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Spring Preview 2026: The Plays | THEATER: All the Moving Parts
The spring theater season is in motion, and in Part Two of our Spring Preview, host Patrick Pacheco and a powerhouse panel dig into the plays shaping the conversation on Broadway and Off-Broadway. This episode of CUNY TV’s Theater: All the Moving Parts brings together Diep Tran (Editor in Chief, Playbill), Adam Feldman (Chief Theater Critic, Time Out New York), and Jesse Green (Culture Correspondent, The New York Times) for a sharp, insightful, and entertaining look at the season’s biggest titles.
The panel unpacks Daniel Radcliffe’s return in Every Brilliant Thing, the provocative West End hit Giant and its debate over art, legacy, and accountability, and the stage adaptation of Dog Day Afternoon. They also discuss the Broadway production of Becky Shaw, a new revival of Death of a Salesman starring Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf, Adrien Brody’s Broadway debut in The Fear of 13, and the return of Proof.
Plus: Noel Coward’s Fallen Angels, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, and buzzy new premieres like The Balusters. In a lightning round, each critic shares the play they are most excited to see this spring.
If you love Broadway, Off-Broadway, theater criticism, and smart cultural conversation, this is your essential spring preview.
Drop your must-sees in the comments and let us know what you’re booking first.
00:00 Spring Preview Part Two: Plays
00:45 Every Brilliant Thing with Daniel Radcliffe
04:10 Giant and the ethics of legacy
09:10 Dog Day Afternoon on stage
12:15 Becky Shaw heads to Broadway
15:10 Death of a Salesman revival spotlight
18:40 The Fear of 13 and Adrien Brody’s debut
21:20 Proof returns
23:10 Fallen Angels
25:30 The Balusters and neighborhood politics
28:10 Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
31:00 Wallace Shawn: The Fever and more
35:10 Lightning round
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Tape Date: 02/04/2026 First Air Date: 03/13/2026
On THEATER: All the Moving Parts, host Patrick Pacheco looks beyond the spotlight at the passionate and unheralded creative talents that are critical to the theatrical experience. From costumer designers to dramaturges and everything in between, Patrick looks at all the moving parts of a Broadway production.
Watch more at: https://tv.cuny.edu/homepage/show/theaterallthemovingparts/
THEATER: All the Moving Parts playlist https://bit.ly/2N5eNLs
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Spring Preview 2026: The Musicals | THEATER: All the Moving Parts
The spring theater season is here, and there is plenty to debate. In Part One of our annual Spring Preview, host Patrick Pacheco is joined by Diep Tran of Playbill, Adam Feldman of Time Out New York, and Jesse Green of The New York Times to break down the new musicals heading to Broadway and Off-Broadway.
The panel dives into the Broadway transfer of Cats: The Jellicle Ball, exploring how directors Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch reimagined Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical through the lens of Harlem ballroom culture. They also discuss Schmigadoon!, Titanique, Beaches, The Rocky Horror Show, and the world premiere of The Lost Boys, directed by Michael Arden. Off-Broadway highlights include Mexodus and a revival of Michael John LaChiusa’s The Wild Party.
Which shows feel like lightning strikes? Which adaptations can stick the landing? And which entirely new musical might surprise us?
It is a lively, insightful conversation filled with sharp takes, strong opinions, and a few unexpected confessions.
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Tape Date: 02/04/2026 First Air Date: 02/27/2026
Guest List:
Adam Feldman, Theater Critic and Editor, TimeOut New York
Jesse Green, Culture Correspondent, The New York Times
Diep Tran, Editor in Chief, Playbill
On THEATER: All the Moving Parts, host Patrick Pacheco looks beyond the spotlight at the passionate and unheralded creative talents that are critical to the theatrical experience. From costumer designers to dramaturges and everything in between, Patrick looks at all the moving parts of a Broadway production.
Watch more at: https://tv.cuny.edu/homepage/show/theaterallthemovingparts/
THEATER: All the Moving Parts playlist https://bit.ly/2N5eNLs
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Masquerade: The Phantom Reimagined | THEATER: All the Moving Parts
Patrick Pacheco steps inside Masquerade, a daring immersive Off-Broadway reimagining of The Phantom of the Opera. Directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus, the production invites audiences to move through the music, mystery, and romance of Phantom, with masks required and the line between performer and spectator blurred.
Pacheco is joined by Telly Leung as the Phantom, Haile Ferrier as Christine, and Francisco Javier González as Raoul, who discuss the challenges and intimacy of bringing these iconic roles to life up close in this haunting new take on a classic love story.
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Tape Date: 01/15/2026 First Air Date: 02/13/2026
On THEATER: All the Moving Parts, host Patrick Pacheco looks beyond the spotlight at the passionate and unheralded creative talents that are critical to the theatrical experience. From costumer designers to dramaturges and everything in between, Patrick looks at all the moving parts of a Broadway production.
Watch more at: https://tv.cuny.edu/homepage/show/theaterallthemovingparts/
THEATER: All the Moving Parts playlist https://bit.ly/2N5eNLs
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About This Show
Host Patrick Pacheco looks beyond the spotlight at the passionate and unheralded creative talents that are critical to the theatrical experience. From costume designers to dramaturges and everything in between, Patrick looks at all the moving parts of a Broadway production.
Regular Air Times
Friday – Sunday 8:30pm
Featured Segments
"& Juliet" Hit Musical | THEATER: All the Moving Parts
Combine a rewrite of "Romeo and Juliet" with the songs of the top hitmaker Max Martin and what do you get: "& Juliet" on Broadway! Host Patrick Pacheco talks with the cast of the show and then with Bill Sherman, the musical supervisor. In this clip actor Betsy Wolfe, who plays Ann Hathaway, Shakespeare's wife in the musical, talks about the songs of Max Martin.
Watch the full episode at https://tv.cuny.edu/show/theaterallthemovingparts/PR2011745
On THEATER: All the Moving Parts, host Patrick Pacheco looks beyond the spotlight at the passionate and unheralded creative talents that are critical to the theatrical experience. From costumer designers to dramaturges and everything in between, Patrick looks at all the moving parts of a Broadway production.
Watch more at: https://tv.cuny.edu/homepage/show/theaterallthemovingparts/
THEATER: All the Moving Parts playlist https://bit.ly/2N5eNLs
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Lighting "MJ, the Musical" | THEATER: All the Moving Parts
In this episode of “THEATER: All the Moving Parts,” host Patrick Pacheco welcomes master lighting designer and 6-time Tony Award winner Natasha Katz. For the
2022 Tony Nominations, she received a nomination for Lighting Design for a Musical for "MJ, the Musical", which received 10 nominations. In this clip, she talks about how she designed the lighting for the Michael Jackson character in "MJ, the Musical".
Watch the full episode: https://tv.cuny.edu/show/theaterallthemovingparts/PR2010837
On THEATER: All the Moving Parts, host Patrick Pacheco looks beyond the spotlight at the passionate and unheralded creative talents that are critical to the theatrical experience. From costumer designers to dramaturges and everything in between, Patrick looks at all the moving parts of a Broadway production.
Watch more at: https://tv.cuny.edu/show/theaterallthemovingparts/
THEATER: All the Moving Parts playlist https://bit.ly/2N5eNLs
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Meet the Host
Patrick Pacheco
Host