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You can now get a first look at photos and video of The Public Theater’s free Mobile Unit tour of As You Like It, choreographed by Kelsey Burns and directed by Emma Rosa Went.

Newly minted Tony-winner Shoshana Bean, Roderick Lawrence, and Susan Heyward are among the starry group of Broadway performers in the cast of Silent Partner, a new independent legal thriller from Black Man Films.  

The Guthrie Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for its upcoming production of Private Lives by Noël Coward, directed by David Ivers. The production will run July and August.

Jimmy Award-winning student performers Jake James and Samia Posadas stopped by Good Morning America on Tuesday, following their respective wins during the ceremony on Monday evening. Watch the interview!

All new photos have been released from the opening night of National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO)'s HENRY VI: A TRILOGY IN TWO PARTS. Learn more and check out the photos here!

Earlier tonight, the most talented teenagers from across the country took the stage at the Minskoff Theatre for the 17th Annual Jimmy Awards, hosted by Bowen Yang. BroadwayWorld is excited to report that Jakae James and Samia Posadas have won Best Performance by an Actor and Best Performance by an Actress. 

Epheverie Theatre Company will co-produce WONG SIDE OF TIME, a new queer Asian musical inspired by Anna May Wong, as part of the SheNYC Festival at Classic Stage Company in Manhattan.

116 of the most talented high schoolers in the country will take the stage at the Minskoff Theatre for the 17th Annual Jimmy Awards. The 2026 ceremony will stream for free online through Thursday evening, June 25th. Tune in at 7:30pm ET to watch live!

Misfits Theatre Co. will present She Loves Me, its inaugural book musical, at Matawan Regional High School in New Jersey, directed by Christopher J. Guell with music direction by David F. Shirley.

Dates have been set for Bob Odenkirk, Molly Ringwald, T.R. Knight, Norbert Leo Butz, and Harry Lennix as guest stars in ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN. Learn more here!

Casting high school aged teen-agers can be a trickier needle to thread than one might think. Two actors who are still in high school wrestling down the spectrum of emotions, growth journeys and heartbreak of Shakespeare’s tale is no small achievement. Asher Hagler and Quinnlyn Scheppner make their marks; they are charismatic, genuine and, yes, also very young.

About to world premiere Jennifer Nettles’ new musical, Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo, Andrew Kober reflects on the rehearsal process, his 10 Broadway shows starting with the beloved Hair revival, and performing in five musical productions—from The Queen of Versailles to The Wild Party—in one NYC season.

116 of the most talented high schoolers in the country will take the stage at the Minskoff Theatre for the 17th Annual Jimmy Awards. The 2026 ceremony will stream for free online through Thursday evening, June 25th. Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live, the Wicked movies) will host the 2026 ceremony. Watch as the nominees rehearse the opening number ahead of the big night in this video!

The Broadway League Foundation announced coaches, judges, and presenters for the 17th annual Jimmy Awards, hosted by Bowen Yang at the Minskoff Theatre, with a Feature Group performance honoring CHICAGO's upcoming 30th anniversary on Broadway.

The Aspen Music Festival and School's eight-week summer season, titled 'For All,' will feature world and Colorado premieres, a fully staged opera, and guest appearances by Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson and more.

The panel of judges for the 2026 Jimmy Awards is comprised of notable theatre professionals including Tony Award®-winning producers, prestigious casting experts, and industry leaders. Winners and finalists will be selected by Montego Glover, Kenny Leon, Joe Machota, Alecia Parker, Marc Platt, Tara Rubin, Thomas Schumacher, Bernard Telsey, and Lia Vollack.  Preliminary judges who adjudicated and cast the nominees in the Character and Feature Groups included Kristian Charbonier, Stephanie Klapper, Sammy Lopez, Kevin Metzger-Timson, Dale Mott, T. Oliver Reid, and Rachel Sussman.

Jack Shalloo and Sooz Kempner lead the cast of GRAYSON THE MUSICAL, a new musical comedy inspired by the life of Sir Grayson Perry, directed by Sean Foley at Soho Theatre Walthamstow.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 18, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

A.D. Players will present JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at the George Theater in Houston this summer, featuring the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice score, open to all ages.

The Barnstormers Theatre in Tamworth, N.H., will present DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, directed by Executive Artistic Director Jordan Ahnquist, featuring a cast of returning and first-time Barnstormers performers.