Off-Broadway's 20at20 Is Back!

By Show-Score.com | Aug 1, 2017

Twice a year, the Off-Broadway Alliance sponsors its amazing 20at20 program, inviting theatergoers to purchase $20 tickets to more than 25 Off-Broadway shows.

$20 tickets to Off-Broadway. 20 minutes before curtain. For 20 days.


This season, 20at20 runs Tuesday, September 5 to Sunday, September 24, 2017. 

During that time, you can snag $20 tickets to participating shows 20 minutes before curtain (pending availability). For your best shot, arrive precisely 20 minutes before showtime and bring cash as many box offices don't accept credit cards for this deal. Find out more at 20at20's site


So pick a production and get going! And don't forget to come back and score the show after you've attended. It's quick, fun, and helps your fellow theater lovers decide what to see. Plus, once you've scored at least six shows, you'll start receiving free ticket offers to other productions!


Shows are in alphabetical order. 




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Midnight Theatricals presents the world premiere of this drama that explores the complexities of polyamory.

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Josh and Alex, a married couple in an open relationship, invite Darius to share their bed one night. When a new intimate connection begins to form, all three men must come to terms with their individual definitions of love, loyalty, and trust as futures are questioned, relationships are shaken, and commitments are challenged.


Broadway's 2004 Tony Award winner for Best Musical continues its hilarious, puppet-filled run Off-Broadway at New World Stages.

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This grown-up musical comedy stars a cast of humans and puppets, and tells the timeless story of a bright-eyed college grad named Princeton. When he arrives in the city with big dreams and a tiny bank account, he has to move into a shabby apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. There he meets Kate (the girl next door), Lucy (the slut), Rod (the Republican), Trekkie (the pervert), superintendent Gary Coleman (yes, that Gary Coleman) and other new friends. Together, they struggle to find jobs, dates, and their ever-elusive purpose in life.


Director Alexandra Spencer-Jones’ adaptation of Anthony Burgess’ landmark 1962 novel comes from London to New World Stages with its original star Jonno Davies as Alex.

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'A Clockwork Orange' lures audiences into a glass-edged, testosterone-filled underworld of a dystopian future. The explosive story of little Alex and his rebellious gang of Droogs is a groundbreaking classic of orgiastic ultra-violence and sexuality. As hauntingly relevant today as when Burgess’ book was first published, 'A Clockwork Orange' is an unapologetic celebration of the human condition.


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Based on a true story, this sassy musical follows the exploits of a feisty fifty-something whose adventures inspire laughs and reveal truths about life, love, and sex. Starring Tony Award nominee Nancy Opel.

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From surviving hilarious first dates, to her intimate conquests, this widow navigates her way through it all with humor and perseverance. Featuring best friends, a dead husband, and myriad potential suitors, Curvy learns the hard way what it means to start over in the modern age.


In this dark new solo musical set in New York City, a disillusioned and lonely young woman spirals down into a world of drugs and prostitution.

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After two failed marriages, a sister's betrayal, and a broken childhood, Danielle has all but given up on her dreams of stardom. Derailed by self-destructive choices, addiction, and the need to survive at any cost, she finds herself at a breaking point where she seeks to find meaning in her life and, ultimately, salvation. For mature audiences only.


An actor drinks heavily (think Comedy Central's 'Drunk History') and tries to corral others into enacting a story by the Bard.

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Every night at The Garden, a Drunk Shakespeare society member will have at least five shots of whiskey and then attempt to perform in a Shakespearean play. Each performance by The Drunk Shakespeare Society requires a Patron, an audience member to be the King or Queen who helps run the show. Anything can, and does, happen. Craft cocktails available during the show.


Be Bold! Productions revives its musical adaptation of Mary Shelley's horror classic. Obsession, desire, and ambition are explored through the eyes of a mad scientist and his ungodly creation.

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This musical brings the beloved novel to life with steampunk flair. It follows the ill-fated life of the ambitious Dr. Frankenstein, who creates a monster and is forced to face the monster within. 'Frankenstein' features songs by Michael Sgouros and Brenda Bell played by a live chamber ensemble.


This spectacular display of sight and sound can only be described as ‘bubble artistry’.

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Geared towards families of all ages, ‘Gazillion Bubble Show’ uses all manner of lighting and bubble magic to mystify the audience. This bubble extravaganza has been featured on every daytime talk show from “Good Morning America” to “ The Dr. Oz Show.”

