Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in the Theater District on Saturday, Oct 3: 11 picks, refreshed weekly.
11 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.
Hudson Theatre, Theater District, Manhattanajay_suresh · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJulia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris and Allison Janney fight over a daughter's tell-all memoir in Jon Robin Baitz's Palm Springs family drama.
Hudson Theatre, Theater District, Manhattanajay_suresh · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJulia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris and Allison Janney fight over a daughter's tell-all memoir in Jon Robin Baitz's Palm Springs family drama.
Imperial Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanArlington County · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBilly Crystal turns the house he lost in the Palisades fires into a solo memory play, written by him and directed by Scott Ellis.
Imperial Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanArlington County · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBilly Crystal turns the house he lost in the Palisades fires into a solo memory play, written by him and directed by Scott Ellis.
August Wilson Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSleep No More director Felix Barrett stages the Blumhouse found-footage franchise as a live horror play in previews at a Broadway house.
August Wilson Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSleep No More director Felix Barrett stages the Blumhouse found-footage franchise as a live horror play in previews at a Broadway house.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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