Portia News

Next Stage Press has secured the licensing rights to THE JONBENÉT GAME, a play by Tori Keenan-Zelt that was commissioned by San Francisco Playhouse and recently concluded its National New Play Network rolling world premiere run.

Kathy Kiera Clarke, renowned for her role in 'DERRY GIRLS', will star in the upcoming production of HEARTSINK at Riverside Studios in 2026. This new medical comedy, penned by a former medical professional, promises to blend humor with poignant moments, exploring the intricacies of life and death in a medical setting. The show is set to open in March 2026, offering audiences a unique blend of comedy and drama through its engaging narrative and complex characters.

New York City Children’s Theater (NYCCT) will conclude its 29th season with the world premiere of THE HULA-HOOPIN’ QUEEN, a new musical running February 28 through March 15 at Theatre Row. Check out photos and video of the production.

The Company Theatre of Rochester's production of Shakespeare's timeless JULIUS CAESAR runs March 6-22, 2026, at their 28 Lawn Street Rochester location.

Little Radical Theatrics will present its Spring 2026 production, Something Rotten!, at the Doctor Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando.

In this edition of Words From the Wings, we catch up with Regine Sophia who is in the Ensemble of Chess Broadway. She takes us backstage at the Imperial Theatre to share some of her favorite backstage moments, must-haves, and more!

&Juliet is a 2019 jukebox musical, featuring a book by David West Read and music by Max Martin, a Swedish Pop songwriter. On the surface, its story is fairly simple when laid out, but the adventures of its characters and how they traverse the narrative is whatreally get to the heart of the story.

The romantic stakes have been raised in the new trailer for Part 2 of Bridgerton Season 4. Following the release of Part 1 last month, the last batch of episodes for the season will be available to watch on Netflix beginning February 26. Check out the trailer and new photos here.

Tony and Olivier Award-winning Operation Mincemeat announced that an all-American cast will lead the British-made musical for the first time ever. Learn more and meet the cast here!

My favorite show of the week came from the Downtown Playmakers Project at The Arkansas Repertory Theatre in Little Rock Saturday, February 7. What made this show so special?

“Welcome to the Renaissance!” – after an odyssey of obstacles and hindrances, continental Europe’s biggest English-language theatre venue has finally reopened its gates with a true musical banger: “Something Rotten”! has returned to Frankfurt, featuring a cast and production that establish a quality easily transferable to the West End.

Bridgerton fans won't have to wait long for more of the fan-favorite Netflix series. Following the release of Part 1 last week, a new teaser trailer has been released for thehighly anticipated second part of Season 4, arriving on February 26. Check it out now.

Cyrano de Bergerac will transfer to the Noël Coward Theatre, a Delfont Mackintosh Theatre, from 13 June – 5 September 2026 following an acclaimed run at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon last year.

FRIGID New York will present the 19th annual New York City Fringe Festival across multiple venues in New York City. The festival will feature a diverse array of performances with all box office proceeds directly benefiting the artists.

During the recent Bridgerton Season 4 premiere in Paris, French dancers Guillaume Diop and Léonore Baulac enchanted attendees with a special ballet performance on the steps of the Palais Brongniart. Watch the performance now.

New York City Children’s Theater will conclude its 29th season with  the new musical THE HULA HOOPIN’ QUEEN, directed by Broadway’s Jasmin Richardson. Learn more here!

South Coast Repertory will open 2026 with a rotating repertory of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton.

The official trailer has been released for Season 4 of Bridgerton, the fan-favorite series from Shondaland and Netflix. The trailer previews the action in the forthcoming season, which follows Benedict Bridgerton, played by Luke Thompson. Check out the new trailer and first-look photos here.

The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas transformed the Catherine M. Bellamy Theatre into a twinkling holiday dreamland as Miracle on Main: A Holiday Special took over Pine Bluff on Friday and Saturday nights, December 12–13.

PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK, the new rock musical, is now in performances at Greenwich House Theatre. Learn more about the production and read the reviews here!