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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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Roundabout Underground is back, and it's bringing a storm. The Blue Parts is a world-premiere play by Liba Vaynberg, directed by Lee Sunday Evans, set in a Brighton Beach shop full of water, salt and VHS tapes.
When a powerful storm traps Marina inside her store with a teenager who is out petitioning to Save the Whales, the two strangers have to swim the gulf between them, which turns out to be about as wide and alive as the Atlantic Ocean. It's an intimate story of migration to and from Brighton Beach, and a very good excuse to finally find out what's on those VHS tapes.
The play runs in Roundabout's 62-seat Black Box Theatre at the Steinberg Center on West 46th Street, so there's no such thing as a bad seat. Previews begin February 18, 2027, opening night is March 11, and it's a limited run through April 18, 2027.
Best news of all: Roundabout Underground tickets are now pay-what-you-wish, starting at $10. Casting hasn't been announced yet, so check back as more details land.
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