NYC Theatre in May 2026

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Upcoming Shows: 1075
New York City, NY
  • The Great Gatsby - A New Musical
    May
    18
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Mon
    Broadway Theatre - New York | Capacity: 1761
    10019, 1681 Broadway, New York, NY, US
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  • Six The Musical
    May
    18
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Mon
    Lena Horne Theatre | Capacity: 1069
    10036, 256 West 47th Street, New York, NY, US
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  • The Play That Goes Wrong
    May
    18
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Mon
    New World Stages: Stage 4 | Capacity: 350
    10019, 340 West 50th Street, New York, NY, US
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    May
    18
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Mon
    Baby's All Right - Brooklyn | Capacity: 250
    11211, 146 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY, US
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  • Drunk Shakespeare
    May
    18
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Mon
    The Ruby Theatre - NY
    10018, 35 West 39th Street, New York, NY, US
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  • Jamie Allan's Amaze
    May
    18
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Mon
    New World Stages: Stage 5 | Capacity: 199
    10019, 340 West 50th Street, New York, NY, US
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  • The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
    May
    18
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Mon
    New World Stages: Stage 3 | Capacity: 499
    10019, 340 West 50th Street, New York, NY, US
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    May
    18
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Mon
    Astor Place Theatre | Capacity: 300
    10003, 434 Lafayette Street, New York, NY, US
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  • Chicago - The Musical
    May
    18
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Mon
    Ambassador Theatre - NY | Capacity: 1088
    10019, 219 W. 49th Street, New York, NY, US
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  • Heathers - The Musical
    May
    18
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Mon
    New World Stages: Stage 1 | Capacity: 499
    10019, 340 West 50th Street, New York, NY, US
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  • Titanique - Musical
    May
    18
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Mon
    St. James Theatre | Capacity: 1710
    10036, 246 W. 44th Street, New York, NY, US
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  • New York Events Calendar
    May
    18
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Mon
    Stage 42 - New York | Capacity: 499
    10036, 422 West 42nd St., New York, NY, US
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  • Singfeld! A Musical About Nothing!
    May
    18
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Mon
    Jerry Orbach Theater at The Theater Center | Capacity: 199
    10019, 210 W. 50th Street, New York, NY, US
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  • Perfect Crime
    May
    18
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Mon
    Anne L. Bernstein Theater at The Theater Center | Capacity: 199
    10019, 210 W. 50th Street, New York, NY, US
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  • Jim Caruso's Cast Party
    May
    18
    2026
    9:30 PM
    Mon
    Birdland Jazz Club
    10001, 315 West 44th Street, New York, NY, US
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  • New York Events Calendar
    May
    19
    2026
    3:00 PM
    Tue
    Daryl Roth Theatre | Capacity: 99
    10003, 101 East 15th Street, New York, NY, US
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  • The Receptionist
    May
    19
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    Irene Diamond Stage at Signature Theatre | Capacity: 294
    10036, 480 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, US
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  • Death of a Salesman
    May
    19
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    Winter Garden Theatre - New York | Capacity: 1526
    10019, 1634 Broadway, New York, NY, US
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    May
    19
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    Actors Temple Theater
    10036, 339 W. 47th St., New York, NY, US
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  • Hadestown
    May
    19
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    Walter Kerr Theatre | Capacity: 975
    10036, 219 W. 48th Street, New York, NY, US
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  • New York Events Calendar
    May
    19
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    Helen Hayes Theatre | Capacity: 597
    10036, 240 W. 44th Street, New York, NY, US
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  • Harry Potter and The Cursed Child
    May
    19
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    Lyric Theatre - New York | Capacity: 1938
    10036, 213 W 42nd Street, New York, NY, US
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  • Maybe Happy Ending - A New Musical
    May
    19
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    Belasco Theatre - NY | Capacity: 1016
    10036, 111 West 44th Street, New York, NY, US
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  • New York Events Calendar
    May
    19
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    Virginia/August Wilson Theatre - NY | Capacity: 1222
    10019, 245 West 52nd Street, New York, NY, US
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  • The Outsiders
    May
    19
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    Bernard B. Jacobs Theater | Capacity: 1101
    10036, 242 W. 45th Street, New York, NY, US
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  • Schmigadoon!
