Long Island Theater Newsroom
The latest news on live theater in Long Island from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
BE LIKE BLIPPI TOUR Comes to the Patchogue Theatre
Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced The Be Like Blippi Tour, appearing on Wednesday June 3 2026 at 6:00pm.
Reverend Horton Heat Comes to the Patchogue Theatre in April
Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced Reverend Horton Heat, appearing on Sunday April 12 at 7:00pm.
JOSH GATES LIVE! AN EVENING OF LEGENDS, MYSTERIES AND TALES OF ADVENTURE Comes to the Patchogue Theatre
Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced Josh Gates Live! An Evening of Legends, Mysteries and Tales of Adventure, set for June 2026.
BroadwayWorld Introduces My Shows Curtain Call and New Merchandise Partnership
BroadwayWorld announced today that the My Shows platform has officially launched My Shows Curtain Call, a personalized year-end feature designed to celebrate each user's year in theatre.
Voting Open to Pick the Top 5 of Next On Stage: Season 6
Voting is now open for BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students.
ICYMI: Next On Stage: Season 5- Meet the Top 10
Earlier this week, BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, returned to reveal the Top 10 performers in both age groups.
Review: HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR ON ICE at The Gateway
With the magical notion of having a real ice skating rink on a dramatic stage, the Holiday Spectacular on Ice at the Gateway in Bellport creates wonder in the audience from inception and delivers well beyond expectations in person.
Watch: Next On Stage's High School & College Top 10 Revealed
Who will make the Top 10 of BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage? You'lll have to tune in tonight, December 5 (High School: 7pm ET, College: 9pm ET), to find out! This season is presented by AMDA & Atlantic Acting School and sponsored by MTI, 54 Below, and Westin New York at Times Square.
Review: ANNIE at Smithtown Performing Arts Center
For some holiday cheer, “Annie” at the Smithtown Performing Arts is the Christmas production to bring families that spirit of generosity and can-do attitude for December.
Maria Capp To Screen FOUR COUSINS & A CHRISTMAS At Long Island Music And Entertainment Hall Of Fame
The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame will host the Long Island premiere of MarVista Entertainment's holiday feature film, Four Cousins and A Christmas.
Review: ANASTASIA at The Lighthouse Repertory Theatre Company
In the perennially winter tale of “Anastasia,” a musical about the young Russian woman with claims to be being the lone survivor of the royal Romanov family’s massacre, The Lighthouse Repertory captured the magic and warmth of a Christmas-time story while creating great dramatic tension.
Bay Street Theater Celebrates Sag Saturdays Opening Day with New Workshops for Ages 7-14
Bay Street Theater will participate in the kickoff of Sag Saturdays with a welcoming lineup of youth and adult workshops that highlight creativity, performance, and community engagement.
Taylorville to Perform at Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts
Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts will present Taylorville.
Jake David Smith and Senzel Ahmady Will Lead North American Tour of THE GREAT GATSBY
The North American Tour of THE GREAT GATSBY will star stage veterans Jake David Smith as Jay Gatsby and Senzel Ahmady as Daisy Buchanan.
How To Support Over 200 Non-Profit Theatres on Giving Tuesday
BroadwayWorld is sharing our Giving Tuesday Regional Theatre Database, a resource to connect theater lovers with nonprofit theaters nationwide, for the second year in a row.
EastLine Theatre Brings A VERY EXPENSIVE POISON to Long Island
EastLine Theatre will return to the BACCA Arts Center in Lindenhurst this December with the Long Island premiere of A Very Expensive Poison by Emmy-winning playwright Lucy Prebble.
Photos: Opening Night of Fahrenheit 451 at Bay Street Theater!
Bay Strect Theater's recent opening night of Fahrenheit 45/ lit up the stage with Ray Bradbury's iconic dystopian tale, reimagined in a vivid new production directed by Stephen Hamilton.
Voting Open to Pick the Top 10 of Next On Stage: Season 6
Voting is now open for BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students.
Ray Romano Helps Kick Off EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND Exhibit
Actor Ray Romano, the star of the hit sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, was the guest of honor at a VIP preview party at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame to preview its new exclusive exhibit.
Long Island High School for the Arts Student To Perform In Immersive Pre-Show For THE NUTCRACKER at New York Dance Theatre
A student from Nassau BOCES Long Island High School for the Arts will take part in a special semi-immersive preshow for New York Dance Theatre’s production of The Nutcracker at Hofstra University this December.
Straphanger Theater Ensemble To Present HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE At Westbury Arts
Straphanger Theater Ensemble will present Paula Vogel's HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE this December at Westbury Arts.
The Gateway’s HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR ON ICE Starring Nancy Kerrigan Returns To Long Island
The Gateway will present the return of its Holiday Spectacular on Ice, running November 28, 2025 through January 4, 2026 in Bellport.
Skeleton Key Entertainment's One-Man A CHRISTMAS CAROL To Play Sapan Greenport Theater
Vanessa Leuck, Ethan Popp and Skeleton Key Entertainment are bringing back their sold-out, one-man experiential adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol to Greenport's iconic Sapan Greenport Theater.
Joffrey Ballet School To Present THE NUTCRACKER And SANTA’S TOYLAND At LPAC
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center will welcome families back for its annual holiday tradition, combining a one-hour staging of The Nutcracker with the long-running Santa’s Toyland experience.
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Little Shop of Horrors: 40th Anniversary Screening Hosted By Ellen Greene Patchogue Theatre (8/30-8/30) |
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THE WEDDING SINGER The John W. Engeman Theater (7/09-8/23) |
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Megan Hilty Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center (8/22-8/22) |
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I Hate Hamlet by Paul Rudnick South Shore Theatre (8/21-8/21) |
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I Hate Hamlet by Paul Rudnick South Shore Theatre (8/16-8/16) |
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A Swell-egant, Elegant Party: Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano, Hosted & Written By Laurence Maslon (WLIW-FM Radio) LTV Studios (8/01-8/01) |
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Annie Herricks Community Theater (10/16-10/25) |
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Gravity & Other Myths Presents: Ten Thousand Hours Staller Center for the Arts (10/18-10/18) |
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Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra Staller Center for the Arts (10/03-10/03) |
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Be Like Blippi Tour! Tilles Center for the Performing Arts Long Island University (12/09-12/09) |