Laurence Olivier News

On February 28 and March 1, 2026, Morgan Fairchild will be featured in a staged reading of Marilyn, Mom & Me, Luke Yankee’s new play about his mother, Eileen Heckart, and her intense friendship with Marilyn Monroe during the shooting of the 1956 film, Bus Stop. All proceeds from the event will support ongoing programs and student outreach at the Palm Springs Art Museum.

The Guthrie Theater will present an upcoming production of Sleuth, written by Anthony Shaffer and directed by Kimberly Senior.

Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels and L'Alliance New York will present upcoming performances of You're the one we love/and when we change the landscape... by Leïla Ka/Robyn Orlin with the Choreographic Ensemble of the Paris Conservatoire.

Olly Alexander and Iz Hesketh will join Vanessa Williams and Matt Henry in a UK reading of Stan Zimmerman's suicide awareness play, RIGHT BEFORE I GO, at London's Soho Theatre.

Tony Award winner David Hyde Pierce is taking on the role of iconic theater artist John Gielgud in Vivien & The Florist, a new indie film centering on stage and screen actress Vivien Leigh.

The Lion King has announced that longtime cast member Mduduzi Madela will assume the role of Simba beginning Tuesday, February 24. Learn more about him here!

The North American tour of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is playing at The Fabulous Fox. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the first Harry Potter story to be presented on stage and the eighth story in the Harry Potter series.

Tickets for the Tony Award-Winning electrifying new musical phenomenon SIX by Tony Award-winners Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss are on sale today, Friday, Feb 6.

Playful People Productions, a theater education nonprofit in San Jose, will present the uproarious comedy The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong, under the direction of company Executive Director Tonya Suker and Christine Welsh-Buck.

Tickets for the return engagement of Disney’s The Lion King in Cleveland will go on sale to the public. Cleveland’s most eagerly awaited return will once again leap onto the KeyBank State Theatre stage at Playhouse Square.

Unforgettable, Colman Domingo's Nat King Cole musical biopic, has been boarded by Lionsgate for international sales. The film is expected to be shopped around to potential buyers at the European Film Market next week.

Watch clips from Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage at South Coast Repertory. God of Carnage is now playing at South Coast Repertory, in rep with Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 

God of Carnage is now playing at South Coast Repertory Theatre, in rep with Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The Theatrical Event runs Jan. 23-March 21, 2026 on the Segerstrom Stage. Check out photos from God of Carnage here!

Apple TV has unveiled a first look at the season two return of Criminal Record, the crime thriller starring and Laurence Olivier Award nominee Cush Jumbo. Check out the new photos now.

After ten years in the West End as a two-part theatrical event, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will evolve into a  single performance-format. The production will move to the version of the show currently performed by companies around the globe, including the Broadway production in New York City.

You can now get a first look at photos of Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy in the Year 7 company of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, now playing at the Lyric Theatre.

Graham Bickley, Rob Houchen, and Kelly Mathieson are set to join Ramin Karimloo in the upcoming production of TO MAURY, WITH LOVE.

See what the critics are saying about Sir Wayne McGregor's Woolf Works at Royal Ballet And Opera. Read the reviews for the production in BroadwayWorld's Review Roundup.

Hamlet, a new reimagining of the Shakespeare tragedy, has been acquired by Vertical for North American distribution. The movie will be released in U.S. theaters on April 10.

Daughters of Persia is a special, one-off evening of music and words, created by British pianist Margaret Fingerhut and Iranian composer Farhad Poupel. Learn more here!