Jonathan Larson News

I checked in with director Victoria Bussert, for a conversation about her run of Spring Awakening which wrapped March 1st at The Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood, OH. The show was presented in collaboration with the Oberlin College department of Music Theater, in Oberlin, OH, where Bussert is a longtime instructor.

​​​​​​​Pace University's Sands College of Performing Arts faculty members Eric Price, Phillip Christian Smith, and Adam J. Rineer have earned major national recognition in musical theatre writing, with Price and Smith named 2026 Kleban Prize winners and Rineer selected as a 2026 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient.

Eva Noblezada made her return to The Great Gatsby on Broadway on Wednesday night. The musical's original 'Daisy Buchanan' joined the production once again, alongside fellow original Broadway cast member Jeremy Jordan as 'Gatsby.' Watch videos!

The 13th season of New York Theatre Barn's Choreography Lab will launch on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, with the original musicals Little Red, The Pelican, and Andy, Keith & Jean-Michel.

Nick Drake's new show COMPUTER ROOM LIP SYNC will be staged at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, showcasing his latest creative endeavor.

Penn State Centre Stage in the College of Arts and Architecture has announced the premiere production of The Morris & Essex Line. Learn more about the show here!

The Atlanta Opera will present a dynamic 2026-2027 season with seven productions, including classic and contemporary operas and musical theatre, before relocating to a new venue.

Theatre-fan or not, these three albums can help you get through your day with their mighty combinations of lyric, tune, and plot.

What did our critic think of LA BOHEME IN CINEMAS at Cinemas Across The UK?

Georgie Butler and Edward Flynn Haddon have joined THE JONATHAN LARSON PROJECT at Southwark Playhouse Borough following an open casting search of more than 600 performers. The London premiere runs July 9 to August 22, 2026.

Casting Society honored excellence in casting across feature film, television (scripted and unscripted), commercials and theater at the 41st Annual Artios Awards held at ceremonies in Los Angeles, New York and London.

Yes, Rent opened on Broadway thirty years ago. Having seen its final preview with a rapt and frequently weeping audience, it was fun to share it with an audience that knows the score (and when to moo).

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Jonathan Larson’s groundbreaking rock musical RENT, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts presents RENT in Concert-- a powerful performance that spotlights the score that transformed musical theater

Weston Theater Company will mark its 90th anniversary with a season featuring four summer productions and the launch of Spotlight Sessions and a New Works Development Initiative in Vermont.

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will present a full month of programming in March, including Pink Martini featuring lead singer Storm Large (March 3), the Kravis Center Gala event An Evening with Nicole Scherzinger (March 5), RENT: LIVE IN CONCERT (March 12), and Emeline Michel (March 27–28).

The York Theatre is presenting the world premiere production of the sweeping musical adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' beloved novel The Count of Monte Cristo with book and lyrics by two-time Tony-nominee Peter Kellogg. See rehearsal photos!

Current star of Masquerade Telly Leung discusses with Jennifer Ashley Tepper playing the Phantom in the immersive production, the full circle from Rent fan to Rent actor, Gavin Creel’s leadership during a production that never was, and much more. 

Goodspeed Musicals has revealed that Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie, award-winning writers of Goodspeed’s upcoming world premiere production of The Snow Goose, are recipients of the 2025 Jonathan Larson Grant.

In WICKED, Eden Espinosa’s skin was green. In LEMPICKA, the Tony-nominated actress had to age from 19 to 85 in a musical. On Feb. 28, Espinosa gets to perform in the skin she feels the most comfortable – her own.

Bucks County Playhouse will present a new masterclass series for 2026 with a lineup of adult education classes at Lambertville Hall in Lambertville, NJ, open to all ages and levels of experience.