The show was created in 2007 by Fan Yang, a 'Master of Bubbles.' His wife, children, and brother also perform in the show.

Clothing with sensitive fabrics are not recommended due to bubbles blowing into the audience. The show also uses lasers and strobe lights.


Primary Stages presents the NY premiere of this comedy in which three of history’s most famous men debate everything from religion to literature to marriage.

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Thomas Jefferson (author of the Declaration of Independence), Charles Dickens (the man who brought us 'A Christmas Carol' and 'Oliver Twist'), and Count Leo Tolstoy (the epic Russian novelist of 'War and Peace' fame) are trapped in a limbo where each believes his path to salvation depends on convincing the other two that they are wrong. Tony-nominated director Kimberly Senior ('Disgraced') helms this battle of truly biblical proportions. Written by Scott Carter, the executive producer of 'Real Time with Bill Maher.'


An immersive, musical comedy detailing the history of alcohol while serving you cocktails.

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Going six years strong, "The Imbible" is an interactive, strictly over 21 evening of fun, detailing the history of craft cocktails. The show is part history lesson, sharing the economic and political origins of alcohol; part live demonstration as beer is brewed and spirits distilled; and part cabaret as Anthony and the Backwaiters acapella group provide comedy, entertainment, and song.

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Set in Germany as the Nazis rise to power, Write Act Repertory's musical chronicles the romance between cabaret singer Rosie Penn and Count Hans Wilhelm von Kleister Graff.



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As the dark clouds of fascism become clearer, the Count works to help the VIP cultural and scientific elite escape German. But soon he realizes he must also get his surviving family out before the shadowy inhumanity of anti-Semitism descends upon them.


A re-telling of C.S. Lewis' classic tale of Narnia, featuring just two performers who play all the characters that populate the epic story.

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Through the magic of theatre, Peter and Lucy will take you to Narnia, where The White Witch has cast a spell that makes it always winter and never Christmas. See them meet Mr. Tumnus the faun and conspire with talking animals to save Narnia. Come face to face with Aslan the Great Lion and cheer as Peter, Susan, Lucy and Edmund courageously battle the forces of evil, discovering that Love is the deepest magic of all.


A revival of the nostalgic revue, set at a 1958 high school prom where we meet The Wonderettes, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts.

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'The Marvelous Wonderettes' takes a cotton candy-colored musical trip down memory lane, paying homage to the high school song leader squads of the 1950s. When called upon to perform at their senior prom, four girls rally together to entertain their classmates in four-part harmony. Audiences experience their lives and loves through more than 20 chart-topping hits of the era.


This up-to-the minute musical satire of Trump's presidency and today's red, white, and orange America returns with its 'Fire and Fury Edition' edition.

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'Me the People' takes aim at the self-dealing, topsy-turvy presidency of Donald J. Trump. His crony cabinet, his far-right Supreme Court, White House grifters Ivanka and Jared—no one is spared. It also offers a comic diagnosis from Sigmund Freud and an earful from Hillary Clinton. Note: In addition to the ticket price, there's a two-drink minimum per person.


A musical revue celebrating male nudity in comedy, song, and dance.

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A small cast of buff and buxom gentlemen take off their clothes and sing. Running for many years now, the boys sing such catchy tunes as "Gratuitous Nudity," "Bliss of a Bris," "Nothin' But the Radio On," and "Perky Little Porn Star."

According to the producers, anyone under 17 must be accompanied by a guardian.


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A long-running musical revue/sketch comedy show about current events, celebrities, & politicians.

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'Newsical's' songs and sketches parody all of today's biggest headlines, from politics to pop culture, celebrities to social trends. It's 'Saturday Night Live' meets 'Laugh-In' meets 'The Nightly News' meets Broadway.

Songs and material are updated on a regular basis.


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Put on your detective hat and solve the longest running murder mystery show in New York City.

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The longest running play in New York City history, “Perfect Crime” has run for over 12,000 performances. Notably, Catherine Russell has played the leading lady since its inception and has only missed four shows in the whole run. She holds the Guinness World Record for the most performances as a character in a play.

The murder mystery/thriller opens on the night a man is shot by a woman. The first detective on the scene assumes it must have been the wife. However, as the play continues to unfold, we are taken on a roller coaster ride of lies, deceptions, and false motives.

