The two-time Olivier Award-winning thriller KENREX just had its American premiere at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, featuring Olivier Award winner Jack Holden, Ed Stambollouian, and John Patrick Elliott.
West End Church will present a staged reading of A LITTLE LIGHT, a new musical by Derrick Byars, at the Apollo Theater as part of Apollo Works in Process.
The Neo-Political Cowgirls will present Andromeda's Sisters at Atlantic Theater Company's Linda Gross Theater, featuring Catherine Curtin and a panel on mutual aid, directed by Kate Mueth.
Sing for Hope will present 25 artist-designed pianos across all five NYC boroughs for a citywide public residency, with Laura Linney set to receive the 2026 Art for All Award at the launch event.
The Midtown International Theatre Festival will return to New York after a nearly decade-long hiatus, partnering with the American Theatre of Actors for a multi-show season coinciding with the venue's 50th Anniversary.
The American Theatre of Actors will revive A Desperate Game, John Maddison Morton's 1853 Victorian farce, as part of the company's 50th Anniversary Classical Season in New York City.
The Public Theater will present a one-week extension ahead of the world premiere production of Girl, Interrupted, written by Martyna Majok and based on the memoir by Susanna Kaysen.
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Next up at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre is New Born- an evening of theater exploring relationships, identity, and change from acclaimed British playwright Ella Hickson.
Cherry Lane Theatre has shared a recent performance from singer, songwriter and producer Lizzy McAlpine, as part of its ‘Live From Cherry Lane Theatre’ series.
Original RENT music director Tim Weil will take audiences behind the scenes of the landmark musical at a one-night event at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, featuring cast alumni, live performances, and a book signing.
MOVIES TV MAYHEM, a satirical comedy written by Dean Taucher and directed by Richard Caliban, is in its final week at Theatre Row in New York City, starring Jason Donovan Hall, Grant Neale, and Oneika Phillips.
A live recording of Revelation & Jubilation: A Symphony of Spirit, led by conductor, composer, pianist, and visionary artist Damien Sneed and the Orchestra of Tomorrow will be held at the historic Town Hall.
You can now get a first look inside rehearsals for The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park production of Romeo & Juliet, directed by Associate Artistic Director/Resident Director Saheem Ali.
Theater for the New City has currently scheduled over 200 performing arts organizations, independent artists, poets, puppeteers and film makers for its 30th annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts.
The 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards is set to be the largest gathering in the organization's seven-decade history — with the most Drama Desk winners and nominees, past and present, ever assembled for the ceremony.
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club will present Pioneers Go East Collective's Crossroads Series, featuring four short works championing LGBTQ+ and feminist artists, as part of the La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival.