William Shakespeare News

Directed by Eric Tucker, Bedlam‘s new production of Othello is now playing at the West End Theatre off-Broadway. The production features just four actors inhabiting the 19 roles of Othello. Read the reviews here!

If you have never seen a live opera, this would be an excellent introduction.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 8, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

New York Classical Theatre has revealed the cast for William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, programming for the summer season, and new partnership with “Civics is Sexy.”

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will present the Pittsburgh premiere of Ben Stevenson's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at the Benedum Center, featuring live music from the PBT Orchestra and the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh.

The Muny announced the lead cast for SOMETHING ROTTEN!, including Tony winner Matt Doyle and Bryonha Marie, as the musical comedy makes its Muny premiere to close Season 108 in Forest Park.

Circuit Theatre Company will stage Shakespeare's rarely produced KING JOHN at United Church of Rogers Park, directed by Korey Pimental, featuring a nine-member ensemble cast in a 90-minute production.

The Drama League has revealed the twenty-five stage directors receiving the 2026 fellowships, assistantships, residencies, and exchange opportunities collectively known as The Directors Project.

The 41st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards – the  only New York theatre award to exclusively honor Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway – will be presented at the annual ceremony tonight, May 3, 2026, at NYU Skirball beginning at 7:00pm.

An elegant and fantastical production springs to life at The Rogue.

Bandits on the Run, the NYC-based indie-folk-pop trio consisting of Adrian Blake Enscoe, Sydney Shepherd, and Regina Strayhorn, have shared the new single, “lostlostlost,' the final release from their forthcoming album, Rough Magic. Listen to it now.

Duluth Playhouse will present Shakespeare's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS at the NorShor Theatre, featuring Twin Ports-area performers alongside Great Lakes Theater company member James Alexander Rankin in a modern reimagining of the classic slapstick comedy.

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company announced the cast and creative team for its 30th anniversary production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, directed by Founding Artistic Director Steven Maler at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common.

Red Bull Theater announced the closing event of its spring Revelation Readings Series, CYMBELINE, REFINISHED, directed by Michael Sexton and featuring Tina Benko, Amir Arison, Jay O. Sanders, and Carson Elrod at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre.

Leeds Playhouse has announced Tom Wright's inaugural season of shows as Artistic Director, with new productions running from autumn 2026 to summer 2027 in the Quarry theatre and Courtyard theatre.

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center at CUNY will present WORLD VOICES, a four-day festival featuring staged readings of new plays in translation by playwrights from Tuscarora/Canada, Austria, France, Senegal, and Germany.

The Human Race Theatre Company has announced its 2026–2027 Loft Season. The lineup includes SALEM: BLOOD TO DRINK, REINDEER SESSIONS, and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM. The season will run in Dayton with subscriptions now available.

Maggie O’Farrell’s fictionalized account of Agnes Hathaway was a solid hit when released in 2020, winning literary awards for its unique perspective on the little-known woman maligned by scholars.

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre announced the full cast for A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, directed by Atri Banerjee, featuring Nadeem Islam as Bottom, Jenny Rainsford as Titania, and Olivier Huband as Oberon.

Simon Russell Beale has revealed that his exit from Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Titus Andronicus in September 2025 was due to colon cancer.