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Theater, readings, poetry, and music at New York's small neighborhood venues. 1679 upcoming performances across 45 venues, last updated Nov 05, 2026 at 05:59 PM.
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…
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.
On Christmas Eve, three generations of women gather in Rosie’s newly renovated kitchen to make chuchitos – a traditional Guatemalan recipe passed down by heart, touch, and intuition.
Twelve years after Ebenezer Scrooge found a new outlook on life, he’s left everything to Tim (who’s not so “tiny” anymore). But the business world isn’t as easy as it looks, and soon Scrooge has to risk an eternity in purgatory in order to save the entire Cratchit family from ruin.
Abrons opens its historic main stage to its beloved community, offering 10 talented New Yorkers the chance to compete for a $1,000 prize. Dancing, singing, juggling: all kinds of performers are welcome to show the LES what they’ve got!
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…
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…
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…
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…
When everyone’s already cast you as the villain, you might as well enjoy being bad. Once upon a time, award winning but completely unknown actress Laura Kay Bailey headed to the Edinburgh Fringe to play the theater world’s most hated public figure: J.K. Rowling. The show she performed in had Edinburgh “running…
Qazvin - Gateway to Almut Discover the flavors of Qazvin, a former Safavid capital and a city celebrated for its rich culinary traditions, fragrant rice dishes, and delicate sweets. Gather around a shared table for a dinner inspired by the warmth of a Qazvini home. On the table throughout the meal Fresh Homemade…
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…
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…
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,…
An intimate evening of Georgian flavors, stories, and hospitality. Gather around the table as Chef Dona shares personal stories and her connection to food. Enjoy a live demonstration of how to make khinkali and discover the heartfelt toasts that are an essential part of the Georgian supra, the traditional feast.…
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,…
This workshop approaches anatomic drawing via practicing from the subconscious. It experiments with both visual and audio cues from sound and music to diagrams, stencil typography, and graphic stylizations from Leonardo da Vinci to chaos theory. It borrows from the connection of automatic writing to Kandinsky, tango…
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…
Lit Out Loud presents: The Devil Wears Prada . You’ve probably seen the movie. And maybe you’ve seen the sequel. But have you read the iconic book?! This November, Lit Out Loud is stepping into the glossy, cutthroat world of Runway magazine. Follow Andy Sachs, a young aspiring journalist who lands a coveted job…
Book Club Bar's in-person small press book club! This month we're reading Obscure Destinies by Rebecca Brown. In a reading rut? Venture off the beaten path and into the wilds of indie publishing! Featuring fiction published within the last six months, we will be reading beyond the Big Five and into the realms of the…
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…
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…
How often does someone tell a story that reminds you of one of your own, or inspires you to imagine something new? What if you had the time to write it all down? Each night, a new guest performer will share a story in four parts. After each part, you’ll have time to write about what that part has inspired. As their…
Book Club Bar's monthly live poetry series. Curated by local poet and playwright Galinsky, with "Five Minute Features" from a dozen poets of all styles. [ ABOUT THIS EVENT : The rear half of the store will be used exclusively for this event. The front bar will be open to the public for drinking & chatting. Book…
Celebrate the season with Christmas Literature Trivia covering holiday classics, beloved characters, authors, adaptations, and wintry tales. Some holiday stories are worth reading every year. Join us for a festive night of Christmas Literature Trivia covering classic holiday stories, wintry novels, beloved…
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…
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: **Nic Comparato** *(They Blinded Me With Science)* **Kit Carter** *(The Infallible Joke Formula)* **Josh Barber** (Columbia University) **Avir Mitra** (RadioLab)…
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! This special edition of Funny Money features standup comedy, "Ask Me Anything" style Q&A, and experts teaming up with comedians to compete in a game-show-inspired battle. Featuring comedians Linette Palladino and Jack Crawford and finance experts AJ Ayers and Jon Posen. Hosted by Erin Lowry,…
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…
Part karaoke, part confessional. STORY-OKE invites performers and audience members alike to 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. For our next show, we'll have stories about songs, from performers with stories about songs, and…
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…
Welcome to Bimbo University, where @Nikitadumptruck runs the most problematic classroom in town. Think of it as a live trial for the takes you’d never say outloud. Today’s subject is climate change, and everyone in the room is expected to pick a side. Paper straws are going to kill me. Fossil fuel execs should be…
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.
