What to do and see in Downtown Manhattan (Downtown), New York (NY): The Best Performances

Famous drama theater and acting workshop of New York City.

Coffee and poems are both on the menu at this poetry cafe.

Live In Theater is an award-winning live entertainment company that creates one-of-a-kind, immersive, theatrical experiences whose adventure range from murder mystery to dramatic re-enactments of history. Our work is highly interactive and inspired by real events from New York’s past. Since 2009, Live In Theater has re-imagined the murder mystery genre and interactive experiences. By blending award-winning performers, real history, city streets, and a heightened sense of realism from the actors, audiences experience a high caliber, in-your-face, cutting-edge brand of theater. We are the masters of outdoor immersive theater in NYC! Come and rediscover your childlike sense of play, while using your adult ingenuity to try and solve the cases. Without a doubt, NYC loves the live interactive plays of Live In Theater.

Two little words, and suddenly your whole world changes. Don't miss this evening of new short plays by an A-list lineup of writers with 2 Pulitzer Prizes, 4 Obies, 1 Emmy® and 3 Tony® nominations. Be there as they offer their unique takes on the moments before, during and after "I do." Witty, warm and occasionally wacky, these plays are vows to the blessings of equality, the universal challenges of relationships and the often hilarious power of love.STANDING ON CEREMONY will donate a portion of all ticket sales to Freedom to Marry and other organizations promoting marriage equality.

A laugh-out-loud play about a boy's journey into manhood that begins with the surprise discovery of his dad's collection of dirty videos, hidden in a bedroom closet. Developing an addiction, he finds himself struggling to find the balance between fantasy and reality. "Hilarious" - Broadway World "Engaging" - TheaterMania "The Accidental Pervert will arouse your socks off" - Village Voice Let acclaimed performer and comedian Andrew Goffman take you on a whirlwind tour of this Accidental Pervert's hilariously awkward romance with magazines, video, and off-color fantasies while you roll in the aisles. But it's not all laughs in this coming of age story, which ends on a touching moment of redemption as he struggles to find true love and perspective through real-life relationships.

Monday Night Magic is New York's longest-running Off-Broadway Magic Show. Each week you'll find a different array of the finest stage magicians performing world-class magic in an intimate theatrical setting. The on-stage magic continues during intermission as sleight-of-hand magicians mingle with guests in the lobby as well as in the theater. Monday Night Magic performers have been featured on numerous television shows, including ABC's Good Morning America, CBS's Early Show, NBC's Today Show and on The Wall Street Journal Report. ~ The New York Press gave Monday Night Magic a "Best of Manhattan" award. ~ TimeOut NY says that Monday Night Magic is, "New York's Best Magic Venue." ~ The New York Post raved, "It was fascinating - more involving than many big-budget, magic shows I've seen!" Come and experience for yourself the non-stop amazement and amusement, wit and wonderment of Monday Night Magic.

Hosted by Japanese child star Brian "Bu-Chan" Walters with the help of the beautiful, yet merciless, Noriko Sato, BATSU! is hilarious and outrageous! Four warriors compete in comedic challenges to avoid electric shocks, paintball guns, a giant egg-smashing chicken, and many more jaw-dropping punishments! The performers of BATSU! are members of acclaimed comedy group Face Off Unlimited.

The historic Connelly Theater is a beautiful 99-150-seat miniature opera house in the heart of NYC's East Village that now serves as a home for adventurous independent theater productions. Past productions include Soho Rep's DUAT, Mac Wellman's The Offending Gesture (as part of The Tank's Flint & Tinder series), Daniel Kitson's A Show for Christmas, Soho Rep. & Ars Nova's Futurity, Lyspinka! The Trilogy, Mission Drift (The TEAM), The New York International Fringe Festival, Lucy Thurber's Monstrosity (13p), Anne Washburn's Apparition, and many others. The theater also serves as a location for film and television productions, including shows on HBO, ABC, MTV, PBS, and many more. The building, originally an orphanage, dates back to the mid 1870s. The theater itself was once a choir hall, with the distinctive proscenium arch and raised stage added later. Named one of NYC's best off-off-Broadway theaters by Time Out NY

Tooting Arts Club’s acclaimed immersive production of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street has arrived in New York City. Optional pies by White House pastry chef Bill Yosses available before the show in this replicated pie shop. "No matter how big a Stephen Sondheim fan you are, you’ve never seen Sweeney Todd served up quite like this.” -- The Times (UK)

This non-profit theater presents off-beat performances by independent artists.