College Theatre: Picks for Your 2026/27 Season

College theatre is a vital part of the educational experience, with the power to challenge, entertain and inspire our next generation of leaders. Which plays and musicals will feature in your upcoming season?

Concord Theatricals has assembled this collection of shows – including cutting-edge dramas, contemporary comedies and high-energy musicals – to help you plan the ideal 2026/27 line-up. Whether you’re looking for classic mysteries and romances or new and experimental work, you’re sure to find what you need right here.

Happy season planning!

PLAYS

Contemporary Plays (Comedy) 

Alex Edelman’s Just For Us by Alex Edelman (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 1 any)
After following an anti-Semitic tweet aimed in his direction down an online rabbit hole, comedian Alex Edelman found himself in an unexpected place: at a meeting of White Nationalists in Queens, face-to-face with the people behind the keyboards. This one-person show, equal parts hilarious and gripping, explores religion, cultural identity, assimilation, empathy and gorillas that speak sign language.

Almost, Maine by John Cariani (US)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 2w, 2m)
Welcome to Almost, Maine, a place that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States. It’s almost in Canada. And it’s not quite a town, because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it almost doesn’t exist. One cold, clear, winter night, as the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, the residents of Almost, Maine find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend – almost – in this delightful midwinter night’s dream.

California by Trish Harnetiaux (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 2w, 3m)
A family road trip takes an unexpected turn when, in the dark of night, on the plains of eastern Oregon, reality splits. In this brilliant exploration of deep familial bonds and the threat of mortality, playwright Trish Harnetiaux addresses fractured time, memory and interpersonal relationships with real honesty in a thoughtful blend of melancholy and heart. 

Crime and Punishment, A Comedy by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 5 any gender)
Dostoyevsky’s turn-of-the-century masterpiece is reimagined as a 90-minute romp of a morality tale, with five actors playing over 50 zany characters. Riffing on the famous novel – and all of Russian literature – this classic story follows Raskolnikov, an impoverished student who becomes a murderer to save his family. Based on the book you didn’t actually read in high school, this is literature retold as you’ve never seen it before. 

Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play by Keiko Green (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 3w, 3m)
It’s 1999, and Ami is an awkward, Japanese American high school girl just trying to stay as invisible as possible. Her world comes crashing down with a terrible discovery: Her family is responsible for manufacturing MSG, the poison spice getting all the kids hooked. Meanwhile, a mysterious new girl arrives from Japan. Her name? Exotic Deadly. She’s loud, she smokes and she’s not playing by the rules. Who… or what is she? 

I Wanna Fuck Like Romeo and Juliet by Andrew Rincón (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 2w, 3m)
Moving from the heavens to Hackensack, this comedy about Cupid (a Latiné god) and her old flame Saint Valentine is an epic love story capturing the many flavors of queer love.

Ken Ludwig’s Lady Molly of Scotland Yard by Ken Ludwig (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 4w, 4m)
You know Holmes and Watson. You know Nick and Nora. Now, meet Peg and Molly, two brilliant detectives from Scotland Yard. A simple murder investigation leads Molly and Peg deep into the British WWII effort, launching a high-octane, laugh-out-loud race against time. Saving the world has never been so much fun. 

Latin History for Morons by John Leguizamo (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 1 any gender or flexible casting)
When John takes a peek at his son’s history textbooks, he is shocked to find… well, nothing, at least when it comes to the impact of Latin culture over thousands of years. Excited to share his heritage with his son, John dives deep, exploring everything from the Mayans to modern-day heroes. To be performed by one person or an ensemble, this zippy, irreverent and laugh-out-loud investigation of the past will make you take a second look at the present. 

Mr. Burns, a post-electric play by Anne Washburn and Michael Friedman (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 5w, 3m)
With The Simpsons as its inspiration, this imaginative dark comedy is an animated exploration of how the pop culture of one era might evolve into the mythology of another.

My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend by Mike Birbiglia (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 1m)
Mike Birbiglia’s hilarious and heartwarming solo show explores one man’s rocky love life, from excruciatingly awkward adolescent encounters and bad first kisses to cohabitation, lovers’ arguments, compromises and a life-changing car accident. 

POTUS by Selina Fillinger (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 7w) 
An uproarious Broadway debut by playwright Selina Fillinger, POTUS Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive is a riotous comedy about the women in charge of the man in charge of the free world. When the President unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis, the seven brilliant and beleaguered women he relies upon most risk life, liberty and the pursuit of sanity to keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble. 

Pride and Prejudice (Hamill) by Kate Hamill (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 3w, 2m, 3 any gender)
This isn’t your grandmother’s Austen! Bold, surprising, boisterous and timely, this Pride and Prejudice for a new era explores the absurdities and thrills of finding your perfect (or imperfect) match in life. Literature’s greatest tale of latent love has never felt so theatrical or so full of life as it does in this effervescent adaptation. 

Puffs by Matt Cox (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 5w, 5m, 1 any gender)
For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs… who just happened to be there too. A tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world. Puffs is not authorized, sanctioned, licensed or endorsed by J.K Rowling, Warner Bros. or any person or company associated with the Harry Potter books, films or play. 

Sleepwalk with Me by Mike Birbiglia (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 1m)
Mike Birbiglia’s hysterically funny and deeply personal one-man show chronicles the comedian’s struggles with sleepwalking and his reluctance to confront his fears of love, honesty and growing up. Sleepwalk With Me is the rare collision of comedy and theatre that touches your funny bone and tickles your heart. 

Staff Meal by Abe Koogler (US/UK) 
(Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 2w, 1m, 4 any) 
Mina and Ben, two strangers who frequent the same café, strike up a conversation and decide to have dinner together. But something strange is happening in the city outside: The streets are empty and a bird calls a warning. Amidst this unsettling atmosphere, Mina and Ben find themselves in the only place still open: a mysterious restaurant where service is an art, the chef may be a god and food is a portal to other – better – worlds. 

The Cottage by Sandy Rustin (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 3w, 3m)
Sylvia and Beau find themselves in an English countryside cottage for their yearly rendezvous. When their spouses unexpectedly arrive at the cottage, she realizes that this home-away-from-home is a refuge for determining a new path forward. With a tip of the hat to Noël Coward and sex comedies of the past, The Cottage offers a perfect showcase for six actors with endless laughs, hilarious twists, daring physical comedy and a happy ending for lovers everywhere.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Tracy Wells and Washington Irving (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 11w, 8m, 9 any gender + ensemble)
Tracy Wells’ adaptation of Washington Irving’s classic tale brings the eerie charm of colonial America to life in a spooky and delightfully witty stage production. Filled with lively townsfolk, laugh-out-loud moments and a chilling climax, this adaptable play offers multiple endings to suit audiences of all ages. 

The Moors by Jen Silverman (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 5w, 1m)
Two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors, dreaming of love and power. The arrival of a hapless governess and a moor-hen set all three on a strange and dangerous path. The Moors is a dark comedy about love, desperation and visibility. 

The Shark is Broken by Joseph Nixon and Ian Shaw (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 3m)
In this behind-the-scenes comedy, Jaws stars Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider take center stage as they bond, argue, drink, gamble and pray for an end to the film shoot, not knowing it will change their lives forever. 

The Suffragette’s Murder by Sandy Rustin (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 3w, 5m)
It’s the morning of July 5, 1857, and the tenants of the Mayhew Boarding House on New York’s Lower East Side are getting ready for a busy day when someone gets murdered. Hilarious hijinks ensue as the tenants band together to conceal their involvement in the suffrage movement and throw the constable off their scent. This whodunit packs its laughter with a punch, asking audiences to rethink human rights and the political systems that have historically sought to snuff out feminist voices. 

The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 2w, 2m)
Good intentions collide with absurd assumptions as hapless white teaching artists scramble to create a pageant that celebrates both Turkey Day and Native American Heritage Month.

Weather Girl by Brian Watkins (US)
(Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 1w)
Stacey is a California weather girl. An oversexed and underpaid harbinger of our dying planet. But today, her regular routine of wildfires, prosecco and teeth whitening descends into a scorched earth catastrophe before she discovers something that will save us all. A blistering dark comedy about a hot mess and the future of planet Earth. 

Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy, 2w, 5m)
The lines between truth and fiction blur with hilarious and moving results in David Henry Hwang’s unreliable memoir. Asian American playwright DHH protests the casting of a white actor in an Asian role, condemning the practice as “yellow face.” But his position comes back to haunt him when he mistakenly casts a Caucasian actor in the lead Asian role of his own Broadway-bound comedy. Confronting the shifting boundaries of race, and the ways in which we interpret ourselves, Hwang and DHH reveal that our faces are always more complex than they appear. 

Young Americans: A Play in Two Road Trips by Lauren Yee (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 2w, 1m)
In Lauren Yee’s heartfelt and engaging dramedy, twin road trips unfold two decades apart, gradually revealing a nuanced picture of two generations of an immigrant family. Joe and Jenny, a young immigrant couple, share a drive across America to their new home, forging a relationship through national sites, motels and unexpectedly eventful IHOP stops. Twenty years later, Joe takes the same drive with their 19-year-old daughter, Lucy, but Jenny isn’t there. 

2025 Audible Theater and TOGETHER co-production of Creditors (Emilio Madrid)

Contemporary Plays (Drama) 

A Burial Place by Owen Panettieri (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 3m)
Three university-aged friends reunite for a night of beers and laughs at their annual summer sleepover. A gruesome discovery out in the woods where they used to play puts a pause on the memory-fest. Their town becomes the epicenter of an investigation, and what’s been found could be connected to one of the boys. Some secrets, no matter how far you push them down, never find a place to rest.

A Case for the Existence of God by Samuel D. Hunter (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 2m)
A thoughtful and meditative two-hander, this extraordinary play is both intimate and expansive as it explores themes of parenthood, financial insecurity and empathy. Keith, a gay mortgage broker, and Ryan, a straight plant worker seeking to buy a plot of land that belonged to his family decades ago, realize they share a “specific kind of sadness.” At a desk in the middle of America, loan talk opens up into a discussion about the chokehold of financial insecurity and a bond over the precariousness of parenthood.

Abigail/1702 by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 2w, 2m, 1 boy with doubling)
Ten years after the harrowing and tragic events of the Salem witch trials, Abigail Williams now lives under an assumed name, quietly striving to atone for her sins. When a handsome stranger arrives, Abigail takes him in, and long-dormant passions awaken within her. But someone else is coming for Abigail, someone who has been looking for her since she danced in the weird woods of Salem – but first, Abigail must make peace with the woman she most wronged. 

anthropology by Lauren Gunderson (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 4w)
Merril has been spending more time with her sister, Angie, but she isn’t ready for anyone to know about it. At least, not until Merril has decided that Angie is ready to see other people – but it is going to take a little more finessing, and definitely less fighting. After Angie, without permission, arranges for Merril’s ex Raquel to come over, the truth comes out: Angie is an A.I. creation that Merril has developed to cope with her sister’s death.  

Creditors by Jen Silverman and August Strindberg (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 1w, 2m)
In Jen Silverman’s new adaptation of Strindberg’s play, Adi, a struggling painter, finds his creative spark reignited by Gustav, a magnetic stranger at an isolated seaside hotel. Their connection is instant and intimate, but what seems like a chance encounter quickly twists into something far darker, as Gustav becomes intrigued by Adi’s wife, the dazzling Tekla. Talk into the night devolves into an intricate web of deception, seduction and revelation, where the lives of all involved may be destroyed or transformed. 

Dark Road by Lauran Lundgren Smith (US/UK)
(Short Play, Drama / 4w, 2m, 10 any gender)
When Greta, a young girl living in Nazi Germany, reads that the nearby women’s concentration camp is hiring guards, she sees it as a chance to find her place in the world and provide for her sister. Though she soon learns the reality of her duties, she also learns how to justify her crimes, heading further down the dark road laid by the Third Reich. A powerful drama about the choices that allow evil to become ordinary. 

Discus by Becca Schlossberg (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 2w, 2m, 3 any gender)
Boldly reimagining the queer love story of Apollo and Hyacinth, this heartbreaking and candid play explores powerfully relevant themes of class, power, justice and – above all – change.

Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley (US)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w, 1m)
In this powerful drama, Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal in 1964, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects young Father Flynn of improper relations with a student. As the elements of her investigation invigoratingly come together, this gripping story poses nuanced questions of moral certainty. Sister Aloysius is forced to wrestle with what is fact, what is fiction, and just how far she’ll go to expose what she sees as the truth. 

Gods & Monsters by Christopher Bram and Thomas Mullen (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 1w, 4m)
This haunting new stage adaptation of Bram’s best-selling novel explores issues of aging, race, sexuality and bigotry with intelligence, insight and compassion. Decades after his Hollywood success as director of hits like Frankenstein and Show Boat, James Whale is now retired and slowly facing dementia. His caring housekeeper, Maria, quietly disapproves of Whale’s faceless, nameless parade of young gay lovers. But when the director takes an interest in Clayton, the new African American gardener, it appears to be for something more than his usual casual conquest.  

Grangeville by Samuel D. Hunter (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 2m)
Two estranged half brothers – one in Grangeville, Idaho; one in Amsterdam – reconnect virtually in discussions surrounding the care of their ailing mother. With his signature emotional breadth and depth, playwright Samuel D. Hunter expands on the brotherly estrangement narrative by integrating the effects of family trauma on spouses alongside the evergreen conversation of how adult children take care of their aging parents. A play about the fallibility of memory, the stories we tell to make sense of our suffering, and the complexity of forgiveness. 

Here There Are Blueberries by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 5w, 5m)
An album of never-before-seen World War II-era photographs arrives at the desk of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum archivist Rebecca Erbelding. As Rebecca and her team of historians begin to unravel the shocking story behind the images, the album soon makes headlines around the world. Through compelling docudrama, Here There Are Blueberries tells the story of these photographs and what they reveal about the Holocaust and our own humanity. 

Indecent by Paula Vogel (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w, 4m)
This deeply moving historic drama from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel is inspired by the controversial 1923 Broadway debut of Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance – a play seen by some as a seminal work of Jewish culture, and by others as an act of traitorous libel. Indecent charts the history of an incendiary drama and the path of the artists who risked their careers and lives to perform it. 

Lafayette No. 1 by Mandy Conner (US) 
(Short Play, Drama / 8w, 7m) 
As the yellow fever epidemic ravages the streets of 1816 New Orleans, no one thinks of the orphans known as the Forgotten – except for Lizzie Landry. Lizzie brings bread from her mother’s kind employer to the band of homeless youths she’s befriended. But when the epidemic entangles Lizzie’s fate with those of the Forgotten, they all must band together to hold the city accountable for their most vulnerable citizens. A haunting and immediate historical drama, Conner’s work presents these heroic lives with grace and dignity.

Leopoldstadt by Tom Stoppard (US)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 12w, 14m, 4 girls, 5 boys)
Spanning 50 years and multiple generations, this human and heartbreaking drama follows a Viennese Jewish family’s reckoning with a past it cannot escape and a future it cannot control. Stoppard’s epic yet intimate drama centers on Hermann Merz, a manufacturer and baptized Jew married to Catholic Gretl, whose extended family convene at their fashionable Viennese apartment on Christmas Day in 1899. Yet by the play’s conclusion, Austria has passed through the convulsions of war, impoverishment and the Holocaust, which stole the lives of 65,000 Austrian Jews alone. 

McNeal by Ayad Akhtar (US)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 5w, 2m)
In this Broadway hit, writer and Nobel Laureate Jacob McNeal must figure out how far he’s willing to go to tell a good story when his newfound renown comes with personal turmoil that directly threatens his reputation – which he may have already damaged by using AI. 

Open by Crystal Skillman (US)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 1w or 1gnc)
Open is a magic act that reveals itself to be a resurrection. A woman called the Magician presents a myriad of tricks for our entertainment, yet her performance seems to be attempting the impossible: to save the life of her partner, Jenny. But is our faith in her illusions enough to rewrite the past? The clock is ticking, the show must go on, and, as impossible as it may seem, this Magician’s act may be our last hope against a world filled with intolerance and hate. 

Ruined by Lynn Nottage (US)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 4w, 8m)
In a small mining town in Democratic Republic of Congo, Mama Nadi, a shrewd businesswoman, owns a popular bar and pool room. How far will she go to survive? Can a price be placed on a human life? In Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, neutrality can never last for long. 

Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 4w, 1m)
When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isn’t allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea. Instead, she joins a group of women “computers,” charting the stars for a renowned astronomer who calculates projects in “girl hours” and has no time for the women’s probing theories. In her free time, as Henrietta attempts to measure the light and distance of stars, she must also take measure of her life on Earth, trying to balance her dedication to science with family obligations and the possibility of love. 

Skeleton Crew by Dominique Morisseau (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 2w, 2m)
Dominique Morisseau’s powerful and tense play, the third in her Detroit cycle trilogy, concerns workers at a declining auto stamping plant at the start of the Great Recession. As the plant continues to struggle, each worker faces a difficult decision. Power dynamics shift as their manager, Reggie, is torn between an obligation to his employer and a duty to support his work family. 

Sweat by Lynn Nottage (US)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w, 6m)
In 2008 in Reading, PA, one of the poorest cities in America, a group of down-and-out factory workers struggle to keep their present lives in balance, ignorant of the financial devastation looming in their near futures. The powerful crux of this play is knowing the fate of the characters long before it’s even in their sights. Based on Nottage’s extensive research and interviews with real residents of Reading, Sweat is a topical reflection of the present and the poignant outcome of America’s economic decline. 

The Courtroom: A Reenactment of One Woman’s Deportation Proceedings by Arian Moayed (US)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 5w, 4m)
Elizabeth Keathley immigrated to the United States from the Philippines to begin a bright new chapter of her life, but one mistake lands her in a dark nightmare: deportation proceedings. Intimate and vivid, this re-enactment of Elizabeth’s case uses the verbatim text of the real court transcripts. 

The Honeycomb Trilogy by Mac Rogers
(Full-Length Plays, Drama)
An electrifying trio of sci-fi plays, The Honeycomb Trilogy is broken into three full-length plays, each of which can be presented individually.

• Advance Man: Part One (US/UK) follows Astronaut Bill Cooke after he returns home from the first manned mission to Mars, bearing secret and illicit cargo. Now his wife and teenage children are all that stand between Bill and a shocking action that will alter not only their lives but also all of humanity.
• Blast Radius: Part Two (US/UK) picks up 12 years after the events of Advance Man and follows a sister and a brother at mortal odds in an Earth radically changed by an alien occupation. Action-packed and emotionally charged, Blast Radius is the story of a family and a world at war with itself.
• Sovereign: Part Three (US/UK) takes place eight years after the events of Blast Radius and completes the story of the sister and brother. Unfolding over two suspenseful real-time acts, Sovereign brings The Honeycomb Trilogy to a wrenching and unforgettable climax

The Inheritance, Part One by Matthew López (US)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 12m)
Decades after the height of the AIDS epidemic, The Inheritance tells the story of three generations of gay men in New York City attempting to forge a future for themselves. Inspired by E.M. Forster’s masterpiece Howards End, this two-part play is an epic examination of survival, healing and what it means to call a place home. Intended to be performed side by side with The Inheritance, Part Two (US). 

The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman, The Tectonic Theater Project (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 4w, 4m)
Based on the tragic story of Matthew Shepard, this powerful docudrama is the work of Moisés Kaufman and his fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project. After Shepard had been brutally killed in an anti-gay hate crime, the writer/performers conducted more than 200 interviews with the people of Laramie, crafting a deeply moving theatrical experience from these interviews and their own experiences in Laramie. Highlighting humanity’s capacity for both cruelty and compassion, The Laramie Project remains a moving and genre-bending classic of American theatre. 

Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks (US)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 2m)
This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity is Suzan-Lori Parks’ groundbreaking riff on the way we are defined by history. The play tells the story of Lincoln and Booth, two brothers whose names were given to them as a joke, foretelling a lifetime of sibling rivalry and resentment. Haunted by the past, the brothers are forced to confront the shattering reality of their future. 

Underdog: The Other Other Brontë by Sarah Gordon (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w)
Charlotte Brontë has a confession about how one sister became an idol, and the other became known as the third sister. You know the one. No, not that one. The other, other one… Anne. An irreverent retelling of the life and legend of the Brontë sisters, and the story of the sibling power dynamics that shaped their uneven rise to fame. 

We Had a World by Joshua Harmon (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 2w, 1m)
In this searing, funny and deeply personal play, playwright Joshua Harmon recreates 30 years of family fights, monstrous behavior, enormous cruelty and enduring love. A dying woman calls her grandson and asks him to write a play about their family. “But I want you to promise me something,” she says. “Make it as bitter and vitriolic as possible.” 

What Became of Us by Shayan Lotfi (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 1w, 1m)
Two siblings. Q was born there. Z was born here. How do they maintain their connections to The Old Country and to This Country – and to each other? Spanning decades and continents, this soaring, poetic play is an exploration of family, migration and memory through the eyes of life’s longest relationship. 

Contemporary Plays (Dramatic Comedy) 

Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (US)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 4w, 3m, 1 any gender youth)
In their family’s decaying plantation mansion in Arkansas, three adult children sort through a lifetime of hoarded mementos and junk as they collide over clutter, debt and a disturbing family history. But after a shocking revelation about their father’s past, the reunion takes a turn for the explosive, unleashing a series of crackling surprises and confrontations. 

August: Osage County by Tracy Letts (US)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 6w, 6m, 1 girl)
When the Weston family unexpectedly reunites after their father disappears, their Oklahoman family homestead explodes in a maelstrom of repressed truths and unsettling secrets. Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning masterpiece unflinchingly – and uproariously – exposes the dark side of the Midwestern American family. 

Bad Kreyòl by Dominique Morisseau (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 3w, 2m)
A beautiful play about interrogating cultural identity and global impact. Simone, first-generation Haitian American, and her cousin Gigi, Haitian-born and raised, reunite to honor their grandmother’s dying wish for them to reconnect. Simone’s pilgrimage back to her ancestral homeland forces both cousins to confront their differing world views. 

Becky Nurse of Salem by Sarah Ruhl (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 4w, 3m)
Out of work and out of love, Becky Nurse is an ordinary but strong-willed grandmother just trying to get by in post-Obama America. She’s also the great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Rebecca Nurse, who was infamously executed for witchcraft in 1692 – but things have changed for women since then, haven’t they? Desperate to raise her troubled teenaged granddaughter right, and also hook up with an old flame, Becky visits a local witch for help. But those spells and potions don’t work out exactly as planned.  

Cambodian Rock Band by Lauren Yee (US/UK) 
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 1w, 3m, 2 any gender) 
A story filled with horror, humor, pathos and songs by the best unknown rock band in Cambodia! In 1978, Chum fled Cambodia and narrowly escaped the murderous Khmer Rouge regime. Thirty years later, he returns in search of his wayward daughter, Neary. As the play jumps back and forth in time, thrilling mystery meets rock concert until both father and daughter are forced to face the music of the past

Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 3w, 2m)
When four lost New Englanders who enroll in Marty’s six-week-long community-center drama class begin to experiment with harmless games, hearts are quietly torn apart and tiny wars of epic proportions are waged and won. This beautifully crafted diorama is a petri dish revealing – with hilarious detail and clarity – the diffuse and peculiar sadnesses of a motley quintet. 

Clyde’s by Lynn Nottage (US)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 2w, 3m)
In two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Nottage’s warm and touching comedy, a truck stop sandwich shop offers its formerly incarcerated kitchen staff a shot at redemption. Even as the shop’s callous owner tries to keep them down, the staff members learn to reclaim their lives and find purpose as they strive to create the perfect sandwich. 

Cult of Love by Leslye Headland (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 6w, 4m)
It’s the holiday season for the Dahl family! The four adult children return to their childhood home with partners in tow. The Dahl traditions include singing carols in harmony at the drop of a hat, but the gathering is anything but harmonious. Old conflicts resurface, new issues arise, and dinner is taking absolutely forever to be served. Will the love the Dahls have for each other be enough to get them through, or will this be their last Christmas together? 

Darker the Night Brighter the Stars by John Cariani (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 2w, 2m)
In a small town in far Northern Maine, young people are wishing on shooting stars and wondering what’s to come. A hopeful, funny, sad and true collection of short plays about love, loss, and learning that there’s light even when it’s really, really dark. 

