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New York Theatre Workshop's 2026 Gala will honor Academy Award nominee Colman Domingo, Tony Award-winning producer Mara Isaacs, and NAACP Image Award nominee Nicole Ari Parker.

Apple TV has unveiled a first look at the darkly comedic thriller series Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, starring Tatiana Maslany and Jake Johnson. Check out new photos of the series now.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will continue its 50th Anniversary Season with Windfall, a new work by Academy Award-winning ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney.

Rob Lake MAGIC with Special Guests The Muppets celebrated its Gala performance at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City. The 12-week limited holiday engagement will run through Sunday, January 18, 2026. Check out photos from inside the big night here.

Many Steppenwolf productions have made the jump to Broadway, with three shows transferring in 2025 alone. Learn more about Purpose, Bug, The Minutes, and more!

The 2025 Black Theatre Alliance Awards have announced nominations celebrating excellence in Chicago’s African American theatre community. The ceremony will take place October 27, 2025, at the Beverly Arts Center and honor ILesia Duncan with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The American Theatre Wing held its annual fall gala on Monday, September 8, 2025, at Cipriani 42nd Street, with this year’s event honoring the “Unsung Heroes of the Theatre Industry.” Check out the star-studded photo portrait gallery from the event here!

Associate Concertmaster Jason Issokson (San Francisco Symphony Foundation Chair) joins the San Francisco Symphony in September 2025 and succeeds Nadya Tichman, who stepped down as Associate Concertmaster in 2022 following 31 seasons in the position.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ PURPOSE plays its final Broadway performance at the Hayes Theatre, following 22 previews and 192 regular performances.The venue will soon be home to Marjorie Prime, which is set to begin performances on November 20, 2025.

You can now get a first look at Brenda Pressley in Broadway’s PURPOSE. Brenda Pressley assumed the role of 'Claudine Jasper' on Tuesday, July 15. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Tony Award nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson took her final bow in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ PURPOSE on Sunday, July 13 at the Helen Hayes Theater. Watch video of the emotional moment as LaTanya takes her final bow for an acclaimed performance.

Jutst yesterday, the best of Broadway came together in Shubert Alley for the 27th annual Broadway Barks. Hosted by co-founder Bernadette Peters and Beth Leavel, the special event featured a ‘meet and greet' of all the adoptable pets, who made their Broadway debut on stage alongside some of Broadway's favorite stars. Check out photos here!

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre, Evanston's celebrated company devoted to presenting dynamic Black American and African Diaspora-centered storytelling, has announced the cast for PASS OVER, a play by Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu, which is a provocative riff on WAITING FOR GODOT and THE BOOK OF EXODUS.

Broadway League’s Black to Broadway initiative held its 5th annual Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth in Times Square. Watch videos from inside the concert, including performances from stars of Hell's Kitchen, Wicked, Boop! the Musical, and more.

Brenda Pressley will join the Broadway company of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, PURPOSE, directed by Phylicia Rashad. Learn

Hillary Clinton recently paid a visit to the newly-minted Tony Award-winning production of Purpose on Broadway. Check out photos from her visit to the show here!

The Broadway production of Purpose shared a video of their first curtain call post-Tony Awards, which was met with love from the applauding audience. Watch the video here!

The Broadway League’s Black to Broadway initiative has announced the performers for the 5th annual Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth, a FREE outdoor concert in Times Square next week.

Purpose has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Play for BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS.

Kara Young has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for PURPOSE.