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Greg Reiner will be the new Managing Director of Barrington Stage Company. Reiner, who most recently served as Director of Theater and Musical Theater at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), joins BSC as of August 4, 2025. 

The landlord of the closed immersive production Sleep No More is pursuing $4.5 million in back rent in a case now moving to trial in New York.

After nearly a week of curtailment caused by political demonstrations, the City of Los Angeles has lifted the curfew in Downtown L.A., while easing restrictions on surrounding areas.

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical will play its final Broadway performance on June 29, 2025, following 31 previews and 73 regular performances.

Maine Inside Out is raising $25,000 to continue its statewide tour of 'Broken Clock' after losing federal grant support. The play focuses on incarceration and systemic issues, with performances scheduled in prisons and public venues.

Barrington Stage Company has announced the world premiere of Something Beautiful: The Songs of Ahrens and Flaherty, an exhilarating new concert event celebrating the music of Tony Award-winning songwriting team Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.

BroadwayWorld breaks down the biggest viral moments from the 2025 Tony Awards across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

*UPDATE* As of Monday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced a reduction in curfew hours for parts of downtown LA. The curfew, previously more restrictive, will now run from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM, specifically affecting areas at the heart of the city’s arts and cultural district.

The St. Louis Shakespeare Festival’s 2025 Shakespeare in the Park production of Hamlet sets the story in the 1960s, with design elements inspired by Mad Men and an original jazz score performed live.

Interim Artistic Director Jonathan Norton discusses Dallas Theater Center’s 2025–26 season, including his world premiere play Malcolm X & Redd Foxx Washing Dishes, and how the lineup reflects the city’s diversity and artistic future.

Jen Cody discusses her role as Sandy Lester in Tootsie at Maine State Music Theatre, her comedy influences, and why this musical stands out among her extensive Broadway credits.

Joe Brancato discusses the return of Miracle on South Division Street, Penguin Rep Theatre’s 2025 season in Stony Point, and their growing presence in New York City with a new residency at 59E59 Theatres.

Starlight Theatre has been awarded a $150,000 grant from Disney to implement the Disney Musicals in Schools program in Kansas City public elementary schools during the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years.

Tom Felton will make his Broadway debut in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, becoming the first original film cast member to join the stage play. He shared thoughts on the show and the ongoing controversy around J.K. Rowling.

The Metropolitan Opera and the American Guild of Musical Artists have reached a one-year contract agreement with wage increases, including a temporary boost linked to state funding.

Get a first look at Christine Dwyer in North Shore Music Theatre's production of WAITRESS, now playing through Sunday, June 15, 2025. Christine Dwyer and Matt DeAngelis' love story has been a lifetime-in-the-making. Both hailing from Boston's North Shore, they started crossing paths professionally in NYC in 2010 and finally connected as friends in 2015.

The planned 50th anniversary revival of A Chorus Line set to take place in New York City has been canceled, due to the rights being pulled by Concord Theatricals. The production, announced earlier today by KOPCORP, was scheduled to run September 5–27, 2025, with twenty-one site-specific performances in a Manhattan dance studio.

Get a first look at STAGES St. Louis' production of MURDER FOR TWO - now on stage May 30 - June 29, 2025 at The Kirkwood Performing Arts Center.

Get a first look at Chicago Shakespeare Theater's North American premiere of the new musical 42 Balloons in this all-new video. 42 Balloons is an ‘80s-inspired musical based on the unbelievable true story of Larry Walters’ daring lawn chair flight.

Dame Rosemary Squire has called on the theatre industry to shorten show durations, citing modern audience concerns over late-night travel, early workdays, and overall comfort in historic venues.