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Interview: Maya Sofía Finds Joy as Resistance in Diversionary Theatre’s RENT
by Lucía Serrano - May 27, 2026

Nearly 30 years after its premiere, RENT continues to hit audiences with startling force. The musical’s themes of love, grief, survival, housing insecurity and community remain painfully familiar, which is part of why Maya Sofía believes this production feels especially urgent.

RENT Legacy Revival To Play Diversionary Theatre For 40th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 17, 2026

RENT will return to the stage in a new Legacy Revival at Diversionary Theatre. The production begins previews May 21 and opens May 30. The reimagined staging highlights themes of chosen family, love, and resilience.

Review: WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? at Backyard Renaissance
by ErinMarie Reiter - Mar 9, 2026

'Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” is undeniably a marathon, but in the hands of Backyard Renaissance, the journey rarely loses its grip.

Carlsbad Playreaders to Present THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 27, 2026

Carlsbad Playreaders is inviting the community to a staged reading of The Lifespan of a Fact, the Broadway comedy by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, and Gordon Farrell.

THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT And More Set for Carlsbad Playreaders 2026 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 22, 2025

Carlsbad Playreaders has announced its 2026 season, featuring a wide-ranging lineup of staged readings that includes classic comedies, contemporary favorites, musical theatre, and bold new works.

Review: MERRY ME at Diversionary Theatre is a Sexy, Sparkly Farce filled with Angelic Chaos
by ErinMarie Reiter - May 28, 2025

If you like your theatre smart, sexy, and a little bit sacrilegious, then “Merry Me” is the genre-bending farce for you! Running at Diversionary Theatre through June 15th.

MERRY ME Comes to Diversionary Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 15, 2025

Diversionary Theatre has announced the San Diego premiere of Merry Me, written by Hansol Jung, and directed by Vanessa Stalling. Learn more about the show here!

CCAE Theatricals Announces Cast For EVERY BRILLIANT THING To Close It's 2024 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 8, 2024

CCAE Theatricals will present EVERY BRILLIANT THING, a one-person play by Olivier Award-nominated Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe, to close its 2024 season.

HERE LIES LOVE SINGS THE SONGS OF J. OCONER, Linda Eder And More Next Week At 54 Below
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 6, 2023

Next week at 54 Below, the cast of 'Here Lies Love' will be performing the songs of J. Oconer Navar. Don't miss this incredible musical experience!

Norbert Leo Butz, Linda Eder, and More to Play 54 Below Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 30, 2023

Check out the lineup of incredible performances at 54 Below this month!

IN BETWEEN... Comes to 54 Below Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Sep 12, 2023

54 Below presents In Between… a new musical by the writer of Chasing Grace and This is Treatment, Elizabeth Addison. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

The Brick Presents ONLY PLACE I BELONG By Can Yasar
by Stephi Wild - Sep 21, 2022

Following the successful debut production of M. Can Yasar's musical “Only Place I Belong” at The Tank in August, The Brick Theater will present a new look at the music and storytelling in a concert version for three performances only October 3, 4 & 5.

ONLY PLACE I BELONG Premieres Next Month at The Tank
by Stephi Wild - Jul 21, 2022

Following the success of M. Can Yasar's one-person musical “Master of Time” at Teatro Latea, The What Co. and Maddie Milligan present Yasar's new musical in development “Only Place I Belong” directed by Coleman Ray Clark for two performances only August 3rd & 4th at 7 PM at The Tank in NYC. 

MASTER OF TIME By M. Can Yasar Comes to Teatro Latea
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2022

After the successful workshop performance at New Works Series, this time M. Can Yasar is coming with a one-person musical “Master of Time” at Teatro Latea.

A HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL Comes to TADA! Theatre Beginning Next Week
by Stephi Wild - Mar 22, 2022

On Thursday, March 31, M. Can Yasar will perform his original one-person play “A Hundred Dollar Bill” at TADA! Theatre. The one-night-only performance that won M. Can Yasar the “Best Autobiographical Show” award at United Solo Festivals annual gala, presented to a single performance that exhibits excellence in writing, performing, and directing a true story from the creator's life, will be workshopped with Emerging Artist Theatre's New Works Series.

Emerging Artists Theatre Announces Line-up For Week Two Of The NEW WORK SERIES
by Stephi Wild - Mar 18, 2022

Emerging Artists Theatre has announced the line-up for the second week of their bi-annual New Work Series. The three-week festival runs March 21 to April 10 and showcases new musicals, dance pieces, solo shows and plays. Over 50 productions will be presented.

M. Can Yasar's A HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL Comes to Theatre Row
by Stephi Wild - Nov 9, 2021

M. Can Yasar's original solo play “A Hundred Dollar Bill” debuts next Tuesday, November 16th at Theatre Row (410 W 42nd St) at 7.30 pm.

A HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL Will Be Performed at Theatre Row Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 18, 2021

God and Sex share the same wing space, take off from the Brooklyn Bridge and fly into uncertainty. A bare shoulder at the Met, red lipstick, and an aunt's wig. In Sex and God, we trust. A Hundred Dollar Bill is a multicultural story of a Turkish man rummaging for truth and searching for his name Al Wadood, the Loving – or “Manhattan Love?”

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: NATIONALS Celebrates 10th Year of Bringing Together Young Artists
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 29, 2021

The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals, now in its 10th year, once again brought together an extraordinary group of young artists for a free professional intensive culminating in their own production of The 24 Hour Plays — available for streaming through Saturday, July 31.

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: NATIONALS Kicks Off Tonight
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 20, 2021

The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals, now in their tenth year, kicks off their rigorous professional experience for artists 25 and under tonight with their own production of The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues, featuring the 43 program participants and 12 guest writers from previous years of the Nationals program.