| July 8, 2026 
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Dear Theater Fans, It’s a quieter stretch, which means there’s finally time to see some of the shows you may have missed. I have quite a few on my list, including Jonathan Spector’s “Birthright” at MCC and Eliya Smith’s “Dad Don’t Read This,” now at Greenwich House Theater. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to catch “Basura” in Atlanta. But David Peisner spoke with the mother-daughter collaborators Gloria and Emily Estefan about working together on that new musical. A stage adaptation of the 2015 documentary “Landfill Harmonic,” the show chronicles the remarkable story of a children’s orchestra in a community built around a garbage dump in Paraguay. If you’re experiencing World Cup fever (aren’t we all?), you may want to head to the Brooklyn Academy of Music. It’s screening James Graham’s “Dear England” on July 15 and 22. The play, a National Theater production that ran in 2023, follows the ups and downs of the soccer coach Gareth Southgate, played by Joseph Fiennes. Our critic Houman Barekat called it “a lively, feel-good romp with plenty of irreverent humor.” (Though I can’t vouch for this one, “Why I Stuck A Flare Up My Arse for England” is a very different World Cup tale currently running at SoHo Playhouse. And, yes, it’s apparently a true story!) And for those New Yorkers still basking in the Knicks championship win: Avery Wilson, who sang the national anthem throughout the team’s playoff run, will perform at Bryant Park in Manhattan on Friday night. Theatergoers may recall that Wilson played the Scarecrow in the recent Broadway revival of “The Wiz.” And speaking of Broadway, Michael Paulson had the news that the long-in-the-works Dolly Parton musical, “Dolly: A True Original Musical,” will begin previews on Dec. 7 at the St. James Theater. Thank you for reading us each week! Tell us if you’ve seen something great. Please reach out to us at theaterfeedback@nytimes.com with suggestions for articles or to offer your thoughts about our coverage. And urge your friends to subscribe to this newsletter. Have a wonderful week, Nicole Herrington
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