy Kris Sound Mix by Andy Kris CAST: Stars Merritt Wever (Unbelievable, Severance) Alessandro…

Trans sex worker, Carson, has never really liked men. Or, at least never liked them for more than for what she could get out of them. That she likes. But when even the money isn't enough to satisfy her, Carson finds something else to take from men: their lives. Drawing inspiration from the trans villainy trope, "The…

Step inside a bustling Crown Heights doubles shop steeped in the rich rhythm, flavor, and warmth of Trinidadian culture. As a rapidly changing Brooklyn closes in on them, a family navigates the heavy weight of intergenerational pressure, immigrant sacrifice, and what it truly costs to hold onto home.

One woman stands alone against an oppressive regime. Show Trial turns state propaganda into farce—with choreographed confessions, scripted testimony, and a healthy disregard for reality. Drawn from the real transcripts of the 1950 trial of Milada Horáková, the Czechoslovak dissident accused of treason by a regime…

The Living Room and Death In a farcical domestic setting five family members are dealing with the loss of a loved one as the Angel of Death and Azazel, a fallen angel, bring a surreal and otherworldly presence to the scene. The play’s humor arises from the absurdity of its characters, who grapple with the profound…

As Halloween approaches and a strangler is on the loose, Devin, a jaded waitress at Butterloafs, a chain restaurant in New England, gets to know Don Franz, her most devoted customer. In this comedy, bananas appear from sleeves, grief is shared, and a story’s resurrection changes lives in the blink of an eye.

Rambunctious, daring, hilarious, provoking, and fun. Trust us - You've never experienced a night of improvisation quite like this.

15 years after winning “Best of the Fest” at Hollywood Fringe, Joy Nash (Dietland, Twin Peaks: The Return) brings a revamped version of her sensational one-woman show to The Tank for its New York premiere. The year is 2003, and Joy is a smart but sheltered all-American girl studying abroad in Europe. Finally free…

Adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novella and set in San Francisco 1971: this sexy, queer, violent take on the classic story questions what one would give up to finally be free to do whatever they want- no matter the consequence.

"EVERYONE WAITS— FOR SOMETHING TO BEGIN, TO CHANGE, TO ARRIVE. ""Just Keep Waiting"" explores the shared human experience of waiting—for something to begin, to change, to arrive. We wait for the first domino to fall, for something to set life into motion. Through evocative physicality and emotional honesty, the…

Lily had two best friends, Angela and Cori. Angela and Cori connected instantly when they met but now, eight years later, they have completely fallen out of touch. When Lily suddenly commits suicide, Angela arrives at her funeral only to be greeted by Cori who tells her she is on The List—and she can’t come inside.…

For every to-do list, there are things better left undone. On the last night before her childhood home is sold, a young woman gets a call from her dead father. As childhood memories distort, warping into something sinister, she must confront not only the spirit of her father, but the child-self she buried with him.…

Electra Untitled is a dance theatre adaptation of Sophocles’ Electra in dialogue with J. P. Sartre’s The Flies, through the female and queer gaze. The performance is an international, travelling excavation of personal autobiographies, as well as a reconstruction of the collective and archetypal body of Electra as a…

Art, love, and psychosis in post-WWII Cape Cod. Years later in Vietnam-era NYC, a secret threatens to tear apart the life of a young musician and his family. Industry comps available.

“Steps" follows Margot, a woman who returns to her childhood bedroom after ten years- she finds and reads her stepsister's old journal, forcing her to confront the past she once fled. The play unfolds as she relives the memories of her and her step-sister, Grace, as they grow from strangers to sisters.

John loves Kate. Kate loves Man Ray. Rachel loves true crime podcasting. A play about photography, obsession, and body parts, Object/Subject is a tight, sparse piece that plays with conventions of the erotic thriller genre in the context of a contemporary relationship drama. Through discussions of voyeurism,…

"In 1993, the city of Waco, Texas was the site of a siege between the FBI and the ""religious group"" known as the Branch Davidians. Over the course of 51 days, the Branch Davidians and the FBI conducted negotiations over the phone in an attempt to end the standoff. With a script crafted entirely from hundreds of…

Come hang with Jimmy and Darren over at Top of the Mornin’, Milwaukee’s hottest spot for breaking news and maybe even a song or two! Lend us your ears as we interview your favorite celebrities, crack a few jokes, and maybe even shed a tear. We’re your home for classic rock and classic talk. Weekday mornings only on…

Gi60 NYC International One-Minute Theatre Festival! Gi60 NYC enters its second year of bringing one-minute theatre to the masses. One hour of tiny plays written by playwrights from around the world and performed by a dynamic ensemble of actors in a single evening! With authors from New Zealand to New York and Great…

Nine artists. Eight countries. Two nights at The Tank in New York City. Discover the voices sharing the Sin Fronteras stage. Performances in English or Spanish with bilingual supertitles.

