Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best date night in the Theater District, Manhattan the weekend of Sep 25–27, 2026: 16 picks, refreshed weekly.
16 picks · checked Sep 7
Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTaraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer keep a 1911 Pittsburgh boardinghouse in August Wilson's revival, now down to its last bows.
Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTaraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer keep a 1911 Pittsburgh boardinghouse in August Wilson's revival, now down to its last bows.
Booth Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAyo Edebiri and Don Cheadle make their Broadway debuts in the Pulitzer-winning Proof — Thomas Kail's revival is in its closing stretch.
Booth Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAyo Edebiri and Don Cheadle make their Broadway debuts in the Pulitzer-winning Proof — Thomas Kail's revival is in its closing stretch.
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe campy cult film becomes a glittering Broadway musical comedy of vanity, immortality and dueling divas at the Lunt-Fontanne.
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe campy cult film becomes a glittering Broadway musical comedy of vanity, immortality and dueling divas at the Lunt-Fontanne.
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanJocelyn Bioh's Ghanaian boarding-school pageant comedy hits Broadway. Catch its first full weekend of previews with Patina Miller and Denée Benton.
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanJocelyn Bioh's Ghanaian boarding-school pageant comedy hits Broadway. Catch its first full weekend of previews with Patina Miller and Denée Benton.
August Wilson Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanThe found-footage horror franchise becomes a stage haunting at the August Wilson, with illusions by the designer behind Harry Potter's magic.
August Wilson Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanThe found-footage horror franchise becomes a stage haunting at the August Wilson, with illusions by the designer behind Harry Potter's magic.
New Amsterdam Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAladdin plays the restored New Amsterdam Theatre, where Friend Like Me remains the loudest eleven o'clock number in town.
New Amsterdam Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAladdin plays the restored New Amsterdam Theatre, where Friend Like Me remains the loudest eleven o'clock number in town.
Todd Haimes Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBill Irwin adapted Moliere and stars in it - Roundabout's limited-run revival begins previews with Rachel Bloom in her Broadway debut.
Todd Haimes Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBill Irwin adapted Moliere and stars in it - Roundabout's limited-run revival begins previews with Rachel Bloom in her Broadway debut.
Longacre Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA British two-hander musical about a wedding, a stranger and a cake, transplanted to the Longacre in Midtown.
Longacre Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA British two-hander musical about a wedding, a stranger and a cake, transplanted to the Longacre in Midtown.
Imperial Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe ABBA songwriters' Cold War musical — yes, the one with One Night in Bangkok — holds the Imperial with a score built for enormous voices.
Imperial Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe ABBA songwriters' Cold War musical — yes, the one with One Night in Bangkok — holds the Imperial with a score built for enormous voices.
Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwo missionaries hit Uganda in the nine-Tony musical from the South Park writers, holding the Eugene O'Neill since 2011.
Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwo missionaries hit Uganda in the nine-Tony musical from the South Park writers, holding the Eugene O'Neill since 2011.
Lena Horne Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHenry VIII's six wives take the mic as a pop girl group at the Lena Horne, trading beheadings for Tudor-remix power ballads.
Lena Horne Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHenry VIII's six wives take the mic as a pop girl group at the Lena Horne, trading beheadings for Tudor-remix power ballads.
Broadway Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanClyde Charles Brown · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Great Gatsby musical fills the Broadway Theatre with Jazz Age costumes and a full West Egg party sequence.
Broadway Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanClyde Charles Brown · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Great Gatsby musical fills the Broadway Theatre with Jazz Age costumes and a full West Egg party sequence.
The Theater Center, Theater District, ManhattanNew York's longest-running play, with the same actress in the lead since the Reagan administration, still turning over its psychiatrist-murder plot.
The Theater Center, Theater District, ManhattanNew York's longest-running play, with the same actress in the lead since the Reagan administration, still turning over its psychiatrist-murder plot.
James Earl Jones Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanA gripping Broadway drama based on the true story of a death-row inmate who fought to prove his innocence — at the James Earl Jones.
James Earl Jones Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanA gripping Broadway drama based on the true story of a death-row inmate who fought to prove his innocence — at the James Earl Jones.
Lyceum Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMeg Stalter plays a boozy, cabaret-obsessed Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola's comedy, in her final stretch before Bowen Yang takes over.
Lyceum Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMeg Stalter plays a boozy, cabaret-obsessed Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola's comedy, in her final stretch before Bowen Yang takes over.
Richard Rodgers Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLin-Manuel Miranda's eleven-Tony hip-hop history of Alexander Hamilton still plays the Richard Rodgers, where it opened in 2015.
Richard Rodgers Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLin-Manuel Miranda's eleven-Tony hip-hop history of Alexander Hamilton still plays the Richard Rodgers, where it opened in 2015.
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