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Prospect Musicals has revealed details for the third week of events of the 2026 IGNITE Concert Festival, running in March at Baruch Performing Arts Center.

Live & In Color will present SOUTH ASIAN SONGBOOK: WRITING THE FUTURE OF MUSICAL THEATRE in New York City. The concert is part of Prospect Musicals’ IGNITE Festival. The event will feature new songs by South Asian musical theatre writers.

Prospect Musicals has revealed additional guests for the second week of events of the 2026 IGNITE Concert Festival, running through March 30th at Baruch Performing Arts Center.

Prospect Musicals will present the IGNITE Concert Festival, showcasing new musical works including 'AFTER ANATEVKA' by Alexandra Silber, an evening with Alex Timbers, and 'SONG SOCIETY' in concert.

Prospect Musicals revealed the full line-up of events for the 2026 IGNITE Concert Festival of work-in-process musicals and related events. Prospect Musicals’ IGNITE Concert Festival is a three-week celebration featuring ten different events.

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club will present the workshop production of The Thousand and One Nights, a reimagining of the  epic from Lebanese-American director and playwright Ghina Fawaz and Turkish dramaturg and artist Begüm 'Begsy' Inal.

CUCKOO, a new play by Dylan Horowitz, will receive a limited two-performance engagement at Theaterlab as part of the venue’s First Look Series. Directed by Hunter Lustberg.

Today’s subject Maaike Laanstra-Corn is currently living her theatre life onstage playing the role of Hedvig in the rarely produced Henrik Ibesn play The Wild Duck at Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC). The show continues performances through November 16th at STC’s Klein Theatre.

Live & In Color will host a private industry reading of Private Lives – The Musical on October 27–28 in New York City, with a book by Devanand Janki and Tommy Newman and music and lyrics by Newman.

Ghost Light Theatre Company will present Dead Girls Club, as a part of Ghost Light's Bright Light Playwriting Cohort! Dead Girls Club was written by Sarah Elizabeth Grace and will be directed by Sophie Ferrin.

A new play by Julia Smith, BITCHES will make its premiere August 7–9, 2025, at the East Village Basement in New York City. Directed by Maya Shore, the darkly comic drama explores themes of power, identity, and cruelty through the lens of high school friendship.

A staged reading of Sincerely, an original play written and directed by Analiese Bradshaw, will take place at Soho Playhouse. Learn more about the play here!

Be Bold! Productions short plays were back last weekend as Week 2 of the 14th annual Players Theatre NYC Short Play Festival continued at the Players Theatre in the West Village.

Alexandria, a new play by Markley Bortz and directed by Jack Morrill, is set to make its Off-Broadway World Premiere at Dixon Place. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Founding Artistic Director Akia Squitieri announced that Rising Sun Performance Company recently welcomed a new cohort of artists into their 2025 Resident Ensemble.

The Archive: New Works by Black Women will return with a second installment, featuring staged readings by black female playwrights and directors. Learn how to purchase tickets.

A new gender-expansive production of Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves plays off-Broadway at Soho Playhouse on July 19th and 20th. Go inside the rehearsal room to see some of the cast in new photos!

Audiences enjoyed four original short plays about life in New York during Week 3 of the Players Theatre NYC Short Play Festival. Learn more about the winner!

'Coffin Room Confessionals' rehearsals are in full swing as we prep for our one night engagement at The Tank. See photos from inside rehearsal.

'The Archive: New Works by Black Women' is set to captivate audiences with a staged reading showcasing the powerful narratives of black female playwrights and black femme directors. This celebration of black women's voices in theatre promises an evening of compelling stories and artistic expression.