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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best Broadway & theater in New York City on Columbus Day Monday, Oct 12: 36 picks, refreshed weekly.
36 picks · checked Sep 28
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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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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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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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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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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Neil Simon Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMichael Jackson's Dangerous tour rehearsals frame a hit-packed dance musical at the Neil Simon, with Christopher Wheeldon's Tony-winning choreography.
Neil Simon Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMichael Jackson's Dangerous tour rehearsals frame a hit-packed dance musical at the Neil Simon, with Christopher Wheeldon's Tony-winning choreography.
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Richard Rodgers Theatre, Theater District, Manhattanplanetbene · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHamilton is still packing the Richard Rodgers, the hip-hop founding-fathers musical that turned King George into a showstopper.
Richard Rodgers Theatre, Theater District, Manhattanplanetbene · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHamilton is still packing the Richard Rodgers, the hip-hop founding-fathers musical that turned King George into a showstopper.
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Gershwin Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanWicked keeps flying at the Gershwin, the Oz prequel where Elphaba sings Defying Gravity under a giant dragon that looms over the stage.
Gershwin Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanWicked keeps flying at the Gershwin, the Oz prequel where Elphaba sings Defying Gravity under a giant dragon that looms over the stage.
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Ambassador Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsChicago is still razzle-dazzling at the Ambassador, the Kander and Ebb murder-and-celebrity musical danced in Bob Fosse's style.
Ambassador Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsChicago is still razzle-dazzling at the Ambassador, the Kander and Ebb murder-and-celebrity musical danced in Bob Fosse's style.
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John Golden Theatre, 252 W 45th St, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsOperation Mincemeat: A New Musical has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
John Golden Theatre, 252 W 45th St, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsOperation Mincemeat: A New Musical has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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August Wilson Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe 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, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe found-footage horror franchise becomes a stage haunting at the August Wilson, with illusions by the designer behind Harry Potter's magic.
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Lyric Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNineteen years after the books end, Albus Potter meddles with a Time-Turner in a play whose illusions are done live, in front of you.
Lyric Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNineteen years after the books end, Albus Potter meddles with a Time-Turner in a play whose illusions are done live, in front of you.
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Broadway Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · 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, ManhattanEpicgenius · 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.
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Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanThe campy cult film becomes a glittering Broadway musical comedy of vanity, immortality and dueling divas at the Lunt-Fontanne.
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanThe campy cult film becomes a glittering Broadway musical comedy of vanity, immortality and dueling divas at the Lunt-Fontanne.
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Longacre Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanSam Tutty and Christiani Pitts play two strangers who spend three days crossing New York together in this original Broadway musical.
Longacre Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanSam Tutty and Christiani Pitts play two strangers who spend three days crossing New York together in this original Broadway musical.
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