The Most Exciting Shows to See in New York City This Fall
From Broadway to the brand-new performing arts center at the World Trade Center, a wave of thrilling new productions and reinvigorated revivals is filling New York’s stages this fall.
Kara Young and Heather Alicia Simms in Purlie Victorious.
Photographer: Marc J. Franklin
This fall, it feels as if big-deal productions are cropping up in theaters of all sizes around the city of New York, with such screen stars as Aubrey Plaza, Josh Gad and Sarah Paulson hitting the stage and works by playwrights and choreographers meeting their first audiences.
Continuing a strong trend since theaters reopened after pandemic lockdowns, a wave of stories by Black artists (both contemporary and historical) is being conveyed on the stage, from JaJa’s African Hair Braiding to Purlie Victorious to Hell’s Kitchen, a new musical featuring the songs of pop star Alicia Keys.