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The Olivier Awards has revealed eligibility for the 2026 Awards.  The 50th anniversary Olivier Awards will take place at the Royal Albert Hall, with highlights to be broadcast on BBC TV and radio.

New first-look photos have been revealed from STOP! THAT! TRAIN!, the forthcoming action-comedy flick set in the RuPaul’s Drag Race universe. Preview the movie in the new photos, which features RuPaul as President of the United States.

The Hasty Pudding Theatricals has named Rose Byrne as the recipient of its 2026 Woman of the Year Award. The Woman of the Year festivities will take place on Friday, February 13th, 2026.

Paul McCartney: Man on the Run, the new feature documentary exploring McCartney’s creative rebirth after The Beatles’ breakup, will be released in cinemas for one night only on Thursday, 19th February 2026.

Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Thomas Dolby will soon set off on a headlining tour of the United States, playing select dates in the Northeast and Midwest. The dates kick off in mid-April. 

The internationally acclaimed Compagnie Hervé Koubi will make its long-awaited Los Angeles Premiere at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Learn more here!

Kingdom Theatre will mark its 6th anniversary with a special event on February 28, 2026, at the Wadleigh School for the Visual and Performing Arts in Harlem, featuring live performances, play shorts, and a lavish reception.

There is nothing that signals MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL faster than the words, “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?” From the show's opening moments, the production strongly announced its arrival in Vancouver, BC with confidence and attitude. This week, Broadway Across Canada brought the 10-time Tony Award-winning musical, MOULIN ROUGE! to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.  

What would you do if the results of your 20-week pregnancy scan were not what you were expecting? Would you continue with the pregnancy and adapt to the serious additional needs your baby is likely to have, or could you take the decision to have a termination? That is the choice facing Rosie Sheehy and Robert Aramayo’s characters in Guess How Much I Love You?, the current production in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs.

As an ode to America's 250th anniversary, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will perform four stunning classical and contemporary works in America 250 with the PBT Orchestra.

I see this also as a way to ignore the pull of consumerism that is being shoved in our faces every day by influencers.

OZ Arts Nashville will continue its season of presentations by artists from around the world with 7 highly visual performance engagements by artists from Spain, Japan, Australia, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States.

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the complete cast and design team for the upcoming production of Fallen Angels by Noël Coward. Learn more about the full cast here!

David Butler has ended his remarkable tenure in PERFECT CRIME, having delivered over 8,000 performances as W. Harrison Brent in the Off-Broadway production.

Rubicon Theatre Company will continue its 2025/26 season with The 39 Steps, adapted by Patrick Barlow from John Buchan’s iconic spy novel and Alfred Hitchcock’s legendary 1935 film.

The Drama Factory will present 'ADHD,' a comedic exploration of life with ADHD starring Aaron McIlroy, from February 20-21, 2026. Directed by Patrick Kenny, this one-man show delves into the chaotic world of schoolboy Angus and his encounters.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express is set to be filmed for a future release. The production will be filming its performances on Tuesday 20 January or Wednesday 21 January. Learn more here!

Battersea Arts Centre announced its 2026 spring season, showcasing a diverse array of performances set to captivate audiences in London.

Rubicon Theatre Company will present the Tony Award-winning comedy thriller THE 39 STEPS, adapted from John Buchan's novel and Alfred Hitchcock's film. Directed by Jenny Sullivan and featuring Joseph Fuqua, the show runs from February 11 to March 1, 2026, at Rubicon Theatre in Ventura.

1/10 saw a triple-billed concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center featuring Rodney Marsalis, Cantus, and Stephanie Chou. All three acts were quite different yet all were delightful.

From her first appearance on stage, it was clear that mezzo Aigul Akhmetshina was no flash in the pan when she gave us a scorching Carmen when this production was new just two years ago. The program describes the title character as “a force of nature” and that’s certainly what we got at the Met, in such arias as the Habanera (“L’amour est un oiseau rebelle”), the Seguidilla (“Pres des ramparts de Seville”) or in the opera’s Finale with Don Jose.

The cast for the upcoming musical ROCK & ROLL MAN, which traces the origins of rock music, has been announced. The show will embark on a UK tour from February to March, featuring a dynamic ensemble set to bring this pivotal era in music history to life on stage.

The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will present Red Firecrackers at Hostos Community College in the Bronx. This performance, led by Artistic Director Greta Campo, celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year traditions through dance, music, and storytelling.

The 2026 Slamdance Film Festival, the artist-led organization “by filmmakers, for filmmakers,” has unveiled its 2026 lineup. The festival will run in-person from February 19 to 25, 2026, and virtually from February 24 to March 6, 2026.

Annabel McConnachie's new absurdist comedy, Waiting for Gadot will premiere at the Chain Theatre's Winter One-Act Festival with performances scheduled for February.