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…
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…
2026 wasn’t exactly a “good” year, but how “bad” was it? Well, that depends on what you think is good or bad. We’ve reconvened the connoisseurs of the worst things on the internet together again to look back at the year and make a call. Katie Notopoulos joins Garbage Media’s Cates Holderness, Josh Fjelstad, and Ryan…
Have you ever wondered how your favorite celebrities would hold up in a debate? Impersonated by some of NYC's Best Drag performers, Celebrity Debate Club brings a multiverse of characters together to get down to the truth in an era of misinformation and lies. The power belongs to you, the audience, to vote and decide…
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!
Camp Virgo is back! The variety show that embodies the spirit of the early 2000s is here for some holiday fun. We're having a holiday show full of character performers, comics, and more! Put on your homeroom mom sweater and grab your ticket, we're gonna sing a lot of songs about snowmen since they're holiday-agnostic…
At Good Work_ Live, Dan Toomey and his news associates bring their YouTube channel to the live stage – tackling one surprise news topic each show with a panel of guests, experts, and hopefully one animal. Dan Toomey is a comedian who hosts the Good Work YouTube channel.
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 hosted by Ben Taylor (Nerd Nite NYC) that challenges the city's funniest…
Next Slide Please invites comedians to prepare and present PowerPoints about whatever they want. That could mean a data-driven ranking of the best Manhattan street corners for first date make-outs, pitches for start-up investment opportunities that are *probably* not scams, or a passionate defense of the 2003 Jessica…
Major Fix is a PowerPoint lecture series where New York City's brightest creative minds share a presentation on a personal obsession, followed by an audience Q&A. Previous lectures include: Why Pro Wrestling Should Be an Olympic Sport, The Subtle Art of Online Stalking, and New York City Etiquette Tips From a Native…
Lucie Pohl’s Immigrant Jam Comedy features NYC’s funniest immigrant and 1st gen comics, who will make you laugh so hard you’ll wish you were born somewhere else. Guaranteed not to have stolen any of your jobs, Immigrant Jam celebrates the beauty of everything cross cultural, deliciously different and not from here.…
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, high-stakes tomfoolery disguised in a brilliant, faux-brainy conceit… This show is a riot.”…
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 has a popular YouTube channel called tomdnyc, where he shows you around NYC and other…
Kamala’s biggest fear is dying alone. But what’s a girl to do when a guy is everything she thought she wanted, but the feeling’s just not there? What happens when you date one guy, then unknowingly date his roommate? Why does Kamala keep dating baristas?! Through music, comedy, and stories from her nine years of…
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 Gianmarco Soresi interviews Dr. Isaiah Pickens…
TOMORROW IS TONIGHT is a multimedia comedy show that takes place in the year 2070. Part variety show, part theme park experience, come for an unforgettable night of clowning, sketch, interactive video games, digital puppets, real puppets, and slapstick -- staged in a future where anything is possible. Tomorrow is…
[RISK!](https://www.risk-show.com/) is the show where people tell true stories they never thought they'd dare to share in public. Created by Kevin Allison (MTV's The State, Netflix, Comedy Central, HBO), RISK! features true stories from people from all walks of life that are often more raw, real, and uncensored than…
Greg Samsa’s Big City Job sends him on assignment to his rustic hometown mere days before Christmas. As if that wasn’t stressful enough, now he’s been transformed into a hideous giant bug! Can he get the big promotion AND reconnect with his high school crush? Will he learn the true meaning of Christmas while being a…
A young Palestinian woman, navigating a double life as a 'good Muslim daughter' and a bold New York comic, is forced to confront the true cost of liberation when her worlds collide as she's being detained at an Israeli checkpoint. A solo show written and performed by Atheer Yacoub, an internationally touring stand-up…
Captain Pat is a former yacht captain who’s been cursed by the sea goddess Calypso to host comedy shows for all eternity. Join Captain Pat for an easy breezy night of incredible stand-up from some of New York’s funniest and most seaworthy comedians.
