Off-Broadway News & Features

'How to Defend Yourself' sets full Off-Broadway cast

Liliana Padilla's new play How to Defend Yourself has set the full cast for its world-premiere run at New York Theatre Workshop. The show runs from February 22 to April 2, with opening night on March 13. The complete cast includes Amaya Braganza, Sebastian Delascasas, Jayson Lee, Ariana Mahallati, Teagan Meredith, Gabriela Ortega, Sarah Marie Rodriguez, and Talia Ryder. The creative team has also been set. How to Defend Yourself features scenic design by You-Shin Chen, costume design by Izumi...

'The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window' releases first look photo, sets Off-Broadway cast

The Brooklyn Academy of Music has set the full cast for its production of Lorraine Hansberry's The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window. Performances begin at the BAM Harvey Theater on February 4 ahead of a February 23 opening night. Starring alongside the previously announced Oscar Isaac as Sidney Brustein and Rachel Brosnahan as Iris Brustein are Gus Birney as Gloria Parodus, Julian De Niro as Alton Scales, Glenn Fitzgerald as David Ragin, Andy Grotelueschen as Wally O’Hara, Miriam Silverman as...

'A Bright New Boise' sets Off-Broadway cast and creative team

Signature Theatre has named the full cast and creative team for A Bright New Boise by Samuel D. Hunter. Performances of his critically acclaimed play run from January 31 to March 12, with an opening night on February 21. The complete A Bright New Boise cast includes Anna Baryshnikov as Anna, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio as Alex, Eva Kaminsky as Pauline, Peter Mark Kendall as Will, and Angus O'Brien as Leroy. The creative team includes director Oliver Butler, set designer Wilson Chin, costume designer...

Shakespeare in the Park to return this summer with 'Hamlet'

To be or not to be at the Delacorte? The Public Theater's annual Free Shakespeare in the Park program will return this summer, with performances at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Kicking off the season will be a production of Hamlet, which runs from June 8 to August 6 and officially opens on June 28. Tony Award winner Kenny Leon directs the production, setting the story of Hamlet, a young prince tasked with avenging his father's murder by his uncle, in 2021. Leon previously directed Much...

'Elyria' names full Off-Broadway cast

UPDATE: Avanthika Srinivasan has joined the cast of Elyria as Young Woman 1, replacing Khyati Sehgal. Atlantic Theater Company has set the cast for the world premiere of Elyria, a new play written by Deepa Purohit and directed by Awoye Timpo. The show will play at the Linda Gross Theater off Broadway from February 9 to March 19, with opening night on February 27. The complete cast includes Sanskar Agarwal as Young Man, Nilanjana Bose as Vasanta, Sanjit De Silva as Shiv, Mohit Gautam as Rohan,...

'black odyssey' sets full Off-Broadway cast, including D. Woods

UPDATE: Jimonn Cole will take over the role of Paw Sidin from the previously announced Keith Randolph Smith, who had to step away due to injury. Classic Stage Company has set the full cast for its production of black odyssey, written by Marcus Gardley. The New York-premiere play will run from February 9 to March 26, with opening night on February 26. The cast is led by Sean Boyce Johnson as Ulysses Lincoln and Danity Kane's D. Woods as Nella P. Lincoln. The cast also includes James T. Alfred as...

'The Best We Could (a family tragedy)' sets Off-Broadway cast

Manhattan Theatre Club has set the full cast for its Off-Broadway production of The Best We Could (a family tragedy). The world-premiere play begins performances February 7 ahead of a March 1 opening night. The full cast includes Orange is the New Black SAG Award winner Constance Shulman, Tony Award winner Frank Wood, Aya Cash, Brian D. Coats, and Maureen Sebastian. The creative team has also been set, including set designer Lael Jellinek, costume designer Anita Yavich, lighting designer Matt...

Lincoln Center Theater to present new play 'The Coast Starlight' off Broadway

All aboard The Coast Starlight! Lincoln Center Theater will present this new play to kick off its spring season. Performances begin February 16 ahead of a March 13 opening night at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. The Coast Starlight is named for the long-distance train that runs between Seattle and Los Angeles. A man riding that train is hiding a secret that could get him in trouble, and on his thousand-mile trip, his fellow passengers help him figure out what to do. The cast includes Mia Barron,...

'The Trees' sets Off-Broadway cast at Playwrights Horizons

Casting has been set for the world premiere of The Trees, a new play taking root at Playwrights Horizons in the spring. Performances run from February 12 to March 19, with opening night on March 5. Agnes Borinsky's play centers on Sheila and David, two siblings who discover their feet have become rooted in the ground at a public park. An eclectic group of others — including their grandmother, a snack vendor, a rabbi, and more — join them and establish a utopian community amid a volatile world....

'Titanique' extends off Broadway; 'RuPaul's Drag Race' star Rosé joins cast

Their hearts will go on and on! The hit musical Titanique has extended its Off-Broadway run once more. Originally scheduled to close February 19, Titanique will now run through May 14 at the Daryl Roth Theatre. This musical parody of James Cameron's Titanic film, in which Celine Dion retells the story of Jack and Rose in her own words and with all her hit songs, premiered off Broadway in June 2022 at Asylum NYC. After receiving widespread acclaim, the show extended and moved to the Daryl Roth in...