Casting announced for ‘Schmigadoon,’ ‘Fear of 13,’ more; John Legend, Sara Bareillies, Norah Jones musical news; ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ to stream on Netflix

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.

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1) Broadway show and casting news

Full Broadway cast announced for ‘Schmigadoon’
https://www.broadwaynews.com/ana-gasteyer-mckenzie-kurtz-ann-harada-more-join-schmigadoon-broadway-cast/

Full Broadway cast announced for ‘Fear of 13’
https://deadline.com/2026/02/ephraim-sykes-adrien-brody-broadway-fear-of-13-cast-1236713453/

All-American cast announced for ‘Operation Mincemeat’ Year 2
https://www.theatermania.com/news/julia-knitel-jeff-kready-are-the-new-recruits-of-operation-mincemeat_1824242/

Jacoby, Thiessen join ‘Beaches’ on Broadway
https://playbill.com/article/ben-jacoby-and-brent-thiessen-join-beaches-broadway-musical

Jake Shane replaces Ashley Park in ‘All Out’ on Broadway
https://deadline.com/2026/02/jake-shane-broadway-all-out-comedy-about-ambition-1236713032/

Kelsie Watts to take over as Satine on Broadway
https://www.broadwaynews.com/moulin-rouge-the-musical-welcomes-kelsie-watts-as-satine-beginning-march-24/

2) New musical development news

Legend, Nottage musical ‘Imitation of Life’ announces Off-Broadway premiere
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/imitation-of-life-musical-off-broadway-john-legend-1236503310/

Bareilles, Ruhl, Wolitzer musical ‘The Interestings’ sets Berkeley Rep world premiere
https://www.theatermania.com/news/sara-bareilles-sarah-ruhl-and-meg-wolitzer-musical-the-interestings-to-premiere-at-berkeley-rep_1823917/

Norah Jones working on ‘Practical Magic’ musical adaptation
https://deadline.com/2026/02/practical-magic-broadway-musical-norah-jones-1236710538/

3) Ben Platt to lead ‘Midnight at the Never Get’ London premiere
https://variety.com/2026/theater/global/ben-platt-midnight-at-the-never-get-musical-london-1236654500/

4) Off-Broadway news

Jesse Tyler Ferguson to star in intimate Off-Broadway production of ‘Tru’
https://deadline.com/2026/02/jesse-tyler-ferguson-truman-capote-tru-1236715080/

Alladin, Donica, Margherita, Pinkins join Encores ‘The Wild Party’
https://www.broadway.com/buzz/206679/new-york-city-center-encores-the-wild-party-completes-casting/

Ngozi Anyanwu’s ‘The Monsters’ extends Off-Broadway
https://playbill.com/article/ngozi-anyanwus-the-monsters-extends-off-broadway

‘Heathers’ extends Off-Broadway again
https://playbill.com/article/heathers-revival-extends-to-the-fall-at-new-world-stages

‘You Got Older’ extends Off-Broadway
https://playbill.com/article/you-got-older-starring-alia-shawkat-extends-prior-to-1st-preview-off-broadway

5) Theatre on screen news

‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ to be filmed for Netflix
https://deadline.com/2026/02/stranger-things-the-first-shadow-broadway-netflix-1236714847/

‘Suffs’ to air on PBS in May
https://deadline.com/2026/02/suffs-pbs-great-performances-1236717508/

Corey Hawkins, Kelvin Harrison Jr. in talks for ‘Death Of A Salesman’ film
https://deadline.com/2026/02/corey-hawkins-kelvin-harrison-jr-death-of-a-salesman-1236717481/

Mauricio Martínez to lead ‘Brotherhood’ movie musical
https://playbill.com/article/mauricio-martinez-will-lead-brotherhood-movie-musical

6) This week’s theatrical schedule

Monday, Feb. 16
Previews: ‘The Dinosaurs’ Off-Broadway from Playwrights Horizons
https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/production-history/2020s/2526/dinosaurs 

Wednesday, Feb. 18
Previews: ‘Burnout Paradise’ Off-Broadway at Astor Place Theatre
https://burnoutparadise.com/ 

Saturday, Feb. 21
Previews: ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ on Broadway
https://everybrilliantthing.com/ 

‘Every Brilliant Thing’ moves up first preview by a few hours
https://www.broadwaynews.com/daniel-radcliffe-solo-play-every-brilliant-thing-adds-preview-performance/