Off-Broadway shows in NYC
Vanya
Lucille Lortel Theatre
All Nighter
The Newman Mills Theatre at the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theatre Space
Titanique
Daryl Roth Theatre
Drag: The Musical
New World Stages
Little Shop of Horrors
Westside Theatre
La Bohème
Metropolitan Opera House
Drunk Shakespeare
The Ruby Theatre
The Play That Goes Wrong
New World Stages
Aida
Metropolitan Opera House
Urinetown
New York City Center
Kowalski
Duke on 42nd Street
Cellino v. Barnes
Asylum NYC
Curse of the Starving Class
The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center
Perfect Crime
The Theater Center
Moby Dick
Metropolitan Opera House
Friends The Musical Parody
The Theater Center
The Antiquities
Playwrights Horizons
Mindplay
Greenwich House Theater
A Knock on the Roof
New York Theatre Workshop
Gary Gulman: Grandiloquent
Lucille Lortel Theatre
Le Nozze di Figaro
Metropolitan Opera House
Ken Ludwig's Dear Jack, Dear Louise
59E59 Theaters Theater A
The Office! A Musical Parody
The Theater Center
Gazillion Bubble Show
New World Stages
Nutcracker Rouge by Company XIV
Théâtre XIV
Grangeville
The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre
A Guide for the Homesick
Daryl Roth Theatre
The Cherry Orchard
St. Ann's Warehouse
Salome
Metropolitan Opera House
Pen Pals A New Play
Theatre at St. Clement's
The Jonathan Larson Project
Orpheum Theatre
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Metropolitan Opera House
Liberation
The Laura Pels Theatre
Antony and Cleopatra
Metropolitan Opera House
Cocktail Magique by Company XIV
Cocktail Magique Theatre
The Queen of Spades
Metropolitan Opera House
Sam Kissajukian: 300 Paintings
Vineyard Theatre
New York Comedy Club (East Village)
New York Comedy Club (East Village)
Dakar 2000
City Center Stage I
Jazz Americana: The JLCO with Wynton Marsalis
Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Dream Count
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
Radio Downtown: Radical '70s Artists Live on Air
59E59 Theaters Theater B
Singfeld! A Musical About Nothing
Jerry Orbach Theatre
Fidelio
Metropolitan Opera House
FAMEHUNGRY
SoHo Playhouse
Die Zauberflöte
Metropolitan Opera House
New York Comedy Club (Midtown)
New York Comedy Club (Midtown)
Conversations With Mother
Theater 555
New York Comedy Club (Upper West Side)
New York Comedy Club (Upper West Side)
Speakeasy Magick
The Overlook Bar
Show / Boat: A River
Jack H. Skirball Center For The Performing Arts
Katsura Sunshine's Rakugo
New World Stages
Selected Shorts: A Century of Fiction in The New Yorker
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony SpaceDiscover 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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