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5-Day Intensive Program
Date: July 13 - July 17, 2026
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Ages: 13-19 (divided by age)
Location: Ripley Grier Studios - 520 8th Ave - NYC
Program Fee: $1445
Broadway Workshop’s VOCAL INTENSIVE is a five-day summer program geared toward our high school aged students (ages 13-19) with a strong passion for the performing arts. While every Vocal Intensive student will study the three disciplines of musical theatre (acting, singing and dance), this program will be focused more in vocal/musical theatre performance!
JUNIOR EXCEL INTENSIVE
5-Day Intensive Program
Date: July 20 - July 24, 2026
Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Ages: 8-14 (divided by age)
Location: Ripley Grier Studios - 520 8th Ave - NYC
Program Fee: $1245
*Junior EXCEL is open enrollment - there is no audition application required to enroll!
Broadway Workshop’s JUNIOR EXCEL INTENSIVE is a five-day program geared toward students ages 8-14 with a very strong passion for the performing arts. Junior Excel students will study the three disciplines of musical theatre in small groups, broken down by age. Students will prepare solo and small group pieces in preparation for our end of program production, where they will perform for a panel of New York agents, managers and casting directors.
EXCEL TEEN INTENSIVE - SESSION 1 & 2
5-Day Intensive Program
Session 1: July 27 - July 31, 2026
Session 2: August 3 - August 7, 2026
Times: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Ages: 13-19 (divided by age)
Location: Ripley Grier Studios - 520 8th Ave - NYC
Program Fee: $1445
*Audition Application Required - new for 2026, short audition must be submitted with application to enroll in EXCEL Teen Intensive
Broadway Workshop’s EXCEL TEEN INTENSIVE is a five-day summer program geared toward our older students (ages 13-19) with a strong passion for the performing arts. While every Excel student will study the three disciplines of musical theatre (acting, singing and dancing), this program allows students to choose a major (Acting or Voice). Vocal majors will spend their morning session working with with their Broadway guest teacher on their musical theater/pop song choices, while Acting majors will focus on monologue performance.
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* Teens, Youth and Junior start this week
Rutgers University Emerging Artists Ensemble, led by Kenny Davis
Ensemble participation is a fundamental part of education in the music programs at Mason Gross School of the Arts. In addition to an annual concerto competition and two chamber music competitions each, students have the opportunity to perform in over 300 performances each year with large ensembles, chamber groups, master classes, and solo recitals. These performances take place on and off campus and at venues in New York City.
Dante Park (Bwy between 63rd & 64th in the Lincoln Square neighborhood)
Wednesday July 1, 1:30 PM
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The 8th annual Rogue Theater Festival (RTF) returns to NYC this summer, featuring a dynamic and diverse group of new works and artists. The week-long festival will showcase 37 original productions, including fully staged plays, short plays, staged readings, and digital streaming performances. The festival continues its partnership with Abingdon Theatre Company for the third year in a row.
Passionate love affairs, murder mysteries, errotic horror, raging storms both outside and inside the home, journeys through rehab, and to space stations, and stories spanning small towns and big cities will light up the stage during the 2026 Rogue Theater Festival. An eclectic mix of characters will take center stage, including four social media influencers who find themselves canceled — and then murdered — as well as a mysterious drifter searching for a place to call home, and a queer son returning to his parents Baptist home.
The Flea Theater (20 Thomas St.)
7/6 - 7/12
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.roguetheaterfestival.com
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In the aftermath of the Palisades fires which took his home, Billy reflects on his family and his career – the memories and moments that mattered the most, and how the power of laughter can overcome the most difficult of times. 860 is a hilarious and intimate story about family, friendship, love, luck, and loss.
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Maybe Happy Ending is the story of a chance encounter that sparks connection, adventure, and maybe even love. It is the offbeat and captivating story of two outcasts near the end of their warranty who discover that even robots can be swept off their feet. Helmed by visionary director and Tony Award- winner Michael Arden with a dazzling scenic design by Tony Award-winner Dane Laffrey and book, music, and lyrics by the internationally acclaimed duo, Tony Award-winners Will Aronson and Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending is a fresh, original musical that reminds us what it means to be human and that love is never obsolete.
Belasco Theatre (111 W. 44th St.)
