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Ensemble Arts Philly will host the annual Philadelphia Independence Awards, a celebration of high school musical theater talent, live on stage at the Miller Theater.

Following its well-received engagement this Spring, Hadestown will return to ATG San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre for a limited engagement early next year.

Conejo Players will present their first youth production of the year, Anne of Green Gables, written by Ashley Griffin.

Wilbury Theatre Group announced the cast and creative team for the Rhode Island premiere of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY, the Tony Award-winning musical by Conor McPherson featuring Bob Dylan's music, directed by Josh Short.

The Second City has announced the fourth annual Victor Wong Fellowship.

Chicago's American Blues Theater has announced Nia Akilah Robinson as the 2026 Blue Ink Award recipient for her play OVERNIGHT AT THE MUSEUM, earning a $3,000 prize and a staged reading at the Blue Ink Playwriting Festival.

Broadway and CBS's FBI actress Natascia Diaz will star as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS at Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre this summer, directed by Michael Lluberes, as part of the theater's 65th anniversary season.

The interactive comedy by Jeanne Michels and Phyllis Murphy is inspired by sketches from the old Carol Burnett Show.

The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) just announced the winners of the 2025/2026 Ocean State Star Awards (OSSA) program.

Curious Theatre Branch will launch its 38th Season, with the revival of Talking About Godard, written by Beau O’Reilly and directed by Beau O’Reilly with Briavael O’Reilly.

Performing Arts Fort Worth, the non-profit owner and operator of Bass Performance Hall, just announced a digital lottery for Monty Python’s SPAMALOT, powered by Broadway Direct.

For its 13th free summer production, Midsommer Flight will present one of Shakespeare’s  AS YOU LIKE IT.

Metropolitan Performing Arts will present FOOTLOOSE at Vancouver's Magenta Theater, featuring a cast of 31 actors from the Vancouver and Portland areas, including teens from MPA's Mainstage performance program.

Karen Mason brought her jazzy rendition of 'Hello Dolly!' to the sea lions of San Fransisco's Pier 39.

PCS Theater will soon present Lobby Hero, written by acclaimed playwright Kenneth Lonergan and presented through Dramatists Play Service.

Children’s Theatre Company has just announced the complete cast and creative team for the upcoming production of The Wizard of Oz, based on the classic motion picture.

The Middletown Arts Center will soon present the seventh edition of The MAC ONE-ACTS Play-Reading Festival, featuring original, one-act works by New Jersey playwrights read theatrically by local actors.

Rehearsal images are released  for the world premiere of Kohlhaas, the opening event of the 60th Edition of Brighton Festival and its first ever original theatre production, directed by Omar Elerian.

Penguin Rep Theatre, under the leadership of Joe Brancato, founding Artistic Director, and Andrew M.

For many, Burt Bacharach is a household name, the soundtrack that spans from childhood to adulthood.

Derek Klena takes the mound with another theatrical performance with the Savannah Bananas.

Undead Arts, in collaboration with New Jersey Symphony, will present a reimagined production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute on May 2 & 3, 2026, at 3 pm, at The Harborside Atrium.

Woolwich Works marks Pride 2026 with a vibrant programme of live performance celebrating queer creativity, identity and expression - from boundary-pushing circus and cabaret to sharp, joyful stand-up comedy.

Beck Center for the Arts, home to one of the oldest continuously operating youth theater programs in the country has teens tackling a story of love, loss, and coming of age in Alice By Heart.

All Roads Theatre Company (ARTCO) will present the World Premiere of the musical revue, THE MUSIC THAT MAKES ME DANCE: THE SONGS OF JULE STYNE.