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Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 18, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The national tour of The Book of Mormon, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, will play Shea's Buffalo Theatre for five performances only as part of the Gallagher Encore Series.

PlayGround will present a simultaneous four-city gala honoring Margo Hall, Jessica Kubzansky, Emily Shooltz, and Ericka Ratcliff, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the June Anne Baker Prize for women and non-binary playwrights.

Summer is here at last and some of Broadway's best performers are getting ready to hit the stage at NYC's premiere cabaret destination, 54 Below. Enjoy previews from some of July's performers, including Tony Danza, Matthew Morrison, Ann Hampton Callaway, Liz Callaway, Paulo Szot, and Christine Andreas.

Icarus Theatre has revealed its 26.27 season featuring the Canadian premiere of Walden, Toronto's first production of How to Defend Yourself, and the return of its Dark Day Cabaret Series.

Prime Video has renewed the documentary series One Night in Idaho: The College Murders for a second season. The new episodes will reveal new insights into the investigation of the horrific University of Idaho murders of 2022, this time focusing on the police and the lead investigators.

Be Bold! Productions has revealed the week two audience-selected winner of its annual Players Theatre NYC Short Play Festival as 'Two Cops on the Platform,' written and directed by Taylor Gonzlez.

Olivia Donalson is taking over our Instagram to take audiences inside  the 6th annual Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth concert! The SIX star will be performing in today's event, also with cast members from CATS: The Jellicle Ball, Hamilton, and more.

Art Central El Dorado Galleria in Manhattan will host an evening of mixed-media art and live violin, featuring Eddy Bogaert's augmented reality works and a performance by Dr. Edward W. Hardy.

The Chain Theatre will present the world premiere of Vicious Dogs in Marietta, a one-act dark comedy by Lane Bernes Genee, as part of its Summer One-Act Festival in New York City.

Montpelier Performing Arts Hub will present the first fully-staged production of Little Things, a new musical about fifth-graders fighting to save recess, with composer Bonnie Gleicher set to attend.

Pearl Ong's solo show Night Driver, winner of the 2025 BroadwayWorld SF Bay Area Award for Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance, will return to The Marsh Berkeley for an encore run of performances.

The Depot Theatre has revealed the cast for Jonathan Larson's TICK, TICK... BOOM!, featuring Sean McGee, Mia Munn, and Deon Oliverio, with direction by Shawn Churchman and music direction by Artistic Director Aaron Jodoin.

2x GRAMMY-nominated singer, songwriter, and performance artist, Poppy, has shared a music video for her song “Dying To Forget,' which is featured on her latest album. Check it out now.

First-look photos have been released for the second season of Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross, the Roku Original series featuring the award-winning actress as she embarks on solo travels around the world. Check out the new photos now.

After his viral performance at NPR’s iconic Tiny Desk Concert, R&B artist Joe is answering the call of fans: 'Where can we see him live?' The answer is bergenPAC. Joe will be performing live at the Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) in Englewood, NJ.

San Francisco Playhouse will begin its 2026-27 season with the rolling World Premiere of R.O.I. (Return on Investment), commissioned by the Playhouse and written by Playhouse resident playwright Aaron Loeb.

Burning Coal Theatre Company will present ONCE, directed by Nathalie Ray. Once is set in Dublin, Ireland, and follows the story of an Irish street musician, known only as 'Guy,' who is on the verge of giving up his dreams of a music career.

We are continuing Kid Critics with Quinn (9), Ellie (9), and Kian (8), who recently headed to New World Stages to check out Gazillion Bubble Show. Curious about what they thought of the show? Find out in this video!

Weekend of Cultural Elevation will return to the Hamptons for two days, as five important cultural institutions invite audiences to experience a series of free and ticketed programming centering Black storytelling, performance, and community.

The Upside Down is returning to Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights this season. The latest version of the Stranger Things haunted house will focus on the fifth and final season of the hit series, which debuted on Netflix last year. 

The crowd itself remains unseen, but a growing cult hangs over nearly every scene, transforming Emery’s private sanctuary into something far more complicated. Michael Zimmerman's sound design gives the invisible crowd a character of its own, a foreboding entity lurking just behind the treeline. The production's real challenge lies in sustaining the sense of a growing

Ahead of making his Royal Shakespeare Compay debut as Rosalind in As You Like It, Jonathan Groff played a game of 'Shakespeare vs Sondheim' with As You Like It and RSC Co-Artistic Director Daniel Evans. 

Riot Fest has unveiled the official by-day lineups for its 2026 return to Douglass Park, taking place September 18 - 20. This year’s festival brings together over 100 artists spanning generations, with daily headliners including Twenty One Pilots (Friday), Tool (Saturday), and Pierce The Veil and Alanis Morissette (Sunday).

The national tour of A Beautiful Noise rocks into town this week, bringing enough sequins to light up all of Toledo. As the final engagement of Broadway in Toledo’s 2025–2026 season, this musical offers a closer look at the life of Neil Diamond while delivering a thoroughly entertaining evening of music and storytelling. It’s a beautiful celebration of Diamond’s catalog and a rare glimpse into the man behind the legend. Filled with iconic hits, a stellar cast, and an emotionally resonant story, A Beautiful Noise is a memorable theatrical experience.