Off-Broadway shows in NYC
Little Shop of Horrors
Westside Theatre
All Nighter
The Newman Mills Theatre at the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theatre Space
Drag: The Musical
New World Stages
The Play That Goes Wrong
New World Stages
Titanique
Daryl Roth Theatre
Mindplay
Greenwich House Theater
Liberation
The Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre
A Streetcar Named Desire
Harvey Theater at BAM Strong
Duke & Roya
Lucille Lortel Theatre
The Jonathan Larson Project
Orpheum Theatre
Aida
Metropolitan Opera House
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)
Metropolitan Opera House
Drunk Shakespeare
The Ruby Theatre
Cocktail Magique by Company XIV
Cocktail Magique Theatre
Gazillion Bubble Show
New World Stages
Love Life
New York City Center
Friends The Musical Parody
The Theater Center
Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Metropolitan Opera House
Perfect Crime
The Theater Center
Curse of the Starving Class
The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center
Vanya
Lucille Lortel Theatre
Singfeld! A Musical About Nothing
Jerry Orbach Theatre
Sumo
Public Theater
All the Beauty in the World
Daryl Roth Theatre
The Threepenny Opera
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
New York Comedy Club (Midtown)
New York Comedy Club (Midtown)
Amerikin
59E59 Theaters Theater A
Queen of Hearts by Company XIV
Théâtre XIV
All the World's a Stage
Theatre Row, Theatre 5
Ailey II at Citigroup Theater
Ailey Citigroup Theater
Last Call
New World Stages
Eurydice
The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center
Sara Mearns | Artists at the Center
New York City Center
The Cherry Orchard
St. Ann's Warehouse
Moby Dick
Metropolitan Opera House
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Metropolitan Opera House
New York Comedy Club (Upper West Side)
New York Comedy Club (Upper West Side)
New York Comedy Club (East Village)
New York Comedy Club (East Village)
Etgar Keret, Autocorrect
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
Deep Blue Sound
Public Theater
Conversations With Mother
Theater 555
The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse
The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre
A Year with Frog & Toad
92NY Buttenwieser Hall
Rodgers & Hammerstein Tribute: Strings by Candlelight
St. Bartholomew's Church
Eric Bogosian's HUMPTY DUMPTY
The Chain Theatre
Cellino v. Barnes
Asylum NYC
At Play: A Life in the Theatre by David Mamet with Santino Fontana and BD Wong
Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre at Symphony Space
Goddess
Public Theater
The Second City: Ruthless Acts of Kindness
The Second City New York
Speakeasy Magick
The Overlook Bar
Macbeth in Stride
Harvey Theater at BAM Strong
The Magic City
New Victory TheaterDiscover the hidden gems in New York theatres with tickets to Off-Broadway shows. The city is most famous for the Broadway shows in the theatre district, but every neighborhood in the city is teeming with exciting theatre. Off-Broadway musicals and plays are great for people who have seen all of Broadway's hits, people who want to be the first to see the next big hit in the making, or people looking for different types of entertainment beyond traditional plays and musicals — immersive theatre, experimental art, dance, opera, comedy, and more all thrive off Broadway.
Some of New York's most famous venues outside the Theatre District, like the Metropolitan Opera House, are off Broadway. In addition, all theatres with less than 500 seats count as off-Broadway theatres, meaning you can see a high-quality show in a small, intimate space and be up close to all the action. Many Off-Broadway plays at the Public Theater, Roundabout Theatre Company, Second Stage Theater and Atlantic Theater Company transfer to Broadway, so you'll want to get your tickets now to guarantee your seat at one of New York's coolest shows.
See long-running Off-Broadway hits in NYC like Blue Man Group or Perfect Crime — the longest-running play in New York history. Or look out for new, inventive revivals of Tony Award-winning shows all year long. You can also take a chance on a unique experience, like the immersive staple Sleep No More, or see different kinds of entertainment, like Off-Broadway comedy shows in NYC.
Discover all the diverse theatre the city has to offer. Get tickets to Off-Broadway shows in NYC on TodayTix.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Broadway and off Broadway?
Broadway includes 41 specific Broadway theatres, all with 500 or more seats. All smaller theatres, along with all 500-plus-seat venues besides the designated 41, are classified as Off-Broadway.
Are Off-Broadway theatres smaller than Broadway theatres?
Yes, mostly — a venue must have 500 or more seats to be a Broadway theatre, so all theatres with fewer seats are automatically Off-Broadway theatres, regardless of location. Not all 500-plus-seat venues are Broadway theatres, though; places like Radio City Music Hall and the Metropolitan Opera House are Off-Broadway venues.
What is the longest-running Off-Broadway show?
The longest-running Off-Broadway show currently playing is Perfect Crime, which has run since 1987. The longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time are the play Line, which permanently closed in 2018 after playing on and off since 1974, and The Fantasticks, whose original production ran continuously from 1960-2002.
How many Off-Broadway theatres are there?
There are hundreds of Off-Broadway theatres all across the city. Only 41 theatres are designated Broadway theatres, and all other NYC venues are off Broadway, meaning there's always plenty of theatre to discover in every neighborhood.
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