Queens Theatre News

Join Norm Lewis and Michael Urie in a special reading of Chicken & Biscuits at Queens Theatre on November 24, 2025. Get your tickets now!

FRIGID New York will present a staged reading of With Bated Breath, a new play by FRIGID Resident Artists playwright Mark-Eugene Garcia. Learn more here!

Omnium Circus will bring “I’m Possible,” to the Queens Theatre (United Nations Ave. S, Corona NY) in November as part of their 2025 national tour.  Learn more about the show here!

Bristol Old Vic has announced the full cast for its swashbuckling Christmas production Treasure Island: A New Musical Adventure, a new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Bristol-inspired tale of hidden treasure and daring deeds.

A lifelong Jackson Heights resident, Andrew steps into the role just as LaGuardia’s students return for the fall semester–– bringing deep Queens roots and a career spent shaping New York City’s cultural landscape.

Queens Theatre has announced its 2025–2026 Season, an eclectic mix of dance, theater, family programming, and special events that will celebrate the best of Queens and the world.

The Acting Company has revealed its 2025–2026 season of programming, featuring a world premiere adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations by Nikki Massoud and William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Risa Brainin.

The Acting Company has revealed its 2025-26 Season of programming. The season features Dickens' Great Expectations in a World Premiere Adaptation by Nikki Massoud, and more.

Casting has been announced for A MIST UPON THE WINDOW, a new play by Nick Rafello. A private industry workshop will be presented at Manocherian Mainstage at Milliron Studios in New York City.

York Theatre Royal, in association with Everyman Theatre Cheltenham and Buxton Opera House, have announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of Debbie Isitt's Military Wives - The Musical.

Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat will return to Milton Keynes Theatre, having played to packed audiences in 2022. The sensational London Palladium production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary musical returns to the Milton Keynes Theatre this August, where it plays from Wed 6 – Sun 10 Aug.

Gareth Malone – the man who got the nation singing – will return to stages across the UK this autumn with Sing-Along-A-Gareth: 50 Years of Song. Learn more aboutt he tour here!

Shakespeare in the Squares will celebrate its eighth summer tour with an all-new production of The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare’s comedy battle of wits, wills and wild romance featuring toe-tapping pop classics.

Sudha Bhuchar will bring her one woman show Evening Conversations to OSO Arts Centre this May, following its critically praised run at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Soho Theatre, and more.

This week's newsletter navigates a dynamic and somewhat contradictory landscape within the theater world, showcasing both significant achievement and contractions. From Concord's major acquisition poised to reshape theatrical licensing to the precarious financial situation facing a vital Portland theater and the broader uncertainties tied to declining tourism in New York, we see an industry simultaneously evolving and facing considerable headwinds.

This week, we look at AFM Local 802's response to NEA grant terminations and the impressive $7 million milestone reached by the WICKED tour for Broadway Cares. Stateside, we spotlight the just-announced nominees for the Tony Awards and celebrate the winners of the Lucille Lortel Awards for Off-Broadway excellence. Our Broadway analysis delves into April's box office figures, while we also celebrate Audra McDonald becoming the most Tony-nominated performer in history. Regionally, we cover a leadership transition at Central Florida Community Arts, and internationally, we explore the National Theatre's ambitious global vision.

This week, we'll look at Colleen Dilenschneider's latest data on audience trust in a post-election environment and explore the immersive possibilities of the new StagePlay mixed-reality app for live performances. In New York, Broadway's Outer Critics Circle nominations and a special Tony Award for Harvey Fierstein, and the abrupt closure of Life and Trust. Finally, we'll take a look at key developments in regional and international theater, from Philadelphia's TKTS success to legal challenges in Texas and more programming changes at the Kennedy Center.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will close its 54th season with the World Premiere musical 5 & Dime. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

This week we look at potential shifts in arts funding on a national level, exciting leadership changes at Queens Theatre and Kansas City Rep, and a look at both the celebratory reopening of a beloved New York venue and the charitable spirit of the Broadway community. We also examine efforts towards accessibility in regional theatre and confront the challenges of rising costs impacting the UK theatre scene, alongside a rather unusual incident of theatrical theft in Scotland.

Señor Bolero, an award-winning bilingual musical arrives at Queens Theatre in New York City this May 2025. Set in 1956, Señor Bolero tells the story of a struggling bar on the verge of foreclosure, saved by the unexpected return of a legendary singer.