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[*Prima Facie*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/25983-prima-facie-tickets) will host a digital lottery for tickets to its Broadway run, which begins at the [Golden Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/golden-theatre) on April 11. The strictly limited engagement runs through June 18.

*Prima Facie* will offer 10 lottery tickets to every performance for $10 each, including fees. The lottery is open from midnight to 10 a.m. every Wednesday for the following week's performances. Each person can request up to two tickets.

Winners will be notified by email and/or text once the lottery closes, and they will have five hours to claim their tickets. Additional drawings may be added if availability allows, and the purchase period may vary for those.

*Prima Facie* stars Emmy Award winner [Jodie Comer](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/jodie-comer) (*Killing Eve*) as Tessa, a sharp young barrister. She has made her career by successfully defending clients accused of serious crimes, but she sees her profession in a new light after experiencing an assault and taking her case to court — during which time she finds it hard to be believed.

Comer originated the role in *Prima Facie*'s London premiere last year and won an Evening Standard Theatre Award for her work. The play is by Suzie Miller, and Justin Martin directs.

Check back for information on *Prima Facie* tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

*Photo credit: Jodie Comer in Prima Facie in London. (Photo by Helen Murray)*

'Prima Facie' to offer Broadway lottery tickets

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Suzie Miller's new play, which stars Emmy Award winner Jodie Comer, will offer 10 tickets to every performance priced at $10 via a digital lottery each week.

No matter how you slice it, roles don’t come meatier or juicier than Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett, the vengeful barber and daft pie baker Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler cooked up for [*Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26216-sweeney-todd-on-broadway-tickets). 

Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett are experts in homicide — and recycling the evidence into pastries for unsuspecting Londoners. With the gorgeous and gory 1979 musical now back on Broadway, [Josh Groban](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/josh-groban) and [Annaleigh Ashford](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/annaleigh-ashford) are the latest celebrated duo to join the Society of the Razor and Rolling Pin (our unofficial name).

It’s an association filled with Tony and Oscar winners, a Sir, a Dame, and (fittingly) a former Scissorhands. Look back on all the stars baked into the history of *Sweeney Todd*, including familiar faces in supporting parts alongside the leads.

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## 1979: Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury

They’re the original deadly duo, and they each won a Tony for their peerless star turns. Before slicing and dicing as the demon barber, Cariou notched Tony nods for the musicals *Applause* and *A Little Night Music*. Lansbury had already won Tonys for *Mame*, *Dear World*, and *Gypsy* before wigging out as Mrs. Lovett. Doubtless the role informed her work on *Murder, She Wrote*.

![loudon sweeney-1200x600-NYTG](//images.ctfassets.net/6pezt69ih962/5kT5p2o2n1v9GN1njHvBRb/603568dc09e895d54a99b9e4c996bd0c/loudon_sweeney-1200x600-NYTG.jpg)

## 1980: George Hearn and Dorothy Loudon

Hearn, who stars in the filmed Broadway production of *Sweeney Todd* opposite Lansbury, and Loudon joined the cast in March 1980. He’d racked up five previous Broadway credits. Loudon, a comedian who could pour on the pathos, won a Tony as the horrible Miss Hannigan in *Annie* before replacing Lansbury as Lovett.

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## 1980: Dennis Quilley and Sheila Hancock 

The London-set *Sweeney Todd* was bound to hit that city eventually, and it did so with this pair. A member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Quilley was known for his varied work in plays, musicals, and TV shows. Dame Hancock, an Olivier Award winner for *Cabaret* in 2007, was nominated for the prize five other times, including for her turn as Mrs. Lovett.

![fowler sweeney-1200x600-NYTG](//images.ctfassets.net/6pezt69ih962/755O04S2NXHn1Bhe2aNa3N/1ce9fbcf1228b96b0d93e515a154c6bd/fowler_sweeney-1200x600-NYTG.jpg)

## 1989: Bob Gunton and Beth Fowler

When *Sweeney Todd* got its first Broadway revival in 1989, Bob Gunton and Beth Fowler had big oven mitts to fill. And they did so, both earning Tony nominations of their own. Known for playing authoritarian figures, Gunton earned a Tony nod as Juan Peron in *Evita* and later made an indelible movie mark as the corrupt warden in *The Shawshank Redemption*. Fowler is best known nowadays for her role in another criminal story: as Sister Jane Ingalls on the TV series *Orange Is the New Black*.

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## 2005: Michael Cerveris and Patti LuPone 

English director John Doyle’s stripped-back Broadway revival began in London in 2004. Here, actors doubled as musicians — including its Tony-nominated leads. Cerveris, who won Tonys for *Assassins* and *Fun Home*, was a guitar-strumming Sweeney. [LuPone](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/patti-lupone), a theatre supernova with Tonys for *Evita*, *Gypsy*, and *Company*, tooted the tuba as Nellie Lovett. Manoel Felciano, now in the first Broadway revival of [*Parade*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26500-parade), also scored a Tony nod as the young apprentice Tobias. 

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## 2007: Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter

How about a shave? Depp’s previous work as Edward Scissorhands may have prepared him for his cinematic role as the barber bent on vengeance for his lost wife and daughter. Carter’s off-kilter edge served her well as Lovett. Director Tim Burton’s movie also included Alan Rickman as the merciless Judge Turpin and Sacha Baron Cohen as the cartoony con man Pirelli. 

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## 2012: Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton

Ball, a British stage star known for *Aspects of Love* and *The Woman in White* on Broadway, and *Vera Drake* Oscar nominee Staunton, played the demon barber and daft baker for six months in London's West End. The show first had a hit run at the Chichester Festival Theatre in the fall of 2011.

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## 2014: Bryn Terfel and Emma Thompson

Clutching a rolling pin with a glint in her eye, Thompson proved in her New York stage debut that, yes, the *Sense and Sensibility* and *Howards End* Oscar winner sings! Ditto Sir Terfel, a Welsh opera star famous for wrapping his burly voice around Mozart, Strauss, and Wagner. They starred in a NY Philharmonic concert production of *Sweeney Todd* and reprised their roles a year later at the London Coliseum.

But they were far from the only stars in the New York staging. [Audra McDonald](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/audra-mcdonald) popped up as the Beggar Woman, [*Some Like It Hot*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24262-some-like-it-hot-tickets)’s [Christian Borle](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/christian-borle) played Pirelli, and Jay Armstrong Johnson, now in *Parade*, was the lovestruck Anthony. 

