Sanaz Toossi News

Get a first look at a scene from the production of ENGLISH now on stage at Neuhaus Theatre. The play runs from February 13 through March 8, 2026.

I play the character of Goli. She's the youngest character in the play; she's 18. For Goli specifically, her relationship to English is really sweet. She's described as this young, sweet spirit in the classroom. She's just carefree and has fun.

ENGLISH, written by playwright Sanaz Toossi, won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and crafts an intimate, devastating portrait of language—as both bridge and barrier. Set in an Iranian classroom, the play unfolds less as a traditional narrative and more as a series of moments unfolding over time.

Photos and video highlights have been released for the Pulitzer Prize-winning play ENGLISH at Neuhaus Theatre. Written by Sanaz Toossi and directed by Evren Odcikin, the play follows five students in an Iranian TOEFL class navigating language and identity.

Page 73 has named Adin Lenahan its 2026 Playwriting Fellow. Now in its 24th year, the Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship is the company's most prestigious award, annually supporting a playwright who has yet to have an Off-Broadway premiere in New York City.

Alley Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team of English. Directed by Evren Odcikin, Sanaz Toossi’s heartwarming comedy follows five Iranians, each with a personal reason for learning English.

37 Broadway shows opened in 2025, and while not all of them were loved by the critics, there were plenty of standouts all year long. We're breaking down the best Broadway shows of 2025 by month, as reviewed by New York City theatre critics and rounded up right here at BroadwayWorld.

Tony Award nominee and Interim Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company, Scott Ellis, received his iconic caricature at Sardi’s on Thursday, December 4. Check out photos here.

Tony Award nominee and Interim Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company, Scott Ellis, will be recognized with the time-honored Broadway tradition of a caricature on the infamous walls of Sardi’s.

Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Youngblood program has announced ten new members for its 2025–2026 season. The OBIE Award-winning collective will welcome Davis Alianiello, Messiah Cristine, Avery Deutsch, Xiaoyan Kang, Carolyn Kettig, Gloria Majule, Max Mooney, Jordan Ramirez Puckett, Eliya Smith, and Rosa Thomas.

Playwright Novid Parsi has been named the recipient of the 2025 Barrie and Bernice Stavis Playwright Award from the National Theatre Conference (NTC), recognizing an outstanding emerging playwright.

Manhattan Theatre Club is presenting the Off-Broadway production of Queens, by Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok, and directed by Trip Cullman. See photos of Julia Lester, Marin Ireland, Anna Chlumsky and more at the opening night curtain call and after party!

TIME recently hosted its fourth annual TIME100 Next Gala, celebrating TIME’s list of 100 rising stars who are defining the next generation of leadership in business, entertainment, sports, politics, and more at Current in New York City. The event included appearances from Broadway luminaries inclduing Tony Award-winner Kara Young, Helen J. Shen, and Wicked: For Good star Jonathan Bailey.

Page 73 has announced 12 semifinalists for the 2026 Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship: Benjamin Benne, Kate Cortesi, Alexa Derman, Ryan Drake, JuCoby Johnson, Aditya Joshi, Chad Kaydo, Adin Lenahan, Dhari Noel, Abigail C. Onwunali, Anike Sonuga, and Mallory Jane Weiss.

Manhattan Theatre Club's American premiere of Punch, by James Graham, celebrated opening night at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre just last week. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet arrivals Special guests included Bernadette Peters, Josh Radnor, Norbert Leo Butz, Zosia Mamet, Bonnie Milligan, Margaret Colin, and many more. 

TheaterWorks Hartford has extended English, Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, through November 8, 2025. Directed by Arya Shahi, the production explores identity and belonging through the lens of an Iranian classroom preparing for the TOEFL exam.

The NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and New Georges have created the “Made in NY” Fund for New Theatrical Works. Learn more about the events here.

The NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) and New Georges just announced the creation of the “Made in NY” Fund for New Theatrical Works, which will enable artists to fully develop and place new theatrical works in venues across New York City.

Check out production photos from WISH YOU WERE HERE, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company's Chicago premiere and the first production in its 30th anniversary season.

American Theatre magazine, published by Theatre Communications Group, has just released Top 10 Most-Produced Plays and Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights for the new season.  We have all of the details!