OEDIPUS: KING/COLONUS to Open PlayMakers Repertory Company 50th Season
PlayMakers Repertory Company at UNC-Chapel Hill will open its 50th season Sept. 9 with the world premiere of 'Oedipus: King/Colonus,' adapted and directed by Carey Perloff.
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PlayMakers Repertory Company at UNC-Chapel Hill will open its 50th season Sept. 9 with the world premiere of 'Oedipus: King/Colonus,' adapted and directed by Carey Perloff.
Rebecca Chace's new play, about an advance-obituary writer confronting a college president with a gun and a grievance, will run at Theater for the New City in a dystopian near-future setting.
Fishing 4 Chips brings Trojan myth to life in a sharp, hilarious, and family-friendly immersive comedy inside the belly of the beast.
Carey Perloff's new adaptation, featuring original music by David Coulter and starring Michael Hayden, will open PlayMakers Repertory Company's 50th anniversary season in Chapel Hill.
The Sol Project will gather Latiné theatermakers at The Public Theater for a free convening marking its 10th anniversary, led by co-artistic directors Jacob G. Padrón and Adriana Gaviria.
Little ghost party will present the world premiere of OFFSTAGE ONSTAGE at Cannonball Festival's Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater in Philadelphia for a limited run.
Amy Losi's short drama, a modern twist on the Oedipus myth, will have four performances at the Gene Frankel Theatre as part of its annual festival in New York City.
David Threlfall will star as King Lear alongside Nadine Shah at the Royal Exchange Theatre, in a production adapted and directed by Matthew Dunster marking part of the venue's 50th anniversary season.
Full casting announced for the world premiere of Simon Reade's stage adaptation of Patrick Hamilton's TWENTY THOUSAND STREETS UNDER THE SKY, directed by Matthew Iliffe at Southwark Playhouse Borough.
The world premiere stage adaptation of Shirley Jackson's THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, adapted by Stef Smith and directed by Martin Constantine, has announced its full cast for a UK tour.
Laurizarry will present REPLACED! written and directed by Jess Lauricello. A surrealist sci-fi tragicomedy following a young woman identified only as a Daughter (played by Zoe Mintz) who returns to her hometown to find that everyone in it has been replaced by aliens.
August: Osage County will return to London's West End in 2027, starring Lesley Manville as Violet Weston, and Anna Maxwell Martin as Barbara Fordham. Learn more here!
Following it's run in Boston and the award-winning success of Our Class, Craig Balsam, Patrick Catullo, and Thomas M. Neff have announced the New York Premiere of the -Arlekin! production of Delirium.
Mirvish Productions will present the world premiere of Goblin: Christmas Carol, a spontaneous theatre creation from Rebecca Northan, Bruce Horak, and Ellis Lalonde, at Toronto's CAA Theatre.
No Stone Theatre Co. will present a free staged reading of Matt Minnicino's new adaptation of Antigone, featuring an all-Black Theban royal family, at the Bruce Mitchell Theatre at the American Theatre of Actors in New York.
Now running at The Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre is A Walk on the Moon. Inspired by the acclaimed 1999 film, A Walk on the Moon is directed by Tony Award nominee Sheryl Kaller and features a book and additional lyrics by original screenwriter Pamela Gray, music and lyrics by Tony Award and Grammy Award nominee AnnMarie Milazzo, and choreography by Josh Prince. In this interview, Talia Suskauer, who plays 'Pearl', reflects on the rehearsal process and the journey of the new musical so far.
For the week ending Sunday, June 28, 2026, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show broke the house record at Studio 54 – with a box office take of $1,215,225 – and became the highest grossing production to play at the theatre.
Sophocles' timeless tragedy receives a gripping contemporary reimagining in Robert Icke's internationally acclaimed adaptation, opening July 4 at São Paulo's MASP Auditorium. Directed by Clara Carvalho, the production transforms the ancient myth into a high-stakes political thriller set on election night, as a charismatic candidate's search for the truth threatens to destroy his career, his family, and his identity. Starring Sergio Mastropasqua as Oedipus and Clarisse Abujamra as a newly empowered Jocasta, the Brazilian staging combines psychological suspense with striking contemporary design inspired by Lina Bo Bardi's iconic architecture. Following acclaimed productions in London's West End and on Broadway, Icke's award-winning adaptation arrives in Brazil in a powerful new production running through September 6.
John Donnelly's THE PASS, directed by Max Hunter, will make its American premiere at La MaMa in a five-week limited run starring Matisse Ratron-Neal, Terry Bell, Ino Badanjak, and Oliver Rowland-Jones.
Celebrate this year's Tony Award-winning Broadway shows by shopping in the BroadwayWorld Store! We have merchandise from several of this year's winners, including Liberation, The Lost Boys, Ragtime, Oedipus, and more.
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