### Join us on December 11 for Vocabaret: Alphabets hosted by Nikolai Vanyo With Ally Spier, Jerzy Gwiazdowski and special guests! ______________________________________________________ *Do you marvel at morphemes? Are you scintillated by syntax? Then you belong at Vocabaret, where we make language fun while making…
EconLOL is an economics-themed comedy show that will teach you nothing about the economy, but will give you lots of opportunities to laugh at it. EconLOL brings together comedians, writers, and sometimes real life economists to make fun of economics (or something at least somewhat, remotely econ/money/finance…
Join improv troupe The Bisque as they serve up a delicious comedy variety show featuring New York's finest, all to raise money for abortion access. Hearty comedy for a good cause? Say it with us: I'll Have... the Bisque! Hosted by improv troupe The Bisque, I’ll Have… The Bisque! features some of the best improv and…
**BOOKS AND BURLESQUE** Saturday, December 12 from 9:00 pm–11:30 pm. Doors 9:00 pm. Show: 9:30pm-11:30pm with an intermission. If the show is sold out there will be a waiting list at the door. We are excited this holiday season to bring you a naughty new road trip novel, a profane gay sex novel, a gorgeous…
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! Have you ever wondered: if animals could talk, what would…
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…
On The Watchlist with Jay Servedio is a late-night comedy series. We dive headfirst into the week’s headlines, media manipulation, and political theater. Smart, silly, and unapologetically weird, each episode of On The Watchlist features character interviews, investigative desk pieces, a topical deep dive, and wild…
Meow! Calling all cat lovers—join us for a purr-fect variety show! 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*…
What happens when the master builder of New York, Robert Moses, loses his power and attempts to host a late night talk show? The Power Joker is one hour of driving comedy inspired by that horrible "genius" Robert Moses and his 1974 biography, The Power Broker by Robert Caro. Come see RM himself joined by a host of…
The Debate Show! is a nerdy pop culture spectacular. It's the show where Subway Takes meets your 9th-grade speech and debate class. Unlike our current political landscape, we're tackling the issues that really matter. We'll have you asking the tough questions like: are blueberry bagels actually bagels? Can you be a…
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_…
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.
2026 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellow Isabella Thorpe-Woods presents her culminating commission featuring artist Joel Watson. "Valediction," an expression used to say farewell at the end of a correspondence, brings her yearlong exploration of letters as a curatorial prompt to a close.
"Numinosum" closes ISSUE’s 2026 season and its celebration of the AIR program. Led by French cellist and composer Leila Bordreuil (2016 AIR), the work treats resonance itself as the primary instrument.
As Spiderwoman celebrates our 50th Anniversary with the Global Indigenous Theatre Festival at LaMaMa, these groundbreaking theatre companies are offering FREE theatre and cultural workshops. Please feel free to share this email with any artists/cultural artisans who might be interested.
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.
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.
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.
Projected in the lobby of Building 74A (before and after the theatre presentations) Created by Avery Vang and Paige Vang, Assortment is a collection of stop-motion and digitally animated films that explores the diverse possibilities of animation as an art form.
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.
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.
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…
A haunting found-object theatre piece where discarded things reveal fragments of the memories, and obsessions that animated Louise Bourgeois’s work well into her 90s.
An Iranian immigrant artist struggling with language finds her same struggle reflected in the works of exiled poets, whose translations she sees through shadow puppetry inspired by Persian calligraphy.
Witness a groundbreaking moment in opera history where the first-ever female doctor to take stage in opera brings to life the story of Allegra. Set in the tension-filled days before a high-stakes trial, Allegra lets the audience of lawyers into the most vulnerable and difficult moments in her life and career as they…
COUNTRY/CONVENIENCE is a new experimental operetta, presented as a workshop performance. Set entirely during a graveyard shift at a rural gas station, a middle-aged queer woman stands alone at the register of the last outpost for miles — and over a single night, her inner life erupts into song.
La MaMa Family will weave their magic and excitement for La MaMa’s End of Year celebration event – a fun-filled performance by La MaMa resident artists. Embracing puppetry, storytelling, dance, music and theatre, this is a unique holiday event for the whole family, all ages encouraged!
