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Catch plays with Adam Driver and Norbert Leo Butz, a pair of new musical comedies and more
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A revival of a Kenneth Lonergan play starring Adam Driver. Nobert Leo Butz in a world premiere drama about Putin. Two campy musical comedies offering a gay old time. A new play from Fat Ham Pulitzer Prize winner James Ijames. These are just some of the promising productions opening Off Broadway in September. We couldn't include everything, so be sure to browse the listings in TDF's Show Finder to see what else is playing. And remember, some of our picks for August are still running!
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154, 154 Christopher Street between Greenwich and Washington Streets in the West Village
Previews begin September 4. Opens September 18. Closes September 29. If you're a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.
Out of the Box Theatrics presents a revival of Michael John LaChiusa's See What I Wanna See with an all-Asian cast, fitting considering the musical was inspired by a trio of short stories by the celebrated Japanese writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. Act I dissects a 1951 murder in Central Park from varying perspectives. The second half takes place 51 years later, as a priest wrestles with his faith. Director Emilio Ramos incorporates traditional Asian theatre elements into this fresh staging.
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NYU Skirball, 566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square South in the West Village
Begins September 6. Opens September 12. Closes September 22. If you're a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.
A multigenerational, multilingual, time- and nation-hopping epic, Counting and Cracking tells the story of one Sri Lankan-Australian clan from 1956 to 2004 as political turmoil prompts a pregnant woman to flee her homeland in search of safety. Written by S Shakthidharan, directed by Eamon Flack and co-produced by their respective theatre companies, it's a sweeping tale of migration, assimilation and secrets that echoes the current refugee crisis, showing how global forces splinter countries and communities. After acclaimed mountings in Australia and the UK, NYU Skirball and The Public Theater present the North American premiere of this poignant saga.
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Irish Repertory Theatre, 132 West 22nd Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in Chelsea
Previews begin September 11. Opens September 22. Closes November 3.
Kate Mulgrew plays Beiv, an irascible artist whose work—and life—have multiple interpretations in Nancy Harris' The Beacon, which is having its North American premiere courtesy of Irish Rep. A widow suspected of killing her husband, Beiv doesn't give a hoot what others think. In fact, she replaces her West Cork cottage's walls with windows, inviting everyone to take a peek. But when her son arrives with his new young wife and his own dark secrets, it's only a matter of time before uncomfortable truths are revealed.
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Sheen Center, 18 Bleecker Street between Mott and Elizabeth Streets in Noho
Previews begin September 12. Closes September 23. Opens October 13. If you're a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.
Red Bull Theater and Bedlam are behind this rap battle reimagining of mythology's maddest mom, which comes to NYC from the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Written by Luis Quintero, who also serves as emcee, it's a high-energy, hip-hop take on Euripides' ancient tragedy about an enraged wife who exacts terrifying revenge on the husband who abandoned her.
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Classic Stage Company, 136 East 13th Street between Third and Fourth Avenues in the East Village
Begins September 12. Closes November 3. If you're a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.
Earlier this year, Arlekin Players Theatre presented the harrowing, history-inspired play Our Class to great acclaim from critics and audiences at BAM. Now the Boston-based company is bringing the show back for an encore run at Classic Stage Company. A searing indictment of antisemitism and genocide, Tadeusz Słobodzianek's script follows ten 20th-century Polish classmates—five Jewish, five Catholic—who not only grow up and grow apart, but also turn on each other violently. Broadway vets Alexandra Silber and Richard Topol reprise their gut-wrenching performances in this three-hour epic that traces the characters' lives from childhood to old age.
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Orpheum Theatre, 126 Second Avenue at 8th Street
Previews begin September 14. Opens October 1. Open run.
Marla Mindelle, the co-creator and star of the long-running spoof Titanique, cowrote and headlines The Big Gay Jamboree, a campy new romp about a modern-day woman trapped in a Golden Age musical (shades of Schmigadoon!). We anticipate suggestive send-ups of classic show tunes and lots of outrageous laughs, especially since the cast includes Saturday Night Live alum Alex Moffat.
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59E59 Theaters, 59 East 59th Street between Madison and Park Avenues in Midtown East
Previews begin September 14. Opens September 23. Closes October 20.
A chilling portrait of our post-Roe v. Wade world, Arlene Hutton's play centers on a pregnant woman (Meredith Garretson) who begins to miscarry mid-flight. When she disembarks in Texas, she's confronted by a staunchly anti-choice lawyer (two-time Tony nominee Johanna Day), who's been appointed by the court to represent the fetus. Margot Bordelon directs this unsettling two-hander.
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New York City Center, 131 West 55th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in Midtown West
Previews begin September 18. Opens September 26. Closes November 23. If you're a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.
