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La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts has unveiled its 2026/2027 season of shows! The season will feature a new productin of Little Shop of Horrors, Hairspray, and more.

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre announced the cast and production team for GEE'S BEND, Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder's 2008 play, running in Evanston, with Tim Rhoze directing.

Dobama Theatre has revealed its 2026/27 season, featuring five area and world premiere plays, including the world premiere of Netta & Ru, the holiday show A Sherlock Carol, and more.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD will run at Milton Keynes Theatre from May 19-23, bringing Harper Lee's classic story to the stage for a limited engagement. Learn more here!

Grind City Amp will debut in Memphis with Alabama Shakes. A free grand opening festival featuring MonoNeon and Eric Gales will follow. The new venue aims to expand Memphis’ live music scene.

Stephen King may be crowned the “King of Horror,” but his body of work stretches far beyond scares, encompassing dramatic classics like, “Stand By Me,” “The Green Mile” and “The Shawshank Redemption.” Audiences devour the novels, the films, or both—but notice what’s missing from that list: stage productions.

Original cast member Xavier McKinnon, who played the role of Ram Sweeney, recently departed the production. Chris Marsh Clark will join the company on April 27 as Ram Sweeney.

What did our critic think of ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS at The Lyric Stage Company Of Boston?

Robert Hawkins’s Quiet! Three Ladies Laughing! is here again! Three years ago, the play was produced as a rehearsed concert-reading at New Canaan Town Players Stage II and it’s back by popular demand as a full production in the 232-seat Crystal Theatre in Norwalk from April 30th to May 3rd.

The Broadway Stage Management Symposium named five BIPOC stage managers as recipients of the 2026 Charlie Blackwell Scholarships, with the 12th annual BSMS set for May 30-31 at Pace University.

The Kerry Kearney Band will mark its 30th anniversary with a two-night gala on May 1st and 2nd at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in Stony Brook, NY, featuring music, stories, and special guests.

Concord Theatricals has acquired worldwide licensing rights to Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird for its Samuel French imprint.

ALABAMA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL will present the world premiere of ReCON$truXion, a new play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan. The production will showcase innovative storytelling and themes relevant to contemporary society.

What did our critic think of YOUNG JOHN LEWIS: PRODIGY OF PROTEST at Mosaic Theater Company?

The TRC Company will hold an open casting call for the role of “Opal Buloni” in the new Broadway-bound musical Because of Winn-Dixie. All submissions are due by mid-April.

“The Lehman Trilogy, now playing at Cygnet Theatre through April 26, is an epic in every sense: sweeping, ambitious, unexpectedly funny, and, even at a three-hour runtime, utterly engrossing.

Join MVNU Theatre for Big Fish, a sweeping, magical, and deeply heartfelt story about love, memory, and the power of the stories we tell. Edward Bloom is a legendary storyteller, known for spinning fantastical tales filled with witches, giants, circus towns, and impossible adventures. To Edward, these stories are truth wrapped in wonder—but to his practical son, Will, they feel like exaggerations that stand between them and a real connection. As Edward’s life draws to a close, Will embarks on a journey through these myths to discover the man behind the magic, learning that sometimes the most extraordinary stories carry the deepest truths. Overflowing with imaginative visuals, whimsical characters, and a soaring score by Andrew Lippa, Big Fish is a celebration of imagination, legacy, and the enduring power of love. Hilarious, tender, and breathtaking, this musical invites audiences to laugh, cry, and fall in love with a life well told.

Performances are now underway for the Broadway premiere of the new musical THE LOST BOYS. The production will open on Sunday, April 26, 2026 at The Palace Theatre. Meet the cast of THE LOST BOYS here!

Westport Country Playhouse will stage the 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Primary Trust,” a gentle and inspiring exploration of friendship, courage, and new beginnings, from April 14 through May 2.

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati is presenting the regional premiere comedy Fourteen Funerals by Eric Pfeffinger. With sharp dialogue and poignant moments,  this production offers a comedic yet touching look at the ties that bind us—sometimes even after death.

International City Theatre will present the world premiere of a new drama by British playwright and screenwriter Paul Webb (Selma). Warsaw opens May 1 for a three-week run through May 17.

Leanne Morgan's “The Time of Our Lives Tour”, is coming to 32 markets across the United States that includes a stop in St. Louis at The Fabulous Fox on Saturday, November 21 at 7:30 p.m.

The Met has announced the winners of the 2026 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition, awarding six talented singers from a rigorous series of contests.

What did our critic think of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Alabama Shakespeare Festival?

Creator and Director Thomas Schultheis (Broadway's Grease!, Disney Imagination Campus) announced the developmental workshop of Extracurricular, a ground-breaking immersive musical experience.