Players Theatre

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115 MacDougal St.
New York, NY 10012

SEATING CAPACITY: 248
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Players Theatre History

A space for New York performances and rehearsals. Welcome to the official website of the historic Players Theatre. The building includes, a main stage 200+ seat Off Broadway theatre, the 50 seat Steve and Marie Sgouros theatre, four rehearsal studios, an office suite for arts organizations and the famous Cafe Wha?, which has been a Greenwich Village mainstay since the 1960's. Built in 1907 and converted into a theatre in the late 1950's, the Players Theatre has been a jewel in the midst of beautiful Greenwich Village, serving as a magnet for performing artists and their audiences.

Shows at the Players Theatre

DATES PRODUCTION

4/7/2022 - 4/24/2022 Brilliance (2022)

8/5/2021 - 9/5/2021 Stranger Sings! (2021)

1/9/2020 - 2/9/2020 Good Morning New York (2020)

9/21/2019 - 11/17/2019 Alice in Wonderland (2019)

5/11/2018 - 6/17/2018 Single Rider (2018)

1/12/2018 - 2/11/2018 One Nation, One Mission, One Promise (2018)

11/7/2011 - Monday Night Magic (1997)
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10/21/2010 - 7/24/2011 Play Dead (2010)

10/10/2008 - 11/22/2008 Urban Death (2008)

6/5/2008 - Feminazi (2008)

1/24/2008 - 5/4/2008 Straight Up with a Twist (2008)

8/12/2007 - 10/7/2007 Angry Young Women in Low-Rise Jeans With High-Class Issues (2007)

5/31/2007 - 6/17/2007 Fate's Imagination (2007)

3/9/2007 - 4/1/2007 Magpie (2007)

10/30/2006 - 10/30/2006 Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2006)

3/12/2006 - 4/22/2006 Hard Right (2006)

2/22/2006 - 2/23/2006 Magpie (2006)

8/23/2005 - 8/28/2005 The Last Days of Cleopatra (2005)

8/12/2005 - 8/28/2005 Swimming Upstream (2005)

10/27/2004 - 11/7/2004 Two Brothers Who Are Not Brothers (2004)

10/27/2004 - 11/7/2004 Two Brothers Who Are Not Brothers (2004)

8/19/2004 - 8/29/2004 Africa and Plumbridge (2004)

8/13/2004 - 8/25/2004 Mimi Le Duck (2004)

2/12/2002 - Golden Ladder (2002)

5/10/2001 - 12/9/2001 Six Goumbas and a Wannabe (2001)

10/22/2000 - 11/19/2000 Boys Don't Wear Lipstick (2000)

2/10/2000 - 5/28/2000 Panache (2000)

11/15/1998 - Trainspotting (1998)

2/25/1998 - 4/26/1998 I Will Come Back (1998)

12/3/1997 - 12/28/1997 Clue: The Musical (1997)

6/23/1997 - 7/20/1997 Queens Blvd. (1997)

3/26/1997 - 4/30/1997 Doctor Doctor (1997)

4/7/1996 - The Shattering (1996)

10/23/1995 - 10/23/1995 Zombies From the Beyond (1995)

10/23/1995 - 12/24/1995 Zombies From Beyond (1995)

6/1/1993 - 7/25/1993 Prime Time Prophet (1993)

3/13/1992 - 1/24/1993 Ruthless! (1992)

3/13/1992 - 1/24/1993 Ruthless! (1992)

1/24/1990 - 2/25/1990 Imagining Brad (1990)

7/20/1987 - 5/15/1988 Psycho Beach Party (1987)

2/17/1986 - 2/23/1986 Another Paradise (1986)

11/26/1985 - 12/15/1985 Inside Out (1985)

3/18/1985 - 3/24/1985 The Mugger (1985)

5/3/1983 - My Astonishing Self (1983)

4/22/1982 - 4/25/1982 T.N.T. (1982)

