Drama (NYC Reviews) (21)

Shows on Broadway and beyond that help you reflect on the world around you.

Looking for Broadway and Off-Broadway theatre shows with added drama?

Let Show-Score's community of avid theatre fans tell you the best dramatic New York City theatre shows! Read theatre reviews from our members and their picks for the best drama theatre shows running in town right now!

96
Must See!
14K+ Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

A revolutionary story of passion, unstoppable ambition, and the dawn of a new nation.

Score it Buy from $35
93
Must See!
453 Reviews
Opens Nov 13
NYC: Upper W Side

Puccini's classic tale of young love, featuring brilliant casts and captivating performances.

93
Must See!
3K+ Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

Featuring Michael Jackson's greatest hits and a book by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage.

91
Must See!
5K+ Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

Winner of the 2019 Tony Award for Best Musical, this is a new twist on the classic Greek myth.

91
Must See!
478 Reviews
Ends Aug 25
NYC: Brooklyn

Company XIV invites you to fall down the rabbit hole with this reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s "Alice’s…

91
Must See!
9K+ Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

Harry Potter is all grown up in this Tony-winner that brings the magic of the books alive on stage.

Score it Buy from $35
90
Excellent
37 Reviews
Opens Sep 25
NYC: Upper W Side

A trio of commanding sopranos share the role of opera’s quintessential diva.

90
Excellent
273 Reviews
Ends Apr 2025
NYC: Gramercy

Marco Antonio Rodríguez’s adaptation of the hit novel. Performed in Spanish with English supertitles

Score it Buy from $35
88
Excellent
11 Reviews
Opens Mar 31
NYC: Upper W Side

Mozart's genius merges with timeless societal themes in a revolutionary adaptation of an 18th-century play.

87
Excellent
3K+ Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

A world premiere musical based on Baz Luhrmann’s Oscar-winning film, featuring its iconic songs.

87
Excellent
7K+ Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

Disney's stage adaptation features hit songs from the film, plus several new songs for Broadway.

87
Excellent
70 Reviews
Ends Aug 05
NYC: Chelsea

Irish Repertory Theatre presents Bill Irwin’s award-winning ON BECKETT.

86
Excellent
1K+ Reviews
Ends Sep 2024
NYC: Chelsea

An award-winning site-specific Macbeth-meets-Hitchcock performance piece by Britain's Punchdrunk.

84
Great
38 Reviews
Ends May 2025
NYC: Gramercy

The story of the Mirabal sisters standing up to one of history’s most notorious dictators.

84
Great
179 Reviews
Opens Dec 01
NYC: Greenwich V

The return of Be Bold! Productions' family-friendly musicalization of Charles Dickens' iconic tale.

78
Good
341 Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

Alexis Sheer's drama examining the cost of war & the boldness of frontline journalists.

70
Good
11 Reviews
Open run
NYC: Virtual

The Public presents this audio drama about liberals gathering at a farm after the 2017 election.

63
Average
823 Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

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

Score it Buy from $44
74
Good
2 Reviews
Opens Aug 16
NYC: Midtown E

An African American family faces internalized racism and class anxieties during a tumultuous time.

Score it Buy from $40
Unreviewed
Starts Aug 14
NYC: Midtown W

Jada and Dallas reunite for a hilarious dinner, facing memories and unexpected truths.

Unreviewed
Starts Mar 2025
NYC: Midtown W

Two New Yorkers, Jamie and Cathy, fall in and out of love.