Hand-picked every week — checked against organizers’ own pages.
Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best Broadway & theater in New York City the weekend of Oct 9–12, 2026: 53 picks, refreshed weekly.
53 picks · checked Sep 28
New World Stages (Stage 1), Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanCasey "Poppins" Nedelka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWesterberg High's croquet-mallet queens take their last bow at New World Stages — the cult musical closes before its national tour.
New World Stages (Stage 1), Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanCasey "Poppins" Nedelka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWesterberg High's croquet-mallet queens take their last bow at New World Stages — the cult musical closes before its national tour.
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Playwrights Horizons (Peter Jay Sharp Theater), Theater District, ManhattanThe Initiative team of Else and Emma Rosa Went follows young men sure the game is rigged in a darkly funny new play closing at Playwrights Horizons.
Playwrights Horizons (Peter Jay Sharp Theater), Theater District, ManhattanThe Initiative team of Else and Emma Rosa Went follows young men sure the game is rigged in a darkly funny new play closing at Playwrights Horizons.
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New World Stages, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanAudience volunteers get pulled onstage to spell against six misfit kids in this Tony-winning musical revival, now in its final weeks.
New World Stages, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanAudience volunteers get pulled onstage to spell against six misfit kids in this Tony-winning musical revival, now in its final weeks.
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BAM Fisher (Fishman Space), Fort Greene, BrooklynDorcy Rugamba turns his memoir of family lost in Rwanda's genocide into a 'hymn to life' with guitarist Majnun at BAM Next Wave.
BAM Fisher (Fishman Space), Fort Greene, BrooklynDorcy Rugamba turns his memoir of family lost in Rwanda's genocide into a 'hymn to life' with guitarist Majnun at BAM Next Wave.
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Beacon Theatre, Upper West Side, ManhattanPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Chicks play Taking the Long Way for its 20th anniversary in the 2,900-seat Beacon, a rare theater-size show from an arena band.
Beacon Theatre, Upper West Side, ManhattanPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Chicks play Taking the Long Way for its 20th anniversary in the 2,900-seat Beacon, a rare theater-size show from an arena band.
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Broadway, Liberty Street to Battery Place, Financial District, ManhattanLower Broadway closes from Liberty Street to Battery Place for a holiday-Monday street fair of food stalls and vendors near the Charging Bull.
Broadway, Liberty Street to Battery Place, Financial District, ManhattanLower Broadway closes from Liberty Street to Battery Place for a holiday-Monday street fair of food stalls and vendors near the Charging Bull.
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Broadway, Liberty Street to Rector Street, Financial District, ManhattanA Sunday street fair fills Broadway between Liberty and Rector Streets with food stalls and vendors, steps from Trinity Church and Zuccotti Park.
Broadway, Liberty Street to Rector Street, Financial District, ManhattanA Sunday street fair fills Broadway between Liberty and Rector Streets with food stalls and vendors, steps from Trinity Church and Zuccotti Park.
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Laura Pels Theatre, Midtown / Theater District, ManhattanRoundabout's new Off-Broadway musical follows one beating heart, two families and a transplant team through 24 hours. Kait Kerrigan wrote the book and Anne and Ian Eisendrath wrote the score.
Laura Pels Theatre, Midtown / Theater District, ManhattanRoundabout's new Off-Broadway musical follows one beating heart, two families and a transplant team through 24 hours. Kait Kerrigan wrote the book and Anne and Ian Eisendrath wrote the score.
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Hudson Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJulia Louis-Dreyfus makes her Broadway debut beside Ed Harris, Allison Janney and Joe Keery in a Palm Springs family blowup — previews now.
Hudson Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJulia Louis-Dreyfus makes her Broadway debut beside Ed Harris, Allison Janney and Joe Keery in a Palm Springs family blowup — previews now.
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Todd Haimes Theatre, Times Square, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBill Irwin adapts and stars in Molière's hypochondria farce, with Rachel Bloom and Brooks Ashmanskas, in early previews on 42nd Street.
Todd Haimes Theatre, Times Square, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBill Irwin adapts and stars in Molière's hypochondria farce, with Rachel Bloom and Brooks Ashmanskas, in early previews on 42nd Street.
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The Public Theater (Newman Theater), NoHo, ManhattanLondon's Olivier-winning folk musical lands at the Public: 15 actor-musicians spin Fitzgerald's backward-aging tale in a Cornish fishing village.
The Public Theater (Newman Theater), NoHo, ManhattanLondon's Olivier-winning folk musical lands at the Public: 15 actor-musicians spin Fitzgerald's backward-aging tale in a Cornish fishing village.
