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Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards


by BWW Awards - December 08, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards; The John W. Engeman Theater Leads Favorite Theatre!


by BWW Awards - December 08, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards; WEST SIDE STORY Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 01, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Review: SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at Cultural Arts Playhouse Merrick


by Sam Desmond - October 14, 2025

What did our critic think of SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at Cultural Arts Playhouse Merrick? Superb acting skills bring the depravity of Sweeney Todd's London...

BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Will Open at the Cultural Arts Playhouse


by A.A. Cristi - August 25, 2025

The Cultural Arts Playhouse in Syosset will present the Nassau County premiere of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical from September 20 through October 19, 2025. Performances will take place at the theatre’s home at 170 Michael Drive, Syosset, NY....

Review: MATILDA THE MUSICAL at Cultural Arts Playhouse


by Andrew J. Koehler - April 08, 2025

Experience the magic of MATILDA THE MUSICAL at Cultural Arts Playhouse! Enjoy stellar performances and captivating choreography until April 27, 2025. ...

Review: AVENUE Q at Cultural Arts Playhouse


by Andrew J. Koehler - February 26, 2025

When “the sun is shining and it’s a lovely day,” it’s a great day to see a musical. In a world filled with woe, and “every hour going oh, so slow,” it’s the perfect time to take in AVENUE Q at the Cultural Arts Playhouse in Syosset! Directed by Tony Frangipane, this production pulls out all the stop...

Cast & Team Set For AVENUE Q at Cultural Arts Playhouse!


by Andrew J. Koehler - January 24, 2025

The 2004 winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical is set to take the stage at the Cultural Arts Playhouse in Syosset this spring! Directed by Tony Frangipane, music directed by Rich Giordano, choreographed by Danielle Coutieri, and stage managed by Jared Glazer, this production is bound to have you...

Preview: BURNIN’ LOVE 2025 at CAP Merrick


by Andrew J. Koehler - January 28, 2025

Are you looking for a special night to share with your special someone, or looking to go on a self-date where love is in the air? Look no further than The Cultural Arts Playhouse! The Cultural Arts Playhouse of Merrick's annual Valentine's Day event is back and better than ever!...

Winners Announced For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards


by BWW Awards - January 14, 2025

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024....

Past Shows

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical


Based on musical legend Carole King, BEAUTIFUL tells the story of King's rise to fame in the 1960s and 1970s. Featuring hits such as "Natural ...

Matilda
Matilda
3/22 - 4/27/2025


Roald Dahl's timeless story is being brought to life on the stage at the Cultural Arts Playhouse! Directed by Bruce Grossman, assistant directed by Chrissy Ganci, ...

A Chorus Line
A Chorus Line
7/27 - 8/25/2024

Parade
Parade
8/3 - 8/25/2024

Next to Normal
Next to Normal
6/29 - 7/28/2024

Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages
6/22 - 7/21/2024


In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small town girl met a big city rocker and in LA's most famous rock club, they fell in ...

Big Fish
Big Fish
10/22 - 11/13/2022


Based on the celebrated novel by Daniel Wallace and the acclaimed film directed by Tim Burton, BIG FISH tells the story of Edward Bloom, a ...

Kinky Boots
Kinky Boots
9/10 - 10/9/2022


Kinky Boots is a musical with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and book by Harvey Fierstein.Based on the 2005 British film Kinky Boots, written ...

Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde
10/12 - 11/10/2019

Legally Blonde the Musical
Legally Blonde the Musical
10/12 - 11/10/2019


A funny and fabulous musical where sorority star Elle Woods doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone ‘serious,’ ...

A Funny Thing Happned on the Way to the Forum


Adam Slawitsky leads a cast of Cultural Arts Playhouse Vets, seasoned pros and newcomers.Inspired by the farces of ancient Roman playwright Platus, the musical tells ...

Next to Normal
Next to Normal
11/17 - 12/8/2018


A contemporary musical dealing with modern issues....

Pippin
Pippin
7/20 - 8/19/2018


Pippin is the son of fabled Emperor Charlemagne. As the play begins, we see an acting troupe, with the Leading Player inviting the audience to ...

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
5/19 - 6/10/2018


The musical begins as the bells of Notre Dame sound through the famed cathedral in fifteenth-century Paris. Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer who longs to be ...

Anything Goes
Anything Goes
5/19 - 6/11/2017


Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse, ...

Sisiter Act
Sisiter Act
4/7 - 4/30/2017


A woman hiding in a convent helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she rediscovers her own. This feel-good comedy smash is based on ...

Ghost- the Musical
Ghost- the Musical
3/11 - 4/2/2017


After Sam is murdered on the street, he finds himself trapped as a ghost between this world and the next. He tries to communicate with ...

Side Show
Side Show
2/10 - 3/5/2017


Side Show is a musical by Bill Russell (book and lyrics) and Henry Krieger (music) based on the lives of Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined ...

The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
2/18 - 3/5/2017


The Little Mermaid February 18, 21, 23, 25, March 4, 5 Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays at 1pm and Sundays at 12...

The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
1/14 - 2/4/2017


The Family favorite! The Wizard of Oz January 14, 16, 21, 28, 29 February 4 Monday and Saturdays at 1pm and Sundays at 12...

Tommy
Tommy
8/5 - 8/28/2016


A deaf, dumb and blind boy's journey from pain to triumph is a sensory-defying rock and roll experience. please see our website for Ticket information....

In The Heights
In The Heights
7/8 - 7/31/2016


In the Heights, Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes | Conceived By Lin-Manuel Miranda IN THE HEIGHTS tells the ...

42nd Street
42nd Street
6/10 - 7/3/2016


Come and meet those dancing feet this weekend! The Cultural Arts Playhouse is proud to present the classic Broadway musical 42ND STREET! Jones and Barry ...

American Idiot
American Idiot
7/31 - 8/16/2015


Green Day's powerhouse album is brought to life in this electric-rock musical of youthful disillusion. The two-time TONY Award-winning hit musical American Idiot, based on ...

Once on this Island
Once on this Island
3/20 - 4/12/2015


Once On This Island is a captivating legend of romance between a peasant girl and a rich city boy whom she saves from death. This ...

Les Miserables
Les Miserables
6/7 - 6/23/2013


Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schönberg’s legendary musical, Les Misérables, with glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery ...

CARRIE the Musical
CARRIE the Musical
2/15 - 3/3/2013


Based on the book by Stephen King, this cult hit musical makes its REGIONAL PREMIERE at the Cultural Arts Playhouse. Synopsis: Carrie White is a ...

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