English by Sanaz Toossi (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 4w, 1m)
Intricate, hilarious and profound, Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play is set in 2008 in an Iranian classroom, where four adult students prepare for the TOEFL — the Test of English as a Foreign Language. is. The students are led by Marjan, an anglophile who abolishes Farsi from her classroom. They translate Ricky Martin and endure major preposition confusion; they discover how to be funny in English and ponder what they will lose in the process. As the class slowly devolves into a linguistic mess, some students cling tighter to their mother tongue while others embrace the possibilities of a new language. 

Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 5w, 3m)
At the Frasier household, preparations for Grandma’s birthday party are underway. Beverly is holding on to her sanity by a thread to make sure this party is perfect, but her sister can’t be bothered to help, her husband doesn’t seem to listen, her brother is MIA, her daughter is a teenager, and maybe nothing is what it seems in the first place. In a Pulitzer Prize-winning story, Fairview is a searing examination of families, drama, family dramas and the insidiousness of white supremacy. 

Fat Ham by James Ijames (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 3w, 4m)
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames reinvents Shakespeare’s masterpiece with his new drama, a delectable comic tragedy. Juicy is a queer, Southern college kid, already grappling with some serious questions of identity, when the ghost of his father shows up in their backyard, demanding that Juicy avenge his murder. It feels like a familiar story to Juicy, well-versed in Hamlet’s woes. What’s different is Juicy himself, a sensitive and self-aware young Black man trying to break the cycles of trauma and violence in service of his own liberation. 

Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph (US)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 1w, 1m)
Over the course of 30 years, Kayleen and Doug intersect at the most bizarre intervals, finding themselves constantly drawn to one another – scars and all. The two friends and would-be lovers meet at eight years old in the nurse’s office of their elementary school. As they grow up, they continue to come back to each other, brought together by injury, heartbreak and their own self-destructive tendencies. 

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Isaac Gómez and Erika L. Sánchez (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 4w, 4m)
As she grieves the death of her older sister, Júlia Reyes faces pressure to put her own dreams of becoming a writer on hold. She finds herself caught between her family’s expectations and the less-than-perfect life she grapples with every day as a 15-year-old growing up in Chicago. This remarkable stage adaptation of the bestselling YA novel is a rich and poignant exploration of how to transcend your circumstances while remaining true to who you are.

Inspired by True Events by Ryan Spahn (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 2w, 2m)
The clue is in the title! In this hilarious yet horrifying play, Ryan Spahn invites the audience backstage, where a tenacious group of show people determine at what cost the show must go on. Backstage in their community theatre’s green room in Rochester, New York, the Uptown Theatre Performers are getting ready to play to a full house after opening to rave reviews the previous night. When their star actor arrives in a dangerously unhinged state, they must improvise on and off stage in ways they could not have imagined. Based off a single true crime headline that Spahn had read, the play imagines what might possess people to keep going, even in the face of unfortunate events.  

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding by Jocelyn Bioh (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 9w, 1m)
This heartwarming, award-winning play tells the stories of a community of vibrant Black craftswomen at Jaja’s African Hair Braiding in Harlem – all of whom shine with lived-in warmth and detail – with delicacy and dignity. A show for anyone who’s ever had braids or wondered about these pillars of the Black community. 

Kodachrome by Adam Szymkowicz (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 3w, 2m)
Suzanne, a photographer in  the small town of Colchester, offers us glimpses of romance in all its stages. A play about love, nostalgia, the seasons and how we learn to say goodbye.

Marys Seacole by Jackie Sibblies Drury (US)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 6w)
Born in 1805 Jamaica, Mary Seacole is determined to live an extraordinary life. As she travels across oceans and centuries, through a Jamaican hospital, a Crimean battlefront, a contemporary nursing home and everywhere in between, Mary moves through life with Herculean fortitude. But as her brazen spirit meets historical reality, Mary’s world explodes, splitting, multiplying and redefining her narrative. 

Mother Play by Paula Vogel (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 2w, 1m)
It’s 1962, just outside of D.C., and matriarch Phyllis is supervising her teenage children, Carl and Martha, as they move into a new apartment. Phyllis has strong ideas about what her children need to do and be to succeed, and woe to the child who finds their own path. Bolstered by gin and cigarettes, the family endures – or survives – the changing world around them. Blending flares of imaginative theatricality, surreal farce, and deep tenderness, this beautiful roller coaster ride reveals timeless truths of love, family and forgiveness. 

My First Time by Ken Davenport (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 2w, 2m)
Four actors share hysterical and heartbreaking stories about first sexual experiences written by real people. 

One of the Good Ones by Gloria Calderón Kellett (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 2w, 3m)
This hilarious new comedy from the co-creator of the Emmy-winning sitcom One Day at a Time revels in the explosive reaction a Latina daughter sets off when she brings her very white-looking boyfriend home to meet the parents. When Yoli brings home Marcos, her family’s biases and preconceptions are put on full display. As tensions run high and hilarity ensues, everyone must navigate the ins and outs of family dynamics and the boundaries of acceptance – all while tackling the age-old question: What does it truly mean to be an American? 

Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Batiz (US)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w, 2m)
Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Springs after a six-year absence to celebrate Christmas with her wealthy Republican family. She arrives bearing the manuscript of a soon-to-be published memoir, which reveals a devastating episode in the family, revealing a wound they don’t want reopened. 

Our Play by Jessica Moss (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 6w, 5m, 3gnc adult)
Our Play captures the lives of high school students as they mount a production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, mirroring the classic’s style and structure in three acts: rehearsal, opening night and the tragic school shooting that follows. A beautiful inspection of high school adolescence, community in a high school theatre, and the hopes and fears of growing into a life. 

Plot Points In Our Sexual Development by Miranda Rose Hall (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 1w, 1 trans man)
In this contemporary queer love story, Theo and Cecily want to be honest about their sexual histories, but what happens when telling the truth jeopardizes everything?

Primary Trust by Eboni Booth (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 1w, 3m)
Meet Kenneth, a 38-year-old bookstore worker who spends his evenings sipping mai tais at the local tiki bar. When he’s suddenly laid off, Kenneth finally begins to face a world he’s long avoided – with transformative and even comical results. Primary Trust is a touching and inventive play about new beginnings, old friends and seeing the world for the first time. 

Sense and Sensibility (Hamill) by Kate Hamill (US)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 9w, 6m)
Kate Hamill’s playful new adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel follows the fortunes (and misfortunes) of the Dashwood sisters – sensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianne – after their father’s sudden death leaves them financially destitute and socially vulnerable. Set in gossipy late 18th-century England with a fresh female voice, the play is full of humor, emotional depth and bold theatricality. 

She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 6w, 3m)
This high-octane dramatic comedy – laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres and 90s pop culture – is a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all.

Slave Play by Jeremy O. Harris (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 4f, 4m)
Nominated for a record twelve 2020 Tony Awards, Jeremy O. Harris’ groundbreaking play astonished critics and audiences alike. The Old South lives on at the MacGregor Plantation—in the breeze, in the cotton fields… and in the crack of the whip. Nothing is as it seems, and yet everything is as it seems. Slave Play rips apart history to shed new light on the nexus of race, gender and sexuality in 21st-century America. 

The Antiquities by Jordan Harrison (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 4w, 4m, 1 boy)
At the Museum of Late Human Antiquities, the curators are fiercely committed to bringing a lost civilization to life again: What were humans really like? What did they wear, what did they eat, how did they die out? By casting us into the far future, Jordan Harrison’s play gives us an uncanny view of the present moment, as we straddle the analog world that was and the post-human world to come. 

The Berlin Diaries by Andrea Stolowitz (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 1w, 1m)
In this moving combination of docudrama and biography, playwright Andrea Stolowitz retraces the path of her great-grandfather, Max, a German Jew who escaped to New York City in 1939. Though Max’s story was “verschollen,” or lost, Stolowitz uses his journal as a guide, winding her way across continents and decades in a moving theatrical work which two actors play 14 characters. 

The Book of Will by Lauren Gunderson (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 3w, 7m)
After the death of their mentor, William Shakespeare, two actors are determined to compile the First Folio and preserve The Bard’s words. No matter, they’ll borrow, beg and band together to become literary history. This unforgettable true story of love, loss and laughter sheds new light on a man you may think you know. 