1/10/1982 - 1/10/1982 Oh, Johnny (1982)

1/10/1982 - 1/10/1982 Oh, Johnny (1982)

9/24/1981 - 11/15/1981 Sea Marks (1981)

6/3/1981 - 8/1/1981 The Butler Did It (1981)

3/8/1981 - 3/15/1981 Marching to Georgia (1981)

11/25/1980 - 12/7/1980 Naomi Court (1980)

5/28/1980 - 6/1/1980 News Boy (1980)

11/19/1979 - 4/27/1980 Class Enemy (1979)

6/28/1979 - 7/27/1979 Sky High (1979)

6/28/1979 - 7/27/1979 Sky High (1979)

4/23/1979 - 5/6/1979 Albert Einstein: The Practical Bohemian (1979)

12/20/1978 - 3/4/1979 An Evening with Quentin Crisp (1978)

5/22/1978 - 7/23/1978 International Stud (1978)

4/20/1977 - 4/20/1977 The Perfect Mollusc (1977)

12/1/1975 - 12/1/1975 Gift of the Magi (1975)

12/1/1975 - 1/4/1976 Gift of the Magi (1975)

9/24/1975 - 9/24/1975 At the Sign of the Angel (1975)

1/27/1975 - 1/27/1975 Lovers (1975)

1/27/1975 - 5/11/1975 Lovers (1975)

6/25/1974 - 6/25/1974 Jack the Ripper (1974)

6/11/1974 - 10/6/1974 The World of Lenny Bruce (1974)

4/3/1974 - 4/3/1974 Pop (1974)

10/30/1973 - 12/2/1973 Medea (1973)

10/25/1971 - 10/25/1971 In the Time of Harry Harass (1971)

3/30/1971 - 3/30/1971 The Red, White and Black (1971)

3/30/1971 - 3/30/1971 The Red, White and Black (1971)

10/15/1970 - 10/15/1970 My House Is Your House (1970)

12/9/1969 - 5/17/1970 Summertree (1969)

1/12/1969 - 11/2/1969 Geese (1969)

12/4/1968 - 12/4/1968 Possibilities (1968)

10/31/1968 - 10/31/1968 The David Show (1968)

6/12/1968 - 10/6/1968 Walk Down Mah Street! (1968)

4/1/1968 - 4/1/1968 Rate of Exchange (1968)

1/29/1968 - 1/29/1968 Who's Who, Baby? (1968)

1/29/1968 - 2/11/1968 Who's Who, Baby? (1968)

5/3/1967 - 5/14/1967 Follies Burlesque '67 (1967)

3/13/1966 - 4/10/1966 Half Horse, Half Alligator (1966)

5/18/1965 - 6/13/1965 In White America (1965)

3/15/1965 - 4/4/1965 The Day the Whores Came Out to Play Tennis/ Sing to Me Through Open Windows (1965)

12/9/1964 - 12/9/1964 Divorce Me, Darling! (1964)

10/26/1964 - 1/3/1965 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1964)

10/26/1964 - 1/3/1965 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1964)

1/30/1964 - The Caretaker (1964)

10/16/1963 - 10/16/1963 Penny Change (1963)

3/4/1963 - 3/4/1963 Yes Is For A Very Young Man (1963)

1/26/1963 - 1/26/1963 House of Cards (1963)

9/25/1962 - 10/13/1962 Sweet Miani (1962)

3/21/1962 - Electra (1962)

6/21/1961 - 6/21/1961 Little Mary Sunshine (1959)

1/20/1960 - 1/20/1960 Parade (1960)

3/19/1958 - 3/19/1958 Gentlemen's Pastime (1958)

7/4/1957 - 7/4/1957 Antarctica (1957)

11/5/1956 - 11/5/1956 The Three Caskets (1956)

10/13/1953 - 11/22/1953 The Boy Friend (1953)

4/14/1953 - 4/14/1953 The Boy Friend (1953)

- 20 Minutes South (1955)

Players Theatre Frequently Asked Questions

What show is currently in Players Theatre?