As the ever-changing world we live in continues to challenge us both as individuals and within our different communities, we can use this year-end holiday time to reflect, heal, find solace as we celebrate together. Joy, hope and love to this world! Hosted & curated by Nicky Paraiso.
Karen Kandel and Rinde Eckert haunt the stage in this duet that hovers among worlds: the world at large and the unseen world, dance and theater, music and text, life as it is lived and imagined. Ghost Walks with them and in them as above, so below. Dec 5, 2026 Free Showing Tickets Read More
Moving between abstraction and narrative, Etudes examines the Black body as both a living archive and a contested site—bearing the traces of history, memory, violence, desire, and cultural inheritance. December 17, 2026. FREE SHOWING Tickets Read More
Ask peculiar questions, get peculiar questions. Join Curio Society for its last show of the year. We'll present a hodgepodge of five researched talks - tales from history that are as unique as they are interesting.
Transformed Woman Haudenosaunee artist Aiyyana Maracle wonders in her essay Performance Art and the Native artist: An rEvolutionary Mix?, “As intriguing as
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
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
Art Workers Are Artists Too is a program performed, run, and designed by technicians, designers, front of house, and other art workers who work at Performance
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 Brick presents Letters from Tyra by Derek Smith playing December 3-20, 2026 at The Brick Theater running time 60 minutes Billed as “a spectacular duet blending song, dance, and scene work on national and Italian themes,” Letters from Tyra is actually a “revenge dream ballet of epic and petty proportions” (Staff…
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.
broken (iteration III) is a swan song,a funeral song, a last song, a goodbye song. The creation of this work coincided with Findlay//Sandsmark losing their venue RIMI/IMIR SceneKunst in Stavanger in 2024. As an artwork, it happened to serve as a delicate "farewell" piece for stages in general, and how they can…
boiling rain is a gathering to honor our health care workers enduring the durational tending to bodies impacted by ongoing colonialism. it draws a circle around our departed, with an additional circle around our declining frontline workers. this performance is an invitation to gather around medical mannequin Jeanie,…
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 p
“Music as color, inked on paper shaped by the sounds blown across the page. Jeff Schlanger is the musicWitness. He was present where the music was happening. He was the visual improviser, transforming music into painting. His wall of ceramic faces Chile•NewYork•Afghanistan•Gaza forever protests the
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’s
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
12 characters. 6 worlds. 2 people. In the timeless expanse of space, in the vast prism of life on the fringes, it’s only ever two people. Nobody's Coming: Or what your friends without kids worry about at night is a nesting doll of timelines and characters groping for meaning on the fringes of ex
The second edition of Remesas y Sobremesa of the season will highlight the work of artists Zacarías González and Chong Gu . Carry for HISTORIAS follows González and Gu’s Carry project and will present a fleet of mobile kitchen carts and a kit of attachment accessories designed to support
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 Teatro Grattacielo Conductor: Saverio Alfierie Conductor, Director: Stefanos Koroneos Teatro Grattacielo’s America 250 double bill brings together two powerful explorations of freedom — one civic, one personal — created for the national commemoration marking 250 years since the founding of the United…
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…
Presented By The Archive Produced by: Jordan Powell, Maimouna Camara Playwrights: Kyra Shaw Davis, Thalia Sablon Directors: Onyekachi Iwu, Jordan Powell Performers (in alphabetical order): Darius Adamson Jr, Tyler Bey, Abigail Gampel, Mya Ison, Maleek Rae, Taji Senior, Mia Sterbini The Archive is back this November,…
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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ava DuVernay’s acclaimed new film 14th explores the birth, legacy, and monumental importance of the 14th Amendment—the way that its guarantees of citizenship rights and due process have helped America to take enormous strides in the direction of its founding ideals.
This Holiday Season, Joe McGinty and The Loser’s Lounge are bringing all of your favorite ABBA hits to Joe’s Pub, for a very special EIGHT SHOW HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA!!!
Isle of Klezbos approaches Yiddish musical traditions with loving irreverence and profound respect, celebrating Hanukkah with a special High Noon show.
Join us on Sunday, December 20, for the closing night performance of THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON at The Public Theater. Select ticket levels grant access to post-show reception with members of the company!