Inspired by Japanese legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox, this original dance theatre piece explore love, war, power, and the mysterious bond between humans and spirits.

One night, two full length plays, one comedy and one drama: Inspired by a compilation of epic wartime poems, The War Play follows three couples through a tale of heartbreak and renewal, ultimately exploring the place where loss, grief, and hope interconnect. While in rural Florida, The Diner Play follows a determined…

"A birthday. A new baby. A family reunion. A global pandemic. In Masha Masha Masha!, a prominent Black family finds itself quarantined at its sprawling estate in Rochester, New York, where an occasion for celebration quickly becomes an unraveling of everything left unsaid. As marriages fracture, old loves resurface,…

Get ready to laugh your Face Tape off! Come see The Armory's newest sketch comedy team, led by director Emily Claypoole and head writer Kali Doyle. They’re serving chaos, camp, and deeply funny nonsense. See you there!

Threesomes, triangles, throuples—when your eyes water and they don’t stop, what do you do? Yerma is a 1934 play by Federico García Lorca about a childless woman in rural Spain whose desire for motherhood, social isolation, and fuckass husband push her to a horrific act. Epiphora is an adaptation set on the barren…

"Fast and Furious is a show about collective experience. It’s a place to make fun and meaning of all the things we experience together as New Yorkers, internet-scrollers, and happening-noticers, but may not have been given a moment to say, “Wow, that was crazy, right?” In practice, the show is an intimate collection…

Back by popular demand. Ethan writes. Lee wears the headphones. We all wait and see what happens.

Duo della Luna (Susan Botti and Airi Yoshioka) performs eclectic contemporary chamber music in an unusual combination of voice and violin. The duo’s wide-ranging repertoire includes newly commissioned works (including undiscovered voices), re-imagined existing works, and diverse folk music arrangements.

Unheard-of performs trios by David Bird, Meg Okura, Max Eidinoff, and Ben Wallace, exploring sounds in between worlds from the fantastical to sonic memory and imagined futures. The program opens with Meg Okura’s Phantasmagoria described as a musical odyssey into a world more surreal than even the most fantastical…

Sixth Degree Sextet is an NYC-based new music ensemble formed by Andrea Abel (flute), Gabriel Henkin (clarinet), Madeline Hocking (violin), Clara Cho (cello), Nacho Ojeda (piano), and Jonathan Collazo (percussion). Hailing from six different countries and united by a shared artistic vision, the ensemble takes its…

InfraSound presents “Music for Audiences,” a concert experience that invites YOU the audience into the musical praxis of listening and performing. Featuring compositions by Wandelweiser composer Eva-Marie Houben and composer, creative coder, and community builder Brian Ellis, this evening will present an opportunity…

Amber Evans, soprano and Sam Zagnit, double bass are confluss – two musicians dedicated to commission and perform new works for the melding timbres of voice and double bass. Convergence is a key part of the duo’s mission, committed to not only expanding the repertoire of their “unconventional” ensemble, but to…

Ordinary Places finds pianist Nicole Brancato and bassist Evan Jagels improvising in dialogue with field recordings of everyday locations, treating them as the third member of their trio. Together, they explore the fluid boundary between music and the ordinary sounds of daily life, revealing the familiar cycles and…

Regina Nejman and Despina Sophia Stamos explore the charged spaces between bodies, histories, and the social scripts that shape female presence. The performers navigate a score of entrances and exits, sustained stillnesses and sudden crossings: a physical architecture of parallel lives that hover next to each other.…

John Rosenberg survived Nazi Germany as a child and spent the next eight decades fighting for people the law forgot. He challenged voter suppression in Mississippi courthouses during the worst years of Jim Crow. He moved his young family to the Appalachian coalfields and opened a legal-aid office where the powerful…

An older Puerto Rican man, Charlie Santos, forced to walk home after a train malfunction, encounters a dangling red door, hanging precipitously from the entrance of an abandoned building, that immediately reawakens memories of his impoverished childhood in Spanish Harlem, 1962. The memories are brought into focus by…

Playwright and director, Melanie Maria Goodreaux returns to her longtime creative home, Theater for the New City (TNC), with the world premiere of HOW TO GET TO HEAVEN FROM THE CRAWFISH POND, a darkly comic Louisiana love story about death, desire, family, faith, and the possibility of redemption.

