Off-Broadway News & Features

'The Trees' sets Off-Broadway cast at Playwrights Horizons

Casting has been set for the world premiere of The Trees, a new play taking root at Playwrights Horizons in the spring. Performances run from February 12 to March 19, with opening night on March 5. Agnes Borinsky's play centers on Sheila and David, two siblings who discover their feet have become rooted in the ground at a public park. An eclectic group of others — including their grandmother, a snack vendor, a rabbi, and more — join them and establish a utopian community amid a volatile world....

'Titanique' extends off Broadway; 'RuPaul's Drag Race' star Rosé joins cast

Their hearts will go on and on! The hit musical Titanique has extended its Off-Broadway run once more. Originally scheduled to close February 19, Titanique will now run through May 14 at the Daryl Roth Theatre. This musical parody of James Cameron's Titanic film, in which Celine Dion retells the story of Jack and Rose in her own words and with all her hit songs, premiered off Broadway in June 2022 at Asylum NYC. After receiving widespread acclaim, the show extended and moved to the Daryl Roth in...

'The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show' to return off Broadway

The caterpillar is back for more! The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show is returning to New York for the third time, beginning on February 10. The show will play the DR2 Theatre within the Daryl Roth Theatre complex. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show includes four of Eric Carle's classic children's stories in one show featuring 75 puppets. In addition to the title story, the hourlong production adapts Brown Bear, Brown Bear; 10 Little Rubber Ducks, and The Very Lonely Firefly. Jonathan Rockefeller and...

Norbert Leo Butz to star in 'Cornelia Street' off Broadway

They rent a place on Cornelia Street! The world-premiere musical Cornelia Street has set its full cast. Performances run off Broadway at Atlantic Stage 2 from January 20 to February 26, with opening night on February 14. Starring as Jacob Towney is two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz (My Fair Lady, Wicked, Catch Me If You Can). The cast also includes George Abud as William, Esteban Andres Cruz as Philip, Gizel Jiménez as Misty, Jordan Lage as Daniel McCourt, Kevyn Morrow as Marty, Tony...

New comedy show 'Sugar Daddy,' by Sam Morrison, to debut off Broadway

Following a critically acclaimed run at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Sugar Daddy, a solo show by New York-based comedian Sam Morrison, will go up off Broadway. Performances run from January 11 to February 17, with opening night on January 19. Morrison makes his Off-Broadway debut with the show, which shows the power of comedy to cope with tragedy. Morrison details the romance between him and his partner Jonathan, which began during “Bear Week” in Provincetown and ended with Jonathan's...

New play 'Misty' to make Off-Broadway premiere at The Shed

The Shed has set the next show in its theatre season. Misty, a new play written and performed by Nigerian British theatre artist Arinzé Kene, will play a limited engagement from March 3 to April 2, with opening night on March 9. Misty is about the gentrification of London, told from the perspective of the people it affects with poetry, song, and spoken word. Kene discusses the pressures and identity politics he has to grapple with while writing a new play, all as his city is changing around him....

The Public Theater sets complete cast for 'The Harder They Come' off Broadway

Here they come! The complete Off-Broadway cast for the new musical The Harder They Come has been set. The Public Theater hosts the world-premiere production, which runs from February 16 to March 26, opening on March 15. Natey Jones will play the lead role of Ivan in his American stage debut alongside Tony Award nominee Jeannette Bayardelle as Daisy, J. Bernard Calloway as Preacher, Andrew Clarke as Lyle, Dominique Johnson as Jose, Dudney Joseph Jr. as Ray, Meecah as Elsa, Jacob Ming-Trent as...

Michael R. Jackson's 'White Girl in Danger' sets complete cast

White Girl in Danger, the new musical from Pulitzer and Tony Award winner Michael R. Jackson, has set its complete cast. The show, presented by Vineyard Theatre and Second Stage Theater at the Tony Kiser Theater, begins performances March 14 ahead of an April 10 opening night. Latoya Edwards leads the cast as Keesha Gibbs alongside Liz Lark Brown as Diane W/Barbara W/Judith W, Kayla Davion as Florence, Jennifer Fouché as Abilene, Morgan Siobhan Green as Caroline, Molly Hager as Megan White,...

'Wolf Play' sets full Off-Broadway cast at MCC Theater

Wolf Play found its pack! The upcoming Off-Broadway production at MCC Theater has set its full cast. The limited engagement runs from January 26 to March 5, with opening night on February 14. Wolf Play made its New York debut with Soho Rep earlier this year, and three cast members from that production return. They include Esco Jouléy as Ash, Nicole Villamil as Robin, and Mitchell Winter as Wolf. The two new cast members are Christopher Bannow as Peter and Brian Quijada as Ryan. The show also...

'Stomp' to close off Broadway

After just under 29 years, the long-running Off-Broadway show Stomp is set to close at the Orpheum Theatre on January 8. At the time of closing, the show will have played 11,485 total performances. Stomp is a music, dance, and comedy show dubbed "the rhythm of New York." Its performers make symphonies from ordinary objects like garbage cans, brooms, sandbags, newspapers, and more — that is, anything but traditional instruments. Stomp, co-created by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, originated...