Today’s Highlights:
Trophy Boys, written & directed by Emmanuelle Mattana, directed by Danya Taymor, featuring Emmanuelle Mattna (Owen), Terry Hu (David), Louisa Jacobson Jared), and Esco Jouléy (Scott), opens at Off-Broadway’s MCC Theatre.
Wesley, by Scott Steidl & Mark Hantoot, directed by Mary Duncan, featuring Andrianna Ayala (Casey) and Daniel Sanchez (Wesley) with Christa Lisette Beveridge, Tara Dougherty, Ashley Huber, Jack Kehoe, Christopher Kirby Saunders, Nathan Myers, and Maya Pierce, opens at Off-Broadway’s Times Square Theatre Center.
Kim’s Convenience, by Ins Choi, directed by Aria Vel, featuring Stan Kang (Appa), Tuyết Thị Phạm (Umma), Justine “Icy” Moral (Janet), and Zion Jang (Jung) daughter Janet, and Zion Jang (Jun), and Jonathan Del Palmer (mulitple roles), with Morganne Chu, Franklin Dam, Jay Frisby, and Andrew V. Ly, begins previews at Maryland’s Olney Theatre.
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Broadway Grosses for the week ending June 22:
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Backstage Babble Live! will take place Mon. July 7 at 7 PM at NYC’s 54 Below.
Jim Brochu, Meg Bussert, Penny Fuller, Sara Gettelfinger, Annie Golden, Simon Jones, Janine LaManna, Sally Murphy, Steve Ross, and Anna Zavelson.
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Lori Londagin’s 72 Hour Energy will open Aug. 6 at Open Door Playhouse (link TBA), directed by Bernadette Armstrong.
Zelda Kimble (Beverly), Camille Ameen (Delilah), and Kevin Carr (Todd-Brentley/ The Announcer.
A theater Podcast- like the radio dramas of the 1940s and 1950s.
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Broadway Barks, the annual star-studded annual dog and cat adoption event, will return Sat. July 12 in Broadway’s Shubert Alley from 3-6:30 PM, in support of BCEFA.
: Alan Arenas, Jeannette Bayardelle, Natalie Ventia Belcon, Erich Bergen, Emily Bergl, Jeb Brown Sohphie Carmen-Jones, Florencia Cuenca, David Cumming, Jacob Dickey, Andrew Durand, Kevin Earley, Paige Faure, Molly Griggs, Claire-Marie Hall, Erika Henningsen, Natasha Hodgson, Mylinda Hull, Andy Karl, Julia Knitel, Gaven Lee, Kecia Lewis, Alexa Lopez, Alison Luff, Jak Malone, Lesli Margherita, Peter Neureuther, Greg Mills, Hagan Oliveras, Michele Pawk, Orvelle Peck, Amanda Reid, Jasmine Amy Rogers, Kyle Selig, Sten Skybell, Lili Thomas, Allie Trimm, Jessica Vosk, Michelle Williams, and Danyiel Yearwood.
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The Broadway Bound Theatre Festival‘s 2025 Summer lineup, spotlighting 4 new musicals and 8 original plays, will run July 24 – Aug. 17 at Off-Broadway’s AMT Theatre.
Click the link above for the complete schedule of events.
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Broadway’s Manhattan Theatre Club has announced the initial productions in its 2025-26 season. Creative teams and casting TBA.
Punch (Fall 2025), by James Graham, at Broadway’s Samual J. Friedman Theatre. A powerful account of a fatal act of random violence and a path toward understanding and forgiveness.
Queens (Fall 2025), by Martyna Majok. A group of female immigrants find their paths crossing in a small apartment in Queens. The apartment might be small, but the play is a big tale that spans shifting decades and continents—and shifting ideas of identity and belonging.
The Monsters: A sibling Love Story (Winter 2026), world premiere by Ngozi Anyanwu, at NY City Center Stage 1, For a long time, LIL has been obsessed with fighting, and one fighter in particular: her older brother BIG, an aging but successful figure in the local Mixed Martial Arts circuit. But she’s been doing it all from afar… until one day when she decides to show up on his doorstep.
The Balusters (Spring 2026 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.), world premiere by David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Kenny Leon. an epic drama about multiple generations of immigrant women living in an illegal basement apartment in Queens, as they strive to build new lives. The plot involves a young Ukrainian woman who arrives at the apartment seeking her long-lost mother, which forces the women to confront difficult decisions they’ve made to survive. Punch (Fall previews begin Sept. 9), by James Graham, directed by Adam Penford. A teenage boy’s journey to redemption after a mistake. The Monsters (begins Jan. 23, 2026), world premiere by Ngozi Anyanwu. Two siblings, LIL and BIG, reunite to confront their pasts. The Balusters (Spring 2026),world premiere by David Lindsay-Abaire. The storyline follows the Vernon Point Neighborhood Association members who are usually passionate and opinionated, often disagreeing on minor issues. However, the true conflict arises when a newcomer suggests installing a stop sign, leading to a significant dispute within the community. Queens (), by Martyna Majok. A reimagined version of Majok’s 2018 play ( the stories of two generations of immigrant women living in a basement apartment in Queens, and looks at the choices they’ve made regarding their security, dignity, and desires.)
Songs of Cope: We Gotta Keep Movin’ will take place Mon. June 30 at NYC’s Library for the Performing Arts (111 Amsterdam Ave.) directed by Debra Walton, with music direction by Michael O. Mitchell, and choreography by Cori Barns. Matelyn Alicia, Saint Aubyn, Cori Barnes, Aeja Barrows, Jovan E’ Sean, Alexis Tidwell, Darryl Jovan Williams, and Virginia A. Woodruff. A unique chance to experience select songs from Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope, honoring the genius of Micki Grant and celebrating the “Love Power” of art. Micki Grant remains an unparalleled artist who captured the African American experience! In Songs of Cope, the Library for the Performing Arts, in partnership with Little and Loud Productions and The York Theatre Company, presents a dynamic gathering and performance honoring the trailblazing Micki Grant and her groundbreaking Broadway musical, Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope.