The Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race will transform historic Lowell, MA into a Grand Prix site for human-powered sculptures navigating cobblestones, mud pits, and the Merrimack River in its 9th annual free, family event.
O’Connell & Company will present the Tony Award–winning musical comedy mystery Curtains, running through May 19 at the Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center. Check out photos of the production.
This marks the second triumph for co-creator-director-choreographer Scott Thompson, following his sensational “One For My Baby” at the same venue last year.
Planet of the Grapes, a tabletop sci-fi comedy where talking grapes enslave humans, will play Brooklyn and the Lower East Side before heading to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, performed by creator Peter Michael Marino.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 8, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Playwright Lauren Gunderson is giving France’s Reign of Terror a sharp-tongued makeover with The Revolutionists, next up at International City Theatre.
August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone is officially a five-time Tony-nominated revival! Directed by Golden Globe Award, four-time Emmy Award winner and recipient of the 2026 Academy Honorary Award, Debbie Allen, the play is led by Taraji P. Henson as 'Bertha Holly' and Cedric 'The Entertainer' as 'Seth Holly.' Watch Highlights of the cast in action here!
Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren will join the cast of the first ever Broadway revival of David Auburn’s Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Proof in June.
On Tuesday night, Topfer Theatre was packed for Zach Theater’s 2026-2027 season announcement, and honestly, seeing that many people come out on a school night to celebrate regional theatre felt wonderful. The energy in the room was electric. Austin showed up for the arts.
Atlantic Theater Company has revealed the cast for the world premiere of The Saviors by Bubba Weiler and directed by Jack Serio, including Crystal Finn, Ivan Howe and more.
The Museum of Broadway has revealed its next special exhibit will celebrate the Craft of Broadway Puppetry. The exhibit, produced with the American Theater for Puppetry Arts and the Broadway Legacy Foundation, will open to the public in May.
The 2026 Honorees for the Theatre World Award for an Outstanding Debut Performance in a Broadway or Off-Broadway Production have been revealed. Honorees include Luke Evans, Ayo Edebiri and more.
Performances begin for the The People Versus Lenny Bruce, a play by Susan Charlotte, based on the legal case of legendary lawyer Martin Garbus at Theatre Row – Theatre Four, with post-show discussions set for the run.
Andrew Lloyd Webber has raised £517,910 for The Music in Secondary Schools Trust by selling his wine collection. The MiSST, which provides access to free instruments, weekly tuition and a classical music curriculum to nearly 30,000 students.
In Broadway’s biggest spectacle this season, 80’s punk fashion is back and completely taking over the Santa Carla boardwalk. In The Lost Boys, everywhere you look, you can catch mohawks, mullets, studded leather jackets, neon corsets, high-waisted swimsuit bottoms, electric guitars, and of course, blood-soaked fangs.
Olivia Holt will return to Broadway, joining the cast of Just in Time as Connie Francis beginning this month at Circle in the Square Theatre. Learn more here!
The Muny announced the lead cast for SOMETHING ROTTEN!, including Tony winner Matt Doyle and Bryonha Marie, as the musical comedy makes its Muny premiere to close Season 108 in Forest Park.
Jermyn Street Theatre announced a 30-actor cast for its 12-hour staging of Derek Walcott's OMEROS, directed by Kwame Owusu and Emily Aboud, featuring Paterson Joseph, Fisayo Akinade, and Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ among others.
RAISING GAYS, a new musical set in a Somerset town where parents organize a Pride parade float, will present a concert reading at London's Garrick Theatre during Pride weekend, featuring a cast of West End performers.
An all new video has been released of Glenn Adamson and Lauren Jones performing 'Wildflower' from the upcoming musical, Dark Of The Moon. Check out the video here!
Videos
