FIRST & FOREMOST
ONE-PERFORMANCE WONDERS In case you hadn’t heard, NYC’s dynamic roster of entertainment options include first-rate performances by acclaimed artists appearing for only one performance. Here is a list of these shows to add to your must-see list!
June 15th – Trip Around the Sun by Jake Brasch, selected by Marco Ramirez: Part of The Reading Series at LCT3. In which celebrated playwrights join forces with exciting voices new to share the stage and the spotlight. lct.org
June 18th –Mr. Leather, 1976 by Zachary Grady about a breakup that leads to Glenn’s competing in a Men’s Leather Contest is a benefit reading in support of Team Eagle NYC’s fundraising for the LGBT Community Center of New York. mrleather1976.com
June 20th – Part of Life. A jazz-inspired jam session feauing Arnold Giskin on the saxophone featuring the poetry of Osin Mandelstarm, Boris Pasternak, and Joseph Brodsky, alongside texts by Zhenva Berkovich and Alia saxophone and Ali Khaitlina, performed by actor Anatoly Beliy at Kaye Playhouse, Hunter College. eventcartel.com
June 21st –Don’t Cry for Me My Yeshiva. A musical memoir about a lifelong search for family, love, acceptance, and that elusive rainbow connection, written and performed by Joe Fox at the 92nd Street Y. 92ny.org
June 22nd – Getting Married. A script-in-hand performance of one of George Bernard Shaw’s most provocative and surprisingly modern comedies, exploring the meaning—and mechanics—of marriage. The all-star cast includes Tony winner Tonya Pinkins and Rovbert Cuccioli at The Players Club. gingoldgroup.org
June 29th – An Evening with Ben Rector and the New York Philharmonic. Part of singer/songwriter Ben Rector’s Symphonies Across America tour, the concert is conducted b Enrico Lopez-Yanez and features special guest singer/songwriter Jon McLaughlin. eventcartel.com
CASTING CORNER: BROADWAY & OFF-BROADWAY
--Potterheads rejoice! The Tony-winning play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, has added Tom Felton to its cast for a limited engagement thru 11/1. Felton plays the adult version of the role he created on screen, Draco Malfoy. Just be advised, his run in the show will spark interest from Potter fans across the globe. harrypottertheplay.com
-- Maya Rudolph, the current star of Cole Escola’s much-extended comedy hit, Oh, Mary, has also extended here run. She’ll now be appearing alongside Phillip James Brannon, Cheyenne Jackson, Bianca Leigh, andTony Macht through July 5th. ohmaryplay.com
BUZZING OFF-OFF-BROADWAY
THEATRE FESTIVALS
The 45th Annual Battery Dance Festival – 8/10 thru 8/16. (batterydance.org)
Broadway Bound Theatre Festival - 7/20 thru 8/16. (broadwayboundfest.com)
Chelsea Music Festival - 6/20 thru 6/27. (chelseamusicfestival.org)
Criminal Queerness Festival 2026 - 6/9 thru 6/27. (here.org)
DarkFest - 7/13 thru 7/19. (thetanknyc.org/summer-2026)
The Downtown Urban Arts Festival - 5/29 thru 6/20. (duafnyc.com)
In the Bricks Festival - Thru 6/14. (nytw.org)
LimeFest - 7/13 thru 7/19. (thetanknyc.org/summer-2026)
NuWorks Festival 2026 - 6/13 thru 6/21. (bfany.org/theatre-row/nuworks/)
Open Call: Stages - 6/26 thru 7/25. (theshed.org)
Origin Irish Theatre Festival - 6/23 thru 7/5. (origintheatre.org)
Performance Mix Festival – 6/7. (gaudanse.org)
PrideFest – 6/19 thru 6/30. (thetanknyc.org/summer-2026)
Queerly Festival - 6/11 thru 7/3. (frigid.nyc)
Segal Center Film Festival on Theatre and Performance - Thru 6/1. (thesegalcenter.org)
SheNYC Summer Theater Festival - 7/14 thru 7/26. (shenycarts.org)
Spark Theatre Festival NYC - 10/5 thru 10/25. (emergingartiststheatre.org)
Spotlight New Works Fest - 6/29 thru 7/5. (spotlightnewworksfest.com)
Stage Left Play Festival – 6/12 thru 6/14 (bfany.org/theatre-row)
SUMMWERWORKS 2026 - Thru 6/30. (clubbedthumb,org)
TrashFest - 7/13 thru 7/19. (thetanknyc.org/summer-2026)
Twelve Hours With Tracy Letts - 6/22. (animustheatre.org)
MAGIC, NIGHT CLUBBING & DAY BRUNCHING
Amaze - (amazemagic.com)
Chamber Magic - (chambermagic.com)
Drag Me To Joanne’s - (joannenyc.com)
Drag Queen Bingo - (info@maryos.nyc.com)
Drunk Shakespeare - (drunkshakespeare.com)
FRIGID New York’s Recurring Shows – (frigid.nyc)
Jim Caruso’s Cast Party - (birdlandjazz.com)
The Lineup with Susie Mosher - (birdlandjazz.com)
The Monocle After-Hours - (thefrikitiki.com)
Odd Salon NYC: EXCELSIOR - (frigid.nyc)
Shitzprobe – (thebeechman.com)
Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping - (revbilly.com)
Spanglish Affair Open Mic - (frigid.nyc)
Stage Fright at Red Eye – (redeyeny.com/stage-fright)
Thursday is a Cabaret at Joanne’s - (joannenyc.com)