Tickets now on sale through 2/28/27
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.maybehappyending.com
SPECIAL DIGITAL LOTTERY: There will be a special digital lottery for the evening performance on July 7. The lottery will open to the public as of midnight on Wednesday, June 24 through https://rush.telecharge.com/. All available tickets will be priced at $68.80 (including fees) to highlight the 688th performance! There will be drawings on July 1, July 2 and July 3 for this limited ticket offer.
In addition to the digital lottery, the show will be offering and inviting audiences to join in the following:
Custom Merchandise Gifts for the Entire Audience
Costume Contest: First 20 fans dressed in accordance with the celebration will receive cast-signed Playbills.
HwaBoon Photo Opps
Post-Curtain Call Q&A/Sing-a-Long with the Cast
For further details about all the exciting activities taking place, please visit MaybeHappyEnding.com
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13) ADDITIONAL DATES ANNOUNCED FOR CELEBRITY
GUEST STARS IN
ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN
An American Docudrama
- Playwright and television writer Matthew Libby (June 30 evening)
- Playwright and screenwriter Mario Correa (July 2)
- Writer and educator Hasna Muhammad (July 5)
- Emmy-nominated screenwriter Amanda Vaill (July 9)
- Tony-nominated director and Artistic Director of PACNYC Bill Rauch (July 14)
- Cultural historian Isaac Butler (July 15, moderated by Michael Schulman)
- Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Beverly Gage (July 19)
- Tony-nominated director Leigh Silverman (July 21)
- Artistic director of The Public Theater Oskar Eustis (July 23, moderated by Robert Krulwich)
- Tony-nominated playwright and director Robert O'Hara (August 29 matinee)
- Tony Award–winning director Pam MacKinnon (September 2 evening)
- President of Wesleyan University and author Michael Roth (September 9 evening)
- Kate Lardner, daughter of blacklisted screenwriter Ring Lardner Jr. (September 10)
15) NYC’s Legendary Miss Subways to Reunite at Ellen’s Stardust Diner, Celebrating
America’s Semi Quincentennial with the Quintessential Women of NYC
On Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at 11 a.m., Ellen Hart will be joined by 11 additional former Miss Subways to ring in her 85th birthday in one grand celebration of legacy and local history.
Plus, “Marilyn Monroe” will sing Happy Birthday to Ellen!
From 1941 to 1976, the Miss Subways competition recognized the inspiring, everyday women of New York City. Launched by the John Robert Powers agency, the campaign took inspiration from WWII-era poster culture, when GIs had posters of pin-up models like Betty Grable. Their photographs were displayed on posters that lined subway cars throughout the city and were admired by millions of commuters. Spotlighting more than just beauty, Miss Subways highlighted ambition and possibility. The placards also displayed the women’s aspirations such as becoming actors, models, pilots and lawyers – many of whom went on to achieve these dreams.
On Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 11 a.m., Ellen Hart, the owner of the iconic Ellen’s Stardust Diner in Times Square and Miss Subways 1959, invites guests to step back in time in the retro-themed diner for a reunion celebrating the legacy of New York City’s quintessential women.
Ellen’s Stardust Diner is located at 1650 Broadway at 51st Street.
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16) 2026 TONY AWARD-WINNING BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL
“RAGTIME”
TO HOST SPECIAL
“MAKE THEM HEAR YOU”
VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH “ROCK THE VOTE”
EVERY WEDNESDAY IN JULY
FROM 5:30 – 7:30 PM
IN THE LINCOLN CENTER THEATER LOBBY
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17) South Street Seaport Museum
Announces
Parade of Ships:
From George Washington to Sail4th 250
July 1 | 6:30pm | 213 Water Street | Free
South Street Seaport Museum announces Parade of Ships: From George Washington to Sail4th 250 on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at 6:30pm at 213 Water Street. Tickets are free and can be reserved here.
As New York prepares to welcome the tall ships of Sail4th 250 on the eve of America’s 250th anniversary, join the South Street Seaport Museum for a fascinating look at the city’s long tradition of maritime celebrations. Along with free admission to the landmark exhibition The Promise of Liberty: Words That Shaped a Nation—which traces the evolution of America’s founding ideals through rare defining documents and pivotal moments in history—this program explores more than two centuries of waterfront spectacles, civic celebrations, and historic commemorations that brought New Yorkers together to honor the people, events, and ideas that shaped the nation.
