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Adrianna Hicks has announced her final bow in SIX on Broadway. The musical's original 'Catherine of Aragon' will be playing her final performance at the Lena Horne Theatre on May 17.

Audiences are in for a magical and provocative experience with Austin playwright and performer Katie Bender’s INSTRUCTIONS FOR A SEANCE. The show is part of Austin’s Fusebox Festival— five exhilarating days of live performance, art, film, music, dance, and theater all over the city. In the show Bender invites audiences into a space where theater, magic, and personal reckoning intersect.

The new play Cassatt, written and directed by Arden Teresa Lewis, will run May 29-June 28 at Theatre West in Los Angeles, with performances at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. on Sundays.

A reading of Maurine Watkins' Chicago will take place The Players Club in New York, featuring Tony winners Nikki M. James and Randy Graff, directed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge.

Dylan Mulvaney has announced that she will depart SIX the Musical as 'Anne Boleyn' in May. Mulvaney joined the production on February 16 alongside Abigail Barlow, Adrianna Hicks, Anna Uzele, Olivia Donalson, and Jasmine Forsberg.

When the original production of Chicago opened on Broadway in 1975, its subtitle read “A Musical Vaudeville.” And as distinctively Bob Fosse-style as it was (and is in this excellent touring production of the 1996 revival), Chicago has always been a slight history of vaudeville.

Chicago 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. Check out our top Chicago picks for Spring 2026!

Lyric Hammersmith Theatre announced the cast for AN IDEAL HUSBAND, directed by Nicholai La Barrie, running May 7–June 6, 2026, before transferring to Bristol Old Vic June 10–20.

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced full casting for Lindsay Posner's major revival of Peter Shaffer's Equus, in its co-production with Theatre Royal Bath Productions.

Watch a first look video of Mrs. Christie at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, running April 14 through May 10, 2026.

As an expat in Dublin, it is easy to inhabit a 'Future Ready' version of the city. The tech hubs, the digital trends, and the fast-paced day-to-day consume us. We often walk these streets without digging into the history of the ground we stand on, treating the past as a distant backdrop rather than a foundation.

Sierra Madre Playhouse will present the North American premiere of One Million Words – Rilke, a hit solo show inspired by the groundbreaking work of poet Rainer Maria Rilke created by and starring Ivo Müller.

Gingold Theatrical Group will present three play readings in 2026, including works by Oscar Wilde, Maurine Dallas Watkins, and George Bernard Shaw, at The Players Club in New York.

Gingold Theatrical Group has revealed the three play readings that will make up their 2026 season: Oscar Wilde’s A Woman of No Importance, Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins, and more.

Troupe has announced the world premiere of Simon Reade's new stage adaptation of Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky by Patrick Hamilton. Learn more here!

Milwaukee Repertory Theater is inviting Agatha Christie fans to step into a world of intrigue and unforgettable storytelling at Milwaukee Rep’s Agatha Christie Festival, a citywide celebration of Agatha Christie and her enduring legacy.

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced that Toby Stephens will play Dr. Martin Dysart in Lindsay Posner's major revival of Peter Shaffer's Equus, in its co-production with Theatre Royal Bath.

Denville Hall announces a £26 million centenary appeal and appoints Dame Helen Mirren, Sir Ian McKellen, and Daniel Radcliffe as new presidents in celebration of its 100th anniversary.

Birmingham Village Players will present THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, featuring a new adaptation that highlights Jewish identity and historical context. The show, starring young talents, runs from March 6-22, 2026.

Production photos have been released for THE RAT TRAP, Noël Coward’s first play, which will receive a centenary reimagining at Park Theatre in 2026. Presented by Troupe in association with Park Theatre, the production is reimagined by Bill Rosenfield and directed by Kirsty Patrick Ward.

What does it mean to ‘reimagine’ Noël Coward's relatively unknown play The Rat Trap?   First some context: To live in London with over one hundred theatres in the city is this former Drama Lit Major's dream come true. There are plays everywhere, not just in theatres but in pubs, in basements, in ‘found’ spaces, or warehouses. Plays of all shapes, sizes and quality. It's a theatre fanatic’s idea of heaven.

A new block of tickets was just released for Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’s Tony Award®-winning global smash hit musical SIX. As of that time, tickets will be available through November 22, 2026. SIX celebrated its official Broadway opening night at the Lena Horne Theatre.

Kelsie Watts, who is currently starring as Jane Seymour in Six on Broadway, will play her final performance in the production. Six on Broadway recently unveiled new cast members set to join the show.

Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’s musical, SIX, has found its new Queens! The cast will be led by Dylan Mulvaney, Abigail Barlow, Olivia Donalson, Abigail Barlow, and Anna Uzele.

Ma Rainey and her band return to The Goodman this spring in a major revival—and a reunion of two Chicago theater legends. Goodman Family Resident Director Chuck Smith directs August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom with Associate/Music Director Harry J. Lennix.