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon and Simon Stephens (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 5w, 5m)
This award-winning adaptation of the bestselling novel richly explores the touching and bleakly humorous tale of 15-year-old Christopher’s adventure in the adult world. Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. When his neighbor’s dog is killed, Christopher decides to solve the mystery, setting off on a thrilling journey that upturns his world. 

The Flick by Annie Baker (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 1w, 3m)
Winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. In a run-down movie theater in central Massachusetts, three underpaid employees mop the floors and attend to one of the last 35mm film projectors in the state. A hilarious and heart-rending cry for authenticity in a fast-changing world. 

The Night Shift Before Christmas by Isaac Gómez (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 1w)
Meet Margot, a 30-something Tejana who works at a beloved whata-sized Texas burger joint. The Christmas Eve overnight shift is her personal tradition – even if that means spending the holiday dealing with grumpy drive-thru customers and an equally grumpy robotic Santa. But when her dead best friend Jackie Marley drops by to warn her of impending late-night visits by spirits, Margot has no choice but to roll with the punches and confront the very Scrooge she’s become. 

The Timing of a Day by Owen Panettieri (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 1w, 3m)
Josh, Doug and Paige are happily sharing a cramped Harlem apartment when an unforeseeable tragedy forever changes the course of their lives. Over the course of a single day, small moments from their years living together take on new meaning as they are forced to question: Is there really such a thing as “perfect timing,” or is all timing perfectly flawed? 

The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 10w)
Nine American girls on a local soccer team navigate big questions and wage tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors.

What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 1w, 1m, 1 girl)
Heidi Schreck’s boundary-breaking play breathes new life into the U.S. Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans. Fifteen-year-old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In this hilarious, hopeful and achingly human new play, she resurrects her teenage self in order to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives. 

2023 Broadway production of Purlie Victorious (Monique Carboni)

Classic Plays (Comedy)

Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 5w, 2m)
This smash comedy hit offers wit, conflict and big laughs as a fussy, cantankerous novelist finds himself haunted by the ghost of his late first wife.

Noises Off by Michael Frayn (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 4w, 5m)
Called “the funniest farce ever written,” this door-slamming romp presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On.

Peter Pan Goes Wrong by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields (US)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 3w, 6m, 3 any gender)
Accident-prone Cornley Drama Society attempts their most ambitious production yet with their own version of Peter Pan. What ensues is two acts of hysterical disaster, battling technical hitches, flying mishaps and cast disputes. Will they ever make it to Neverland? One-Act Version is also available. 

Purlie Victorious by Ossie Davis (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 3w, 6m)
In Ossie Davis’s hilarious and provocative romp, a dynamic traveling preacher returns to his small Georgia town to save the community’s church from oppressive Ol’ Cap’n Cotchipee.

Stage Door by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman (US)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 22w, 11m)
One of the most successful plays in theatre history! This classic, female-led comedy concerns a group of young women who have come to New York to study acting and find jobs in the theatre. At Mrs. Orcutt’s boarding house, strong-willed and witty Terry Randall befriends the other girls and pursues her acting career – while two very different young gentlemen pursue her.

The 39 Steps by Patrick Barlow and John Buchan (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 1w, 1m, 2 any gender)
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python, and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre.

The Royal Family by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman (US)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 6w, 11m)
A bittersweet ode to Broadway’s lasting charms, Kaufman and Ferber’s classic comedy portrays the offstage antics of the Cavendish clan, the most famous theatrical family on Broadway. 

The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 4w, 4m)
Combining farce, burlesque and satire, Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play depicts an Everyman family as it narrowly escapes one end-of-the-world disaster after another.

Ubu Rex by Alfred Jarry and David Copelin (US) 
(Full-Length Play, Political Satire / 2w, 18m + ensemble) 
Provocative, profane and proud of it, Alfred Jarry’s Ubu Roi caused riots upon its Paris premiere. David Copelin’s new translation, Ubu Rex, brings the world’s first absurdist play hurtling into the present. Ubu Rex unmasks what’s just below the surface of “normal” human behavior. Set in Poland, “that is to say, nowhere,” the play satirizes governments, philosophies, Shakespeare and the greed and vanity of ordinary human beings in telling the story of Pa and Ma Ubu. It is also incredibly funny.

Classic Plays (Drama)

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w, 7m, 1 boy)
Lorraine Hansberry’s groundbreaking drama, a searing and timeless portrait of a family on Chicago’s South Side, is an American classic of hope and inspiration.

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 6w, 6m)
Tennessee Williams’ explosive and groundbreaking drama ranks as one of the greatest plays of the 20th century: stunning, challenging and emotionally devastating to this day. 

All My Sons by Arthur Miller (US)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 4w, 6m)
Arthur Miller’s decorated drama is a powerful and incisive look at capitalism, integrity and the American Dream. Respected, self-made businessman Joe Keller prides himself on providing for his wife and their two sons in the postwar boom of the late 1940s. But when revelations about his culpability in the sale of faulty machinery arise, accusations and revelations threaten the safety and happiness of the Keller family, raising questions of ethics, patriotism and personal responsibility. 

August Wilson’s Fences by August Wilson (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 2w, 5m)
In 1957 Pittsburgh, Troy Maxson, an embittered former star of the Negro baseball leagues, takes out his frustration on his wife and son, who now wants his own chance to play ball.

August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom by August Wilson (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 2w, 8m)
In a rundown Chicago recording studio in 1927, tempers rise and simmering conflicts erupt when the “Mother of the Blues” and her band record a set of jazz and blues standards.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 5w, 8m, 2 girls, 2 boys)
Winner of the 1955 Pulitzer Prize, Tennessee Williams’ steamy, gripping drama is an intoxicating brew of secrets, resentments and passion. In a plantation house, as Big Daddy’s family gathers one summer evening to celebrate his 65th birthday, old conflicts are resurrected, and devastating secrets are revealed. 

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (US)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 5w, 8m)
Arthur Miller’s thrilling Pulitzer Prize-winning drama – a work of deep and revealing beauty – remains one of the most profound achievements in the American theatre. Traveling salesman Willy Loman cannot understand how he failed to win success and happiness. Somehow, despite his dogged pursuit of the “American Dream,” he has been unsuccessful in meeting the needs of his wife and his sons, who find themselves paralyzed by his delusion and unhappiness.

for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf by Ntozake Shange (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 7w)
Capturing the brutal, tender and dramatic lives of contemporary Black women, For Colored Girls… offers a transformative, riveting evening of provocative dance, music and poetry. This groundbreaking “choreopoem” is a spellbinding collection of vivid prose and free verse narratives about and performed by Black women. 

Funnyhouse of a Negro by Adrienne Kennedy (US)
(Short Play, Drama / 5w, 3m)
This Obie-winning classic – a daring, complex, groundbreaking work – explores themes of racial identity as a young woman struggles with her place in a world steeped in racism and conflict.

Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman, based on the myths of Ovid (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 5w, 5m + ensemble)
Called by Time the “theater event of the year,” Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses brings Ovid’s tales to stunning visual life. Often (though not necessarily) set in and around a large pool of water onstage, this stunning drama juxtaposes the ancient and the contemporary to reflect the variety and persistence of narrative in the face of inevitable change. Nominated for three Tony Awards including Best Play, Metamorphoses earned Zimmerman a Tony for Best Direction of a Play. 

Our Town by Thornton Wilder (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 7w, 17m)
Described by Edward Albee as “the greatest American play ever written,” Our Town depicts the simple daily lives of two families as their children fall in love, marry and eventually die.

The Amen Corner by James Baldwin (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 9w, 5m)
James Baldwin’s first play, about the female pastor of a Harlem church in 1954, grapples with issues of racism, poverty and the role of the church in the lives of Black Americans.

The Crucible by Arthur Miller (US)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 9w, 11m, 1 girl)
One of the most acclaimed plays in the American theatrical canon, this exciting drama about the Puritan purge of witchcraft in old Salem is a gripping and timely parable of contemporary society, as well as a studied historical tale. The story focuses upon a young farmer, his wife and a young servant-girl who maliciously causes the wife’s arrest for witchcraft. The farmer brings the girl to court to admit the lie – and the monstrous course of bigotry and deceit is terrifyingly depicted. The farmer, instead of saving his wife, finds himself also accused of witchcraft and ultimately condemned along with a host of others. 

