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Second Stage Announces 2026-27 Season, Broadway Debut with The Fantasticks

6/4/2026

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Summary

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Second Stage Theater announced its 2026-27 U.S. season, opening on Broadway with The Fantasticks at the Helen Hayes.
The Fantasticks previews Oct. 22, opens Nov. 16 with Tom Jones’s revised book and Christopher Gattelli directing, while Gloria previews March 17, opens April 5 under artistic director Evan Cabnet.
Off-Broadway at Pershing Square will present The Visitors (Nov. 9), Work of Devotion (Feb. 22) and How to Roll a Blunt (Apr. 28).

History

Historical Context

The Fantasticks opened off-Broadway on May 3 1960 at New York’s Sullivan Street Playhouse, launching a 42-year run that ended in 2002 after 17,162 performances—the longest-running musical in U.S. history. Its low-budget success helped define the 1950s off-Broadway movement, and Second Stage’s 2026-27 revival at the Helen Hayes continues that legacy of enduring classics driving ticket sales.

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Story summary

Second Stage Theater announced its 2026-27 U.S. season, opening on Broadway with The Fantasticks at the Helen Hayes.
The Fantasticks previews Oct. 22, opens Nov. 16 with Tom Jones’s revised book and Christopher Gattelli directing, while Gloria previews March 17, opens April 5 under artistic director Evan Cabnet.
Off-Broadway at Pershing Square will present The Visitors (Nov. 9), Work of Devotion (Feb. 22) and How to Roll a Blunt (Apr. 28).

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