Midtown International Theatre Festival Returns to NYC in 2026 After 10-Year Hiatus

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The festival will run June 15 through July 26, 2026 at the American Theatre of Actors in New York City.

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The Midtown International Theatre Festival has announced its return for the 2026 season following a nearly decade-long hiatus. The festival will run June 15 through July 26, 2026 at American Theatre of Actors as part of the venue’s 50th anniversary celebration.

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Festival founder and executive producer John Chatterton is relaunching the event in association with Jay Michaels and Jessica Jennings , executive director of the American Theatre of Actors. The season will span all three theaters in the ATA complex and feature a lineup of plays, musicals, solo shows, cabaret events, and short play programming.

By F.J. Hartland. Directed by Valerie Adami Juhlin.

By Kate Gill. Directed by Frank Licato .

By Jay Stephenson , starring James Harkness as Ludwig van Beethoven .

By Dani Tapper, Peter Weidman, Steven Blutig, Robin Raskin, and Emily Stumer.

By Reginald T. Jackson.

By Anton Spivack.

By Anne McDermott. Directed by Padraic Lillis .

By Alfonso Molina and Mayu Molina Lehmann.

By David Magidson.

By Barry M. Putt, Jr. Directed by Robert Liebowitz.

By Kevin Davis .

By Jason S. Abrams.

By Sandra Laub .

By Mike Meier and Peter Giambalvo.

By Amy Losi . Directed by Laurie Rae Waugh.

By Donna Hoke . Directed by Janel Walton.

Written by Bill Keenan and directed by Jesse William Green .

By Dennis Leroy Kangalee.

By Dr. Danielle Bacibianco.

By Scott Brooks . Directed by Ashley Olive Teague.

By Andrea Mezvinsky.

By Vince Bandille .

By Andy Treusch.

By Mila Levine.

By Zach Alexander and Melissa Leigh.

Presented by The Simon Studio and inspired by the short stories of Anton Chekhov .

By Andrew Justvig.

By Matthew Ethan Davis.

The season will also include the MITF Short Play Lab, featuring two rotating programs of short works, as well as the inaugural Midtown International Film Festival presented by Chill Bucket Productions and Channel Indie.

Performances will take place at the Beckmann Theatre, Sargent Theatre, and Cullum Theatre within the American Theatre of Actors complex at 314 West 54th Street in Manhattan. Tickets for all performances are now on sale.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/MIDTOWN-INTERNATIONAL-THEATRE-FESTIVAL-to-Return-to-NYC-After-Decade-Long-Hiatus-20260520)._