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Netflix released new photos from Bridgerton Season 3 to celebrate the anniversary of the show’s release. The photos feature Ruth Gemmell as Lady Violet Bridgerton, Hannah Dodd as Francesca Bridgerton, Florence Hunt as Hyacinth Bridgerton, Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma, Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton, and more.

Following its critically acclaimed UK tour, The Merchant of Venice 1936 transfers to London’s West End for a limited season at the Criterion Theatre, from 15 February – 23 March.

See the full list of winners for the 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, recognizing outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television production.

The Met's new production of Bizet's Carmen, directed by Carrie Cracknell, opens on December 31.

Broadway World Cabaret editor Stephen Mosher compiles a list of three songs from every Nancy LaMott album, on the occasion of her death, twenty-eight years ago.

Netflix and Shondaland announced Bridgerton will return for an ultra-sexy, lavish season 3 in 2024. As previously announced, viewers can anticipate witnessing the budding romance between Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton), affectionately known by fans as #Polin.

Today the Opera Steamboat Board of Trustees announced that Julie Maykowski has been appointed General Director and CEO.

Get all the latest updates on the highly anticipated 2024 season at the Stratford Festival. Find out which talented actors have been cast in which productions, and get ready to experience the magic of live theater at one of the world's most renowned festivals.

Ensemble Studio Theatre (Estefanía Fadul and Graeme Gillis, CoArtistic Directors) has extended REDWOOD, by Brittany K. Allen and directed by EST member artist Mikhaela Mahony, until Saturday, November 18.

Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced the location, cast, and creative team for the highly-anticipated spring production of Macbeth. Directed by STC Artistic Director Simon Godwin, Macbeth stars Tony and BAFTA Award-winner Ralph Fiennes and Olivier Award-winner Indira Varma as the leading lord and lady. Learn more about the location, cast, and creative team here!

New Village Arts presents 1222 OCEANFRONT: A BLACK FAMILY CHRISTMAS, a holiday musical written by Dea Hurston and directed by Kandace Crystal. With original music by Milena (Sellers) Phillips. December 2 - December 24, 2023.

Glue Trap, a slow-burn film about the horror of feeling stuck, will have its New York premiere at the Cinema Village at 5:30pm on Saturday, November 4 as part of the Big Apple Film Festival.

Ensemble Studio Theatre will begin performances for REDWOOD by Brittany K. Allen and directed by EST member artist Mikhaela Mahony on Wednesday, October 18. See exclusive photos from the show below!

BroadwayWorld is very sad to report that actor Haydn Gwynne, who starred in Billy Elliot the Musical on stage, has died aged 66.

Marina Carr’s award-winning play returns to London directed by Carrie Cracknell and starring Conversations with Friends starlet Alison Oliver (who trod the same boards earlier this year in Women, Beware the Devil). A compelling analysis of toxic dysfunction and female pain, Portia Coughlan is a jarring family drama shackled by tragedy. It propels Oliver into theatre stardom. 

Ensemble Studio Theatre will begin performances for REDWOOD by Brittany K. Allen and directed by EST member artist Mikhaela Mahony on Wednesday, October 18.

SHAKESPEARE MEETS THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD IN SOUTH AFRICA'S MANY LANGUAGES - Preview screenings of the new film, Speak Me A Speech, during Woordfees 2023 in Stellenbosch. Q&A with the director and producers. Can BroadwayWorld publish this article or interview Victor?

Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom (CJ Kish and Brian Herrick) are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as 'The Bard.' When a local soothsayer (Joe Carlucci) foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz.

NEW SOUTH AFRICAN SHAKESPEARE FILM to preview at Woordfees 2023, showcasing the meeting of Shakespeare and the contemporary world in South Africa's many languages. Get a sneak peek at this groundbreaking feature-length film and meet the director and producers at the festival screenings.

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the casting of Burnt at the Stake, or the Whole of the Truth, a celebration of bold new writing in the Globe Theatre on 13 October. Learn more about who is starring in the show here!