Theater for the New City Executive Director, Crystal Field Presents:

Bike Shop the musical

Off-Broadway Review: By Rob Lester | May 7, 2026 in New York, Theater

“PUT THIS IN YOUR WHEELHOUSE”

“A show that takes its audience on a ride, and shifts gears from drama to comedy and back”

Staring  *Elizabeth Barkan, *Jim Newman *Madeleine Doherty, *David Edwards, *Joe Symon

April 30th – May 17th 2026 Showcase.

SYNOPSIS:

Set against the pulse of downtown Manhattan’s bike messenger era, the musical follows Bobby (*Elizabeth Barkan), a female bike messenger and fearless rider who suffers a life-changing trauma. After she inadvertently causes the tragic death of a young girl. Twenty years later she is still unable to get back on her bike. Retreating to her family-owned bike shop, she works alongside her Vietnam vet father (*David Edwards) and aunt, (*Madeleine Doherty), as well as, her uncle (*Joe Symon) who is a quirky fitness instructor/rabbi. Bobby fixes and restores other people’s bikes as penance, all while turning away from her own bike still mounted on the wall. An old love interest, Frank (*Jim Newman) a military veteran, comes into the store 20 years after being away.

With the right tools, you can fix anything.