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Scott Adsit, Ben Rappaport, and Tom Sadoski  will join the cast from June 23 to July 12.

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Performances have begun for the limited 15-week engagement of Eric Bentley’s 1972 docudrama, ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN, directed by Tony Award-winning director Anna D. Shapiro at New York City Center Stage I. Check out photos below!

This summer, a rotating all-star cast comes together for a timely and important revival of Eric Bentley's landmark play. This electrifying docudrama drops you into the tense world of the 1940s House Committee on Un-American Activities hearings, where fame offered no protection and political pressure could end a career.

Using only the original transcripts, the play features the words of artists like Arthur Miller, Jerome Robbins, Paul Robeson, Elia Kazan, Lillian Hellman, Abe Burrows, and Lionel Stander as they faced impossible choices: defend their integrity, protect their careers, or betray their peers. And yet the probing, chilling questions posed by the committee are as powerful as the testimonies themselves, revealing a climate of intimidation and moral conflict that resonates far beyond its time.

The production will feature a rotating cast of artists throughout its run. Guest-starring in the production from June 2 through June 21 are David Krumholtz (Leopoldstadt), Obie Award winner Billy Eugene Jones (Purlie Victorious, Fat Ham), Andrew McCarthy (Pretty in Pink), Sally Murphy (August: Osage County), and Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award winner Jay O. Sanders (Purlie Victorious).

Six veteran actors will perform for the duration of the limited 15 week run through September 11: Three-time Tony Award nominee Brooks Ashmanskas (Smash, The Prom), Jason Babinsky (Network, Billy Elliot), Tony nominee Steven Boyer ([Hand to God]), Emmy and Grammy winner Adam Kantor (The Band’s Visit), Drama Desk Award winner Frederick Weller (In Plain Sight), and Grammy winner, Emmy and Academy Award nominee Michael McKean (This is Spinal Tap, “Better

Call Saul”). Melvin Abston, Noah Pyzik, and Bill Timoney have been cast as understudies.

Joining Sally Murphy and Billy Eugene Jones as guest stars in the production from June 23 through July 12 are Scott Adsit (“30 Rock”), Ben Rappaport (Good Night Oscar), and Thomas Sadoski (“The Newsroom”).

Joining the cast for future dates to be announced soon are Tony Award-winner Santino Fontana, Emmy nominee T.R. Knight, Tony nominee Harry Lennix, Emmy winner and Golden Globe nominee Bob Odenkirk, Drama Desk nominee Steven Pasquale, and Golden Globe nominee and Drama Desk Award-winner Molly Ringwald, with more artists to be announced as guest stars during the run.

The design team for this production includes Andrew Boyce (Scenic Designer), Johanna Pan (Costume Designer), Donald Holder (Lighting Designer), Milbo Music (Sound Designer), and Brittany Bland (Projections Designer).

ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN will host a series of post-show talkbacks featuring celebrated artists, directors, playwrights, and cultural leaders, moderated by theatre critic Michael Riedel (unless otherwise stated below). Scheduled guests include:

Photo Credit: Marc J. Franklin

Frederick Weller

Brooks Ashmanskas

Andrew McCarthy

Jason Babinsky , Michael McKean , and Adam Kantor

David Krumholtz

Steven Boyer

Sally Murphy

Jay O. Sanders

Billy Eugene Jones

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Actors' Equity Association announced the chorus of SCHMIGADOON! as the recipient of the 2026 ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus, honoring 16 performers for their skill, athleticism, and contributions to the production.

The world premiere production of Girl, Interrupted written by Martyna Majok and based on the memoir by Susanna Kaysen, has officially opened at The Public Theater. Check out photos from opening night here!

Reviews are in for GIRL, INTERRUPTED, the world premiere production written by Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok and based on Susanna Kaysen's bestselling memoir, now playing at The Public Theater.

The Public Theater has released video highlights from the world premiere of GIRL, INTERRUPTED. Based on Susanna Kaysen's memoir and adapted by Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok.

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