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Casting announced for ‘Schmigadoon,’ ‘Fear of 13,’ more; John Legend, Sara Bareillies, Norah Jones musical news; ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ to stream on Netflix
Every week, Matt Tamanini will bring you the biggest news from across the theatrical landscape and will prepare you for what’s ahead over the next seven days.
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1) Broadway show and casting news
Full Broadway cast announced for ‘Schmigadoon’ https://www.broadwaynews.com/ana-gasteyer-mckenzie-kurtz-ann-harada-more-join-schmigadoon-broadway-cast/
Full Broadway cast announced for ‘Fear of 13’ https://deadline.com/2026/02/ephraim-sykes-adrien-brody-broadway-fear-of-13-cast-1236713453/
All-American cast announced for ‘Operation Mincemeat’ Year 2 https://www.theatermania.com/news/julia-knitel-jeff-kready-are-the-new-recruits-of-operation-mincemeat_1824242/
Jacoby, Thiessen join ‘Beaches’ on Broadway https://playbill.com/article/ben-jacoby-and-brent-thiessen-join-beaches-broadway-musical
Jake Shane replaces Ashley Park in ‘All Out’ on Broadway https://deadline.com/2026/02/jake-shane-broadway-all-out-comedy-about-ambition-1236713032/
Kelsie Watts to take over as Satine on Broadway https://www.broadwaynews.com/moulin-rouge-the-musical-welcomes-kelsie-watts-as-satine-beginning-march-24/
2) New musical development news
Legend, Nottage musical ‘Imitation of Life’ announces Off-Broadway premiere https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/imitation-of-life-musical-off-broadway-john-legend-1236503310/
Bareilles, Ruhl, Wolitzer musical ‘The Interestings’ sets Berkeley Rep world premiere https://www.theatermania.com/news/sara-bareilles-sarah-ruhl-and-meg-wolitzer-musical-the-interestings-to-premiere-at-berkeley-rep_1823917/
Norah Jones working on ‘Practical Magic’ musical adaptation https://deadline.com/2026/02/practical-magic-broadway-musical-norah-jones-1236710538/
3) Ben Platt to lead ‘Midnight at the Never Get’ London premiere https://variety.com/2026/theater/global/ben-platt-midnight-at-the-never-get-musical-london-1236654500/
4) Off-Broadway news
Jesse Tyler Ferguson to star in intimate Off-Broadway production of ‘Tru’ https://deadline.com/2026/02/jesse-tyler-ferguson-truman-capote-tru-1236715080/
Alladin, Donica, Margherita, Pinkins join Encores ‘The Wild Party’ https://www.broadway.com/buzz/206679/new-york-city-center-encores-the-wild-party-completes-casting/
Ngozi Anyanwu’s ‘The Monsters’ extends Off-Broadway https://playbill.com/article/ngozi-anyanwus-the-monsters-extends-off-broadway
‘Heathers’ extends Off-Broadway again https://playbill.com/article/heathers-revival-extends-to-the-fall-at-new-world-stages
‘You Got Older’ extends Off-Broadway https://playbill.com/article/you-got-older-starring-alia-shawkat-extends-prior-to-1st-preview-off-broadway
5) Theatre on screen news
‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ to be filmed for Netflix https://deadline.com/2026/02/stranger-things-the-first-shadow-broadway-netflix-1236714847/
‘Suffs’ to air on PBS in May https://deadline.com/2026/02/suffs-pbs-great-performances-1236717508/
Corey Hawkins, Kelvin Harrison Jr. in talks for ‘Death Of A Salesman’ film https://deadline.com/2026/02/corey-hawkins-kelvin-harrison-jr-death-of-a-salesman-1236717481/
Mauricio Martínez to lead ‘Brotherhood’ movie musical https://playbill.com/article/mauricio-martinez-will-lead-brotherhood-movie-musical
6) This week’s theatrical schedule
Monday, Feb. 16 Previews: ‘The Dinosaurs’ Off-Broadway from Playwrights Horizons https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/production-history/2020s/2526/dinosaurs
Wednesday, Feb. 18 Previews: ‘Burnout Paradise’ Off-Broadway at Astor Place Theatre https://burnoutparadise.com/
Saturday, Feb. 21 Previews: ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ on Broadway https://everybrilliantthing.com/
‘Every Brilliant Thing’ moves up first preview by a few hours https://www.broadwaynews.com/daniel-radcliffe-solo-play-every-brilliant-thing-adds-preview-performance/ |