The Diviners by Jim Leonard Jr. (US)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 5w, 6m)
This marvelously theatrical play is the story of a disturbed young man and his friendship with a disenchanted preacher in southern Indiana in the early 1930s. 

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 2w, 2m)
Tennessee Williams’ celebrated autobiographical memory play – a drama of great tenderness, charm and beauty – is a moving portrait of a troubled American family led by a determined but delusional mother. 

The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie (US)
(Full-Length Play, Melodrama / 3w, 5m)
Brimming with intrigue, sophisticated humor and surprising twists, Agatha Christie’s iconic murder mystery is the world’s most successful and longest-running play.

The Odyssey by Mary Zimmerman (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 8w, 13m + ensemble)
This dramatic adaptation of Homer’s epic myth begins with a modern young woman struggling to understand Robert Fitzgerald’s translation of The Odyssey. A classical muse appears, and the young woman becomes the goddess Athena – a tireless advocate for Odysseus in his struggle to get home. With her trademark twist on classic works, Zimmerman brings to life the story of Odysseus’ ten-year journey home, depicting his encounters with characters such as Circe, the Cyclops, Poseidon, Calypso, the Sirens and others. 

Three Sisters by Madeleine George and Anton Chekhov (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 5w, 8m)
Pulitzer Prize Finalist and Whiting Award winner Madeleine George penned this new translation of Chekhov’s classic play about big souls trapped in tiny boxes.

Three Sisters by Sarah Ruhl, Anton Chekhov,  Elise Thoron, Natasha Paramonova and Kristin Johnsen-Neshati (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 5w, 9m)
The humor and heartbreak of one of the world’s greatest plays is revealed through the lyricism of a leading voice in contemporary theatre: two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl.

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? By Edward Albee (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 2w, 2m)
Edward Albee’s masterwork is a devastating portrait of a bitterly unhappy couple, exploring with biting wit the power of human suffering and cruelty, culminating in a moment of devastating truth. 

Classic Plays (Dramatic Comedy)

Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express adapted by Ken Ludwig (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 5w, 5m)
Ken Ludwig’s clever adaptation of the Christie classic boasts all the glamour, intrigue and suspense of the novel, with a healthy dose of humor to quicken the pace.

Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 4w, 3m)
Part one of Neil Simon’s autobiographical trilogy – including Biloxi Blues (US/UK) and Broadway Bound (US/UK) – is a hilarious and heartwarming portrait of the writer as a young teen in 1937, living with his family in a crowded, lower middle-class Brooklyn walk-up. 

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean by Ed Graczyk (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 8w, 1m)
In a small-town dime store in West Texas, the “Disciples of James Dean” gather for their 20th reunion. Now middle-aged women, they were teenagers when Dean filmed Giant two decades ago in nearby Marfa. But the arrival of a stunning-but-familiar stranger sets off a series of confrontations that smash their delusions and expose bitter disappointments. 

Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 4w, 2m)
In Hazlehurst, Mississippi, the three Magrath sisters gather to await news of their ailing grandfather. Their troubles, grave yet somehow hilarious, are highlighted by their priggish cousin, Chick, and by an awkward young lawyer, who has clearly fallen in love with Babe. Honest, touching and consistently hilarious, Beth Henley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play teems with humanity and humor. 

Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 3w, 4m)
Neil Simon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning dramedy beautifully captures the humor, conflict and heartbreak of a Jewish family living in Yonkers in 1942. Bella is 35 years old, intellectually disabled and living at home with her mother, stern Grandma Kurnitz. As the play opens, ne’er-do-well son Eddie, a traveling salesman, deposits his two young sons on the old lady’s doorstep. The boys are left to contend with Grandma, with Bella and her secret romance, and with her hoodlum brother Louie… all in this strange new world called Yonkers. 

Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 6w)
This charming dramatic comedy celebrates the power of female friendship. All the ladies in Chinquapin, Louisiana come to Truvy’s beauty salon for new hairdos, rounds of hilarious repartee and several acerbic verbal collisions. But when one of the women risks her life to pursue a dangerous pregnancy, the others must draw together to find strength – and love – in the face of tragedy. 

The Heidi Chronicles by Wendy Wasserstein (US)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 5w, 3m)
Wendy Wasserstein’s celebrated play follows Heidi Holland from high school in the 1960s to her career as a successful art historian more than 20 years later. With humor and heart, the play explores the changing role of women during this time, from Heidi’s ardent feminism in the 1970s to her eventual sense of betrayal in the 1980s. 

Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress (US/UK)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 3w, 6m)
Childress’s 1955 play – which premiered on Broadway in 2021 – is a funny, moving and heartbreaking look at racism, identity and ego in the high-stakes world of New York theatre.

2025 off-Broadway production of Heathers The Musical (Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade)

MUSICALS

Contemporary Musicals (Comedy)

[title of show] by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 2w, 2m, 1 any gender)
This innovative musical-about-a-musical celebrates the meaning of art, the challenges of being an artist and the strength of friendship. Also available in a clean version (US/UK). 

American Psycho by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Duncan Sheik and Bret Easton Ellis (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Dark Comedy / 8w, 8m)
This ruthless and daring musical, based on the electrifying novel, tells the story of Patrick Bateman, a young Wall Street banker with impeccable taste and unquenchable desires.

Bella: An American Tall Tale by Kirsten Childs (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 5w, 7m)
When Bella boards a train west to reunite with her Buffalo soldier sweetheart, she encounters the most colorful and lively characters ever to roam the Western plains. Bullets and fists will fly, heads and hearts will break, but – blessed with a big heart and a voluptuous figure – Bella will breeze on through it all.

Diva: Live From Hell by Nora Brigid Monahan and Alexander Sage Oyen (US)
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 1 any gender)
As president of the drama club at Ronald Reagan High School, Desmond Channing spent most of his short life in the spotlight. But when a hotshot transfer from New York challenges his throne, Desmond responds, as any diva would, with lethal force. Now, stuck in the Seventh Circle, Hell’s most squalid cabaret venue, Desmond is forced to relive his disturbing tale of woe. As he presents his one-millionth consecutive show, Desmond performs with a desperate vigor in hope of escaping his eternal, campy torment.

Heathers The Musical by Kevin Murphy, Laurence O’Keefe and Daniel Waters (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Dark Comedy / 9w, 8m)    
Based on the classic 1989 film, this dark, satirical musical explores the brutal world of high school survival with style, humor, contempt and scrunchies.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask (US)
(Full-Length Musical, Dark Comedy / 2 any gender)
This groundbreaking, Obie-winning, off-Broadway smash took Broadway by storm in its Tony Award-winning 2014 revival. “Internationally ignored song stylist” Hedwig Schmidt, a fourth-wall smashing East German rock ’n’ roll goddess who also happens to be the victim of a botched sex-change operation, performs a rock gig/stand-up comedy routine backed by the hard-rocking band “The Angry Inch.” It’s a rocking ride – funny, touching and ultimately inspiring. 

High Fidelity by Amanda Green, Tom Kitt and David Lindsay-Abaire (US)
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 9w, 5m + ensemble)
Based on the bestselling novel by Nick Hornby, High Fidelity follows Brooklyn record store owner Rob, who, after finding himself unexpectedly dumped, takes a music-filled turn toward the introspective. Struggling to discover how his relationship failed, Rob strives to change his life to win back his sweetheart, Laura. With memorable characters and a pulsating rock ’n’ roll score, this homage to music geek culture explores love, heartbreak and the power of the perfect soundtrack. 

Lysistrata Jones by Douglas Carter Beane and Lewis Flinn (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 4w, 3m + ensemble)
The Athens University basketball team hasn’t won a game in thirty years. But when spunky transfer student Lysistrata Jones dares the squad’s fed-up girlfriends to stop “giving it up” to their boyfriends until they win a game, the team’s legendary losing streak could finally come to an end. With its modern take on the Aristophanes classic, Lysistrata Jones brings a contemporary pop/rock energy to Douglas Carter Beane’s hilarious script. 

Ride the Cyclone by Jacob Richmond & Brooke Maxwell (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 7 any gender)
In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller invites each to tell a story to win a prize like no other: the chance to return to life. This popular musical is a funny, moving look at what makes a life well-lived. Also available in a Teen Edition (US/UK).

