Hannah Benitez News

Island City Stage announced its 2026-27 season, marking its 15th anniversary with productions including WHO KILLED JOAN CRAWFORD?, GREY GARDENS, a world premiere political satire, and a classic play.

Almost Tamed Productions will present BEYOND ENCOUNTERS, an evening of one-acts by Hannah Benitez, Miriam Kulick, and Lanford Wilson, directed by Lorca Peress, at Teatro Circulo in New York City.

Ginger Snap Theatrics will present a one-night concert of NASH: A NEW MUSICAL at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, featuring Broadway veterans Desi Oakley, Angel Reda, and Erica Spyres in a story about ambition, regret, and resilience.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 9, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

A private industry reading of Hannah Benitez's new play with music, Gray Mare, will be held this month. Learn more about the upcoming industry presentation here!

Island City Stage will present the South Florida premiere of Bryna Turner’s At the Wedding through September 14, 2025. Directed by Andy Rogow, the biting comedy follows Carlo as she crashes her ex-girlfriend’s wedding and navigates heartbreak, humor, and hope.

Island City Stage will close its 2024–25 season with the South Florida premiere of At the Wedding by Bryna Turner, running August 21 through September 21 at the company’s home in Wilton Manors.

Initial casting has been announced for Pride Plays 2025 in New York. Partnering with longtime collaborator Rattlestick Theater (Will Davis, Artistic Director; Maegan Morris, Managing Director), Pride Plays 2025 in New York will take place on Monday June 23, 2025, at The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space (511 West 52nd Street). Tickets are free and open to the public and will be available by visiting prideplays.com.

In our tightknit theatre community, word of mouth matters most. Local shows live and breathe on it. Some shows can sell themselves—especially big musicals with falling chandeliers or anti-Nazi von Trapp singers.

For Closure! by acclaimed playwright Hannah Benitez arrives on the freeFall stage for its world premiere on April 11. This contemporary farce set in the small Florida coastal town of Gulfpalm is a hilarious and satirical look at the foibles and hypocrisies of modern life.

Rehearsals start this week for the world premiere of For Closure! by acclaimed playwright Hannah Benitez. This contemporary farce set in Florida's Gulf Coast is a hilarious and satirical look at the foibles and hypocrisies of modern life.

Pride Plays 2025, celebrating the rich tapestry of LGBTQIA+ experiences through the power of live theater, will return this June, taking place in both New York City and, for the first time, Washington, D.C.

Two River Theater revealed the casts and directors for its 13th Annual Crossing Borders Festival, celebrating diverse voices and stories in theater. Discover the lineup and creative teams behind this year's event. Learn how to attend!

Pride Plays, the initiative launched in 2019 and returning to New York this summer, has announced the cast and creative teams for their Pride Plays 2024 Celebration kickoff event on June 24, 2024.

Pride Plays returns to New York with three new play readings celebrating LGBTQ+ voices. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Jeannette Bayardelle and Fred Inkley will star in METRA, a climate justice rock musical concert reading. Learn where and when you can see the production!

New climate justice musical, Metra: A Climate Revolution with Songs will receive two concert reading performances on May 22 and 23 at Judson Memorial Church.

Discover the exciting lineup for freeFall Theatre's 15th season, featuring a world-premiere farce by Hannah Benitez, a return of Sherlock Holmes, a Stephen Sondheim musical, and more.

Miami New Drama has announced details for The Museum Plays, an innovative and immersive theatrical experience at the Rubell Museum set to revolutionize how audiences interact with visual and performing art.

Miami New Drama has revealed details for The Museum Plays, an innovative and immersive theatrical experience set to revolutionize how audiences interact with visual and performing art.