Around The BroadwayWorld: Top News, Reviews, Interviews & More from January 2026
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Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Silvermoon Children's Theatre in Texarkana
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of my favorite musicals, so it didn’t take much to convince me to take a nice Sunday drive to Texarkana to see my friends at the Silvermoon Theatre.
Royal Players Announces Updated Date And Time For 2026 Annual Membership Meeting
Royal Players Royal Theatre has announced a new date and time for its 2026 Annual Membership Meeting.
Video: THE MUSIC MAN National Tour- Watch Highlights
Meredith Willson's The Music Man will hit the road on a National Tour in 2026, helmed by director Matt Lenz.
Review: THE VILLAIN OF PINE HOLLOW at Twin Lakes Playhouse in Mountain Home
What did our critic think of THE VILLAIN OF PINE HOLLOW at Twin Lakes Playhouse?
Review: MEAN GIRLS with Stage 13 At Wildwood Park For The Arts in Little Rock
It was so fetch getting to see MEAN GIRLS with Stage 13 at Wildwood Park for the Arts in Little Rock Thursday night, January 22, and thankfully I did, because snowmageddon has hit and canceled the remaining weekend.
Review: THE SECOND TO LAST CHANCE LADIES LEAGUE at Murry's Dinner Playhouse in Little Rock
To open the new year, Murry’s Dinner Playhouse has brought together the funniest women in Arkansas for another Jones Hope Wooten comedy, The Second to Last Chance Ladies League.
Theaters Cancel Performances Due to Severe Weather - Updating Live
As a powerful winter storm moves across large portions of the United States, BroadwayWorld is monitoring performance cancellations, schedule changes, and venue closures affecting Broadway, touring productions, regional theatre, and live events nationwide.
Review: BARD AT THE BAR - MACBETH at Actors Theatre Of Little Rock
If you think Macbeth is all doom, gloom, and high school English class trauma, Bard at the Bar is here to gleefully prove you wrong.
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Review: [TITLE OF SHOW] at The Weekend Theater
Little Rock’s Weekend Theater continues its tradition of intimate, daring, and deeply human storytelling with a delightfully self-aware production of [title of show], with Book by Hunter Bell and Music and Lyrics by Jeff Bowen.
Video: Watch the Next On Stage: Season 6 Finale
The big day is almost here! After months of hard work, the six finalists of BroadwayWorld's Next on Stage: Season 6 will hit the stage in New York City for the our live finale at 54 Below.
The Royal Players To Present MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS At The Royal Theatre
The Royal Players will present Murder on the Orient Express, Agatha Christie’s celebrated mystery adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig, at The Royal Theatre in historic downtown Benton.
Review: DISNEY'S DESCENDANTS at The Royal Theatre
Welcome to 2026! To kick off the new year, I headed to The Royal Theatre in Benton for The Young Players’ production of DISNEY’S DESCENDANTS THE MUSICAL, directed by the amazing Justin A.
Winners Announced For The 2025 BroadwayWorld Arkansas Awards
Winners have been announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Arkansas Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
THE GREAT GATSBY National Tour Reveals Full Cast
Full casting has been announced for the North American Tour of THE GREAT GATSBY, a new musical.
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.
Review: YE OLDE CHRISTMASSE MADRIGAL FEASTE at Grant County Community Theatre
What did our critic think of YE OLDE CHRISTMASSE MADRIGAL FEASTE at Grant County Community Theater?
Review: TAMMIE BROWN'S HOLIDAY SPARKLE at Club Sway in Little Rock
What did our critic think of TAMMIE BROWN'S HOLIDAY SPARKLE at Club Sway?
Review: A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL at Argenta Contemporary Theatre in North Little Rock
What did our critic think of A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL at Argenta Contemporary Theatre?
Review: CHAMPAGNE AND MISTLETOE at Vapors Live in Hot Springs
Before I even dive into the show itself, I have to pause and gush about how wildly in love I am with the venue.
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL THE MUSICAL at Red Curtain Theatre in Conway
For this Christmas season, we opened with A Christmas Carol in Hot Springs and closed with A Christmas Carol: The Musical in Conway with Red Curtain Theatre.
Photos: GOOD TIME CHARLEY at CALS Ron Robison
Corbin Pitts with Heroe Productions Entertainment debuted his feature film Good Time Charley December 17, 2025, at CALS Ron Robinson in Little Rock.
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Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches Actors Theatre of Little Rock (8/05-8/22) |
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Sweeney Todd- the Demon Barber of Fleet Street Pocket Community Theatre (8/07-8/16) |
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Hadestown (Non-Equity) Walton Arts Center [Baum Walker Hall] (2/05-2/07) |
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Hamilton (Angelica Company) Robinson Center Music Hall (8/25-9/01) |
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Three Days Grace, I Prevail & The Funeral Portrait Walmart AMP (10/28-10/28) |
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Wait Until Dark Pocket Community Theatre (10/02-10/11) |
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The Addams Family Musical Wildwood Park For The Arts (10/23-10/31) |
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The Addam’s Family Musical Fort Smith Little Theater (7/16-8/01) |
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Scrooge! The Musical Pocket Community Theatre (12/04-12/13) |
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The Woman In Black Pocket Community Theatre (10/30-10/31) |