Playful People Productions will present WILLY WONKA JR. in San Jose with four casts of performers ages 4–12. The musical, based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, will run at the Historic Hoover Theatre.
OFC Creations Theatre Center in Rochester, NY, will present its 2026-2027 Broadway in Brighton Series featuring shows like HAIRSPRAY, MISS SAIGON, and the regional premiere of THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK.
Playful People Productions, a theater education nonprofit in San Jose, will present Between the Lines JR, directed by Emily Pennington. Two casts of teen and tween performers present this tale of finding love.
The Junior Theater Festival celebrated a record-breaking year in 2026 and has unveiled its upcoming dates for 2027. The event showcases young talent and fosters growth in theater arts.
Berkshire Theatre Group has announced its 2026 summer season at The Colonial Theatre and The Unicorn Theatre. The lineup includes ROALD DAHL’S JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH JR., 1776, THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE, and additional productions.
Beck Center for the Arts will present Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach as part of its Youth Theater 2025–2026 season, based on the beloved children's book by Roald Dahl.
Junior Theater Festival Productions has unveiled programming and the lineup of performers who will take part in the 2026 Junior Theater Festival Atlanta & 2026 Junior Theater Festival West.
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas is a must-see. It will appeal to audiences of all ages, and the overflowing energy of joy and love will carry you out into the world filled with hope at a time when we so desperately need some hope.
The delicious adventures of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory light up the stage in this captivating adaptation of Roald Dahl's fantastical tale. Featuring the enchanting songs from the 1971 film, in addition to a host of fun new songs, Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka JR. is a scrumdidilyumptious musical guaranteed to delight everyone's sweet tooth. Now in the updated Binder format!
Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) has announced the licensing availability of She Persisted The Musical JR. Adapted from the best-selling book She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World written by political icon Chelsea Clinton.
Open Stage will host the Pennsylvania premiere of Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, a heartwarming live stage musical based on the 1977 Jim Henson holiday television special and the illustrated book by Russell and Lillian Hoban.
Mississinewa High School’s fall musical was scheduled to be performed this month at the Gas City Performing Arts Center, and the cast had been in rehearsal for months already, when they found out it would be cancelled.
9 to 5 JR. is a 60-minute adaptation of the hit Broadway musical 9 to 5, which made its debut in 2009 and was nominated for four Tony Awards including Best Original Score. The Broadway Junior® production features a book by Patricia Resnick with music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Dolly Parton. The musical was inspired by the classic motion picture which ranks 74th in the American Film Institute’s “100 Funniest Movies”.
An all new video has been released of the previous cast of THE BOOK THIEF performing the song ‘Music Nonetheless.' The video was released ahead of the musical’s upcoming concerts at the Prince of Wales Theatre on Sunday 19 and Sunday 26 October 2025.
You can now get a first look inside rehearsals for THE BOOK THIEF in concert, which will run at the Prince of Wales Theatre. See photos here and learn how to purchase tickets!
After previous runs in 2022 and 2023, The Book Thief musical finally arrives in London. The Book Thief: A Concert Production was originally scheduled to be performed for one night only on 19 October, but two more performances have been added on 26 October due to popular demand. Recently, we had the chance to speak with Melanie La Barrie, who is playing the role of Death in this production of The Book Thief. We discussed what made her want to be a part of the show, what it is like to perform in a concert production versus a full staged one and even what is appealing to her about playing characters who take on the role of the narrator!
The full cast has been announced for the musical stage adaptation and concert performances of THE BOOK THIEF, based on the best-selling novel by Markus Zusak, which also adds two extra performances due to popular demand.
The musical stage adaptation of THE BOOK THIEF, based on best-selling novel by Markus Zusak, will have a special concert performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre.
San Jose's Playful People Productions has announced its 15th Anniversary, 2025—26 season: live stage productions of musicals old and new, and more. Learn more here!
Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International announced that the musical Hans Christian Andersen JR. is now is available for licensing. We have all of the details here!
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