Teeth by Anna K. Jacobs and Michael R. Jackson (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Dark Comedy / 7w, 4m)
Based on the cult classic film of the same name, this fierce, rapturous and savagely entertaining new musical is crackling with irrepressible desire and ancient rage – a dark comedy conjuring the legend of one girl whose sexual curse is also her salvation. 

The Evolution of Mann by Douglas J. Cohen and Dan Elish (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 2w, 1m)
In this three-actor rom-com, a thirty-something-year-old single New Yorker named Henry Mann and his lesbian roommate, Gwen, embark on a quest to find Henry’s soulmate, his perfect date. 

We Are The Tigers by Preston Max Allen (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Dark Comedy / 10 any gender)
The Tigers’ high school cheerleading squad is meeting for their annual sleepover at captain Riley’s house – and they’ve brought their teenage troubles with them. However, love triangles, a lustful boyfriend and hurt feelings won’t compare to the untimely death of one of their own in the front yard. Will that be the only murder? Who did it? With a pop-driven, belty score and a seriously silly book, We Are the Tigers will have audiences cheering for the Tigers as the Tigers learn to cheer for themselves. 

Winter Wonderettes by Roger Bean (US)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 4w)
The Wonderettes are back! This seasonal celebration finds the girls entertaining at the annual Harper’s Hardware Holiday Party. When Santa turns up missing, the girls use their talent and creative ingenuity to save the holiday party! Featuring great versions of holiday classics such as “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town,” “Jingle Bell Rock,” “Run, Rudolph, Run,” and “Winter Wonderland,” the result is, of course, marvelous! 

Contemporary Musicals (Drama)

A Night with Janis Joplin by Randy Johnson (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 5w)
The voice, the music, the legend. From her humble beginnings in Port Arthur, Texas to worldwide stardom, Janis reminisces about how music became the love of her life. Told through a series of songs by the Chantels and Joplinaires, duets with masters of the blues, and featuring Janis’s biggest hits “Piece of My Heart,” “Me and Bobby McGee” and more, this powerhouse musical will have you rocking out and leaving the theatre with your heart full. 

Carrie: The Musical by Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford, Lawrence D. Cohen and Stephen King (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 5w, 2m + ensemble)
In this chilling and thought-provoking musical, misfit Carrie White is bullied at school and abused at home. But she has a special power, and if pushed too far, she’s not afraid to use it.

Chaplin: The Musical by Thomas Meehan and Chris Curtis (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 5w, 6m + ensemble)
This moving Broadway musical is based on the real-life story of Charlie Chaplin, the iconic film actor, writer, producer and director. The show spans the entertainer’s full career, from his first performance as a child in 19th-century London to his tearful acceptance of an honorary Academy Award in 1972. 

Days of Wine and Roses: The Musical by Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 3w, 6m, 1 girl)
Based on the 1958 teleplay and 1962 film, this critically acclaimed musical explores the power and destruction of addiction as it follows Joe and Kirsten, a young couple falling in love – and into alcoholism – in 1950s New York City. 

Fun Home by Jeanine Tesori, Lisa Kron and Alison Bechdel (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 4w, 2m, 1 girl, 2 boys)
When her father dies unexpectedly, graphic novelist Alison dives deep into her past to explore her relationship with the volatile, brilliant man whose secrets defined her family.

Lizzie by Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer, Tim Maner and Alan Stevens Hewitt (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 4w)
Rage! Sex! Betrayal! BLOODY MURDER! A rock-show retelling of the bloody legend of America’s first and favorite axe-wielding double-murderess and hometown girl, Lizzie Borden. This thrilling musical is set to a searing rock score reminiscent of Bikini Kill, the Runaways and Heart. 

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 by Dave Malloy (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 5w, 5m, 6 any gender)
Dave Malloy’s award-winning electropop opera, based on a scandalous slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, broke new ground in musical theatre.

Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe by Jonathan Christenson (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 3w, 4m + ensemble)
This unique and wildly theatrical musical combines haunting music and poetic storytelling to chronicle the fascinating life of iconic American writer Edgar Allan Poe. At once gorgeous and grotesque, Nevermore explores the events that shape Poe’s character and career, blurring the line between fact and fiction. 

Penelope by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean and Eva Steinmetz (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 1w)
Penelope has been waiting… and waiting… and waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return from a decade-long war. Blending sharp humor with a folk-pop score, this modern retelling of The Odyssey gives Penelope a voice as she awaits her husband’s return, moving through her loneliness to discover her own strength. 

The Light in the Piazza by Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 4w, 4m)
In this lush, romantic musical set in 1958, a mother and daughter vacationing in Italy are forced to reconsider their future when the daughter falls in love with a local Florentine boy.

The Spitfire Grill by James Valcq, Fred Alley and Lee David Zlotoff (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 4w, 3m)
Based on the hit 1996 film, this heartwarming and inspirational musical, set in a small Wisconsin town, is a tale of redemption, perseverance and family.

The View UpStairs by Max Vernon (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 2w, 8m)
A young fashion designer from 2017 is transported to the UpStairs Lounge, a vibrant 70s gay bar, sparking a journey of self-exploration spanning two generations of queer history.

The Wild Party by Michael John La Chiusa, George C. Wolfe and Joseph Moncure March (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 7w, 8m)
A jazz- and gin-soaked party in 1920s Manhattan is the setting for this musical fable about debauchery, decadence and sexual freedom.

Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story by Stephen Dolginoff (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 2m)
Relationships can be murder. This two-character musical drama recounts the chilling true story of the legendary duo who committed one of the most infamous and heinous crimes of the 20th century. Focusing on their obsessive relationship and utilizing Leopold’s 1958 parole hearing as a framework, Thrill Me reveals the series of events in 1924 Chicago that led about-to-be law students Leopold and Loeb to be forever remembered as “the thrill killers.” 

Contemporary Musicals (Dramatic Comedy)

21 Chump Street by Lin-Manuel Miranda (US/UK)
(Short Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 1w, 5m)
This cautionary 14-minute musical, based on a true story, addresses the ramifications of peer pressure, conformity and drug policy in our schools.

35mm: A Musical Exhibition by Ryan Scott Oliver (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 2w, 3m)
Can a picture inspire a song or fifteen? In 35mm, each photo creates a unique song, moments frozen in time; a glimmer of a life unfolding, a glimpse of something happening. A stunning new multimedia musical which explores a groundbreaking new concept in musical theatre.

A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet by Alex Wyse & Ben Fankhauser (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 1w, 2m)
Two nobodies dream of writing one hit song for everybody, but their day job composing jingles for commercials isn’t the big break they hoped for. That is, until they’re plucked from obscurity by world-famous pop star Regina Comet, who wants them to create an anthem for her new perfume. They’re so close to the Big Time that they can smell it, but following your passion doesn’t always lead where you’d expect. 

A Strange Loop by Michael R. Jackson (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 1w, 6m)
Meet Usher: a Black, queer writer writing a musical about a Black, queer writer writing a musical about a Black, queer writer. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical, Michael R. Jackson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning, blisteringly funny masterwork exposes the heart and soul of a young artist grappling with desires, identity and instincts he both loves and loathes. Bold and heartfelt in its truth-telling, A Strange Loop is the big, Black and queer-ass Great American Musical for all! 

Ghost Quartet by Dave Malloy (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 2w, 2m)
This hauntingly beautiful song cycle from the composer of Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 is an intoxicating musical of love, loss and spirits – both the spectral and alcoholic kind. After being betrayed by her lover, Rose seeks vengeance, and a passing bear offers an answer, sending her on a kaleidoscopic journey spanning continents, centuries and the cosmos. A story about stories – how we tell them, how we hear them, and how they evolve, intertwine and draw us in. 

In The Heights by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 6w, 6m + ensemble)
This vibrant musical captures the energy of New York City’s neighborhood of Washington Heights, a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures.

Meet John Doe by Andrew Gerle, Eddie Sugarman and Frank Capra (US)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 1w, 5m + ensemble)
Based on Frank Capra’s beloved film, this epic Depression-era musical about media, politics, hope and the American Dream features razor-sharp dialogue and an iconic female lead. The show’s powerful score includes the popular audition songs “I’m Your Man” and “He Threw Me.”

Mystic Pizza by Sandy Rustin, Amy Holden Jones & Carmel Dean (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 8w, 8m)
Based on the beloved 1988 MGM rom com, this high-spirited new musical is about three working-class girls who navigate the complexities of life, love and family in a small-town pizza joint. The infectious score features megahits of the 80s and 90s, from “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” to “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now.” 

