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Why bother doing another Marriage of Figaro? There are four more happening in 2026, from traditional powerhouse companies Royal Ballet and Opera, Glyndebourne, Opera North and Scottish Opera. So why are Wild Arts putting on another one?

Parish Players will present Annie Baker's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Circle Mirror Transformation at the Eclipse Grange Theater in Thetford, VT, directed by J. Bailey Burcham in his Upper Valley directing debut.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 29, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

You can now get a first look into the North American Tour of the new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary musical, The Phantom of the Opera featuring Isaiah Bailey and more.

The Music Institute of Chicago and Lyric Opera of Chicago are launching a new partnership in the 2026/27 season. Together, the Music Institute and Lyric are embarking on a collaboration that reimagines how opera is experienced, taught, and shared.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre announced Henry Filloux-Bennett as Chief Executive and Sam Hardie as Deputy Artistic Director, joining Artistic Director Alan Cumming. The theatre also opened its Explorers Garden free to the public to mark its 75th anniversary.

Opera North announced the cast for THE SOUND OF MUSIC, with Katie Bird as Maria and Edward Bennett as Captain von Trapp, backed by the 40-piece Orchestra of Opera North at Leeds Grand Theatre.

When The Pirates of Penzance opens Opera Theater of St. Louis’ 51st season on May 23, Robert Mellon will step into the boots of Major-General Stanley. The comedic baritone role in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is best known for singing the rapid-fire song “I am the very model of a modern Major-General.”

xBroadway performers Hugh Panaro and NaTasha Yvette Williams and will headline American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.)'s annual gala honoring entrepreneur, activist, and former A.R.T. Board of Trustees Chair Steve Johnson.

Guildford Choral and Guildford Symphony Orchestra will reunite at GLive for a program featuring Puccini's Messi Di Gloria, Haydn's Te Deum, and Dvořák's Symphony No. 8, with soloists Sang Eup Son and Trevor Eliot Bowes.

OperaOn75 announced Keith Chambers as conductor for its inaugural full-scale production of Puccini's LA BOHÈME at the Church Street Auditorium in McKinney, Texas. Chambers has led over 200 performances across nearly 60 operas.

The Joffrey Ballet will present the Chicago premiere of EUGENE ONEGIN at the Lyric Opera House, marking a significant addition to the company's upcoming season.

North Carolina Opera revealed its 2026–2027 season, featuring Bizet's Carmen, Puccini's Turandot, and the company premiere of Gluck's Orfeo & Euridice in concert at the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh.

Cameron Mackintosh and LW Entertainment announced full casting for the new North American Tour of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, playing Seattle's Paramount Theatre, led by Isaiah Bailey in the title role.

Pacific Symphony will present THE THREE MEXICAN TENORS, featuring Principal Pops Conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez alongside his father Jorge Lopez-Yañez and Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.

Composer Rene Orth’s award-winning opera 10 Days in a Madhouse will receive its Canadian premiere at the Luminato Festival, co-presented by Tapestry Opera and the Canadian Opera Company. 

Tri-M Foundation announced recipients of its seventh Performing Arts Grant cycle, awarding $45,750 to six regional nonprofits across the U.S. for theatre and opera productions, with grants ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 each.

Marking the first West End transfer for The Bridge, the multi-award-winning production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into The Woods will run in the West End this Autumn.