Now Playing: Below 14th Street
November 16 - November 22
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A Christmas Carol: A musical adaptation of the famous Dickens story, suitable for kids ages 3 and older. Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal Street.
Agamemnon: A new translation of Aeschylus's famous play by Alexander Harrington, presented by Eleventh Hour Theatre Company. Ellen Stewart Theater, 74A East 4th Street.
A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur: A staged reading of Tennessee Williams's play about four middle-aged women struggling for a sense of identity and independence. Wild Project, 195 East 3rd Street.
American Treasure: 13P presents a new play by Julia Jarcho in which a Real History Detective meets a gumptious young vagabond with a harrowing past. Paradise Factory Theatre, 64 E. 4th Street.
Baby Wants Candy: The famed improv troupe returns with a brand new fully improvised musical every Saturday night. Barrow Street Theatre, 27 Barrow Street.
Blue Man Group: A supremely silly, long-running performance featuring music, gags, video, flying food, flying paint, and lots and lots of paper. Astor Place Theatre, 434 Lafayette Street.
Brownsville Bred ... Growing Up Elaine: A one-woman show written and performed by Elaine Del Valle about her experiences growing up Latina in the African American ghetto of Brownsville, New York. Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 236 E. 3rd St.
Children at Play: A new play by Jordan Seavey, described as a tragic farce following five friends as they [hopefully] survive the average high school experience. The Living Theatre, 21 Clinton Street.
Circumcise Me: In this one-man comedy, Yisrael Campbell takes the audience on a personal journey through his struggles with drugs and alcohol and his eventual salvation in the Jewish faith. Bleecker Street Theatre, 45 Bleecker Street.
Creature: A new play by Heidi Schreck set in medeival England about a woman who goes mad and has a visitation from Jesus. Produced by Page 73 Productions and New Georges. Ohio Theatre, 66 Wooster Street.
EAT in BED: Two programs of new short plays from Emerging Artists Theatre Company. TADA! Youth Theater, 15 West 28th Street.
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress: A revival of Alan Ball's play about the five bridesmaids in a Tennessee wedding. Duo Multicultural Arts Center, 62 East 4th Street.
Flanagan's Wake: An interactive Irish wake. This show has been running in Chicago for more than 15 years. @Seaport!, 210 Front Street.
Frankenstein: Radiotheatre presents an adaptation of Mary Shelley's gothic horror story. Kraine Theatre, 85 East 4th Street.
Granada: A new play by Avi Glickstein about a young woman who has been invited by the King of Spain in 1992 to stand in for all the Jews exiled from that country during the Inquisition. Access Theatre, 380 Broadway.
Hot Babes in Toyland: A new sex comedy by Elias Stimac that centers around the holiday season. Presented by 1-800-Weirdos. Players Loft, 115 MacDougal Street.
How to Be a Good Italian Daughter: A new one-woman play written and performed by Antoinette LaVecchia, described as "a funny and touching portrait of mothers and daughters." Cherry Lane Theatre - Studio, 38 Commerce Street.
I'm God and You're Not: In this new play by Leif Erich, Jesus and Satan appear in modern times to raise questions about eternal life and enlightenment. Wings Theater, 154 Christopher Street.
Idiot Savant: A new philosophical comedy by Richard Foreman described as "a fresh, bracing and hilarious exploration of the boundaries of the legitimate." Willem Dafoe stars. Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street.
Kitsch, or Two for the Price of One: Trav S.D.'s new show is a retelling of The Comedy of Errors with four sets of twins, set in Berlin when the Wall fell. Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue.
Line: Israel Horovitz's one-act dark comedy about a group of people who are waiting on line, though they don't know for what. Now in its 32nd year. 13th Street Repertory, 50 West 13th Street.
Made in Heaven: A comedy by Jay Bernzweig about a pair of conjoined Siamese twins who share a penis. Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street.
Manson: The Musical!: EndTimes Productions presents a musical about Charles Manson. Kraine Theatre, 85 East 4th Street.
Monday Night Magic: A weekly magic show featuring world-class magicians performing in an intimate setting. Bleecker Street Theatre, 45 Bleecker Street.
Night of the Butterfly: A new family musical set in the world of flying insects. Bleecker Street Theatre, 45 Bleecker Street.
Our Town: A revival of the famous play by Thornton Wilder, directed by David Cromer. Barrow Street Theatre, 27 Barrow Street.
Passing Ceremonies: A gay, black love story based on an imagined meeting between Harlem Renaissance poet Bruce Nugent and '60s era poet-journalist Essex Hemphill. Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 236 E. 3rd St.
Pinkalicious: Vital Children's Theatre presents a musical by Elizabeth and Victoria Kann and John Gregor about a girl who can't stop eating pink cupcakes. Bleecker Street Theatre, 45 Bleecker Street.
