Today’s Highlights:
Ensemble Shakespeare Company‘s Julius Caesar, directed by Dylan Diehl, featuring Mark Dacascos, Pedro Garza, Dylan Diehl, Rob Hatzenbeller, Susannah Hoffman, Dennis Kear, Gerrard Lobo, Paul Marchegiani, Diego Millan, Celeste Moratti, Ella Olesen, Katie Pelensky, Matisse Ratron-Neal, Erin Roth, and Joe Staton. opens at Off-Broadway’s Flea Theater.
The 2026 Blank theatre Young Playwrights Festival opens at LA’s Blank Theatre.
Ethan Mathias in concert at 7 PM at NYC’s Green Room 42.
Giant (filmed London production), starring John Lithgow, released worldwide. Click here to find a theatre near you.
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2026 Emmy Awards nominations:
Click here for the complete list of nominees.
The awards ceremony will air on Mon. Sept. 14 at 8 PM ET on NBC.
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. A reading of Janice Kennedy’s The Woman Who Knew Too Much will take place Mon. July 27 at 7 PM at Beverly Hills’ Theatre Forty (link TBA), directed by Melanie MacQueen. Admission: suggested $10 at the door.
Marie Broderick, Milda Dacys and Martin Thompson.
An historical drama and play centered on the mysterious life and death of acclaimed journalist and television personality Dorothy Kilgallen. The storyline explores the lingering suspicions surrounding her unexpected 1965 death in New York and the sudden disappearance of her closely guarded portfolio concerning the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
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Marin Ireland’s Pre-Existing Condition will begin previews Sept. 1 and open Sept. 14 at the Greenwich House Theater (27 Barrow Street), directed by Maria Dizzia.
(rotating) Lupita Nyong’o, Edie Falco, Phillipa Soo, Harni Nef, Susannah Flood, Greg Keller, Dael Orlandersmith, Sarah Steele, and more TBA.
An unnamed woman (known as “A”) struggles to navigate trauma, grief, and the everyday indignities of moving forward after leaving a life-altering, abusive relationship.
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NYC’s 92Y will presents its 2026-27 American Songbook Concert Series:
Patti Lupone: Life in Notes (Oct. 1) at 7:30 PM.
An Evening with Tituss Burgess (Oct. 26) at 7:30 PM.
Diamonds and Rust: The Artistry and Activism of Joan Baez (Nov. 7 at 2 PM), featuring Andréa Burns.
An Evening with Shaina Taub (Jan. 28 at 7:30 PM)
An Evening with LaChanze (Feb. 22 at 7:30 PM)
Brandon Victor Dixon (March 13-15)
An Evening with Jason Robert Brown (Mar. 1)
What’d I Say: The Genius of Ray Charels (Mar. 13), featuring Brandon Victor Dixon.
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The national tour of Beauty and the Beast will run Aug. 12 – Sept. 6 at the Pantages Theatre, directed & choreographed by Matt West.
Kyra Belle Johnson (Belle, Fergie L. Philippe (Beast), aStephen Mark Lukas (Gaston), Danny Gardner (Lumiere), Javier Ignacio (Cogsworth), Harry Francis (Le Fou), Holly Ann Butler (Madame), Cameron Monroe Thomas (Babette), and Levi Blaise Coleman & Kanoa Edgar (alternating as Chip), Christina Rose Hall (Mrs. Potts), and Aaron Kaburick (Maurice), with Vinny Andaloro, Benjamin Cheng, Spencer Dean, Julian Marcus De Guzman, Michael Dikegoros, Leigh-Ann Esty, Masumi Iwai, Darrell T. Joe, Emily Larger, Lena Matthews, Caleb McArthur, Melaina Rairamo, Ellen Roberts, Grace Marie Rusnica, Ben Sears, Michael Seltzer, Jasmine Pearl Villaroel, and Kate Wesler.
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A reading of R.A. Shiomi’s Fire in the New World will take place Thurs. July 16 at 5 PM at the Bruce Mitchell Room at 5 PM at NYC’s Spaces@520 (520 8th Ave., third floor, directed by Ron Nakahara. 
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Conlan Ledwith, Robert Meksin, James Patrick Nelson, Erin Quill, Camilla Shae, Moses Villarama, Cody Wilson, andJae Woo.
The noir-style detective comedy follows hard-boiled detective Sam Shikaze fighting crime in the Powell Street area of Vancouver’s Japantown during the post-World War II years (specifically set in the 1960s).
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LA Opera will present Candide Nov. 21 – Dec. 13 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, directed by Francesca Zambello.
Duke Kim (Candide), Deanna Breiwick (Cunegonde), Patti LuPone (Old Lady), and more TBA.
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Pennsylvania’s Bristol Riverside Theatre has announced its 2026-27 season. Casting and additional information TBA.
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors (Oct. 6025), By Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen, directed by Ken Kaissar. In this take, the infamous Count Dracula isn’t just terrifying—he’s as sexy as a rock star, brimming with swagger and supernatural charm. But when he arrives in a quiet town, his grand plans quickly unravel. Mismatched
servants, bumbling heroes, and a wildly eccentric cast of characters send his sinister schemes spinning hilariously out of control.
A Christmas Story: The Play (Dec. 1 – Jan. 3, 2027), by Philip Grecian, directed by Amy Kaissar.
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash (Dec. 1 – Jan. 3, 2027), by Jean Shepherd, directed byTBA. In this adult version of the protagonist, Ralphie, returns to his hometown of Hohman, Indiana (referred to as Holden in the book) and spends hours drinking and swapping memories with his childhood friend, Flick, who now runs a local bar.
Antigone (Feb. 2-021), adapted byKen Kaissar, directed by Amy Kaissar. An electrifying retelling of the Greek classic, Antigone is the story of a young woman who refuses to obey an unjust law.
Annie (Mar. 23 – May 2), directed by Victoria Rae Padgett.
Fences (June 1-20), directed by Lisa Strum.
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Commonwealth Shakespeare Company‘s A Midsummer Night’s Dream will run July 22 – Aug. 9 at the Boston Commons, directed by Steven Maler.
Nick Cearley (Puck/Philostrate), De’Lon Grant (Theseus/Oberon), Nora Eschenheimer (Hippolyta/Titania), Paul Melendy (Bottom), Karen MacDonald (Quince), Michael Broadhurst (Flute), Meghan Carey (Hermia), Annika Burley (Helena), Jaime José Hernández (Lysander), Jack Greenberg (Demetrius), Brooks Reeves (Egeus/Starveling) Patrick Curran (Snout), Nicolas Bolton (Mustardseed), Evan Danyliw (Moth), and Bella Grace Harris (Fairy).
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Film: The trailer for Mark Rosenblatt’s Giant has been released. The production was filmed live at London’s Harold Pinter Theatre.
Lithgow (Roald Dahl), Elliot Levey (Tom Maschler), Aya Cash (Jessie Stone), Rachael Stirling (Felicity Dahl), Tessa Bonham Jones(Hallie) and Richard Hope (Wally).
The play takes place in Dahl’s kitchen, where a heated battle of wills unfolds. The core storyline centers on four main characters debating how to respond to Dahl’s pernicious remarks.