Set after World War II, “The Flowers of Forest Hills” follows a family who emigrates from Austria to Queens. We see three generations of women, including a girl, a mother and a grandmother (as part of a cast of seven characters) as they adapt to life in the United States. Family secrets come out into the open, as…

NEW YORK, NY — Theater for the New City presents the World Premiere of ASTORIA, a play by Richard Ploetz about one multi-generational family confronting the end of an era. During weekly dinners at his grandmother Helen’s longtime apartment, Michael, a writer, chronicles his family history in the form of a play. When…

JOIN US FOR THE STAGED READING PREMIERE (in New York City) OF THIS NEW DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY DRAMEDY with a cast culled from stage, screen and film including Mitch Poulos, Marilyn Chris and Liz Keifer.

THEATERLAB PRESENTS Ghosts and the Body Theater: A performance lecture created and performed by Jolene Noelle Production support: Stephen Christensen | Shiva Kalaiselvan | Orietta Crispino Get Tickets Ghosts and the Body Theater is a performative lecture by Dramaturg Jolene Noelle born from a simple question: Why do…

TLAB SHARES HOSTS The Lucky Ones by Lia Romeo Directed by Katie Birenboim Produced by Boomerang Theatre Company Get Tickets In THE LUCKY ONES, Lia Romeo delivers a sharply observed, emotionally resonant new play about the complexities of female friendship in a shifting world. Vanessa is confronting a devastating…

FIRST LOOK SERIES FADE created and directed by YI-HAN (AUDREY) CHOU Get Tickets Fade is a durational improvisational piece working with sound, found objects, as well as textures of the body. The piece is about washing away the ties of the past and walking through the process of grief.

Venture into the woods where danger dances with desire. Company XIV reimagines Charles Perrault’s Little Red Riding Hood (1697) as a Baroque Burlesque fantasy of temptation and transformation. This isn’t your grandmother’s fairytale—it’s a sumptuous spectacle where Red surrenders to her appetite in a feast of passion…

Company XIV’s hedonistic holiday classic returns to Théâtre XIV this November 12 for twelve weeks only. The lavishly naughty melange of athletic circus artists, enchanting chanteuses, burlesque dancers, and baroque excess liberate a familiar tale with sensual and opulent flair. Leave the kids at home and revel in…

The true story of one woman's journey to becoming the best advantage blackjack player in the country.

Join us for another meeting of the Horror Classics Book Club, where new discussions are had around old favorites.

Win or lose, it's going to be a frightfully good time.

Step right up and into a world of fantastical frights!

A profound portrait of a struggling teen trying to convince the world—and himself—that he’s better than the serial killer who raised him.

Bloodletter Magazine celebrates the release of Issue Seven: Ruin and its second print publication, Migrant Voices in Horror.

THE #1 BESTSELLING DARK ROMANTASY LEAVING READERS WORLDWIDE IN TEARS.

Join us for a signing only line with Liv Zander on Wednesday, November 4!

Filled with terrifying bumps in the night, queer longing, and Texas hospitality. What happens when the quiet one finally seeks revenge?

Silent reading night...with a twist!

Come revisit CARRIE with us. Don't worry, nobody will laugh at you.

Join us to celebrate the paperback release of THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE by Philip Fracassi!

A panel conversation with Joelle Wellington, Ryan La Sala, Taylor Grothe, and Saskia Nislow, moderated by Dre R. Spooky!

The highly anticipated sequel to NECROLOGY!

Join us Bartholomews for another meeting of our Dark Romance book club to discuss THE KNAVE AND THE MOON!

Discover the techniques and philosophies behind writing moments in literature that keep readers up at night.

For fans of the macabre, join us for another meeting of our Spine Chillers Horror Book Club!

Join us for another meeting of the Horror Classics Book Club, where new discussions are had around old favorites.

She wanted her dream cabin. She’s getting her worst nightmare.

