Today’s Highlights:
ART, by Yazmina Reza, directed by Scott Ellis, featuring Bobby Cannavale, James Corden, and Neil Patrick Harris, opens at Broadway’s Music Box Theatre.
Simply Barbra concert, starring Steven Brinberg, at NYC’s Hunt and Fish Club (125 W. 44th St.).
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Dreamgirls will be revived in Fall 2026 (dates TBA) at a theatre TBA, directed by & choreographed by Camille A. Brown. Click here to access the musical’s website.
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Levi Holloway’s Paranormal Activity will run Nov. 13 – Dec. 7 at the Ahmanson Theatre, directed by Felix Barrett.
Cher Álvarez, Patrick Heusinger, Shannon Cochran, and Kate Fry.
An original story set in the world of the terrifying “Paranormal Activity” film franchise, this thrilling new play will haunt you long after the lights go out. We can’t say anything else…
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Joe Langworth & Steve Marzullo’s Fixing Frankie will run Oct. 31 – Nov. 15 (opening Nov. 4) at A.R.T. New York Theaters, directed by Michael Blatt & Joe Langworth.
TBA.
A universal, relatable story about the families we were born into and the ones we create. Growing up in an authentic 1970s Italian American household, Frankie Scordato comically wrestles with sexuality, faith and approval. We follow his coming-of-age story through some of the most historic and tumultuous times for the LGBTQ community. And ultimately, as Frankie reaches the milestone of fifty, he is forced to reconcile with the past and confront the question of his (and our) place in an ever-changing world.
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Jocelyn Bioh’s Jaja’s African Hair Braiding will run Oct. 1 – Nov. 9 at the Mark Taper Forum, directed by Whitney White.
TBA.
Amidst the lively buzz of a scorching summer, love ignites, dreams soar, and secrets unravel. But beneath the surface of this riotous comedy lies a current of uncertainty, pushing this close-knit community to confront the challenges of being outsiders in their own neighborhood.
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Douglas Lyones & Ethan D. Pakchar’s Beau The Musical will run Oct. 13 – Nov. 7 (opening Oct. 27) at Theatre at St. Lukes, directed by Josh Rhodes.
Amelia Cormack (Raven) Andrea Goss (Le0Ann/Nurse), Myuki Miyagi (Daphney), Derek Stoltenberg (Dess), Ryan Halasver (Larry), and Max Sangerman (Ferris), with Luke Carnell, Seth Eliser, Tyler Conovan McCall and (Ace Baker at select performances).
8ight actor-musicians tell the story of Ace Baker – a young queer man whose life is forever altered when he discovers his deceased grandfather is actually alive. Family secrets unravel as Ace rushes to make up for lost time with a man who changes his world by putting a guitar in his hand. With a rollicking original pop-country score, Beau celebrates the music we leave for the ones we love.
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The world premiere of Amber Ruffin, David A. Schmoll & Kevin Sciretta’s Bigfoot will begin previews in Jan. 2026 (date TBA) at New York City Stage Stage 1, directed & choreographed by Danny Mefford.
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Set in the town of Muddirt, a glow-in-the-dark oasis that exists somewhere between a chemical dump site and a nuclear power plant, the musical is a larger-than-life musical cale of corrupt politicians, small town paranoia, and misunderstood your.
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Off-Broadway’s York Theatre Company will present Adrienne Haan Sings Kurt Weill on Mon. Sept. 22 at 7:30 PM at Theatre at St. Jean’s, directed by Kleinbort.
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. Javon Johnson’s Breathe will run Oct. 17 – Nov. 2 (weekends only) at North Hollywood’s Mark Theatre (5144 Lankershim Blvd.), directed by Levy Slee Simon.
Andrea Anderson, Brian Demarco, Joseph Russell Proctor, Cody Sechrist, Jah Shams, and Marie-Francois Theodore.
A story of two
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Joe Lanworth & Steve Marzullo’s Fixing Frankie will run Oct. 31 – Nov. 15 (opening Nov. 4) at A.R.T./New York Theatres, directed by Michael Blatt & Joe Langworth.
Ryan Alvarado, Andrea Bianchi, Greyson Chapman, Austin Colburn, Felicia Finley, Laura Pavles, George Psomas, and Steven Scionti.
A universal, relatable story about the families we were born into and the ones we create. Growing up in an authentic 1970s Italian American household, Frankie Scordato comically wrestles with sexuality, faith and approval. We follow his coming-of-age story through some of the most historic and tumultuous times for the LGBTQ community. And ultimately, as Frankie reaches the milestone of fifty, he is forced to reconcile with the past and confront the question of his (and our) place in an ever-changing world.
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An evening with the Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival’s favorite performers at From Best of the Fest. on Sat. Oct. 11 at Burbank’s Victory Theatre Center.
Click here for additional information.
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The Rocky Horror Show will run Oct. 10 – Nov. 2 at PA’s Bucks County Playhouse, directed byHunter Foster, with choreography by Shannon Lewis.
TBA(Rocky), Jordan Bollwerk (Brad Majors), Natalie Welch (Janet Weiss), Tim Shea (Riff Raff), Alyssa Wray (Magenta), Stanley Martin (Eddie), Madeline Benoit (Columbia) and Patrick Richwood (Dr. Scott/Narrator), with Mary Grace Humphries, Annie Gagen, and Hank Santos.
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Douglas Lyones & Ethan D. Pakchar’s Beau The Musical will begin previews Oct. 13 and open Oct. 28 at St. Luke’s Theatre, directed byJosh Rhodes.
Amelia Cormack (Raven) Andrea Goss (Le0Ann/Nurse), Myuki Miyagi (Daphney), Derek Stoltenberg (Dess), Ryan Halasver (Larry), and Max Sangerman (Ferris), with Luke Carnell, Seth Eliser, Tyler Conovan McCall and (Ace Baker at select performanes.
The story of Ace Baker, a young queer man whose life is forever changed when he discovers his deceased grandfather is actually still alive.