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From the joyful opening number, “Good Morning, Baltimore,” to the to the rousing vibrancy of the finale, “You Can’t Stop the Beat,” Maine  State Music Theatre’s revival of HAIRSPRAY, a co-production with Lancaster, Pennsylvania‘s Fulton Theatre, which opens the 2026 season, offers the audience pure optimism and joy. Despite - or perhaps because of - the more serious underlying themes that the musical tackles such as racism, segregation, body positivity, and inclusion - HAIRSPRAY remains the perfect theatrical evening where entertainment and inspiration combine. This new production, directed and choreographed by Kenny Ingram with a superbly talented cast that features an extraordinary blend of Broadway, MSMT veteran, and young professional talent invites audiences to marvel at the company’s artistic range and to revel in an exquisitely delightful evening’s entertainment.

Maine State Music Theatre has released the trailer for HAIRSPRAY, the beloved Tony Award-winning musical running June 3 through 20, 2026 at Pickard Theatre at Bowdoin College, in a co-production with the Fulton Theatre.

SOLSTICE: A NEW MUSICAL, written by Ben Rowley and directed by Brittany Martel, will present its world premiere at the Charles R. Wood Theater in Glens Falls, with Aidan Wright and Josh Willis leading the cast.

Watch a first look video of Hairspray at Fulton Theatre. Leading the cast as the irrepressible Tracy Turnblad is Eden Franco, joined by Robert Anthony Jones as her mother, Edna Turnblad, and Joel Newsome as her father, Wilbur Turnblad.

The Fulton Theatre will bring the Tony-winning hit 'Hairspray' to the Mainstage from April 10 through May 3, 2026, with preview performances on April 8 (Community Night) and 9 (Pay-What-You-Want).

HEATHERS THE MUSICAL has announced its cast for the Australian premiere, featuring Emma Caporaso and a mix of seasoned performers. The show will open in Melbourne on April 8 and tour major cities.

Disney Legend Jodi Benson, who voiced Ariel in the original 1989 animated feature film The Little Mermaid, will guest-star in Season 2 of “Disney Jr. Ariel – The Little Mermaid.'

BroadwayWorld talks to Bay Area theater luminary Carey Perloff about her production of Chekhov's classic tragicomedy 'The Cherry Orchard' running at Marin Theatre January 29 to February 22.

I think this format might have worked better for me if it was associated with an original story with no source of comparison. Throughout the show, I continued to think about what was missing, rather than fully enjoying the experience for what it was.

Convention Play LLC will present workshop production of an immersive theatrical event, Convention, produced by Justin Brock Schantz and written and directed by Danny Rocco.

Broadway stars including Lillias White, Kate Baldwin, Nikki Renée Daniels, Elizabeth Stanley, and Derek Klena will perform at the American Songbook Association’s gala on October 6, 2025, at Merkin Hall. Susan Stroman will present an award to songwriting team Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.

See production photos from SISTER ACT, now running at the Argyle Theatre on Long Island, starring Aeja Barrows, Heather Patterson King, and Maggie Musco.

Check out photos from the opening night of SISTER ACT at Long Island's Argyle Theatre on September 18, 2025 — the show will run through October 26, 2025.

Tony Award winner Lillias White and Broadway star Alton Fitzgerald White have joined the lineup for American Songbook Association's fifth annual gala “Ahrens and Flaherty: On the Wheels of a Dream”. Learn more!

The Argyle Theatre will present the Sister Act, directed by Evan Pappas, choreographed by Vincent Ortega, with musical direction by Jonathan Brenner. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Cody Gerszewski's A Room with a View musical, based on the classic novel by E.M. Forster, will get a private industry presentation  at the AMT Theater (354 W 45th Street, New York NY 10036). The event will be held on Wednesday September 17.

The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon will open this weekend at Studio Playhouse in Montclair, New Jersey! Enjoy these fast-paced and twist-filled retellings of fairy tales you've come to know and love!

Today’s subject Jade Jones is a powerhouse performer who is currently living their theatre life onstage at Arena Stage in the World Premiere play We Are Gathered. The show runs through June 15th in Arena’s Fichandler Stage space.

The 2025 American Black Film Festival will conclude its five-day event with their annual Community Day in partnership with the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau in Historic Overtown at The Black Archives Historic Lyric Theater.

Fort Salem Theater will present the Regional Premiere of Kinky Boots, bringing the moving story of self-belief and the power of embracing differences to the stage in a vibrant new production.