August Wilson News

Dog Day Afternoon on Broadway, a new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis, will premiere at the August Wilson Theatre beginning March 10, 2026. Directed by Rupert Goold, the production will star Emmy Award winners Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.

Crossroads Theatre Company has revealed the cast for its season opener, Lynn Nottage's 'Crumbs from the Table of Joy.' See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Watch a video of the company of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club taking their final bows on Broadway. The final performance was led by Marisha Wallace as Sally Bowles and David Merino as the Emcee.

The Tony Award-winning production of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club ends its run on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre on September 21, 2025 after 18 preview performances and 592 regular performances. The next show to play the August Wilson Theatre has not yet been announced.

Zach Theater has revealed two new leaders for its advanced training programs. Learn more about the new leadership and the changes being made to the organization here!

American Theatre magazine, published by Theatre Communications Group, has just released Top 10 Most-Produced Plays and Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights for the new season.  We have all of the details!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 19, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Get a first look at Everyman Theatre's production of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, The Piano Lesson. Directed by Everyman Theatre's Associate Artistic Director and Resident Company Member Paige Hernandez.  

Milwaukee Repertory Theater will unveil its newly rebuilt home next month, following an $80 million renovation project that has transformed the historic Ellen & Joe Checota Powerhouse Theater into the Associated Bank Theater Center.

The Acting Company announced that after four years as Artistic Director, Kent Gash will step into the new role of Director of Special Projects to serve as an artistic advisor to the Company. 

“I On the heels of A Noise Within productions of Gem of the Ocean, Seven Guitars, Radio Golf, King Hedley II and The Piano Lesson, director Gregg T. Daniel will return to direct August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.

Jamie Lloyd’s new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot is now on Broadway! Meet the cast of Waiting For Godot and learn more about the show here! 

This just in - producers Adam Speers for ATG Productions, Underbelly, Gavin Kalin Productions, Hunter Arnold, Smith & Brant Theatricals, and Wessex Grove announced that the Tony Award-winning production of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club will end its run on Broadway at the Kit Kat Club at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street) on Sunday, September 21. On that date, the production will have played 18 preview performances and 592 regular performances.

It is bad for the state if Broadway falters. Broadway will falter if investment dries up. It is as simple as that. (I’m not sure how the “backfill” idea is in keeping with the idea that the credit is designed to stimulate investment, as that investment will have already occurred, but I also see the argument that folks who decided to invest in shows opening later in the fall were expecting the credit, and they may not invest in the future if they feel they were shafted this go round.)

A new trailer for the London production of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club has just been released, showing Hannah Dodd as Sally Bowles and Rob Madge as the Emcee. See the video here! 

The Old Globe has revealed its 2026 Season, a special lineup of theatre filled with original and classic plays, North American and San Diego premieres, and more. See the full lineup here!

City Lit Theater has announced a cohort of Artistic Associates for the first time in its 45-year history. Learn more about the full lineup for this first cohort here!

Bishop Arts Theatre Center has revealed its 32nd Theatre Season, featuring King Hedley II by August Wilson, and more. See the full season here and learn how to purchase tickets!

in the line-up for The Goodman’s 100th anniversary season. Blood Memory by Goodman Affiliated Writer Dael Orlandersmith, previously announced for a May 2026 debut, is rescheduled.

Barrington Stage Company presented Broadway legend and Tony Award-winning baritone Brian Stokes Mitchell in his BSC concert debut on the Boyd/Quinson MainStage, last night ( August 18) and BroadwayWorld was there for the highly anticipated event. Check out the photos below..