Players Theatre's current show is Brilliance which began performances on 4/7/2022.

How many seats does Players Theatre have?

Players Theatre has 248 seats.

What were the longest running shows at Players Theatre?

Ruthless! which ran from 3/13/1992 to 1/24/1993, Psycho Beach Party which ran from 7/20/1987 to 5/15/1988, Geese which ran from 1/12/1969 to 11/2/1969, Play Dead which ran from 11/10/2010 to 7/24/2011 and

Videos

Shows at the Players Theatre
DATES			PRODUCTION
4/7/2022	-	4/24/2022	Brilliance (2022)
8/5/2021	-	9/5/2021	Stranger Sings! (2021)
1/9/2020	-	2/9/2020	Good Morning New York (2020)
9/21/2019	-	11/17/2019	Alice in Wonderland (2019)
5/11/2018	-	6/17/2018	Single Rider (2018)
1/12/2018	-	2/11/2018	One Nation, One Mission, One Promise (2018)
11/7/2011	-		Monday Night Magic (1997) Click Here to Buy Tickets
10/21/2010	-	7/24/2011	Play Dead (2010)
10/10/2008	-	11/22/2008	Urban Death (2008)
6/5/2008	-		Feminazi (2008)
1/24/2008	-	5/4/2008	Straight Up with a Twist (2008)
8/12/2007	-	10/7/2007	Angry Young Women in Low-Rise Jeans With High-Class Issues (2007)
5/31/2007	-	6/17/2007	Fate's Imagination (2007)
3/9/2007	-	4/1/2007	Magpie (2007)
10/30/2006	-	10/30/2006	Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2006)
3/12/2006	-	4/22/2006	Hard Right (2006)
2/22/2006	-	2/23/2006	Magpie (2006)
8/23/2005	-	8/28/2005	The Last Days of Cleopatra (2005)
8/12/2005	-	8/28/2005	Swimming Upstream (2005)
10/27/2004	-	11/7/2004	Two Brothers Who Are Not Brothers (2004)
10/27/2004	-	11/7/2004	Two Brothers Who Are Not Brothers (2004)
8/19/2004	-	8/29/2004	Africa and Plumbridge (2004)
8/13/2004	-	8/25/2004	Mimi Le Duck (2004)
2/12/2002	-		Golden Ladder (2002)
5/10/2001	-	12/9/2001	Six Goumbas and a Wannabe (2001)
10/22/2000	-	11/19/2000	Boys Don't Wear Lipstick (2000)
2/10/2000	-	5/28/2000	Panache (2000)
11/15/1998	-		Trainspotting (1998)
2/25/1998	-	4/26/1998	I Will Come Back (1998)
12/3/1997	-	12/28/1997	Clue: The Musical (1997)
6/23/1997	-	7/20/1997	Queens Blvd. (1997)
3/26/1997	-	4/30/1997	Doctor Doctor (1997)
4/7/1996	-		The Shattering (1996)
10/23/1995	-	10/23/1995	Zombies From the Beyond (1995)
10/23/1995	-	12/24/1995	Zombies From Beyond (1995)
6/1/1993	-	7/25/1993	Prime Time Prophet (1993)
3/13/1992	-	1/24/1993	Ruthless! (1992)
3/13/1992	-	1/24/1993	Ruthless! (1992)
1/24/1990	-	2/25/1990	Imagining Brad (1990)
7/20/1987	-	5/15/1988	Psycho Beach Party (1987)
2/17/1986	-	2/23/1986	Another Paradise (1986)
11/26/1985	-	12/15/1985	Inside Out (1985)
3/18/1985	-	3/24/1985	The Mugger (1985)
5/3/1983	-		My Astonishing Self (1983)
4/22/1982	-	4/25/1982	T.N.T. (1982)
1/10/1982	-	1/10/1982	Oh, Johnny (1982)