    May
    19
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    Nederlander Theatre - NY | Capacity: 1232
    10036, 208 W. 41st Street, New York, NY, US
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  • Hamilton
    May
    19
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    Richard Rodgers Theatre | Capacity: 1319
    10036, 226 West 46th Street, New York, NY, US
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  • Buena Vista Social Club - Musical
    May
    19
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | Capacity: 1079
    10036, 236 West 45th Street, New York, NY, US
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  • MJ - The Musical
    May
    19
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    Neil Simon Theatre | Capacity: 1445
    10019, 250 West 52nd Street, New York, NY, US
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  • Moulin Rouge - The Musical
    May
    19
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    Al Hirschfeld Theatre | Capacity: 1437
    10036, 302 West 45th Street, New York, NY, US
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List Of Theatre Shows

The Play That Goes Wrong
The Play That Goes Wrong
Theatre Shows: 16
New World Stages: Stage 4
May 18, 2026 7:00 PM
Six The Musical
Six The Musical
Theatre Shows: 16
Lena Horne Theatre
May 18, 2026 7:00 PM
Drunk Shakespeare
Drunk Shakespeare
Theatre Shows: 25
The Ruby Theatre - NY
May 18, 2026 7:00 PM
The Great Gatsby - Theatrical Production
The Great Gatsby - Theatrical Production
Theatre Shows: 16
Broadway Theatre - New York
May 18, 2026 7:00 PM
Chicago - The Musical
Chicago - The Musical
Theatre Shows: 16
Ambassador Theatre - NY
May 18, 2026 7:00 PM
Jamie Allan's Amaze
Jamie Allan's Amaze
Theatre Shows: 18
New World Stages: Stage 5
May 18, 2026 7:00 PM
Burnout Paradise
Burnout Paradise
Theatre Shows: 16
Astor Place Theatre
May 18, 2026 7:00 PM
Earth to Eve
Earth to Eve
Theatre Shows: 1
Baby's All Right - Brooklyn
May 18, 2026 7:00 PM
Putnam County Spelling Bee
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Theatre Shows: 16
New World Stages: Stage 3
May 18, 2026 7:00 PM
Heathers - The Musical
Heathers - The Musical
Theatre Shows: 16
New World Stages: Stage 1
May 18, 2026 7:00 PM
Gotta Dance
Gotta Dance
Theatre Shows: 16
Stage 42 - New York
May 18, 2026 7:30 PM
Titanique - Musical
Titanique - Musical
Theatre Shows: 16
St. James Theatre
May 18, 2026 7:30 PM
Singfeld! A Musical About Nothing!
Singfeld! A Musical About Nothing!
Theatre Shows: 8
Jerry Orbach Theater at The Theater Center
May 18, 2026 7:30 PM
Perfect Crime
Perfect Crime
Theatre Shows: 16
Anne L. Bernstein Theater at The Theater Center
May 18, 2026 8:00 PM
Jim Caruso's Cast Party
Jim Caruso's Cast Party
Theatre Shows: 2
Birdland Jazz Club
May 18, 2026 9:30 PM
Mexodus
Mexodus
Theatre Shows: 16
Daryl Roth Theatre
May 19, 2026 3:00 PM
Chess: The Musical
Chess: The Musical
Theatre Shows: 16
Imperial Theatre - NY
May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
Wicked
Wicked
Theatre Shows: 16
Gershwin Theatre
May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
Theatre Shows: 16
Winter Garden Theatre - New York
May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
Hadestown
Hadestown
Theatre Shows: 16
Walter Kerr Theatre
May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
& Juliet - Musical
& Juliet
Theatre Shows: 16
Stephen Sondheim Theatre
May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
Heather McMahan
Heather McMahan
Theatre Shows: 1
Brooklyn Improv
May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
MJ - The Musical
MJ - The Musical
Theatre Shows: 16
Neil Simon Theatre
May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat
Theatre Shows: 16
John Golden Theatre
May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Theatre Shows: 16
Marquis Theatre - NY
May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
Buena Vista Social Club - Musical
Buena Vista Social Club - Musical
Theatre Shows: 16
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
Death Becomes Her
Death Becomes Her
Theatre Shows: 17
Lunt-fontanne Theatre
May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
Schmigadoon!
