Drama (NYC Reviews) (24)

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.

92
Must See!
62 Reviews
Ends Jun 06
NYC: Upper W Side

A dazzling production with extraordinary casts, a vengeful princess, and a rousing score.

92
Must See!
2K+ 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!
1K+ Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

Henry Creel’s dark past unfolds in this Tony Award® winning Stranger Things origin story.

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.

90
Excellent
391 Reviews
Open run
NYC: Brooklyn

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

90
Excellent
6K+ 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.

90
Excellent
37 Reviews
Ends Jun 06
NYC: Upper W Side

The return of Giuseppe Verdi's classic operatic tragedy about love and sacrifice.

89
Excellent
27 Reviews
Ends Jun 20
NYC: Midtown W

A time-shifting portrait of a woman and a Midwestern town in crisis.

88
Excellent
26 Reviews
Ends Jun 14
NYC: East Village

A solo play tracing mass incarceration through one woman’s lived experience.

88
Excellent
4K+ Reviews
Ends Aug 2026
NYC: Midtown W

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

87
Excellent
8K+ Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

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

86
Excellent
30 Reviews
Ends Jun 10
NYC: Gramercy

Carmen Rivera’s play about a woman visiting Puerto Rico, her family's homeland, for the first time.

86
Excellent
1K+ Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

Cold War chess, espionage, and love triangle in a Broadway revival with Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele.

84
Great
37 Reviews
Ends Oct 2026
NYC: Midtown W

Two aspiring singer-songwriters battle poverty and addiction in a gritty, country musical.

82
Great
79 Reviews
Open run
NYC: Brooklyn

The Neo-Futurists' lineup of interactive plays, each written by a performer and honed by the ensemble.

82
Great
21 Reviews
Ends May 17
NYC: Brooklyn

A sharp, fearless new Hamlet brings Shakespeare’s classic into the modern world with wit and grit.

70
Good
118 Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

Fashion, music, and drama collide in a bold new play celebrating Alexander McQueen.

56
Average
733 Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

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

98
Must See!
4 Reviews
Ends Nov 2026
NYC: Gramercy

Three sisters face loss, isolation, and change amidst shifting power in Puerto Rico.

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85
Excellent
2 Reviews
Starts May 16
NYC: Upper W Side

A modern reimagining of a classic tragedy, exploring the rise and fall of a tragic heroine.

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Unreviewed
Ends May 17
NYC: Midtown W

Puppetry and animation tell a dog's emotional journey, directed by Arielle Gray and Tim Watts.

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Unreviewed
Ends Jun 14
NYC: East Village

A solo play tracing one woman’s coming of age across 1960s cultural upheaval.