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Casting has been announced for the North American Tour of BEETLEJUICE the Musical.

The first revival of Firebird by Phil Davies, directed by Double Telling's Artistic Director Marlie Haco, will return to the London stage following its premiere in 2015.

With countless depictions of Queen Victoria in the media, Daisy Goodwin has managed to create something original and thought-provoking.

Brief Cameo Productions will kick off Pride Month with a celebration of the work and legacy of LGBTQ+ trailblazer, playwright Terrane McNally.

Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts brings the iconic TV detective to the stage in a new original mystery.

All new production photos have been released from the UK & Ireland tour of LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL starring Strictly Come Dancing Finalist and West End star Amber Davies.

NIUSIA, a one-woman show by Beth Paterson exploring Jewish identity and intergenerational Holocaust memory, will tour to Brighton and London in May following award-winning runs at the Melbourne, Adelaide and Edinburgh Fringe.

CBEEBIES HOUSE PARTY LIVE! announced a UK tour visiting Bury St Edmunds, Derby, Hull, Newport, Northampton, Salford, and York, featuring Andy Day, Mister Maker, and more CBeebies stars in a BSL-interpreted family show.

Nice Things: A Queer Love Story by Luke Hereford, will open at Pleasance Theatre in April ahead of dates at Bristol’s The Wardrobe Theatre and Porter’s Theatre, Cardiff.

Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominee Matthew Morrison officially began his strictly limited 3-week engagement as Bobby Darin in Broadway's Just In Time.

The West End production of WICKED announced its 20th anniversary company, with Emma Kingston and Zizi Strallen continuing as Elphaba and Glinda, and Broadway's Jordan Litz joining as Fiyero for the celebration performances.

Actor and yoga professor Mayuri Bhandari brings THE ANTI 'YOGI' to Soho Theatre from 6–16 May 2026, a multimedia solo show using dance, poetry, and live percussion to challenge the commercialization of Western yoga.

MAMMA MIA! has extended its booking period to 13 March 2027 at London's Novello Theatre.

THE FRESHWATER FIVE, a debut play about Isle of Wight fishermen convicted of drug smuggling who maintain their innocence, comes to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre on 1 May as part of a 2026 national tour.

Adelaide Festival Centre will host school holiday programs in April, including Dead Puppet Society's THE RIDDLE OF WASHPOOL GULLY at Space Theatre April 16–18, plus hands-on art and puppetry workshops for children aged 5–14.

Slade Creative's LISTENING SALON: CRIMINAL JAZZ will transform Edmonton's Rice Theatre on May 8 into a Prohibition-era jazz noir experience featuring saxophonist Dave Babcock and his Jump Five, vocalist Ariana Whitlow, and Rapid Fire Theatre.

Victorian Opera announced a Melbourne season of REG LIVERMORE'S NED KELLY: THE MUSICAL, playing July 24–25 at Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne, with Reg Livermore AO appearing in a cameo role.

Maui Arts & Cultural Center will present a series of free nights under the stars in the A&B Amphitheater and Yokouchi Pavilion with our Starry Night Cinema screenings.

MUSE/IQUE will present BACK TO OZ, tracing Oz from the 1939 MGM film to THE WIZ to WICKED, at the Mark Taper Forum in April 2026, led by Artistic Director Rachael Worby.

Pianist Brian Ganz will conclude his 16-year journey to perform every work composed by the legendary Fryderyk Chopin on Saturday, April 11, at 7:30 p.

Andrew Winans will direct the NYC debut of CHRISTOPHER ROBIN & POOH: A NEW MUSICAL at The Green Room 42 on April 5.

EMERGE125, a Black, female-led Harlem dance company, will present its 2026 NYC Season at El Museo del Barrio April 30–May 2, marking 10 years under Artistic Director Tiffany Rea-Fisher with three new works.

Italian American comedian Anthony Rodia returns to bergenPAC in Englewood, NJ on November 27 for his 'Insanely Funny' Tour, following a sold-out performance at the venue last November.

Jasmine Hearn's dance-theater work MEMORY FLEET: STAY IN THE CIRCLE, a tribute to Black mothers and mentors, will be presented at Kelly Strayhorn Theater on April 24-25.

Writer and director Chance Lang will debut An Ode to Parenting, a cycle of five original one-act plays, running April 10 through April 26, 2026, at Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre in Hollywood.