The play by Warren Manzi opened in 1987 at the Courtyard Playhouse in the West Village and has moved theaters nine times.


For years a certain boy wizard went to Wizard School. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs...who just happened to be there too. A play for anyone who has never been destined to save the world.

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'Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic & Magic' is a Potter-inspired comedy for anyone who has ever felt like a secondary character in someone else’s story. The play gives you a fresh look at a familiar adventure from the perspective of three new heroes just trying to make it through magic school. Alongside them are the Puffs, a group of well-meaning, loyal rejects with a thing for badgers. Their epic journey takes the classic story to new places and reimagines what a boy wizard hero can be.


In this raunchy comedy, we enter a world of foolproof seduction techniques that could only be culled from that most insightful of individuals: the gay man.

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The English Department is holding its monthly meet the authors event. Robyn is the shy and studious moderator of the event and this month's featured author is Dan Anderson of Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man. Thwarting Robyn's attempts to moderate a scholarly discussion of the book, Dan aims to entertain those in attendance with a highly theatrical, audience-interactive sex tip seminar.


A joyful musical that honors black women through history, set to top hits from the '30-'90s.

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Five women come together to clean out the attic in their family home after their matriarch passes on. As they clean and find old fragments of their past, the women recount stories of their youth, their family, the lessons they've learned, and the remarkable history of the powerful black women who came before them. This uplifting musical features classic hits, power ballads, and swan songs from Billie Holiday to Beyonce.

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A satirical musical about the biggest hit on Broadway, written and directed by Gerard Alessandrini, the funnyman behind 'Forbidden Broadway.' 

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Get ready to laugh at Gerard Alessandrini's parody of 'Hamilton' and all the fan mania it inspires (including his own). 'Spamilton' stars a young virtuoso cast, with special guest stars like Christine Pedi and other 'Forbidden Broadway' divas. 


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This family-friendly show celebrates the power of percussion and the sheer joy of banging on things.

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'Stomp' is an inventive stage show in which the cast uses matchboxes, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, and more to create energizing beats. The show combines dance, music and theatrical performance for a unique experience. A staple of New York's theater scene since 1994, the show is appropiate for all ages.

The show was created by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas in the UK in 1991 and premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The year it premiered in New York, it won Obie and Drama Desk awards.

'Stomp' became a worldwide phenomenon, appearing on TV shows and even at the Lincoln Memorial at President Clinton's Millennium celebration.


The Mint Theater Company presents four short plays (including three world premieres) by late Irish dramatist Teresa Deevy.

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Although Deevy is now recognized as a significant Irish playwright, her work was neglected for decades. Six of her plays were produced by the Abbey Theatre between 1930 and 1936, and then Deevy's theater career effectively ended. 'The Suitcase Under the Bed' is named for the place where all of her writing was stored for decades, prior to the launch of the Mint's 'Deevy Project.' Another name for this evening of playlets might be 'Three Proposals and a Break-up,' as these shorts cast an unsentimental eye on the idea of marriage.


From the team behind the long-running 'That Physics Show' comes this new science spectacular for families, led by veteran "mad scientist" Borislaw Bilash.

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A candle that moves water; a paper cup that won't burn; a firefly without fire. An atomic flash; weaponized sugar; a hydrogen bomb. Genie in a bottle; secret writing; elephant toothpaste. All these and more comprise 'That Chemistry Show,' which combines the worlds of science and show business. Best for school-age kids.


Longtime professional physics demonstrator David Maiullo shares his scientific "magic tricks".

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Based on leagues of experiments that have been presented at conferences and in classrooms across the country, 'That Physics Show' includes demonstrations of motion, momentum, vacuum, friction, energy, density, fluid motion, sound waves and sound vibration, light waves, temperature, and many other scientific sensations!

Appropriate for science aficionados of all ages!


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The Directors Company presents the world premiere of this drama about three guys who find a valuable instrument in the back seat of a NYC cab.

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When Bobby, Terry, and Gio—two hapless brothers and an elderly broke tailor—find a 1710 Stradivarius violin worth $4 million in the back of a New York City taxi, it looks like an opportunity to change their fortunes. However, this shot at their dreams means some quick decisions testing loyalty and family ties with irrevocable consequences. Starring Broadway veteran Robert LuPone ('A Chorus Line,' 'The Sopranos.')