Broadway, off-Broadway, and the plays and musicals worth planning a weekend around — with what's opening, what's in previews, and what's closing.
55 picks · checked Sep 2
The Space at Irondale, Fort Greene, BrooklynArnoldius · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsEmily Roebling taught herself bridge engineering and finished the Brooklyn Bridge — now she has a musical, staged in Fort Greene.
The Space at Irondale, Fort Greene, BrooklynArnoldius · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsEmily Roebling taught herself bridge engineering and finished the Brooklyn Bridge — now she has a musical, staged in Fort Greene.
Prospect Park, Prospect Park, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMolière in the Park stages a free Don Juan in Prospect Park — the infamous seducer's single day of defiance, with live original music.
Prospect Park, Prospect Park, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMolière in the Park stages a free Don Juan in Prospect Park — the infamous seducer's single day of defiance, with live original music.
New World Stages, Stage 3, 340 West 50th Street, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanThe Tony-winning spelling bee musical that pulls four audience members onstage to compete against the cast, live and unrehearsed.
New World Stages, Stage 3, 340 West 50th Street, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanThe Tony-winning spelling bee musical that pulls four audience members onstage to compete against the cast, live and unrehearsed.
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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.
Marquis Theatre, 210 West 46th Street, Theater District, ManhattanThe Hawkins prequel staged with flying bodies, a burning house and illusions that make the Marquis feel structurally unsafe.
Marquis Theatre, 210 West 46th Street, Theater District, ManhattanThe Hawkins prequel staged with flying bodies, a burning house and illusions that make the Marquis feel structurally unsafe.
Palace Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanThe 1987 vampire movie becomes a four-Tony-winning rock musical at the Palace, with Shoshana Bean's 'Wild' as the peak.
Palace Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanThe 1987 vampire movie becomes a four-Tony-winning rock musical at the Palace, with Shoshana Bean's 'Wild' as the peak.
59E59 Theaters (Theater B), Midtown East, ManhattanThe Negro Ensemble Company's staging of Terence Anthony's 1935 asylum drama takes its final bow at 59E59 afternoon. Benjamin Rowe plays a man who builds coffins inside a Jim Crow institution.
59E59 Theaters (Theater B), Midtown East, ManhattanThe Negro Ensemble Company's staging of Terence Anthony's 1935 asylum drama takes its final bow at 59E59 afternoon. Benjamin Rowe plays a man who builds coffins inside a Jim Crow institution.
Greenwich House Theater, West Village, ManhattanMarin Ireland's acclaimed play returns with Lupita Nyong'o opening a rotating star cast — this is its first full weekend of previews at Greenwich House.
Greenwich House Theater, West Village, ManhattanMarin Ireland's acclaimed play returns with Lupita Nyong'o opening a rotating star cast — this is its first full weekend of previews at Greenwich House.
La MaMa (The Ellen Stewart Theatre), East Village, ManhattanJohn Donnelly's Royal Court play about two closeted footballers gets its American premiere at La MaMa, directed by Max Hunter. Friday at 7 is the last performance of the run.
La MaMa (The Ellen Stewart Theatre), East Village, ManhattanJohn Donnelly's Royal Court play about two closeted footballers gets its American premiere at La MaMa, directed by Max Hunter. Friday at 7 is the last performance of the run.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Laura Pels Theatre, Midtown, ManhattanA Catskills bungalow colony, a traveling blouse salesman and the summer of the moon landing — the film, remade as a musical.
Laura Pels Theatre, Midtown, ManhattanA Catskills bungalow colony, a traveling blouse salesman and the summer of the moon landing — the film, remade as a musical.
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.
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.
Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre, Central Park, Upper West Side, ManhattanWallyg · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA phone-obsessed Red and a sweet-toothed wolf cross paths inside Central Park's 150-year-old marionette cottage — 45 minutes, hand-carved.
Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre, Central Park, Upper West Side, ManhattanWallyg · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA phone-obsessed Red and a sweet-toothed wolf cross paths inside Central Park's 150-year-old marionette cottage — 45 minutes, hand-carved.
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.
New World Stages, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanAn amateur company attempts a 1920s murder mystery while the set collapses, actors concuss themselves and the corpse keeps moving.
New World Stages, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanAn amateur company attempts a 1920s murder mystery while the set collapses, actors concuss themselves and the corpse keeps moving.
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.
54 Below, Midtown, ManhattanBroadway performers sing the roles they would never be cast in, late at night in the basement room under Studio 54.
54 Below, Midtown, ManhattanBroadway performers sing the roles they would never be cast in, late at night in the basement room under Studio 54.
Theater for the New City, East Village, ManhattanTwenty-three productions and eighteen world premieres take over Theater for the New City for the East Village's long-running new-work festival.
Theater for the New City, East Village, ManhattanTwenty-three productions and eighteen world premieres take over Theater for the New City for the East Village's long-running new-work festival.
Lynn F. Angelson Theater, East Village, ManhattanChekhov's first staged play gets a 100-minute overhaul from a Chekhov scholar, with Sam Underwood as the man everyone keeps trying to save.
Lynn F. Angelson Theater, East Village, ManhattanChekhov's first staged play gets a 100-minute overhaul from a Chekhov scholar, with Sam Underwood as the man everyone keeps trying to save.
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.
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This list is the stage slice of the hand-checked board, pooled across the upcoming published weekends so a limited run that opens in three weeks is already here, and re-ranked as each weekend's board publishes. Every entry is tagged — Broadway, off-Broadway, musical, play, final week — and the event page carries the venue, the dates, and the price as verified against the box office, because a resale-only listing and a rush ticket are not the same night out.
This list covers the weekend of Sep 4–7, 2026, and it refreshes automatically every week.
Yes — Broadway houses, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway runs, and the free outdoor stagings when they are on. Each entry is tagged so you can tell which it is at a glance, and the event page carries the venue, dates, and the verified price.
Because it is playing that weekend. Open runs share the list with limited engagements, and the tags say which is which — opening, previews, final week, closing soon — so a show you can see any time is easy to tell from one you cannot.
