The Brooklyn Academy of Music has revealed their 2026 winter-spring season, which will offer an Oscar and Emmy-winning star and activist's return to the stage, the transfer of a National Theatre Shakespeare production, and more.
The National Theatre's production of Hamlet will transfer to the Brooklyn venue in the spring, making its U.S. premiere. The production marks the first of a multi-year partnership between the National Theatre and BAM. Hamlet will play the Harvey Theater at BAM Strong April 16-May 17. Director Robert Hastie (Operation Mincemeat) is again at the helm with Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) reprising his performance from the London bow. Further cast and creative team information will be announced at a later date.
Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe winner Jane Fonda will star in Dear Everything: A Musical Uprising for the Earth, from Vagina Monologues playwright V. Director Diane Paulus and V have collaborated with producer-songwriter Justin Tranter, singer-songwriter Caroline Pennell, and music producer Eren Cannata to create a folk-pop song cycle about how the young generation is navigating a climate crisis that may change their prospects of the future. The work follows a young teen who attempts to stop a group of small town adults who plan to sacrifice their forest for money. Originally titled Wild, it made its premiere at the American Repertory Theater in December 2021. The BAM run will play the venue's Howard Gilman Opera House beginning April 22.
Todd Almond (Girl From the North Country)'s I'm Almost There will play the company's Fisher Space June 9-28. Tony winner David Cromer (Prayer For the French Republic, Good Night and Good Luck) will direct the work, transforming Homer's Odyssey into the modern dating landscape. Almond will be accompanied onstage by musicians Erin Hill and Luke McCrosson. The work debuted in 2024 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it was a Playbill Pick. Audible Theater brought it to their Minetta Lane Theatre Off-Broadway last year, where it was recorded live as an Audible Original.
For tickets and the full season roster—which includes a myriad of dance, music, and poetry performances along with community and kid-focused events—visit BAM.org.
