The New York International Fringe Festival 2018

It's ba-ack! After taking a year off to reinvent itself, the enormous annual downtown festival returns for a 21st edition, moved to October from its former summer berth and slimmed down to a mere 84 productions (from a high of more than 200). Along with the main FringeNYC offerings will be a bevy of productions presented in partnership with venues in the outer boroughs. As before, however, the lineup is wildly eclectic, ranging from revivals of classics to dance pieces, clown shows and at least one gay baseball musical.