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Play BroadwayWorld's Sunday Crossword: October 25, 2026

by Team BWW — October 25, 2026

Play this week's free BroadwayWorld Crossword: 17 answers on 11 Broadway names, two shows and three theatre terms.

OLYMPES Will Play La Scala Paris Beginning in November

by Stephi Wild — October 19, 2026

La Scala Paris will present “Olympes,” a musical theater production written by Rachel Arditi and Justine Heynemann.

Play BroadwayWorld's Sunday Crossword: October 18, 2026

by Team BWW — October 18, 2026

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Play BroadwayWorld's Sunday Crossword: October 11, 2026

by Team BWW — October 11, 2026

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Around The BroadwayWorld: Top News, Reviews, Interviews & More from September 2026

by Team BWW — October 6, 2026

We head inside rehearsals and share a first look at the DEATH BECOMES HER North American tour, starring Jackie Burns, Kristen Beth Williams, Ken Marino and Nasia Thomas ahead of its launch at Cleveland's Playhouse Square.

LA Phil and Orchestre de Paris to Launch Salonen International Conducting Fellowship

by Chloe Rabinowitz — October 5, 2026

The LA Phil and Orchestre de Paris are launching a new transatlantic conducting fellowship to mentor emerging orchestral conductors.

Play BroadwayWorld's Sunday Crossword: October 4, 2026

by Team BWW — October 4, 2026

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BroadwayWorld Launches Weekly Broadway Crossword

by Team BWW — September 25, 2026

BroadwayWorld's new weekly crossword is built from the week's Broadway news: the stars, shows, openings and closings.

Review: SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at Le Théâtre Du Lido

by Patrick Honoré — September 21, 2026

Robert Carsen turns the Lido’s cabaret heritage into a theatrical advantage, creating the most convincing production yet of its musical-theatre era.

Review: JOHN & JEN at La Grange at Bruxellons!

by Patrick Honoré — September 19, 2026

Tucked into La Grange's intimate corner of Bruxellons, Andrew Lippa's near-sung-through two-hander proves a musical can carry real psychological weight.

Review: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal

by Patrick Honoré — September 14, 2026

A brilliantly cast, beautifully judged French production of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, where British manners, French theatrical tradition and comic murder collide at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal.

Ella Bruccoleri Will Lead THE OTHER PLACE European Tour, Beginning in Paris

by Stephi Wild — September 14, 2026

Ella Bruccoleri leads the cast of Alexander Zeldin's modern tragedy THE OTHER PLACE as it begins its European tour at Théâtre de la Ville, Paris from September 19-26, followed by stops in Luxembourg and Switzerland.

IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Will Come to the Opera Bastille

by Stephi Wild — September 8, 2026

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

by Team BWW — September 1, 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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by Team BWW — August 25, 2026

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Cape Town Opera's PORGY AND BESS to Embark on European Tour

by A.A. Cristi — August 24, 2026

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

by Stephi Wild — August 19, 2026

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

by A.A. Cristi — August 6, 2026

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

by Team BWW — August 4, 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

by Joshua Wright — July 29, 2026

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.