Around The BroadwayWorld: Top News, Reviews, Interviews & More from January 2026
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Indonesia Theatre Newsroom
The latest theatre news from Indonesia — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Review: Dreamlike Voyage, Troubled Undercurrents in MUSIKAL PERAHU KERTAS
What did our critic think of MUSIKAL PERAHU KERTAS at CIPUTRA ARTPRENEUR?
Review: The Long Unending Tale of IMC’s DRACULA: REQUIEM
What did our critic think of DRACULA: REQUIEM at Indonesian Musical Company?
Review: Teater Mantuli’s LENTERA HARAPAN is a Meaningful Production With Room to Grow
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.
Feature: PASSPORT TO BROADWAY Opens Enrollment for Summer 2026 Course
'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.
Contest: Win Opening Night Tickets to TITANIQUE on Broadway
Enter to win two tickets to opening night on Sunday, April 12, 2026, dinner, and a merch pack from Titanique on Broadway! The prize includes opening night tickets, dinner for two, and a merch prize pack.
Feature: Broadwayworld Indonesia Writers' Top Picks 2025
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.
Review: JEMARI Touches Hearts, With and Without Words
What did our critic think of JEMARI at FANTASI TULI?
Review: FESTIVAL MUSIKAL INDONESIA 2025 and All 12 Shows
What did our critic think of FESTIVAL MUSIKAL INDONESIA at EKI Foundation?
Why Community Connection Matters More Than Ever for Regional Theater
A nationwide look at regional theater marketing and community engagement, with lessons from Knoxville, Durham, Fayetteville, Nashville, Atlanta, and Branson on building awareness, loyalty, and support.
LATE Open-Air Unveils Lineup For Its Debut Bali Showcase
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.
Review: How Founding Fathers Found Love in MAHAR KEMERDEKAAN
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 in May
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.
BALISPIRIT FESTIVAL Will Return in 2026
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.
BroadwayWorld Introduces My Shows Curtain Call and New Merchandise Partnership
BroadwayWorld announced today that the My Shows platform has officially launched My Shows Curtain Call, a personalized year-end feature designed to celebrate each user's year in theatre.
Review: Glitz Production’s Dreamgirls: A Sparkly Debut Filled with Fun
What did our critic think of DREAMGIRLS at Glitz Production?
Josh Groban Sets 'Gems' World Tour for 2026 with Stops in London, Paris, Dublin & More
Tony, EMMY, and five-time GRAMMY Award-nominated performer Josh Groban has announced his first world tour in 10 years, with Taipei, Singapore, Jakarta, Manila, Tokyo, Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and more.
Gamelan Kusuma Laras To Present 2025's KLENÈNGAN: CLASSICAL JAVANESE MUSIC IN AN INFORMAL SETTING
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.
Review: Living and Singing Truthfully Through MEISNER MUSICALS: OVERTURE
The acting studio Act’elier is currently conducting a 8-session offline course program by the name MEISNER MUSICALS: OVERTURE.
Review: MBK & IKJ’s Musical PENGIN HIJRAH: A Spectacle Lost in Translation
On August 23 & 24 of 2025, a musical adaptation of the then-upcoming movie Pengin Hijrah (Want to Hijra) took to the stage.
Review: The Exquisitely Entrancing Enigma of ECLIPSE ENCORE
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.
Previews: FESTIVAL MUSIKAL INDONESIA 2025 Goes to Taman Ismail Marzuki
EKI Foundation and Indonesia Kaya held a press conference on 22 October 2025 on the upcoming Festival Musikal Indonesia (FMI).
REVIEW: BUNGA PENUTUP ABAD brings Pramoedya’s World to the Stage
On 29–31 August 2025, Titimangsa returned to the stage with their 88th production, Bunga Penutup Abad, performed at Ciputra Artpreneur.
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Interview: Creator and Actors of Upcoming Murder Mystery Theater ECLIPSE ENCORE
Recently, we see the rise of semi-immersive and immersive theater in Jakarta.