Fountain Theatre's heralded production of the verbatim docudrama Fatherland arrives Off Broadway after its Los Angeles premiere. Stephen Sachs conceived and directed this ripped-from-the-headlines play about a teenager who contacts the FBI about his father's participation in the January 6 insurrection. Using public statements and official court transcripts (names have been redacted, but it's the case of Guy Reffitt), it's a powerful portrait of a divided family—and country—coming apart.
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Laura Pels Theatre, 111 West 46th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in Midtown West
Previews begin September 19. Opens October 9. Closes November 17.
Obie winner Susannah Flood and ER's Anthony Edwards headline Meghan Kennedy's The Counter, about a small-town diner waitress whose friendship with a regular takes an unexpected turn when he asks for a favor that upends both their lives. Tony winner David Cromer (The Band's Visit) directs this world premiere for Roundabout Theatre Company.
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The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street at Astor Place in the East Village
Previews begin September 19. Opens October 1. Closes October 20.
James Ijames' last play at The Public Theater, the glorious Fat Ham, won the Pulitzer Prize and transferred to Broadway. Now he's back with the New York premiere of Good Bones, an exploration of gentrification, displacement, class and identity. Urban planner Aisha moves back to her old neighborhood with her chef husband in tow, planning to renovate their dream home. But their local contractor who never left the area reminds her that revitalization is in the eye of the beholder. Saheem Ali, who helmed Fat Ham, directs.
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Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street between Ninth and Dyer Avenues in Midtown West
Previews begin September 21. Opens October 10. Closes November 2. If you're a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.
The Mint Theater Company, which resurrects forgotten gems, presents the New York premiere of Sump'n Like Wings by Lynn Riggs, whose play Green Grow the Lilacs inspired the musical Oklahoma! Written in 1925 and published three years later but rarely produced, it's the tale of a headstrong 16-year-old girl rebelling against her family's—and society's—expectations in 1913 Oklahoma.
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Playwrights Horizons, 416 West 42nd Street between Ninth and Dyer Avenues in Midtown West
Begins September 24. Closes October 6.
Singer-songwriter-storyteller Gabriel Kahane (February House) performs a pair of concept albums on alternating evenings: one about the strangers he encountered on a long train ride through a polarized nation, the other chronicling the year he spent offline. Annie Tippe directs these mini-musicals for Playwrights Horizons.
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New York City Center, 131 West 55th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in Midtown West
Previews begin September 24. Opens October 16. Closes November 10.
Erika Sheffer's last Off-Broadway work, Russian Transport, centered on a Russian immigrant. Her new play, Vladimir, takes place in the Motherland where an independent journalist (Francesca Faridany) covering Putin's first term stumbles onto a career-making story. But is pursuing it worth the risk? Daniel Sullivan (Proof) directs this Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere, which costars two-time Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz.
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Lucille Lortel Theatre, 121 Christopher Street between Bleecker and Hudson Streets in the West Village
Previews begin September 24. Opens October 16. Closes December 22.
Kenneth Lonergan's Hold on to Me Darling, about a narcissistic country music star thrown into an existential crisis after his mother dies, premiered Off Broadway just eight years ago. But Adam Driver wants a shot at the meaty role of Strings McCrane, so the show's being revived by the same director, Neil Pepe, along with three of the same supporting players: Adelaide Clemens, Keith Nobbs and C.J. Wilson. Tickets are pricey and almost sold out, no surprise given the star's mass appeal and Lonergan's track record (an Oscar for Manchester by the Sea, Tony nominations for This is Our Youth, Lobby Hero and The Waverly Gallery). If you want to go, be prepared to pay big bucks!
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West End Theatre at St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 263 West 86th Street between Broadway and West End Avenue on the Upper West Side
Begins September 28. Closes October 20.
What Patrick Page did for the Bard's baddies last season, Tina Packer is doing for the writer's heroines. Women of Will explores the evolution of Shakespeare's ladies by contextualizing some of his most famous soliloquies and scenes. Eric Tucker directs this two-person show, a touring favorite that arrives Off Broadway courtesy of Bedlam.
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New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues in Midtown West
Previews begin September 30. Opens October 21. Open run.
RuPaul's Drag Race alum Alaska Thunderf*ck cowrote and stars in this campy musical comedy about two competing drag clubs locked in a bitchy battle. A long-running hit in Los Angeles, Drag: The Musical arrives Off Broadway with quite the cast of queens, including Lagoona Bloo, Jujubee and Luxx Noir London, as well as Broadway and boy band vet Joey McIntyre. Spencer Liff (So You Think You Can Dance) directs and choreographs.
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Vineyard Theatre's Age Is a Feeling, which was originally included in this roundup, has been postponed indefinitely due to illness.
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