1/10/1982	-	1/10/1982	Oh, Johnny (1982)
9/24/1981	-	11/15/1981	Sea Marks (1981)
6/3/1981	-	8/1/1981	The Butler Did It (1981)
3/8/1981	-	3/15/1981	Marching to Georgia (1981)
11/25/1980	-	12/7/1980	Naomi Court (1980)
5/28/1980	-	6/1/1980	News Boy (1980)
11/19/1979	-	4/27/1980	Class Enemy (1979)
6/28/1979	-	7/27/1979	Sky High (1979)
6/28/1979	-	7/27/1979	Sky High (1979)
4/23/1979	-	5/6/1979	Albert Einstein: The Practical Bohemian (1979)
12/20/1978	-	3/4/1979	An Evening with Quentin Crisp (1978)
5/22/1978	-	7/23/1978	International Stud (1978)
4/20/1977	-	4/20/1977	The Perfect Mollusc (1977)
12/1/1975	-	12/1/1975	Gift of the Magi (1975)
12/1/1975	-	1/4/1976	Gift of the Magi (1975)
9/24/1975	-	9/24/1975	At the Sign of the Angel (1975)
1/27/1975	-	1/27/1975	Lovers (1975)
1/27/1975	-	5/11/1975	Lovers (1975)
6/25/1974	-	6/25/1974	Jack the Ripper (1974)
6/11/1974	-	10/6/1974	The World of Lenny Bruce (1974)
4/3/1974	-	4/3/1974	Pop (1974)
10/30/1973	-	12/2/1973	Medea (1973)
10/25/1971	-	10/25/1971	In the Time of Harry Harass (1971)
3/30/1971	-	3/30/1971	The Red, White and Black (1971)
3/30/1971	-	3/30/1971	The Red, White and Black (1971)
10/15/1970	-	10/15/1970	My House Is Your House (1970)
12/9/1969	-	5/17/1970	Summertree (1969)
1/12/1969	-	11/2/1969	Geese (1969)
12/4/1968	-	12/4/1968	Possibilities (1968)
10/31/1968	-	10/31/1968	The David Show (1968)
6/12/1968	-	10/6/1968	Walk Down Mah Street! (1968)
4/1/1968	-	4/1/1968	Rate of Exchange (1968)
1/29/1968	-	1/29/1968	Who's Who, Baby? (1968)
1/29/1968	-	2/11/1968	Who's Who, Baby? (1968)
5/3/1967	-	5/14/1967	Follies Burlesque '67 (1967)
3/13/1966	-	4/10/1966	Half Horse, Half Alligator (1966)
5/18/1965	-	6/13/1965	In White America (1965)
3/15/1965	-	4/4/1965	The Day the Whores Came Out to Play Tennis/ Sing to Me Through Open Windows (1965)
12/9/1964	-	12/9/1964	Divorce Me, Darling! (1964)
10/26/1964	-	1/3/1965	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1964)
10/26/1964	-	1/3/1965	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1964)
1/30/1964	-		The Caretaker (1964)
10/16/1963	-	10/16/1963	Penny Change (1963)
3/4/1963	-	3/4/1963	Yes Is For A Very Young Man (1963)
1/26/1963	-	1/26/1963	House of Cards (1963)
9/25/1962	-	10/13/1962	Sweet Miani (1962)
3/21/1962	-		Electra (1962)
6/21/1961	-	6/21/1961	Little Mary Sunshine (1959)
1/20/1960	-	1/20/1960	Parade (1960)
3/19/1958	-	3/19/1958	Gentlemen's Pastime (1958)
7/4/1957	-	7/4/1957	Antarctica (1957)
11/5/1956	-	11/5/1956	The Three Caskets (1956)
10/13/1953	-	11/22/1953	The Boy Friend (1953)
4/14/1953	-	4/14/1953	The Boy Friend (1953)
	-		20 Minutes South (1955)

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