Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 24, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
For BroadwayWorld's Debut of the Month, we are featuring Esteban Andres Cruz, who is currently making their Broadway debut in Dog Day Afternoon, opposite Jon Berthal. Read the full interview with Esteban here!
Dog Day Afternoon has officially arrived on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre, starring Emmy Award Winners Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. See photos of the company on the red carpet here!
Dog Day Afternoon has officially arrived on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre. Starring Emmy Award Winners Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, the new play is written by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis and directed by two-time Olivier Award winner Rupert Goold. Check out what the critics are saying about the new play...
All new photos have been released from DOG DAY AFTERNOON on Broadway, which is now playing at the August Wilson Theatre. Learn more and check out the photos here!
xFew crime stories have captured the public imagination quite like Dog Day Afternoon. What began as a shocking real-life bank robbery in the 1970s quickly evolved into one of the most celebrated crime dramas in film history—and now, decades later, the story has found new life on the Broadway stage.
Dog Day Afternoon began performances at Broadway’s August Wilson Theatre for a strictly limited engagement. See photos from its first Broadway preview here.
DOG DAY AFTERNOON has announced a digital rush and lottery policy ahead of its first preview on Broadway on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at Broadway's August Wilson Theatre. Find out how to get discount tickets to Dog Day Afternoon here!
Performances are now underway for Dog Day Afternoon, a new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis. Meet the cast of Dog Day Afternoon here!
DOG DAY AFTERNOON, a new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis (Between Riverside and Crazy, The Motherf***er with the Hat), has found its cast! The play is directed by two-time Olivier Award winner Rupert Goold (King Charles III) and inspired by the actual events that captivated audiences in the Oscar®-winning motion picture.
City Lit is launching a three-year residency for The VIVERO - a playwrights’ group founded by multi-hyphenated theatre artists Esteban Andres Cruz, Kidany Camilo, and Nelson A. Rodriguez.
City Lit Theater has announced a cohort of Artistic Associates for the first time in its 45-year history. Learn more about the full lineup for this first cohort here!
A Red Orchid Theatre has announced a one-week extension of its world premiere production of SIX MEN DRESSED LIKE JOSEPH STALIN, written by Dianne Nora and directed by Ensemble Member dado.
City Lit Theater’s 45th season will open in July with Stephen Adly Guirgis’s JESUS HOPPED THE ‘A’ TRAIN, an explosive contemporary drama about a young Latino charged with murder who is incarcerated in New York City’s infamous Riker’s Island prison.
City Lit Theater has announced its programming for the 2025-26 season, the company’s 45th. The season will have a strong focus on new works by Chicago-area writers.
A Red Orchid Theatre has revealed Ensemble Member Esteban Andres Cruz is set to play “Sosa” and David Cerda will portray “Koba” in the Chicago Premiere of Dianne Nora’s SIX MEN DRESSED LIKE JOSEPH STALIN. Learn more and see how to attend.
Tickets are now on sale for the world-premiere production BATHHOUSE.PPTX, written by Jesús I. Valles and directed by Obie Award winner Chay Yew. BATHHOUSE.PPTX will run at The Flea Theater (20 Thomas Street) from Tuesday, March 19 through Monday, April 22, with opening night set for Saturday, March 23.
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