The latest theatre news from Cincinnati — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati will present two limited-engagement international productions, DOODLE POP! and ARTRAGEOUS, at the historic Emery Theater, blending live music, visual art, and audience interaction for families.
It is always baffling to me, the things that history books don’t teach us.
The Educational Theatre Association revealed 16 individuals and three schools as its 2026 award recipients, honoring educators, administrators, researchers, and advocates for their impact on theatre education.
September 2026 marks the centennial of John Coltrane’s birth.
The Cincinnati Fringe Festival returns for its 23rd year with 35+ productions and over 190 performances across five Over-the-Rhine venues, featuring local, national, and international indie theatre artists.
Pones will present TAPPED IN, a new tap dance work blending socially conscious movement and immersive storytelling, at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, featuring guest artists with ties to Spike Lee and Gregory Hines.
Sachin Sharma and Shreya Parashar, the comedy duo behind Two.
The Educational Theatre Association announced 15 schools as 2025-2028 Premier School distinction recipients, honoring programs that demonstrate exceptional commitment to theatre education and student success.
The Tony and Olivier Award-winning OPERATION MINCEMEAT announced a full North American tour route spanning over 25 cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC, as the Broadway production hits 500 performances.
Lincoln Center Theater’s Broadway revival of Ragtime, directed by Kewsong Lee Artistic Director Lear deBessonet, announced today that it will launch a North American Tour in the fall of 2027.
The North American Tour of Oh, Mary! has announced the dates and cities for its 2026-27 season.
BroadwayWorld is launching the May 2026 Games Challenge - a month-long streak competition open to fans across the U.
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park has released first look footage of AUGUST WILSON'S THE PIANO LESSON, the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama now playing through May 3, 2026 at Moe and Jack's Place - The Rouse Theatre, in a co-production with Milwaukee Repertory Theater.
After six weeks of voting, BroadwayWorld readers have crowned Newsies the Ultimate Best Movie Musical in the 2026 edition of BroadwayWorld's Annual Bracket.
The House on Watch Hill, a musical by Richard Oberacker and Robert Taylor, will receive its regional premiere at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati.
Ken Jones closes his 39-year tenure at Northern Kentucky University by directing MAMMA MIA!, a production marking the end of a celebrated career in the Greater Cincinnati theatre community.
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Cincinnati Arts Association will celebrate Season Eighteen of its fundraiser Dancing for the Stars at the Music Hall Ballroom to benefit CAA’s Overture Awards.
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Gallery Veronique will present The Art of Dr.
An urban circus of BMX, basketball, breakdancing, acrobatics, drumming and more, the international 360 ALLSTARS will make its Tri-state premiere at the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall.
Voting is now open for the final round of BroadwayWorld's Annual Bracket! Which film is really the Best Movie Musical of all time? Our editors have selected the options, and now BroadwayWorld invites YOU to join us and our readers in deciding which movie musical deserves the title of The Ultimate Be
As New York City and the broader United States prepare to welcome the world for a historic stretch of global events — including FIFA World Cup 2026 and America's 250th Anniversary celebrations — BroadwayWorld is expanding its platform to meet that moment in a meaningful way.
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park has released first look footage of their current production of Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical, the acclaimed musical biography by Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman, now playing through May 17, 2026 at the Rosenthal Shelterhouse Theatre.
Ghostbusters in Concert, a live concert experience of the classic film, is coming to performing arts centers with live orchestras across the country this fall, with stops in Seattle, Las Vegas, New York, and more.
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Hadestown (Non-Equity) Aronoff Center (5/12-5/16) |
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SIX (Boleyn Tour) Aronoff Center (1/05-1/10) |
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Corner of the Sky: The Songs of Stephen Schwartz Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (9/05-9/27) |
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The Children Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (1/30-2/21) |
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Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite Corbett Auditorium, CCM Village, University of Cincinnati (11/22-11/22) |
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DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS JR. The Emery Theater (10/09-10/25) |
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Feast of Carols Corbett Auditorium, CCM Village, University of Cincinnati (12/05-12/06) |
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Carmen Cincinnati Music Hall (7/25-8/02) |
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WE WILL ROCK YOU Memorial Hall (8/22-8/29) |
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Paradise Blue Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (3/20-4/11) |
