This Three Bedroom House is about to get very exciting! Today, New York City Center has announced a bevy of additional casting to their upcoming Annual Gala presentation of Bat Boy: The Musical directed by Alex Timbers. Joining the previously announced Taylor Trensch will be Original Off-Broadway cast member Kerry Butler as Meredith Parker, along with Tony nominee Andrew Durand as Rick Taylor, Mary Faber as Lorraine, Alan H Green as Bud, Evan Harrington as Ned, John-Michael Lyles as Ron Taylor, Tony winner Alex Newell as The God Pan, Olivia Puckett as Ruthie Taylor, Tony nominee Christopher Sieber as Dr. Parker, Rema Webb as Maggie, and Tony winner Marissa Jaret Winokur as Mrs. Taylor. 

Classic Stage Company will mount a one-night-only benefit concert of The Rink, featuring a book by Terrence McNally, music by John Kander, and lyrics by Fred Ebb. The concert will star Beth Leavel as Anna and Jessie Mueller as Angel, and take place on Sept. 15 ay 7 p.m. at CSC’s Lynn F. Angelson Theater. 

Mia Carragher will play the iconic role of Katniss Everdeen in the stage adaptation of The Hunger Games, directed by Matthew Dunster. The production will open on Oct. 20 at the Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre in London.

The cast for the first North American tour of the Tony Award-winning musical has been announced. 

Dylan Mulvaney is making her way Off-Broadway this fall in The Least Problematic Woman in the World directed by Tim Jackson. The show, which is written by and stars Mulvaney, will run from Sept. 20 to Nov. 30 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Official opening is set for Oct. 7.

Nolan White will lead the first North American tour of The Outsiders as Ponyboy Curtis. The rest of the company includes Bonale Fambrini as Johnny Cade, Tyler Jordan Wesley as Dallas Winston, Travis Roy Rogers as Darrel Curtis, Corbin Drew Ross as Sodapop Curtis, Emma Hearn as Cherry Valance, Jaydon Nget as Two-Bit, Mark Doyle as Bob, and Jackson Reagin as Paul. At certain performances, Jordan DeAndre Williams will play the role of Ponyboy Curtis.

Atlantic Theater Company’s new season will include new plays from Academy Award-winner Ethan Coen, Jake Brasch, and Eliana Theologides Rodriguez, a kids musical from Mo Willems, and a fourth play to be announced.

Award-winning comedian and viral sensation Lou Wall is bringing their show Breaking the Fifth Wall to SoHo playhouse this fall. It will play a limited three-week engagement from Sept. 17 to Oct. 5. 

Andrew Barth Feldman star will take over the role of Oliver in the six-time Tony Award-winning musical Maybe Happy Ending for a limited nine-week engagement beginning Sept. 2. Feldman takes over the role from Darren Criss, who won a Tony Award for his performance as Oliver and plays his final performance on Aug. 31. 

Original Broadway cast member Trevor Wayne will take over the lead role in The Outsiders beginning Sept. 24. Brody Grant, who received a Tony Award nomination for his take on Ponyboy Curtis, will play his final performance on Sept. 21.

Under the Radar has announced its 2026 festival, which will take place from Jan. 7 to 25, 2026 in New York City. 

Nell Benjamin and Laurence O’Keefe — composers of Legally Blonde — are premiering a new musical Huzzah! at The Old Globe in San Diego. The musical is produced by special arrangement with No Guarantees Productions, and will have a limited six-week engagement from Sept. 13 to Oct. 19. The cast will include Legally Blonde legend Kate Shindle. 

Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre is mounting its next musical, Mexodus. Previews begin Sept. 9. and opening night is set for Sept. 18. The show will be recorded and released as an Audible Original at a later date.

BD Wong Wayne Barker’s musical adaptation of the 1995 film Mr. Holland’s Opus is now being developed with Drew & Dane Productions.

The Off-Broadway revival of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has found its spellers. Philippe Arroyo will play Chip Tolentino, Leana Rae Concepcion will play Marcy Park, Tony Nominee Justin Cooley will play Leaf Coneybear, and Kevin McHale will make his New York stage debut as William Barfée. 

As part of its 10th anniversary celebration, Hamilton will host a special fan-filled performance. On its official 10th anniversary, Aug. 6, the matinee will have a minimum of 1,000 seats in the Richard Rogers Theatre available for lottery prices: $10. 

The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) has announced its 2026 season, including six productions across theatre, music, and dance. The season will feature contemporary ballet trilogy Gems in February, comedic play Trash in March, Motion/Matter: All Styles Dance Battle in March, and Family Day in late May 2026. 

The Notebook’s North American Tour will launch in September beginning at Cleveland’s Playhouse Square. It will play over 30 cities across the nation through the end of August 2026. 

Kimberly Belflower will adapt her hit play John Proctor is the Villain for the big screen. Tina Fey and Marc Platt will serve as producers, Sadie Sink — who was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Shelby in the play — will executive produce. Universal picked up the film rights to the play in a competitive battle, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

River Lipe-Smith will make thier Off-Broadway debut starring as the titular Caroline in MCC Theatre’s world premier of Caroline by Preston Max Allen. The play, directed by Tony Award-winner David Cromer, will also feature Amy Landecker and Chloë Grace Moretz. It begins performances on Sept. 12, with opening night on Sept. 30, through Oct. 19.

Starting Sept. 2, Hadestown will feature an all-new principle cast, including Broadway veteran Rebecca Naomi Jones as Persephone, Tony Award-winner Paulo Szot as Hades, West End breakout star Jack Wolfe as Orpheus, Disney star Morgan Dudley as Eurydice, Grammy Award-winner Kurt Elling as Hermes. This marks the first time the full principle cast has changed at once since the Tony Award winning musical opened in 2019. 

The audio recording of Dead Outlaw, Audible’s first-ever commissioned musical, is out now. The Audible Original showcases the entire original musical recorded in Dolby Atmos with immersive sound design.

2025 Emmy Award Nominee Michael Urie, Oscar and Emmy Award nominee Kumail Nanjiani, and Jenn Harris will join the cast of Oh, Mary! beginning Aug. 4 through Sept. 28. They will join the company alongside Jinkx Monsoon as Mary Todd Lincoln. Conrad Ricamora, James Scully, and Bianca Leigh, who originated their roles Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel and on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre, along with the current ‘Mary Todd Lincoln,’ Tituss Burgess, will play their final performances on Aug. 2. 

To kick off the fourth annual Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival, Alex Newell, Laverne Cox, Betty Who, and more will take the stage in a one-night-only concert of The Drowsy Chaperone at Carnegie Hall on Oct. 20, 2025. The concert will be directed by Tony Award nominee L Morgan Lee. 

Joe Locke will make his West End debut in the UK premier of Clarkson by Samuel D. Hunter. The play will be directed by Jack Serio, and have a strictly limited run in the West End this autumn. Locke will share the stage with Ruaridh Mollica and Sophie Melville. 

The stage adaptation of the Paranormal Activity films will haunt the West End beginning Dec. 5. The production will transfer to the Ambassadors Theatre after a critically acclaimed run at Leeds Playhouse last summer. It will also begin a North American tour visiting the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre; Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles; Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington DC, and American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco.

The first UK non-replica production of High School Musical is coming to The Lyric Theatre at Lowry next summer. The theatre will be transformed into a basketball court with seating on stage and an extended stage. The production will run Aug. 21, 2026 until Sept. 13, 2026.