Enter the glorious world of International Chanteuse and Comedienne Extraordinaire Meow Meow these holidaze with her unique brand of holiday hilarity and musical mayhem.
Special stories. Special guests. And you'll be out by 7:30. Acclaimed writer and humorist Isaac Oliver (Intimacy Idiot, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," Broadway's "Just in Time") returns to Joe's Pub with his second annual New Year's Eve show to kick off the last night of the year in style.
Join us Thursday, November 5th, for absinthe and cabaret in NYC! With special guest, Queenseñera! We’ll taste Absinthe Nouvelle from Xth Ward Distilling! Dress code: Vintage attire, lingerie, cocktail attire, semi-formal or formal, evening-wear, antique swimwear, and unmentionables (No t-shirts, baseball caps, or…
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,…
The variety show that tops them all. Since 1999. Doors 8:00pm. Shows 8:30, 9:45, & 11:00. Featuring GoGoatboy & Cupid, Lydia Vengeance, Cardone, Mr. Gorgeous, Andrea Flow, Jenny C'est Quoi, & Esme D'Avril . 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, Veronica Viper, Cardone, Twisted Sisters, Rosie Cheeks, Zennifer Sage, Andrea Flow, Tiger Bay, & Evil Hate Monkey!. 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 Muffy Styler. Featuring Sam Urdang, Albert Cadabara, Kyla, Margo Mayhem, & Cheeky Lane! 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.
Showtime 7:30pm. Nerdlesque NYC is bringing you a scripted holiday treat – a burlesque parody of Tim Burton’s beloved holiday mashup. Halloween costumes keep on getting sexier and smaller, so come see what Jack and all of his friends have planned in their wild takeover of Christmas.
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. Skeleton Symphony presents a live band musical tribute and variety show with a different theme and cast each month. Hosted by Lydia Vengeance.
The variety show that tops them all. Since 1999. The original and still the best. Doors at 8:00pm. Shows starting at approximately 8:30, 9:45, & 11:00. Featuring an all-star cast. Full bore fun, non-stop excitement. Stay as long as you like with no drink minimum.
Jolly Follies 3rd year running at the Slipper Room! This year the merry band led by Camellia Hartman, Natasha Bergman, & Evan Tyor play songs from Holiday Movies. Special guests the New York Nightingales, Odetta Hartman, Ms. Zilbert, & more.
7:00pm showtime. After blowing the roof off the Lower East Side, HELL YEAH!! is back for a high-octane December residency. Phill VonAwesome & Damien Lenore return to the iconic Slipper Room with an all-new installment that is bigger, bolder, wilder, & packed with even more jaw-dropping surprises!
7:30 show. The annual holiday tradition is back! Come watch Cherry Pitz pay tribute to the worst thing ever put on TV! With Andy Ross, Erika Rogers, World Wide Blond, Fay Tality, Betty Brash, Venatrix, Rosie Cheeks, Erik Simon & your hosts Cherry Pitz, Handsome Brad!
Showtime 5:30pm. A special evening celebrating movement, artistry, & transformation, featuring performances by OM Factory students alongside incredible guest performers. Guided by the creative vision of Fran Sperling, this showcase celebrates courage, dedication, self-expression, and community.
The variety show that tops them all. Since 1999. The original and still the best. Doors at 8:00pm. Shows starting at approximately 8:30, 9:45, & 11:00. Featuring an all-star cast. Full bore fun, non-stop excitement. Stay as long as you like with no drink minimum.
It's the end of the year as we know it and the Wau Wau Sisters feel....UNRAPT! Give yourselves the gift of exploding for the holidays with the numbers that will numb you, the jingles that will jangle you & the sisters who will save you!! Come all ye faithful, faded & jaded! C'mon & come undone!
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.
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…
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…
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.…
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.
"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…
“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.
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.…
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…
Olivia is an outcast after a series of strange deaths occur at parties she attends. After being mistakenly invited to another, Olivia tries to clear her name while hosts Evelyn and Donna brace themselves for potentially fatal consequences, and Inspector Custard tries to bring Olivia down.
"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!
