Today’s Highlights:
Good Night, Oscar, by Doug Wright, directed Lisa Peterson, starring Sean Hayes, opens at London’s Barbican Theatre.
Beth Leavel Sings Sondheim concert opens at NYC’s 54 Below.
Drag 24 benefit performance, featuring Suzie Toot, Robin Fierce and Natalia Fierce, Amethis, featuring Robin Fierce and Natalia Fierce, and Amethis, at 7:30 PM at Theaterworks Hartford.
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Manhattan Theater Club will present David Lindsay-Abaire’s The Balusters, which will begin previews Mar. 3, 2026 and open Apr. 3, directed by Kenny Leon.
Renée Elise Goldsberry, Richard Thomas and Carl Clemons-Hopkins, with more TBA.
The play follows the Vernon Point Neighborhood Association, a group of passionate residents in a small community. A newcomer who proposes installing a stop sign on the most picturesque block in the neighborhood, sparking a “neighbor-verses-neighbor battle royale.” The play explores how this seemingly simple suggestion ignites dee-seated feelings and conflicts within the community, highlighting the drama and absurdity of human nature.
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Rebelle -ion! will take place Sun. Aug. 10 at LA’s Young Actors Workspace (5571 West Pico Blvd.), with a start time TBA, directed by Kirsten Chandler, and music direction by Michael Collum. 
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Eydie Alyson, Eileen Barnett, Jenifer Bennett, Julie Garnye, Barbara Carlton Heart, Maura Knowles, Susan Edwards Martin, Dana Meller, Lisa Picotte, Leslie Stevens, Mary Van Arsdel, and Diane Vincent.
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York Theater will present the world premiere of Holly Doubet, Kathy Babylon, John Vester & Joseph McDonough’s This is Not a Drill will run Sept. 9 – Oct. 11 at Theatre at St. Jeans, directed by Gabriel Barre, with music direction by David John Madore.
Caitlin Burke, Victor E. Chan, Bill Coyne, Matthew CurianoChris Doubet, Gary Edwards, Felicia Finley, Kelvin Moon, Sam Poon, Lukas Poost, Marianne Tatum, and Aurelia Williams with Xavier Reyes and T. Shyvonne Stewart.
Based on terrifying true events, the musical takes audiences inside the surreal chaos of a morning in 2018, when an emergency alert warned Hawaii residents and visitors of an incoming missile attack. As fear grips the island, strangers and loved ones alike are forced to confront their mortality and their humanity. Set to a soaring and heartfelt score, this powerful new musical tells the story of connection, compassion, and what truly matters when time stands still.
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Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show will run Oct. 14 – Nov. 8 at Pittsburgh CLO, directed by Barry Ivan.
Robert Newman (Count Carl-Magnus) and more TBA.
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The Age of Aquarious: The Songs of Rock and Roll will run Sept. 20-21 at LA’s Theatre West, created by Victoria Lavan & John A. Goux, and directed by Victoria Lavan.
In loving memory of Mara Wells.
Melodee Fernandez, Meg Lin, Constance Mellors, David Mingrino, Donald Moore, and Anibal Silveyra, with special guest artists Auriana Chisholm, Harleigh Ford, Joaquin Mengelle, Vertreace Sanders, Preston Simon and Jana Souza.
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Nicky Silver’s The Food Chain reading, directed by Michael Van Duzer, will take place Sun. July 27 at 3PM at LA’s Theater West.
Matthew Gademske, Samantha Gregory, Amy Simon, and Michael Van Duzer.
The play explores human desires, insecurities, and attractions through sharp wit and absurd humor. This engaging reading invites you into the chaotic and comedic struggles of finding and maintaining love and self-worth. Silver says the play is about “being attractive,” attractiveness, and what it means to be obsessed with it.
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Public Works will present a new concert adadaptation of Pericles, reconceived by Troy Anthony & Carl Cofield, to run Aug. 29 – Sept.12 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (1047 Amsterdam Ave.), directed by Carl Cofield.
Denée Benton (Thaisa), Ato Blankson-Wood (Pericles), Lori Brown-Niang (Bawd), Kenneth Collins (Simonides), Allyson Kaye Daniel (Understudy Gower/Thaisa/Diana), Amina Faye (Marina), Joel Frost (Cleon), Debra Harewood (Helicanus), Crystal Lucas-Perry (Gower), Erika Myers (Dionyza), Alex Newell (Diana), and Stephen Scott Wormley (Understudy Pericles).
The Bard’s epic about losing and re-discovering faith. Reconceived by playwright and songwriter Troy Anthony, this magnificent new production performed by Public Works community members from all over New York City, is a celebration of life, love, and transformation. Inspired by Gospel music and the rousing power of the Black church. this new concert adaptation will be performed in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
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A concert presentation of Troy Anthony’s Pericles: a Public Works Concert Experience will run Aug. 29 – Sept. 2 at NYC’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine (1047 Amsterdam) directed by Carl Cofield, with choreography by tiffany Rea-Fisher.
Denée Benton (Thaisa), Ato Blankson-Wood (Pericles), Lori Brown-Niang (Bawd), Kenneth Collins (Simonides), Allyson Kaye Daniel (Understudy Gower/Thaisa/Diana), Amina Faye (Marina), Joel Frost (Cleon), Debra Harewood (Helicanus), Crystal Lucas-Perry (Gower), Erika Myers (Dionyza), Alex Newell (Diana), and Stephen Scott Wormley (Understudy Pericles), along with 100 New Yorkers from all five boroughs.
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She Loves Me will run Aug. 25 – Sept. 14 at PA’s Bucks County Playhouse, directed & choreographed by Denis Jones.
Elena Shaddow (Amalia Balash), Andrew Leeds (Georg Nowack), Kate Rockwell ( Ilona Ritter), and Clyde Voce (Steven Kodaly), with Phillip Hoffman (Mr. Maraczek), Kennedy Kanagawa (Arpad Laszlo), Brian Ray Norris (Ladislav Sipos), and Patrick Richwood (Headwaiter).
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The Balusters, by David Lindsay-Abaire, wll open Spring 2026 (dates TBA) at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, directed by Kenny Leon.
Marylouise Burke (Penny Bewell), Carl Clemons-Hopkins (Brooks Duncan), Margaret Colin (Ruth Ackerman, Renée Elise Goldsberry (Kyra Marshall), and Richard Thomas (Elliott Emerson).
The play centers on a small-town neighborhood association experiencing some big drama—namely, the concept of installing a new stop sign on the neighborhood’s most bucolic block.