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Must-visit Performing Arts Venues in New York
Metropolitan Playhouse is one of Must-visit Performing Arts Venues in New York.

1. Metropolitan Playhouse

7.5
220 E 4th St (Ave B), New York, NY
Theater · Alphabet City · 6 tips and reviews

Tony P.Tony Pennino: Some of their shows -- like One Third a Nation from last year -- are exceptional pieces of theatre and easily affordable on a budget.

The Public Theater is one of Must-visit Performing Arts Venues in New York.

2. The Public Theater

9.5
425 Lafayette St (btwn Astor Pl & E 4th St), New York, NY
Theater · NoHo · 54 tips and reviews

Tony P.Tony Pennino: Some of the most provoking theatre in NYC is being done here. Recent top productions include Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs and iHomo; both shows hit it out of the park.

Drama Book Shop is one of Must-visit Performing Arts Venues in New York.

3. Drama Book Shop

250 W 40th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Bookstore · Garment District · 33 tips and reviews

Tony P.Tony Pennino: Hey, THE place for theatre-related books.

New York Theatre Workshop is one of Must-visit Performing Arts Venues in New York.

4. New York Theatre Workshop

9.0
79 E 4th St (btwn The Bowery & 2nd Ave.), New York, NY
Theater · East Village · 22 tips and reviews
Delacorte Theater is one of Must-visit Performing Arts Venues in New York.

5. Delacorte Theater

9.0
Central Park (at 79th St), New York, NY
Theater · Central Park · 73 tips and reviews

6. A Free Man Of Color @ Lincoln Center Theatre

Vivian Beaumont Theatre (62nd St.), New York, NY
Theater · Lincoln Square · No tips or reviews
BAM Harvey Theater is one of Must-visit Performing Arts Venues in New York.

7. BAM Harvey Theater

9.5
651 Fulton St (at Rockwell Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Theater · Fort Greene · 40 tips and reviews
Classic Stage Company is one of Must-visit Performing Arts Venues in New York.

8. Classic Stage Company

8.0
136 E 13th St (between 3rd & 4th Ave.), New York, NY
Indie Theater · Greenwich Village · 19 tips and reviews