Heart-Throb Slasher is a totally improvised, choose-your-own-adventure style show, that'll keep you laughing as the bodies drop.

A story about love, life, and death, No Roses follows two young men - one alive, one dead - as they discover what it means to exchange affection between worlds. Bailey Jones-Wolfe and Calixte Maćon fight fate in this thrilling, romantic tale that forces you to consider what it means to truly be alive.

The show continues every Tuesday at 9:30 PM EST!

Paper Kraine was created in 2016 to bring together works in development, artists, and audiences in support of nonprofits. Monthly, the PK team curates a new works sample platter around a theme and donates all proceeds to a selected nonprofit.

A demon burlesque artist. A medium who will grant a wish. A vampire stripper. A pair of bloodthirsty Karens. A ritual that will make heads roll. This off-the-wall queer, hot, sexy, spooky clown show will make you laugh even as you squirm uncomfortably in your seat. Are you ready for Hex Appeal?

Operators Isola, Frankie, and Gray are fielding calls at 311 NYC when they discover a new form of chaos sweeping the city. It’s a gigantic, swirling Black Hole consuming everything in its path. CHAOS is a sci-fi comedy that asks: what does human connection look like at the end of the world?

Allanah Marshall is 13 years old. 13 and 3/4. Her favorite color is cerulean and she has something to share with you. It's about life, ever heard of it? If you could save your questions for the end that would be great. Unless it's a good one. Then I guess it's ok.

FRIGID Nightcap October 30th: DAY OF THE DEAD, NIGHT OF THE LIVING

Why will you say that I am mad?!?

July lies to her parents so she can stay home alone and throw a Halloween party instead of attending the anniversary Mass for her late Aunt Margareth. But when Margareth’s ghost unexpectedly returns, she has plans of her own for the house where Día de la Canción Criolla and Peruvian traditions have always been at the…

Spanglish Affair Open Mic

Every month, we remix current events to imagine what a slightly altered world could look like. Five brand-new radio plays, written with inspiration from the news, featuring a rotating cast and creative team, exploring alternate presents. The results range from the absurdly wacky to the poignantly reflective, from…

1990s life was exciting, no cell phones or internet. Moving blindly and figuring it out on the fly. Compton house party, spirits and demons in Santa Fe, reading tarot cards for a psychic hotline life these are stories that need to be set free. What Have I Done? probing a life of poor choices, performed by marsha.

True stories about the most gloriously awkward times in our lives - our teenage years! Awkward Teenage Years was born at the 2020 FRIGID Festival just before the pandemic began. We’re bringing you the best storytellers in NYC to relive their joys and traumas for your entertainment - let’s laugh and reminisce…

Sketch show from the minds of two girls who like to lay in the park and sometimes on one of their couches.

Three camping trips, three foreign countries of the self. At ten, Dipti arrives at Girl Scout camp with the wrong bunkmate. At sixteen, she fakes her way through a week in the Adirondacks. At twenty-seven, she squats behind a church in East Sussex…into a patch of stinging nettles. In each case, the wilderness has the…

After the pandemic, Brad and his wife decide to venture out into the world with a trip to Paris, This is a gift to themselves for the 13th wedding anniversary and (in Brad's mind) for how well they handled the global catastrophe of Covid 19. The only problem being that when Brad is forced to confront the actual…

The Body—our nameless narrator in this one-person play—is a hypochondriac. Or at least that’s what the world tells him when he confesses his symptoms. His hair seems to be suddenly falling, strange cysts appear on his testicles, and he can’t remember basic details like the name of his roommate’s dog or how he got to…

Anoush Froundjian (The Moth Radio Hour, Stories from the Stage) brings stories, art, (and song!) to show the varied intensities of Armenian-ness and appropriate times for each. With cartoons of family, her husband, and non-representational art (the Armenian alphabet), you’ll see that sometimes “A” is for “Rooster”…

Maya. Mayu. Gujarat, India, England, inside and out. Soldier, as she is called by Charlie as they see each other fighting to extend their arms into the others' chest; spending her time trying to find ways to persevere understanding, questioning, yearning, accepting and deserving the many hearts in the world she calls…

Did My Grandfather? is a tale of the Asian Diaspora Experience. Cody investigates his mother's immigration from Vietnam, where she was adopted by an American soldier, and raised deep in the mountains of rural West Virginia. Challenged by his identity, Cody embarks on a journey to uncover his heritage, and to answer…

