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Best Broadway shows in New York in February 2026

Here are our top picks of theatre to check out in February 2026, including new Broadway shows and Off-Broadway shows kicking off the spring season in earnest.

Gillian Russo
Written byGillian Russo

With Valentine's Day in the middle of the month, love is in the air in February. What better time to fall in love with some new theatre? Off-Broadway and Broadway tickets are plentiful this time of year, so you can get great seats for you and all your loved ones to see Broadway musicals, Off-Broadway plays, and more in February.

With lots of new shows starting performances this month as the spring theatre season kicks into high gear, there's so much to discover all over the city this month. Here are our top picks for what to see at New York theatres in February 2026.

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1.

Every Brilliant Thing

2.

Marjorie Prime

3.

Bug

4.

Hell's Kitchen

5.

All Out: Comedy About Ambition by Simon Rich

6.

The Unknown

7.

What We Did Before Our Moth Days and The Fever

8.

Bigfoot!

9.

Marcel on the Train

10.

11 to Midnight

11.

The Other Place

12.

The Monsters

13.

The Dinosaurs

14.

Mother Russia

15.

The Reservoir

16.

Chinese Republicans

17.

Meat Suit, or the shitshow of motherhood

18.

Petite Rouge

19.

Night Side Songs

20.

You Got Older

21.

Burnout Paradise

1.

Every Brilliant Thing

Broadway
Play
Stars on stage
Drama
Interactive

There's nothing more brilliant than Tony winner Daniel Radcliffe returning to the stage. In this acclaimed, interactive solo play previously seen off Broadway and in the U.K., Radcliffe plays a man who, throughout his life, decides to chronicle all the little moments that make life worth living.

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3.

Bug

Broadway
Play
Drama
Thriller
Stars on stage
Last chance

You have a little extra time to crawl over to Bug, now extended through March 8 only. Emmy and Tony Award nominee Carrie Coon and (Namir Smallwood) star as two lonely, troubled people who fall into love — and then into an inescapable spiral of conspiracy, delusion, and paranoia.

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4.

Hell's Kitchen

Broadway
Jukebox musical
Award winner
Last chance

It's your last chance to get into the "Empire State of Mind" at Hell's Kitchen on Broadway, which closes February 22. Alicia Keys's musical sets her Grammy-winning songs to the story of a fiery teenager, loosely inspired by Keys herself, discovering love, independence, and her passion for music.

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Macy’s Herald Square

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5.

All Out: Comedy About Ambition by Simon Rich

Broadway
Play with music
Stars on stage
Comedy

Catch a rotating lineup of comedy stars reading hilarious sketches about ego, greed, and ambition, all written by SNL Emmy nominee Simon Rich and set to live music performed by the soul-pop band Lawrence. Ray Romano, Sarah Silverman, Jason Mantzoukas, and more are among the lineup for the remainder of the run through March 8.

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6.

The Unknown

Off-Broadway
Drama
Thriller
Stars on stage

See Emmy and Tony Award winner Sean Hayes in this new solo thriller by David Cale, in which an author with writer's block goes to a remote cabin for inspiration, where the boundary between fiction and reality blurs.

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7.

What We Did Before Our Moth Days and The Fever

Catch two unmissable works from acclaimed playwright and actor Wallace Shawn at the Greenwich House Theater this spring. On most nights, you can see Hope Davis, Maria Dizzia, John Early, and Josh Hamilton in his newest world premiere, What We Did Before Our Moth Days, about an urban family — father, mother, son, and mistress — exploring their lives of love, remorse, and joy.

On Sunday and Monday evenings, see Shawn himself perform his award-winning solo play The Fever, about a sick person in a poor, oppressed country grappling with their role in that oppression.

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8.

Bigfoot!

Off-Broadway
Musical comedy

What's a tall, hairy, misunderstood, 8-foot-tall young man to do when a remote town decides to blame all its problems on him? A classic creature's story gets a larger-than-life twist in this new musical comedy by Amber Ruffin, Kevin Sciretta, and David A. Schmoll.

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9.