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…
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…
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…
When an eighteen-year-old boy undergoes an elective circumcision, he's confronted by his soon-to-be-excised body part in human form, demanding answers. What follows is an exploration of Australian queerness, wherein the boy is thrust back into his seminal sexuality-forming memories to provide an answer and wake up…
Puppets of War is a political satire that examines the power dynamics of an authoritative state. Through puppetry, games and audience participation, examine how a nation crumbles from its own regime.
Stop me if you've heard this one: A child actor, a Chili's waiter, and a tiger walk into the airport. When three strangers find themselves held overnight in LaGuardia's security holding room, they're forced to reckon with themselves, each other, and where they think they're going.
SERIALS is a late-night episodic play competition series. Each weekend of performances, five original, never-before-seen 10 minute works are rehearsed, teched, and fully staged, premiered live in front of our audience. The audience then votes on their favorites, which come back the next week with a brand-new episode,…
The Game is a story about women living in the shadows of a world that was never built for them. Set against the spectacle of professional football, the play follows five women as they navigate love, friendship, ambition, and the quiet, often invisible labor of holding other people’s lives together while trying to…
In this gay epic spanning 160 years, ON TIME follows two actors as they portray ten different characters, weaving together moments of love, heartbreak, and survival across centuries. Through a series of intimate encounters—some fleeting, some life-altering—the play explores how time bends, repeats, and reshapes the…
"Echo is a retelling of the Greek Myth of Echo and Narcissus. A story of greed, pain, loss, and perseverance. Our retelling is done through an emphasis on the female experience, heightened text, and modern dance. At the crossroads of Shakespeare, Greek text, and Sarah Ruhl's poetry; you will find Echo. Echo and her…
In Cherub Spring, turmoil unfolds at a nursery school when the children get tired of Claire choosing all the games they play on the playground and a rebellion breaks out. But Claire doesn't give up without a fight and political conflict (rife with fear-mongering, back-room dealings and shameless campaigning) unfolds…
Christmas Eve at the Friend in Need suicide hotline. Urch and Jean are counting down the hours when Danny arrives — shot in the head, insisting he's fine, and pursued by a hired gunman (well really his best friend) Jacobo who was paid by gun lobbyists to finish the job. A man who survived a bullet is bad for…
"Bound to Desire: A Night of Kinky Short Plays brings together five taboo tales of desire, connection, and the things we don’t always say out loud. A couple’s private evening is interrupted by their kid at exactly the wrong moment. A man exploring a sex dungeon with his partner finds himself confronting more than he…
SHEETS is a 90-minute sexual comedy about intimacy and connection, following misplaced lace through a series of wilder and wilder (yet deeply interconnected) vignettes, spanning children and lovers and strangers alike. Four actors embody upwards of four characters each — two playing only themselves — all in only one…
Tr*mp got elected--again, the environment is fucked, & capitalist rules. But this show isn’t about that—Eve & Adam explores a modern day woman, obsessed with enemies to lovers, seeking honor as a way to get back with her ex, and wanting to right the wrongs of the world by going back to the very beginning…to make Adam…
Payback is a bitch....and so is she!! Laura Clare Browne is no stranger to dating. From doctors, to dentists, to world champion tennis pros, Laura has seen it all! She's been so many people in so many relationships that she's starting to lose track of who she even is! Join Laura on a whirlwind journey through the ups…
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…
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…
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.
New York City’s annual SantaCon. Many residents consider it the worst day of the year. Who among us hasn’t been going about their life on a brisk December morning only to realize, with slowly encroaching dread, that there are an unusually high number of Santas about? And in the blink of an eye you’re fighting for…
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…
TLAB SHARES HOSTS THE FALCON KING directed by Gretchen van Lente Get Tickets Using natural and found-material assemblage puppets, The Falcon King tells a tale of confusion, heartbreak, anger and action. The frogs tried to warn them, but when the birds’ babies all start dying panic ensues and they don’t know who’s to…
THEATERLAB PRESENTS Two Saints : a work in progress showing Created and performed by Sylvia Milo Get Tickets Two Saints : work-in-progress showing from the creators of The Other Mozart and 7 Magdalenes. Who are the figures who emerge as guiding lights in one’s life? For one girl growing up under a totalitarian regime…
FIRST LOOK SERIES GAP PLAY by Sophia Stio directed by Noelle Gonzalez Get Tickets In the wake of a store closure announcement, four athleisure retail employees must navigate the emotional burden of unemployment…and find treasure. Directed by Noelle Gonzalez Written by Sophia Stio Starring: Baiz Hoen, Marissa…
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…
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.
