More stars join CSC’s ‘Baker’s Wife,’ Broadway tax credit gets extension, busy week in NY theatre

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1) Starry cast announced for Classic Stage Company’s ‘The Baker’s Wife’
https://playbill.com/article/judy-kuhn-kevin-del-aguila-more-will-join-ariana-debose-in-the-bakers-wife-off-broadway

2) ‘Broadway Vacation’ releases first song from concept album
https://playbill.com/article/listen-to-santino-fontana-sing-we-are-the-griswolds-1st-single-from-the-griswolds-broadway-vacation-original-concept-album

3) Broadway tax credit gets five-week extension
https://broadwayjournal.com/chess-queen-of-versailles-get-tax-credit-reprieve/

4) This week’s theatrical schedule

Monday, Sept. 15
Opening: ‘Saturday Church’ Off-Broadway from NYTW
https://www.nytw.org/show/saturday-church/ 

Tuesday, Sept. 16
Opening: ‘Art’ on Broadway
https://artonbroadway.com/ 

Previews: ‘Weather Girl’ Off-Broadway at St. Ann’s Warehouse
https://stannswarehouse.org/show/weather-girl/ 

Previews: ‘When the Hurlyburly’s Done’ Off-Broadway at the Public Theater
https://publictheater.org/productions/season/2526/when-the-hurlyburlys-done-yak-stikhne-shuru-burya-zla/ 

Wednesday, Sept. 17
Previews: ‘The Honey Trap’ Off-Broadway from Irish Rep
https://irishrep.org/show/2025-2026-season/the-honey-trap/ 

Thursday, Sept. 18
Opening: ‘Mexodus’ Off-Broadway at the Minetta Lane Theatre
https://mexodusmusical.com/ 

Saturday, Sept. 20
Previews: ‘The Least Problematic Woman in the World’ Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre
https://leastproblematicwoman.com/ 

Previews: ‘Were’ Off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theatre
https://cherrylanetheatre.org/shows/weer 

Sunday, Sept. 21
Closing: ‘Cabaret’ on Broadway
https://kitkat.club/cabaret-broadway/ 

5) Show and casting news

The Flea to stage ‘Italian American Reconciliation’ revival
https://playbill.com/article/mary-testa-will-star-in-off-broadway-revival-of-john-patrick-shanleys-italian-american-reconciliation

Amber Ruffin’s new musical ‘BIGFOOT!’ to play Off-Broadway this winter
https://playbill.com/article/amber-ruffin-musical-bigfoot-sets-2026-off-broadway-premiere