Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in the Theater District, Manhattan over Columbus Day weekend 2026 (Oct 10–12): 16 picks.
16 picks · checked Sep 17
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.
Add to calendar
Studio Seaview, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAn Aussie clown races through every Penguin Classic in under an hour, mostly naked — the award-winning cult hit wraps its NYC run.
Studio Seaview, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAn Aussie clown races through every Penguin Classic in under an hour, mostly naked — the award-winning cult hit wraps its NYC run.
Add to calendar
Imperial Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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.
Add to calendar
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.
Add to calendarIt lands the Friday before, plus every Friday until then. Unsubscribe anytime.
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPatina 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, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPatina Miller and Denée Benton lead Jocelyn Bioh's biting Miss Ghana 1986 pageant comedy, newly opened on Broadway after its Off-Broadway hit.
Add to calendar
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.
Add to calendar
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.
Add to calendar
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.
Add to calendar
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.
Add to calendar
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.
Add to calendar
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.
Add to calendar
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.
Add to calendar
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.
Add to calendar
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.
Add to calendar
Sony Hall, Theater District, ManhattanPowerhouse soul singer Morgan James, the Broadway-trained voice behind viral Postmodern Jukebox covers, headlines Sony Hall.
Sony Hall, Theater District, ManhattanPowerhouse soul singer Morgan James, the Broadway-trained voice behind viral Postmodern Jukebox covers, headlines Sony Hall.
Add to calendar
The Theater Center, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFriends! The Musical Parody squeezes ten seasons of Central Perk into song, starting with Rachel arriving in a wedding dress.
The Theater Center, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFriends! The Musical Parody squeezes ten seasons of Central Perk into song, starting with Rachel arriving in a wedding dress.
Add to calendarIt lands the Friday before, plus every Friday until then. Unsubscribe anytime.
Big weekends coming up — save them now, plan later.
