Valentina to join ‘Rocky Horror,’ ‘Bill & Ted’s’ getting musical adaptation, Legend’s Basquiat musical gets public premiere

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1) Valentina to make Broadway debut in ‘Rocky Horror’
https://deadline.com/2026/07/valentina-broadway-rocky-horror-show-1236997556/

2) Manville, Martin to lead West End revival of ‘August: Osage County’
https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/lesley-manville-and-anna-maxwell-martin-to-star-in-august-osage-county-in-the-west-end

3) ‘Bill & Ted’ aiming for musical premiere in 2027
https://playbill.com/article/bill-teds-most-excellent-rock-opera-musical-in-development-for-2027-world-premiere

4) John Legend’s Basquiat musical to get presentation this weekend
https://playbill.com/article/john-legend-basquiat-musical-boom-for-real-sets-premiere-performance-at-new-york-stage-and-film

5) ‘Gatsby’ to welcome McClain, McCartan
https://playbill.com/article/china-anne-mcclain-will-make-broadway-debut-in-the-great-gatsby-ryan-mccartan-sets-return

6) Wasserstein’s ‘An American Daughter’ gets Off-Broadway extension
https://playbill.com/article/wendy-wassersteins-an-american-daughter-revival-extends-off-broadway

7) This week’s theatrical schedule

Wednesday, July 22
Previews: ‘Rosie O’Donnell: Common Knowledge’ Off-Broadway at the Daryl Roth Theatre
https://www.darylroththeatre.com/production/rosie-odonnell-common-knowledge/ 

Thursday, July 23
Previews: ‘An American Daughter’ Off-Broadway at the Signature Center
https://lafemmetheatreproductions.org/an-american-daughter/ 

Previews: ‘Hungry Women’ Off-Broadway at the Soho Playhouse
https://hungrywomenplay.com/ 

Previews: ‘Disruption’ Off-Broadway at the Signature Center
https://www.disruptionplay.com/ 

Saturday, July 25
Previews: ‘The Winter’s Tale’ Shakespeare in the Park
https://publictheater.org/productions/season/2526/sftc/the-winters-tale/ 

Closing: ‘Small’ Off-Broadway at the Signature Center
https://smalltheplay.com/ 

Sunday, July 26
Closing: ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ on Broadway
https://joeturnerbway.com/