Off Broadway Listings
Avenue Q
Theater: Off BroadwayMon, Wed-Sat at 8pm, Sat at 2pm, Sun at 3pm, 7:30pm
The puppet parody that ran for so many years on Broadway has returned to its Off-Broadway roots, although presumably the production of foul-mouthed muppets will retain those high production values in its latest incarnation. $66.50-$86.50
Danny and Sylvia: The Danny Kaye Musical
Theater: Off BroadwayWed, Sat, Sun at 2pm, Sat at 8pm
After runs in London and D.C., this backstage musical about the creative and romantic relationship between Danny Faye and Sylvia Fine comes to New York. From their first meeting at an audition through their often tumultuous relationship to Faye's film stardom, this showbiz story is retold with many favorite Faye tunes. $56.50/$31.50
The Fantasticks
Theater: Off BroadwayMon, Thu, Fri 8pm; Wed 2pm; Sat 2pm, 8pm; Sun 3pm, 7:15pm
212-307-4100
Tells the story of a young boy and girl who fall in love because of their meddling fathers, but become restless and stray from each other. $51-$76
Love, Loss and What I Wore
Theater: Off BroadwayWed-Sat at 8pm, Wed, Sat at 2pm, Sun at 3pm, 7pm
A rotating all-star cast (including Samantha Bee, Rosie O’Donnell, Jane Lynch and Rita Wilson) performs this set of vignettes inspired by the titular book by Ilene Beckerman and the stories adapted and organized by Nora and Delia Ephron. $75
Rent
Theater: Off BroadwayMon, Wed-Sat at 8pm, Sat, Sun at 2pm, Sun at 7:30pm
212-239-6200
Three years after its hugely successful Broadway run ended, the AIDS musical's producers and creative team have remounted it (with a new, younger cast, of course) Off Broadway. $65-$89.50
Stomp
Theater: Off BroadwayTue-Fri 8pm; Sat 7pm, 10:30pm; Sun 3pm, 7pm
212-307-4100
Both household and industrial objects find new life as musical instruments in the hands of an idiosyncratic band of body percussionists. $65 and $37
