NYC Off-Broadway Week cheat sheet 🎟️

Top picks include hip-hop sensation Mexodus, TikTok stars Cost n' Mayor in '11 to Midnight,' 'Spelling Bee,' 'Data' & 'Monsters.'

(l-r) Mexodus (Photo: Curtis Brown), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Photo: Joan Marcus), and 11 to Midnight (Photo: Rebecca Michelson).

It’s the perfect time to fill out your Off-Broadway punchcards. Off-Broadway Week is back in New York City—though considering the deal lasts through March 12, Off-Broadway Month might be a more apt name. The promotion offers 2-for-1 tickets to 30 of the city’s hottest shows. Not sure where to start? Here’s the scoop on five shows worth seeing before the deal expires.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

The cast of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Photo by Joan Marcus

This revival of the quirky cult classic musical offers a mix of heartfelt insight into tweendom and wacky, improv-influenced hijinks.

• Notable performers: Kevin McHale, Jasmine Amy Rogers, Justin Cooley & more

• Where: New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street

• Read our review by Matthew Wexler

Data

Karan Brar and Brandon Flynn in "Data." Photo by T. Michael Erickson.

As real-world anxieties about AI grow by the day, this new Silicon Valley-set play tackles them head-on for a tense, intermissionless 100 minutes.

• Notable performers: Karan Brar, Brandon Flynn, Sophia Lillis, and Justin H. Min

• Where: Lucille Lortel Theatre, 121 Christopher Street

• Read our review by Lindsay B. Davis

The Monsters

Okieriete Onaodowan and Aigner Mizzelle in "The Monsters." Photo by T. Charles Erickson.

Estranged siblings reunite in the world of MMA fighting in this two-hander, sparring along the way in every sense of the word.

• Notable performers: Okieriete Onaodowan and Aigner Mizzelle

• Where: Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City Center Stage II, 131 West 55th Street

• Read our review by Jerry Portwood

11 to Midnight

The cast of “11 to Midnight.” Photo by Rebecca Michelson.

This joyful dance party from TikTok couple Cost n’ Mayor celebrates community and encourages audiences to craft their own New Year’s Resolutions. Who cares if it’s February?

• Notable performers: Austin and Marideth Telenko of Cost n’ Mayor, with an ensemble of dancers

• Where: New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street

• Read our review by Ryan Leeds

Mexodus

Nygel D. Robinson in "Mexodus." Photo by Curtis Brown.

Following its critically acclaimed first Off-Broadway run last fall, this innovative musical is back for seconds. Live-looping hip-hop meets an oft-forgotten aspect of the Underground Railroad: the escape route that ran south across the Rio Grande into Mexico.

• Notable performers: Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson

• Where: Daryl Roth Theatre, 101 E 15th St