![siobhan sweeney-1200x600-NYTG](//images.ctfassets.net/6pezt69ih962/6aDN0Bso2t2lNyye2GDXRj/78466c43dc74a1cd0c8b659230d22903/siobhan_sweeney-1200x600-NYTG.jpg)

## 2017: Jeremy Secomb and Siobhán McCarthy

In this site-specific Off-Broadway production, British stage stars Secomb and McCarthy reprised their lead roles from a London premiere. Audiences watched the musical at a working pie shop, where savory pastries (filled with veggies or chicken, not priest or poet) were served. Norm Lewis and [*Bad Cinderella*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26514-bad-cinderella-tickets)’s Carolee Carmello later took over the leads in the production

Fun fact: Australian actor Jamie Jackson played Judge Turpin in that production, and he now reprises the role in the 2023 Broadway revival.

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## 2023: Alan Cumming and Kristin Chenoweth

The first season of the Apple TV+ series *Schmigadoon!* spoofed a bunch of Golden Age Broadway musicals, and its second season focuses on the darker fare of the '70s. Think *Cabaret*, [*Chicago*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/22-chicago-tickets) — and, of course, *Sweeney Todd*. Alan Cumming and Kristin Chenoweth's respective characters might be named Dooley Flint and Miss Codwell, but they're clear stand-ins for the barber and baker. Chenoweth even sports a Lansbury-esque hairdo to prove it.

Cumming and Chenoweth are both stage and screen vets, and Tony-winning ones at that. Cumming won for playing the Emcee in *Cabaret*, and Chenoweth won for playing Sally in *You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown*, though she remains best known for originating the role of Glinda in [*Wicked*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/1-wicked-musical-tickets).

![sweeney review-1200x600-NYTG](//images.ctfassets.net/6pezt69ih962/3rVANXw8DFw6wLUXEZCyYt/46bf4b5acc3c9ac6949ce42654c9b5a8/sweeney_review-1200x600-NYTG.jpg)

## 2023: Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford 

[Groban](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/josh-groban) is a singing sensation behind hits like “You Raise Me Up,” but he's proven his versatility: His Broadway debut in *Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812*, earned him a Tony nomination.

[Ashford](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/annaleigh-ashford), a comedic whiz, won a Tony for *You Can’t Take It With You* and headlined the CBS sitcom *B Positive*. They “deliver exactly what they’re best at,” reads New York Theatre Guide’s four-star review.

This revival also features *Stranger Things* star Gaten Matarazzo as Tobias and *The King and I* Tony winner Ruthie Ann Miles as the mysterious Beggar Woman. This starry cast's deliciously dark singing and acting will leave you saying, "God, that's good!"

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Stars of stage and screen have lined up to play the deliciously dastardly barber and baker in Stephen Sondheim's musical, now in its third Broadway revival.

If you can make theatre there, you can make it anywhere. There’s a story on every corner in New York, so it’s hardly a surprise that this multifaceted, multicultural metropolis is the setting for so many plays and musicals. That’s always been the case. Tales of New York as diverse as the city itself and can be found in everything from *Wonderful Town* to *Hair* to *In the Heights*.

And the New York City shows keep on coming. Kander and Ebb’s [*New York, New York*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26043-new-york-new-york-tickets) is the latest Broadway show that unfolds on the streets of NYC. The musical announces its location right there in the title: a town so nice (and flowing with creative juice), they named it twice.

*New York, New York* joins a host of other current and upcoming shows with the same address. Together, they paint a diverse portrait of New York past and present. Read on to discover all the New York-set shows you can see now, and then come on, come through to see them in the city where they belong.

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## *New York, New York*

NYC was abuzz with optimism and opportunities after World War II – a fitting setting for a story about young people looking to make their mark. Loosely based on the 1977 Martin Scorsese film about a pair of aspiring performers, the show features a new story by David Thompson and Sharon Washington that expands the field of characters.

The show does, however, preserve John Kander and Fred Ebb hits from the film, including the famous title tune and “And the World Goes Round.” New songs by Kander and Lin-Manuel Miranda also appear in the show. 

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## *Hamilton*

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical covers the life and times of Alexander Hamilton, the nation’s Founding Father who gazes at you from $10 bills. Early on, the show celebrates NYC as Hamilton’s future wife, Eliza Schuyler, steps on stage with her sisters. They sing, “History is happening in Manhattan, and we just happen to be in the greatest city in the world.”

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## *Funny Girl*

NYC is the center of the showbiz galaxy, which sets the scene for this rags-to-riches-to-reach-for-tissues story of vaudeville star Fanny Brice, a role originated by Barbra Streisand in 1964 and now played by [Lea Michele](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/lea-michele). 

The show by Jule Styne (music), Bob Merrill (lyrics), and Isobel Lennart, whose book has been revised by Harvey Fierstein, unfolds in and around New York before and after World War I. We follow Fanny from humble roots to her rise as a queen of the Ziegfeld Follies to brief marital bliss. Like Brice’s life, her city bursts with wall-to-wall drama. 

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## *Bob Fosse’s Dancin'*

New York City is drenched in history, and not all of it is postcard-pretty. In this dance revue revival celebrating legendary choreographer Bob Fosse, one vignette, "Big City Mime," summons the seedier 1970-80s era of NYC. The action is situated in Times Square near Port Authority, where arriving and departing passengers, tourists, sex workers, and passersby take in the colorful vibe. “The big city offers you… pleasure, gaiety, art, new experiences, adventure,” voices say. “Nowhere else can this be found except in the big city.”

The rest of the dance numbers in this show aren't set in the city, but in a way, the whole show celebrates [Fosse's mark on Broadway](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/what-to-know-about-the-legendary-namesake-of-bob-fosses-dancin-on-broadway), which lives on in musicals like [*Chicago*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/22-chicago-tickets).

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## *A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical*

This bio-musical about pop superstar Neil Diamond weaves in more than 25 tunes from his catalog – and New York City is all over them. “Well, I’m New York City born and raised,” an older Diamond, played by Mark Jacoby, sings while performing “I Am... I Said.”

We see a young Diamond, played by Will Swenson, recall writing songs as a 15-year-old kid in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Later, he breaks through at the Bitter End music club in the West Village.

