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Discover the Stratford Festival's 2026 cast lineup, featuring GUYS AND DOLLS and more! Get details on how to attend this exciting season.

The Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago has revealed the 2025 Black Excellence Awards, honoring and celebrating Chicago theatre, dance, music, film, literary, and visual artists. Learn more!

Chess is back on Broadway! Previews for Chess begin Wednesday, October 15 at the Imperial Theatre. The production officially opens Sunday, November 16. Meet the cast of Chess below!

The fourth season of Bridgerton will see a two-part release, debuting on January 29, 2026, with Part 1, with the second part arriving on February 26. Watch a teaser now!

​The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts will welcome Tyler Henry Hollywood Medium for an incredible live show. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here.

The Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago is going strong after 28 years, with a full slate of events and programs celebrating the rich heritage of the Black arts community in Chicago. Learn more!

Shakespeare’s classic returns in a bold new staging directed by Daniela Stirbulov, starring Dan Stulbach as Shylock. The play, set against a 1990s stock exchange backdrop, explores justice, prejudice, and the power of money with contemporary resonance. A striking scenography with acrylic structures, live video projections, and a drummer onstage heighten the intensity of the drama.

Sadler's Wells has announced the cast for Ebony Scrooge as well as the creatives behind the production. This is the first ever Christmas show at Sadler's Wells East, as well as the first Christmas show from Zoonation: The Kate Pirnce Company.

Rattlestick Theater, the Terrence McNally Foundation, and Tom Kirdahy Productions have announced the opening of submissions for Cycle 4 of the Terrence McNally New Works Incubator.

The Acting Company will present a staged reading of Stokely, a new play by Nambi E. Kelley about civil rights icon Kwame Ture, on October 27, 2025 at The Public Theater.

We had the opportunity to chat with the star, Taya Ming, of CTC's next production, The Enormous Crocodile. Here is what we learned!

Colt Coeur has announced the 2025–26 Resident Artists for its CoCo Residency Program and will celebrate its 15th Anniversary Benefit Bash on October 26 at the Wythe Hotel.

The World Premiere of the play HIGH NOON, starring Emmy and Tony Award-winner Billy Crudup as Will Kane and Olivier Award-winner Denise Gough as Amy Fowler, opens in December.

The Old Globe has revealed the full cast and creative team of the 11th annual Globe for All Tour, bringing a free production of Julius Caesar to communities across the region. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Rehearsal room images have been released for the RSC’s forthcoming production of Cyrano de Bergerac, Edmond Rostand’s thrilling, lyrical tale of love and lies, longing and disguise, in a new version by Simon Evans and Debris Stevenson, directed by Simon Evans.

Rattlestick Theater has revealed its resident artists for the 2025-2026 season. Learn more about the resident artists here and learn more about the program!

Tangle has announced the cast and creative team for its brand-new African-inspired adaptation of Julius Caesar – a high-energy production that drives through the power struggles and friendship betrayal at the heart of Shakespeare's greatest thriller.  

What did our critic Something Rotten! is a musical’s musical! There’s something here for everyone here - pure entertainment for folks who just want to be entertained, and, for the seasoned musical theatre nerd, infinite musical theatre references, from obvious to obscure, that make the show even that much more fun. If you’re a Shakespeare fan, this is a thouroughly modern look into what the Renaissance fans really thought about the Bard!hink of SOMETHING ROTTEN at Music Theatre Wichita At Century II Concert Hall?

BroadwayWorld has just learned the complete cast for the first-ever Broadway revival of CHESS. Find out who will join previously announced Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit, Emmy Award nominee Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher. We have all of the details!

Folger Theatre will open its 2025–26 season with Julius X: A Re-envisioning of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, written by Al Letson, directed by Nicole Brewer, and starring Brandon Carter in the title role.