This Weekends Highlights:
Friday, June 5
Silverback Mountain, by Mickey Gooch, Jr, directed by Sam Lafrage, featuring Mickey Gooch (Micky), Amerasu (Miss Jackson), Olamide Asanpaola (Tumaini), Leo Jasper Davis (Mamadu), Joe Regelbrugge (Andy), Samuel Selman (Mustafa), Walker Stovall (Marty), and Jason Yanto (Kai), with Kahlil S. Harvey and Collins Rush, opens at Off-Broadway’s AMT Theater.
Birthright, by Jonathan Spector, directed by Teddy Bergman, featuring Hale Appleman, Molly Bernard Eli Gelb, Abbi Jacobson, Liz Larsen), Nate Mann, and Zoë Winters, begins previews at Off-Broadway’s MCC Theater.
Anastasia, by Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty & Lynn Ahrens, directed & choreographed by Parker Esse, featuring Lena Ceja (Anya/Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov) Dillon Klena (Dmitry Sudayev) (Derek Klena Dmitry), Peyton Crim (Vladimir ‘Vlad’ Popov,) Richard Bermudez (Deputy Commissioner Gleb Vaganov), Sarah Wolter (Countess Lily Malevsky-Malevitch), Suzanna Guzmán (Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna Romanov), and Annabelle Bergold & Elayne Cowden (Young Anastasia/Alexei), with Sofia Aniceto, Tucker Knowlton Boyes, Wes Dameron, Lauren Decierdo, Michael Deni, Christopher Ho, Anton Harrison LaMon, Tayler Mettra, Shanon Mari Mills, Natalie Palmgren, Rasha Willes-Samaha, Kyle Vaughn, Toni White, Michael Laverde and Sabrina Marielle, previews at CA’s La Mirada Tneatre.
Saturday, June 6
Lyrics & Lyricists’ Every Kind of Light: The Love and Lyrics of Alan & Marilyn Bergman, concert, with music direction by Dick Scanlan, featuring Malcolm Gets, Nikki Renée Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Ali Stroker. Malcolm Gets, Nikki Renée Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Ali Stroker, opens at NYC’s 92Y.
What Became of Us, by Shayan Lotfi, directed by Ethan Heard, featuring Alma Cuervo (Q), Michael DeLorenzo (ZZ), Jo Yang (Q), and Stan Kang (Z, opens at DC’s Signature Theatre.
Anastasia, by Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty & Lynn Ahrens, directed & choreographed by Parker Esse, featuring Lena Ceja (Anya/Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov) Dillon Klena (Dmitry Sudayev) (Derek Klena Dmitry), Peyton Crim (Vladimir ‘Vlad’ Popov,) Richard Bermudez (Deputy Commissioner Gleb Vaganov), Sarah Wolter (Countess Lily Malevsky-Malevitch), Suzanna Guzmán (Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna Romanov), and Annabelle Bergold & Elayne Cowden (Young Anastasia/Alexei), with Sofia Aniceto, Tucker Knowlton Boyes, Wes Dameron, Lauren Decierdo, Michael Deni, Christopher Ho, Anton Harrison LaMon, Tayler Mettra, Shanon Mari Mills, Natalie Palmgren, Rasha Willes-Samaha, Kyle Vaughn, Toni White, Michael Laverde and Sabrina Marielle, opens at CA’s La Mirada Theatre.
Every Brilliant Thing, by Duncan Macmillan & Jonny Donahoe, directed by Jenny Sullivan, featuring Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper, opens at Santa Barbara’s New Vic.
Hell Mouth, world premiere by Tom Jacobson, directed by by Ann Hearn Tobolowsky, featuring Tomy Abatemarco (Russell/Spencer), Taylor Hilbert (Lois/Samara), and Danny Lee Gomez (Tim), closes at North Hollywood’s Road Theatre Company.
Sunday, June 7
2026 Tony Awards presentation at 7 PM ET at Radio City Music Hall, and broadcast live on CBS and livestreamed on Paramount+ from 8:00–11:00 p.m. ET (5:00–8:00 p.m. PT) hosted by Pink.
Oedipus El Rey, by Luis Alfaro, directed by Loretta Greco, featuring Juan Arturo (Oedipus), Gabe Martinez (Laius), Melisa Soledad Pereyra (Jocasta), Jaime Jose Hernandez (Creon), Victor Almanzar (Tiresias), and Javier David (El Sobador), opens at Boston’s Calderwood Pavilion.
Punish Me, by Michael Dukakis, directed by Monique Sorgen, featuring Brianna Bell, Jaiden Blessing, Tina D’Marco, Michael Dukakis, Jose Eduardo Moreno, and Anuradha Senevi, opens at Hollywood’s Hudson Backstage Theatre.
