What Do I Wear to a Broadway Or Off-Broadway Show?

We get a lot of questions from new and veterancomfortable.
theatergoers alike, and one of the most commonWe also find that the type of show tends to
questions we get is "What do I wear to adictate the trend of the dress of the audience. An
Broadway or Off-Broadway show in New YorkOff-Broadway show like Altar Boyz will have a
City?" The quick answer to this question is thatmore casually dressed crowd, while audiences for
there are no specific rules on how to dress fora revival of an old play on Broadway may choose
Broadway or Off-Broadway shows in New York.to "dress up" a bit more.
There is no required dress code at any of theWe recommend that you dress for a Broadway
theaters in New York, and that rule applies to allor Off-Broadway show as if you were going out
productions; whether you are seeing plays oron a nice date! But whatever you wear to your
musicals, a comedy or a drama. You don't haveBroadway or Off-Broadway production, we
to worry about a formal dress or a suit and tieencourage you to dress comfortably, as this will
before going to a play or musical. That said, thehelp you can enjoy your theater experience that
most common type of dress for both Broadwaymuch more without worrying about unnecessary
and Off-Broadway theater is 'business casual.' Ifwardrobe malfunctions.
you dress in that style you'll feel perfectly