Platt and Zegler to bring ‘L5Y’ to NY and LA, Broadway casting news, Off-Broadway Week shows announced
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1) Ben Platt, Rachel Zegler to lead ‘The Last Five Years’ Concert in NYC, LA
https://deadline.com/2026/02/ben-platt-rachel-zegler-last-five-years-concert-1236707776/
2) Broadway show and casting news
Anika Noni Rose to replace Renée Elise Goldsberry in ‘The Balusters’
https://deadline.com/2026/02/anika-noni-rose-broadway-balusters-renee-elise-goldsberry-1236711103/
Lauren Patten, Madeline Brewer join ‘Becky Shaw’ on Broadway
https://deadline.com/2026/02/madeline-brewer-lauren-patten-broadway-becky-shaw-1236708792/
Full casting announced for ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ on Broadway
https://playbill.com/article/complete-casting-revealed-for-dog-day-afternoon-on-broadway
Olympic medalist Laurie Hernandez to make Broadway debut in ‘& Juliet’
https://www.broadwaynews.com/olympic-gold-medalist-laurie-hernandez-to-make-broadway-debut-in-juliet/
3) Off-Broadway news
Fisher, James, Karl to join ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Off-Broadway
https://playbill.com/article/jordan-fisher-nikki-m-james-andy-karl-will-join-little-shop-of-horrors-off-broadway
‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ extends Off-Broadway
https://playbill.com/article/spelling-bee-revival-gets-another-extension-off-broadway
Johnson, Piser to star in ‘Heated Rivalry’ parody musical
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/HEATED-RIVALRY-Parody-Musical-to-Star-Jay-Armstrong-Johnson-Zachary-Piser-20260202
Shows announced for 2026 Off-Broadway Week
https://playbill.com/article/mexodus-data-the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee-more-included-in-off-broadway-week-ticket-deal
4) This week’s theatrical schedule
Wednesday, Feb. 11
Opening: ’11 to Midnight’ Off-Broadway at the Orpheum Theatre
https://www.11tomidnight.com/
Opening: ‘The Monsters’ Off-Broadway from Manhattan Theatre Club
https://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/shows/2025-26-season/the-monsters/
Previews: ‘BIGFOOT!’ Off-Broadway from Manhattan Theatre Club
https://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/shows/2025-26-season/bigfoot/
Watch a preview of ‘BIGFOOT!’
https://playbill.com/article/video-exclusive-the-cast-of-bigfoot-the-musical-perform-muddirt-introduced-by-amber-ruffin
Previews: ‘Meat suit, or the shitshow of motherhood’ Off-Broadway at Signature Center
https://2st.com/shows/meat-suit
Thursday, Feb. 12
Opening: ‘The Unknown’ Off-Broadway at Studio Seaview
https://studioseaview.com/show/the-unknown/
Previews: ‘You Got Older’ Off-Broadway at Cherry Lane Theatre
https://cherrylanetheatre.org/shows/ygo
Friday, Feb. 13
Previews: ‘Blood/Love’ Off-Broadway at Theater 555
https://bloodlove.com/
Saturday, Feb. 14
Previews: ‘Night Side Songs’ Off-Broadway from Lincoln Center Theater
https://www.lct.org/shows/night-side-songs/
Opening: ‘The Tragedy of Coriolanus’ Off-Broadway at Theatre for a New Audience
https://tfana.org/events/the-tragedy-of-coriolanus-2026-02-08-730-pm
Sunday, Feb. 15
Opening: ‘The Waterfall’ Off-Broadway from WP Theater
https://wptheater.org/show/the-waterfall/
Closing: ‘Marjorie Prime’ on Broadway
https://2st.com/shows/marjorie-prime
Closing: ‘High Spirits’ at City Center Encores
https://www.nycitycenter.org/events-tickets/2026-encores-series
Closing: ‘The Honey Trap’ Off-Broadway Irish Rep
https://irishrep.org/whats-on/the-honey-trap
Closing: ‘Watch Me Walk’ Off-Broadway from Playwrights Horizons
https://sohorep.org/shows/watch-me-walk/