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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Comedy/Drama
Runs Feb 21Apr 12, 2026
“I have heard from a reliable source that no Dominican male has ever died a virgin. I shall be the first.”

Oscar knows that a nerdy Dominican college freshman isn’t anyone’s idea of a romantic hero. But with the encouragement of Yunior, his new roommate, he is determined to give love another chance. As Oscar sets out from New Jersey to Santo Domingo to prove his undeniable hope, can he shake the dark “fukú” that has haunted his family for generations? Junot Díaz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel comes to vivid life in this world-premiere English stage adaption—a celebration of risk and the power of perseverance against all odds.

The brass bell of a trombone angles downward, valves slightly foreshortened.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Comedy/Drama, Music
Runs Mar 28Apr 26, 2026

“The more music you got in the world, the fuller it is.”

Ma Rainey’s band is waiting. It’s 1927 Chicago, and “The Mother of the Blues” takes her time …

Covenant
Drama
Runs May 02May 31, 2026

“Everybody got a secret.”

Expect one devilish twist after another in Covenant, a mythic and suspenseful new play hailed as “blackout-and-blood-curdling-scream deliciousness” (New York Magazine), “undeniably spooky (and) absolutely enjoyable” …

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