Stephen Sondheim News

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley and Hershey Felder will screen the documentary THE ASSEMBLY on May 4 at Fox Theatre in Redwood City, followed by a live musical performance and Q&A with Felder and the film's stars.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 14, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Birmingham Village Players will present A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC by Stephen Sondheim May 1-17, 2026, in Birmingham, MI, featuring a cast sharing their personal connections to the classic score.

You really need a talented group of singers, and THE GARDEN THEATRE has put together a stacked cast of musical actors who have appeared in their shows over the last five years.

San Francisco Playhouse has revealed its 24th season, which will be presented August 2026 to September 2027. The season will feature three musicals and four plays.

Craig Lucas and Jake Brasch and more will present scenes from new plays commissioned through the Terrence McNally Recovery Commissions at the Guggenheim, followed by a discussion on storytelling and recovery.

During a recent episode of Jeopardy!, the fan-favorite game show dedicated a category to 'Broadway Musicals.' Watch the clip here to see if you answer each clue correctly!

The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra will bring one of Broadway's most iconic musicals to life with a fully staged production of West Side Story at Miller Auditorium. Learn more here!

Marking the first West End transfer for The Bridge, the multi-award-winning production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into The Woods will run in the West End this Autumn.

Eileen Barnett will perform a one-night-only cabaret event, IT'S MY BIRTHDAY AND I'LL SING IF I WANT TO, with details available on BroadwayWorld's regional listings.

Elvira Tortora will bring her Bistro Award-winning and MAC Award-nominated show The Bookmaker's Daughter to Josephine's Cabaret at Club Café in Boston.

Opera House Theatre Company announced the full cast for its summer production of Gypsy, running June 18-28 at Thalian Hall, starring NaTasha Yvette Williams.

London theatre's biggest night returned for its 2026 ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall, where Nick Mohammed hosted the Olivier Awards. Check out a full list of winners here.

Review: Ballet West's WEST SIDE STORY: BROADWAY AND BEYOND Surpasses Greatness. A first of its kind production for the company but hopefully not its last.

Two decades after Spring Awakening first premiered on Broadway, BroadwayWorld is taking a look back at what the cast of this era-defining musical, including Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff, and more has been up to.

Out of the Box Theatre Company’s upcoming production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Assassins” opens at Center Stage this Friday night. Expect a rogue’s gallery of America’s presidential assassins (and try-hard assassins) who feel no remorse whatsoever for their crimes. And, in a way that only Stephen Sondheim’s musicals can finesse, it’s a comedy. It also shows the continuity and change of political violence in America. 

You mentioned old, and I don't feel old! I feel like high school was yesterday. There are certain parts of the show that are a little bit more physical that make me feel old, like falling on the ground, or in the karate scene, and that stuff.

The San Francisco Symphony has revealed four upcoming performances as part of the 2026 Summer with the Symphony season, including a concert featuring Sutton Foster and Kelli O'Hara, plus more.

There’s something wonderfully magical about stepping into the world of Into the Woods, and Studio 42 & Co transported audiences straight into that enchanted forest with their ambitious production at The Forum Theatre, running April 2–5. Directed by Dylan Poe, with Assistant Director Camryn Counts and Music Director Rike Robinson, the creative team guided this production with a clear vision that honored both the whimsy and emotional depth of the piece.

Texas State University's Department of Theatre and Dance has released first look footage of SWEENEY TODD, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's musical thriller.