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The final play of the 2025/26 season opened just last week! August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone, directed by Debbie Allen, officially arrived on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
Leeds Playhouse has announced Tom Wright's inaugural season of shows as Artistic Director, with new productions running from autumn 2026 to summer 2027 in the Quarry theatre and Courtyard theatre.
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met to confirm the eligibility status of Becky Shaw, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Death of a Salesman, Titaníque, The Fear of 13, Proof, Fallen Angels, Schmigadoon!, Beaches, The Rocky Horror Show, and more.
Black Women on Broadway announced its 2026 honorees, recognizing the contributions of Black women to the Broadway community.
Playwright and MacArthur “Genius” Samuel D.
'A Raisin In The Sun', performed at Lee St.
Olney Theatre Center has revealed its 2026-27 season featuring a production of La Cage aux Folles directed by Artistic Director Jason Loewith, Les Misérables, directed by Stephen Brackett and more.
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, currently starring in Broadway's Dog Day Afternoon, told Seth Meyers that he accidentally brought his cell phone onstage during a recent performance of the show.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 28, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
The Barrymore Theatre was the place to be on Saturday night, when August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone officially opened on Broadway.
On the industry and international fronts, American Dream mall in New Jersey prepares to open a 3,000-seat performing arts center ahead of the FIFA World Cup, UK theater organizations call for ticket resale price cap legislation ahead of the King's Speech, and the Royal Academy of Dance receives a tw
Joe Turner's Come and Gone celebrated opening night at the Barrymore Theatre.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 27, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park has released first look footage of AUGUST WILSON'S THE PIANO LESSON, the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama now playing through May 3, 2026 at Moe and Jack's Place - The Rouse Theatre, in a co-production with Milwaukee Repertory Theater.
Alley Theatre is currently presenting August Wilson's Fences, the Tony Award-winning drama playing now at the Hubbard Theatre in Houston, Texas.
Building Fences, Breaking Bonds: A Powerful Portrait of Family and Fallout
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.
There is something undeniably electric about walking down into the basement of Actors Theatre of Little Rock at Quapaw United Methodist Church, because you immediately know you are about to experience theatre in its most raw and intimate form.
Raúl Esparza and Helen J Shen will announce the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards nominations next week.
August Wilson is back on Broadway with Taraji P.
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