Bertolt Brecht News

The Actors' Gang will stage Elmer Rice's 1923 classic, THE ADDING MACHINE, exploring themes of technology and dehumanization. Learn more about the performance here!

Mt Hood Repertory Theatre has announced that THE LIFE OF GALILEO by Bertolt Brecht, adapted and directed by Patrick Walsh, will be presented at the Kendall Planetarium at OMSI during the first two weeks of March.

The Grossmont College Theatre Arts Department will present Urinetown: The Musical, the Tony Award–winning satire with music and lyrics by Mark Hollmann, book and lyrics by Greg Kotis.

Josh Gad is set to star in Gerron's Last Film, a forthcoming movie based on the true story of Jewish actor and director Kurt Gerron. Gad will play the famed actor.

Rivera-Stegall Productions has revealed that tickets are on sale now for their upcoming production of Bertolt Brecht’s Fear and Misery in the Third Reich.

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced that alternative British rock band, Placebo will compose the music for its 2026 production of Bertolt Brecht's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui.

The Glimmerglass Festival has announced casting for its 2026 season, featuring Oklahoma!, Madame Butterfly, Così, Fellow Travelers, Happy End, and Robin Hood, running July 10–August 17 in Cooperstown, New York.

Nearly 50 years after its debut, Chico Buarque’s landmark musical returns in a vibrant new staging. Directed by Jorge Farjalla, Ópera do Malandro dives into Rio de Janeiro’s bohemian underworld to expose corruption, desire and hypocrisy with sharp humor and unforgettable songs. Inspired by Brecht’s The Threepenny Opera and infused with elements of Afro-Brazilian spirituality, the production blends satire, ritual and popular culture in an immersive, festive experience. Featuring a large, star-studded cast the show reaffirms the enduring power—and provocation—of one of Brazilian musical theatre’s most iconic works.

This summer, join Shakespeare's Globe for a season bursting with world-class artists, lesser-known classics, and much-loved plays, in two of the most iconic theatres in the world.

Soprano Reilly Bianchi Nelson and composer-pianist Friedrich Heinrich Kern will present KURT WEILL'S SONGS OF GLASS AND IRON, a music-theatre exploration of displacement and belonging through the lens of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht.

The English National Opera will present a new production of RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF MAHAGONNY, featuring Andre de Ridder and Danielle de Niese. Learn more here!

El Teatro Pérez Galdós de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria se prepara para recibir uno de los montajes más ambiciosos de la temporada. Los días 29 y 30 de enero tendrá lugar el estreno absoluto de LA ÓPERA DE LOS TRES CENTAVOS.

SoHo Playhouse's 2026 International Fringe Encore Series begins on January 3 and runs through March 29, and provides opportunities to emerging artists who show exceptional talent at each season's Fringe Festivals both artistically and commercially.

What's happening off-Broadway? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre this month. Start the new year off right with shows featuring big stars, like An Ark with Ian McKellen and more.

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Center Theatre Group has in place a new developmental pipeline for plays and musicals, created by Snehal Desai, CTG’s Brindell & Milton Gottlieb Artistic Director.

Off-Brand Opera has revealed the complete casting for George Abud's new adaptation of Bertolt Brecht & Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera, with the score adaptation by Jake Landau.

In TEHORAH (Hebrew for “pure”), Adrienne Haan commemorates the end of the Holocaust with a show spanning four continents of Jewish music, language and culture.

SoHo Playhouse has revealed the lineup for the 2026 International Fringe Encore Series, running Off-Broadway. Shows include the U.S. premiere of Diana, direct from the Edinburgh Fringe, plus more.

While the large majority of plays that make it to Broadway were written in English, a small fraction of plays were originally penned in a different language and translated.