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Toronto Fringe has announced venues for its 2026 festival. The event will feature more than 120 productions across the city. A new Fringe Encore Series will also debut later in the year.

Rose Cousins and Zachariah Hickman will lead a concert celebrating Passim Managing Director Matt Smith. The event will feature a lineup of folk artists and take place at Arrow Street Arts in Cambridge. The evening honors Smith’s 30-year career supporting musicians.

Joe Corbett: A Celebration will be presented at Cork Opera House as a tribute to the late Irish singer. The concert will feature a lineup of performers from opera, operetta, and musical theatre. Proceeds from the event will support The Irish Cancer Society.

The Huntington has announced its 2026/27 season, led by the world premiere musical UNORTHODOX by Benj Pasek, Shaina Taub, and Joshua Harmon. The lineup also includes PURPOSE, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, and more.

Candela announced applications are open for its Fourth Annual Playwrights Summer Fellowship, a free week-long program in New York City supporting Latine and Caribbean musical theatre writers, playwrights, and choreopoets.

Come With Me, a new thriller directed by Aaron Harvey, will have its world premiere at the Beverly Hills Film Festival. The film stars Theo Rossi and explores themes of paranoia and perception.

Songs of Promise: An Evening with Miss America was held at Birdland Jazz Club in New York City, starring Miss America 2026 Cassie Donegan. Check out photos here!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 16, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Signature Theatre has revealed its 2026-27 season, continuing its model of long-term artistic support for Resident Artists, across four productions, including Lauren Yee's King of the Yees, The Mad Ones' Miles for Mary and more.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre has revealed the seven productions of the organization’s 2026/27 season. Joining The Interestings, with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles and book by Meg Wolitzer and Sarah Ruhl, are five West Coast premieres.

Now having its Southern California regional production, MEAN GIRLS - THE MUSICAL continues performances at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts through May 3, 2026. Produced by McCoy Rigby Entertainment, this fun, high-energy, youthfully-targeted new iteration of the 2018 stage adaptation of Tina Fey’s beloved 2004 film comedy looks and feels like a brand new show—boosted by impressive new visuals and a highly-caffeinated ensemble whose enthusiasm and verve is quite infectious. A dazzling, entertaining show with high-caliber polish, La Mirada's production is a slick, electrically-charged iteration that is a worthwhile new chapter in the show’s evolution.

The Phil Collins Story, a live docu-concert celebrating the life, career, and music of Phil Collins, is coming to Resorts World Theatre on Saturday, September 26, 2026 as part of its 55-city North American tour.

The Billy Barnes Review was the music-comedy ensemble that launched Jackie Joseph’s career on stage in the late 1950s but she returns the favor at the Billy Barnes’s Bash 4/22/26 Doors open at 7:00pm Show time 8:30pm paid parking garage or street parking.

La Mirada Theatre has released new video footage from their production of MEAN GIRLS. The cast of Mean Girls will feature: Katie Roche as Cady Heron, Adrianna Rose Lyons as Regina George, and more.

Watch a video of Justin Matthew Sargent rehearsing 'Gethsemane' with music Director Adam Souza for Goodspeed's Jesus Christ Superstar. The cast also includes Austin Lesch, Jordan Alexander, Jamari Darling, Elijah Dawson, and more.

The Madison, the new drama series from Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan, has been renewed for a third season at Paramount+. Production for the second season of The Madison is complete, with a premiere date that will be announced at a later date.

TEEN BEAT LIVE is an immersive musical ode to the 80s that's a must-see, whether or not you’ve ever used a rotary phone, worn a Walkman, or unfolded the boy-toy poster from a Teen Beat magazine.

On Monday, A24 held a special New York screening of their new music-driven, psychological film Mother Mary starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel. Check out photos from the red carpet event here. 

A second performance of Bat Out of Hell, the award-winning West End musical featuring the music of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf, has been added at The Town Hall in New York City.

Get a first look at production photos of Lindsey Ferrentino’s new play, The Fear of 13, starring two-time Academy Award winner Adrien Brody and Golden Globe Award nominee Tessa Thompson on Broadway at the James Earl Jones Theatre.