CALENDAR GIRLS to Open Derby Dinner Playhouse's 52nd Season
Derby Dinner Playhouse will open its 52nd season with CALENDAR GIRLS, Tim Firth's comedy based on the true story of Women's Institute members who posed for a charity calendar.
Kentucky Theater Newsroom
The latest news on live theater in Kentucky from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
THE NOTEBOOK North American Tour Adds 26 Cities to 2026-27 Route
The North American Tour of THE NOTEBOOK announced 26 new cities for its upcoming season, including stops in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, and Houston, after welcoming over 500,000 patrons since its launch.
DEATH BECOMES HER Sets Closing Date
BroadwayWorld has just learned that the Tony Award winning and Grammy Award nominated musical, and the most nominated production of the 2024/2025 Broadway season, DEATH BECOMES HER, will conclude its Broadway run.
Public Workshop Of BORDEN: A New Musical To Perform At Downtown Arts Center
BORDEN: A NEW MUSICAL will present a public workshop at the Downtown Arts Center in Lexington, Kentucky, as part of the Voices HEaRd Women's Theatre Festival, with Lizzie Borden historian Cara Robertson serving as Dramaturg.
LITTLE MERMAID, 9 TO 5 and More Set for Derby Dinner Playhouse 52nd Season
Derby Dinner Playhouse has revealed its 52nd season lineup, featuring eight productions including The Little Mermaid, 9 to 5, Heartbreak Hotel and more.
Review: Broadway in Cincinnati presents SUFFS at The Aronoff Center
It is always baffling to me, the things that history books don’t teach us.
Frank Sinatra Jr. Musical HIT SHOW Will Make World Premiere at The Carnegie
HIT SHOW, a new musical inspired by the 1963 kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr.
Billy Recce and Eamon Foley's HIT SHOW to Premiere in 2027 in Oklahoma and Kentucky
Southern Plains Productions and The Carnegie will present a joint world premiere of the new musical Hit Show in Spring 2027, setting its sights on an Off-Broadway production to follow.
Teddy Abrams & The Louisville Orchestra Release 'The Year Of Silence'
The Louisville Orchestra with Music Director Teddy Abrams, Dashon Burton, and Jeffrey Kahane will release The Year of Silence, featuring commissioned works by Christopher Cerrone and Andrew Norman.
Louisville Ballet Launches $100,000 Commonwealth Choreography Award
Louisville Ballet has launched the Commonwealth Choreography Award, a $100,000 international annual prize supporting the creation and world premiere of a new work, adjudicated by a jury of global dance leaders.
SOMETHING WONDERFUL: RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN AT THE MANSION Announced By Opera Saratoga
Opera Saratoga opens its 2026 season with concerts featuring the 2026 Festival Artists, accompanied by Opera Saratoga’s music staff, led by acclaimed pianist and coach Adam Nielsen, who joined the company in December 2025.
Broadway Beyond Louisville Review: Broadway in Cincinnati presents WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at The Aronoff Center
Having first seen Water for Elephants: The Musical on an early tour stop in Louisville, KY, I came to the Arnoff Center with a sense of familiarity for the show.
OPERATION MINCEMEAT Reveals 2026-27 Tour Dates and Cities
The Tony and Olivier Award-winning OPERATION MINCEMEAT announced a full North American tour route spanning over 25 cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC, as the Broadway production hits 500 performances.
RAGTIME Will Launch National Tour in Fall 2027
Lincoln Center Theater’s Broadway revival of Ragtime, directed by Kewsong Lee Artistic Director Lear deBessonet, announced today that it will launch a North American Tour in the fall of 2027.
OH, MARY! Reveals Tour Dates and Cities For 2026-27
The North American Tour of Oh, Mary! has announced the dates and cities for its 2026-27 season.
Play Broadway Games Every Day in May and Win a Merch Prize Pack
BroadwayWorld is launching the May 2026 Games Challenge - a month-long streak competition open to fans across the U.
NEWSIES Unseats LES MISÉRABLES to Win BroadwayWorld's 2026 Ultimate Movie Musical Bracket
After six weeks of voting, BroadwayWorld readers have crowned Newsies the Ultimate Best Movie Musical in the 2026 edition of BroadwayWorld's Annual Bracket.
Full Cast Set for THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at Ramsey Theatre Company
Ramsey Theatre Company has revealed a 34-member cast plus a 20-person choir for its production of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame at SKYPAC in Bowling Green, KY, with Orchestra Kentucky in the pit.
Baby Keem, Babyface Ray & 42 Dugg, And THE STORY OF TEZ Set For Kentucky Performing Arts
Kentucky Performing Arts has announced upcoming Louisville events featuring Baby Keem, Babyface Ray & 42Dugg, and The Story of Tez.
Feature: 5 Questions with the Director of ALICE IN DERBYLAND at Drag Daddy Productions
Alex Roby is serving as the director of Alice in Derbyland this year, and he answered 5 burning questions prior to opening night!
FLEETWOOD MACBETH to be Presented at Flashback Theater in Downtown Somerset, KY
Flashback Theater Co will present Fleetwood Macbeth, a musical parody blending Shakespeare's Macbeth with Fleetwood Mac's 1970s rock hits, at The Virginia in Downtown Somerset, Kentucky.
Louisville Orchestra Receives $3.2 Million To Continue Kentucky’s Statewide In Harmony Tour
The Louisville Orchestra received $3.
Get The Led Out To Perform At Brown Theatre
Get The Led Out will perform at the Brown Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky.
BroadwayWorld My Shows is Now Part of the New & Improved App
Since launching last fall, BroadwayWorld My Shows has been the place where theatre fans log every production they've seen, rate performances, write reviews, and document their theatre experiences.
Review: HAIRSPRAY at Derby Dinner Playhouse
What did our critic think of HAIRSPRAY at Derby Dinner Playhouse?
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Disney's The Little Mermaid Derby Dinner Playhouse (7/01-8/09) |
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The Outsiders Whitney Hall (8/18-8/23) |
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Broadway Live 50th Anniversary Season Lexington Opera House (8/01-8/01) |
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Disney's The Little Mermaid Ramsey Theatre Company (6/26-6/27) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Nell Campbell SKYPAC (10/15-10/15) |
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97.5 WAMZ Acoustic Jam The Louisville Palace (12/09-12/09) |
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The Best Gift: A Christmas Carol Musical Ramsey Theatre Company (12/05-12/06) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Nell Campbell The Louisville Palace (10/03-10/03) |
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Golden Girls The Laughs Continue Paramount Arts Center (11/04-11/04) |
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Misery Ramsey Theatre Company (3/19-3/20) |