Altar Boyz

Landon Beard, Matthew Buckner, Jay Garcia, Ryan J Ratliff, Ryan Strand star in a musical comedy by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker. A Christian boy band (with one Jewish member) confronts faith, adolescence and coming of age.
Location: Dodger Stages, 340 W. 50th Street
Times: Mon, Tues, Thurs-Sat @8:00PM; Sun @7:00PM
Matinee: Sat, Sun @3PM
Run: Open Ended
 

Birdy’s Bachelorette Party

A Comedy by Mark Nassar, Denise Fennell, Suzanna Melendez; Audience members are guests for the craziest night of one girl’s life.
Location: Culture Club, 179 Varick Street
Times: Sat @8
Matinee: None
Run: Open Ended
Note: Must be 21+ to be admitted
 
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Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard

New Perspectives Theatre Co. is pleased to announce a Commedia dell'Arte-inspired production of The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov for a limited run Feb. 8-23.
Location: The Spoon Theatre, 38 W. 38th St. in Manhattan.
Times: Tues.-Sat., @ 8PM
Tickets: $18 adults/$15 students and seniors.
Call: 212-630-9945 for reservations.
 
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Debut: Artfuckers

Nicole LaLiberte, Will Janowitz, Asher Grodman, Jessica Kaye and Tuomas Hiltunen star in Michael Domitrovich’s shockingly topical and seductive Artfuckers, directed by Eduardo Machado. A new play about the second generation artistic elite of Downtown Manhattan, the privileged children of the '80s money-art scenesters.
Location: DR2 Theatre, 103 East 15th St.
Preview: Feb. 8
Open: Feb. 19 @ 7PM
Times: Tues.–Fri. @ 8PM; Sat. @ 5PM and 9PM
Matinee: Sun @ 3PM
Tickets: $25-65; Call: 212-239-6200 or go to: Telecharge.
Website: ArtFuckers.
 

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead

Eddie Kaye Thomas, Eliza Dushku, America Ferrara star in a comedy by Bert V. Royal, directed by Trip Cullman. Charlie Brown grows up in a post-Snoopy world and searches for the meaning of life.
Location: Century Center, 111 East 15th Street
Times: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Sat @8PM; Fri, Sun @7PM, Fri @10PM
Matinee: Sat @4
Run: Open Ended
 
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Drumstruck

Nicholas Africa Djanie and Ayanda star in a musical by Warren Lieberman and Kathy-Jo Ross; Directed by David Warren. The show features African drumming and each audience member gets an instrument to play along.
Location: Dodger Stages Stage 2, 340 West 50th Street
Times: Tues, Sun @7; Wed-Sat @8
Matinee: Sat @2; Sun @3
Run: Open ended
 
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I Love You Because

Farah Alvin, David A. Austin and Stephanie D’Abruzza star in a musical. Book and lyrics by Ryan Cunningham; Music by Joshua Salzman. A love struck greeting card writer and a free-spirited woman meet in the treacherous NY dating scene.
Location: Village Theatre, 158 Bleecker Street
Times: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri @8PM; Sat @7&10PM; Sun @7:30
Matinee: Sun @3PM
Run: Open ended
 
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I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change

Ann Bobby, Timothy Gulan star in a musical; Play and lyrics by Joe DiPietro. Location: Westside Theatre, 407 West 43rd Street
Times: Mon, Tue, Sat @8; Sun @7
Matinee: Wed @2:30; Sat @4; Sun @3
Run: Open ended
 
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John Water's Cry Baby on Broadway

James Snyder, Elizabeth Stanley, Harriet Harris, Chester Gregory II, Christopher J. Hanke, Carly Jibson, Alli Mauzey and Richard Poe star in Cry-Baby, based on a Universal Pictures film by John Waters; Songs by David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger. Book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan; directed by Mark Brokaw; choreographed by Rob Ashford.
Location: Marquis Theatre, 1535 Broadway.
Times: Mon.-Sat@8PM
Matinee: Wed. & Sat@2PM through Apr 27.
Tickets: $35–$120; Previews: $54; Call 212 307-4100
Website: Cry Baby.
 