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Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lincoln Square, ManhattanPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBradley Whitford and Tom Blyth face off in Aaron Sorkin's courtroom drama, staged by Michael Arden on the Beaumont's wide thrust.
Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lincoln Square, ManhattanPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBradley Whitford and Tom Blyth face off in Aaron Sorkin's courtroom drama, staged by Michael Arden on the Beaumont's wide thrust.
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Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanPatina Miller and Denée Benton lead Jocelyn Bioh's biting Miss Ghana 1986 pageant comedy, newly opened on Broadway after its Off-Broadway hit.
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanPatina Miller and Denée Benton lead Jocelyn Bioh's biting Miss Ghana 1986 pageant comedy, newly opened on Broadway after its Off-Broadway hit.
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Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre, Greenwich Village, ManhattanA headphone horror play from London: every seat gets binaural audio as an audiobook session goes deadly wrong, starring Owen Campbell.
Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre, Greenwich Village, ManhattanA headphone horror play from London: every seat gets binaural audio as an audiobook session goes deadly wrong, starring Owen Campbell.
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Greenwich House Theater, West Village, ManhattanMarin Ireland's off-Broadway drama rotates star leads, with Hamilton's Phillipa Soo in the role this month at Greenwich House Theater.
Greenwich House Theater, West Village, ManhattanMarin Ireland's off-Broadway drama rotates star leads, with Hamilton's Phillipa Soo in the role this month at Greenwich House Theater.
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Brooklyn Comedy Collective (Eris Mainstage), East Williamsburg, BrooklynA live band and cast improvise an entire musical from one audience suggestion — Baby Wants Candy has made up more than 3,500 of them.
Brooklyn Comedy Collective (Eris Mainstage), East Williamsburg, BrooklynA live band and cast improvise an entire musical from one audience suggestion — Baby Wants Candy has made up more than 3,500 of them.
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Puppetworks at Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynBrooklyn's veteran marionette troupe opens its new Industry City stage with a 55-minute Hansel & Gretel set to Humperdinck songs.
Puppetworks at Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynBrooklyn's veteran marionette troupe opens its new Industry City stage with a 55-minute Hansel & Gretel set to Humperdinck songs.
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Asylum NYC, Gramercy, ManhattanThe Neo-Futurists race a clock to perform 30 short plays in one hour at Asylum NYC, with a die roll deciding how many get rewritten.
Asylum NYC, Gramercy, ManhattanThe Neo-Futurists race a clock to perform 30 short plays in one hour at Asylum NYC, with a die roll deciding how many get rewritten.
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Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park, Windsor Terrace, BrooklynAudrey II demands to be fed as Frank Oz's 1986 horror musical plays on 35mm, with brunch served at your seat in Brooklyn.
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park, Windsor Terrace, BrooklynAudrey II demands to be fed as Frank Oz's 1986 horror musical plays on 35mm, with brunch served at your seat in Brooklyn.
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New World Stages, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanOff-Broadway's long-running bubble spectacle fills the air with giant, smoke-filled and light-lit bubbles, some big enough to hold a kid.
New World Stages, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanOff-Broadway's long-running bubble spectacle fills the air with giant, smoke-filled and light-lit bubbles, some big enough to hold a kid.
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Signature Theatre (Pershing Square Signature Center), Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanKelly Marie Tran plays a playwright hunting her missing dad through Chinatown myth in Lauren Yee's 'kind of true' comedy at Signature.
Signature Theatre (Pershing Square Signature Center), Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanKelly Marie Tran plays a playwright hunting her missing dad through Chinatown myth in Lauren Yee's 'kind of true' comedy at Signature.
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The Juilliard School – Stephanie P. McClelland Theater, Lincoln Square, ManhattanLisaGay Hamilton directs Juilliard's next generation of actors in August Wilson's Pulitzer-winning The Piano Lesson, a sibling fight over an heirloom.
The Juilliard School – Stephanie P. McClelland Theater, Lincoln Square, ManhattanLisaGay Hamilton directs Juilliard's next generation of actors in August Wilson's Pulitzer-winning The Piano Lesson, a sibling fight over an heirloom.
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Palace Theatre, Times Square / Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe 1987 vampire cult film becomes a Broadway rock musical at the Palace, directed by Michael Arden with a score by the band The Rescues.
Palace Theatre, Times Square / Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe 1987 vampire cult film becomes a Broadway rock musical at the Palace, directed by Michael Arden with a score by the band The Rescues.
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Lena Horne Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHenry VIII's six wives reclaim the mic as a pop girl group at the Lena Horne — the 80-minute hit has set its Broadway closing for January.
Lena Horne Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHenry VIII's six wives reclaim the mic as a pop girl group at the Lena Horne — the 80-minute hit has set its Broadway closing for January.
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