This developmental, script-in-hand presentation offers audiences a work-in-progress look at a substantially reimagined version of Killing Janet. Part stand-up, part cultural exorcism, the piece follows a first-generation Nigerian-American woman who tries to “kill” her missionary-given name on live TV—only to discover…

November 7: “It Came TO New York” Many people come to New York City to fulfill their dreams, live their authentic lives, to work, to play—some of them even stay! In "It Came TO New York," you'll hear stories from four people who left their place of birth and made NYC their home—along with one "token" NYC native who…

Following critical acclaim at Edinburgh Fringe and New York City Fringe, winning multiple awards, including Audience Choice and Staff Choice, five-star reviews, and selling out theaters in Edinburgh, Los Angeles, and New York City, Kona Morris (The Moth, PBS’s Stories From the Stage, RISK!) tells the true story of…

Join us for 2 shows in 1 performance!

How do you connect with your parents when they don't speak English and you're not fluent in their Chinese languages? For Annie, through a family secret.

Spoken word collides with storytelling in this unflinching, funny, and fearless one-woman show. Faith Alpher takes the stage to tell the story of leaving New Jersey and remaking herself in California with more than a few stops along the way.

Stories from Vermillion's early New York days filled with odd jobs and characters:

Join us for 2 shows in 1 performance!

In THE VILLAGE CIDIOT, a dyed-in-the-wool Manhattanite loses her big corporate job and moves, reluctantly, to a tiny upstate town. Will her city skills be any match for rural reality, or will marauding bears, murder hornets, and hostile locals defeat her first? A hilarious and heartfelt journey about navigating…

"Welcome to Midday: History Repeating" is a storytelling show about how after growing up in Mississippi, Sharon Spell landed a job as a Victorian house museum ​docent in Pittsburgh. As she led tours through each of the public and private rooms where a Gilded Age robber baron and his family once lived, Sharon…

Welcome to Mildred Springs! A quaint city in the vague Northeastern United States. A city not unlike other cities. Join us while the bold and the beautiful citizens of Mildred Springs live the days of their lives. Some might be young and restless. Some might be doctors working at Sacred Corpuscle Memorial, a general…

In May 2026, musician and performance artist Kyra Sims became the first black musician to perform on all seven continents. She explored her sixth continent, Antarctica, with her horn, Otto, and a field recorder in hand. Her resulting piece, Otto in Antarctica, is an experiential musical journey through the most…

As part of Under St Marks Theater revival of the vibrant improvisation programming that existed before Covid, Vermillion and her Lovely Shoes improv team will host the monthly Lovely Shoes and Friends variety show.

Adam Wade, the 20-time Moth Story Slam winner, creator of the #1 Best Selling Audible Original 'You Ought To Know Adam Wade' and from TV’s 'Inside Amy Schumer' and 'Girls' returns to Under Saint Marks Theater! This monthly storytelling show will feature three to four different stories from Adam’s extensive catalog.…

An intimate and often musical examination of one man's journey through his personal Metamorphosis.

TRAUMA NOVELLE Presents NIGHT FALLS

When sudden spells of aphasia and mysterious blackout episodes lead to a life-changing neurological diagnosis, Danielle is left to navigate an escalating disability while sorting through her relationships, confronting her mortality, and reckoning with an unexpectedly fractured sense of self. LUNATICUS is a quirky,…

Ladies, gentlemen, and hot dads of Nueva York: Electric Moon Cabaret is back. Bigger, bolder, hotter, and ribbed for your pleasure. Messica Rabbit and the Vixens are back with your host JC Cassis to satisfy that craving. Sultry live vocals, seductive dance, and delicious burlesque come together for one unforgettable…

Fresh from it's critically acclaimed, comedy award-nominated run at the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, “Planet of the Grapes" triumphantly returns to where it all began. Astronaut George Taylor crash-lands on a strange planet ruled by speaking grapes who enslave mute humans - and soon discovers the shocking truth…

The Egg cracks open at UNDER St. Marks- the launch of the concept and its first show in October. Three live sets by your host and favorite opn mixers, a lifted, exclusive open mic, giveaways and bread between every act. Then the after-party post open mic- stay til the end for something special, and to be part of the…

Come catch the best short films of the month with the EAST VILLAGE NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL!

