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AT HOME AT THE ZOO Comes to Hudson Theatre Works
by Stephi Wild - Oct 3, 2025

Edward Albee’s “At Home at the Zoo” combines Albee’s groundbreaking 1959 short play The Zoo Story with his acclaimed prequel Homelife written in 2004. Learn more here!

THE HEART SELLERS Coming to South Coast Repertory This Month
by Michael Major - Oct 2, 2025

South Coast Repertory (Artistic Director David Ivers and Managing Director Suzanne Appel) brings to life one of America’s most produced plays with the heartwarming comedy The Heart Sellers by Lloyd Suh.

THE LITERAL DEMON I SUMMONED TO GET MY EX-BOYFRIEND BACK Sets Industry Reading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 1, 2025

Chris Rivera's new supernatural comedic play The Literal Demon I Summoned to Get My Ex-Boyfriend Back will receive a staged industry reading at Intar Theatre. Learn more!

Cast Set for CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY at Crossroads Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 25, 2025

Crossroads Theatre Company has revealed the cast for its season opener, Lynn Nottage's 'Crumbs from the Table of Joy.' See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? Casting Announced at Gulfshore Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 23, 2025

Gulfshore Playhouse will open its 2025–2026 season with Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, running October 23–November 23, 2025 in the Struthers Studio. Directed by Kristen Coury, the production stars Jeffrey Binder, Beth Hylton, Becca Ballenger, and Sam Bell-Gurwitz. Tickets are on sale now.

Bergen County Players to Hold Auditions For Edward Albee's SEASCAPE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 22, 2025

Bergen County Players will hold auditions for Edward Albee's SEASCAPE, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and three Tony Award nominations. Learn more!

From the West End to DOWNTON ABBEY: A Look at Penelope Wilton's Stage Career
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 12, 2025

Since the early 1970s, Penelope Wilton has established herself as a major player on the British stage, and we are taking a look back at her expansive theatrical career, just in time for Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.

Unforgettable Theatre for You at South Coast Rep
by Team BWW - Sep 4, 2025

Experience the electrifying Million Dollar Quartet and relive the night Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins made music history. Find laughter and connection in The Heart Sellers—praised by The New York Times as “about intelligent, curious, creative women who find themselves bereft in a new country — where they recognize something in each other, and cheer each other on.”

Vineyard Theatre Artistic Director Douglas Aibel to Step Down
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 3, 2025

Douglas Aibel will step down as Artistic Director of Vineyard Theatre, a position he has held since 1985, and in partnership with Sarah Stern since 2011. Learn more!

Kyle Ayers' HARD TO SAY to Have Off-Broadway Premiere at SoHo Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 29, 2025

SoHo Playhouse will present the Off-Broadway premiere of Hard To Say, A Comedy Show About Life with Chronic Pain, written by Kyle Ayers. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

Kyle Ayers' HARD TO SAY Will Make Off-Broadway Premiere at SoHo Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Aug 29, 2025

SoHo Playhouse will present the Off-Broadway premiere of Hard To Say, A Comedy Show About Life with Chronic Pain, written and performed by 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival Best Newcomer Award Nominee Kyle Ayers.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Comes to the Walnut Street Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 27, 2025

Walnut Street Theatre will kick off their 217th season of legendary stories with MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET. This production begins previews in September. Learn more here!

Carrie Coon Will Return to Broadway in BUG
by Stephi Wild - Aug 20, 2025

Manhattan Theatre Club will present the Broadway premiere of Bug, written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts, and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer. 

Interview: Matt de Rogatis and A ZOO STORY Presented by Ruth Stage 9/4 to 9/6
by Marina Kennedy - Aug 6, 2025

'The Zoo Story' is a searing one-act revival that stars three-time Emmy Award winner Christian Jules Le Blanc and acclaimed Off-Broadway actor Matt de Rogatis.

New York Premiere of GOOD SHOWBIZ Comes to SoHo Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Jul 29, 2025

SoHo Playhouse will present the New York premiere of GOOD SHOWBIZ, written by Eli Leonard ('Curb Your Enthusiasm') and Theodore Bressman (Hulu's 'Pam & Tommy' & 'Miracle Workers').

Tickets Now On Sale For Bergen County Players' 93rd Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 21, 2025

The Bergen County Players has revealed its 2025/26 season. CP is kicking off its new season in September. Learn more here and see how to purchase tickets!

Review: THE H TWINS at District Fringe
by David Friscic - Jul 15, 2025

The H Twins is a welcome debut at the District Fringe (as well as worldwide). This compelling piece is alternately intriguing, dramatically involving, suffused with touches of bittersweet dark comedy, and continually surprising in its narrative development. There is no listed director but the author and one of the leading performers ---Hope Campbell Gundlah (as Hilda) ---might possibly have something to do with this enticing blend of satire, dark humor, and horrid dramatic reality --that is infused in this absorbing and penetrating play.

Applications Open For The 2026 Stanley Drama Award
by Stephi Wild - Jul 14, 2025

The top prize of $2,000.00 has been offered annually to an original full-length play, musical, or one-act play sequence that has not been professionally produced or received trade book publication.

THE ZOO STORY Comes to Ruth Stage in September
by Stephi Wild - Jul 14, 2025

Ruth Stage has announced its next theatrical endeavor: Edward Albee’s The Zoo Story, coming this September to the historic Jersey Shore Arts Center in Ocean Grove, New Jersey.

WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? Begins at Holden Street Theatre in August
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 8, 2025

One of the greatest plays of the 20th century, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? will arrive at Holden Street Theatres this August in a showcase of some of South Australia's finest talent.

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