INDONESIA THEATRE NEWSROOM

From 15–18 January 2026, Center Stage Community (Censtacom) presented its latest production, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, at Graha Bhakti Budaya, Jakarta.

The performances continued with Maera, Dipo, Bimozeno, followed by Gilang Arga, Taufan Purbo, and Iwak the Rock Fish, keeping the energy consistently dynamic.

On December 20, 2025, Teater SOIA held their first standalone performance at Teater Kecil, Taman Ismail Marzuki.

The International Conference on Music, Drama, Visual & Performing Arts 2026 (ICMDVPA 2026) will take place March 19-20, 2026, in Bali, Indonesia.

What did our critic think of MUSIKAL PERAHU KERTAS at CIPUTRA ARTPRENEUR?

What did our critic think of DRACULA: REQUIEM at Indonesian Musical Company?

On November 15th, 2025, the team from Broadway World Indonesia attended Teater Mantuli’s Lentera Harapan, the company’s third production, staged for its second show at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta.

'Passport to Broadway' program, an international initiative designed to teach performing arts skills to aspiring artists, has opened enrollment for their summer 2026 course for students internationally, including Indonesia.

2025 was another year full of theatrical performances, and our writers are back with their Top 3 list – and additional “Just for Fun” Awards! Thank you to everyone who kept the theatre going this year – from showrunners, cast members, to the theatregoers and beyond.

What did our critic think of JEMARI at FANTASI TULI?

What did our critic think of FESTIVAL MUSIKAL INDONESIA at EKI Foundation?

Ahead of its opening in 2026, LATE CLUB is gearing up for a spectacular debut showcase on 17 January 2026 at the Amphitheater in Nuanu.

On August 24, the theater production company Broadwayang put on their latest production, Mahar Kemerdekaan (“The Dowry of Independence”) at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta.

The Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival will return for three days from May 29 through May 31, 2026, at the Nusantara International Convention Exhibition (NICE PIK2) in North Jakarta.

The BaliSpirit Festival, the annual gathering of yoga, dance, music and healing arts, will return to Ubud from April 15–19, 2026, with programming staged at The Yoga Barn and in the gardens of the Puri Padi Hotel.

What did our critic think of DREAMGIRLS at Glitz Production?

Gamelan Kusuma Laras will present an evening of Javanese music for the public in the klenengan format, which features musicians who gather for a kind of jam session, often arranged by a family for a special event.

The acting studio Act’elier is currently conducting a 8-session offline course program by the name MEISNER MUSICALS: OVERTURE.

On August 23 & 24 of 2025, a musical adaptation of the then-upcoming movie Pengin Hijrah (Want to Hijra) took to the stage.

The long-awaited album launch of singer-songwriter Sarah Eliza ended in a tragedy when she was found dead in her waiting room on the fourth floor of an upscale restaurant in Jakarta.

EKI Foundation and Indonesia Kaya held a press conference on 22 October 2025 on the upcoming Festival Musikal Indonesia (FMI).

On 29–31 August 2025, Titimangsa returned to the stage with their 88th production, Bunga Penutup Abad, performed at Ciputra Artpreneur.