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Initial casting has been announced for Warriors, the new musical with book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis, coming to Broadway next year! Find out who is starring in the show here.

San Francisco Opera released production photos for Jules Massenet's romantic masterwork MANON, starring soprano Amina Edris and tenor Pene Pati, conducted by Music Director Eun Sun Kim at the War Memorial Opera House.

Allen Barton's drama examines financial crises through two men separated by time: an economics professor during 2008's market collapse and a theatre owner navigating pandemic lockdowns.

Ensemble for These Times announced its 19th season program featuring world premieres by Alexander Malinas and Mary Bianco, Shostakovich selections in Yiddish, and new works by Andrea Casarrubios, David Garner, and Stella G. Gitelman Willoughby at Old First Concerts in San Francisco.

French producer Arandel announced his sixth studio album, featuring guest appearances by Ben Shemie, Meryem Aboulouafa, Douglas Dare, and Félix Maritaud. The first single, L'Heure du Loup, is out now.

The Fisher Center at Bard, in association with the Center for Human Rights and the Arts at Bard College, will present EVIDENCE: 2026 LAB International Festival.

Asase Yaa African American Dance Theater will bring its acclaimed production to Charleston, Chicago, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Gainesville from September through November as part of the company's 25th anniversary celebration.

Seattle Opera will present two recitals at the Opera Center featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton with pianist Kathleen Kelly.

Complete casting has been announced for the Broadway premiere of DOLLY: A True Original Musical, opening at the St. James Theatre this winter, including Crystal Kellogg and more.

Today’s subject Renea S. Brown is currently living her theatre life onstage at Folger Theatre playing the role of Isabella in Psalmayene 24’s reimagining of Measure for Measure. The show runs through November 1st.

Comedian Yakov Smirnoff will perform a 90-minute show at Comedy Works South at the Landmark in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The Soviet-born comic is known for his appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and his PBS special Happily Ever Laughter.

Performances are now underway for the first-ever Broadway revival of Aaron Sorkin’s seminal work, A Few Good Men, which will play at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater. Meet the cast of A Few Good Men here.

The five leading cast members have been announced for the Broadway production of DOLLY: A True Original Musical, who were hand-picked by Dolly Parton herself.

Lincoln Center Theater has created The Helen Gurley Brown Theater Lab through a $4.25M gift from The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation. The lab will support writers developing new work for the American theater.

54 Below will present performers from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and entertainment, including artists in October, including Jenn Colella, Ali Ewoldt, Christine Ebersole and more.

Playhouse Square released individual tickets for three touring Broadway productions in the 2026-27 KeyBank Broadway Series. BOOP! The Musical, MAYBE HAPPY ENDING, and BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB will perform at the Connor Palace.

Nicholas Kaminski and Grammy-nominated Stephen Kaminski's new musical BIG FAMOUS will hold a benefit concert for The Directors Company in Brooklyn, featuring a satirical story based on a Polish immigrant's accordion-fueled rise and fall.

Paddington The Musical has announced a new cast including Abbie Purvis and Hassan Taj as alternating Paddington performers, as the show celebrates its first year in London.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 29, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Toronto-born, Los Angeles-based artist Stacey released her first original single in five years, a psychedelic pop track available via AWAL, alongside performances scheduled across North America.

David Mitchell returns as John 'Ludwig' Taylor in LUDWIG season 2, now a police consultant still searching for his missing twin. Premieres October 13 on BritBox.

BroadwayWorld has your official fall 2026 Off-Broadway preview, a complete guide to everything opening Off-Broadway! See West End transfers, stars in play revivals, multiple world premieres and more.

Madeline Brewer will star in WILD ROSE at New York Theatre Workshop. The production will play at the East 4th Street venue in New York.

San Francisco Opera will present Massenet's MANON at the War Memorial Opera House, led by Music Director Eun Sun Kim and starring Amina Edris and Pene Pati in Vincent Boussard's production.

Andrea Ariel Dance Theatre will present the premiere of STILL. HERE. NOW. at the Boyd Vance Theater in Austin, featuring dance, live music, and storytelling exploring identity and shared humanity.