This weekend’s Highlights:
Friday, March 27
My First Ex Husband, written & performed by Joy Behar, opens at Boston’s Huntington Theatre.
Roundabout Theatre‘s Fallen Angels, by Noël Coward, directed by Scott Ellis, featuring Jane Banbury (Rose Byrne), Kelli O’Hara (Julia Sterroll), Tracee Chimo (Saunders), Mark Consuelos (Maurice Duclos), Christopher Fitzgerald (Willy Manbury), and Asif Mandvi (Fred Sterroll), begins previews at Broadway’s Todd Haimes Theatre.
Saturday, March 28
Death of a Salesman, directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott, featuring Geoff Elliott (Willy Loman), Deborah Strang (Linda), David Kepner (Biff), and Ian Littleworth Happy), with Jacob Cherry, Bert Emmett, Rachel K. Han, Kasey Mahaffy, Cassandra Marie Murphy, David Nevell, Dominique Razón and Michael Uribes, opens at Pasadena’s A Noise Within.
Write of Spring 2026 Firsts, a world premiere presentation of 6 original one-act plays, by Susan C. Hunter, Anne Mesa, Abigael Peltonen, Jorge A. Pulido, and Darrin Yalacki, directed by Susan C. Hunter, Chris McGriff, Anne Mesa, Abigael Peltonen, Jorge A. Pulido, and Darrin Yalacki, and featuring John Barbarotta, Jeremy Bassett, Makeda Diggs, Justin Gubersky, R. Eric Hill, Luana Holtz, Adam Kroksh, Mindy Le, Alyssa Lomosad, Meilyn Luo, Amelia Mackey, and Jay Valles, opens at LA’s Write Act Repertory.
Open Fist Theatre Company‘s Amerika or, The Man Who Disappeared, by Franz Kafka, directed by Dietrich Smith, featuring Oqalile, Tambrie Allsup, Matthew Goodrich, Jade Santana, Jack Sharpe, Grace Soens, Jeremy D. Thompson, Emma Bruno, Maria Mastroyannis, Elliott Moore, Julien Thompson and Pat Towne, opens at LA’s Atwater Village Theatre.
Zack, by Harold Brighouse, directed by Britt Berke, featuring Jordan Matthew Brown, Caroline Festa, Grace Guichard, Đavid Lee Huỳnh, David Patterson, Douglas Rees, Sean Runnette, Joy Avigail Sudduth, and Cassia Thompson, closes at Off-Broadway’s Mint Theatre.
Speak Easy Stage Company’s The Antiquities, by Jordan Harrion, directed by Alex Lonati, featuring Harry Baker, Catia, Kelsey Fonise, Jesse Hinson, John Kuntz, Alison Russo, Anderson Stinson III, Helen Hy-Yuen Swanson, and Tobias Wilson, closes at Boston’s Calderwood Pavillion.
Sunday, March 29
Julie Benko concludes her run as Emma Goldman in Ragtime at Broadway’s Lincoln Center Theatre.
The Wild Party concert presentation, directed by Lili-Anne Brown, featuring Jasmine Amy Rogers (Queenie), Adrienne Warren (Kate), Tonya Pinkins (Dolores Montoya), Jelani Alladin (Black), Wesley J. Barnes (Oscar D’Armano), Jordan Donica (Burrs), KJ Hippensteel (Gold), Andrew Kober (Goldberg), Lesli Margherita (Mae), Betsy Morgan (Sally), Meghan Murphy (Miss Madelaine True), Maya Rowe (Nadine), Joseph A. Byrd (Phil D’Armano), Claybourne Elder (Jackie), and Evan Tyrone Martin (Eddie Mackrel), with Curtis Bannister (Standby for Burrs and Black) and Kyrie Courter (Standby for Queenie and Kate), closes at NCY Center.
Chasing Grace, world premiere by Elizabeth Addison, directed by Jacinth Greywoode, featuring Gabrielle Beckford and Harper Miles, with LaDonna Burns, Chantelle Guido, and more, closes at Off-Broadway’s ART/NY Mezzanine Theatre.
Dust of Egypt: The Story of Sojourner Truth, by Karin Abarbanel, directed by Rhonda Passion Hansome, featuring Desi Waters (Sojourner Truth), with Jade Cayne, Eliott Johnson, Eric Ruffin, Jeanna Schweppe, Mark McCullough Thomas, and Nicholas Louis Turturro, closes at Off-Broadway’s Sheen Center.
The Recipe, by Claudia Shear, directed by Lisa Peterson, featuring Christina Kirk (Julia Child) and Nobert Leo Butz (Paul Child, closes at CA’s La Jolla Playhouse.
