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Best Broadway shows in New York in July 2026

Here are our top picks of New York theatre to check out in July 2026, including summer blockbusters and exciting new Off-Broadway shows across the city.

Gillian Russo
Written byGillian Russo

Beat the summer heat inside a theatre this July! If you need a break from beaches and barbecues, the theatre is the place to be. The venues are air-conditioned, but the shows are hot, buzzy productions both on and off Broadway. New Off-Broadway shows are popping up alongside newly Tony Award-winning shows from earlier this season and last-chance productions ending their limited runs this month.

Elsewhere around the city are return engagements of acclaimed shows, world-premiere plays, and plenty of entertainment that the whole family will enjoy now that the kids are on summer break. Check out all the can't-miss shows in July below.

Plus, read our complete guide to summer theatre in New York — what to see, where to see it, and how to plan your trip.

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Summary

  • Last-chance Broadway shows in July include Proof; Joe Turner's Come and Gone; and Dog Day Afternoon
  • New Off-Broadway shows in July include Jennifer Nettles's Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo; Rosie O'Donnell's solo comedy show Common Knowledge; and Wendy Wasserstein's An American Daughter
1.

Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo

2.

Dog Day Afternoon

3.

Proof

4.

Joe Turner's Come and Gone

5.

Rosie O'Donnell: Common Knowledge

6.

Cat Cohen: Broad Strokes

7.

The Saviors

8.

An American Daughter

9.

Dad Don't Read This

10.

The Whoopi Monologues

11.

Shifters

1.

Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo

Off-Broadway
Musical
Stars on stage
True story

Who wouldn't kill to see Jennifer Nettles on stage? The Grammy Award winning-musician wrote and stars in Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo in the title role of real-life apothecary Giulia Tofana, who bottled the power to change — and end — lives.

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2.

Dog Day Afternoon

Broadway
Play
Drama
Stars on stage
Screen to stage

You only have until July 12 to see The Bear's Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach make their Broadway debuts in Dog Day Afternoon, adapted from the 1975 movie about two real-life men whose plan to rob a Brooklyn bank fails spectacularly and captures the attention of the city.

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3.

Proof

Broadway
Play
Stars on stage
Drama
Award winner

Ayo Edebiri + Don Cheadle + a Pulitzer- and Tony-winning play = a must-see production. Before July 19, catch this gripping drama about a young woman grappling with the possibility that she might not have only inherited the genius of her mathematician father, but also the mental illness that led to his death.

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5.

Rosie O'Donnell: Common Knowledge

Off-Broadway
Comedy
Stars on stage

Talk show host and Broadway vet Rosie O'Donnell returns to the NYC stage with her latest solo comedy show, in which she discusses her move to Ireland following the second election of Donald Trump and navigating motherhood and the public eye amid her new normal.

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6.

Cat Cohen: Broad Strokes

Off-Broadway
Comedy

Who knew you could get a stroke at 30 years old? Cat Cohen found that out firsthand, and she transformed her near-death experience into a riveting solo show. Using confessional comedy and musical cabaret, Cohen discusses mortality, illness, and the thrill of being the main character.

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7.

The Saviors

Off-Broadway
Drama

Playwright Bubba Weiler and director Jack Serio, acclaimed for their collaboration on the 2025 play Well, I'll Let You Go, reunite on a new drama this summer. In The Saviors, two teenage altar boys' worlds are rocked by the arrival of a mysterious stranger seeking refuge in their church.

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8.

An American Daughter

Off-Broadway
Drama

Wendy Wasserstein just reentered the spotlight when Bess Wohl won the Best Play Tony Award for Liberation, making her the first American female playwright to do so since Wasserstein in 1989. It's the perfect time, then, to rediscover a Wasserstein play.

Her 1997 work An American Daughter, returning off Broadway this summer, follows a politically prominent woman who undergoes a very public media takedown, exploring the double standards places on accomplished women's lives and careers.

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9.

Dad Don't Read This

Off-Broadway
Comedy
Drama
Coming of age

In suburban Ohio, four teenage girls have a weekly sleepover where they gossip, drink, snack, play The Sims — and discover their lives might not be all that unlike The Sims. Eliya Smith's coming-of-age play returns for three weeks only after an acclaimed premiere earlier this year.

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10.

The Whoopi Monologues

Off-Broadway
Play
Comedy
Stars on stage

In 1984, before she was a household name, Whoopi Goldberg broke comedy ground with her Broadway solo show, performing monologues as characters representing all kinds of ages and genders. Now, in The Whoopi Monologues, five stage and screen stars — Kerry Washington, Kara Young, Dominique Fishback, Kecia Lewis, and Danielle Pinnock — reinvent those monologues for a new generation.

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11.

Shifters

Off-Broadway
Drama

Following an acclaimed premiere in London, Benedict Lombe's Shifters makes its North American debut at the historic Cherry Lane Theatre. The young love story follows Dre and Des as they crash back into each other's lives after being separated, this time with new secrets alongside their old scars.

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