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Actors Collaborative Toledo presents Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors October 16-18, 2026.

Boston Playwrights' Theatre will present its “Fall Rep Festival,” featuring plays running in repertory. The pairing brings together a Chinese family torn apart across an ocean, and an Orthodox Jewish community set in the present day.

Living or dead, to the Addams brood, “We’re all family!” They’re creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky. And at Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Theatre, they’re singing, dancing, falling in love, and confronting that most terrifying prospect of all: normality.

The only thing I can say about this evening is how special it was, and those don't seem like words enough to describe it. It had to be witnessed…and that's the magic of it. It happened once. (well twice.) And then it was gone forever.

Broadway is getting ready to play ball! With the recent announcement that Damn Yankees will return to Broadway in spring 2027, there's never been a better time to celebrate the intersection of showtunes and sports.

Justin Guarini has come a long way since millions first met him on the inaugural season of American Idol. More than two decades later, Guarini has built a career spanning music, television, film, and an impressive seven Broadway productions. Now, he can add author to that list with the release of his new book, Center Stage Confidence: How to Own Your Story and Command Any Room. Watch in this video!

After an epic four-chair turn on 'The Voice,' Nina Howland exclusively tells BroadwayWorld about her whirlwind entrance into performing and going on tour with 'The Great Gatsby.'

Shirley Jackson’s 1959 gothic novel skyrocketed back to recognition in 2018 when it inspired Mike Flanagan’s Netflix sensation of the same name. It’s time for theatre to get its share now, with Stef Smith (of Nora: A Doll’s House fame) adapting Jackson’s original material into a ghostly examination of resentment. Paranormal investigator Dr. John Montague has invited a handful of guests to help him find scientific evidence of the existence of the supernatural at Hill House. As the group begins to experience a series of unexplained events, it becomes apparent that there’s more to the mystery of Hill House, and our characters need to look inward. Directed by Martin Constantine, it’s a decent choice for this spooky season.

As the national tour of The Bodyguard Musical prepares to launch in Toledo, Ohio, director Samantha “Sami” Saltzman and lead cast members Brooke Bailey (Rachel Marron) and Jonathan Blansfield (Frank Farmer) took time to speak with the press about bringing this new production to the stage.

In The Karate Kid The Musical, Gino Ochello takes on the title role of David LaRusso, who approaches the role with the wide-eyed determination and gumption expected from a kid like LaRusso, a fish out of water trying to find his way. Ochello is likely pulling from lived experience considering he is also making his debut stage performance with The Karate Kid The Musical - his inherent rawness reflects well in the character. 

New Yorkers know that space is coveted–on the train, on the sidewalk, in our shoebox apartments–but The Ceiling creates a sense of space that forces the imagination to extend far beyond the limits of the theatre walls.

Dröse & Norberg have previously staged family musicals based on well-known stories such as *Snow White*, *Aladdin*, and *The Jungle Book*, featuring original music; however, with *Viking*, they are targeting a more mature audience. The recommendation that the show is suitable for ages 13 and up is entirely appropriate, as the performance is at times quite violent.

It's been a long wait since London last saw Jonathan Larson's semi-autobiographical rock masterpiece that won four Tony Awards and a posthumous Pulitzer. It's unlikely that any of the cast of the 30th anniversary revival of RENT was out of nappies when the show debuted off-Broadway, but the themes of young people struggling with the cost of living, navigating jobs and relationships, as well as living in the aftermath of the pandemic (albeit this one is AIDS), are evergreen.

Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, an original member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, is a walking revival. Read a conversation about WELOME TO GEORGIA TOWN, on October 9 and 10 at Jazz at Lincoln Center

Barrington Stage Company will host its annual NYC Gala at 54 Below on Monday, October 19th at 54 Below in NYC. The event will honor BSC superstars Mary Ann & Bruno Quinson and celebrate acclaimed composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown

Most of us have heard some maybe-true, maybe-exaggerated stories about our families’ histories. For playwright and lyricist Angelica Chéri, those incredible, stranger-than-fiction tales turned into a breakout hit and a Broadway debut.

Performances are officially underway at the Todd Haimes Theatre for Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Moliere's The Imaginary Invalid. Watch in this video as the cast unpacks their roles.

Heading to a musical theatre audition? In the first of a two-part series, a Broadway voice teacher explains what to bring and how to prepare. If you've never been to a professional musical theatre audition, it can feel like a mysterious black box. What really happens in the room where it happens? What do I bring in with me? Will they really count my bars and yell at me for having 35? Why is everyone in the hallway holding a binder? Who do I talk to if I have questions?

Recently, we had the chance to chat with the creator of Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell. We discussed how her origins as a singer-songwriter set her on the path to Broadway, the journey Hadestown has been on since it first started in 2006 and even some of her favourite moments from the filmed version of the musical!

The upcoming production of the 1955 musical written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross (music and lyrics) and Douglass Wallop and George Abbott (book) will star Neil Patrick Harris as Applegate, Julianne Hough as Lola, and Austin Scott as Young Joe Hardy. It will play Broadway’s Marquis Theatre, which incidentally, hosted the first revival of the show from 1994-1995. The 2027 production will be the second Broadway revival for the perennially popular property which has been a favorite in schools and communities since it made a splash during musical theatre’s Golden Age. 

When Suzie Miller brought Prima Facie to Broadway in 2023, the playwright sparked a conversation that stretched far beyond the walls of the Golden Theatre. Now, she's returning to New York with another play that asks audiences to wrestle with some complicated questions. Inter Alia, Miller's latest work, arrives on Broadway this fall starring Rosamund Pike, following its acclaimed run at London's National Theatre. And this time around, Miller knows a little more about what to expect from New York audiences.

Director John Benjamin Hickey exclusively tells BroadwayWorld how he assembled an all-star cast for a revival of 'Other Desert Cities' that feels all too relevant in 2026.

For almost 25 years, Sara Barron has witnessed what happens at The Moth when people step beyond the safety of everyday conversation and dare to tell the truth. Long before she became an established comedian, Barron discovered The Moth in New York in 2002.