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## *Good Night, Oscar*

The television industry has deep roots in NYC, and that figures significantly in this play by Doug Wright starring Sean Hayes. The action takes place in 1958, when pianist and author Oscar Levant first appeared on *Tonight Starring Jack Paar*. Levant’s sharp wit and unfiltered take on his personal issues made him magnetic to audiences.

Levant had his own strong connection to Broadway: He conducted orchestras,  wrote music for various shows, and was a close friend of iconic Broadway composer George Gershwin.

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## *Merrily We Roll Along*

Big city, big dreamers. Three New York artists with grand plans for the future form the core of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s 1981 bittersweet musical, returning to Broadway for the first time beginning September 19. Told in reverse order, the show begins in mid-1970s Los Angeles and rewinds two decades, when Frank (Jonathan Groff), Charley ([Daniel Radcliffe](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/daniel-radcliffe)), and Mary (Lindsay Mendez) meet. They envision the future while on an NYC apartment building rooftop — before their ambitions and friendship fall apart.

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## Anthony Rapp's *Without You*

Jonathan Larson’s groundbreaking Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner *Rent* is a New York musical through and through. That show tells the story of bohemian East Village artists living through the AIDS crisis, and it began at [New York Theatre Workshop](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/new-york-theatre-workshop) in the same neighborhood before going to Broadway and across the globe.

Anthony Rapp, who originated *Rent*'s role of aspiring filmmaker Mark Cohen, went from slinging coffee to starring on Broadway. He recalls the life-changing experience, the tragic death of Larson, and his own mom’s death in this one-man theatrical memoir featuring *Rent* music and his own tunes. 

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## *Days of Wine and Roses*

The creators and a star of *The Light in the Piazza* reunite for a story streaked with darkness. A hard-drinking couple played by [Kelli O’Hara](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/kelli-ohara) and Brian d’Arcy James battle for sobriety in 1950s New York. Composer-lyricist Adam Guettel and writer Craig Lucas adapted the show from JP Miller’s 1962 film, which was set in San Francisco, and original 1958 teleplay. Michael Greif directs the [Atlantic Theater Company](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/linda-gross-theater) world premiere beginning May 5. 

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## *I Can Get It For You Wholesale*

New York neighborhoods are their own little worlds. The Garment District in 1937 is the backdrop for this musical comedy about an ambitious shipping clerk clawing his way to the top of the industry. Jerome Weidman wrote the show’s book, based on his novel, and the songs are by Harold Rome. Trip Cullman directs this [Classic Stage Company](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/classic-stage-company) production starring Santino Fontana and Judy Kuhn that begins this fall.

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Tour the city with these Broadway shows set in New York

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From *Hamilton* to *Funny Girl* to *New York, New York*, these shows aren't just performed here — they tell real and fictional stories of NYC past and present.

Spring has officially sprung, and theatre openings have officially sprung into high gear with it. With the Tony Awards just a few months away, tons of new plays, new musicals, and revivals are opening in the hopes of soon getting honored as the year's best theatre. There couldn't be a better month for the height of the theatre season: Children go on spring break, meaning it's the perfect time for a family theatre outing, even if you're traveling to New York. And with the weather getting warmer, you can take yourself or your friends to the theatre without having to brave the cold.

But even though there are plenty of people flocking to Broadway in the spring, there are still plenty of Broadway tickets available this spring. With so many shows going on, there's something for everyone, from classic musicals and plays to adventurous stand-up comedy to burlesque.

Read on to learn about the Broadway and Off-Broadway theatre opening in April. Many shows that started up last month have their official opening nights in April and continue performances through the month, so check out our list of New York theatre in March for even more shows to see this spring.

## Broadway shows in April

April is one of the busiest months of the Broadway season. It almost seems like there's a new Broadway show opening every day. That's not quite true, but there are enough new shows — including [shows from March](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/new-york-theatre-to-see-in-march) that officially open in April — that you can go to the theatre twice a week and not see the same premiere twice. Check out the Broadway shows gearing up in April.

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### *Fat Ham*

Revenge is a dish best served with barbecue sauce in this Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy. Playwright James Ijames flips the story of *Hamlet* on its head, setting the action at a lively cookout where Black, queer college kid Juicy hesitates to avenge his father with murder — but what's the alternative?

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### *Summer, 1976*

[Laura Linney](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/laura-linney) and Jessica Hecht make a perfect pair in this new play by Pulitzer Prize winner David Auburn. As the U.S. celebrates its Bicentennial, two women in Ohio form an unlikely bond and help each other navigate motherhood, ambition, and intimacy.

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### *New York, New York*

Feel like you're king of the hill and top of the heap at this new mega-musical featuring music by Kander and Ebb, along with Lin-Manuel Miranda. *New York, New York* expands the story of Martin Scorsese's same-named film, spotlighting a group of young artists trying to make it big in a thriving city.

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### *Good Night, Oscar*

Sean Hayes transforms into witty pianist Oscar Levant in this new dark comedy. On his first appearance on *Tonight Starring Jack Paar* in 1958, Levant changed the rules of live television forever by turning his personal struggles into sharp, shocking humor. Now, Broadway audiences get to relive that singular night at *Good Night, Oscar*. 

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### *Prima Facie*

Emmy Award winner Jodie Comer made an explosive London stage debut with this new solo play, and she's bringing her tour-de-force performance stateside for her Broadway debut. Witness Comer as Tessa, a brilliant defense lawyer who sees her career in a newly eye-opening light after bringing an assault case of her own to court.

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## Off-Broadway shows in April

Don't forget about Off-Broadway shows amid all the April Broadway openings! This month's Off-Broadway theatre includes a lively new musical, stand-up comedy, a sinfully spectacular variety show, and so much more. If you're looking for a different experience than seeing a traditional play or musical on a Broadway stage, check out these Off-Broadway shows in April.

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### *White Girl in Danger*

Soap operas meet satire in this new musical from *A Strange Loop* award winner Michael R. Jackson. In the soap opera town of Allwhite, white characters are the stars while everyone else remains in the "Blackground" — until Keesha decides to change that. But hijacking someone else's story doesn't go smoothly, inviting plenty of chaos and pointed questions about representation.

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### *Regretfully, So the Birds Are*

Three adopted siblings want to find their parents, stability, and themselves — which is a lot harder than normal when their current family is plagued by incest, murder, and arson counts. This tragicomic farce explores the dark side of self-discovery with an all-Asian cast, writer, and director.

