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Emily Wyrwa

October 3, 2025

Ellen’s Stardust Diner will offer a brand-new Rocky Horror Show: Live! at Ellen’s Stardust on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 as one of its special events this year in celebration of the iconic musical’s 50th anniversary. The diner will transform into a full-scale, immersive performance of The Rocky Horror Show.

Emily Wyrwa

October 2, 2025

Rounding out the all-star cast of the Off-Broadway revival of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee are Tony Award nominee Lilli Cooper as Rona Lisa Peretti and Jason Kravitz as Vice Principal Douglas Panch.

Emily Wyrwa

October 1, 2025

An immersive production of Jacob Wasson’s play Smuta is coming to a new Brooklyn audiophile nightclub Refuge, produced by New York Nightlife icon Ladyfag. The production opens on Oct. 9 for a limited run.

Emily Wyrwa

October 1, 2025

Classic Stage Company’s world premiere production of Marcel on the Train, written by Tony Award nominee Ethan Slater and Theatrely31’s Marshall Pailet, will star Slater in the titular role of Marcel Marceau. Joining Slater are Julie Benko, Maddie Corman, Max Gordon Moore, Aaron Serotsky, and Alex Wyse. Additional casting will be announced at a later date.

Emily Wyrwa

September 30, 2025

Schmigadoon! is coming to Broadway! The production, based on the Apple Original series from Universal Television of the same name, will begin previews at the Nederlander Theatre on April 4, 2026 with an opening night set for April 20 and will run through Sept. 6. “

Emily Wyrwa

September 25, 2025

Pulitzer Prize Finalist Rajiv Joseph’s Gruesome Playground Injuries will return to the New York stage in a new production starring Succession’s Nicholas Braun and two-time Tony Award winner Kara Young. The production will be directed by Neil Pepe.

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July 24, 2025

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.

Emily Wyrwa

July 23, 2025

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

Emily Wyrwa

July 23, 2025

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.

Emily Wyrwa

July 23, 2025

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.

Emily Wyrwa

July 23, 2025

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

Emily Wyrwa

July 23, 2025

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.

Emily Wyrwa

July 22, 2025

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.

Emily Wyrwa

July 22, 2025

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.

Emily Wyrwa

July 22, 2025

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.

Emily Wyrwa

July 18, 2025

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.

Emily Wyrwa

July 18, 2025

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.

Emily Wyrwa

July 17, 2025

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.

Emily Wyrwa

July 17, 2025

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.

Emily Wyrwa

July 16, 2025

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.

Emily Wyrwa

July 14, 2025

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.

Emily Wyrwa

July 10, 2025

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.

Emily Wyrwa

July 9, 2025

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.

Emily Wyrwa

July 8, 2025

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.

Emily Wyrwa

July 8, 2025

A Christmas Carol is returning to New York for a limited run this winter. The production, adapted by Jack Thorne and conceived and directed by Matthew Warchus, will run at PAC NYC from Nov. 23 — with an official opening on Dec. 4 — through Dec. 28.

Emily Wyrwa

July 8, 2025

Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart will step into & Juliet on Broadway as Lance for a limited 13-week engagement starting Aug. 5. He takes over from pop icon Joey Fatone, who will play his final performance on July 31.

Emily Wyrwa

July 8, 2025

Brody Grant will take his final bow as Ponyboy in The Outsiders on Sunday Sept. 21. New casting for the role has yet to be announced.

Emily Wyrwa

July 7, 2025

A Play About David Mamet Writing a Play About Harvey Weinstein, written by Mathilde Dratwa, will have its New York premier as a one-night-only reading on July 21 at the Judith O. Rubin Theater at Playwrights Horizons. It will star Abbi Jacobson, Billy Eichner, Heléne Yorke, and Kara Young, with direction by Leslye Headland. The reading will benefit the New York Civil Liberties Union.

Emily Wyrwa

July 7, 2025

Joe Mantello will direct a new play by Samuel D. Hunter, Little Bear Ridge Road, starring Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock on Broadway this fall. It will play a limited 18-week run at the Booth Theatre beginning Oct. 7, with an official opening on Oct. 30.

Emily Wyrwa

July 7, 2025

Tony Award nominee Montego Glover will perform as Rose in Gypsy on Sunday matinees in July and August beginning on Sunday July 20. Glover filled in for star Audra McDonald from June 30 to July 6 while McDonald was on vacation.

