Joe Brancato

MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET is Coming to The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2026

The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture and Penguin Rep Theatre will present “Miracle on South Division Street,” a play by Tom Dudzick, directed by Joe Brancato.

Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester Awards; THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 29, 2025

This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester 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!

Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester Awards; The Schoolhouse Theater Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 22, 2025

We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester 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 Rockland / Westchester Awards; BILLY ELLIOT Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 15, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester 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 Rockland / Westchester Awards; Elmwood Playhouse Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 8, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester 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 Rockland / Westchester Awards; YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 1, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester 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: FLAWLESS Plays Around with AI, at Penguin Rep Theatre thru Oct. 19
by Bruce Apar - Oct 5, 2025

As Tess and Frank, Ellen Adair and Michael Frederic skillfully bring to the stage the requisite range of emotions engaged when lovers go a-quarreling, then make up, then rinse, repeat. We all know how that goes and they keep it going with the right rhythm of dramatic impact. Director Joe Brancato is masterly at keeping his productions light on their feet, rooted in a canny instinct for audience appeal. in an exquisitely rendered performance by Alexander Rios as AI Percy, he leaves an indelible impression through carefully articulated physicality that captures the essence of a bot without caricaturing it. His soft, soothing vocal inflection recalls iconic computer HAL in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Penguin Rep Presents World Premiere of FLAWLESS
by Emmy Rice - Sep 14, 2025

Penguin Rep Theatre, under the leadership of Joe Brancato, founding Artistic Director, and Andrew M. Horn, Executive Director, presents the world premiere of Flawless, a new play by John J. Wooten, Friday, September 26 through Sunday, October 19 in Stony Point, New York.

CASTLING Comes to Penguin Rep
by Stephi Wild - Aug 7, 2025

Penguin Rep Theatre will present the world premiere of Castling, a new play by Anthony T. Goss, directed by Daniel Boisrond. Learn more here!

Photos: GENE & GILDA Opens Off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Jul 28, 2025

Penguin Rep Theatre is presenting the Off-Broadway premiere of Gene & Gilda, a new play by Cary Gitter, directed by Joe Brancato. See photos from opening night here!

Photos: GENE & GILDA Off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 24, 2025

Penguin Rep Theatre is presenting the Off-Broadway premiere of Gene & Gilda, a new play by Cary Gitter, directed by Joe Brancato. Get a first look at photos here!

Photos: Dick Cavett Records Voiceover For Off-Broadway's GENE & GILDA At 59E59 Theaters
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 23, 2025

Check out newly released photos from a recent recording session with three-time Emmy Award-winning television host Dick Cavett, who will lend his unmistakable voice as “The Interviewer” in the upcoming Off-Broadway premiere of Gene & Gilda at 59E59 Theaters.

Review: SON OF ZEUS at Penguin Repertory Theatre
by Pia Haas - Jul 19, 2025

Penguin Rep Theatre, now in its 48th season, continues its tradition of intimate, compelling storytelling with the powerful world premiere, Son of Zeus. A one-man tour-de-force written and performed by Jimmy Georgiades.

Dick Cavett to Lend His Voice to GENE & GILDA Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 18, 2025

Three-time Emmy Award-winning television host Dick Cavett will lend his voice to the Off-Broadway premiere of Gene & Gilda. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Review: ONE-MAN SHOW SON OF ZEUS at Penguin Rep Theatre
by Bruce Apar - Jul 17, 2025

It may or may not be true that within each of us exists a book waiting to be written, or a full-length monologue of the story of our life waiting to be staged. But few of us have the kind of story to tell as fraught and fascinating as Jimmy Georgiades.

Photos: Meet the Cast of GENE & GILDA at Penguin Rep
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 15, 2025

Penguin Rep Theatre has released new photos of the cast of the Off-Broadway premiere of Gene & Gilda, a new play by Cary Gitter, directed by Joe Brancato. Performances will begin Wednesday, July 23, 2025.

GENE & GILDA to Have Off-Broadway Premiere at 59E59 Theaters
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 20, 2025

Penguin Rep Theatre will present the Off-Broadway premiere of Gene & Gilda, a new play by Cary Gitter, directed by Joe Brancato. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Review: MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET Delights at Penguin Rep Theatre
by Bruce Apar - Jun 13, 2025

In the confident and craftsmanlike hands of Mr. Dudzick and director Joe Brancato, the audience is treated to a breezy look at familial relations that is smartly informed by the writer’s abiding sense of balance between lighthearted banter and matters of faith, ambition, tolerance and family secrets that surface and hit home with the force of a torpedo, shattering a lifetime of misbegotten beliefs. 

Review: MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET at Penguin Rep
by Peter Danish - Jun 13, 2025

Tom Dudzick’s 'Miracle on South Division Street' arrives in Stony Point for a heartfelt revival, reaffirming its timeless charm—a blend of humor, family dynamics, and subtle spiritual warmth.

BWW Q&A: Joe Brancato on Reviving MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET and Penguin Rep's 2025 Season
by Joshua Wright - Jun 10, 2025

Joe Brancato discusses the return of Miracle on South Division Street, Penguin Rep Theatre’s 2025 season in Stony Point, and their growing presence in New York City with a new residency at 59E59 Theatres.