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### *Plays for the Plague Year*

Suzan-Lori Parks's theatrical concert born of the pandemic got shuttered last fall, but it returns for a limited spring engagement at The Public Theater. Parks returns to perform as the Writer, who wrote a play every day when Covid-19 first hit. Through these plays, combined into one story and told with music and speech through the lens of one family, she offers insight into the collective grief, hardship, change, and healing humanity experienced.

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### *shadow/land*

Erika Dickerson-Despenza premiered this show as an audio play in 2021, and it gets its live premiere at the Public this spring. On the eve of Hurricane Katrina's arrival in New Orleans, a mother struggles to let go of her family business, even though it's almost certain to be destroyed. This generational drama sees her and her daughter grapple with how to preserve one's culture and history.

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### *Sorry for Your Loss*

Ten years after suffering the unspeakable loss of his daughter, Michael Cruz Kayne tweeted about it — and received over 140,000 messages of support. They inspired him to write *Sorry for Your Loss*, a comedy show about the silliness of everyday life in the face of grief, and a platitude-free show of outreach to anyone who's experienced loss.

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### *Seven Sins*

Company XIV's sinfully spectacular show is back at Théâtre XIV after a hit run last year. Burlesque dance, circus performance, and music bring to life a lush paradise inspired by the Garden of Eden, as well as humanity's fall from grace as they give in to the seven deadly sins. Cocktails and treats are also on offer during the show, letting audiences indulge their own guilty pleasures.

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Top theatre to see in New York in April

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Discover our top picks for Broadway shows and Off-Broadway shows to see this month, including new shows premiering and last-chance shows closing this month.

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Here are our top picks of theatre to check out in April 2023.

We've been expecting them. The new play [*Grey House*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/27836-grey-house-tickets) has set its complete cast and creative team ahead of its Broadway premiere, which begins April 29 at the [Lyceum Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/lyceum-theatre-ny).

Levi Holloway's horror play made its world premiere in Chicago to acclaim in 2019. The show follows a couple stranded in the mountains who shelter at a cabin, but their surroundings — and hosts — get creepier as days go by and they realize they're trapped.

## Who is in the *Grey House* Broadway cast?

Newly announced *Grey House* cast members include Cyndi Coyne as The Ancient, Colby Kipnes as Squirrel, Alyssa Emily Marvin as A1656, and Eamon Patrick O’Connell as The Boy.

They join [previously announced cast members](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/laurie-metcalf-to-star-in-new-play-grey-house-on-broadway) Laurie Metcalf as Raleigh, Tatiana Maslany as Max, Paul Sparks as Henry, Sophia Anne Caruso as Marlow, and Millicent Simmonds as Bernie.

Additionally, Andrew Morrill joins the creative team as director of artistic sign language. The production is headed by two-time Tony Award-winning director Joe Mantello.

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'Grey House' sets complete Broadway cast, joining Laurie Metcalf

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Grey House starring Laurie Metcalf on Broadway

Find out who is joining the company of this new horror play by Levi Holloway, which begins New York performances at the Lyceum Theatre on April 29.

It's a hit! [*Merrily We Roll Along*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/27417-merrily-we-roll-along-tickets)'s first Broadway revival will begin performances at the [Hudson Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/hudson-theatre) on September 19, and tickets are available now. Get *Merrily We Roll Along* tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

Jonathan Groff, [Daniel Radcliffe](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/daniel-radcliffe), and Lindsay Mendez star in *Merrily We Roll Along* as Frank, Charley, and Mary, a trio of friends whose bond fractures over the course of 20 years. The story of how fame and money break them apart is told in reverse chronological order.

The starry trio reprise their roles from a critically acclaimed 2022 Off-Broadway revival of the musical at New York Theatre Workshop, directed by Maria Friedman. [New York Theatre Guide's four-star review](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/merrily-we-roll-along-off-broadway-review-jonathan-groff-daniel-radcliffe-lindsay-mendez) calls the production "stirring" and reads, "The story’s consideration of the fragility of friendships stands out."

Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical hasn't appeared on Broadway since 1981. A flop at the time, the show has since [underwent numerous revisions](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-merrily-we-roll-along-on-broadway) and become a celebrated classic featuring some of Sondheim's most famous songs, including "Not a Day Goes By" and "Good Thing Going."

*Merrily We Roll Along* Broadway tickets are available for the musical's limited 18-week engagement.

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The first Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's classic musical will star Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, and Lindsay Mendez for a limited time only.

They're the best pics in London! New photos have been released of the latest Broadway revival of [*Sweeney Todd*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26216-sweeney-todd-on-broadway-tickets), which officially opens March 26 at the [Lunt-Fontanne Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/lunt-fontanne-theatre).

Tony and Grammy Award nominee [Josh Groban](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/josh-groban) stars in the title role of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Tony Award-winning musical classic. Sweeney is a barber bent on revenge against a corrupt judge who destroyed his family — and then some. Aiding him in his bloody quest is Mrs. Lovett (Tony winner [Annaleigh Ashford](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/annaleigh-ashford)), who minces Sweeney's victims into the tastiest meat pies in the city.

The star-studded cast also features *Stranger Things*'s Gaten Matarazzo as the naive assistant Tobias, Jordan Fisher (*Hamilton*, *Dear Evan Hansen*) as the lovestruck Anthony, and Ruthie Ann Miles (Tony winner for *The King and I*) as the mysterious Beggar Woman. See photos of Groban, Ashford, Matarazzo, Fisher, Miles, and more below, and then get tickets to see their delicious talents live.

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Take a look at the cast of the latest revival of Stephen Sondheim's classic, bloody musical thriller, currently playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

Even if you don't know [*Peter Pan Goes Wrong*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/27336-peter-pan-goes-wrong-tickets), you're likely familiar with the first part of that title. The story of the boy from Neverland who wouldn't grow up [first took flight in 1904 as a play by J.M. Barrie](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/all-the-peter-pan-adaptations-in-broadway-theatre) and continues to shape countless childhoods worldwide. 

In 2013, Mischief Theatre Company — a comedy theatre group led by British writer/performers Jonathan Sayer, Jonathan Lewis, and Henry Shields — followed up the success of their smash hit [*The Play That Goes Wrong*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/14790-the-play-that-goes-wrong-tickets) with their own take on that beloved tale. *Peter Pan Goes Wrong* is less of an adaptation and more of a play-within-a-play, as the fictional Cornley University Drama Society is actually putting on *Peter Pan*.

