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The Gateway Playhouse has announced its newest fundraising event, CABARET NIGHT, taking place on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 7:00 PM. Learn more here!

The Critics' Circle has announced the nominations for the 2026 Theatre Awards, highlighting outstanding theatrical achievements.

Oscar Wilde's beloved comedy, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, is now available for streaming, offering audiences a chance to enjoy this classic play from home.

City Theatre at Sacramento City College will produce Our Town by Thornton Wilder and directed by Anthony D'Juan. The production opens on Friday, February 27, and runs through Sunday, March 15.

Today we are wearily familiar with the terms 'Stop the Boats' and the narrative that all refugees are coming to Britain to take 'our' jobs, scam us for benefits and prey upon young girls. Nick Ahad's adaptation of Onjali Q. Raúf's beautiful book, The Boy at the Back of the Class, takes much of the political heat out of the issue with a hopeful and very human production for all ages.

Makai Music has announced the launch of WIP², a new development program for musical theatre writers in NYC and online, starting April 2026. Applications are now open until March 2, 2026.

Fasten your seatbelts! The Musical Theatre Guild is a non-profit membership theatre company founded in 1996 by a dedicated group of professional musical theatre artists. Beginning in living rooms, these artists were interested in exploring and preserving the unique American art form of musical theatre by presenting either forgotten, neglected, or unfairly dismissed Broadway musicals. Brian Kim McCormick is playing the only leading man who can handle Margo Channing portrayed deliciously by Barbara Carlton Heart. Live extended orchestrations by the generosity of the David Lee Foundation under the direction of the very talented Brad Ellis.

Mosaic Theater Company will stage 'YOUNG JOHN LEWIS: PRODIGY OF PROTEST,' exploring the early activism of the civil rights leader. The production aims to highlight pivotal moments in Lewis's youth that shaped his future.

David Malinsky will make his solo cabaret debut with I WANT THE WORLD at Don’t Tell Mama in New York City. The one-night performance features songs by Stephen Sondheim and other composers. Musical direction is by Yasuhiko Fukuoka.

Milwaukee Rep has released first-look photos of the newly opened Herro-Franke Studio Theater and its inaugural production, MCNEAL by Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar.

MJ THE ILLUSION will perform at M Resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas this spring. The live tribute concert features Michael Knight performing hits made famous by Michael Jackson. Tickets go on sale this week.

BAT OUT OF HELL – THE MUSICAL will play Shea’s Buffalo Theatre for one night only. The West End production features songs by Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf, including “I Would Do Anything for Love.” Tickets go on sale this week.

The Off-Central Players will stage THE DRAWER BOY by Michael Healey in St. Petersburg. The Governor General’s Award-winning play explores friendship, memory, and the impact of war.

BroadwayWorld stopped by rehearsal for Manhattan Concert Productions upcoming Broadway Series presentation of JANE EYRE. Watch the video offerinsg a first look at Broadway stars Erika Henningsen and Ramin Karimloo and more.

Liberty Arts Theatre will present a staged reading of THE LAST VICTIM OF THE HOLOCAUST in Leonia, NJ. The new play by John Glennville explores identity and the psychological legacy of the Holocaust.

THE BOY AT THE BACK OF THE CLASS is now playing at Rose Theatre in a stage adaptation of Onjali Q. Raúf’s novel. Directed by Monique Touko and adapted by Nick Ahad. Check out photos of the show.

For one night only, Broadway’s buzziest stars and legendary icons will flip the script on beloved show tunes, reimagining them as powerful stories of LGBTQ+ love and pride when Broadway Backwards returns for its 20th anniversary on Monday, March 23, 2026. 

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 12, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

In Feltman: World's First Hot Dog, running at the 36th street theater, audiences travel back to 19th-century Coney Island as Charles Feltman invents what would become an American icon.

BroadwayWorld can exclusively reveal that Abramorama has acquired the North American theatrical rights to the group therapy drama Group: The Schopenhauer Effect from New York-based Helix Pictures.