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.…
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…
rebecca warlick-cooke as olivia alma pannier as lyric alex killgore as tito joy johnson as zora allison brainard as haley noam jacobovitz as tony tom mcgahern as eddie maxwell cosmo cramer as daniel josh siegel as gabe morell cutler as xavier brandon mayeri as daniel/haley jakob hegewisch-allen as heinrich
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…
Leona performs poems constructed from photographs and scents, set in sound. Alabaster performs pieces from his illustrated songbook. Together they create an evening of enchanting and strange words and music.
This is more than an improv show; this is a musical. Based on a suggestion provided by you, the audience, Hell Yeah!'s team of professional actors and musicians will create an entire musical from scratch, right in front of your very eyes. Every line, lyric, move, and melody will be made up live on stage. It will…
From a young age, Queer kids are sold the idea, “It gets better.” But what happens when you're in college and are still gay, miserable, and annoying? “Yet You're A Virgin (And So Am I)” is a two-person comedy following co-dependent best friends, Kaden and Madeline, who have yet to get laid– contrary to the…
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…
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.
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…
“Postcards from Paris” tells the bittersweet, "almost" love story of two best friends, Diana and Thomas, who continually blur the lines of "what ifs" and "maybes".
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:…
***Xanadu Day Disco*** ***Get ready for a magical, neon-bright celebration inspired by the legendary spirit of Xanadu! Join us for a glitter-filled daytime disco where music, movement, and imagination collide. Whether you’re 5 or 95, this all-ages event brings the joy of roller-disco vibes, dazzling colors, and…
Birthday Behavior: Scorpio Edition ft. DJ Arson (skate) ♏️ BIRTHDAY BEHAVIOR: SCORPIO EDITION ♏️ Scorpio season calls for a little chaos, a lot of attitude, and absolutely no behaving. 🔥 We’re celebrating the Scorpios with a night of big energy, bad decisions (the fun kind), and nonstop vibes, featuring DJ Arson on…
**🛼 About Sunday Afterglow: (skate)🛼** **Ease into the end of the weekend with a mellow, magical skating session designed for everyone — kids, teens, adults, families, and first-time skaters. Sunday Afterglow blends chill music, soft lights, and easygoing energy to help you unwind, connect, and roll into a brand-new…
🛼 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…
Honey Trap Roller Discoteque ft. Amelia Holt, bouffant bouffant | Club Flush: Second Contact b2b Conduit (skate) Honey Trap’s first roller disco night at Xanadu🛼 is finally happening on SUNDAY, November 8th at 8 PM We are joined by New Orlean’s most dangerous gay Bouffant Bouffant and the Honey Trap residents Amelia…
***🛼 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…
🛼 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…
D.A.K.S : Skate Dance Party (skate + club) Genres: Dancehall, Afro Beats, Kompa, Soca , Hip Hop & More DANCEHALL , AFROBEAT , KOMPA , AND SOCA at NYC's ultimate Caribbean skate experience! Join us for a night of skating + a dance party featuring top DJs and the best island vibes. ✨Booth reservations are available for…
Come celebrate National Pickle Day with Grillo’s Pickles & Xanadu on November 14th! Join us for a night of roller skating, pickle food & drinks, a live DJ, and plenty of fun! The party kicks off at 7 PM and is FREE! Happy National Pickle Day! Dear ticket holder, We look forward to hosting you at Xanadu Roller Arts! 🚨…
Sunday Skate Club ft. Sissies of Mercy | Club Flush: Sidestreets (skate) A love letter to Sunday Skate Club 🫶 Every Sunday from 8–12am, the rink becomes more than a skate session. It’s a weekly ritual where local club kids, industry folks, and NYC’s DJs get their flowers — and skate heads and music heads move in the…
***🛼 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…
Psychedelic Skate presented by BPS 🛼✨ November 19 | 6 PM – 12 AM Get ready to roll into a night of color, creativity, music, and connection at Psychedelic Skate Night, presented by the Brooklyn Psychedelic Society (BPS)! Join us for an immersive, all-night experience celebrating art, movement, community, and expanded…