But there’s a key difference: The show gets derailed almost constantly by mile-a-minute slapstick in the form of crumbling sets, forgotten lines, offstage fights, and fly rigs that don't actually lift up the actors.

This physical comedy, plus the globally familiar, family-friendly nature of *Peter Pan*, makes Mischief's show — now premiering on Broadway at the [Barrymore Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/barrymore-theatre) — a treat for anybody. As performer Fred Gray described the play, "It just feels like you've been hugged."

"The show is pretty much language-independent," added performer Stephen James Anthony. "Folks who may not speak English well or first could probably still enjoy the show."

Hear more from *Peter Pan Goes Wrong*'s cast and creators about even more reasons to join them in Neverland through July 9.

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## *Peter Pan Goes Wrong* uses *The Play That Goes Wrong* playbook.

The two shows have the same creator, after all. *Peter Pan Goes Wrong* isn't an official sequel to *The Play That Goes Wrong*, but both center on the same Cornley troupe. Their murder mystery play in *The Play That Goes Wrong* was a bust, but the group decides to give it another go with *Peter Pan*.

"It's rare that you get to go see a different show with the characters that you love from a previous show, even though it's about a totally different plot," said understudy Ryan Vincent Anderson. "You're going get the lovable characters you like [from *The Play That Goes Wrong*], but you're also going to get the absolutely amazing story of *Peter Pan*."

Sure, Cornley's staging still goes awry, in part due to the characters' offstage squabbles: "You get a little bit more of a peek into the relationships going on between the cast of Cornley," Greg Tannahill, who plays Jonathan, explained. "You see... things going wrong and them not dealing with it in the best way, but you also get a little peek at them not dealing with each other in the best way."

Nonetheless, keen fans will notice growth in the familiar characters, like sound board operator Trevor, diva Sandra, and stage manager-turned-actress Annie.

"We've learned some things about how to produce better theatre," said understudy Brenann Stacker, referring to the Cornley troupe. "They're better actors, they're better scenic designers. They're actually growing as human beings."

## The cast members are friends on stage and off.

Multiple *Peter Pan Goes Wrong* actors met at drama school together. Chris Leask and Matt Cavendish — who play Trevor and Max, respectively — were in the same year. Sayer, Shields, and Lewis created Mischief as a group project during their time at university.

Plus, most of the principal cast members worked together on the show's premiere 10 years ago, and others have worked with Mischief in at least one production of *Peter Pan Goes Wrong* or *The Play That Goes Wrong* worldwide.

"It's not just a working relationship. We're all best mates, and we have been for the last 13 years, which is why Mischief came together in the first place," said Leask. "Everyone just enjoyed working together and creating theatre. The charm of Mischief is that we all know each other so well. We all just want to get out [there] every night and have fun and entertain our audience. You can see that relationship on stage between the actors."

In other words, *Peter Pan Goes Wrong* lets the actors goof off with their friends. What could be more fun than that?

## *Peter Pan* is a globally beloved story.

"We've done [*Peter Pan Goes Wrong*] in several different countries, and we keep thinking, how are we going to adapt it for this particular country?" said director Adam Meggio. "And in the end, you don't actually have to do that much with it because it's *Peter Pan*, which is a fairly universal story.

"People tend to know it," he continued. "And even if you don't know it, it doesn't matter, because you get it when you watch it." The nostalgic familiarity of *Peter Pan* and its characters — Peter, Tinkerbell, Wendy, Captain Hook — is a major reason Mischief's version succeeded in multiple countries on both sides of the Atlantic.

## The play is rooted in a popular British theatre form.

"Back in the U.K., we have a big English tradition of the pantomime," Meggio explained. "The grand style of acting, the actor down in the footlights being a villain, puffs of smoke and people appear, old stage magic."

In short, pantomime is just a more exaggerated version of what comedic performing already is. The concept of pantomime may be uniquely British, but its old-fashioned, campy performance style is universal.

That said, the creators made some tweaks for American audiences, mainly vocabulary-wise. "Rather than white spirit, it's paint thinner," Sayer said. Added Shields: "We've changed the word interval to intermission... We also had to change the word polytechnic to university, which is fair because I don't think even British people really know what to call it."

## *Peter Pan Goes Wrong* takes flight — literally.

You can't follow the second star straight on 'till morning on foot. Peter Pan and Tinkerbell must fly, and that's only half the complex stage magic going on in this show. "There's loads of elaborate routines like flying and pirate ships and creating these incredible sets," described Shields. "That really is just fodder for us to tear everything apart."

In other words, expect lots of flying, but in the hands of the clueless Cornley company, expect lots of failed takeoffs and falling, too.

## We all have an inner Peter Pan.

Unlike Peter Pan, we're all growing up whether we like it or not. But at *Peter Pan Goes Wrong*, the actors and audience members can stop the clock for a few hours.

"There's something really universal about not growing up, right?" said Anthony. "Life gets serious and difficult, especially in these past few years, and who doesn't want to go back to a place of childlike wonder and simple pleasures?"

Added Anderson: "Our inner child just withers away sometimes. We kind of have to, to get through life, but then to come to a show like this and just experience childlike joy, it's amazing."

## Everyone loves when things go wrong.

No one likes embarrassing themselves, but when others do it, it's comedy. When asked why this phenomenon is so universal, the *Peter Pan Goes Wrong* cast had quick answers.

"Comedy is mostly about status and status transactions: people thinking that they're better than they are, and then getting their comeuppance and being knocked down a peg or two," Meggio said. "Those sorts of things tend to be very human."

Anthony had just the word: "Schadenfreude. There's something delicious about watching someone get defeated by a prop, or, despite their best efforts to be very respectable, they end up looking like an absolute fool." We might usually feel bad for laughing, but at *Peter Pan Goes Wrong*, it's not only okay, but encouraged.

## The play isn't just funny — it's heartfelt.

Despite facing setbacks at every turn, the actors are determined to make it through their play. *Peter Pan Goes Wrong* sincerely celebrates resilience and teamwork, which one might not expect from a show bursting with gags.

Harry Kershaw, who plays Francis, made this point by comparing *Peter Pan Goes Wrong* to *The Office*. "[In] the English *Office*... the most successful thing that's happened is that Ricky Gervais has told someone to fuck off," he said. "That's the win, whereas the American *Office* ends on a more upbeat note, with Michael Scott being a hero.

"In this show, there's more of a sense of everyone who's managed to finish the show is a hero," Kershaw continued. "There's a wonderful sense of achievement."

