Center Stage Fall Preview 2026 | Live Performances | Center Stage with Patrick Pacheco

Center Stage with Patrick Pacheco presents its Fall Preview 2026: a one-hour special, taped before a live studio audience, featuring three exclusive live performances from the fall theatre season. Aurelia Williams and Awa Sal Secka perform from Wanted, the new musical with book and lyrics by Angelica Chéri and music by Ross Baum, directed by Stevie Walker-Webb. Miriam Silverman performs a scene from The Verge. And Nathan Levy and Maxim Chlumecky close the hour with a performance from The Fantasticks, the longest-running musical in history, now making its Broadway debut, directed and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli. Paired with the performances, host Patrick Pacheco is joined by four of theatre’s sharpest voices for a full survey of the fall season: Janice Simpson, theatre journalist and Broadway Radio host; Peter Marks, former chief theatre critic of the Washington Post; Ruthie Fierberg, executive editor of Broadway News; and Michael Riedel, author of Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway and Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway. The panel covers Paranormal Activity, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, Galileo, Dolly: A True Original Musical, 860, The Imaginary Invalid, A Few Good Men, Here There Are Blueberries, Inter Alia and more. For more conversations like this, watch on CUNY TV and subscribe to the CUNY TV YouTube channel. Follow CUNY TV: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CUNYTV Twitter: https://twitter.com/cunytv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cuny.tv/ https://www.youtube.com/@cunytv LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cunytv/ Find more from CUNY TV at https://tv.cuny.edu Recording Date: 10/05/2026 First Air Date: 10/23/2026 Guest List: Maxim Chlumecky, Actor, The Fantasticks Ruthie Fierberg, Executive Editor, Broadway News Rick Hip Flores Nathan Levy, Actor, The Fantasticks Peter Marks, Former Chief Theatre Critic Michael Riedel, Author Awa Sal Secka, Actor, Wanted Miriam Silverman, Actor, The Verge Janice Simpson, Theater Journalist Brandon Waddles, Accompanist, Wanted Aurelia Williams, Actor, Wanted Center Stage with Patrick Pacheco is a half-hour series on CUNY TV that pulls back the curtain on the world of theater. Hosted by Emmy-winning journalist, author and cultural commentator Patrick Pacheco, the show goes beyond opening nights and marquee names to explore the artistry, craft, and community behind every production. From Broadway to Off-Broadway to all the theater in between, Center Stage offers viewers an intimate, informed, and access-driven look at one of the most vital art forms in New York and beyond. Watch more at https://tv.cuny.edu/show/centerstage/ Subscribe to the Series Playlist: https://bit.ly/3Ujd7kM Subscribe to the CUNY TV channel: https://bit.ly/2GmGb13 CNST01004