Thornton Wilder News

Nestled quietly in a corner of the MGM+ streamer, a service that rarely gets invoked when the streaming giants are under discussion, lies the answer to anyone who has wondered for the past 20 years, as I have, “Why can’t we have another series like ‘Slings and Arrows?’”

The Educational Theatre Foundation, in collaboration with the Wilder Family, has announced the Thornton Wilder Playwriting Scholarship, which will award a $1,500 scholarship to a promising young playwright starting in 2026.

Lost Nation Theater will present Our Town in Montpelier, Vermont. The Thornton Wilder play will run April 16–26 at City Hall Arts Center. The production features local actors and community members.

Meet the full Titanique Broadway cast! Jim Parsons, Melissa Barrera, Deborah Cox & more bring this Céline Dion-powered musical comedy to the St. James Theatre.

What’s happening Off-Broadway this spring? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre this season. Spring 2026 is packed with exciting revivals, new works, and star-powered productions.

This spring, Portland Stage will bring Thornton Wilder's Our Town to the mainstage. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Wilder's timeless tale of the tiny tragedies and victories of small town life resonates across the ages.

Concord Theatricals has announced multiple executive hires and promotions. Promotions include David Geer to Senior Vice President, Publications and Retail; and more.

The New Rep will present a double bill of two inventive one-act plays by Thornton Wilder: The Long Christmas Dinner and Pullman Car Hiawatha. Learn more here!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 6, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Rose Theatre and Welsh National Theatre have released new production images for Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Our Town, an American classic with universal themes of love, life, and death, staged by a full company of Welsh actors and creative team for the first time in its storied 87-year history.

The Spring 2026 season has officially begun, and with it, comes new plays for theatre lovers of all kinds. Whether you live for intense dramas or would rather escape with zany comedies, there's something for everyone both on and off-Broadway in March 2026.

Thornton Wilder’s 1938 play, Our Town, marks the first production for Michael Sheen’s Welsh National Theatre. After selling out across Welsh venues, this understated gem of a play moves west to give audiences of the Rose Theatre a chance to see what this exciting new company can do.

The Tank will present the world premiere workshop production of ÉTUDE, a new play by Ashley Griffin, exploring complex themes through innovative storytelling.

I attend Fordham University’s Rose Hill Campus in the Bronx, New York, and the theatre scene at my school is particularly diverse and interesting, though quite confusing to a casual onlooker because of the multitude of different programs and opportunities!

Laura Linney stars in American Classic, a new TV series that spotlights community and the power of live theater. The series premieres on MGM+ this Sunday, March 1.

To mark the arrival of spring, there are plenty of new things for Broadway fans to watch, including the theater series American Classic, Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! and the streaming debuts of Wicked: For Good and Hamnet.

Our Town, directed by Todd Brian Backus, will run at Portland Stage from April 1 through April 26, 2026, starring John Cariani, Kathleen Lewis, Parker Hough, and more.

The Theatre Arts and Dance Department will present two plays this spring in Rep: Restoration comedy, The Beaux' Stratagem, and the regional premiere of Riley Elton McCarthy's queer horror comedy, Ivories.

U.S. Cultural Ambassador Ronald Rand will be bringing Harold Clurman, the 'Elder Statesman of the American Theatre' alive in the South Caroilna premiere of his solo play, Let It Be Art! at the Bluebird Theatre in Orangeburg.

City Theatre at Sacramento City College will produce Our Town by Thornton Wilder and directed by Anthony D'Juan. The production opens on Friday, February 27, and runs through Sunday, March 15.