Today’s Highlights:
The Street Car Project, directed by Nick Westrate, featuring Heather Lind, Brad Koed, James Russell, and Luci Owen, begins previews at San Francisco’s A.C.T.
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Broadway Grosses for the week ending Jan. 18.
Click here for the complete analysis.
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From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2026 is now available to stream here.
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The 39 Steps, adapted by Patrick Barlow, will run Feb. 11 – Mar. 1 (opening Feb. 14) at Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre, directed by Jenny Sullivan.
Joseph Fuqua (Richard Hannay), Larry Cedar (clown #1), Christie Coran (Annabella Schmidt / Pamela / Margaret), Jack Herholdt (Clown #2).
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The Porch on Windy Hill, by Sherry Stregack Lutken, Lisa Helmi Johanson, Morgan Morse & David M. Lutken will run begin previews Jan. 21 and open Jan. 25 at Urban Stages, directed by Lutken.
Tora Nogami Alexander, DAvid M. Lutken, and Morgan Morse.
A tender, funny, and deeply moving story of family, belonging, intolerance, and the hope of redemption — and the power of music to heal wounds that words alone cannot.
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Twelve Hours with Tracy Letts, a 12-hour marathon, will offer readings of 5 of the playwright’s works, in support of NYC’s Circle in the Square Theatre School, on Mon. Feb. 23 from 11 AM – 11 PM at Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theatre.
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Hell’s Kitchen will close Feb. 22 at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre, directed by Michael Greif. Brandon Victor Dixon will return onJan. 23 for the final weeks.
Amanda Reid, Kelsee Kimmel, Yolanda Adams, and Lamont Walker.
Inspired by Alicia Keys’ own experiences growing up in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood adjacent to the Broadway theatre district, the musical centers a story, a sound and a community often underrepresented on the mainstream stage. Through the coming-of-age story of Ali, the musical celebrates the diversity of New York, the power of mentorship, the discovery of young talent and the power of community, with a cast and audiences reflective of the cultural makeup of the city it portrays.
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Red Bull theatre‘s Revelation Reading Series will present Ben Jonson’s Sejanus: His Fall, on Mon. Jan. 26 at 7:30 PM at Off-Broadway’s Peter Jay Sharp Theater, adapted & directed by Nathan Winkelstein. 
The reading will be available both in-person and online through Feb. 1.
Amir Arison, Isabel Zrraiza, Shirine Babb, Tina Benko, Grantham coleman, Chuck Cooper, Gabriel Eber, Marin Lewis, Max Gordon Moore, Laila Robins, Derke Smith, T. Ryder Smith, and Myra Lucretia Taylor.
Tiberius is the Emperor of Rome. Sejanus is her right-hand man. But in a society where books are burnt and free men are the “prey of greedy vultures and spies,” factions are growing behind both charismatic leaders. When Sejanus sets his sight on Emperorship, who will stop him? First staged at the dawn of the Jacobean age, Ben Jonson’s brilliantly incisive drama takes on startling new significance in its bold exploration of tyranny, sycophancy, and treason. It’s a tragedy of epic proportions, fit for Rome and today’s political arena.
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Debbie Gravitte: Big Band Broadway will run Jan. 29 – Feb. 1 at CT’s West Port Country Playhouse, with music direction by Tedd Firth.
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York Theatre will present the world premiere of Peter Kellogg, Stephen Weiner & David Hancock Turner’s The Count of Monte Cristo Mar. 12 – Apr. 5 (opening Mar. 19) at Theatre at St. Jeans, directed by Peter Flynn.
Adam Jacobs (Edmund Dantes), Sierra Boggess (Mercedes), Norm Lewis (Villefort), Karen Ziemba (Carconte/Lucrezia), James Judy (Danglars), Stephanie Jae Park (Haydee), Elisa Roman (Morrell), Danny Rutigliano (Haydee), Eliso Roman (Morrell) Danny Ruigliano (Caderrousse/Abbe0), and Daniel Yearwood (Fernand).
As Edmond reenters society under a new identity, he manipulates money, influence, and fear, exposing the rot beneath political ambition and unchecked authority. But his quest for justice unfolds against a deeper reckoning. The return of a narcissistic ruler who once devastated the nation, the resurfacing of lives collateralized by power, and the reappearance of Mercédès, the woman he loved and lost, force Edmond to confront the limits of vengeance.
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Sunday in the Park with George will run in Summer 2027 (dates TBA)at the Barbican Center, directed by Marianne Elliott.
Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey, with more TBA.
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Video: Carol Burnett performs “Something Good” in the Season 2 finale of “Palm Royale.”
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The Lazors’ Night Side Songs will begin previews Feb. 14 and open Mar. 1 at Lincoln Center’s Claire Tow Theater, directed by Taibi Magar, with music direction by Alex Bechtel.
Robin de Jesús , Brooke Isibashi, Jonathan Raviv, Mary Testa, and Kris Saint-Louis.
Night Side Songs is about the small human connections that make up the vast tapestry of our lives. Inspired by Susan Sontag’s insight that “illness is the night side of life,” this transformative new musical brings us together to explore how song heals us and empowers our spirits.
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Patrick Page & Simon Godwin’s All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented The Villain continues through Jan. 25 at the Broad Stage.
Patrick Page.
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Hell’s Kitchen will close Feb. 22 at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre, after approximately 800 perfirmances performances.
Original company member and Tony Award nominee Brandon Victor Dixon, will return to the role of Davis beginning Jan. 27 through the remainder of the run.
Video: The cast performs “No One.”