MIDTOWN INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL to Return to NYC After Decade-Long Hiatus
The festival will run June 15 through July 26, 2026 at the American Theatre of Actors in New York City.
The Midtown International Theatre Festival has announced its return for the 2026 season following a nearly decade-long hiatus. The festival will run June 15 through July 26, 2026 at American Theatre of Actors as part of the venue’s 50th anniversary celebration.
Festival founder and executive producer John Chatterton is relaunching the event in association with Jay Michaels and Jessica Jennings, executive director of the American Theatre of Actors. The season will span all three theaters in the ATA complex and feature a lineup of plays, musicals, solo shows, cabaret events, and short play programming.
Featured Productions
ACROSS A CROWDED ROOM
By F.J. Hartland. Directed by Valerie Adami Juhlin.
AMERICARING
By Kate Gill. Directed by Frank Licato.
BEETHOVEN’S WRONG NOTE
By Jay Stephenson, starring James Harkness as Ludwig van Beethoven.
COOL AT CAMP
By Dani Tapper, Peter Weidman, Steven Blutig, Robin Raskin, and Emily Stumer.
CRABS IN A BARREL
By Reginald T. Jackson.
FUNCTIONS
By Anton Spivack.
HOW TO SWALLOW A VOLCANO
By Anne McDermott. Directed by Padraic Lillis.
MONARCH: THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN MUSICAL
By Alfonso Molina and Mayu Molina Lehmann.
MOTHER BOSWICK: THE BEST SHOW YOU NEVER KNEW YOU NEEDED
By David Magidson.
OMEED’S TAPESTRIES
By Barry M. Putt, Jr. Directed by Robert Liebowitz.
ONE IN A MILLION CABARET
By Kevin Davis.
PANDIMIA: ACT OF GODS
By Jason S. Abrams.
PICKING UP STONES
By Sandra Laub.
SHANGRI-LA-LA
By Mike Meier and Peter Giambalvo.
STICK TO THE SCRIPT!
By Amy Losi. Directed by Laurie Rae Waugh.
THE CROSSWORD PLAY (OR EZMERANDA’S GIFT)
By Donna Hoke. Directed by Janel Walton.
THE HALLWAY
Written by Bill Keenan and directed by Jesse William Green.
THE HARM
By Dennis Leroy Kangalee.
THE PLANS WE MADE
By Dr. Danielle Bacibianco.
WHATEVER
By Scott Brooks. Directed by Ashley Olive Teague.
Additional Festival Productions
A WOMAN IN REVERSE
By Andrea Mezvinsky.
I AM BROOKLYN
By Vince Bandille.
KIERKEGAARD’S GUN
By Andy Treusch.
LEAVING KIEV: COMING FULL CIRCLE
By Mila Levine.
PRINCESS PEIGHS SWORD FIGHTING TEA PARTY
By Zach Alexander and Melissa Leigh.
SAMOVAR
Presented by The Simon Studio and inspired by the short stories of Anton Chekhov.
THE ANXIETY OF LAUGHING
By Andrew Justvig.
HUSBANDS
By Matthew Ethan Davis.
Festival Programming
The season will also include the MITF Short Play Lab, featuring two rotating programs of short works, as well as the inaugural Midtown International Film Festival presented by Chill Bucket Productions and Channel Indie.
Performances will take place at the Beckmann Theatre, Sargent Theatre, and Cullum Theatre within the American Theatre of Actors complex at 314 West 54th Street in Manhattan. Tickets for all performances are now on sale.
Videos
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PAPER MENAGERIE | Stage & Film Summer Season at the Bardavon Bardavon 1869 Opera House (7/19-7/19) |
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MENAFEE | Stage & Film Summer Season at Marist University Marist University Symphonic Hall (7/25-7/25) |
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LA GRINGA Repertorio (2/08-12/31) |
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LA CASA DE BERNARDA ALBA Repertorio (11/15-12/31) |
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LAGNIAPPE | Stage & Film Summer Season at Marist University Marist University Symphonic Hall (7/11-7/11) |
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UNMOORED | Stage & Film Summer Season at Marist University Marist University Symphonic Hall (7/12-7/12) |
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TRIP AROUND THE SUN | Stage & Film Summer Season at Marist University Marist University Symphonic Hall (7/26-7/26) |
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THE DEATH CHRONICLES (portraits)|S&F Summer Season at Marist Marist University Symphonic Hall (8/01-8/01) |
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EN EL TIEMPO DE LAS MARIPOSAS Repertorio (1/07-12/31) |
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Butoh: Into the Depth New York Butoh Institute/Vangeline (7/08-7/31) |
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