Charles Ludlam News

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club will present Krymov Lab NYC's UNCLE VANYA, scenes from country life, from March 28 to April 12, 2026, at The Ellen Stewart Theatre in New York.

OBIE and NYIT Award-winning Peculiar Works Project returns to La MaMa ETC's Downstairs Theatre for the world premiere of Antigone in Analysis, written by Barbara Barclay and directed by Ralph Lewis, running March 20 - April 5, 2026.

La MaMa will present Jane Comfort and Company with a new world premiere and two landmark works, marking their first return in over eight years. The event, set for March 19-22, 2026, will feature a blend of dance and theater addressing America's cultural and political issues.

La MaMa will present the world premiere of FOOTNOTES, a multi-media puppetry show exploring the profound aspects of walking, from February 27 to March 15, 2026.

Target Margin Theater will present the world premiere of 'THIS IS REAL,' inspired by Jean Genet, from March 1 to April 5, 2026. The production explores themes of identity and reality through innovative staging and performance.

Page 73 has named Adin Lenahan its 2026 Playwriting Fellow. Now in its 24th year, the Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship is the company's most prestigious award, annually supporting a playwright who has yet to have an Off-Broadway premiere in New York City.

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.

But before that OH, MARY! run, John is coming to NUMBERS HOUSTON to do a special all-day event for HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH. It's gonna happen on December 28th! It's all brought to us by ARTHOUSE HOUSTON, who were the folks who fought to save the River Oaks Movie Theater.

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

Part-panto, part-pastiche, an affectionate and funny homage to genres past and present

From December 3-14, 2025, FROM THE OTHER SIDE transforms La MaMa into a home for an incredible group of Balkan artists, on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 1PM.

NIGHT STORIES, comprising four tales of reanimation by Yiddish poet and resistance fighter Avrom Sutzkever, will conclude its South American tour this Saturday, November 29th at Cine Teatro Joia in Rio de Janeiro.

NIGHT STORIES, a collection of four tales by Yiddish poet and Holocaust survivor Avrom Sutzkever, will begin performances Off-Broadway on December 17 at Wild Project.

BroadwayWorld is here with your fall 2025 guide to all the shows lighting up New York’s stages. From world premieres to long-awaited revivals, this season’s Off-Broadway lineup delivers something for every kind of theater fan!

Little Island has revealed the complete cast and creative team for Galas, the final production in their 2025 summer season starring countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo as 'Maria Magdalena Galas.' Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

Everyman Theatre has announced the upcoming  production of Charles Ludlam's beloved comedy, The Mystery of Irma Vep: A Penny Dreadful,  running May 18 - June 22, 2025.

EgoPo will open the second mainstage show of their Queer Revolutions season with Charles Ludlam and Bill Vehr's counter-cultural classic, Turds in Hell. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

LITTLE ISLAND has revealed programming details for its second annual summer season, including multiple world premieres and more. See the lineup and learn how to attend the summer season!

Everyman Theatre has announced The Queens of Broadway Drag Brunch, hosted by the sensational drag artist Sunrize with a Z (prominent artist of the NYC nightlife and cabaret scene) on Sunday, June 8, from 11a-1p, in support of Baltimore’s observance of LGBTQ+ Pride Month and running in conjunction with the Theatre’s production of The Mystery of Irma Vep. 

Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen, is now open at Menier Chocolate Factory. Read the reviews for the production here and see what the critics are saying!