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Ruth Eckerd Hall will host the 4th Annual Clearwater Smooth Jazz Jam on May 30 and 31, featuring top jazz artists. Tickets for the event will go on sale this Friday.

The play is suffused with the sympathetic wisdom that defines Wilson’s writing. He looks at lives many would dismiss as small or defeated and finds in them an undeniable nobility.

Nick Jonas, most recently seen on Broadway in The Last Five Years, has released his brand new solo album, Sunday Best. Spanning 11 tracks, Sunday Best marks Jonas’s first solo project in nearly five years. Listen to it now.

The Pulitzer-Prize winning play Primary Trust will serve as the first Virginia Repertory Theatre production opening in 2026. Performances take place Thursday, Friday, and Saturdays at 7:00 PM, select Saturdays at 2PM, Sundays at 3PM, and select Wednesday evenings and matinees.

With Disney’s Hercules currently running at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London’s West End, one of the production’s most-loved songs Great Bolts of Thunder is being released as a single remixed by electronic music duo Basement Jaxx.

Nick Jonas, most recently seen on Broadway in The Last Five Years, visited The Tonight Show this week for a performance of his recently released single, “Gut Punch.' Check out the full performance now.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 2/5/2026 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

MUSIK, the one-woman show starring Frances Barber with writing by Jonathan Harvey and songs by Pet Shop Boys, will screen in UK cinemas on April 9 and 12. The filmed stage production captures Barber’s performance from Wilton’s Music Hall.

MUSIK, the solo show by Jonathan Harvey with original songs by Pet Shop Boys, will be coming to cinemas across the UK for a special big-screen release on April 9 and 12.

The 25th anniversary celebration of Flamenco Festival New York will feature programming that evokes this endless love affair between the city of skyscrapers and flamenco.

The reason the play works at all is because of the sheer strength of its production values and the commitment of its cast. When you look at all the design elements – sets, lighting, illusions, choreography – and combine it with performers who move through that space with the same ease as one breathes, it create a cohesive, immersive world that feels both magical and meticulously controlled.

This history gives context to the legacies of theatrical dynasties—considered to consist of at least three subsequent generations of theatre creators. In 2026, there is a stigma around any successful professional who follows a parent into their line of work, with this being seen as a pattern of nepotism.

Toronto's Mirvish Theatres will dim their marquee lights on January 28 at 8 PM to honor the late Paul Elliott, a prominent UK theatre producer who passed away recently.

Target Margin Theater will present the world premiere of 'THIS IS REAL,' inspired by Jean Genet, from March 1 to April 5, 2026. The production explores themes of identity and reality through innovative staging and performance.

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA's 2025/26 season continues with an all-American program conducted by VSO-USA's Music Director and Conductor Salvador Brotons.

New York Theatre Barn will launch the 19th season of its New Works Series with excerpts from two original musicals, 90 SECONDS and THE ONLY WAY OUT. The event will include performances and a conversation with the writers and will be presented live and via livestream.

Elle, the highly anticipated Legally Blonde prequel series from Hello Sunshine and Amazon MGM Studios, will premiere on Prime Video on July 1. A second season of the series is already on the way.

The festival runs from 25 February to 8 March in Glasgow.

The history of shows that have transferred from off-Broadway to Broadway is well documented. Hundreds of Broadway plays and musicals started out off-Broadway before making the leap to a Broadway house. But much more rare is the circumstance of a show starting out off-off-Broadway (that’s right, two ‘off’s!) and traveling all the way to the main stem. One of these shows is playing right now, and is a major theatre success story with off-off-Broadway roots!

Milwaukee Opera Theatre will present a developmental reading of Maybe We’ll Fly, a new play with music inspired by the life of artist Mary Nohl. The work is written by Marie Kohler with music by Josh Schmidt and is directed by Elizabeth Margolius.

Milwaukee Opera Theatre will present a developmental reading of Maybe We'll Fly, a new play with music by Marie Kohler and Josh Schmidt with direction by Elizabeth Margolius.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actor John Cunningham died on Tuesday, January 6 at the age of 93. Learn more and read his obituary here.

Florida is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for January 2026 include Joshua Henry in concert and more.

Walnut Street Theatre has revealed its 218th season of live entertainment and mark its 44th season as a not-for-profit producing theatre company. The season includes Frozen, Glengarry Glen Ross and more.

United Breast Cancer Foundation will mark its 25th anniversary with the inaugural Think Pink Gala, taking place March 14 at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan. Learn more here!