The Premier Hiphop and R&B Experience is coming to New York City! We're turning up the vibes and bringing that Playgrnd Series energy. So put on your flyest fit, or show some skin and get ready to sing your hearts out, cuz we are turning it UP another notch!! Dress theme: TBD. Lineup: TBA. Please note: this event…
COME AS YOU ARE. DANCE AS YOU FEEL. ROLL INTO SOMETHING FABULOUS! 💖🏳️⚧️ We're turning up the love, the music & the disco drag spirit for TRANS FAMILY DISCO! ALL LOVE. ALL COLORS. ALL IDENTITIES. ONE BIG DISCO FAMILY! Nov 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance - we honor our trans siblings & those lost to anti-…
Sunday Skate Club ft. DJ Dream, Conrad Dirty Finger | Club Flush: Zariya & Mantle (skate) A love letter to Sunday Skate Club 🫶 Every Sunday from 8–12am, the rink becomes more than a skate session. It’s a weekly ritual where local club kids, industry folks, and NYC’s DJs get their flowers — and skate heads and music…
Grown Folks Adult Skate ft. DJ Big Bob (skate) It’s time for the grown folks to hit the rink! 🛼🔥 Join us for Grown Folks Adult Skate, featuring the sounds of DJ Big Bob spinning the best throwbacks, R&B, hip-hop, funk, and party favorites all night long. Come lace up, catch a vibe, and enjoy a night of skating,…
***🛼 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…
"Xanadu 54" starring Rich Medina (skate) A celebration of skate culture, style, music, and movement. Xanadu 54 brings the energy of the golden era of roller skating back to life, with Rich Medina at the center of the experience. Inspired by the spirit of the rink, the sounds of the dance floor, and the timeless…
Sunday Skate Club w/ DJ Lemonade | Club Flush: jo\_sway\_ b2b subnoirr (skate) A love letter to Sunday Skate Club 🫶 Every Sunday from 8–12am, the rink becomes more than a skate session. It’s a weekly ritual where local club kids, industry folks, and NYC’s DJs get their flowers — and skate heads and music heads move…
***🛼 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…
Join us for a panel with Caroline Choe, Jimin Han, Patricia Park, and Hyeseung Song for a cozy night discussing food motivation in their books, along with some shared autumn eats by Caroline Choe!
RSVP is required to attend! Copies of TEMPO POINT will be available for purchase at the event. An intimate conversation around League of Legend’s virtual pop supergroup, K/DA, and their latest iterations across music, animation, and the recently debuted Tempo Point, a Louis Vuitton Travel Book imagining the home of…
Opening with forty-three new formally inventive poems and leading the reader back in time through selections from her ten previous volumes, The Ghost Forest offers a contemplative and haunting narrative of a writer’s artistic journey through craft and form while illuminating her personal history.
Join us for an Art Analysis Writing Workshop where we'll be analyzing short stories, poetry, and visual art. In this encouraging space, we are cultivating an inviting environment for you to hone in on your own unique voice. All levels welcome!
When two young men meet during a tech internship, it sparks an intense friendship—and even more intense competition—in this sweeping novel of privilege, identity, and ambition from the acclaimed author of What We Were Promised .
Strange and incantatory, Erinrose Mager's debut collection Hot Fruit investigates the longing for self, the longing for another, and the longing for connection between the self and another when the other is inherently unknowable.
Join Korean Canadian author and literary translator Jinwoo Park at Yu & Me Books for a special New York edition of the Korean Literature Soju Club! With support from the Literature Translation Institute of Korea.
From the critically acclaimed author of The Sense of Wonder and Craft in the Real World comes a deeply personal, poignant memoir, weaving together Salesses' multiple identities: adoptee, Asian American, husband, father, and, finally, widower.
December 6, 2026 7:00pm Tickets $24.50 featuring performances from Heather Piper, Camille Cooper, Opal Elwell, Amanda Card & Purser Wild Works: Puppetry On The Edge is a new performance series spotlighting artists who are reinventing and expanding the language of puppetry today. Curated by Resident Curator Amanda…
