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Cumberland Theatre will present the Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE, featuring guest director Dennis Clark and a cast of local and visiting actors, including Kinsley Tortora making her CT debut in the title role.

Playwright Dan Manjovi's psychological drama BREACH will receive its main stage debut at the Fresh Fruit Festival, directed by Christopher Scott and starring LeeAnne Hutchison at The Wild Project in New York City.

Swift Creek Mill Theatre, a professional theater that has operated in Chesterfield County, Virginia for 60 years, will temporarily suspend operations on May 9, 2026.

The hit Broadway musical, 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical,' will make its Southeast Asian debut at Singapore’s Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, in February 2027.

Comedian and writer Samantha Dunne will present her solo show STRANGERS I KNOW at The Tank in NYC, following a debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Andrew Hungerford's stage adaptation of Caitlin Starling's Bram Stoker Award-nominated novel THE LUMINOUS DEAD will present at The Voxel in Baltimore, featuring a cast led by Adanya Koger-Hobson and Ayika Tshimanga.

Yas, And! Comedy will present the world premiere of BLUE DRESS at Chicago's Annoyance Theatre, blending workplace comedy with an absurdist fairytale adventure featuring Dorothy and Alice in a shared world called 'Wonderoz.

George Street Playhouse has announced its 2026–2027 season, featuring productions led by Kathryn Grody, Julie White, and Jason Alexander, alongside new and returning works from Theresa Rebeck and Scooter Pietsch.

Murder with a touch of manners have arrived in delightfully dapper fashion at The Weekend Theater, where A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder—running through May 3—proves that sometimes climbing the social ladder requires a little… creative problem solving.

State Theatre New Jersey will present Meredith Willson's THE MUSIC MAN for four performances in New Brunswick, directed by Matt Lenz with choreography by Emmy winner Joshua Bergasse.

Beck Center for the Arts will present its annual Student Visual Arts Exhibition, featuring over 100 works by students of all ages and skill levels in the Hoffman-Stach Gallery, with a free public Artist Reception planned.

Blackfriars Theatre in Rochester, NY will close its 76th season with PARADE, the Tony Award-winning musical based on the 1913 trial of Leo Frank, featuring Jason Robert Brown's score and a book by Alfred Uhry.

'Fly Away' from JO – THE LITTLE WOMEN MUSICAL took first place in American Songwriter Magazine's inaugural Musical Theatre category, with a live music video featuring Grammy nominee Christine Allado recorded at London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

The cast and creative team of HEATED RIVALRY: THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY is heading into rehearsals to bring the steamy love story of two hockey players to the stage! Check out photos of the full cast.

Earlier this week, Jeremy Jordan (Newsies) & Carrie St.

City Theatre in Pittsburgh will present an in-process reading of NEIGHBORLY: A PLAY ON TWO STOOPS, a commissioned work by playwright Chisa Hutchinson, directed by Monteze Freeland with cast members Randy Kovitz and Bria Walker-Rhoze.

National Youth Music Theatre announced its 50th anniversary summer season in Birmingham, including a large-scale production of WEST SIDE STORY at Birmingham Hippodrome, new musicals, and workshops following a record year of over 1,300 auditions.

Interview with Artistic Director Sean Boyd, who spoke about this year’s 4th Annual New Works Festival, April 30 through May 3, the power of new works, and why audiences play such a vital role in the process.

The Metropolitan Opera's high-profile arrangement with the Saudi Arabian government - a deal that would have delivered up to $200 million to the struggling company over eight years - has collapsed.

The 10th Annual Arts for Autism benefit concert will take place at New Amsterdam Theatre, hosted by original Aladdin Adam Jacobs alongside Broadway performers and student ensembles, with all proceeds supporting the autistic community.

The Public Theater's revitalized Delacorte Theater will reopen this summer with PUBLIC FORUM and PUBLIC STORIES programming, featuring Amy Sherald, Michael Sandel, Anna Deavere Smith, and DC 37 union members as civic storytellers.

Matt and Ross Duffer will be honored with the Visionary Tribute for Netflix’s global phenomenon Stranger Things at the Third Annual Gotham Television Awards.

Playwright Dan Manjovi's psychological drama BREACH will receive its main stage debut at the Fresh Fruit Festival, directed by Christopher Scott and starring LeeAnne Hutchison at The Wild Project in New York City.

Agatha Christie’s Black Coffee: Grounds for Murder continues its run Off-Broadway at the Players Theatre after opening this past weekend.

Countertenor John Holiday announced his debut album, Over My Head, on PENTATONE, blending spirituals, art song, and world premiere recordings by Theo Morrison and Carlos Simon, with pianist Kevin Miller.