This is a schedule of upcoming off-Broadway shows, organized by opening date. To view all off-Broadway shows, upcoming and currently running, check out our off-Broadway listings page.
THE ADDING MACHINE
• The New Group/Theatre at St. Clement's
• First Preview: March 24, 2026
• Opening: April 14, 2026
• Playwright: Elmer L. Rice
• Director: Scott Elliott
• Cast: Sarita Choudhury, Michael Cyril Creighton, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jennifer Tilly
Mr. Zero is just another cog. He can’t fulfill his own needs, much less those of his wife Mrs. Zero, or his workwife Daisy. But when Mr. Zero’s boss replaces him with a machine, Mr. Zero lashes out violently, propelling him on a wild existential journey that is scarily current, despite being written over 100 years ago.
RHEOLOGY
• Playwrights Horizons/Peter Jay Sharp Theatre
• Opening: April 14, 2026
• Playwright: Shayok Misha Chowdhury
• Director: Shayok Misha Chowdhury
• Cast: Shayok Misha Chowdhury, Bulbul Chakraborty
In Rheology, Shayok Misha Chowdhury joins forces with his physicist mother, Bulbul Chakraborty. Bulbul is obsessed with the mystery of sand: how it flows like a liquid, but then jams into a solid. Misha is obsessed with his mother. But they’re running out of time. In this boundary-pushing collaboration, an artist son and his scientist mother challenge each other to a high-stakes experiment.
WHAT HAPPENED WAS...
• Minetta Lane Theatre
• Opening: April 14, 2026
• Playwright: Tom Noonan
• Director: Ian Rickson
• Cast: Corey Stoll, Cecily Strong
New York City can be the loneliest place on earth. In a one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan, two co-workers meet for a first date. What begins as small talk quickly unravels into an achingly tender chamber piece about attraction, secrets, and the desperate need for connection.
KENREX
• Lucille Lortel Theatre
• First Preview: April 15, 2026
• Opening: April 26, 2026
• Book: Jack Holden & Ed Stambollouian
• Music and Lyrics: John Patrick Elliott
• Director: Ed Stambollouian
• Cast: Jack Holden
Direct from three acclaimed, sold-out runs across London — at the Southwark Playhouse Borough, Sheffield Theatre, and, most recently, The Other Palace — KENREX is the blistering true-crime thriller about the thin line between justice served and justice taken.
HAMLET
• Brooklyn Academy of Music - Harvey Theatre
• First Preview: April 19, 2026
• Opening: May 4, 2026
• Playwright: William Shakespeare
• Director: Robert Hastie
• Cast: Hiran Abeysekera, Maureen Beattie, Joe Bolland, Matthew Cottle, Tim Dewberry, Ayesha Dharker, Ryan Ellsworth, Tom Glenister, Mary Higgins, Liz Jadav, Kiren Kebaili-Dwyer, Hari Mackinnon, Francesca Mills, Sophia Papadopoulos, Alistair Petrie, Seb Slade, Noel White
Kicking off an ongoing partnership between BAM and London’s National Theatre, director Robert Hastie brings his witty, fearlessly contemporary take on Hamlet across the Atlantic for a four-week run. Hiran Abeysekera stars in this sharp, darkly funny reimagining of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
THE RECEPTIONIST
• Second Stage Theater at Pershing Square Signature Center/Irene Diamond Stage
• First Preview: April 15, 2026
• Opening: May 7, 2026
• Playwright: Adam Bock
• Director: Sarah Benson
• Cast: Katie Finneran, Mallori Johnson, Nael Nacer, Will Pullen
It’s business as usual at the Northeast Office where the cheerfully dutiful receptionist answers phones, brews coffee and gossips with co-workers. But when an unexpected visitor from the Central Office walks through the door, business becomes far from usual.
NEW BORN
• Minetta Lane Theatre
• Opening: May 8, 2026
• Playwright: Ella Hickson
• Director: Ian Rickson
• Cast: Marianna Gailus, Hugh Jackman, Sepideh Moafi
A tree surgeon falls in love. A young woman searches for her lost friend on the prairie. A new mother is consumed by an unlikely celebrity friendship. In three monologues, unrelated individuals find their smallest choices ripple into seismic changes that connect them across centuries and continents. An unforgettable evening of theater exploring relationships, identity, and change from acclaimed British playwright Ella Hickson.