Coffee Date, by Jonah Weiland, directed by Julia Christgau, featuring Jonah Weiland (Henry), Lenka Janischova Shockley (Tizzy), Stephanie Chloé Hepner (Laura), and Spencer Weitzelt (Roger), opens at LA’s Broadwater Main Stage.
The Emporium, by Thornton Wilde, directed by Rob Melros, featuring Candy Buckley, Mahira Kakkar, Eva Kaminsky, Patrick Kerr, Derek Smith, Joe Tapper, and Cassia Thompson, closes at Off-Broadway’s Classic Stage Company.
Jesus Christ Superstar, directed by Tatiana Pandiani, featuring Justin Matthew Sargent (Jesus), Austin Lesch (Judas), Stephanie Zaharis (Mary), Devin Kolluri (Pilate), Nicolette Antonia Shin (King Herod), Jamar Darling (Caiaphas), Jamari Darling (Caiaphas), and Kevin Trinio Perdido (Annas), with Jordan Alexander, Elijah Dawson, Jack Hale, Michael James, Eleni Kontzamanys, Alex Lauren, Kathy Liu, Adam Mandala, Thabitha Moruthane, Mikaela Rada, Matthew Saggiomo, Garrick Vaughan, Dakota Hoar, Selena Robinson, closes at CT’s Goodspeed Musicals.
Something Rotten, directed by Ilana Toeplitz Ranson, featuring 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, closes at Lyric Stage Boston.
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The 15th annual Off-Broadway Alliance Awards ceremony will take place Tues. June 16 at 1 PM at NYC’s Sardi’s.
The awards will be presented in five competitive categories: Best New Musical …Best New Play … Best Revival … Best Solo Performance, … and Best Unique Theatrical Experience.
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Ensemble Shakespeare Company will present Julius Caesar July 9-26 at The Flea Theater, directed by Dylan Diehl.
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.
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Mean Girls will run July 7-12 at Pittsburgh CLO, directed by Mara Newbery Greer, with choreography Dana Solimando.
Abigail Isom (Cady Heron), Cecilia Petrush (Regina George), Sydni Moon (Gretchen Wieners), Kaley Bender (Karen Smith), Lyda Jade Harlan (Janis Sarkisian), Jack Haroutunian (Damian Hubbard), Quincy Hamption (Aaron Samuals), and Jennifer Lybarger (Mrs. Haeron/Ms. Norbury/Mrs. George), Bradwy D. Patsy (Mr. Duvall), with Rahan Khimji, Brett Barthelemy, Bella Bilandzija, Ben Allen Carter, Lydia Holland, Emmy J. Lane, Paris Martino), Maile Oravitz, Brittany Pent Rohm, Kai Sachon, Austin Cshulte, Nia Soux, Alejandro Tinnell, Lyla Tsiok os, and Rosdrigo Vanadas.
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Natco will present Henry VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts to run June 9 – July 19 (opening June 21) at the Public Theatre, Adapted & directed by Stephen Brown-Fried.
Tommy Bo (John Talbot), Rajesh Bose (York), Kimiye Corwin (Somerset), Myka Cue (Joan), John D. Haggerty (Talbot), Ðavid Lee Huỳnh (Charles, the Dauphin), Anna Ishida (Warwick), Paul Juhn (Suffolk), Mia Katigbak (Gloucester), Teresa Avia Lim (Margaret), Orville Mendoza (Jack Cade), Jon Norman Schneider (Henry VI), David Shih (Edward of York), Julyana Soelistyo (Richard), Sue Jin Song (Bedford), and James Yaegashi (Winchester).
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Twelve Hours with Tracy Letts, a 12 hour reading festival of 5 of Letts’ works, will run from 11 AM – 11 PM at NYC’s Circle in the Square Theatre School.
Karen Sours Albisua, Jason Biggs, Abigail Breslin, Scott Caan, Silvia Dionicio, Beanie Feldstein, Joe Forbrich, John Gallagher Jr., Gina Gershon), Rory Hammond, Joe Holt, Kammy Ibarra, Jonathan Judge-Russo, Kevin Kilner, Trevor Kluckman, Adam Langdon, Libby Lee, Katrina Lenk, Kelly Lester, Matthew Lillard, Hamish Linklater, Terra Mackintosh, Jak Malone, Eric William Morris, Lauren LOLO Pritchard, Andrew Rothenberg, Thomas Sadoski, Milly Shapiro, Sandra Shipley, Samantha Sloyan, Jeff Still, and Adrienne Warren, with more TBA.