A World Elsewhere

Amon Amarth announced a new album, 'The Allfather Awakens,' on Metal Blade Records, alongside the debut of lead single and video 'Gjallarhorn.'

The IndyFringe Festival will return to Downtown Indianapolis with 63 shows from more than 500 artists spanning drama, comedy, dance, puppetry, magic, drag, and LGBTQ+ theatre across six stages.

WOW - Women of the World has announced the initial line up for the WOW London Festival; the world's biggest festival celebrating women, girls and non-binary people which will return to London in March.

Musical Theatre West's brand new presentation of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT marks the fifth time the 74-season-old institution is revisiting this ubiquitous musical, this time starring hunky Broadway alum and America's Got Talent standout Brian Justin Crum. For all intents and purposes, their result is certainly a genuinely entertaining one, propelled mostly by its musically-gifted lead performers, but also its entire ensemble, all of whom act, sing, and move as if they're all having a sassy, gay ol' time. But their smile-inducing antics do require some leeway.

The Royal Ballet School annual Royal Opera House matinee is a big deal, but perhaps this year more than ever. 2026 marks the centenary of the school, and considering this when watching the performance amplifies what we see on the stage even more than usual.

Germany's Gauthier Dance will bring THE FIREWORKS PROJECT to Jacob's Pillow's Ted Shawn Theatre for its U.S. debut, featuring nine new dances including a world premiere by Rena Butler, led by artistic director Eric Gauthier.

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre will present the world premiere of THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT FLAT EARTH at Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The new musical follows a grieving woman who finds belonging in the online Flat Earth community, shaped by writers' research into loneliness and conspiracy culture.

The Flea announced the cast of BEYOND THE STARDUST, an immersive nightlife show conceived by Niegel Smith and The Illustrious Blacks, featuring aerialists, vocalists, and dancers in an Afro-disco-space-punk production.

We’ve Been Here Before: A One-Woman Musical will make its New York stage premiere off-Broadway this summer, created by, written and starring Lindsey Kraft, and music directed by singer, songwriter and composer Ben Folds.

BWW catches up with Rachel O'Regan to chat about F-Bomb Theatre's FemiFringe guide at the Edinburgh Fringe.

NCCAkron and MoBBallet has announced the Dancing Lab: MoBBallet Writing Workshop, gathering eight dance writers and editors in Akron, OH to examine the evolving role of dance criticism and storytelling.

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre's new musical comedy THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT FLAT EARTH heads to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, following a grief-stricken woman who infiltrates the flat-earth community and agrees to lead an Antarctic expedition.

Matt Forde announced Rachel Reeves, Anas Sarwar, Stephen Flynn, and Malcolm Offord as guests for live POLITICAL PARTY podcast specials at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

BWW catches up with Sam Hume to chat about bringing Adults Only Magic Show to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Broadway says goodbye to three productions. Death Becomes Her takes its final bow at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre following 27 previews and 666 regular performances; Giant concludes its limited run at the Music Box Theatre after 12 previews and 105 regular performances; and The Fear of 13 concludes its run at the James Earl Jones Theatre after 28 previews and 87 regular performances. The theatres will soon be home to Warriors, Inter Alia and Wanted respectively.

Mimi Collins brings GOOD GIRL to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a largely autobiographical solo show about infidelity, emotional collapse, and healing through the kink community, directed by Ellie Pyle.

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 Gilmore and Lucerne's Le Piano Symphonique are launching a joint collaboration featuring 17-year-old Canadian pianist Sophia Liu in performances across Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Lucerne, Switzerland.

The contemporary ballet company, Chamber Dance Project (CDP): Its bringing together of soloist-level professional ballet dancers during their lay-off periods from major professional companies and partnering them with equally talented musicians and boundary pushing choreographers.

The Shaw Festival will present Bernard Shaw's HEARTBREAK HOUSE, directed by artistic director Tim Carroll, in a new production at the Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake, featuring a cast led by Allison Edwards-Crewe and Tom Rooney.

The 92nd Street Y, New York's Harkness Dance Center has announced its 2026-27 season, featuring world premieres, returning festivals and performances from acclaimed dance artists and companies from across the United States and around the world.

PlayGround will present a simultaneous four-city gala honoring Margo Hall, Jessica Kubzansky, Emily Shooltz, and Ericka Ratcliff, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the June Anne Baker Prize for women and non-binary playwrights.

Vangeline Theater's New York Butoh Institute announced a new online platform, Writings–From History to Theory, featuring essays and lectures by Vangeline connecting Butoh, embodiment, feminism, and the nervous system.

Shakespeare's Globe announced the cast for A WORLD ELSEWHERE, a new show inspired by Shakespeare's tales, directed by Lucy Cuthbertson and co-written by Kerry Frampton and Ben Hales, running at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

Society of London Theatre's Kids Week returns this summer with over 50 West End and London shows, offering free tickets for children aged 17 and under accompanied by a full-price adult, plus behind-the-scenes activities.