Overview
- J2 cancelled its planned 2026 staging of Do I Hear a Waltz? after Concord Theatricals withdrew the performance rights citing a legal mistake.
- Carnival! will now run Off-Broadway April 30–May 10, 2026, taking the dates originally set for the cancelled production.
- Executive producer Jim Jimirro said the company secured rights to Carnival! in less than a week following the revocation.
- The 2026 lineup still features Milk and Honey to open the season and The Mystery of Edwin Drood to close it.
- Carnival! will be directed by Robert W. Schneider with music direction by Liz Hastings and choreography by Kaitlyn Frank, with casting to be announced.