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New short musical festival will spotlight original 15-minute musicals Off-Broadway in Times Square, with one winner receiving a $5,000 prize After an outcry from procrastinators, The Theater Center has extended the submission deadline for Making It Happen: Festival of 15-Minute Musicals from June 15 to July 6, 2026. Applications are now open for writers, composers, lyricists, and creative teams to submit fully original 15-minute musicals for consideration. Following the succe

The Theater Center examines its history of longevity in performance as it creates new work, built to last. It’s difficult not to think about longevity as you walk down 50th Street and Broadway. You pass by Wicked in the Gershwin, which celebrated its 20th anniversary on Broadway in 2024; you also pass Death of a Salesman in the Winter Garden, which was once the home of the record-breaking original Broadway production of Cats. If you look a little harder, you’ll find The Theat

March 21, 2026 | Liz Gooch From the Sydney Morning Herald Actor Catherine Russell still performs eight shows of New York’s longest-running play a week – and has missed just four performances in four decades. Catherine Russell in the Manhattan building where she performs eight times a week – and for which she’s also the general manager. Photo by Ben Sklar. Gunshots ring out. A man has reportedly been murdered. Now the police come knocking, demanding to speak to the suspect, h

NBC's Ashley Bellman joined The Theater Center for an exciting evening Act & Sip class featuring instructor Catherine Russell ! Watch the video above to see how it all works. You’ve heard of Paint & Sip , now get ready for Act & Sip ! Classes give everyone an opportunity to get on stage in an Off-Broadway theater and be a star for the night. ​ Our expert instructors pair students off with partners and hand over the pages of a scene from an iconic NYC sitcom or movie, offeri

The Office! A Musical Parody has announced that the production will end its seven-year run in the Jerry Orbach Theater at The Theater Center (210 West 50th Street, 3rd Floor) Off-Broadway. The closing performance is set for Saturday, March 21, 2026 . THE OFFICE! A MUSICAL PARODY was the first musical to re-open Off-Broadway after restrictions were lifted following the COVID-19 pandemic. It has a book and lyrics by Bob and Tobly McSmith and music by Assaf Gleizner , and fea

Lives are about to collide. After international success in Ireland and China, and another well-received run in Florida, John S. Anastasi ’s Pied à Terre announced today the cast and creative team for the upcoming Off-Broadway production coming to the Anne L. Bernstein Theater at The Theater Center (210 West 50th Street, 4th Floor) . Previews start on February 22, 2026 at 5PM , with opening night set for Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 2PM. Performances will be every Sunday at 5PM

The Office! A Musical Parody , now playing Off-Broadway in The Jerry Orbach Theater at The Theater Center (210 West 50th Street, 3rd Floor) , recently announced that any person named Dwight who purchases a ticket to The Office! and presents a valid ID to the bartender is entitled to one free cocktail before or during the show. The promotion ends on March 31, 2026. Dwights Drink Free celebrates The Office ’s wonderfully weird paper salesman Dwight , just one of the many mem