My First Ex Husband, written & performed by Joy Behar, closes at Boston’s Huntington Theatre.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, directed & choreographed by Bill Bustamante, featuring Aaron Alcaraz, Hannah Balago, Terrence J. Bennett, Alvan Bolling, II, John Cauthen, Raymond Dimaano, Elisa Galindez, Michael Goltry, Kevin Gonzalez, McKinley Heidelberg-Denison, Lizz Hughes, Job Jones-Noel, Quincy Lawson, Mitchell Maguire, Tré Porchia, Jay Roberts-Miller, and Alex Simpson, closes at Virginia Stage.
Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience, directed by Raymond O. Caldwell, featuring America Covarrubias, Naseem Etemad, Kita Grayson, Mackenzie Mondag, Savannah Schoenecker, and Janet Song, closes at LA’s Fountain Theatre.
5-Star Theatricals‘ The Play That Goes Wrong, by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields, directed by Larry Raben, featuring Travis Joe Dixon a(Dennis), Mark Gagliardi (Robert), Adam Hagenbuch (Jonathan), Lyndsi Larose (Sandra), Gabi Manoukian (Annie), John Shartzer (Max), Justin Michael Wilcox (Chris), and Timothy Willard (Trevor), with Noah Kaplan, Samantha Lawrence-Mata and Calaway Swanson, closes at Thousand Oak’s Scherr Forum Theatre.
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Something Rotten will run May 1 – June 7 (opening June May 3 )at Lyric Stage Boston, directed by Ilana Toeplitz Ranson.
Ohad Ashkenazi, Jonah Barricklo, Temma Beaudreau, Joy Clark, Lauren Dodds, Kristian Espiritu, Danny Hernandez, Elliana Karris, Kenneth Kelleher. Ryan Mardesich, Bryan Miner, Jennifer Preston, Indijhan Richard, Bobbie Steinbach, Jared Troilo, Colin Welter.
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York Theatre‘s Monte Cristo, by Peter Kellogg & Stephen Weiner, continues through Apr. 5 at Theatre at St. Jeans, directed by Peter Flynn.
Sierra Boggess, Adam Jacobs, James Mudy, Norm Lewis, Stephanie Jae Park, Danny Rutigliano, Eliseo Roman, Daniel Yearwood, and Karen Ziemba.
The epic story of a man wrongfully imprisoned who returns richer, wiser, and bent on vengeance. But as his carefully orchestrated plan unfolds, he must face the ultimate question: is justice enough without love?
Video: New cclips from the show.
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Spamalot will run Apr. 15-26 at Houston’s TUTS. directed & choreographed by Josh Rhodes.
Major Attaway (Kin Arthur), Sean Bell (Sir Robin), Chris Cillins-:Pisano (Sir Lancelot), Ellis C. Dawson ( Sir Bedevere,) Leo Roberts (Sir Galahad), Amanda Robles (The Lady of the Lake), Blake Segal (Patsy) and Steven Telsey (The Historian/Prince Herbert), with Lindsay Lee Alhady, Delaney Benson, Jack Brewer, Connor Coughlin, L’ogan J’ones, Graham Keen, Claire Kennard, Ben Lanham, Nathaniel Mahone, Maddie Mossner, Emilie Renier, Mark Tran Russ and Meridien Terrell.
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Red Bull Theater‘s Titus Andronicus, currently in in previews, will open Mar. 29 and continue through Apr. 19 at the Signature Theatre, directed by Jesse Berger.
Patrick Page, McKinley Belcher III, Francesca Faridany, Enid Graham, Jesse Aaronson, Matthew Amendt, Blair Baker, Amy Jo Jackson, Adam Langdon, Anthony Michael Lopez, Anthony Michael Martinez, Howard Overshown, Olivia Reis, and Zack Lopez Roa.
This shockingly timely thriller about the chaos of a corrupt and crumbling empire is brought to new life, taking the stage as one Shakespeare’s boldest and bloodiest tragedies.
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“The Inspector General” film, starring Danny Kaye, is available to stream for free here.
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An invitation-only presentation of Russell Citron & Ryan Peters’ Our Little Secret: A True New Musical will take place Mon. Mar. 26 at NYC’s New 42 Studios, directed by Adam Pascal.
Noam Tomaschoff
The hilarious, moving, and completely true story of Noam Tomaschoff’s discovery that his parents weren’t quite who he thought they were — and he wasn’t an only child. Blending comedy, drama, and addictive music, Our Little Secret will leave you laughing, crying — and seeing your family in a whole new light.
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The world premiere of Harris Singer’s Take Me to Dolylwood will run May 14-31 (opening May 16) at Downstairs at La MaMa, directed by Luke Wisniewski.
Harris Singer (The Playwright), Lisa Cohen (Playwright’s Mom), Sam Flynn, Brason Jones, Tomias Robinston, Paris Alexander, Earl Dax, Michelle Zabinski, Caroline Best, and Royce Johnson.
A genre-defying theatrical event that blends Queer confession, Southern gothic ritual, absurdist comedy, erotic theatricality, and pop-cultural mythology into a singular, immersive experience