🛼 About Skaterobics 🛼 Skaterobics is an all-levels roller skating class for adults ages 21 and up who want to learn how to dance on wheels. The class begins with a fun and dynamic warm-up session to get everyone’s muscles ready and to introduce basic movements and techniques. The main portion of the class focuses on…

***🛼 About Wednesday on Wheels 🛼*** ***Wednesday nights are for skating! Whether you’re new to life on wheels or are a seasoned pro, you’re invited to the hottest mid-week vibe boost! Come early for Skaterobics at 6PM (you must purchase a separate ticket) to learn to dance on wheels.*** Vibe and skate to the music of…

NICE AS F\*#K (concert) DJ Alix Brown genre: Indie rock, Indie pop, post-punk Free Pre-Show Skate 5pm - 8pm Concert 8pm - 12am Join us at Xanadu on October 29 for a night of sharp, irreverent, all-female rock from Nice As Fuck. Expect infectious music, big energy, and a playful take on power, pop culture, and the…

🛼 About All-Ages Open Skate (skate)🛼 Get ready for All-Ages Open Skate (skate)– the ultimate way to roll into fun with friends! Whether you're a beginner skater or a seasoned pro, all skill levels are encouraged to lace up and hit the rink. Vibe and skate to the music of 70s/80s Disco, Funk, R&B, and 90s/2000s Hip…

Xanadu x Choke Hole x Function "WITCHSLAP" (skate + drag wrestling + dance party + concert) genre: house, dance, electronic, disco, funk, techno *7:00-10:00PM Skate Session w/ DJs, activations & more spooky surprises* *10:00PM-1:00AM Drag Wrestling + Dance Party feat. Dangerous Rose & Makadsi* *1:00AM-2:00AM Big…

All Ages Spooky Skate (skate) Get ready to roll into the Halloween spirit! Join us for an all-ages Spooky Skate packed with music, costumes, lights, and plenty of creepy-cool fun. 🕸️ 👻 Come dressed as your favorite character 🎃 Bring the whole family 🛼 Skate, dance & show off your best moves 🕷️ Spooky vibes without…

40+ Years of REGGAE "To the Foundation" by Sting International (dance party) genres: hip hop, soul, dance, disco, reggae Get ready for hours of nonstop reggae vibes! Join Sting International for an unforgettable dance party celebrating over 40 years of reggae music, from the foundation classics and roots reggae to…

VOTING IS POWER. 🗳️🗽 Vote, Roll & Watch Party This Election Day, let’s vote — then roll! (The last day to register to vote is Oct 24th) Join us at Xanadu for Rolling for Democracy, a night of music, community and celebrating the power of every voice. Wear your “I Voted” sticker for FREE admission, then skate, dance…

***🛼 About Wednesday on Wheels 🛼*** ***Wednesday nights are for skating! Whether you’re new to life on wheels or are a seasoned pro, you’re invited to the hottest mid-week vibe boost! Come early for Skaterobics at 6PM (you must purchase a separate ticket) to learn to dance on wheels.*** Vibe and skate to the music of…

Dirty Magazine's Lingerie Skate (skate all night) Dirty Magazine’s legendary Lingerie Skate returns bigger and badder than ever! People of all genders and expressions are invited to strut their sexy stuff in a safe and supportive space curated by New York’s premiere radical smut mag, with dancers, live entertainment,…

🛼 About Weekend Warm-Up (skate) 🛼 ***Come roll out the week’s stress and warm up for everything the weekend has in store. Your weekend starts at Xanadu every Friday from 4-7pm. Consider us your end of week workout and pre-game for the weekend ahead. We got you!*** Vibe and skate to the music of Top 40, R&B Booth…

Adult Skate Night ft. DJ Suave (skate) r&b, 90's hip hop, house, soul 🛼🔥 Adult Skate Night ft. DJ Suave — The Pre-Show Skate Into Jay Dimes! 🎧 Get the night started on wheels! Join us from 7 PM–10 PM for an exclusive pre-show skate featuring DJ Suave, setting the vibe with hot tracks, throwback favorites, and nonstop…

Jay Dimes (concert) - NO SKATING from 10pm - Curfew Ticket Holders are invited to come skate beforehand. Rentals are not included. genre: r&b, hip hop, soul 🔥 Jay Dimes 🔥 Kai Ca$h 🔥 Fergie Baby 🔥 King Beamo 🔥 Dollar 🔥 Linkz 🔥 Rhob 🔥 Kadeo Booth reservations are available for parties 7+ via form:…