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Theatre is filled with passionate artists creating stunning new works, and many of those artists are giant nerds! °ëµºÌåÓý returns to New York Comic Con in 2022 even MORE of Broadway’s Biggest Nerds to share how fantasy, comic-books, and science fiction have had in inspiring and engaging their performances, personas, and personal lives.

Panelists include
Mason Alexander Park - Justin Matthew Sargent - Fergie Auguste Phillipe - Jenna Leigh Green - Bryan Campione (host)

Big musical comedy is alive � or should we say, undead � on Broadway! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, BEETLEJUICE tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. With an irreverent book, an astonishing set, and a score that’s out of this Netherworld, BEETLEJUICE is “A FEAST FOR THE EYES AND SOUL!� (Entertainment Weekly). Trust us � this panel is sure to raise your spirits!

Panelists include
Alex Brightman - Elizabeth Teeter - Scott Brown - Mark Kaufman - Jenny Gersten (host)

So many of today’s favorite animated/live television series and films incorporate music and theatrical-style performances. New York Comic Con audiences will “tune in� as we speak with the creators and performers about the effect theatre had on their shows.

Panelists include
Kristen Anderson-Lopez - Robert Lopez - Cinco Paul - Frankie Grande - Talaura Harms (host)

Returning to New York Comic Con with an all-new quest in 2022, audiences will join Broadway stars as they inhabit characters, overcome conflicts, achieve exciting objectives� then go and perform their eight shows a week. As the cast plays a D&D-style one-shot, audiences will watch, journey, and laugh as the panel solves problems, entertains, and maybe even gets the “roll of their lives!�

Panelists include
Gabby Beans - Max Crumm - Julian Elijah Martinez - Colleen Litchfield - David Andrew Laws (Game Master) - Jim Cairl (host)

Now playing Off-Broadway, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, Grover, Rosita, Bert, Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, The Count, Gabrielle, and a whole host of Sesame Street favorites have ventured onto the stage to appear in their very own musical� starring� well, themselves. Join the producers behind Sesame Street the Musical at NYCC as we discuss this all-new stage show featuring live puppetry and classic Sesame Street songs, plus new numbers by Broadway's brightest songwriters!

Panelists include
Jonathan Rockefeller - Tyler Bunch - Dr. Rosemarie Truglio - SJ Arnegger (host)

Star of the critically acclaimed Netflix series “The Sandman�, Mason Alexander Park’s Endless Nights is a macabre evening of music, dreams, and desires� inspired by the beloved Neil Gaiman series. Arriving just in time for Halloween, Endless Nights will be an intimate concert full of songs referencing the comics, concepts, and characters themselves.