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5 Off-Broadway Shows to See Right Now
June 20, 2025, 10:49.57 am ET

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Dilaria (Photo: Emilio Madrid)

With Tony Award madness long over, it’s time to focus more on – and give support to – the myriad of Off-Broadway shows that are playing in New York this summer. Here’s five unusual offerings that you can go watch right now!

Dilaria (DR2 Theatre)
Ella Stiller – the latest member of two great acting families to take the stage – makes her Off-Broadway debut in Julia Randall’s three-character play about a 20something woman who takes drastic action to ensure her popularity. dilaria.com

Duke & Roya (Lucille Lortel Theatre)
Jay Ellis (from “Top Gun: Maverick”) and Stephanie Nur co-star in acclaimed playwright’s Charles Randolph Wright’s new drama about an internationally renowned hip-hop artist and an Afghan interpreter who fall in love in war-torn Kabul. dukeandroya.com


Low Country (Photo: Ahron Foster)

Lowcountry (Atlantic Theater)
Abbe Rosenstock’s new play, directed by Tony Award nominee Jo Bonney, concerns a down-and-out actress (played by Jodi Balfour) who returns to her hometown and ends up on a date with a former teacher with a decidedly troubled past (played by Babak Tafti). atlantictheater.org


Photo: Passengers

Passengers (Perelman PAC)
The world-famous Canadian physical theater troupe 7 Fingers comes to NYC with their latest show, in which these astounding performers play – yep, passengers on a train – who show off their skills and their humanity. It’s a not-to-be missed journey! pacnyc.org

Trophy Boys (MCC Theater)
In Emanuelle Mattana’s provocative new play, four actresses (including “Gilded Age” star Louisa Jacobson and Mattana) play the male members of a high school debate team who – for their last championship debate – receive a topic so weighted it seems there’s no way they could possibly win. mcctheater.org


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