ANIMAL WISDOM
• Signature Theatre at Pershing Square Signature Center/Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre
• First Preview: May 5, 2026
• Opening: May 16, 2026
• Book, Music, and Lyrics: Heather Christian
• Director: Keenan Tyler Oliphant
• Cast: Kenita R. Miller
Step into a musical séance like no other — where the veil is thin, the music is wild, and the spirits of memory come roaring to life. With her raucous, singular music fusing blues, gospel and folk, Obie Award-winner Heather Christian invites you to pay tribute to the forces that shape our lives.
THORNTON WILDER'S THE EMPORIUM
• Classic Stage Company/Lynn F. Angelson Theater
• First Preview: April 30, 2026
• Opening: May 18, 2026
• Writers: Thornton Wilder (playwright), Kirk Lynn (adaptation)
• Director: Rob Melrose
• Cast: Candy Buckley, Mahira Kakkar, Eva Kaminsky, Patrick Kerr, Derek Smith, Joe Tapper, Cassia Thompson
Thornton Wilder’s The Emporium unveils the artist’s final play, brought to life through playwright Kirk Lynn’s masterful completion. As a young man journeys through the city and beyond, he encounters a world of wonder, meaning, and the elusive truths of life itself. Wilder’s long-unseen masterpiece is finally ready to be discovered, offering a rare chance to experience a new work from a legendary voice.
INDIAN PRINCESSES
• Atlantic Theater Company/Linda Gross Theater
• First Preview: April 30, 2026
• Opening: May 19, 2026
• Playwright: Eliana Theologides Rodriguez
• Director: Miranda Cornell
• Cast: Ben Beckley, Anissa Marie Griego, Rebecca Jimenez, Greg Keller, Serenity Mariana, Pete Simpson, Lark White, Haley Wong, Frank Wood
In the summer of 2008, five young girls of color and their white fathers attend a program designed to bond families through handmade activities, camp-like adventures, and a heavy dose of cultural appropriation. But where can these girls turn when the program sparks questions that their fathers are unable – or unwilling – to answer?
GIRL, INTERRUPTED
• The Public Theater/Martinson Hall
• First Preview: May 13, 2026
• Opening: June 4, 2026
• Book: Eli Rarey
• Music: Aimee Mann
• Director: Jo Bonney
• Cast: TBA
After being checked into a psychiatric hospital, Susanna finds herself trapped in a place that’s both refuge and prison, discovering unexpected connection with the young women of her ward as they all fight for control, stability, and hope.
A WOMAN AMONG WOMEN
• LCT3/Claire Tow Theater
• First Preview: May 16, 2026
• Opening: June 4, 2026
• Playwright: Julia May Jonas
• Director: Sarah Cameron Hughes
• Cast: TBA
It's a summer day in Northampton, Massachusetts and Cleo, founder of the local women’s wellness center, holds court in her backyard. As friends, family and neighbors pass through, the air hums with a tension that may destroy the community she's worked so hard to build.
THE MAIDS
• St. Ann's Warehouse
• Opening: May 17, 2026
• Writers: Jean Genet (playwright), Kip Williams (adaptation)
• Director: Kip Williams
• Cast: Yerin Ha, Phia Saban, Lydia Wilson
With their mistress away, two maids act out their darkest fantasies as they obsessively role-play her murder, until performance and reality begin to blur.
ROMEO AND JULIET
• The Public Theater/Delacorte Theater
• First Preview: May 22, 2026
• Opening: June 11, 2026
• Playwright: William Shakespeare
• Director: Saheem Ali
• Cast: Ra'Mya Latiah Aikens, Caleb Joshua Eberhardt, Daniel Bravo Hernández, Francis Jue, LaChanze, Deirdre O'Connell, Jason Manuel Olazábal, Okieriete Onaodowan, Mariand Torres
The Public’s Associate Artistic Director and Resident Director Saheem Ali brings Shakespeare’s legendary star-crossed lovers to Central Park for the first time in nearly 20 years. Don’t miss this thrilling new production, essential viewing for lovers of Shakespeare, theater, and the enduring power of love itself.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
• New York City Center
• Opening: June 17, 2026
• Book: Harvey Fierstein
• Music & Lyrics: Jerry Herman
• Director: Robert O'Hara
• Cast: Wayne Brady, Alaman Diadhiou, James Jackson Jr., Michael McElroy, Billy Porter, Sharon Washington, Lance Coadie Williams
Albin and Georges have been happily married for over 20 years, jointly running La Cage aux Folles, a drag nightclub in St. Tropez while also raising their son, Jean-Michel. Chaos and hilarity ensue when Jean-Michel decides to invite over his fiancée’s parents—who just so happen to be right-wing politicians. They’re in for a surprise, and “A Little More Mascara,” in this gem of a musical.
