Now Playing: New This Week
July 6 - July 12
WHAT'S HERE: This page lists New York plays, musicals, and other shows that begin their runs this week. Click on show titles to find out more about that show, including performance dates & times, ticket prices & ordering information, and cast & other credits. Starred shows are considered to be noteworthy or of special interest by NYTE's editor. Want your show listed on nytheatre.com? Visit the Theatre Company Resource Center to learn how.
A Midsummer Night's Dream: TheDrillingCompany presents a free outdoor production of Shakespeare's famous play in the Ludlow Street Municipal Parking Lot.
A Wonderland: Lewis Carroll's work is deconstructed by the mind of a modern mature songstress on a journey of self-identity; created by Anonymous Ensemble. This is part of Soho Think Tank's Ice Factory 2009.
Adventure Quest: A play by Richard Lovejoy in which a hero from an '80s-style computer adventure game has to rescure heroines, destroy monsters, and more. This was part of the Brick's Antidepressant Festival earlier this season.
Back to Babylon: A play written and performed by Gregg Tome about a close-knit circle of Long Island townies struggling to define themselves within a haze of youthful revelry, while heading toward a tragic event that forever connects them to each other and their town.
Barceloneta, de noche: A new play written and directed by Javierantonio Gonzalez about an ancient Nazi on his deathbed in a small house on the island of Puerto Rico.
Barefoot in the Park: An intimate revival of Neil Simon's comedy about two newlyweds coping with their tiny Greenwich Village walkup apartment. Presented by Ground Up Productions.
Bird House: A new play by Kate Marks described as an upside-down fairy tale of loyalty, loss and growing up under siege.
Broadway in Bryant Park: A series of hour-long free lunchtime concerts, featuring performers from Broadway and off-Broadway.
Classically Skewed: An Evening of Three One-Act Comedies: Along with Anton Chekhov's The Bear, Sweetness and Light presents two original works: Shakespeare Lives! by Brett Hursey and Mayor Eddie P. Rex by Melissa Villain.
Con Air: A return of Elephant Larry's latest sketch comedy show, which is inspired by and set in the continuity of the 1997 Jerry Bruckheimer-produced movie of the same name.
Crimes of the Heart: A revival of Beth Henley's comedy about a family of eccentric Southern sisters.
Fallout: A play by Michael Blumberg about two would-be lovers who are stranded in a cabin during an avalanche. This is part of Manhattan Rep's Summerfest.
Grace: A workshop production of a new play by Sanjit DeSilva and Deepa Purohit in which a young law student travels to Africa in hopes to save the world.
Hamlet: Hudson Warehouse presents a new free outdoor production of Shakespeare's famous play.
Haunted House: A new play by Daniel Roberts about a family who operate a haunted house in New Jersey. Presented by Audax Theatre Group.
Hiding Behind Comets: A revival of Brian Dykstra's play about a brother and sister who are visited by a mysterious stranger. Presented by Nicu's Spoon.
Hurricane Season: Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre presents a play by Alixa Garcia and Naima Penniman that connects the issues that surface in the aftermath of natural disasters.
Joan of Arc: A new play by Robert Steven Ackerman, presented in a free outdoor production by Gorilla Repertory Theatre.
Levittown: A revival of Marc Palmieri's drama about a family forced to confront their concealed history.
Manuscript: A revival of Paul Grellong's play about a man who discovers a manuscript that could be of great value to his friends. presented by Red Wheelbarrow Productions.
Monstrosity: This epic new play by Lucy Thurber is described as a disturbing retelling of the hero's tale with a girl as the hero and an unheroic ending. Presented by 13P.
Mother: A new play by Lisa Ebersole set in an upscale resort in West Virginia where an eccentric family gathers for their annual New Year's holiday.
Night Lights: A play written and directed by Dario D'Ambrosi; this is a site-specific experience called "The Drive-In Stage" where the audience watches the play from cars.
Perfect Wedding: Vital Theatre Company presents a bedroom farce by Robin Hawdon about a bridegroom who wakes up on his wedding morning in his honeymoon suite to find a gorgeous--and naked--girl in bed beside him.
Pre-Disposal : A new play by John Prescod about three young men meet all looking for something different; presented by EBE Ensemble.
References To Salvador Dali Make Me Hot: ABroad Stage Company presents a revival of the play by Jose Rivera.
Rhesus: American Thymele Theater presents a free outdoor production of the earliest undated extant tragedy of Euripides.
Stone Soup: Literally Alive Children's Theatre presents a musical by Michael Sgouros and Brenda Bell. It is set in Revolutionary War America, where two lost soldiers stumble upon the "perfect" village while searching for food and shelter.
Taking Liberties: An Evening of Elvis Costello: This is the first volume of a new late night series from DM Theatrics called The Badass Record Collection, desribed as "your music collection come alive."
The Bully: A new production of the musical for children by John Gregor and David L. Williams about a nerd and a bully who accidentally go to the wrong schools for a day.
The Joys of Fantasy: Playwright/director Mitchell Polin re-mixes Thornton Wilder's Our Town with literary, theatrical, musical and visual arts innovations to create a wholly original theater experience.
The Little House Of Cookies: TADA! Youth Theater presents a revival of their musical based on Eleanor Clymer's The Tiny Little House.
The Soap Myth: A new play by Jeff Cohen that explores the claim that Nazis manufactured soap from the dead bodies of Concentration Camp victims.
The Toothache of King Farfan: Teatro SEA presents a new production of the classic children's operetta.
Twisted: Five short plays that explore the perversity of our most basic (and sometimes base) relationships. From Rising Sun Performance Company.
Untitled Corner: A site-specific collaboration examining memory loss, pattern recognition, and perceptual faculties as they apply to the human body in public space. This is part of Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's annual Sitelines festival.