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My First Time

Bill Dawes, Josh Heine, Kathy Searle and Cydnee Welburn star in a comedy by Ken Davenport: Do you remember your first time? The case of this silly sweet show tell about the absurdity of new love, heterosexual, homosexual and everything-in-between.
Location: New World Stages 340 West 50th St.
Times: Thurs-Sat@8PM
Matinee: None
Run: Opens: Open Ended

 
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Off Broadway: Attorney for the Damned

A Rock musical. There are no senseless acts of violence among the criminally insane, because to the perpetrators, the violence makes sense. Ask their lawyer. Location: The Kraine Theater, 85 E. 4th St.
Times: Thur-Sat @7:30PM; Apr. 2–Apr. 30: Wed. @7:30PM
Tickets: $20
Call: 212-868-4444 or go to: Smarttix
Run: Mar. 13-Apr. 30
 
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Off Broadway: Looking Up

Traveling Light Productions presents the U.S. Premiere of "Looking Up," written by Carla Cantrelle and directed by Giovanna Sardelli. Called “warm and snappily engaging." Two-member cast includes Cantrelle and Bryant Mason. Tickets: $18 online at Theatermania or call: 212-352-3101
Location: Theater for the New City, 155 1st Ave. (btwn 9th & 10th Sts.)
Times: Thurs-Sat@8PM
Matinee: Sun@3PM
Run: Through Mar 2
 
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Off Broadway: Man of La Mancha

Featuring eight men and music played only on two guitars, Quixote’s well-known story of madness, waging war against the ruthless cruelties of real life will be told as simply, brutally and theatrically as it has always wanted to be heard. Tickets: Theatermania. For Info go to: 5001Theater or DuoTheater
Location: DUO Theater, 62 E. 4th St.
Times: Thurs-Sat @8 PM; Sun @3PM;
Tickets: $20, all performances
Run: Mar. 20-30
 
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Off-Broadway: Ars Nova's 'Boom'

Ars Nova (Jason Eagan, Artistic Director; Jon Steingart and Jenny Wiener, Executive Producers) presents the world premiere of Boom, a dark comedy by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, directed by Obie Award winner Alex Timbers. Something is about to explode and the fate of humanity hangs in the balance when Jo answers Jules’ casual encounters ad seeking "intensely significant coupling." Location: Ars Nova, 511 W. 54th St.
Times: Mar 5–Mar. 23: Wed-Sat @8 PM; Sun @7PM; Mar. 27–Apr. 13: Thurs- Sat. @8 PM; Sun @7 PM
Tickets: $25, all performances Run: Apr. 23
 
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Off-Broadway: Fight Girl Battle World

Fight Girl Battle Worldcreated by co-artistic directors Qui Nguyen and Robert Ross Parker, written by Mr. Nguyen, directed by Mr. Parker, with fight choreography by Nguyen, Star Wars meets Lara Croft: Tomb Raider in the action-packed space odyssey for the stage. Combat, puppetry, and multi-media. Location:Center Stage, NY, 48 W. 21 St.
Times: Thurs-Sun. @8 PM
Tickets $18
Run: Mar 6-Mar. 30
 
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Off-Broadway: Man Made

Co-Artistic Directors Matthew Maguire and Susan Mosakowski will present the world premiere of Mosakowski’s full-length drama MAN-MADE, which she will also direct. The is about the first bio-genetically engineered woman, Eugenie Doe, a provocative drama on an exploration of human evolution and adaptation. Location: The Ohio Theatre, 66 Wooster St., Manhattan
Times: Wed.-Sat. @8:00PM; Sun @7PM.
Matinee: None
Run: Through Mar. 22
Tickets:
Go to: Smarttix.
 
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Off-Broadway: The Little Flower of East Orange

Ellen Burstyn, Elizabeth Canavan, Liza Colón-Zayas, Arthur French, Gillian Jacobs, Ajay Naidu, Michael Shannon, Sidney Williams, and David Zayas star in the LAByrinth Theater Co. production of The Little Flower of East Orange. Artistic Director John Ortiz; Co-Artistic Director Philip Seymour Hoffman; Co-Artistic Director and Executive Director John Gould Rubin and The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Mara Manus) An inter-generational ghost story set in an upper Manhattan charity hospital. Location:The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St.
Times: Tues @7PM; Wed-Fri @8 PM; Sat @8 PM; Sun @7 PM.
Matinee: Sat-Sun @2PM
Tickets $50
Run: Mar 18-Apr. 20
 
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Perfect Crime

Catherine Russell and Michael Minor star in a drama by Warren Manzi. Love interferes with a detective’s investigation of a psychiatrist’s murder. He’s smitten with the wife, his prime suspect.
Location: Snapple Theatre Center, 1627 Broadway
Times: Mon, Thurs-Sat @8PM; Sun @7PM
Matinee: Wed, Sat @2PM, Sun @3PM
Run: Open Ended
 
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Stomp

Sean Wards and Fritzlyn Hector star in this dance production by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas.
Location: Orpheum Theatre, 2nd Avenue at 8th Street
Times: Tue-Fri @8; Sat-Sun @7; Sat @10:30
Matinee: Sun @3
Run: Currently running
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