No Way to Treat a Lady by Douglas J. Cohen and William Goldman (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 2w, 2m)
This theatrically charged musical comedy thriller, based on the bestselling novel and renowned movie, is a devilish blend of humor, romance and murder – performed by just four actors!

The Cher Show by Rick Elice (US)
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 4w, 4m + ensemble)
This powerhouse musical is based on the life of Cherilyn Sarkisian La Piere Bono Allman, or – as her friends call her – Cher! The teenage phenom who crashes by twenty. The glam TV star who quits at the top. The would-be actress with an Oscar. The rock goddess with a hundred million records sold. The legend who’s done it all, still afraid to walk on stage. They’re all here, dressed to kill, belting out all the hits, telling it like it is. And they’re all the star of The Cher Show. 

The Lightning Thief by Joe Tracz, Rob Rokicki and Rick Riordan (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 7 any gender + ensemble)
When teenager Percy Jackson discovers he’s a demigod, he and his friends embark on an epic journey to find Zeus’ missing lightning bolt and prevent a war among the gods.

The Mad Ones by Kait Kerrigan and Bree Lowdermilk (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 3w, 1m)
Samantha Brown balances on the edge of her future, car keys in hand. This dynamic contemporary musical explores friendship, loss and redemption with passion and heart.

The Old Man and the Old Moon by PigPen Theatre Co. (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy  /  7 any gender + ensemble)
The Old Man has served as sole caretaker of the moon for as long as he can remember. When his wife, the Old Woman, is drawn away by a mysterious melody sparking memories of their shared past, the Old Man follows her in an imaginative sea-faring epic, encompassing apocalyptic storms, civil wars, leviathans of the deep, and cantankerous ghosts – as well as the fiercest obstacle of all: change. Also available: The Old Man and the Old Moon (Large Cast Edition) (US) 

Vanities: The Musical by Jack Heifner and David Kirshenbaum (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 3w)
This life-affirming musical captures a portrait of the lives, loves and dreams of three young women growing up during the turbulent 60s and 70s and reconnecting in the late 80s.

2025 Lincoln Center Theater production of Floyd Collins (Joan Marcus)

Classic Musicals (Comedy)

Chicago by John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 10w, 9m)
In the Roaring 20s, merry murderesses Roxie and Velma vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the American Dream: fame, fortune and acquittal.

Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show by Richard O’Brien (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Dark Comedy / 3w, 7m)
Fueled by raucous audience participation, this cult classic – a boldly kitschy rock ’n’ roll sci-fi musical – is more fun than ever.

Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version) by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and Douglas Carter Beane (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 5w, 4m + ensemble)
This contemporary take on the classic tale features Rodgers & Hammerstein’s beloved songs with an up-to-date, uproarious and romantic libretto by Douglas Carter Beane.

Sweet Charity by Neil Simon, Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields, Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 4w, 4m + ensemble)
With a tuneful, groovy, mid-1960s score and a hilarious book, Sweet Charity captures all the humor and heartbreak of Life in the Big City for an unfortunate but irrepressible optimist.

The Marvelous Wonderettes by Roger Bean (US)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 4w)
This smash off-Broadway hit takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom, where four teenage friends have hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts! Featuring over 30 classic ’50s and ’60s hits, The Marvelous Wonderettes will keep you smiling in this must-take musical trip down memory lane. For more adventures with the Wonderettes, visit The Wonderettes Collection (US). 

The Wiz by William F. Brown, Charlie Smalls and L. Frank Baum (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 5w, 6m, 4m any gender)
This smash Broadway musical sets Dorothy’s adventures in the Land of Oz to a lively mixture of rock, gospel and soul music! This dazzling, contemporary adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz – in which Dorothy and her friends “Ease on Down the Road” to meet the Wiz – is a fun, family-friendly, modern musical and a guaranteed audience pleaser. 

You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schulz, Clark Gesner, Michael Mayer and Andrew Lippa (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 2w, 4m + ensemble)
Happiness is great musical theatre! With charm, wit and heart, this charming and unassuming show explores life through the eyes of Charlie Brown and his friends in the Peanuts gang.

Classic Musicals (Drama or Dramatic Comedy)

110 in the Shade (Revised) by N. Richard Nash, Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 2w, 5m + ensemble)
This beautiful, touching musical adaptation of Nash’s stage play The Rainmaker explores love, hope and redemption in a small southwestern town during the Great Depression. In the tiny town of Three Point, in the hot and drought-stricken American southwest, traveling con man Bill Starbuck promises the local farmers he can conjure some much-needed rain. Spinster Lizzie Curry, whose advances are rebuffed by Sheriff File, blossoms as she pursues a romantic relationship with the charismatic stranger. 

A Chorus Line by Michael Bennett, James Kirkwood, Nicholas Dante, Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 9w, 10m)
The groundbreaking, Pulitzer Prize-winning classic explores the inner lives and bittersweet ambitions of professional musical performers at a high-stakes Broadway audition.

Cabaret by Joe Masteroff, John Van Druten, Christopher Isherwood, John Kander and Fred Ebb (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 8w, 8m)
Daring, provocative and exuberantly entertaining, Cabaret explores the dark and heady life of Bohemian Berlin as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich.

Dreamgirls by Tom Eyen, Henry Krieger and Michael Bennett (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 4w, 4m + ensemble)
A sweeping and inspirational journey through 20th century American pop music, Dreamgirls chronicles one Motown group’s rise from obscurity to superstardom. Through gospel, R&B, smooth pop, disco and more, this explosive musical explores themes of ambition, hope and betrayal, all set in the glamorous and competitive world of the entertainment industry. 

Floyd Collins by Tina Landau and Adam Guettel (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 2w, 11m)
This haunting musical, featuring a glorious folk and bluegrass-inspired score, tells the transcendent tale of a true American dreamer. In 1925, while chasing fame and fortune by turning a Kentucky cave into a tourist attraction, Floyd Collins himself becomes the attraction when he is trapped 200 feet underground. 

HAIR by Gerome Ragni, James Rado and Galt McDermot (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 4w, 5m + ensemble)
The American tribal love rock musical Hair celebrates the sixties counterculture in all its barefoot, long-haired, bell-bottomed, beaded and fringed glory. Exploring ideas of identity, community, global responsibility and peace, Hair remains relevant as ever as it examines what it means to be a young person in a changing world. 

Jesus Christ Superstar by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber (US)
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 1w, 8m + ensemble)
Rice and Lloyd Webber’s first professional musical, this timeless rock opera depicts the final days of Jesus’ life as seen, unusually, through the eyes of Judas Iscariot.

Man of La Mancha by Dale Wasserman, Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 5w, 6m + ensemble)
This heartbreaking and inspirational Tony Award-winning musical, based on Cervantes’ Don Quixote, is one of the world’s most popular musicals. Man of La Mancha, the story of one man’s refusal to give up his impossible dream, features the classic and beloved songs “The Impossible Dream,” “I, Don Quixote,” “Dulcinea” and “Little Bird.” 

Quilters by Molly Newman, Barbara Damashek, Patricia Cooper and Norma Bradley Allen (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 7w + ensemble)
The story of a pioneer woman and her six daughters, Quilters blends a series of interrelated scenes into a rich mosaic capturing the harsh challenges and abiding rewards of frontier life. This joyous and moving celebration of American womanhood combines music, dance, movement and scenes of vivid dramatic intensity as it pays eloquent tribute to the courage and spirit of our nation’s pioneering women. 

The Light in the Piazza by Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 4w, 4m)
In this lush, romantic musical set in 1958, Margaret Johnson is touring the Tuscan countryside with her daughter, Clara. While sightseeing, Clara meets Fabrizio Naccarelli, a handsome Florentine, and sparks an immediate and intense romance. As events unfold, a secret is revealed, and Margaret is forced to reconsider not only Clara’s future, but her own hope as well. 

Zorba! by Joseph Stein, John Kander and Fred Ebb (US/UK)
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 12w, 27m)
This powerful Broadway hit, adapted from the novel and film Zorba the Greek, is the tragic, funny and romantic story of a carefree Greek vagabond, his naive American friend, an aging courtesan and a young widow.

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