Jonathan Larson News

 Theatre Now New York will present a one-night-only performance of Tea with G. Featuring Deborah Berenson as tea etiquette instructor Georgina Grace (a combination of Mary Poppins and Dame Edna) and Mark Schenfisch as her much harassed accompanist.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 6, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

In honor of the film's 20th anniversary, a special new edition of Rent will debut on 4K Ultra HD next month. Hitting shelves on November 18th, the 4K release will feature the film enhanced with Dolby Vision, along with bonus material including a commentary, a documentary, deleted scenes, and more. 

Director Shaun Rennie delivers his third imagining of RENT, this time in his biggest staging of the musical to date in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of Sydney Opera House.  32 years after Jonathan Larson’s (Music, Book, Lyrics) musical theatre adaptation of Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème was first presented as a workshop production in the off-Broadway New York Theatre Workshop in 1993, almost 30 years after it’s Broadway debeut at the Nederlander Theatre in 1996,  and 27 years after it’s Australian premiere at the Theatre Royal in 1998, the “rock opera” retains a relevance.

Music Theatre of Connecticut will open its 39th season with Jonathan Larson’s Rent, running September 26–October 12, 2025. Directed by Chris McNiff, the production stars Jacob Heimer, Joe Tolentino, Cedric Leiba Jr., LaDonna Burns, and Gabriela Gomez.

Deathless: Original Studio Cast Recording will be released in November, featuring Jeremy Jordan and more! Learn more about the album and see how to stream it here!

New Village Arts' upcoming production of RENT will run at the Dea Hurston New Village Arts Center in Carlsbad Village from October 31 through December 24.

The new musical A Beautiful Mind will be the seventh musical to participate in the Discovering Broadway incubator program. Learn more about the musical and the program here.

The Tarrytown Music Hall—just steps from where Washington Irving first penned his iconic The Legend of Sleepy Hollow—will welcome a new chapter of the legend with Tarrytown the Musical, written and composed by Adam Wachter.

Performances are now underway for Lincoln Center Theater's revival of Ragtime at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Meet the cast of Ragtime here and learn all about the starry cast and talented ensemble's bio and credits!

New York Theatre Barn’s annual Awards Night will celebrate innovative creativity in musical theatre by honoring three artists who have made an impact on the company’s 18-year history. Learn more!

Tickets for the North American tour of THE GREAT GATSBY, based on the beloved novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, at The Kentucky Center, will go on sale this week. Learn more!

Cast and creatives have been revealed for one-night-only debut concert presentation of The Real Housewives of New York City: An Opera. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

You Do You Theatre Co. has released production photos from its latest show, Jonathan Larson’s groundbreaking musical tick, tick… BOOM!, now playing at Theater STOK in Zurich.

North Shore Music Theatre will stage RENT for the first time September 16–28, 2025. Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning musical follows a year in the lives of artists in New York’s East Village, featuring iconic songs including “Seasons of Love,” “La Vie Bohème,” and “Take Me or Leave Me.” Watch video from the production!

Joe's Pub has revealed the artist selections for the 2025-26 Joe’s Pub Working Group. Launched over ten years ago, the program was conceived to address the rapidly shifting state of the performing arts in New York. Learn more!

CENTER STAGE RECORDS will release Selections from The Path to Catherine in streaming and digital formats this week. Learn more about the album here and see how to stream!

Production photos are now available for RENT, playing at North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) through Sunday, September 28, 2025. Performances are Tuesday–Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m., with matinees on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

Summer Place Theatre, Naperville’s community theatre since 1966, will celebrate its 60th Anniversary in 2026 with a season that bridges Broadway’s golden age and the modern era. The lineup includes Frank Loesser’s Guys and Dolls in June and Jonathan Larson’s Rent in July.

The Grand Prairie Arts Council will present Jonathan Larson’s groundbreaking musical RENT, directed by Jayden Russell, running September 19–28 at the Historic Uptown Theater (120 E. Main St., Grand Prairie, TX).