That warm feeling, plus all the joy from the comedy leading up to it, makes this trip to Neverland worthwhile.

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Why 'Peter Pan Goes Wrong' has universal comedic appeal

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The show's Broadway cast, many of whom have performed in it or *The Play That Goes Wrong* before, shares what makes this show that goes wrong so hilariously right.

Razzle dazzle us! For 40 years, composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb worked side by side to create a brand of Broadway musicals packed with beauty and biting commentary. Their shows leave you singing and thinking – a case in point is [*Chicago*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/22-chicago-tickets), one of the longest-running shows in theatre history. 

The prolific duo is known for collaborations with various writers, directors, and actors, and their Broadway premieres continued even after Ebb’s death at age 76 in 2004. The latest is [*New York, New York*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26043-new-york-new-york-tickets), based loosely on Martin Scorsese’s same-named film, now playing at the [St. James Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/st-james-theatre). It’s a perfect time to look back through the team’s illustrious career – which includes three Tony Award-winning scores – and all the Kander and Ebb musicals on Broadway.

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## 1965: *Flora, The Red Menace*

Kander and Ebb’s first Broadway collaboration is based on the novel *Love is Just Around the Corner*. Set in Depression-era New York, the romantically and politically charged musical lasted around three months. That was long enough for its star, Liza Minnelli, to win a Tony Award and begin a long collaboration with the pair.

## 1966: *Cabaret*

A ratty club in Germany amid the Third Reich’s rise to power seems an unlikely musical setting, but countless audiences came to the cabaret. Based on Christopher Isherwood’s stories and the play they inspired (John Van Druten’s *I Am A Camera*), the show is a masterwork that earned the duo their first Best Score Tony win.

The musical, directed by Harold Prince, opened in 1966 and ran for nearly three years, later Willkommen-ing audiences back to Broadway in 1987, 2004, and 2014 revivals. Plus, the *Cabaret* film starring Minnelli and Joel Grey, who reprised his Tony-winning role as the emcee, dropped in 1972 and has since become one of the most celebrated movie musicals in history. 

## 1968: *The Happy Time*

This bittersweet show starring Robert Goulet follows a globetrotting photographer who returns to his hometown in Canada to search for something missing in life. It earned Kander and Ebb a Tony nomination for Best Score, and the show’s happy time on Broadway ended after 286 performances. 

## 1968: *Zorba*

Two months after their previous show closed, this dark-streaked musical, adapted from the novel *Zorba the Greek*, launched its 305-performance run. The songwriting duo’s attraction to edgy material continues here, including in the song “Life Is.” It matter-of-factly states that "life is what you do while you’re waiting to die.” The show came back to life in a 1983 revival. 

## 1971: *70, Girls, 70* 

Ebb, who wrote the book and lyrics, and Kander were in a lighter mood for this work about senior citizens who steal and resell furs to finance the rescue of their retirement home. The show opened in April 1971 but made a quick getaway from Broadway, running for only 35 performances.

## 1975: *Chicago* 

Regarding celebrity criminals and the true crime craze, this story of merry man killers Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly – roles originated by Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera – was way ahead of its time. *Chicago* was up for 11 Tonys, including Best Score and Best Book (co-written by Ebb), but the show went home empty-handed. Nowadays, the six-time Tony-winning 1996 revival is the second longest-running show in Broadway history. 

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## 1977: *The Act*

Michelle Craig, a movie-star-turned Las Vegas performer played by Minnelli (who won a Tony), recalls her rocky career moves and romances in this show that opened in October 1977 and ran for 233 performances.

Among the tunes in the Tony-nominated score is “The Money Tree,” in which Michelle wises up about the guy in her life: “The day will come; he’ll come running to me the day the sun turns black and there’s a money tree.”

## 1981: *Woman of the Year*

The duo found creative inspiration for this Lauren Bacall star vehicle in the 1942 Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn comedy about rival reporters falling in and out of love. Bacall sings about that in the witty number “I Wrote the Book,” in which her character notes that she is up on everything – including how to lose a man.

Likewise, Kander and Ebb continued to show they wrote the book on songwriting, winning a Tony for their score. The show opened in March 1981 and closed after 770 performances in just under two years.  

## 1984: *The Rink*

The songwriting team notched another Tony nomination for this score. *The Rink* takes place at a decrepit roller rink, where a mom and daughter (played by Rivera and Minnelli) deal with various challenges, including each other. The show opened in August 1984 and rolled along for 204 performances before calling it a day. 

## 1992: *Kiss of the Spider Woman*

Based on the Manuel Puig novel about a prisoner in Latin America who escapes into a fantasy world, *Kiss of the Spider Woman* was adapted into an Oscar-winning movie before becoming a Tony-winning musical.

Kander and Ebb took home the Best Score Tony, one of seven prizes for the show, including Best Musical and Best Actress for Rivera in the title role. The show opened in May 1993 and had its last kiss in April 1995 after 904 performances.

## 1997: *Steel Pier*

Gritty settings and scenarios become Kander and Ebb. No wonder this show about lost souls in Depression-era Atlantic City appealed to them. Their score got a Tony nomination, but the show ran just 76 performances after its April 1997 premiere.

## 2006: *Curtains*

This backstage murder mystery musical comedy starring David Hyde Pierce opened in March 2007 – making it the duo’s first new show since Ebb’s death – and ran 511 performances. The Tony-nominated score featured “Show People,” an upbeat nod to theatre performers “who live in a world of their own” and who are “born every night at half-hour call.” Write what you know, they say – and Kander and Ebb knew actors.

## 2010: *The Scottsboro Boys* 

“How about a musical about racism, rape, and Jim Crow?” New York Theatre Guide noted in its [four-star review of *The Scottsboro Boys*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/the-scottsboro-boys-0). It added that “if anyone is going to handle” those topics, it’s Kander and Ebb, who are both credited for music and lyrics in their Tony-nominated score. The story recounts true events from 1931 Alabama, where nine young Black men were accused of raping two white women. The show, directed by Susan Stroman, was framed as a minstrel show, which inspired protests. It ran 49 performances.

## 2015: *The Visit*

A star vehicle for Rivera, this show about a scorned woman who engineers the ultimate revenge on her ex-lover is based on Friedrich Duerrenmatt's 1956 play. The show took 15 years of development to reach Broadway. *The Visit* was up for five Tonys but won none, and the musical closed after 61 performances. 

