The Jungle - 2023 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 1

Lyric Arts appointed Marci Lucht as Associate Artistic Director, a newly created role at the Anoka, Minn. theater. Lucht, previously Director of Education, will oversee productions, artistic planning, and community engagement.

Open-Door Playhouse will present That Kind of Future, a new short play in podcast form by Asian-American playwright Martin Fogarty, directed by Bernadette Armstrong with Sue Gisser and Matthew Scott Montgomery.

Newsies, featuring music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein premiered on Broadway in 2012. BroadwayWorld is looking back at what the cast has been up to since the show first burst onto Broadway!

The Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF), in partnership with The Lillys, have announced graduate students Brittany K. Allen and Anterior Leverett as the 2026 recipients for the Hansberry-Lilly Fellowship.

Theater Mu and New Native Theatre named four Twin Cities playwrights to the MU TANG CLAN Vol 3 incubator, supporting emerging AANHPI and Native American writers in developing full-length scripts.

Queen Latifah has joined the first-ever Board of Advisors at BET Media Group alongside BET Founder Bob Johnson, Grammy Award-winning artist LL COOL J, National Football League's Executive Vice President of Football Operations, Troy Vincent, and more.

Cole Escola will reprise their Tony Award-winning role as Mary Todd Lincoln in a limited West End run of OH, MARY! at Trafalgar Theatre, as the Olivier Award-winning production extends booking into early 2027.

Bristol Old Vic has revealed its autumn season for The Weston Studio, featuring new writing and productions spanning theatre, music, dance and interactive performance from across the UK.

Lincoln Center announced Wynton Marsalis as its 2026-2027 Visionary Artist, honoring the trumpeter, composer, and Jazz at Lincoln Center co-founder in his final year as Artistic Director with free concerts, talks, and performances.

Open-Door Playhouse will present ASK. TELL., a short play in podcast form by Barbara Lindsay, directed by Bernadette Armstrong, exploring generational differences between a grandmother and her grandson's boyfriend.

About Face Theatre will present the return of Re/Generation Studio, a weekend of community building, education, and performance to help build the future of queer theater.

Shakespeare in the Squares announced the full cast for its tenth anniversary production of LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, directed by Toby Gordon, touring London squares for one night each across multiple venues.

Queen Latifah, the musician and actress who appeared onscreen in the films of Chicago and Hairspray, will join season 30 of NBC’s Emmy Award-winning musical competition series “The Voice” as a coach this fall.

Joe Pasquale will return to Dartford's newly refurbished Orchard Theatre to star in CINDERELLA, produced by Imagine Theatre. The comedian last appeared at the venue in 2016.

Open-Door Playhouse continues to present short plays in podcast form, with The Marshmallow Connection starting April 15, 2026 at the link in the article.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Suzie Miller’s new play, Inter Alia, will be coming to Broadway this Fall for a strictly limited engagement, starring Rosamund Pike. We have all of the details here!

Bradley Gibson, who originated the role of Hercules in the 2023 world premiere, will reprise the part from June 29 at Theatre Royal Drury Lane as the Disney musical completes its London run.

Open-Door Playhouse will continue to present short plays in podcast form. The Playhouse is presenting a new play, Hey, Julia! starting April 1, 2026 online. Learn more here!

Open-Door Playhouse will present two new short plays, THE FALL and A CUP OF JO, in podcast format starting March 18, 2026. Learn more about the two upcoming plays here.

The Broadway Women's Fund revealed its 2026 Women to Watch on Broadway list, the seventh list from the fund spotlighting women in leadership in theater.

The full cast and creative team has been announced ahead of the limited West End run of Midnight in the Toyshop, a new family theatre adventure, which plays at London’s St Martin’s Theatre between Tuesday 7 and Sunday 12 April. 

Open-Door Playhouse will present a new podcast play, FOR THE RECORD, directed by Gary Lamb and featuring a compelling narrative about an actor's unexpected encounter.

The full cast has been announced for SEAGULL: TRUE STORY, which will begin performances off-Broadway next month. Learn more about the cast, led by Gus Birney!

Comedian, actor and BRIT Awards 2026 host Jack Whitehall is heading back on the road with Bad Influence, his brand-new national arena tour. Hitting arenas across the UK in 2027.

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will present the 20th Annual African American Film Festival (AAFF) from February 19–22, marking two decades of programming dedicated to Black cinema.