Off-Broadway Plays in May 2023

Part Monty Python, part Sherlock Holmes, this British comedy is one of New York’s funniest shows. Props go missing, sets fall down, and actors forget their lines on an amateur troupe’s opening night, and that’s not even the half of it. Get tickets to the show where catastrophe is all part of the plan.

The Bard meets booze at Drunk Shakespeare, in which five actors, one of whom is drunk, attempt to perform a Shakespeare play. Even tragedies become comedies as the actors follow the drunk person's whims, and audiences can even join the fun by drinking along. Get tickets to Drunk Shakespeare today.

See The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao in New York now. Find out more information and get tickets to The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao off Broadway.

See EVA LUNA in New York now. Find out more information and get tickets to EVA LUNA off Broadway.

See Abbott Elementary's Chris Perfetti and Glenn Davis take the court — that is, the stage — in this new play by Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph. Two men develop a friendship over their shared idol, LeBron James, and as the NBA star's career progresses, the men's bond changes, breaks, and returns again. Learn more about tickets to this slam-dunk hit, coming off Broadway following an acclaimed Chicago premiere.

After premiering as an audio drama with The Public Theater in 2021, shadow/land makes its live debut. As Hurricane Katrina is about to hit, a mother and daughter struggle over escaping and leaving their family history behind. Get tickets to this stormy, poignant premiere.