The program begins with historian Robert Snyder exploring the maritime dimensions of the American Revolution and the critical role New York Harbor played in the conflict. From the end of the Seven Years’ War to debates over trade, shipping, and New York’s relationship with the Caribbean, Snyder will examine how the city’s identity as an archipelago shaped both military strategy and daily life during the Revolution. His presentation will offer fresh insight into the war at sea and the ways New York’s waterways influenced the course of American history.
Then, moving a bit later into maritime history, Seaport Museum Director of Collections and Exhibitions Martina Caruso draws inspiration from her Collections Chronicles blog post Celebrating Sail, to share New York Harbor’s long history as a stage for grand maritime spectacles. This ranges from the ceremonial reception of President George Washington in 1789 to the internationally celebrated Operation Sail events of 1964, 1976, and 1986. The presentation highlights the Museum’s role in helping organize earlier OpSail celebrations and features remarkable photographs and film footage preserved in the Museum’s collections that capture these unforgettable moments on the waterfront.
The program will also feature a special screening of recently digitized archival footage from the 1976 Bicentennial OpSail, offering a rare glimpse into one of the largest maritime celebrations in New York’s history.
Following the presentations, the speakers will participate in a moderated discussion and audience Q&A exploring the enduring role of New York Harbor as a stage for national celebration, civic identity, and maritime heritage. Preregistration is encouraged. Walkups will be accommodated as possible. Before the program, from 5:30pm to 6:30pm, attendees are invited to explore The Promise of Liberty and view an eye-catching engraving commemorating George Washington’s boat parade across New York Harbor to City Hall alongside extraordinary rare documents and foundational treasures that shaped the nation. Exhibition admission is included with your free event ticket.
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18) World's First Hotdog Returns
Before sliced bread, there was the hot dog! Actor, playwright, historian and former Feltman's hot dog brand owner Michael Quinn brings this incredible true story to life, performing every role in a dynamic one-person show. Travel back to 19th century Coney Island as German immigrant Charles Feltman rises from struggle to revolutionize street food. Quinn, who himself successfully revived the legendary brand before facing his own challenges, weaves a powerful parallel between past and present. Blending humor, heart and history, this must-see performance tells the story of resilience, reinvention and the food that changed the world!
Chain Theatre (312 W. 36th St., 4th Fl.)
Tuesday June 30, 5:30PM and 7:30PM
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19) FOUR BUCKS COUNTY CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS UNITE FOR FIRST-EVER MONTHLONG COLLABORATION CELEBRATING OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
New “Oscar, James and Pearl” Initiative Includes Free Public Programs,
Passport and Countywide Partnership
Throughout July, each participating organization will host a public program examining a different aspect of Hammerstein’s life, work and influence.
The series begins Wednesday, July 1, at 4:45 p.m. at Bucks County Playhouse with a post-performance Spotlight Series presentation, “Oscar Hammerstein: The Journey of Highland Farm,” presented by Julie Flack of the Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center. The talk will explore Hammerstein’s life, creative legacy, humanitarian spirit and years spent in Bucks County.
On Wednesday, July 8, at noon, the Michener Art Museum will present “Hirschfeld Draws Rodgers & Hammerstein,” featuring David Leopold of the Al Hirschfeld Foundation. The presentation will explore Al Hirschfeld's iconic drawings of Rodgers & Hammerstein, “South Pacific” and the Broadway artists whose work helped define American musical theater, including rare images from the original Broadway production and subsequent revivals.
The Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center will host a special musical evening Wednesday, July 15, at 7 p.m., featuring vocalist Nathaniel Hackmann, who has headlined acclaimed recordings of Rodgers & Hammerstein classics for Chandos Records, celebrating Hammerstein's work and legacy.
The month concludes Wednesday, July 29, at 5 p.m. at the Pearl S. Buck House with “Taking Action Through Storytelling: Pearl S. Buck and Oscar Hammerstein.” The program will explore how two of Bucks County’s most influential cultural figures used storytelling, literature and the arts to promote understanding, compassion and social change.
All “July with Oscar” programs are offered free of charge and are open to the public. The public may register for individual or all events. Advance registration is required and may be completed through BucksCountyPlayhouse.org.
Another centerpiece of the initiative is the new “July with Oscar” passport, available through BucksCountyPlayhouse.org. Events and the Passport Program are separate initiatives. Attendance at the events do not require a purchase to participate.
Priced at $114, the package includes:
• One ticket to Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific at Bucks County Playhouse (select performances)
• One admission to the Michener Art Museum
• One admission to the Pearl S. Buck House
• One admission to the Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center
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