## 2023: *New York, New York* 

Listen up for Kander and Ebb hits including the title blockbuster and “But the World Goes Round” from Martin Scorsese’s 1977 film. The duo’s songs and the setting — 1946 New York — are the only carryovers from the screen, though. This musical features a new plot about artists seeking success in the city.

*New York, New York* also includes new songs by Kander and Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda, bridging old and new songwriting talents. You’ll want to be a part of this Kander and Ebb collaboration.

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## Other Kander and Ebb Broadway credits

The above are the musicals the duo created together, but Kander and Ebb songs are so popular that they pop up in plenty of other Broadway shows. These include *Prince of Broadway*, a 2017 tribute to Harold Prince; *Come Fly Away*, a 2010 dance show built around Frank Sinatra hits; and *Liza*, a 1974 concert by Minnelli.

*Photo credit: Chicago on Broadway. (Photo by Jeremy Daniel)*

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*New York, New York* offers $35 tickets via a digital lottery. Lottery entries are accepted until 10:30 a.m. the day before the performance, and winners are notified by email and text shortly afterward at 11 a.m. Each person can request up to two tickets.

*New York, New York* also offers $30 rush tickets in person at the St. James box office. Rush tickets are available beginning when the box office opens at 10 a.m. each day except Sunday, when it opens at 11 a.m. Each person can purchase up to two tickets for that day's performance. Rush tickets are subject to availability.

Loosely based on the 1977 Martin Scorsese film of the same name, *New York, New York* follows a group of artists trying to make it big in the city in 1946. The show features songs from the film, including the iconic title theme, by John Kander and Fred Ebb. New songs composed for the musical are by Kander and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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After a successful Broadway run, The Play That Goes Wrong is now making audiences laugh at New World Stages. Get The Play That Goes Wrong&nbsp;tickets now.

The Play That Goes Wrong is a play within a play. The show centers on the amateur theatre troupe Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, and it's the opening night of their newest murder mystery show. But it's a struggle to get to the final curtain. While falling sets, forgotten lines, and missing actors would make for a disastrous theatre experience otherwise, at The Play That Goes Wrong off Broadway, these mishaps make for two hours' worth of nonstop fun and laughs. 

The award-winning comedy The Play That Goes Wrong is a raucous affair on stage and a real-life, rags-to-riches tale off stage. Created by a group of LAMDA graduates who formed a troupe called Mischief Theatre, The Play That Goes Wrong began its life on the London fringe with only four paying patrons, and&nbsp;then did absolutely everything right from there. The comedy evolved into a West End hit that would ultimately win an Olivier Award in 2015.

The original London stars also headlined the play's Broadway transfer, which officially opened at the Lyceum Theatre in April 2017 and got a Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play. The Broadway production enjoyed a lengthy run&nbsp;and finally played its closing performance on January 6, 2019. The mishaps continue, however, as&nbsp;The Play That Goes Wrong almost immediately reopened off Broadway in February 2019, delighting audiences with its signature brand of physical comedy.

## How long is *The Play That Goes Wrong*?

*The Play That Goes Wrong* runs 2 hours, including an intermission.

## Where can I watch *The Play That Goes Wrong*?

*The Play That Goes Wrong* is currently running Off Broadway at New World Stages in the Theatre District. There are performances every day except Tuesday.

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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.

Warren Manzi's record-breaking play has been a reliable presence on the New York theatre scene for more than 30 years. After moving between six theatres in its early years, the show settled at The Theater Center, where it continues to thrill murder mystery fans — and still features the same actress that played the lead role on opening night. Get *Perfect Crime* tickets now.

The perfect show for *Law & Order* and *CSI* fans, *Perfect Crime* is a play about a psychiatrist, Margarent Brent, who seems to have killed her rich husband (until he shows up very much alive). Figuring out who really did it gets complicated when the detective who is trying to solve the supposed murder falls in love with the primary suspect, not to mention the presence of the psychiatrist's charming but unstable patient who seems to have killed a few people himself. There are Agatha Christie-like twists and turns in the plot of this funny, romantic thriller which keep people guessing until the final gunshot.

*Perfect Crime* off Broadway is the longest-running play in New York, having played more than 12,000 performances to date. Its lead actress, Catherine Russell, has starred in every performance apart from four since its opening in 1987. In 2008, she set a Guinness World Record for playing the most performances of the same female role, hitting 8,820 in that year and only adding to the total since. Following the Covid-19 shutdown of theatres, *Perfect Crime* reopened in April 2021 and was considered to be the start of New York's theatrical bounceback. 

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Perfect Crime is a record-holding New York staple, as the longest-running play in New York history and still featuring the same actress who opened the show in 1987. A woman is suspected of murdering her husband, but did she really do it, or did someone else commit the perfect crime? Stay guessing until the end when you get Perfect Crime tickets.

Ruth Stage's polarizing Off Broadway premiere of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof returns for an unprecedented 42 performance re-engagement!
Tennessee Williams' sultry southern storm of a play about greed, deceit, self-delusion, sexual desire and repression, homophobia, sexism, and the looming specter of death won the Pulitzer Prize in 1955. Directed by Joe Rosario, Ruth Stage's modern and haunting interpretation is set in an estate in the Mississippi Delta of Big Daddy Pollitt, a wealthy cotton tycoon. The play examines the relationships among members of Big Daddy's highly dysfunctional family, primarily between his son Brick and Maggie the "Cat", Brick's wife. Cobra Kai's Courtney Henngeler stars as "Maggie the Cat!" Matt de Rogatis reprises his critically acclaimed role as "Brick" and Drama Desk & Obie Award winning actor Frederick Weller stars as "Big Daddy."

"(Tennessee) Williams would probably love Matt de Rogatis' Brick." - Juan Ramirez, The New York Times

The first Off-Broadway production of Tennessee Williams's classic play is back for an encore run. Family tensions simmer and eventually boil over as long-held secrets come to the surface. Learn more about Cat on a Hot Tin Roof tickets now.

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See the booziest Bard shows New York has to offer at *Drunk Shakespeare* off Broadway. Get *Drunk Shakespeare* tickets now.

