Second Stage News

South Coast Repertory will bring the singularly unique voice of Hawaiian playwright Noa Gardner to theatregoers with the world premiere of The Staircase. Learn more here!

Center Theatre Group presents the premiere of a new, Hitchcockian noir take on Hamlet by William Shakespeare, from director Robert O'Hara. Learn more here!

Signature Theatre and Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts has revealed the headliners for the fifth annual musical theater collaboration, Broadway in the Park, featuring Lindsay Mendez and Jessie Mueller. Learn more!

Broadway performances are now underway for Dead Outlaw, written by Itamar Moses, featuring music and lyrics from David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna, and directed by David Cromer. Meet the cast of Dead Outlaw!

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that composer and lyricist William Finn has died at age 73. Finn is best known for his Tony-winning work on the musical Falsettos, as well as The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, A New Brain, and more.

Tony Award-nominated and Obie Award-winning theater company Clubbed Thumb will present the complete line-up for the 28th SUMMERWORKS festival of new plays.

'The Postman's Daughter,' a new musical with words by Danielle Koenig and music by Justin D. Cook will be presented as a fully-staged workshop production by Forager Theatre Company at Teatro Círculo.

Crowd favorite 'Dear Evan Hansen,' the Tony Award-winning musical by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, is finally premiering in Manila in September 2025. DEH will play at The Theatre at Solaire, featuring the UK touring company.

See photos from Lillias White's latest concert, celebrating the release of Lillias White – Divine Sass: A Tribute to Sarah Vaughan. The show plays nightly 3/27 through 3/29.

Base Entertainment Asia, in association with ATG Productions and Music Theatre International, is bringing Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Award-winning musical 'Dear Evan Hansen’s' current UK tour to the Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, starting Oct. 30, 2025.

Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Noel MacNeal, Lillias White, and more. See the full lineup and learn more!

PlayGround has revealed the lineup for Best of PlayGround(LA) ‘25. These plays will receive a special one-night encore performance at The Broadwater Second Stage. Learn more!

The cast has been set for Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright Zora Howard's new drama, BUST, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

This time, the reader question was: The Last 5 Years makes its Broadway debut this spring… but everyone you know already has the show memorized. How did that happen? Tepper unpacks the history of the beloved show.

IAMA Theatre Company will host an industry presentation workshop of Millennials Are Killing Musicals by Nico Juber, directed by Marlo Hunter this month. Learn more here!

Good Night, and Good Luck is now in previews on Broadway,  The new play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer, stars Clooney in his Broadway debut. Meet the cast here!

The musical Smash, inspired by the hit NBC television series, will begin previews tonight, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, and officially open Thursday, April 10, 2025 at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre. Meet the cast here!

The Tank has announced casting and creative team for birthday birthday birthday by Johnny G. Lloyd (Patience, Second Stage Theater) and directed by Will Steinberger.

Stage and screen actress Sarah Hyland and award-winning country music star Orville Peck will co-host the 2025 Drama League Awards Nominations announcement. Learn more and see how to tune in!

Centenary Stage Company enters the last weekend of its run of the dark comedy, The Receptionist by Adam Bock this weekend with more performances following a successful opening weekend.