Post No Bills: A new play by Mando Alvarado about a young woman from a Texas bordertown who comes to the big city with dreams of becoming a singer. Rattlestick Theatre, 224 Waverly Place.
Prima: A new dance piece by LeeSaar The Company. P.S. 122, 150 1st Avenue.
Rumple Who?: A children's musical (ages 5 and up) based on the fairy tale "Rumpelstilskin." 13th Street Repertory, 50 West 13th Street.
She Turned on the Light: An interdisciplinary work written, directed and choreographed by Wendy Woodson that explores how lines of fantasy, memory, and reality loop around and merge when one is a stranger in a strange land. La MaMa, 74A East 4th Street.
Stomp: Eight incredible young performers make rhythm with found objects like garbage cans and pots and pans. Now in its sixteenth year off-Broadway. Orpheum, 126 Second Avenue.
The Ache of Possibility: The team of jazz/pop and Broadway vocalist Capathia Jenkins and songwriter/guitarist and arranger Louis Rosen returns to Joe's Pub to celebrate the release of their third CD. Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street.
The Age of Iron: A retelling of the story of the Trojan War, drawn from works by William Shakespeare and Thomas Heywood; adapted and directed by Brian Kulick. Classic Stage, 136 East 13th Street.
The Awesome '80s Prom: An interactive comedy set in a 1980s-vintage school prom. Friday and Saturday nights at Webster Hall. Webster Hall, 125 E. 11th Street.
The Brother/Sister Plays Part 1 and 2: A trilogy of modern-day stories of kinship, love, heartache and coming-of-age centered around an extended family and community in the Bayou, written by Tarell Alvin McCraney. Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street.
The Common Air: A one-man play performed by Alex Lyras about six people thrown together during an airport delay. Bleecker Street Theatre, 45 Bleecker Street.
The Complete Performer: Emmy-winning comedy writer Ted Greenberg throws a one-man comedy party, complete with a halftime show and a cab ride home. Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street.
The Credeaux Canvas: A new revival of Keith Bunin's play about two East Village artists who attempt to scam a wealthy art collector into purchasing a falsified classic painting. Presented by Aeternalis Theatre. Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond Street.
The Diary of Anne Frankenstein: An absurdist re-imagining of Mary Shelley's famous novel, written by Ilya Sapiroe. 13th Street Repertory, 50 West 13th Street.
The Gayest Christmas Pageant Ever!: A comedy by Joe Marshall about a small gay community theatre struggling to pull together their annual holiday pageant. Actors Playhouse, 100 7th Avenue South.
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter: A new play by Rebecca Gilman, based on the novel by Carson McCullers, about a deaf man and his best friend who has been committed to an insane asylum. New York Theatre Workshop, 79 East 4th Street.
The Importance of Being Earnest: A revival of the famous comedy by Oscar Wilde, set in contemporary New York City. Under St. Marks, 94 St. Marks Place.
The Lady with All the Answers: A play by David Rambo about advice columnist Ann Landers. Judith Ivey stars. Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce Street.
The Lesser Seductions of History: A new play by August Schulenberg that follows ten characters through each year of the 1960s. Cherry Pit, 155 Bank Street.
The Lily's Revenge: A new epic theatre work by Taylor Mac about a flower that wants to become a man in order to be able to wed its bride. HERE Arts Center - Mainstage, 145 6th Avenue.
The Misunderstanding: Horizon Theatre Rep presents a revival of Albert Camus's play about a man who returns home to his family after a 20 year absence. Flea, 41 White Street.
The Quantum Eye - Magic Deceptions: An exploration of mentalism, magic, perception and deception starring Sam Eaton. Bleecker Street Theatre, 45 Bleecker Street.
The Snow Queen: A new musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's famous fairy tale. Manhattan Children's Theatre, 52 White Street.
The Supper Club of Lost Causes: Nightmares and vaudeville in a mildewed, long-forgotten nightspot in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue.
The Thursday Show: A weekly show featuring new and different takes on live variety, alt comedy, and storytelling. Identity, 511 E. 6th Street.
The Verge: Performance Lab 115 strips Susan Glaspell's proto-feminist behemoth of a play in order to reveal its dark, dangerous soul. Ontological Theatre, 131 East 10th Street.
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind: A program of 30 plays in 60 minutes, presented by the Neo-Futurists. Kraine Theatre, 85 East 4th Street.
Twelfth Night (or What You Will): Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater presents a puppet theatre adaptation of Shakespeare's play. La MaMa, 74A East 4th Street.
Under the Gaslight: A revival of the 1867 melodrama by Augustin Daly. Metropolitan Playhouse, 220 East 4th Street.
Wiseacre Farm: An interactive children's show for kids ages 3 and older. 13th Street Repertory, 50 West 13th Street.
