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Super Summer Theatre will present the Tony Award-winning musical 1776 at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park in Las Vegas, including a special Independence Day performance marking America's 250th birthday.

South Street Seaport Museum announced a free program tracing New York's maritime celebration history, from the American Revolution to Sail4th 250, featuring historian Robert Snyder and museum curator Martina Caruso.

92NY's Harkness Dance Center announced its 2026/27 Harkness Mainstage Series, featuring Trisha Brown Dance Company, Doug Varone and Dancers, and an inaugural Dance on Film Festival.

The Colorado Music Festival will open its 50th anniversary season at Boulder's Chautauqua Auditorium with 14-year-old violinist Himari performing Sibelius, alongside a world premiere and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5.

Award-winning actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise will return to Milwaukee this August for Graceful Warrior, a special benefit concert for Skylight Music Theatre celebrating the life and music of his late son, McCanna 'Mac' Sinise.

Have you ever wondered what really goes on in cemeteries when memories are shared with those seen and unseen at grave sites?  Then head on over to see two, funny and life-affirming plays in this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival, bundled together as Amazing Graves, produced by Amanda Lynne for Neo Ensemble Theatre.

Summer is here and there is no better time of year to soak up the sun and dive into a new book. You're in luck, because Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 22 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's Summer 2026 reading list.

The Philadelphia Orchestra announced its summer 2026 season, including residencies at Highmark Mann Center, Bravo! Vail, and Saratoga Performing Arts Center, plus Kimmel Center performances featuring THE WIZARD OF OZ live-to-film and a free Pride Concert.

New York, please look after this bear. As BroadwayWorld reported last month, the record-breaking, smash hit, seven-time Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical  PADDINGTON The Musical will begin performances Tuesday, March 30, 2027 and officially open Sunday, April 18, 2027  at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL has added two weeks to its Melbourne season at the Princess Theatre following overwhelming ticket demand, with Broadway star Will Swenson leading the Australian cast.

Whether autobiographical like “Jersey Boys,” “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” and “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” or fictionalized like “Mamma Mia!,” jukebox musicals often rely on the drama of  their source material as much as their familiar scores for success.

The Carbonell Awards announced it is seeking nominations for up to eight Special Awards to be presented at its 49th annual ceremony in Boca Raton, with a submission deadline in early July.

Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts announced a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, featuring original 'Magenta' actress Patricia Quinn, with a live shadow cast, costume contest, and VIP meet-and-greet available.

Gary Schweikhart, president of the Carbonell Awards, announced that “South Florida’s Theater & Arts Honors” is seeking nominations for up to eight additional Special Awards that will be presented at the 49th annual Carbonell Awards Ceremony on Monday, November 16, at 7:30 p.m. at FAU’s University Theatre in Boca Raton.

The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra announced its 2026-2027 Signature Series, titled Milestones, featuring five performances across venues including the Gem Theater, Folly Theater, and Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center.

Singer, actress and Broadway star Katharine McPhee has joined the late Dan Seals for a new duet version of Ronnie Bowman’s “The Healing Kind.' Listen to it now.

Tony Award nominee Kate Baldwin and Jennifer Van Dyck will lead Berkshire Theatre Group's production of SUMMER, 1976 by Pulitzer Prize winner David Auburn, directed by Isadora Wolfe, at The Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge.

Peabo Bryson, the Grammy-winning R&B vocalist known for Disney hits 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'A Whole New World,' has died at the age of 75. His career spanned more than five decades across R&B, pop, and musical theater.

The 79th Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday, June 7, 2026. It's the biggest awards show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long awards season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. Which Best Musical and Best Play nominees will take home the ultimate prize?

These performers may have received other awards and accolades, but a Tony Award is shockingly not on their résumé.

Manhattan Theatre Club will produce a new production of Clifford Odets’ landmark 1935 drama Awake and Sing!, led by Danny Burstein, Jessica Hecht, and Jeremy Shamos. Learn more here!

The Season, in association with Tony Lance, Mr. Eagle NYC 2026, will present a benefit reading of Mr. Leather, 1976, a new play by Zackary Grady and directed by Ryan Dobrin at The Eagle NYC.

Singer, actress and Broadway star Katharine McPhee is the next artist to join the late Dan Seals for a newly reimagined version of “The Healing Kind,” releasing June 5.

Philip Glass will celebrate his 90th birthday with worldwide performances, including the world premiere of Symphony No. 15: Lincoln by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the 50th anniversary of EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH.

A multi-season celebration of notable performances and events has been set to coincide with the 90th birthday of acclaimed composer Philip Glass on January 31, 2027. Take a look at the lineup now.