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IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Will Come to the Opera Bastille
The Paris Opera will present Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the Opéra Bastille beginning in September.
Around The BroadwayWorld: Top News, Reviews, Interviews & More from August 2026
In this August 2026 edition, two major national tours are gearing up to hit the road, with the casts of OH, MARY! and JERSEY BOYS offering behind-the-scenes looks at their rehearsal processes, while BroadwayWorld exclusively revealed that Aliya Grace will lead the upcoming BOOP! THE MUSICAL tour lau
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Cape Town Opera's PORGY AND BESS to Embark on European Tour
Cape Town Opera will present PORGY AND BESS with London's Chineke! Orchestra, opening Sept.
Jaap van Zweden Begins Tenure as Music Director of Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Jaap van Zweden opens his first season as Music Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France in Paris, leading concerts with violinist Renaud Capuçon and a Wagner program at the Philharmonie de Paris.
Boston Ballet's FALL EXPERIENCE to Open Tour to NYC and Paris
Boston Ballet will open its 63rd season with CACTI and VERTICAL ROAD (Reimagined) 2023, running September 10–20 before performances in New York City September 24–25 and Paris October 8–11.
Around The BroadwayWorld: Top News, Reviews, Interviews & More from July 2026
Around the BroadwayWorld is our monthly snapshot of the biggest stories making waves across the global theatre community.
France Releases $11.6 Million in Frozen Funding for 28 Theatres, Opera Houses, and Orchestras
The French government has reversed course on a funding freeze that had thrown the country's subsidized performing arts sector into three weeks of crisis, releasing 10 million euros (roughly $11.
REVIEW: The Festival d'Avignon Presents TRILOGIA CADELA FORÇA By Carolina Bianchi and Cara de Cavalo
Contrary to the place critics occupy in the cultural imagination, I dread the prospect of an artist reading a negative review I have written.
REVIEW: The Festival d'Avignon Presents NOUS OU LE PARADOXE DU HÉRISSON By Muriel Imbach
What are the binds that tie us? That's the question posed by Muriel Imbach's delightful intergenerational work Nous ou Le Paradoxe du Hérisson, now performing at the Festival d'Avignon's Théâtre Benoît XII.
REVIEW: The Festival d'Avignon Presents GROWING PIECE By Madeleine Fournier
In a Festival of sweeping epics, intimate works can easily get lost in the shuffle.
REVIEW: The Festival d'Avignon Presents MON FRÈRE By François Gremaud
Some performances leave their audience behind, plunging them into an unfamiliar thematic abyss.
REVIEW: The Festival d'Avignon Presents HOW ROMANTIC By Katerina Andreou & Carte Blanche
In America, the dance marathon occupies a peculiar place in the cultural imagination.
REVIEW: The Festival d'Avignon Presents THÉSÉE, SA VIE NOUVELLE By Valérie Dréville and Guy Cassiers
The accumulation of trauma over generations doesn’t dissipate.
REVIEW: The Festival d'Avignon Presents CHE DOLORE TERRIBLE È L'AMORE By Daria Deflorian
A friendship lies at the heart of Nobel laureate Han Kang’s acclaimed 2021 novel We Do Not Part.
Final Chance to See HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD in Two Parts & More London Theatre Deals
Ready to see your next West End show? Of course you are! Let BroadwayWorld and Ticketmaster be your guide to which plays and musicals are the most buzz-worthy this week.
ECHOES ACROSS TWO CITIES Makes World Premiere at Festival Avignon OFF
The Chinese musical ECHOES ACROSS TWO CITIES made its world premiere at Festival Avignon OFF, following showcases in Shanghai and Paris.
REVIEW: The Festival d'Avignon Presents L'HORS PRÉSENCE... By Tiphaine Raffier
There comes a moment in every Festival d’Avignon when I yearn for convention.
REVIEW: The Festival d'Avignon Presents UMA LUZ CORDIAL By Carolina Bianchi and Cara de Cavalo
In his essay 'Problems of the Theatre,' German playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt argues that poetry should be made with the stage, not merely written for it or placed on it.
REVIEW: The Festival d'Avignon Presents SILENCE By Lucie Antunes and Mathilde Monnier
Silence, now performing at the Festival d’Avignon’s Carrière de Boulbon, invites audiences into something approaching the Dionysian.
REVIEW: The Festival d'Avignon Presents MALDOROR By Julien Gosselin
As long as there's been 'the novel,' theatre practitioners have used it for inspiration.
REVIEW: The Festival d'Avignon Presents ISLAND STORY By Kyung-Sung Lee
The beautiful island of Jeju lies in the Korean Strait some fifty miles south of the Korean Peninsula.
REVIEW: The Festival d'Avignon Presents ONE DEGREE CELSIUS By Sung Im Her
When was the last time a piece of concert dance made you yell, “Hell yeah!”? For me, it was Sung Im Her’s 1 Degree Celsius at the Festival d’Avignon’s Cour du Lycée Saint-Joseph.
Around The BroadwayWorld: Top News, Reviews, Interviews & More from June 2026
In this June 2026 edition, we're bringing you a fresh batch of standout reviews from stages across the country and beyond - from the world premiere of Gloria and Emily Estefan's Basura at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre to the riotous new comedy Iceboy!, starring Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman, at Chic
Paris Opera House Pushes Opening to 2032 Due To Lead Contamination
The Paris Opera has announced that renovations originally scheduled to run from 2027 to 2029 at the Palais Garnier will now continue through 2032 due to lead contamination, reports Daily Sabah.
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LES BEAUX THEATRE DES MATHURINS (9/16-10/07) |
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L''EXPERIENCE THEATRALE RADIANT - BELLEVUE (11/28-11/28) |
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DU CHAOS NAISSENT LES REVES APOLLO THEATRE (12/09-12/09) |
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VIVA VERDI THEATRE HEBERTOT (10/04-11/05) |
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L''ATTAQUE DES TITANS PALAIS DES CONGRES DE PARIS (1/15-1/16) |
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TOSCA (de Puccini) LE 13E ART (2/02-2/02) |
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DU CHARBON DANS LES VEINES Espace Des Arts (10/04-10/04) |
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MON VRAI NOM EST ELISABETH TH DU ROND POINT -SALLE JEAN TARDIEU (2/23-3/14) |
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PUNK.E.S RADIANT - BELLEVUE (1/12-1/12) |
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SHEN YUN 2027 PALAIS DES CONGRES DE PARIS (5/08-5/08) |
