Start spreading the news! Broadway is coming back to NYC this fall and with it, off-Broadway. Which shows will return when? BroadwayWorld has gathered all of the latest news on the return of live theatre. Be sure to check back regularly for updates!
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When are off-Broadway shows coming back?
Some off-Broadway shows have begun to make announcements on exactly when they will be back, and we expect many more to follow in the coming weeks. Here's what we know so far:
Cheek to Cheek: Irving Berlin in Hollywood
York Theatre
Previews: November 23
Opening: December 2
Tickets available: TBA
Cheek to Cheek: Irving Berlin in Hollywood is an all-singing, all-dancing celebration of the most famous songs that Irving Berlin composed for the silver screen. Mr. Berlin understood the impact dance had on the public and his melodies, rhythms, and lyrics reflected his love of that art form. Six spectacular performers will showcase these magnificent songs and will also tell the stories behind the man who made the music that made the movies dance. Four-time Tony nominee Randy Skinner directs and choreographs an evening featuring an array of classic Berlin tunes from such classic films as Top Hat, Alexander's Ragtime Band, Holiday Inn, Easter Parade, White Christmas, and many more!
Exception to the Rule
Black Box Theatre/Harold & Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre
Opening: April 2022
Tickets On Sale: TBA
How do you make it through detention? In the worst high school in the city, six Black students are stuck in Room 111. They flirt. They fight. They tease. Should they follow the rules and stay put, or find an escape? Are the walls keeping them in, or are stronger forces at play?
Fairycakes
Greenwich House Theatre
Now running
One night in the woods, puckish mischief leads to mismatched lovers from across all your favorite stories. And what begins as love at first sprite, grows into something more as the feelings from one midsummer night carry over to the bright light of day. So come and sit for a spell. Because in this theater, magic is real.
Golden Shield
New York City Center - Stage I
Previews: April 26, 2022
Opening: May 16, 2022
From international playwright Anchuli Felicia King comes a riveting new play about loyalties, intrigue and the delicate art of translation. When enterprising American lawyer Julie Chen files a class-action lawsuit involving a multinational technology corporation and the Chinese government, she hires her strong-minded sister Eva as her translator. But what compromises will they make in order to win? And can they put aside their past differences to speak the same language?
Intimate Apparel
Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre
Previews: January 13, 2022
Opening: January 27, 2022
Set in turn of the century New York, INTIMATE APPAREL tells the story of Esther (to be played by Kearstin Piper Brown and, on the Wednesday and Saturday matinee performances, Chabrelle Williams), a lonely, single African-American woman who makes her living sewing beautiful corsets and ladies' undergarments. Seeking love and romance, Esther embarks on a letter writing relationship with a mysterious suitor laboring on the Panama Canal and comes to realize that only her self-reliance and certainty of her own worth will see her through life's challenges.
Jersey Boys
New World Stages
Re-Opening: November 15
Jersey Boys is the behind-the-music story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.a??They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard... and the radio just couldn't get enough of.a??But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different story -- a story that has made them an international sensation all over again.
Kimberly Akimbo
Linda Gross Theatre
Previews: November 5
Opening: December 8
Kim is a bright and funny Jersey teen, who happens to look like a 72-year-old lady. And yet her aging disease may be the least of her problems. Forced to maneuver family secrets, borderline personalities, and possible felony charges, Kim is determined to find happiness in a world where not even time is on her side.
Letters of Suresh
Kiser Theater
Now running
Playwright Rajiv Joseph reveals intimate mysteries through a series of letters between strangers, friends, daughters, and lovers - many with little in common but a hunger for human connection. Sending their hopes and dreams across oceans and years, they seek peace in one another while dreaming of a city once consumed by the scourge of war.
Little Shop of Horrors
Westside Theatre
Now running
Seymour is a down-on-his-luck florist with a crush on his co-worker Audrey. When he discovers a mysterious - and voracious - plant, suddenly Seymour and Audrey are thrust into an epic battle that will determine the fate of the entire human race.
