Off-Off-Broadway Theatre Newsroom

La MaMa has announced the lineup for the 20th annual La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival. Curated by Nicky Paraiso with guest curators Martita Abril, Blaze Ferrer, and Adham Hafez, the festival features works by 20 visionary artists with varied creative practices and approaches to performance.

Writer's Desk Entertainment will present the World Premiere of THE TRUNK, a new play by Jon Seresi. Directed by Anthony Misiano, performances begin March 28 at The Flea. Learn more!

West Village audiences enjoyed the third and final week of the 13th annual Players Theatre LUV 2025 Short Play Festival. Each weekend for three weeks in February, a new selection of 15-minute original short plays premiere to the delight of playgoers.

Emerging Artists Theatre will present How to Build a Gate, written by Electra Artemis, directed by Sydney Dennison, and starring Kate Low and Megan Piggott. The play will take place on March 7th at 7:00 PM and is part of the 2025 Spring Spark Theatre Festival NYC.

On Saturday, February 15, at the Bruno Walter Auditorium within the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, theatre artist Kate Rankine presented the new 20-minute musical 'The Collector'. See photos from the presentation below.

Olivier Award-nominee Jack Wolfe reunited with his onstage, 'Next to Normal' mom, Caissie Levy, in his 54 Below debut. Check out video from the show.

La MaMa will present the SWALLOWS at The Downstairs Theatre at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club beginning next month. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

The Yiddish Shakespeare Project will present SHAKESPEARE IN YIDDISH, a collection of scenes written by William Shakespeare and translated into Yiddish by Yosef Goldberg, directed by Jake Levy and Jennie Reich Litzky.

Genoveva Productions will present A RED UMBRELLA IN THE CRYSTAL WHITE SNOW by Jack Dyville and directed and produced by: Julia Genoveva.

On March 23rd, 2025, dance comedy duo The Raving Jaynes will premiere The Raving Jaynes: Duet at the Spark Theatre Festival. The Raving Jaynes, are a dynamic duo telling entirely improvised, one-time-only stories about female-centric heroism and mischief.

The Goose Girl: In Concert will be performed at The Green Room 42. The performance is set for March 3 and it will also be livestreamed. Learn more about the show here!

Face to Face Films will begin workshopping their new play 'You & Me' this April. The original work, written and directed by Anthony M. Laura, will feature an ensemble cast of eleven Face to Face actors.

FRIGID New York in collaboration with Pale Girl Productions (Will Clegg and Grant Bowen, producers) will present the March installment of their bi-monthly comedy storytelling show, Awkward Teenage Years.

Experience an evening of poignant storytelling as two extraordinary solo shows, THE LONGER MY MOTHER IS DEAD THE MORE I LIKE HER by Deborah Unger and SUGARCOATED at the Flea. See photos here!

Kicking off 2025, Harlem9, partners with Pregones/PRTT for the 6th time to celebrate Bronx Healing through the poetry of NuYorican Poet’s Café Executive Director, Caridad De la Luz a.k.a. “La Bruja” on Sunday, February 23, at 6pm and 8:30pm.

“Shop Boys, A Family Dramedy in Four Shifts,” written by and starring Kyle Taylor Parker (Kinky Boots, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), will receive a private industry reading on Friday, February 21st. Colin Hanlon (Kowalski) is set to direct.

Wylie-Stewart Productions will present Minotauromachy written by Joanna Wiley and directed by Liadin Stewart. The production will be presented as part of the 2025 New York City Fringe Festival with FRIGID New York at the Chain Theater Studio.

Sweet & Sour Comedy and Suzanne Stein Comedy will present JAWS: the Musical! written by Wayne Henry and directed by Anthony Logan Cole with musical direction by David Citron

Flushing Town Hall will welcome The Gottabees for a whimsical and heartwarming performance of “Go Home Tiny Monster” for families with young children. Learn more here!

Grey Henson has joined the February And Scene cast. And Scene, the hilarious half-scripted comedy show, is returning to Caveat Theater next week. Learn more here!

FRIGID Nightcap will return to Under St. Marks Theatre with 'Lost & Found,' the latest edition of the East Village's most eclectic late-night variety show. This installment delves into themes of loss, discovery, and the unexpected paths in between.

New Perspectives Theatre Company and Culture Lab LIC will present a limited run premiere of It CAN Happen Here! by Melody Brooks, Katrin Hilbe, Tess Howsam, Daniel Jacobs, and Susan Quinn. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Love was in the air for West Village audiences as the second week of the 13th annual Players Theatre LUV 2025 Short Play Festival debuted. Each weekend for three weeks in February, a new selection of 15-minute original plays premieres to charm audiences.

An encore reading of John Barrow's award-winning play 'Lillian, Paula, Carson' will be presented at the Morningside Players Theatre Co. No reservations necessary; admission FREE.

The Alliance of Teatros Latinos NY has announced Teatro Fest 2025, a vibrant citywide festival celebrating the richness of Latinx/Latine culture through live theater, dance, music, and engaging discussions with Latinx/Latine artists.