Emily Wyrwa

July 2, 2025

Romy & Michele: The Musical will debut Off-Broadway at Stage 42 this fall. Previews will begin on Oct. 14, with an official opening set for Oct. 28.

Emily Wyrwa

June 30, 2025

Heathers has extended its run at New World Stages for four additional months. The production has amassed the largest advance sale in New World Stages history. Originally scheduled to play through Sept. 28, Heathers will now run through Jan. 25, 2026.

Emily Wyrwa

June 30, 2025

Two-time Tony Award nominee Gavin Lee will join the company of The Lion King on Broadway as Scar beginning July 22. Lee replaces Stephen Carlile in the role, who left the company earlier this year to star as Hades in Disney’s Hercules on the West End. Michael Hollick will continue as Scar on Broadway until Lee joins the company.

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Ellen's Stardust Diner To Stage ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Celebration

Lilli Cooper and Jason Kravitz Round Out SPELLING BEE Revival at New World Stages

Immersive Production of Jacob Wasson’s SMUTA Will Run in Brooklyn

Cast of MARCEL ON THE TRAIN At Classic Stage Company Announced, Ethan Slater Stars

SCHMIGADOON Comes to Broadway Spring 2026

PUNCH: Redemption and Runarounds — Review

Micaela Diamond Is Ready For Epic New Works

Luke Newton Is Loving New York

Dylan Mulvaney Is Ready To Conquer Off-Broadway

Caissie Levy Is Ready For This Role Of A Lifetime In RAGTIME

Ellen's Stardust Diner To Stage ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Celebration

Lilli Cooper and Jason Kravitz Round Out SPELLING BEE Revival at New World Stages

Immersive Production of Jacob Wasson’s SMUTA Will Run in Brooklyn

Cast of MARCEL ON THE TRAIN At Classic Stage Company Announced, Ethan Slater Stars

SCHMIGADOON Comes to Broadway Spring 2026

Kara Young and Nicholas Braun Will Star in GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES Off-Broadway

Trevor Wayne Will Take Over Role of Ponyboy Curtis in THE OUTSIDERS On Broadway

UNDER THE RADAR Will Host 2026 Festival In January, Featuring Work From Across the World

New Nell Benjamin and Laurence O'Keffe Musical To Premier In San Diego

Audible's Next Musical MEXODUS Opens September

Drew & Dane Productions to Develop MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS Musical Adaptation

Justin Cooley, Kevin McHale, Philippe Arroyo, and Leana Rae Concepcion Join SPELLING BEE At New World Stages

HAMILTON Anniversary Matinee Will Offer 1,000 Lottery Tickets for $10

PAC NYC Announces 2026 Programming, Including Deaf Play TRASH

THE NOTEBOOK National Tour Launches in Cleveland This September

JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN To Receive Film Adaptation

Amy Landecker and Chloë Grace Moretz Join CAROLINE At MCC, Alongside Newcomer River Lipe-Smith

New Principle Hadestown Cast, Including Jack Wolfe, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Paulo Szot, Starts September

DEAD OUTLAW Audible Original Is Out For Streaming

Michael Urie, Kumail Nanjiani, and Jenn Harris Join OH, MARY! August 4

Alex Newell, Laverne Cox, Betty Who, And More to Star In One-Night-Only Carnegie Hall Concert of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE

Joe Locke To Make His West End Debut in CLARKSON by Samuel D. Hunter

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY Directed By Punchdrunk's Felix Barrett Comes To West End And North American Tour

First Non-Replica Production of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Coming to UK Next Summer

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Returns to New York For Limited Run at PAC NYC This Winter

James Monroe Iglehart To Join & JULIET As Lance For 13 Weeks

Brody Grant to Depart THE OUTSIDERS This Fall

Kara Young, Abbi Jacobson, Billy Eichner, and Heléne Yorke To Star In One-Night-Only Reading Benefitting NYCLU

Joe Mantello to Direct LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD Starring Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock

Montego Glover to Lead GYPSY Sunday Matinees

ROMY & MICHELE: THE MUSICAL To Debut Off-Broadway This Fall

HEATHERS Extends Through January At New World Stages

Gavin Lee Will Join THE LION KING On Broadway This July