Melissa Crespo News

Syracuse Stage has revealed its 2026/27 season, featuring acclaimed comedies, contemporary dramas, exciting producing partnerships and two world premieres. 

Syracuse Stage will present an online stream of the world premiere production of Relentless by Rae Binstock from February 19–22, 2026. Directed by Melissa Crespo, the boxing drama was filmed live on stage and will be offered with fixed digital showtimes in partnership with the League of Live Stream Theater.

Syracuse Stage will continue its 25/26 season with the world premiere production of “Relentless” by Rae Binstock, a new drama about a former contender, her stubborn coach and their fight over the future of a legendary boxing gym.

This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Syracuse Stage has revealed the cast and creative team for the world premiere production of “Relentless” by Rae Binstock, a new drama about a former contender, her stubborn coach and their fight over the future of a legendary boxing gym.

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The Drama League has opened the 2026-2027 applications for The Directors Project, its acclaimed suite of Fellowships, Residencies, and Assistantships for emerging and established stage directors. Learn how to apply!

The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors revealed the theater nominees for their 50th anniversary HOLA Awards. Learn more about the nominees and see the full list here!

SCNPF is a festival like no other, presenting a multi-day lineup of developmental readings of new plays and musicals, outdoor variety shows and street fairs, cabarets, workshops and masterclasses, and a musical theater scholarship contest that transforms Greenville into a hub of theatrical innovation from Thursday, August 7, to Sunday, August 10. 

Syracuse Stage will conclude its 2024/2025 season with the world premiere production of “The National Pastime,” a provocative psychological thriller about state secrets, sonic weaponry, stolen baseball signs and the father and son relationship in the middle of it all. Watch a video interview with the playwright.

Syracuse Stage will conclude its 2024/2025 season with the world premiere production of “The National Pastime,” a provocative psychological thriller about state secrets, sonic weaponry, and more. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Syracuse Stage's inaugural Julie Lutz New Play Festival will be held at the theatre this June. The festival will feature a work-in-progress reading and talkbacks, allowing audiences to peek behind the curtain of the playwriting process.

You can now get a first look at photos of the World Premiere of O.K.!, by Christin Eve Cato and directed by Melissa Crespo at INTAR Theatre. Learn more and see photos here! 

​​​​​​​People's Light has announced its 2025/26 season, a dynamic blend of world premieres, time-honored classics and searing social reflection, continuing the theatre's bold tradition of art that inspires conversation, community and change.

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation revealed the recipient and four finalists for the 2025 Barbara Whitman Award. Learn more about the award here!

The 25/26 season at Syracuse Stage will feature a Broadway hit, fresh revivals of award-winning classics, an inspiring new American musical and a knockout world premiere play. See the full season here!

International Arts Relations has revealed the and creative for the World Premiere of O.K.!, by Christin Eve Cato and directed by Melissa Crespo. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

International Arts Relations announced that Artistic Director Lou Moreno has decided to step down from the position at the end of June 2025 after 15 years.