Last Week on Broadway: Monday, Sept. 21, 2026

Duncan Sheik dies at 56, Bernie Williams joins ‘Buena Vista,’ J. Harrison Ghee take medical leave from ‘Oh, Mary!’ 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. Any and all feedback is appreciated: Matt Tamanini: [email protected] | @BroadwayRadio For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name. 1) Tony and Grammy Award-winning composer Duncan Sheik dies at 56 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/arts/music/duncan-sheik-dead.html 2) Show and casting news Yankees’ great Bernie Williams to join ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ band https://www.broadwaynews.com/new-york-yankees-legend-bernie-williams-to-join-broadways-buena-vista-social-club/ J. Harrison Ghee to take medical leave from ‘Oh, Mary!’ tour https://playbill.com/article/j-harrison-ghee-takes-leave-of-absence-from-touring-oh-mary-john-andrew-morrison-will-step-in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ new play ‘Grass’ to premiere at Park Avenue Armory in February https://playbill.com/article/branden-jacobs-jenkins-grass-to-premiere-off-broadway Lillias White, Reeve Carney to reunite in ‘Texas in Paris’ Off-Broadway https://www.theatermania.com/news/hadestown-co-stars-lillias-white-and-reeve-carney-will-reunite-in-texas-in-paris-off-broadway_1853621/ Ryan J. Haddad’s ‘Good Time Charlie’ extends Off-Broadway https://playbill.com/article/ryan-j-haddad-world-premiere-good-time-charlie-extends-at-off-broadways-public Paolo Montalban to lead new musical ‘Grim’ at La Jolla Playhouse https://playbill.com/article/paolo-montalban-will-star-as-retiring-grim-reaper-in-world-premiere-grim-musical 3) This week’s theatrical schedule Tuesday, Sept. 22 Opening: ‘The Holes’ Off-Broadway at the Wild Project https://thewildproject.org/performances/the-holes/ Thursday, Sept. 24 Previews: ‘Good Time Charlie’ Off-Broadway at the Public Theater https://publictheater.org/productions/season/2627/good-time-charlie Friday, Sept. 25 Previews: ‘The Imaginary Invalid’ on Broadway https://roundabouttheatre.org/production/2026-2027-season/the-imaginary-invalid/ Opening: ‘Human Things’ Off-Broadway at The West Side Theatre https://www.humanthingsplay.com/ Previews: ‘Memoirs of Amorous Gentleman’ Off-Broadway at The Culture Club https://www.memoirsmusical.com/ Previews: ‘The Hairy Ape’ Off-Broadway at the Irish Repertory Theatre https://irishrep.org/whats-on/the-hairy-ape Previews: ‘ANON: a tempest at our kitchen table’ Off-Broadway at MCC https://mcctheater.org/tix/anon/ Closes: ‘Cat Cohen: Broad Strokes’ Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre https://lortel.org/broad-strokes/ Sunday, Sept. 27 Opening: ‘MIDNIGHT’ Off-Broadway at the Daryl Roth Theatre https://www.midnightoffbway.com/ Previews: ‘Kramer/Fauci’ Off-Broadway at St. Ann’s Warehouse https://stannswarehouse.org/show/kramer-fauci/ Closing: ‘Spandex’ Off-Broadway at Asylum NYC https://www.spandexmusical.com/