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UtahPresents continues its 2025–2026 season with three upcoming performances at Kingsbury Hall, including a jazz tribute, a community storytelling event, and a youth theatre production.

Energetic and joyfull. The first non-replica production of &Juliet. Max Martin attended the opening night.

The world debut of Hot and Bothered will be presented at the Carrollwood Cultural Center, featuring a comedic take on menopause, engaging audiences with humor and unexpected educational moments.

The American Theatre Guild has announced 2026–27 Season for the BJCC Concert Hall, including Hamilton, The Outsiders, and more. Learn more about the season here!

Bergen County Players will present THE CAKE, a dramedy that explores the clash between love and conscience, from March 14 to April 11 at the Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell, NJ.

The Aspen Music Festival & School has announced its 2026 season, running from July 1 to August 23, under the theme 'For All'. The eight-week festival in Aspen will feature a diverse lineup of performances and educational events.

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts will present Little Women The Musical. This adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel features a talented cast led by Ashlee Beary as Jo March, exploring themes of love, loss, and dreams during the American Civil War.

The Goodman’s Centennial 2025/2026 Season will continue with the Chicago premiere of Covenant.  BOLD Artistic Producer Malkia Stampley is set to direct.

The Bent, the Coachella Valley’s LGBTQ+ theatre, is presenting a wonderfully directed and acted and technically superb dramedy, IN THE WAKE, by Lisa Kron. The play is well-written and generates lots of laughs and lots of pathos, although I consider it a bit too wordy. Still, it is well worth seeing.

Two best friends, the ghost of Katie’s brother, a secret. When Roni shows up at Charlie’s old flat, she finds Katie rummaging through his things while a party is in full swing upstairs. When Charlie died months prior, Katie disappeared from Roni’s life, leaving her without a place to stay and without her best friend. A lot has happened since then. Katie is starting her PhD, and Roni is about to kick off her own business. They both feel lost and alone. 1.17am, or until the words run out is an intoxicating, tragic new play. Zoe Hunter Gordon writes with naturalistic precision to deconstruct the aftermath of a death.

Dramanila Theater Production stages the world premiere of 'Garet: Pinoys in Chicago,' written by Rey E. Dela Cruz. The play explores diaspora themes familiar to the nearly 15 million Filipino migrants worldwide, yet serves as a poignant eye-opener for local audiences attending its run at the NCCA.

BroadwayWorld's February 2026 Debut of the Month interview features internet personality Dylan Mulvaney, who is making her Broadway debut in Six. Dylan shares what it means to her to be starring on Broadway.

THE OUTSIDERS presents an original and vibrant stage adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s classic 1967 novel about the conflict between Tulsa teen gangs the Greasers and the Socs (short for socialites). The musical — and particularly director Danya Taymor’s inventive and visually dynamic staging — pulses with youthful energy, but the material doesn’t feel juvenile.

Ballet Co.Laboratory is bringing the beloved children's book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie to life in a whimsical 45-minute ballet created especially for our youngest audience members — toddlers and preschoolers.

Moonbox Productions will bring a developmental production of the new musical LATE to the Plaza Theatre at Boston Center for the Arts March 6–14, 2026. Learn more here!

An example of how grief shapes identity played out onstage, The Rep’s latest is a compelling, powerful example of how theater can confront uncomfortable topics with tenderness, compassion, and humor.

Moonbox Productions will present the developmental production of LATE, a new musical exploring the emotional journey of adolescents in the wake of school shootings, at the Plaza Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts from March 6-14, 2026.

SHOOTING STAR: A ROCK AND ROLL JOURNEY THROUGH CANCER will run at The Actors Company LA in the Other Space Theater. Written and directed by Joe Salazar,

Created by the Emmy®-winning writer from Schitt’s Creek, &Juliet at the Straz was a witty burst of female power, driven by knockout vocals. Anne’s challenge to Shakespeare to imagine a stronger woman set the whole story in motion. Though even with strong performances from the men, this show belonged to the women, and that felt exactly right for this moment.

EGGS AREN'T THAT EASY TO MAKE, a queer rom-com about a lesbian couple's journey through IVF, will run at Riverside Studios from March 30 to April 12. Learn more here!