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||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :||- 26 May 2026 A coming-of-age lesbian love story, ||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :|| intertwines the lives of four teenagers in a summer program for gir…
Small – 27 May 2026 Robert Montano’s solo show Small chronicles his journey from racehorse jockey to theatre dancer. Most people think the abuse in horse racing primarily happens to th…
Dirty Books – 21 May 2026 An immersive dive into Comstock’s anti-obscenity crusade, Dirty Books is a playful, imaginative look at the forbidden fruits of hedonism. Centering around two c…
Indian Princesses – 09 May 2026 I grew up in San Diego, California, and had many friends who participated in Indian Princesses, though I did not. For those who are unaware, Indian Princess…
Ragtime – 14 May 2026 When I saw Ragtime at Encores last season, I was, to put it mildly, super disappointed. The performance felt rushed and utterly devoid of nuance—but then again, the…
Here are the nominations for the 79th Annual Tony Awards (2026). If you would like to read our predictions for this year, please subscribe to our Substack, @PagesOnStages Best of luck to all…
Death of a Salesman – 03 May 2026 When Death of a Salesman was last on Broadway in 2022, the production made some bold reimaginings. Willy (Wendell Pierce) was portrayed as depressed fro…
Beaches – 29 April 2026 Friendship with someone who embodies all of the qualities you do not can be life changing. Beaches focuses on a particular friendship between performance icon Cee C…
Kenrex- 30 April 2026 Fearlessly bold and absolutely striking, Kenrex is an utterly unique, genre defying production about how much space a single individual can occupy in the world. With on…
Broken Snow – 28 April 2026 Broken Snow is a chilling new play about the joy and pain that comes with familial bonds we cannot change. The story begins with two break-ins on the same prop…
Proof – 26 April 2026 Perhaps the biggest commonality between being a genius and having mental health challenges is that when people don’t understand what you’re seeing in the world ar…
The Lost Boys – 04 April 2026 From the beginning, The Lost Boys had a mesmerizing hold on me. Everything from the music to the lighting to the sound to the world building to the characters…
Ulster American – 25 April 2026 Worlds and words collide when actor Jay Conway (Matthew Broderick), director Leigh Carver (Max Baker), and playwright Ruth Davenport (Geraldine Hughes) tack…
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone – 04 April 2026 August Wilson is a literary genius, and his true vision and intention comes through the most in his less produced plays. Joe Turner’s Come an…
Schmigadoon! – 24 April 2026 Schmigadoon! feels very well polished compared to other musical comedies on Broadway. Built on the television show of the same name, Schmigadoon! on Broadwa…
The Balusters – 23 April 2026 What makes a good neighbor? When city folk think about that concept, we generally want someone quiet who keeps to themselves. But in suburban areas, like Mt. …
The Rocky Horror Show – 22 April 2026 There are a lot of proud, queer musicals to choose from on Broadway right now, and Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of The Rocky Horror Show is …
Fallen Angels " 18 April 2026 Ravishingly charming and magnificently humorous, Noel Coward's Fallen Angels takes place in an impressively fashionable house. It centers on two women who are c…
Titanique " 08 April 2026 Titanique is an interesting conglomerate of things people like: the movie Titanic, Celine Dion, musical comedies, colorful lighting, and actors in drag. It's a fun …
Dog Day Afternoon " 11 April 2026 Translating a well-known work into a new medium over 50 years after both the event and the film chronicling the event is a challenge because, when revisitin…
Naughty Bits: Ten Short Plays About Sex " 12 April 2026 William Andrew Jones's ten short plays about sex, entitled Naughty Bits explores dirty jokes/language in several contexts where people…
Becky Shaw " 09 April 2026 Becky Shaw is a decisive exploration of intimacy, blurred boundaries, and the duality of human kindness. Each character is creatively crafted to display the ways i…
Cats: The Jellicle Ball " 31 March 2026 I am the target audience for this reimagined Cats revival: young, transgender, musician, theatre enthusiast, queer historian… so it may shock some o…
Op-Ed: Mason Pilevsky, 05 April 2026 For a while, I have been avoiding publishing my opinions on either iteration of Prince Faggot, and, full disclosure, I have seen neither the production a…
