William Shakespeare News

A Noise Within will present a new English Language Arts enrichment course for youth: “Acting Fundamentals for Homeschool Ages 8–14: William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.”

Philadelphia Theatre Company (PTC) will present Caesar, a new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, February 6-22, 2026, at the Suzanne Roberts  Theatre.

Blue Raven Theatre and Teatro Paraguas will present La Femme Shakespeare, a one-woman show written and performed by Talia Pura. The production will be staged at Teatro Paraguas in Santa Fe.

Ghosts, a walking tour and a missing Shakespeare play . . . Put these three things together and you have Samuel Barnett’s Unknown. The podcast, written and researched by James Goss and directed by Scott Handcock, stars Samuel Barnett and Tom Price as versions of themselves taking a walking tour around London in order to solve the mystery of Cardenio.

This winter, the boundaries between magic and machinery dissolve as Otherworld Theatre, Chicago's premier destination for Science Fiction and Fantasy performance, presents the world premiere of PROSPERA.

This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Oklahoma Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Phoenix Theatre Ensemble announced the 2025 award recipients for the Fourth Annual Phoenix Festival: Live Arts in Nyack, a multi-week curated performing arts festival featuring theatre, music, comedy, and dance.

We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Oklahoma Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Theatre for a New Audience will present THE TRAGEDY OF CORIOLANUS by William Shakespeare, directed by Ash K. Tata, at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center in Brooklyn.

Shakespeare & Company has announced the first titles of its 2026 season, including two Shakespeare plays and two reimagined 'Bard out of the box' productions.

​Trinity Repertory Company will kick off 2026 with The Roommate by Jen Silverman, directed by outgoing Artistic Director Curt Columbus. The contemporary dark comedy will be the final show Columbus directs at Trinity Rep's Lederer Theater Center as Artistic Director.  

The Jewish Plays Project has announced the 7 finalists for the 15th National Jewish Playwriting Contest, chosen from over 325 submissions from 27 states and 7 countries.

Three and a half years after making its North American debut at the theatre next door, the now smash hit Broadway Musical & JULIET has made a grand return to Toronto at Mirvish’s Royal Alexandra Theatre with a stellar all-Canadian cast. And based on the audience reaction on Opening Night, it might be here for a while!