⚡OCT 20·New York Knicks Basketball@Madison Square Garden9:30 PM·Best of Brooklyn Stand-Up Comedy@The Tiny Cupboard9:30 PM·Monday Night Comedy Show@St. Mark's Comedy Club10:00 PM·T Blues Band | Mack / Crenshaw@John's of Bleecker Street10:00 PM·T Blues Band | Mack / Crenshaw@Terra Blues10:15 PM·Brandon Suarez Quartet@The Django11:00 PM·Stand Up Comedy In The Heart Of NYC@Broadway Comedy ClubOCT 20·Bywater Call@Iridium Jazz ClubOCT 20·FRED HERSCH TRIO + 2@Village VanguardOCT 20·Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet: From Lima With Love@The Brightside TavernOCT 20·Lexi Jayde@The Bowery BallroomOCT 20·Modern Widows Club® 2026 Legacy & Leadership Awards Dinner@Liberty House Wedding & Event VenueOCT 20·New York Knicks Basketball@Madison Square Garden9:30 PM·Best of Brooklyn Stand-Up Comedy@The Tiny Cupboard9:30 PM·Monday Night Comedy Show@St. Mark's Comedy Club10:00 PM·T Blues Band | Mack / Crenshaw@John's of Bleecker Street10:00 PM·T Blues Band | Mack / Crenshaw@Terra Blues10:15 PM·Brandon Suarez Quartet@The Django11:00 PM·Stand Up Comedy In The Heart Of NYC@Broadway Comedy ClubOCT 20·Bywater Call@Iridium Jazz ClubOCT 20·FRED HERSCH TRIO + 2@Village VanguardOCT 20·Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet: From Lima With Love@The Brightside TavernOCT 20·Lexi Jayde@The Bowery BallroomOCT 20·Modern Widows Club® 2026 Legacy & Leadership Awards Dinner@Liberty House Wedding & Event VenueOCT 20·New York Knicks Basketball@Madison Square Garden9:30 PM·Best of Brooklyn Stand-Up Comedy@The Tiny Cupboard9:30 PM·Monday Night Comedy Show@St. Mark's Comedy Club10:00 PM·T Blues Band | Mack / Crenshaw@John's of Bleecker Street10:00 PM·T Blues Band | Mack / Crenshaw@Terra Blues10:15 PM·Brandon Suarez Quartet@The Django11:00 PM·Stand Up Comedy In The Heart Of NYC@Broadway Comedy ClubOCT 20·Bywater Call@Iridium Jazz ClubOCT 20·FRED HERSCH TRIO + 2@Village VanguardOCT 20·Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet: From Lima With Love@The Brightside TavernOCT 20·Lexi Jayde@The Bowery BallroomOCT 20·Modern Widows Club® 2026 Legacy & Leadership Awards Dinner@Liberty House Wedding & Event Venue
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Theater shows in NYC this week

New York never runs out of options, from Lower East Side basements and Williamsburg warehouses to West Village jazz rooms and Bushwick lofts. Theater listings cover plays, musicals, improv-driven shows and experimental performance.

49 events this week across 23 venues in NYC, including 59E59 Theaters, Laurie Beechman Theater and The Flea Theater. The first starts Tuesday at 12:00 AM.

2:22 – A Ghost Story
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2:22 – A Ghost Story
Oct 20 · 12:00 AMOff Broadway Floral Events
2:22 – A Ghost Story
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2:22 – A Ghost Story
Oct 20Lucille Lortel Theatre
The Haunted Keyboard
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The Haunted Keyboard
Oct 20Chelsea Table & Stage
2:22 – A Ghost Story
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2:22 – A Ghost Story
Oct 20 · 7:00 PMLucille Lortel Theatre
The Unbelievers
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The Unbelievers
Oct 20 · 7:00 PMNew York City Center
CO_LABaret
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CO_LABaret
Oct 20 · 7:00 PMLaurie Beechman Theater
Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
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Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
Oct 20 · 7:00 PM59E59 Theaters
Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
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Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
Oct 20 · 7:00 PM59E59 Theaters
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Verdi’s Macbeth
Oct 20 · 7:30 PMMetropolitan Opera House
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creation stories and all the important importants
Oct 20 · 7:30 PMLincoln Center Theater
School Girls – Benefit Night
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School Girls – Benefit Night
Oct 20 · 7:30 PMSamuel J Friedman Theatre
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A FEW GOOD MEN
Oct 20 · 8:00 PMLincoln Center Theater
What You Missed On Glee
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What You Missed On Glee
Oct 20 · 9:30 PMLaurie Beechman Theater
Cheek to Cheek: A Golden Age Revue
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Cheek to Cheek: A Golden Age Revue
Oct 21Chelsea Table & Stage
BEYOND THE STARDUST
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BEYOND THE STARDUST
Oct 21 · 7:00 PMThe Flea Theater
Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
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Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
Oct 21 · 7:00 PM59E59 Theaters
Alissa Finn
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Alissa Finn
Oct 21 · 9:30 PMLaurie Beechman Theater
The Fantasticks
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The Fantasticks
Oct 22 · 12:00 AMSt. James Theatre
The Fantasticks
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The Fantasticks
Oct 22The Hayes Theater
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Andrea Kleine
Oct 22The Chocolate Factory Theater
Village Wooing
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Village Wooing
Oct 22Richard Rodgers Theatre
Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
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Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
Oct 22 · 2:00 PM59E59 Theaters
Lips: Rocky Horror
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Lips: Rocky Horror
Oct 22 · 6:30 PMHouse of Yes
The Fantasticks
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The Fantasticks
Oct 22 · 7:00 PMSecond Stage Theater
Broadway Bloodbath
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Broadway Bloodbath
Oct 22 · 7:00 PMLaurie Beechman Theater
The Fantasticks
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The Fantasticks
Oct 22The Hayes Theater
BEYOND THE STARDUST
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BEYOND THE STARDUST
Oct 22 · 7:00 PMThe Flea Theater
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Puccini’s La Bohème
Oct 22 · 7:30 PMMetropolitan Opera House
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Burlesque in the Back Every Thursday!
Oct 22 · 8:00 PMFreddy's Bar and Backroom
Forever Noon: A Twilight Saga Musical Parody
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Forever Noon: A Twilight Saga Musical Parody
Oct 22 · 9:30 PMLaurie Beechman Theater
Rocky Horror: Extra-Transsexual
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Rocky Horror: Extra-Transsexual
Oct 22 · 11:00 PMThe Sultan Room
BEYOND THE STARDUST
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BEYOND THE STARDUST
Oct 23 · 7:00 PMThe Flea Theater
Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
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Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
Oct 23 · 7:00 PM59E59 Theaters
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Mozart’s Così fan tutte
Oct 23 · 7:30 PMMetropolitan Opera House
Maggie Wirth and Adam Tilford
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Maggie Wirth and Adam Tilford
Oct 23 · 9:30 PMLaurie Beechman Theater
The Eldritch Spooktacular Halloween Pageant
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The Eldritch Spooktacular Halloween Pageant
Oct 24Heights Players Inc
The Eldritch Elementary Spooktacular Halloween Pageant – A Participation Play for Children
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The Eldritch Elementary Spooktacular Halloween Pageant – A Participation Play for Children
Oct 24 · 12:00 PMHeights Players Inc
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Mazzoli's Lincoln in the Bardo
Oct 24 · 1:00 PMMetropolitan Opera House
Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
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Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
Oct 24 · 2:00 PM59E59 Theaters
The Eldritch Elementary Spooktacular Halloween Pageant – A Participation Play for Children
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The Eldritch Elementary Spooktacular Halloween Pageant – A Participation Play for Children
Oct 24 · 2:00 PMHeights Players Inc
BEYOND THE STARDUST
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BEYOND THE STARDUST
Oct 24 · 7:00 PMThe Flea Theater
An Evening of Hocus Pocus
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An Evening of Hocus Pocus
Oct 24 · 7:00 PMLaurie Beechman Theater
Switch n’ Play Presents: Slash n’ Spray
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Switch n’ Play Presents: Slash n’ Spray
Oct 24 · 8:00 PMLittlefield
We’ll See
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We’ll See
Oct 25 · 12:00 AMThe Public Theater
Fallen Angels by Noël Coward
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Fallen Angels by Noël Coward
Oct 25Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Brooklyn
The Eldritch Elementary Spooktacular Halloween Pageant – A Participation Play for Children
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The Eldritch Elementary Spooktacular Halloween Pageant – A Participation Play for Children
Oct 25 · 12:00 PMHeights Players Inc
Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
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Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
Oct 25 · 2:00 PM59E59 Theaters
BEYOND THE STARDUST
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BEYOND THE STARDUST
Oct 25 · 3:00 PMThe Flea Theater

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