Schmigadoon!
Theatre Shows: 16
Nederlander Theatre - NY
May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
Maybe Happy Ending - A New Musical
Maybe Happy Ending - A New Musical
Theatre Shows: 16
Belasco Theatre - NY
May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
Just in Time
Just in Time
Theatre Shows: 16
Circle In The Square Theatre
May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
The Receptionist
The Receptionist
Theatre Shows: 6
Irene Diamond Stage at Signature Theatre
May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Theatre Shows: 16
Broadhurst Theatre
May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
Dog Day Afternoon - Theatrical Production
Dog Day Afternoon - Theatrical Production
Theatre Shows: 16
Virginia/August Wilson Theatre - NY
May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
The Balusters
The Balusters
Theatre Shows: 16
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
Beaches - A New Musical
Beaches - A New Musical
Theatre Shows: 17
Majestic Theatre - NY
May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
The Fear of 13
The Fear of 13
Theatre Shows: 16
James Earl Jones Theatre
May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
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List Of Theaters

A-Z List Of All Theaters in the City and New York Area.
59e59 Theaters - Theater A
location 10022, 59 East 59th St., New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 35
59E59 Theaters - Theater B
location 10022, 59 East 59th Street, New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 34
Actors Temple Theater
location 10036, 339 W. 47th St., New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 35
Al Hirschfeld Theatre
location 10036, 302 West 45th Street, New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 117
Ambassador Theatre - NY
location 10019, 219 W. 49th Street, New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 357
Anne L. Bernstein Theater at The Theater Center
location 10019, 210 W. 50th Street, New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 20
Astor Place Theatre
location 10003, 434 Lafayette Street, New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 48
Baby's All Right - Brooklyn
location 11211, 146 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY, US
Theater Shows: 1
Bananas Comedy Club - Renaissance Hotel
location 07070, 801 Rutherford Ave, Rutherford, NJ, US
Theater Shows: 29
Barrymore Theatre - NY
location 10036, 243 West 47th Street, New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 80
Beacon Theatre - NY
location 10023, 2124 Broadway, New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 20
Belasco Theatre - NY
location 10036, 111 West 44th Street, New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 215
Bergen Performing Arts Center
location 07631, 30 North Van Brunt St., Englewood, NJ, US
Theater Shows: 18
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater
location 10036, 242 W. 45th Street, New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 288
Birdland Jazz Club
location 10001, 315 West 44th Street, New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 15
Booth Theatre
location 10036, 222 West 45th Street, New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 71
Broadhurst Theatre
location 10036, 235 W. 44th St., New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 127
Broadway Theatre - New York
location 10019, 1681 Broadway, New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 264
Brooklyn Improv
location , Brooklyn, NY, US
Theater Shows: 17
Carnegie Hall - Isaac Stern Auditorium
location 10019, 881 7th Ave, New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 3
Carteret Performing Arts & Event Center
location 07008, 46 Washington Street, Carteret, NJ, US
Theater Shows: 4
Circle In The Square Theatre
location 10019, 1633 Broadway, New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 126
City Winery - New York City
location 10011, 25 11th Avenue (15th Street), New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 21
Daryl Roth Theatre
location 10003, 101 East 15th Street, New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 33
David H. Koch Theater
location 10023, 20 Lincoln Center, New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 119
Dizzys Club Coca-Cola
location 10019, 33 West 60th St 5th Floor At Time Warner Center, New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 2
Dr2 Theatre
location 10003, 103 E. 15th Street, New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 43
EastVille Comedy Club - Brooklyn
location 11217, 487 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY, US
Theater Shows: 147
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
location 10019, 230 West 49th Street, New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 272
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
location 10036, 236 West 45th Street, New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 275
Gershwin Theatre
location 10019, 222 West 51st St, New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 246
Gramercy Theatre
location 10010, 127 East 23rd Street, New York, NY, US
Theater Shows: 10
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