Metropolitan Playhouse

Metropolitan Playhouse examines America’s theatrical history to shine new light on modern day American culture. The Playhouse produces early American plays, new plays drawn from American culture and history, and plays from around the world that resonate with the American canon.

Productions (20)

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Great
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NYC: East Village

Three prize-winning plays by Eulalie Spence that have previously gone underperformed.

82
Great
9 Reviews
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NYC: East Village

A theatrical adaptation of the novel by H.G. Wells, about a mermaid who comes to land.

87
Excellent
2 Reviews
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NYC: East Village

Five new stories, taking place in the Lower East Side.

91
Must See!
5 Reviews
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NYC: East Village

A true story of a watch dial painter who struggled against her employer, her family & public opinion.

84
Great
19 Reviews
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NYC: East Village

Metropolitan Playhouse presents this 1939 drama, centering around a veteran journalist who keeps a lighthouse

73
Good
4 Reviews
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NYC: East Village

"East Side Stories, Back Again" is the 14th collection of new, short works based on the rich history and

86
Excellent
51 Reviews
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NYC: East Village

Metropolitan Playhouse presents a revival of this mid-19th century melodrama, which offers a trenchant

81
Great
44 Reviews
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NYC: East Village

Metropolitan Playhouse presents this 1945 political drama that asks: how can you win a campaign if the

82
Great
14 Reviews
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NYC: East Village

Metropolitan Playhouse's revival follows the intertwined lives of three friends and lovers from the liberation

84
Great
13 Reviews
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NYC: East Village

Metropolitan Playhouse presents a revival of the first Broadway hit by the author of "The Philadelphia

86
Excellent
11 Reviews
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NYC: East Village

The Metropolitan Playhouse presents a new staging of this 1892 play, not a translation of 'King Lear,' but a…

72
Good
7 Reviews
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NYC: East Village

Metropolitan Playhouse revives Augustin Daly's 1892 comic and poignant commentary on marriage, family, and the…

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