FALL 2026
THE FANTASTICKS
THE VISITORS
SPRING 2027
WORK OF DEVOTION
GLORIA
HOW TO ROLL A BLUNT
2026/27
WELCOME TO SEASON 48!
We are thrilled to bring you our 48th season! The 2026/27 lineup includes two Broadway productions at the Hayes Theater and three off-Broadway productions at The Pershing Square Signature Center.
“Second Stage Theater has always been the premiere home for contemporary works by both emerging writers and established masters, and this upcoming season is no exception.” — Evan Cabnet, Artistic Director
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Two boys. Their two mothers. And a mischievous plan to make the young men fall in love. This is The Fantasticks, known and adored across the globe, in a Broadway premiere that brings glorious new life to the beloved classic. With a book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt, this inspired reinterpretation celebrates love, reconciliation, and the singular power of theater. Brilliantly reconceived by Jones himself, it retains all the heart and humor that have made The Fantasticks one of the most iconic musicals of all time. Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli (Schmigadoon!, Newsies) directs.
Joanna is in her mid-thirties and eager to become a parent. When she invites her three siblings to her New York City apartment to ask them for a shocking favor, they’re all forced to get to know each other as adults – but whether they’ll emerge from the visit closer or more at odds than ever is anyone’s guess. From playwright Bryna Turner and director Jenna Worsham, the acclaimed team behind New York Times Critic's Pick At the Wedding, comes The Visitors, a wry, heartfelt world premiere comedy-drama about finally meeting the people you’ve known your whole life.
Welcome to Work of Devotion, a raucous, profound, and decidedly contemporary story about a group of 8th century nuns in rural Italy desperate to make meaning out of their constrained lives. When their leader dies in a freak accident (don’t ask), the women ask themselves: How do we actually want to live? Written by Miranda Rose Hall, a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, this is a dazzlingly original world premiere play about devoting yourself to beauty, wonder, and the glorious absurdity of being alive.
In the cutthroat offices of a prestigious New York City magazine, a group of low-level employees frantically try to claw their way up the corporate ladder. Ruthless and driven, they’re willing to do almost anything to get ahead – even as their once-glamorous industry collapses around them. With sharp, cutting wit, Gloria expertly skewers the absurd, dog-eat-dog world of early-career professional life in the 2010s. From two-time Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Appropriate, Purpose), one of the most astonishing and original voices of our time, comes a biting – and ultimately shocking – dark comedy about how far people will go to satisfy their ambition. Second Stage Artistic Director Evan Cabnet directs this "whip-smart" (New York Times) Pulitzer Prize finalist play in its Broadway premiere.
Maya is a writer. James is a painter. They’re best friends — and their college exes are about to get married… to each other. Should Maya and James go to the wedding? Of course they shouldn’t. But will they? how to roll a blunt is a warm, irreverent dramedy about love, friendship, and the often ridiculous entanglements of young adulthood. Written by playwright and actor Naomi Lorrain (“Orange is the New Black,” “Elementary”) and directed by Colette Robert, how to roll a blunt is by turns hilarious and profound: a celebration of Black love in all its many forms. This New York premiere play was a finalist at the prestigious National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center.