Review: THE VIEW UPSTAIRS at Barbershop Theatre
by Catherine Burford - Jun 14, 2026
What did our critic think of THE View UPSTAIRS at Barbershop Theatre? Street Theatre Company opened their final show of their 20th season. Max Vernon’s play was inspired by the 1973 attack at the UpStairs Lounge, a gay bar in New Orleans.
Interview: MSMT Launches Twelfth Season of PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAIN
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Jun 11, 2026
Maine State Music Theatre launched the twelfth season of its popular panel discussion series, Peek Behind the Curtain, with a spirited conversation about the theatre’s current production, HAIRSPRAY. A large crowd was on hand at the Curtis Memorial Library on June 10 to listen to two of the show’s stars, CHARIS LEOS (Prudy Pingleton, Matron, Gym Teacher) and Tarra Conner Jones (Motormouth Maybelle) together with Artistic Director Curt Dale Clark and BWW moderator Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold.
Top Off-Broadway Shows for June 2026
by Sidney Paterra - Jun 9, 2026
What’s happening Off-Broadway in June? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre this season. June 2026 is packed with world premiere stage adaptations, musical revivals, and much more.
Review: SHREK THE MUSICAL at Maine State Music Theater
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Jun 8, 2026
A giant green man with a booming brogue, a talking donkey, a wooden boy with a long nose, a wolf in granny skirts…. These are the loveable misfits who commandeer MSMT’s stage in the Jeannine Tesori- David Lindsay-Abaire classic SHREK THE MUSICAL that runs for four delightful performances at the Pickard Theater on June 8. The musical,based on the DreamWorks original movie, features witty lyrics, catchy tunes, and a heartwarming story, about acceptance, individuality, and inclusion.
POWER PLAY to Open at West Village Theatre with Full Circle Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 4, 2026
Full Circle Theatre's POWER PLAY, a Shakespeare-inspired hockey rom-com by Erin Weir, follows a PR executive forced into a fake relationship with a scandal-prone defenseman. Directed by Danielle Baker, it runs at West Village Theatre in Calgary.
Video: 2026 Theatre World Awards Red Carpet
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 2, 2026
The 80th Annual Theatre World Awards Ceremony will be held today, June 2, 2026 at 2pm at The Longacre Theatre. Watch highlights from the red carpet in this video.
Review Roundup: AND THEN THE RODEO BURNED DOWN at Ars Nova
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 1, 2026
See what the critics are saying about And Then The Rodeo Burned Down at Ars Nova, the first Off-Broadway production of playwriting and performing duo Xhloe and Natasha. Read BroadwayWorld's Review Roundup here!