Marcel on the Train

Off-Broadway
Play
Drama
Stars on stage

Tony Award nominee and Wicked film star Ethan Slater co-wrote and stars in this play about the little-known story of Marcel Marceau, who helped save Jewish children during World War II before becoming a world-famous mime.

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Photo credit: Max Gordon Moore, Maddie Corman, Ethan Slater, Aaron Serotsky, Julie Benko, and Alex Wyse. (Photo by Emilio Madrid)

10.

11 to Midnight

Off-Broadway
Dance

It’s dance o’clock. This high-energy dance show, co-created by and starring viral social media duo Cost n’ Mayor, unfolds over the last hour before New Year's, where a troubled couple and their friends bare their hopes, wishes, and dreams at a dreamy, chaotic party.

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11.

The Other Place

Off-Broadway
Drama
Stars on stage

Inspired by the classic Greek drama Antigone, Alexander Zeldin's new play, starring House of the Dragon Golden Globe nominee Emma D’Arcy, follows two estranged sisters who reunite in their childhood home to face both their troubled past and uncertain future.

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12.

The Monsters

Off-Broadway
Drama

Putting both sibling rivalries and bonds in the ring, Ngozi Anyanwu’s punchy new play The Monsters follows a tense reunion between LIL (Aigner Mizzelle) and her MMA-fighting older brother BIG (Hamilton’s Okieriete Onaodowan). And yes, you can expect gripping fight scenes on stage.

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13.

The Dinosaurs

Off-Broadway
Play
Drama

An ensemble cast of celebrated stage actresses — including Kathleen Chalfant, Elizabeth Marvel, and April Matthis — star in this play about a women’s recovery group that meets regularly for weeks, then decades, then maybe an eternity as the world shifts around them.

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14.

Mother Russia

Off-Broadway
Play
Comedy

Just after the Soviet Union falls, a young man gets roped into a mission spying on a formerly dissident musician, all the while struggling with his sense of identity and freedom in a country doing the same. Surveillance, dark comedy, and McDonald's all factor into this new play by Lauren Yee.

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15.

The Reservoir

Off-Broadway
Play
Drama
Comedy

Noah Galvin stars in this genre-bending new play as a man struggling with memory loss and confusion as he tries to get sober — not unlike the struggles his four grandparents are dealing with as they age. Expect a blurring of fantasy and reality, plenty of comedy, and plenty of movement, as the cast told New York Theatre Guide.

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16.

Chinese Republicans

Off-Broadway
Play
Drama

A monthly lunch meeting of three businesswomen turns on its head with the arrival of a new-to-the-workforce 24‑year-old, who causes all the women to grapple with their ambitions and the cost of success as they all try to steer the newbie in the way they think is right.

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17.

Meat Suit, or the shitshow of motherhood

Off-Broadway
Play

The title says it all. Writer/director Aya Ogawa's play is an unfiltered exploration of what it's like to be a mom, complete with outrageous clowning, physical comedy, original music, satire, and more.

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18.

Petite Rouge

Still need Valentine's date plans? Have a sexy night out at Petite Rouge, the renowned Brooklyn troupe known for putting 21+ spins on classic tales. This time, they're turning Little Red Riding Hood into a feast of dance, acrobatics, music, and burlesque, complete with themed cocktails and treats.

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19.

Night Side Songs

“Illness is the night side of life,” Susan Sontag once said, and that idea powers this new musical by sibling composer duo The Lazours. Telling the stories of the patients, caregivers, and medical professionals navigating the complexities of healthcare, Night Side Songs at Lincoln Center Theater shows the power of music to heal.

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20.

You Got Older

Off-Broadway
Play
Drama
Stars on stage

Arrested Development and Search Party star Alia Shawkat leads Clare Barron’s Obie Award–winning play as Mae, a woman who loses her job and her relationship, goes home to care for her father, meets a mysterious stranger while there, and ends up on a wild path of self-discovery as she navigates it all.

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21.

Burnout Paradise

Off-Broadway
Special event

How much can we really handle before burnout? Australian theatre collective Pony Cam returns with its critically acclaimed show in which five performers run on treadmills while trying to complete all kinds of tasks before the clock runs out — and strike a major deal with the audience if they don't finish the challenge.

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