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Following a sold-out tour, Dukes, a musical comedy written by and starring Jane Wickline and comedian Liva Pierce, will open Off-Broadway this summer at SoHo Playhouse.

Emmy, Olivier, and Golden Globe-winning actor Brian Cox will receive the RAINDANCE ICON AWARD this year at Raindance’s Opening Gala on 17 June, after the UK premiere of APRIL X. 

Rivals, the critically acclaimed International Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning series, has been greenlit for a third season, with twelve new episodes. The show is available on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the US.

Nina White and Fernell Hogan will be joining the Off-Broadway company of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, replacing Jasmine Amy Rogers and Justin Cooley in the roles of Olive and Leaf Coneybear.

Shrek 5, the highly anticipated new installment in the hit DreamWorks franchise, has debuted the official teaser trailer, previewing the return of fan-favorite characters Shrek, Donkey, Fiona, and the always-iconic Gingerbread Man. Check it out now.

Paramount+ has unveiled the official trailer for the highly anticipated fourth season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which premieres globally Thursday, July 23 on Paramount+. Watch the trailer now.

Disney has released a new documentary about the Broadway sensation Hamilton, which spotlights the connections between the stage musical, the hip-hop roots that inspired it, and “The Hamilton Mixtape” that followed. Watch it here.

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced Al Pacino as the recipient of the 2026 Sam Wanamaker Award, in recognition of his contribution to the world of theatre and film, and particularly his enduring connection to Shakespeare.

Masquerade will extend for a sixth time through 2027, and the production has revealed a host of all new cast members who will join the show. Learn more here!

During a visit to Late Night with Seth Meyers, Ana Gasteyer, currently starring in the Tony-winning musical Schmigadoon! spoke about appearing on Broadway at the same time as her fellow SNL alums and also spoke about the chaos of the Tony Awards.

Following seven West End engagements, two UK tours, and thirty productions across the globe, the Olivier Award-nominated stage thriller 2:22 – A GHOST STORY has set its New York Premiere for this fall at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. 

The Library for the Performing Arts has announced the cohort for the 2026-27 Dance Research Fellowship, which, each year, pairs an artist or researcher with resources and a librarian to explore an aspect in the Jerome Robbins Dance Division archives.

Legacy Theatre announced the cast and creative team for its summer production of THE WIZARD OF OZ, directed by Hannah Ryan, known for Hamilton and An American in Paris, at its intimate Branford, CT venue.

Paddington is coming to New York! To celebrate the Broadway announcement, the beloved bear himself stopped by Good Morning America on Tuesday. Check out the full segment and photos from his appearance.

The national tour of Beetlejuice will make its South Bend debut at the Morris Performing Arts Center for a limited engagement this June, as part of the Broadway in South Bend series.

HisPanic Theatre's award-winning COPLA: A SPANISH CABARET, winner of two international festival awards, will play a two-night run at Qtopia Sydney, blending live music, cabaret, and memoir exploring migration, identity, and resistance.

The cast has been announced for Gingold Theatrical Group's production of Noël Coward’s This Was A Man, marking its first New York presentation since its original 1926 premiere.

The 2026 Origin Irish Theatre Festival will kick off with a musical celebration honoring acclaimed Irish playwright and librettist Enda Walsh at Paddy Reilly's Music Bar in Manhattan.

Owlbear Theatre will present DWARVES AND DARK PLACES, a fantasy clown show set in haunted mines, at the Ottawa Fringe Festival. Audiences are encouraged to use flashlights during the performance.

Conductor Lorenzo Passerini makes his Royal Opera House debut leading Richard Jones' staging of Puccini's LA BOHÈME, featuring two casts including Freddie De Tommaso, Juliana Grigoryan, and several artists making their Royal Opera debuts.

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) Board of Directors announced the appointment of seasoned performing arts executive Tonya McBride Robles as the organization’s next President and Chief Executive Officer.

The Cape Playhouse announced Harold Wolpert, a three-time Tony Award-winning producer, as its new Managing Director as the longest continuously operating American summer theater approaches its 2027 Centennial.

Theatre NOVA in Ann Arbor will present ATHENA by Gracie Gardner, a darkly comedic play set in the world of competitive girls' Junior Olympic fencing, featuring certified stage combatants and live swordplay.

THE ARCHERS: LIVE AT 75, a stage show marking 75 years of the BBC Radio 4 drama, will play New Wimbledon Theatre as part of a UK tour, featuring cast members Timothy Bentinck, Charlotte Martin, and others.

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