The Public Theatre

MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival to Present Ten International Short Films
by Rachel Stone - Sep 22, 2026

The 29th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival will screen ten finalist short films from ten countries. Audiences will vote to determine winners for Best Film and Best Actor awards.

Review: HAIR at Musicalfare At SHEA’S 710 Theatre
by Michael Rabice - Sep 20, 2026

The psychadelic musical HAIR that put rock music onto the Broadway stage in 1968 may feel dated to some but that time capsule will always be fully recognizable. With such musical hits as “Let the Sun Shine In ”  and “Aquarius,” the musical that shows  hippies burning their green cards in New York’s Central Park in  protest of the Vietnam War has found it’s was to the Shea’s 710 stage in a spectacular hippie-dippie production presented by Musicalfare

Interview: Theatre Life with Ro Boddie
by Elliot Lanes - Sep 18, 2026

Today’s subject Ro Boddie is currently living his theatre life onstage playing the role of Toledo in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at Round House Theatre. The show plays through October 18th and is the opener to the company’s 50th season. Ro has performed many times at Round House Theatre over the years. Past credits include Sally & Tom, Topdog/Underdog, The Mountaintop, Radio Golf, The Tempest, A Boy and His Soul, and Master Harold…and the Boys.

MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival to Screen at The Public Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 11, 2026

The 29th annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival will present ten shorts from ten countries, with audience members voting to determine award winners. All finalists become Oscar-qualified.

Video: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Cast Performs 'A Little Life'
by Michael Major - Sep 11, 2026

Andrew Durand and the company of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button perform 'A Little Life' in a rehearsal room video ahead of the musical's Public Theater run.

Video: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Trailer Released Ahead of 2026 London Return
by Michael Major - Sep 9, 2026

A new trailer previews MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET ahead of its 2026 London engagement, revisiting the 1956 Memphis recording session that brought together Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.

Documentary About Leslie Odom, Jr.'s Return to HAMILTON Set For Fall Release
by Stephi Wild - Sep 1, 2026

A documentary about Leslie Odom, Jr.'s return to Hamilton on Broadway is in production. The film will be premiering this fall at film festivals.  Learn more here!

Interview: Angela Travino Debuts WHEREVER IS YOUR HEART at Joe's Pub
by Mia Mittag - Aug 31, 2026

Angela Travino is making her solo-show debut at Joe’s Pub, after spending eight years serving drinks in the very same space. Her cabaret centers on her community as a way to showcase the people who have supported her all these years.

Review: MAGIC MOMENT OF RECORDING HISTORY
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Aug 29, 2026

The 2010 jukebox musical MILLION DOLLAR, QUARTET by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux celebrates an impromptu moment in recording history when the legends Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry  Lee Lewis found themselves together in the studio of Sun Records. The jam session that followed was captured on an historic 1956 recording, and the story of that chance meeting forms the basis of the musical. Maine State Music Theatre co-produces with the Public Theatre in whose intimate space the explosive energy of this rock ‘n’ roll quartet is all-embracing and irresistible. Escott and Mutrux’s book is one of the better constructed among jukebox musicals in that it creates some true drama and back story for each of the artists portrayed. The score is a veritable soundtrack of early hillbilly and rock ‘n’ roll music and some of the greatest hits of each of these artists. The show requires virtually  all of the actors to be musicians who play live on stage. The company does not disappoint, and under the music and stage direction of Scott Moreau, they recreate a sense of the spontaneity, electricity, and sheer dynamism of musical moment.What did our critic think of MAGIC MOMENT OF RECORDING HISTORY at MSMT & Public Theatre?

Video: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET First Look Released Ahead of The Public Theatre Run
by Michael Major - Aug 27, 2026

Maine State Music Theatre shared a first look at MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, a co-production with The Public Theatre in Lewiston imagining a legendary jam session with Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. Watch the video!

HAY FEVER Reveals Full Cast Starring Alongside Christine Baranski at Wyndham's Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 21, 2026

Nancy Carroll, Will Close, Charles Edwards, Ophelia Lovibond, Ash Hunter, Lucy Karczewski and Jo McInnes will join Christine Baranski and Richard E. Grant in Noël Coward's HAY FEVER, directed by Emily Burns.

The Orchard Project Names Writers for 2026 Episodic Lab
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2026

The Orchard Project announced the writers and projects selected for its upcoming Episodic Lab, a summer residency for television, film, and audio storytelling held at Skidmore College.

Kristolyn Lloyd, Michael Potts, and More Will Lead SEVEN GUITARS at Lincoln Center Theater
by Stephi Wild - Aug 4, 2026

Lincoln Center Theater has announced the full cast and creative team for August Wilson's SEVEN GUITARS, directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.

SAFE HOUSE World Premiere to Star Karen Ziemba, Marc Kudisch
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 3, 2026

Karen Ziemba and Marc Kudisch will lead the world premiere cast of SAFE HOUSE by L.B. Browne at Theatre Row, directed by Benjamin Viertel for split/decision.

Exclusive: Hear Grace McLean Perform 'Drunk Iliad' from PENELOPE Cast Album
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 16, 2026

Joy Machine Records announced the release of PENELOPE: Live at Joe's Pub, a chamber musical starring Broadway's Grace McLean, as the one-woman show prepares to run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

FringeArts Reveals Programming For The 30th Annual 2026 Philadelphia Fringe Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jul 15, 2026

FringeArts announced programming for the 30th annual Philadelphia Fringe Festival, featuring over 330 productions across nearly 100 venues, including world premieres and Philadelphia premieres from local and international artists.

Full Cast Set For AIN'T TOO PROUD at the Muny
by Stephi Wild - Jul 15, 2026

The Muny announced the full cast for AIN'T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS, making its premiere on the James S. McDonnell Stage in Forest Park, led by director Marcia Milgrom Dodge.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld June 29, 2026- Go Inside the LIZA AT 80! Celebration with Kristin Chenoweth and More
by - Jun 27, 2026

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 29, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The Public Theatre Executive Director Ray Dumont to Depart for Massachusetts Role
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 26, 2026

Ray Dumont has resigned as Executive Director of The Public Theatre in Lewiston, ME, to join The Academy of Music in Northampton, MA. Adam P. Blais first joined The Public Theatre as an intern in 2012 returning as the Education/Development Director in 2019

Kelly Belarmino, KC Dela Cruz and Khori Michelle Petinaud to Join HADESTOWN as The Fates
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 25, 2026

Hadestown will welcome three new ‘Fates’ to Broadway this summer. The ‘Fates’ will be played by Kelly Belarmino, KC Dela Cruz, and Khori Michelle Petinaud who will all begin performances in July.