In the first fully curated Fall season from SoHo Playhouse, the New York venue is presenting eight main house shows from the worlds of international theater and comedy, with US artists performing alongside comedians, devisers and theatermakers from Europe. With returning favorites including Xhloe and Natasha, Recent Cutbacks and Awkward Prods, the voices new to the theater include British comedian Elf Lyons in her US debut, and former SNL writer Drew Michael in his Off-Broadway debut. The shows have been selected from independent experimental devisers and creators from the USA who present their work internationally, and those from international festivals coming the USA. Also for the first time, SoHo Playhouse will be introducing a subscription package for audiences to see shows at a discounted rate, with exclusive access to selected tickets. A $230 subscription for a six show package will save audiences up to 25%.
As well as main house events, the venue has programmed four shows for Huron Club. The intimate, 50-seater space showcases four solo comedians: Louis Katz, Conflicted (17 Sept – 18 Oct); Jena Friedman Motherf*cker (1 – 11 Oct); Kelly Mccgahan, Catholic Guilt (29 Oct – 13 Nov); and Anthony Devito Jersey Boy (9 – 20 Dec)
SoHo Playhouse kicks off the season with Ned Van Zandt’s Lost in Del Valle (14 Sept – 14 Oct), directed by Amir Arison (The Blacklist). Fresh from its award-winning run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025, and returning to SoHo Playhouse following a limited run in the Spring, this dark comedy details Van Zandt’s wild journey through 1970s Chelsea Hotel chaos rubbing shoulders (and more) with Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungeon, parties with Chaka Khan and the LA music scene and his life-changing Texas incarceration— it’s a story of sex, drugs, rock n’ roll and redemption.
Next, award-winning British comedian Elf Lyons makes her US debut with her critically-acclaimed show, The Woman on the Edge (24 Sept – 18 Oct). Inspired by the collapse of her own engagement, Lyons crafts an absurd, multi-genre piece blending comedy, opera, clowning, and live art. Unable to perform the show herself, in her absence, one of her characters performs it on her behalf.
Peabody Award winner Prashanth Venkataramanujam directs Drew Michael’s Off-Broadway debut, Love Me (24 Oct – 22 Nov). Using immersive headphones and cinematic sound design, Michael takes the audience directly inside his mind through five chapters and five relationships in a hilarious exploration of his lifelong search for love. Love Me is produced by Deaf West Theatre, OHenry Productions, Nimitt Makad, and Prashanth Venkataramanujam.
Following the success of Gwyneth Goes Skiing, Awkward Prods arrives for the holiday season with two irreverent offerings running back-to-back. Written by and starring Linus Karp and Joseph Martin, The (Very Gay) Christmas Prince (16 Dec – 3 Jan) is a joyous, music-filled subversion of Hallmark romcoms featuring original songs by Leland and video cameos from stars including Tove Lo. Alongside it, the company brings Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story (2 – 13 Dec), an award-winning celebration of the People’s Princess combining drag, puppetry, and audience interaction from the view of heaven, returning after a sold-out run at SoHo Playhouse earlier this year.
Also running through the festive period, Xhloe and Natasha present Bigfoot Ripped My Dog In Half I Saw It (20 Nov – 3 Jan), which won them their fourth consecutive Fringe First Award from the Scotsman this August. Blending precise choreography, clowning, and a nine-foot puppet, the production follows two teenagers whose fake Bigfoot sightings spark dangerous community paranoia in a flood-ravaged Appalachian town.
Finally, New York company Recent Cutbacks, known for its lo-fi live movie parodies including Hold On To Your Butts return with two Fringe hits. KEVIN!!!!! (5 Dec – 3 Jan) is a live, shot-for-shot parody of the classic 90s holiday film. Four actors and a Foley artist utilize live green-screen projections, miniature sets, and a cappella scoring to turn the entire theater into an inventive, high-energy homage. Fly, You Fools (19 Dec – 2 Jan) is an epic retelling of the first chapter of the most iconic fantasy franchise ever made, compressing 178 minutes of cinematic action into just 60.
Artistic Director Darren Lee Cole said, “I’m extremely excited about this year’s Fall Season. After a year of travel and discovery I feel we have some of the very best theater and comedy the world has to offer. The range of ideas and expressions of the human condition are inspiring. Anyone who doubts the future of theater (or humanity for that sake) should come to playhouse and witness some of this work. You will smile and feel we are going to be all right!”
Managing Director Ed Wolins said, “SoHo playhouse has for the last 20+ years been programming vital and challenging works from throughout the Globe. This fall 2026 season is an extension of the relationships we’ve been able to build with artists throughout the fringe community. For the first time ever, Soho Theatre in London and SoHo Playhouse co-commissioned Xhoe and Natasha’s newest work, which sold out its entire run in Edinburgh before the festival started. Bigfoot Ripped My Dog In Half I Saw It marks a shift in programming; that SoHo playhouse is a place for artists to develop their work and take it across the globe. It’s a privilege to present the works that we’ve programmed, and we’re so grateful to be able to share it with the city of NYC.”
SoHo Playhouse prides itself on supporting and showcasing work that changes minds, encourages discussion, and opens hearts. Their mission is to create and showcase groundbreaking new theater from diverse voices and artists from across the globe. An Off-Broadway theater for local and international artists to share their messages with the world, it works in symbiosis between stage and digital to keep Off-Broadway alive. Darren Lee Cole joined the venue as artistic director in 2004, and since 2007 it has produced the International Fringe Encore Series, providing opportunities to emerging artists who show exceptional talent at each season’s Fringe Festivals. 15 Vandam Street, which became a theater in 1961, was built 200 years ago in 1826.
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