## What is *Drunk Shakespeare*?

At every performance of *Drunk Shakespeare*, five actors within the The Drunk Shakespeare Society put on one of the famous playwright's works; it changes each night. But this isn't like the Shakespeare you'll see at Shakespeare in the Park or at the Globe. Pre-show, one of the actors takes five shots of whiskey (joined for the first one by an audience member, to prove the liquor's real) and must proceed to play their part. It's up to the other four actors to keep the show going while also following whatever unexpected choices the fifth actor drunkenly makes.

*Drunk Shakespeare* has been in New York since 2014; at first, the Society only put on Macbeth, but more shows have been added to the rotation. The show has changed venues multiple times since its premiere: It was first at a real bar called Quinn's Bar, then at Times Square's Roy Arias Stages, then at 777 Theatres, where it was playing when the pandemic hit. Since its 2021 reopening, the Gallery at Green Fig, a lounge within the Green Fig restaurant in Midtown, has hosted performances of *Drunk Shakespeare* in New York.

Certain things about the show have remained the same from venue to venue. Each venue is decorated to look like an old library. Improv, contemporary references, and audience interaction all become part of each show, making even Shakespeare's tragedies into comedies. And most importantly of all, the audience is able to purchase cocktails for themselves and join in the liquor-fueled fun.

## How long is *Drunk Shakespeare*?

*Drunk Shakespeare* runs 90 minutes with no intermission. Though Shakespeare plays vary in length, all are performed within 90 minutes at *Drunk Shakespeare*.

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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.

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Katie Holmes stars in the New York premiere of *The Wanderers*, written by Anna Ziegler and directed by Barry Edelstein, at Roundabout Theatre Company's Laura Pels Theatre. Get *The Wanderers* tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

*The Wanderers* is a play about two couples: Orthodox Jewish newlwyeds Schmuli and Esther, and secular Jew Abe and a movie star (Holmes). The newlyweds' future is all spelled out for them; their marriage is arranged, and they don't know each other well. Abe's future is in his own hands — or so he thinks. When the movie star emails Abe unexpectedly, she puts that belief, and both their marriages, to the test. Both couples wrestle with the question of whether they can be happy with what they have, or if they'll always be looking for something more.

The premiere of *The Wanderers* off Broadway was initially scheduled for 2020; its world premiere was at The Old Globe in San Diego. Playwright Ziegler has had three other shows off Broadway since 2015: *A Delicate Ship*, *The Last Match* (which also played the Laura Pels Theatre), and *Actually*. Across the pond, Nicole Kidman won an Evening Standard Award for her performance in Ziegler's play *Photograph 51*, about scientist Rosalind Franklin's role in discovering DNA.

Director Barry Edelstein has more than 20 Off-Broadway directing credits, which include multiple works at [The Public Theater](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/public-theater) and [Classic Stage Company](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/classic-stage-company). One of these was *Race*, a play he also adapted, in 2001. *The Wanderers* marks his first major Off-Broadway production in more than 10 years; his last was *The Twenty-Seventh Man* at the Public.

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Eboni Booth's Primary Trust makes its world premiere in spring 2023 off Broadway. Check back for information on Primary Trust tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

The *Primary Trust* play centers on 36-year-old Kenneth, who works at a bookstore by day and drinks mai tais at the tiki bar by night. His life changes when he gets abruptly laid off, and he needs a fresh start. Urged on by an eccentric waiter, he discovers the world anew, and his life transforms in unexpected and even comical ways. 

Booth is a writer and actor whose last Off-Broadway show was *Paris*. That show, about a group of big-box store workers, premiered at Atlantic Theater Company in 2020. She has also performed in Off-Broadway shows including *Dance Nation*, *After the Blast*, *The Cider House Rules*, and *Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.* On TV, Booth has appeared in shows like *The Good Fight* and *Daredevil*.

Knud Adams directs *Primary Trust* off Broadway. In 2022, he directed *I'm Revolting* and the award-winning *English*, both at Atlantic Theater Company. Both those shows were also world premieres. *Primary Trust* marks his Roundabout Theatre Company debut.

Starring in *Primary Trust* in New York is William Jackson Harper, an Emmy Award nominee for playing Chidi Anagonye on *The Good Place* and the star of *The Resort* on Peacock. Also starring is April Matthis, a veteran New York theatre actress who made her Broadway debut in 2022's *The Piano Lesson* opposite Samuel L. Jackson.

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Are ends really ends, or are they just new beginnings? Bookstore worker Kenneth finds out after getting laid off and then encouraged to explore the world anew for the first time. Learn more about tickets to this world-premiere play by Eboni Booth about old friends, unexpected twists of fate, and the transformative power of starting over.

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Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph's King James comes to New York after premiering at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Abbott Elementary's Chris Perfetti and Steppenwolf artistic director Glenn Davis star. Check back for information on King James tickets.

The *King James* play begins in 2004, the rookie season of LeBron James — and the year when two Cleveland men, Matt and Shawn, meet to negotiate a sale for Cavaliers season tickets. That meeting reveals their shared interest in basketball, which allows the men to form a deep bond. But their differing views on the career of their NBA idol also exposes rifts in their relationship, as they grow apart and grow back together over the course of 12 years.

The play is divided into four scenes (a nod to the four quarters of basketball games) that correlate with key moments in James's career: his rookie season, the year he left the Cavaliers for Miami, the year he returned, and the year James led the Cavaliers to their first NBA championship.

*King James* off Broadway follows its world premiere a little closer to Cleveland. The Steppenwolf production went up in spring 2022, also starring Davis and Perfetti. The show received widespread acclaim, with the Chicago Tribune calling *King James* "a moving, accessible and openhearted story."

Joseph was last represented off Broadway in 2021 with *Letters of Suresh*. He's also known for Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and *Animals Out of Paper*.

Davis just appeared off Broadway in another Steppenwolf transfer, *Downstate*, in fall 2022. He previously appeared in Joseph's *Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo* on Broadway, opposite Robin Williams, and in TV shows including *The Good Wife* and *Billions*. He's also the first artistic director of color in Steppenwolf history.

Perfetti is currently known for his role as Jacob Hill on the Emmy-winning TV sitcom *Abbott Elementary*. He's also a stage veteran, having appeared in Off-Broadway shows including *The Low Road*, *Everybody*, and *The Tempest*. He last appeared off Broadway in 2019's *Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow*, and has also acted in two Broadway shows: *Picnic* and *Six Degrees of Separation*.

Directing is Kenny Leon, who just directed two Broadway shows in fall 2022: *Ohio State Murders* and *Topdog/Underdog*.

Check back for information on tickets to *King James* in New York.

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.

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