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Bubble Laboratory, in association with Ethan Walker, will present THE BIG BUBBLE SHOW… IN SPACE! at Coliseum Theatre in Western Sydney for two performances only, featuring fire bubbles, smoke-filled spheres, and shadow bubble puppetry.

The Royal Players will present ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL at the historic Royal Theatre, featuring the Tony Award-winning score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, with tickets ranging from $10 to $22.

Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will bring his live speaking tour, The Sky is Not the Limit: Lessons from a Year in Space, to five Australian cities, including Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane.

The eight-time Tony Award-nominated BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL will close its Australian national tour at Sydney's Capitol Theatre, with music and lyrics by Eddie Perfect.

Houston alt-comedy performer Cole Triplett will bring their debut solo show, DOOFUS, to the Hollywood Fringe Festival at the Broadwater Black Box in Los Angeles, directed by Natasha Mercado.

Sydney Comedy Festival and Theatresports will present THEATRESPORTS ALL-STARS 2026 at the Enmore Theatre, hosted by Rove McManus, featuring a sci-fi theme with an ensemble of improv champions and comedy performers.

New York's largest dance event will feature over 10,000 dancers and four Grand Marshals for its 20th annual celebration, culminating in a festival at Tompkins Square Park.

ProMusica Chamber Orchestra announced its 2026/27 season, the ensemble's 48th, with subscription packages now on sale for the Columbus, Ohio-based orchestra.

Village Theatre and Gaisma Theatre Group announced the inaugural Puget Sound Writing Fellowship, offering a Puget Sound musical theater writer travel and access to the National Alliance for Musical Theatre Festival of New Musicals in New York City.

State Theatre New Jersey announced its 2026-27 Broadway Season, featuring seven national tours including BEETLEJUICE, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, THE WIZ, SHUCKED, and JERSEY BOYS.

Award-winning magician and mentalist Magical Katrina will bring her one-woman show to the Hollywood Fringe Festival at Madnani Theater, featuring 45 minutes of comedic noir, sleight of hand, and mentalism.

Playwright Zach Barr received the 2026 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award for THE PILON, which had its world premiere at Chicago's Red Theater.

Lighthouse Repertory Theatre Company will stage Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC at two Long Island venues, featuring a rotating cast led by Soloman Buchman, Jon Hordos, Jacklyn Lisi, and Christina Russo.

LUSTILY EVER AFTER: THE MUSICAL, a Hollywood Fringe Festival selection paroding romance and romantasy genres, will play at Broadwater BlackBox Theatre in Hollywood, directed by Broadway veteran Jenni Barber.

Last Monday, The Chapel at The Abbey was once again at capacity as Musical Mondays LA marked its 17th anniversary.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 4, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The Extravaganza One Act Fest, a Los Angeles theater initiative led by Wolfgang Bodison, released two anthologies of original short-form plays developed through its rehearsal and performance process, now available in print and digital formats.

Axelrod Performing Arts Academy will present HEAR MY SONG: A MUSICAL REVUE, a one-night-only event featuring 18 student performers ages 12-16 at Bell Theater in Holmdel, NJ.

What did our critic think of CALUM SCOTT - THE AVENOIR TOUR 2026 at The Fillmore Minneapolis?

What did our critic think of STEEL MAGNOLIAS at Music Box Lounge Hot Springs?

There’s a strange dichotomy that exists in live theater.

Take six insanely talented songstresses, a four-piece all-female band, an intricate LED-based set piece, some glow-in-the-dark glasses and studded platform boots, and what have you got? Surely not a historical recreation of the tale of Henry VIII and his six infamous wives.

Tony nominee Elizabeth Davis takes on Liz Taylor’s role as Maggie the Cat and proves to have her own claws

Coming to The Cutting Room in NY, NY and Glazer Hall in Palm Beach FL, Judith Owen releases her newest album 'SUIT YOURSELF'.

The 41st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards – the  only New York theatre award to exclusively honor Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway – will be presented at the annual ceremony tonight, May 3, 2026, at NYU Skirball beginning at 7:00pm.