Today’s Highlights:
The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Phillip Breen, featuring Ora Jones (Mistress Page), Issy van Randwyck (Mistress Ford), Chiké Johnson Master Page, Edward Kane (Master Ford), and Jason Simon (Sir John Falstaff), with Sam Bell-Gurwitz, Zach Bloomfield, Nate Burger, Rohan Degala, Dylan J. Fleming, Teddy Gales, Colin Huerta, Carmelo Kelly, James McCracken, Olivia Pryor, Nick Sandys, Justice Tatum, Paul Oakley Stovall, Olemich Tugas, Bret Tuomi, Nancy Voigts, and Alex Weisman, opens at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.
The Unknown, by David Cales, directed by Leigh Silverman, starring Sean Hayes, closes at LA’s Studio Seaview.
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, by William Finn & Rachel Sheinkin, directed by Danny Mefford, has been extended through Sept. 6 at Off-Broadway’s New World Stages.
Justin Cooley (Leaf Coneybear), Kevin McHale (William Barfée), Philippe Arroyo (Chip Tolentino), Leana Rae Concepcion and (Marcy Park), Justin Cooley (Leaf Coneybear), Kevin McHale (William Barfée), Philippe Arroyo (Chip Tolentino), and Leana Rae Concepcion (Marcy Park), Jasmine Amy rogers (Olive Ostrovsky), Autumn Best (Logaininne Schwartzgrubenierre, and Matt Manue (Mitch Mahoney).
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Dylan Marcaurele’s Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody will run May 12 – July 7 (opening May 26) at The Club (530 West 27th St. 6th floor), directed by Alan Kliffer.
Jay Armstrong Johnson (Ilya Rozanov) and Jimin Moon (Shane Hollander), with Ryann Redmond, Cherry torres, and Ryan Duncan.
nspired by the hit show about hockey, the piece follows starry-eyed golden boy Shane Hollander on his journey from power center to power bottom.
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. The Unknown, by David Cales, directed by Leigh Silverman, continues through Apr. 12 at LA’s Studio Seaview.
Sean Hayes
Desperate to cure his writer’s block, Elliott retreats to a remote cabin—only to discover he may not be alone. As the boundaries between his work and his life collapse, Elliott begins to question everything he knows. Is he writing a thriller? Living one? Both?
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Trey Everett’s Obit will run May 14 – May 30 (0pening May 18) at the East Village Basement, directed by Andrew Barth Feldman.
Carson Higgins (Charlie), Kerstin Anderson (Kay), Loren Lester, Jerusha Cavazos
An anxious soon-to-be father returns to his estranged dad’s chaotic NYC apartment. He confronts family history and his father’s dementia, using an obituary to redefine legacy. It explores generational inheritance and the fear of becoming one’s parents
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did you charge your phone for the end of the world? world premiere written & directed by Fletcher Michael, has been rescheduled to Aug. 17 – 29 at Off-Broadway’s Kraine Theater.
Sean Hayes, Lucy Boisvert, Collin Dennis, and Fletcher Michael.
The play i set in 2034, where a city-demolishing asteroid is heading for Brooklyn.The lot centers on a boutique advertising agency tasked with rebranding the catastrophe, as the government delays alerting the public, highlighting themes of technology, apathy, and social media.
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DC’s Folger Shakespeare Library has extended the celebration of Shakespeare’s birthday wil a staged reading of Macbeth and a variety of events.
Click the link above to learn more.
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Stage Raw and The Greenway Arts Alliance present The 2026 Play LA New Works Festival Apr. 3-4 from 11 AM – 10 PM. at the Greenway Court Theatre. The event is free.
Click here for additional information and to RSVP.
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Seagull the True Story, by Eli Rarey, created & directed by Alexander Molochnikov, has been extended through May 3 at Off-Broadway’s Public Theatre.
Gus Birney, Andrey Burkovskiy, Ohad Mazor, Myles McCabe, Quentin Lee Moore, Keshet Pratt, Zuzanna Szadkowski, Eric Tabach, and Elan Zafi.
The play fuses autobiographical drama and biting political satire with classic Chekhovian themes. This politically charged retelling of Molochnikov’s attempt to stage Chekhov’s The Seagull unfolds as a whirlwind of comedic mayhem, artistic rebellion, and deeply personal reflection on displacement, censorship, and the pursuit of creative freedom. Featuring an extraordinary ensemble of international artists, offers a provocative and poignant exploration of artistic survival, resistance to censorship, and the transformative power of live theater.
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DC’s Folger Shakespeare Library has extended it s Celebration of Shakespeare’s Birthday with a staged reading of Macbeth and other events.
Click the link above to access all events.
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Pittsburg CLO has announced its 2026 Summer Season:
Creative teams and casting TBA.
Beautiful: The Carol King Musical (June 23 – 28)
Dream Girls (July 7-12)
Suffs (July 21 – 26)
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Dylan MarcAurele’s Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody will run May 12 -July 6 (opening May 26) at the 16th Floor Theatre (530 West 27th St.), directed by Alan Kliffe.
Jay Armstrong Johnson (Ilya Rozanov), and Jimin Moon (Shane Hollander), with Ryann Redmonda and Cherry Torres and Ryann Duncan.
Inspired by the hit show about hockey, the piece follows Shane Hollander on his journey from power center to power bottom. Relive all of the moments from the show up close on the small-stage by a cast of Broadway actors who thought they were auditioning to be in Season 2. Sporting a bop-infused score, scene-stealing cameos by characters like “Rose Landry” and “Ilya’s Ass”, and time jumps absolutely no one can keep track of, audiences will find themselves hot, bothered, and probably saying, “….Girl!”
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Stage Raw and the Greenway Arts Alliance will present The 2026 Play LA New Works Festival, which will take place Apr. 3 (11 AM – 11 PM) and Sat. Apr. 4 (11 AM – 10 PM PM at LA’s Greenway Arts Alliance.
The event is in association with IAMA Theatre Company, InHouse Theatre, The Odyssey Theatre Company, Plays With People, The Road Theatre Company, and the Victoy Theatre Center. Click the link above for the complete schedule.
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. The world premiere of Dirty Books, written & directed by Mara Lieberman, has be been extended through June 27 at Off-Broadway’s Bated Breath Theatre.
laina Bozarth, Alexis Pratt, Sammy Rivas, Laura Walter, and Grayson Willenbacher; with understudies Elisa Grace Davis, Claire Hampsey, and Camilo Zuqui.
An immersive performance that plunges audiences into the heated battles over anti-obscenity laws and censorship in America. Inspired by the true stories of erotic fiction writers of the 1960’s and using Supreme Court-inspired transcripts, Dirty Books reveals the ingenuity and resilience of artists who thrived in the shadows of America’s anti-obscenity laws working in the soft-core adult publishing industry. Inside an intimate world of secret bookstores, banned novels, and underground desire, the audience collaborates with the company to compose an erotic story.