Off-Broadway News & Features

'Primary Trust' names complete Off-Broadway cast

Complete casting has been set for Primary Trust, a new play by Eboni Booth that continues Roundabout Theatre Company's spring season. Off-Broadway performances run from May 4 to July 2, with opening night on May 25. Joining the previously announced William Jackson Harper (Emmy nominee for The Good Place) as Kenneth and April Matthis (The Piano Lesson) as Wally’s Waiter are Eric Berryman (Atlanta) as Bert and Jay O. Sanders (Girl From the North Country) as Clay. Primary Trust centers on Kenneth,...

'shadow/land' sets full Off-Broadway cast

The Public Theater has set the complete cast for shadow/land, the next play in its spring Off-Broadway season. Performances begin April 20 ahead of a May 4 opening night, and the run ends May 21. The complete shadow/land cast includes Joniece Abbott-Pratt as Ruth, Lizan Mitchell as Magalee, and Christine Shepherd as Grand Marshall. The understudies are Lynnette R. Freeman (for Ruth), Perri Gaffney (for Magalee), and Joy-Marie Thompson (for Grand Marshall). The creative team has also been set,...

Sam Morrison's 'Sugar Daddy' to play encore Off-Broadway run

Get another sugar rush! Sugar Daddy, the acclaimed solo comedy show by Sam Morrison, will play an encore engagement off Broadway. The show is currently running at the SoHo Playhouse through February 17, and after a brief hiatus, it will return there from March 3 to April 1. In Sugar Daddy, Morrison shares stories of how he met his partner, Jonathan, and the relationship they had before Morrison lost Jonathan to Covid-19. He turns his grief into comedy and discusses how humor helps him cope, and...

Audible Theater sets two new shows for its spring season

Audible Theater has announced two upcoming shows in its spring season: Chris Gethard's A Father & The Sun and Michael Cruz Kayne's Sorry For Your Loss. Both are set to play at the Minetta Lane Theatre, Audible's theatrical home. A Father & The Sun will play for three performances only, from March 31 to April 2. Gethard, known for roles on The Office and Broad City, will discuss the joys, humors, and challenges he discovered about fatherhood after becoming a dad. Kayne's Sorry For Your Loss...

See new photos of Maude Apatow in 'Little Shop of Horrors'

She's somewhere that's green! Maude Apatow, best known for her role as Lexi Howard on HBO Max's Euphoria, is currently making her Off-Broadway debut in Little Shop of Horrors, and new photos have been released. Apatow plays Audrey, a downtrodden flower shop worker dreaming of a better life. Little Shop of Horrors follows Seymour as he makes a deal with a bloodthirsty plant to win fame and Audrey's love. The current Little Shop of Horrors cast also features Tony Award winner Matt Doyle as...

'Colin Quinn: Small Talk' to play encore run off Broadway

He's got more to talk about! Small Talk, the latest solo comedy show from Colin Quinn, will extend off Broadway at a new venue. The show will end its run at the Lucille Lortel Theatre as scheduled on February 11, then reopen at the Greenwich House Theater from March 30 to May 6. In Colin Quinn: Small Talk, Quinn hails the lost art of small talk and shares his tips on how to be charismatic, based on a lifetime of chatting with friends, family, and strangers. Small Talk is the newest of Quinn's...

Andre Royo to star in Eric Bogosian’s ‘Drinking in America’

The Wire actor Andre Royo will star in a new production of Eric Bogosian’s Drinking in America. Drinking in America begins previews at the Minetta Lane Theatre on March 10, ahead of an opening night on March 19, and performances to April 8. Royo will play over a dozen characters in Drinking in America. The play explores society’s expectations of what makes a man, with press material stating: “this critically acclaimed work takes on a new persona in our present day, with terms like toxic...

Meet 'The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window' stars Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan

Those willing to venture out to Brooklyn will find one of the starriest must-see shows beyond Broadway. For six weeks only, through March 19, the Brooklyn Academy of Music hosts Lorraine Hansberry's The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window at its Harvey Theater. This celebrated work, a lesser-known masterpiece by the A Raisin in the Sun playwright, receives its first New York revival in 50 years with two A-listers on the marquee. Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan play Sidney and Iris Brustein, a...

'Regretfully, So the Birds Are' sets Off-Broadway cast

Thankfully, so the cast is! Casting has been set for the world premiere of Julia Izumi's Regretfully, So the Birds Are. Off-Broadway performances run from March 22 to April 30 at Playwrights Horizons, with opening night on April 11. The complete cast includes Sasha Diamond as Illy, Gibson Frazier as Cam the Snowman, Kristine Nielsen as Elinore, Sky Smith as Neel, Pearl Sun as Srey, and Shannon Tyo as Mora. The creative team, led by director Jenny Koons, includes scenic designer You-Shin Chen,...

Jessica Hecht to star in 'Letters From Max' off Broadway

Emmy and Tony Award nominee Jessica Hecht is set to star in the world-premiere play Letters From Max, the latest play in Signature Theatre's season. Off-Broadway performances run at the Pershing Square Signature Center from February 7 to March 19, with opening night on February 27. Hecht will star as the show's playwright, Sarah Ruhl, in Letters From Max. She is best known for her Emmy-nominated performance on Netflix's Special alongside roles in Breaking Bad and Friends, in addition to stage...