See these new plays and world premieres on Broadway and off Broadway

Catch all-new shows by award-winning theatre writers and new playwrights alike at renowned institutions in and beyond New York City's Theatre District.

New Off-Broadway plays regularly showcase limitless risk-taking, creativity, and excellence, and this year is no different. A couple of all-new plays are premiering directly on Broadway this spring, but there are plenty more at Off-Broadway theatres around the city to explore.

Some of this year's new plays share common themes, including intergenerational struggles, changing friendships, and self-discovery that happens inside a classroom. But with each playwright, and respective casts coming from different backgrounds, each story has its own unique perspective to offer. And what many of these stories have in common is a shared interest in the many different ways people can connect with each other and navigate the world together, whatever that looks like for them. Seeing the world through plenty of different playwrights' and characters' eyes is a great case for seeing more than one of these shows in New York!

Read more about the new plays on Broadway or off Broadway for the very first time — you could be part of the first audiences to see them before they potentially move to Broadway or thrive in productions all over the country. Many have limited runs, so don't miss out. If you're looking for even more new theatre to discover, check out our guide to all the Broadway shows opening soon.

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New plays on Broadway

Multiple plays that have never been seen in New York are playing on Broadway this season. You can also catch a show that made its Off-Broadway debut long ago, a long-awaited Broadway debut by an established playwright, or a hit London show being seen in New York for the first time.

Stereophonic

This new play with music features songs by Will Butler of Arcade Fire. In a recording studio in the 1970s, an emerging rock band is on the verge of its breakthrough — if the pressure doesn't cause their breakup first. Following a sold-out Off-Broadway premiere, Stereophonic brings rock and roll to Broadway for 14 weeks only this spring.

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Patriots

Fresh off a critically acclaimed, award-winning London premiere, Patriots now brings world politics to the American stage. Peter Morgan, the creator of Netflix's The Crown, dramatizes the epic power struggle between Vladimir Putin and Boris Berezovsky, the man who put Putin in power but soon became his biggest opponent.

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New plays off Broadway

The Off-Broadway world is a haven for new plays. Off-Broadway theatres give new playwrights space to experiment with new work in front of small audiences, and that little show you saw off Broadway might soon become the next Broadway hit. Here are the new Off-Broadway plays premiering this season at theatres across the city.

The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers

Beloved Double Dare host Marc Summers takes the Off-Broadway stage in this new show that promises slimy good fun. Part memoir and part interactive game show, The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers combines all the fun of the TV shows a generation knows him for with deeply personal anecdotes you won't see on screen.

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The Ally

The personal and political collide in Itamar Moses's play. Asaf is asked to sign a social justice manifesto, which he expects to do readily. Instead, he becomes embroiled in a debate that challenges his identities as a liberal, a husband, an academic, an American, an atheist, and a Jew.

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Here There Are Blueberries

This show, conceived and directed by Tectonic Theatre Project founder Moisés Kaufman, retells the true story of what happened when an album full of Nazi-era photos mysteriously appeared at an archivist's desk, setting off a widespread public debate and revealing shocking insights into our history and our humanity.

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Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy

Office romances, water cooler chat, and mundane contests make days at this St. Petersburg company like any other. Except the company is the Internet Research Agency, whose workers manipulate social media to advance the Russian agenda globally. Everyday office happenings take place amid the lead-up to the 2016 election, meshing political satire with workplace comedy.

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Sally & Tom

Suzan-Lori Parks's play meshes historical and modern scandals. While putting on a play about Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson, the romantic relationship between the woman playing Sally and the man playing Tom — who is also the play's director — is tested. History repeats itself, including age-old power imbalances.

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Staff Meal

A group of lonely city folk gather at a restaurant to find comfort and community when the outside world is falling apart. At this strange eatery, the food is delicious and everyone is safe, at least until closing time.

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Jordans

When a new young, Black hire joins the staff at an overwhelmingly white workplace, the company's long-suffering Black receptionist may finally have someone to relate to. Instead, they become each other's greatest competition for status and respect.

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The Welkin

Lucy Kirkwood, a Tony Award nominee for The Children, premieres her latest play about womanhood, democracy, and housework. When a woman sentenced to death claims she's pregnant in the hopes of being spared, 12 women gather to decide whether she's telling the truth.

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What Became of Us

Shayan Lotfi makes his Off-Broadway debut with this new play about two siblings born in different countries. They struggle to connect with each other's countries, their own countries, and each other.

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