Goodspeed Musicals announced casting for CRAZY FOR YOU, the Tony Award-winning Gershwin musical comedy, featuring Will Burton and Brittany Zeinstra in the lead roles at The Goodspeed in East Haddam, Conn.
Premiere Stages at Kean University has announced the semi-finalists for its 2026 Premiere Play Festival. The festival received 894 submissions this year, with four finalists set to be selected for staged readings this June in Union, New Jersey.
Holden Street Theatres will open its 2026 season with the South Australian premiere of TILL THE STARS COME DOWN, Beth Steel's Oliver-nominated play, directed by Nick Fagan with a local ensemble cast.
The Virginia Theatre Festival announced the cast and creative team for KEN LUDWIG'S MORIARTY: A NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE, directed by Nicolas Minas, running at the Ruth Caplin Theatre at the University of Virginia.
The Gateway Playhouse in Bellport, NY announced its summer children's theatre series, featuring THE WIZARD OF OZ YOUTH EDITION, JEFF BOYER'S BIG BUBBLE BONANZA, and RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA YOUTH EDITION.
Grammy Award winner Zachary James, known for Broadway's THE ADDAMS FAMILY and the West End's HADESTOWN, will play Billy Bigelow in CAROUSEL at The REV Theatre Company in Auburn, NY, featuring a 15-piece onstage orchestra.
As New York prepares for the 2026 Tony Award nominations and honors the recent Lucille Lortel winners, producers are facing tough questions about whether traditional 8 PM curtain times are driving audiences away. The business landscape is shifting heavily behind the scenes, marked by the merger of licensing giants BMG and Concord, looming strike ballots in the West End, and the Kennedy Center's controversial two-year shutdown. Despite these logistical and financial challenges—including a devastating embezzlement case at a Pennsylvania community theatre—there is plenty of positive momentum to report, from the rapid financial recoupment of the Suffs national tour to new initiatives supporting theater education and large-scale playwriting.
Lighthouse Repertory Theatre Company will stage Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC at two Long Island venues, featuring a rotating cast led by Soloman Buchman, Jon Hordos, Jacklyn Lisi, and Christina Russo.
Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival will present EVERY BRILLIANT THING, Duncan Macmillan's one-person interactive play starring AJ Flores, at Beaver Street Theatre in Flagstaff, AZ. All performances are Pay What You Wish.
The Royal Underground Theatre Company will stage Aaron Sorkin's A FEW GOOD MEN at Live Oak Theater in Berkeley, directed by Enrico Banson, featuring a cast led by Kieran Cross and María Cecilia Flores.
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Rhinebeck Writers Retreat (RWR) announced the twenty-six musical theatre writers selected for 2026 Summer Residencies. Learn more about the writers here!
Music licensing companies BMG and Concord will combine their businesses, to operate under the name BMG. The merger is not expected to impact Concord Theatricals, which will be housed under the combined company.
Edge of the Universe Theater will stage Joe Orton's LOOT, a black farce described as 'a theatrical Molotov cocktail,' at the Gunston Arts Center in Arlington, VA, directed by Stephen Jarrett.
The musical ERNXST, from Kait Kerrigan and Bree Lowdermilk, will release a cast recording in June, featuring J. Harrison Ghee, Bonnie Milligan, and more. Learn more about how to pre-save the album here.
Ada Twist, Scientist & Friends is crowdfunding for its upcoming cast recording. The children's musical features a book by Lauren Gunderson, music by Bree Lowdermilk, and lyrics by Kait Kerrigan.
The Stephen Joseph Theatre has announced the full cast for CALENDAR GIRLS THE MUSICAL, a co-production with three other UK theatres, directed by Artistic Director Paul Robinson in a new in-the-round staging.
Sahboojak will present a revival of Halley Feiffer's dark comedy at The Actors Theatre Workshop in New York City, directed by Katie Hardin and starring Hee-Young Shin and Spencer Lutvak.
Yesterday, Lincoln Center Theater hosted a special Town Hall and cast album signing with SiriusXM in celebration of the Ragtime album's vinyl release. Check out photos of the event.
The North American tour of SOME LIKE IT HOT will play its final performance this Sunday, April 26, 2026, at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville.
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