M for Marriage
Triad Theatre
Opening: December 3
A newlywed couple, a sleazy hotel, a staff "ready to make your dreams come true," but not everything is what it seems to be. Do you dare to check in at the Honeymoon Hotel? Please join us and meet Mr. and Mrs. M on stage together with 5 other hilarious and fun characters. The music spans rock to tango, rap, ballads, disco and much more.
Morning Sun
New York City Center - Stage I
Previews: October 12
Opening: November 3
In Greenwich Village a generation or so ago, the city is alive. Joni Mitchell sings, friends and lovers come and go, and the regulars change at the White Horse Tavern. As 50 years pass, one woman's life is revealed in all its complexity, mystery and possibility in this enthralling world premiere about mothers and daughters, beginnings and endings in New York City.
Prayer for the French Republic
New York City Center - Stage I
Previews: January 11
Opening: February 1
Tickets On Sale: TBA
In 1944, a Jewish couple in Paris desperately awaits news of their missing family. More than 70 years later, the couple's great-grandchildren find themselves facing the same question as their ancestors: "Are we safe?" Following five generations of a French Jewish family, Prayer For The French Republic is a sweeping look at history, home, and the effects of an ancient hatred.
The Play That Goes Wrong
New World Stages
Re-Opening: October 15
This Olivier Award-winning comedy is a hilarious hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes. Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can't play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines).
Stomp
Orpheum Theatre
Now running
STOMP has become a theatrical phenomenon and a must-see for tourists and locals alike. The performers "make rhythm out of anything we can get our hands on that makes a sound," says co-founder/director Luke Cresswell. STOMP has created its own inimitable form of rhythmic expression: both household and industrial objects find new life as musical instruments in the hands of an idiosyncratic band of body percussionists. It is a journey through sound, a celebration of the everyday and a comic interplay of characters wordlessly communicating through dance and drum.
To My Girls
Kiser Theater
Previews: March 22, 2022
Opening: April 14, 2022
Tickets On Sale: TBA
Is there anything more fabulous than Palm Springs after the end of the world? For one tight group of gay men, a post-pandemic getaway is the perfect chance to reunite, reclaim their time and replace the gloom with some gossip. But as soon as the drinks start pouring, truths start spilling and this chosen family quickly realizes the world has changed. So, here's to navigating evolving friendships and getting things straight...kind of.
Trevor
Stage 42
Previews: October 25
Opening: November 10
Trevor is about 13-year-old Trevor, a force of nature with a vivid imagination. As he deals with becoming a teenager, Trevor struggles to navigate his own identity and determine how he fits in a challenging world.
The Wanderers
Laura Pels Theatre
Opening: July 2022
Tickets On Sale: TBA
Orthodox Jews Esther and Schmuli are newly married, and their future is written in the laws of the Torah. Secular Jew Abe is a famous novelist who believes he can write his own future...until an unexpected email from a movie star puts his marriage to the test and threatens to prove him wrong.
The Watering Hole
Now running
The Watering Hole allows viewers to re-acclimate to the space while also stepping into a new, nourishing, and accessible vision for in-person theatre. Audiences move through a series of 10 installations, which derive their inspiration in part from water itself, as they flow from all directions into a larger whole. While individual artists have brought their singular aesthetics and experiences to spaces within the building, they've collaborated fluidly throughout a process that reframes theatre-making outside its usual hierarchies.
...what the end will be
Laura Pels Theatre
Opening: April 2022
Tickets On Sale: TBA
Three generations of men live under one roof and grapple with their own truths of what it means to be Black and gay. It's an exploration of pride, pain, and patience through the unflinching eyes of fathers and sons.
The Woman in Black
The McKittrick Hotel
Opening: October 21
The Woman in Black tells the story of a young lawyer who stumbles upon a small town with a grave secret. Stephen Mallatratt's ingenious stage adaptation comes dramatically alive in Robin Herford's gripping production of Susan Hill's acclaimed ghost story.
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