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Full guide →When to go. Head straight out at curtain call. Two-show days are the worst bet at both performances — the cast rests through the matinee and is spent by the evening. A Sunday matinee is the best single bet, because it is a one-show day. In bad weather the barricades sometimes never go up at all.
Who comes out. Anywhere from nobody to most of the cast. Nobody can tell you in advance which three — not us, not the theatre. Treat any list that claims otherwise with suspicion.
What to bring. Tonight’s Playbill and a fine-tip Sharpie, held open to the page you want signed. Ask before you photograph anyone, and keep the pavement clear — it is a working door, not a red carpet.
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Ma-Yi Theater Company is kicking off its 2027 season with a world premiere musical: Magno Rubio: The Musical, at Theatre Three at Theatre Row on 42nd Street.
Ma-Yi has spent decades putting Asian American stories on New York stages, and Magno Rubio is one of its favorite characters. He first showed up in Carlos Bulosan's short story, then in Lonnie Carter's Obie-winning play The Romance of Magno Rubio, which Ma-Yi produced: a Filipino farmworker in Depression-era California who falls head over heels for a pen pal he has never met. Now he gets songs, which feels right for a guy whose heart is that much bigger than he is.
Performances begin February 20, 2027, with opening night February 28, for a limited run through March 30. Theatre Row keeps things close and cozy, so every seat is a good one. Grab a pal who loves an underdog romance and book it.
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