New York Theatre Barn

06/02/2026

🤠An all-new BACKSTAGE PASS episode, featuring Emma Ashford is LIVE NOW! This episode features a conversation with Emma Ashford about her new musical, MISS AMERICA.

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MISS AMERICA, a dystopian musical tragicomedy, tells the story of Eve - a driven, idealistic, and accidentally pregnant Indiana 17-year-old on the eve of her freshman year at college. After a failed illegal abortion attempt, Eve ends up at the New Life Center: a pilot prison created by the McGowan administration, which has codified abortion as murder. Over the next 8 months, Eve, alongside her fellow inmates, must reckon with parenthood, purpose, and the gendered expectations that confine all of us. With comedy, heart, and a sweeping score of pop/rock and pastiche, this uniquely American coming-of-age musical nods to hits such as Orange is The New Black and The Handmaid's Tale as it confronts what the reproductive laws of today could mean for us tomorrow.

This episode features recordings of the songs “Not Today” performed by , and “Choices” by performed by Bella Copolla.

05/21/2026

SPECIAL EDITION OF Backstage Pass!

In this special episode of Backstage Pass, we present the Director's Roundtable from New York Theatre Barn’s A Seat at the Table Series.

For one night only, 5 award-winning Broadway directors will unite to discuss their unique experiences working in a rapidly evolving industry and offer insights into the creative process of incubating new works. New York Theatre Barn's roundtable offered audience members the opportunity to submit questions, making their voices an integral part of the conversation. New York Theatre Barn believes that there is a place for all of us at the table of the American Theatre.

The directors include Tony Award-winner Walter Bobbie (Chicago, Bright Star), five-time Tony nominee Camille A. Brown (Gypsy, for colored girls who have considered su***de / when the rainbow is enuf), Tony nominee Marcia Milgrom Dodge (Ragtime, Seussical), JoAnn M. Hunter (School of Rock, Harmony), and Victoria Collado (Latin History for Morons). New York Theatre Barn’s Héctor Flores Jr. moderated the conversation.

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05/18/2026

Experience Q***r Stories. Unbound.

TONIGHT our award-winning New Works Series returns for a one-night only immersion into new culture-shifting musicals: CONFESSIONS by Jonathan Keebler and Bob Kelly and ATALANTA: THE LONG SHOT by Lucier&Rose.

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05/17/2026

🔦New Works Series Spotlight
ATALANTA: THE LONG SHOT by Lucier&Rose

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From the writers of Xena: Warrior Musical, Lucier&Rose’s Atalanta: The Long Shot is based on the only non-male hero of ancient Greek mythology, and reclaims Atalanta’s mythological narrative through an intensely sapphic lens.

Development History:
Arts On Site Residency | February - April 2025
Arts On Site | Act 1 Workshop Presentation | April 2025
Culture Lab LIC New Works Lab | February - November 2026
Culture Lab LIC Presents | Full Production | November 2026

05/17/2026

TOMORROW! Experience culture-shifting new musicals CONFESSIONS and ATALANTA: THE LONG SHOT, hosted by New York Theatre Barn Joe Barros and "Confessions of a Gay Priest" author Tom Rastrelli.

Get tickets online for New York Theatre Barn's NEW WORKS SERIES (Season 19): May 18, 2026 here.

05/15/2026

Experience the new culture-shifting musical inspired by Tom Rastrelli’s memoir Confessions of a Gay Priest on Monday, May 18, with the return of our award-winning NEW WORKS SERIES.

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05/14/2026

Emy is an actor and a producer who recently appeared in the world premiere of the new bilingual musical Aguardiente: Where Magic Transcends Borders at GALA Hispanic Theatre. Conceived by Luis Salgado and Daniel Alejandro Gutiérrez, the original musical is about immigrant artists, memory, identity, and the act of creating art itself. They’ve also worked with Epic Players, a neurodiverse theatre company, and have their own company, Aurora Light Productions, a New York-based creative collective that produces live theatrical events, cabaret shows, and musical performances, often featuring emerging talent.

Experience NEW WORKS SERIES
on Monday 18 at 7PM ET
Five Angels Theater

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05/12/2026

Meet the culture-shifting artists behind the new culture-shifting musicals!

Experience ATALANTA: THE LONG SHOT and CONFESSIONS next Monday, May 18.

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05/10/2026

Tom Rastrelli is the inspiration behind Confessions, a new musical featured in our May 18 New Works Series. Confessions is based on Rastrelli’s acclaimed and harrowing memoir Confessions of a Gay Priest: A Memoir of S*x, Love, Abuse, and Scandal in the Catholic Seminary. Rastrelli will also co-host the evening with Artistic Director Joe Barros.

Explore his story and more on May 18 in our award-winning NEW WORKS SERIES.
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05/04/2026

🎥 A sizzle to celebrate: RITA: More Than a Memory, now in development with New York Theatre Barn!

ABOUT THE SHOW
is developing a new musical about iconic film star Rita Hayworth as seen through the lens of her battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Written by and , RITA: More Than A Memory authentically explores the toll this misunderstood disease took on Hayworth’s life, while exposing how the film industry systematically erased her vibrant Spanish heritage. Co-directed/choreographed by and , with music supervision/arrangements/orchestrations by , the original musical was featured in our , plus a week-long residency produced in association with Michael Slater, and , and featuring an entirely Latiné ensemble: .boera