Manhattan Theatre Club News

Arena Stage has revealed the cast and creative team for Jaja’s African Hair Braiding.

Experience the timeless musical GREASE at Bucks County Playhouse in August. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Drury Lane Theatre has announced casting for its production of The Audience. Written by Peter Morgan, writer of the Emmy Award-winning “The Crown,” Drury Lane’s production is directed by Jessica Fisch and runs August 28 – October 20, 2024.

Alexandra Billings & Honey West will perform in The Big Gay Cabaret, performing together for the first time in 20 years at The Mercury Theater Chicago. Performances are Friday/Saturday, August 9 & 10 at 8pm.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will tip off its 54th season by bringing basketball from center court to center stage with Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph’s King James. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Signature Theatre and Manhattan Theatre Club has revealed the cast of their world premiere co-production of Dominique Morisseau’s Bad Kreyol. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation revealed the recipients of the inaugural Abe Burrows Award for Assistant Directors, recognizing emerging talent in the field of stage direction. Learn more about the recipients.

Peninsula Players Theatre has announced the cast of Paul Slade Smith’s comedy “The Angel Next Door.”  This whirlwind comedy makes its Midwest premiere, adding to Smith’s repertoire of side-splitting comedies.  “The Angel Next Door” runs for three weeks, starting July 10 through July 28.

Discover the exciting lineup for the JAW Festival of New Plays, featuring innovative works from emerging playwrights.

Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy and Milly Alcock are set to star in the Netflix limited series Sirens. The series is a female-driven, dark comedy limited series created by Emmy-nominated writer and showrunner Molly Smith Metzler (Maid) and executive produced by LuckyChap.

The Gate Theatre will continue its long-established reputation for producing bold, eclectic, international new work with the UK premiere of Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Sanaz Toossi’s Wish You Were Here, a funny and astute drama, vividly exploring female friendships and how life can impact them against a backdrop of marriages and revolution.

Greater Boston theatre companies and collaborative partners gathered at Boston’s City Hall today, Tuesday, June 25, 2024, to announce major plans for an ambitious two-year, citywide celebration of the Ufot Family Cycle, a cycle of nine plays about three generations of a Nigerian American family by Massachusetts-raised, visionary playwright Mfoniso Udofia.

The Guthrie Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for English by Sanaz Toossi, directed by Hamid Dehghani. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Tony Award winner Frank Wood and Kelley Curran will star in THE MEETING: THE INTERPRETER, a new play by Catherine Gropper, directed by Brian Mertes. Learn how to purchase tickets.

This time, the reader question was: Which Broadway theaters are the largest and which are the smallest and our expert, Jennifer Ashley Tepper has done a deep dive on the sizes of Broadway theatres both past and present!

​​​​​​​Lumen Repertory Theatre has announced the third production of its 2024 season themed 'BOLD': Edward Albee's powerful one-acts, The American Dream and The Zoo Story. This double bill, running from Friday, July 12 to Saturday, July 27, 2024 at the historic San Marco Church showcases the searing and thought-provoking works of one of America's most influential playwrights.

Three world premieres will complete Manhattan Theatre Club's 2024-25 Off-Broadway season!

This time, the reader question was: There are several new Broadway productions coming this summer. What is the history of shows opening between June and August?

Premiere Stages has revealed the cast for the upcoming production of STILL, running in July. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Award-winning playwright Itamar Moses has premiered his new film IDEA on YouTube.