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SHELL to Make U.S. Premiere at SoHo Playhouse's Huron Room

by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2026

SHELL, a solo show by Ana Evans fresh from a five-star Edinburgh Fringe run, opens at SoHo Playhouse's Huron Room in a limited engagement blending drag, clown, and queer sex education.

PRIDEFEST 2026 to Showcase New Queer Works at The Tank NYC

by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2026

The Tank NYC announced the lineup for PRIDEFEST 2026, an annual festival of new performances by queer artists curated by Max Mooney, featuring theater, comedy, puppetry, storytelling, and music at The Tank in New York City.

THE LIBRARIANS: A Very Serious Comedy to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut

by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2026

Cabbage Productions, the team behind SPY MOVIE: The Play!, will present THE LIBRARIANS: A Very Serious Comedy! at the Edinburgh Fringe, a new farce written by Matthew Howell and Jack Michael Stacey, produced in association with The Pleasance.

SANCTUARY to Make Edinburgh Festival Fringe Debut Following Leodis Prize Win

by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2026

Jacob Sparrow's debut play SANCTUARY, winner of the inaugural Leodis Prize, heads to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The drama draws on real events surrounding an AIDS hospice in a Suffolk village.

CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION to Open Parish Players' 60th Season in Vermont

by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2026

Parish Players will present Annie Baker's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Circle Mirror Transformation at the Eclipse Grange Theater in Thetford, VT, directed by J. Bailey Burcham in his Upper Valley directing debut.

Joe Sellman-Leava to Bring COPYCAT To The Edinburgh Fringe

by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2026

Fringe First winner Joe Sellman-Leava brings COPYCAT to Edinburgh Fringe, a cross-genre solo show exploring AI, creativity, and democracy through impressions of Big Tech CEOs, celebrities, and teachers.

BIG STUFF to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut with Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus

by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2026

Canadian comedy duo Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus bring Big Stuff, their improv-driven show about grief and the objects left behind after loss, to the Edinburgh Fringe. The production is directed by Kat Sandler.

Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Wilbury Theatre Group

by Jay Pateakos - May 30, 2026

The Wilbury Theatre Group wrapped up it's 2025-2026 season with Conor McPherson's Tony-nominated stylistic musical 'Girl From The North Country'. Set in an a Depression-era Duluth, Minnesota boarding house in 1934, McPherson weaves a tale of multiple families and people's lives converging together at the house, many of those lives within hours of reaching a life-altering turning point that will change their course forever. In addition to wonderful prose that could very well be as pertinent today as then, McPherson intermingles reimagined Bob Dylan songs throughout the musical, not as a buffer between scenes but as a way to also tell the story through each character.

Photos: A WALK ON THE MOON Cast Meets the Press

by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2026

The new musical “A Walk on the Moon” recently met the press. The new musical starts performances in June at The Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre. Check out photos of the cast and team here!

WHAT IS THIS HUBBUB? to Open at Warrington Museum, Examining Social Media and News

by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2026

Artist Mark Bradley's exhibition at Warrington Museum features nearly 70 oil paintings inspired by news cycles and social media algorithms, inviting viewers to question divisive narratives.

MEDUSA to Receive First Public Reading as Part of Catherine Filloux's Olivia Trilogy

by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2026

Playwright Catherine Filloux's MEDUSA, the second installment in her environmental Olivia Trilogy, will receive its first public reading in NYC, starring Jay O. Sanders and Arianna Gayle, directed by Alice Reagan.

Maryland Opera to Launch Call for Scores for New Voices in Opera Initiative

by A.A. Cristi - May 28, 2026

Maryland Opera announced a call for scores for its New Voices in Opera initiative, seeking works by Latiné/Hispanic composers and librettists for a semi- or fully-staged production in Baltimore.

SORE, TOUCH OF RED: RECOLLECTION, and IN-PRACTICE to Make NYC Debuts with TRIBE

by A.A. Cristi - May 28, 2026

TRIBE, the multidisciplinary arts collective founded by MacArthur Fellow Shamel Pitts, announced a series of NYC events including the world premiere of SORE, a documentary screening, and a movement workshop.

HADESTOWN to Open Starlight's 75th Broadway Season

by A.A. Cristi - May 28, 2026

The Tony Award-winning Best Musical HADESTOWN is set to kick off Starlight's 75th Broadway season as part of the AdventHealth Broadway Series in Kansas City.

JEWEL'S CATCH ONE Documentary to Make Streaming Debut on Prime Video and Apple TV

by A.A. Cristi - May 28, 2026

The award-winning documentary JEWEL'S CATCH ONE, chronicling America's oldest Black-owned disco, will stream on Prime Video and Apple TV following Freestyle Digital Media's acquisition of VOD rights.

New Folk-Rock Fantasy Musical TERESTEA To Receive Industry Presentation

by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2026

Burn Phase Productions will present an invitation-only 29-hour industry reading of Terestea, a new folk-rock fantasy musical, at Studio 9 in Midtown Manhattan.

Red Bull Theater Unveils Line-Up For SHORT NEW PLAY FESTIVAL 2026

by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2026

Red Bull Theater's Short New Play Festival 2026 will present eight world premieres in one night at Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre, featuring commissioned works by Ken Ludwig and Betty Shamieh alongside six emerging playwrights.

Abby Govindan to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut With PUSHING 30

by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2026

Forbes '30 Under 30' cover star Abby Govindan will make her Edinburgh Fringe debut with Pushing 30, a new stand-up show about dating, aging, and generational curses, produced by Daniel Sloss and presented by Hasan Minhaj.