logo-SoHo PlayhouseNew York, NY – Craig Balsam and Ari Edelson, in association with The Orchard Project, present the U.S. premiere of the acclaimed, award-winning solo show, Lost In Del Valle, written and performed by Ned Van Zandt and directed by Amir Arison, running February 23 - May 3, 2026 for 25 performances in a limited engagement at SoHo Playhouse’s intimate Huron Room, located at 15 Vandam Street in New York City. Previews begin February 23 for an April 9 opening.

Following a celebrated run at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it received the Derek Award for Best Overseas Production, Lost In Del Valle arrives in New York after being developed at The Orchard Project.

One-man theatrical hurricane Ned Van Zandt tells his tale of the drug-induced chaos of the Chelsea Hotel in the 1970’s – rubbing shoulders (and more) with Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungeon, the wild parties in the LA music scene with his friend Chaka Khan, and the fluorescent glare of a Texas correctional facility. This genre-bending piece of dark comedy, directed by Amir Arison (The Blacklist, The Beast in Me), cannot be missed as Van Zandt takes you through his spiraling descent: sex, fame, addiction, and ultimately...redemption.

Live music by guitarist Mike Moore. The production team includes JR Atkins (Music Consultant) and Colin Grenfell (UK Lighting Design).

Tickets are $49.50 (includes fees). Run time is approximately 65 minutes. Beginning April 8 performances run Wednesdays - Saturdays at 7pm and Sundays at 5pm. Early schedule varies - for exact days and times, to purchase tickets, and for more info go to https://www.sohoplayhouse.com/see-a-show/lost-in-del-valle.

“A masterpiece that pulls no punches... Ned Van Zandt has mastered the delivery of a solo
performance.” **** — The Edinburgh Reporter

“An absorbing autobiography.” **** — The Scotsman

“Van Zandt and this fine production (superbly directed by Amir Arison) deserve an audience beyond the Edinburgh Fringe and will likely get it.” **** — The Recs - Randall David Cook

“Del Valle, a gripping slice of Americana from the underbelly of life, is a thing of rare beauty and deserves nothing but full houses [...] It’s an acting masterclass — a heart-stopping tour-de-force.” ***** — My Cultural Life

“Van Zandt tells his story in a mile-a-minute and pugilistic fashion that hits harder than bell metal. Still, the pugnacious performer stands upright; his very existence is a victory.” ****
— Theatre and Art Reviews

NED VAN ZANDT (Writer and Performer) is a Texas-born actor and writer. His great-grandfather helped found the American city of Fort Worth and Ned is the second cousin of musician Townes Van Zandt. Ned’s acting career spans Broadway (The Iceman Cometh with Kevin Spacey), film (MacArthur with Gregory Peck, Coming Home with Jane Fonda), and TV (including The Blacklist, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Daredevil, Nurse Jackie, and Lost). He recently played Rudy Giuliani in Netflix’s Painkiller and appears in Feud: Capote’s Women on FX. Ned also features in documentaries Ghosts of the Chelsea, Sad Vacation, and Who Killed Nancy?, reflecting on his time at the Chelsea Hotel with Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen. His debut play LOST IN DEL VALLE draws from that period and more. Ned is also partner and

 

managing director at Transcend NYC - a recovery residence for men in recovery from addiction and mental health concerns.

AMIR ARISON (Director and Associate Producer) is an actor and director best known for his 10-season run on The Blacklist (where he first met Van Zandt) and his Broadway debut in The Kite Runner, for which he won a 2023 Theatre World Award. His stage credits include world premieres at The Public Theatre, NYTW (Drama League), MCC, The Signature, Yale Rep, The RSC and more. He recently won an Emmy for hosting Clear the Shelters and is currently starring in the acclaimed series Dope Thief for Apple TV as well as The Beast in Me on NETFLIX. As a director, Amir has developed LOST IN DEL VALLE for close to a decade, culminating with the Orchard Project. He has developed and directed new works at IAMA, Circle X, Mind the Gap and more. For film he has directed the award-winning shorts Tati’s Fashion Show as well as Fortress by Anna Ziegler. Amir is a committed arts educator and the Creative Advisory Board Director for Angelight Films.

ARI EDELSON (Producer) is a director and producer whose directing credits span across multiple continents and forms, with US directing credits at theatres like The New Group, Arkansas Rep, New World Stages, and more, international credits including The Barbican Theatre, The Young Vic, ENO, and The Tokyo Globe, and producing credits including THE WIZ on Broadway and currently on tour. He founded and serves as Artistic Director of NYC and Saratoga Springs based The Orchard Project, which has to date developed more than 500 productions that have gone on to Broadway, the West End, and theatres across the United States and the world. He was a Director on Attachment at the National Theatre Studio and was the founding Artistic Director of Old Vic New Voices.

CRAIG BALSAM (Producer) has produced many plays and musicals including Hadestown, Job, Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen, The Lehman Trilogy, Stereophonic (Broadway and West End) and the revival of Sunset Blvd., and was a co-founder/owner of indie Razor & Tie record label and music publisher. His motto – “Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.”

THE ORCHARD PROJECT is an artistic development laboratory and accelerator for creators of performance and dramatic stories. Numerous plays and musicals have originated at The Orchard Project, including Edinburgh Fringe hits The Object Lesson (by Geoff Sobelle), Mission Drift (The TEAM), Architecting (The TEAM), Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein; other shows include this season’s Regency Girls (The Old Globe), Safety Not Guaranteed (BAM, Signature Theatre DC), and We Are Your Robots (TFANA), All The Way (Broadway, TONY Award), An Octoroon (Soho Rep and London), POSH (Royal Court, West End), Sucker Punch (Royal Court), Bhangra Nation (Birmingham Rep), 33 Variations (Arena Stage, Broadway), Amélie: The Musical (Broadway and West End).

ABOUT SOHO PLAYHOUSE: Continuing in the spirit of the theater’s original tenant, Edward Albee and his Playwright Unit Workshop, SoHo Playhouse (Artistic Director Darren Lee Cole, Managing Director Britt Lafield) is committed to presenting the brightest and most talented artists from New York, with its Lighthouse Series, and around the world, with the International Fringe Encore Series, to give the theater-going audience of New York important stories told with unique style, and evolving what the concept of Off-Broadway Theater is in the 21st century. For info visit https://www.sohoplayhouse.com.

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