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Now, when Bryce Chaddick brings Man of La Mancha to Diamond Head Theatre in 2025, it is in the midst of an alarming rise of fascism and authoritarianism both at home and abroad, and the threat that artists and dreaming impossible dreams poses to those power structures is constantly in the headlines.

Yale Repertory Theatre has revealed its 2025–26 season of five productions. The season opens with the world premiere of Zora Neale Hurston’s Spunk, a play with music, adapted by Hurston from her own short story in 1935. Learn more!

Francis Jue has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for YELLOW FACE.

TimeLine Theatre Company has announced a landmark 29th season—culminating in a long-awaited inaugural production in its new theatre currently under construction at 5035 N. Broadway in Uptown.

When it comes to “Star Trek,” George Takei has been there from the beginning, when the now iconic “Theme from Star Trek,” by composer Alexander Courage, first invited television viewers to go “where no man has gone before.”

The Ink Factory and Second Half Productions have announced the West End premiere of John le Carré’s The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, adapted for the stage by award-winning playwright and screenwriter David Eldridge.

The Young Vic Theatre has announced the inaugural season from new Artistic Director and CEO Nadia Fall. Learn more about the full upcoming season lineup here!

Palm Beach Dramaworks will close out its 25th anniversary season with the world premiere of Gina Montet's gripping Dangerous Instruments. Learn more about the show here!@

Sam is a football-loving, tomboyish young woman with a lifetime of fun ahead of her. That’s until a violent accident on the pitch puts an end to the carefree part of her youth. All of a sudden, she is ruled by a mercurial new enemy, Annie the aneurysm, who threatens to burst at all times. Gone are the days of taking footballs square in the face. Faced with the choice of getting a risky surgery or leaving Annie to her own devices, Sam Ipema ponders the moments that change the trajectory of your story in a remarkable multimedia production directed by James Meteyard.

Three of this season’s plays and two of this season’s musicals are already getting revived for the second or third time this century! Twenty-five years into the 21st century and Broadway has already seen multiple revivals of Glengarry Glen Ross, Our Town, Romeo and Juliet, Gypsy, and Sunset Boulevard. 

Stage star Carolee Carmello has played a wide range of roles in her career – from “Cordelia, the kosher caterer,” in the original Broadway production of “Falsettos,” Lucille Frank in the Broadway premiere of “Parade,” Donna Sheridan in “Mamma Mia!” Dolly Gallagher Levi in “Hello, Dolly!” now she's starring in the national tour of Kimblerly Akimbo. Read our interview!

TheatreWorks New Milford will present the world premiere of Upstate, written and directed by Emmy© Award-winner Dorothy Lyman from May 2nd to 24th. Learn more about the show here!

Oscar-nominated actors Colman Domingo and Jeremy Strong are in early discussions to make their debuts at London’s National Theatre. The news comes as new Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham unveils her inaugural season, featuring a starry lineup that includes Paul Mescal, Nicola Coughlan and more.

Theatre Ouest End (What Rough Beast, The Covenant, Still Got Something to Say, Okay Boomer), in partnership with the Italian-Canadian Community Foundation, brings you the world premiere of Mickey & Joe (Good. Bad. Ugly. Dirty.)

Last night, the Dramatists Guild of America honored the recipients of their 2025 Awards with a ceremony at Green Fig at which playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists celebrated their fellow theatre writers. Check out photos here!

Pittsburgh CLO, in association with 42nd Parallel Productions, has announced the cast of the highly anticipated world premiere of MADAME CLICQUOT: A Revolutionary Musical, an empowering new production based on the extraordinary true story of the woman who revolutionized the champagne industry.

The case for this production rests most firmly on the sheer spectacle and melodrama of the clash of the queens. Lesley Malin as Elizabeth, and Lisa Bruneau as Mary deliver that clash in fine fashion.

​​​​​​​In today’s culture, it is hard to find anyone who doesn’t have some experience with the story of Peter Pan. For many, their first exposure to the “boy who refused to grow up” was through Walt Disney’s classic 1953 animated film. Others first journeyed off to Neverland with Peter and Wendy by reading the original 1904 play by J.M. Barrie. And in between (and beyond) have come many different iterations of this timeless adventure. But for musical theatre fans, there is just one PETER PAN – the classic 1954 stage musical which starred Mary Martin and was captured for posterity through a 1955 NBC broadcast. So how does one take a story with its beautiful score but also some troublesome stereotypes and bring it to an audience in 2025? That is just what Larissa FastHorse and the team bringing PETER PAN to life on the stage at the fabulous Fox Theatre have done – taken a classic and updated it for a new generation. And in the role of Tiger Lily, Bailey Frankenberg has a front row seat to what makes this story so magical. I had the chance to catch up with Bailey and hear all about her career and what it is like to play an iconic (but updated) heroine as well as serve as Fight and Flight captain for the show.

Cast PH (Company of Actors in Streamlined Theatre) and Mad Child Productions are co-producing young actor-director Nelsito Gomez’s adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s 'An Enemy of the People.'

The Dramatists Guild of America has announced Shaina Taub, Itamar Moses, and more as the recipients of the Guild’s 2025 Awards. Learn more about all of the recipients here!

Seattle's ACT Contemporary Theatre and Seattle Shakespeare Company are proud to announce their first annual joint season, showcasing five works representing this unique moment in their new company's history: a new beginning. In January 2025, ACT Contemporary Theatre and Seattle Shakespeare Company announced their historic merger effective July 1, 2025.

ArtsUP! LA's Theatre by the Blind will present the World Premiere of The Enemy of Oz by Christopher Ureña which reimagines the classic world of The Wizard of Oz, entangling a new generation of characters in an adventure fraught with political ambitions, magical conflicts, and revenge. 

Get ready to hit the high seas with a cast of zany characters and toe-tapping tunes when the Mercer County Community College Academic Theater and Dance program presents the musical comedy 'Anything Goes,'. Learn more!

In this work, first performed in 1871 at the Cairo Opera, Giuseppe Verdi alternates epic scenes such as the famous triumphal march with more intimate arias such as “Celeste Aida”.

“We couldn’t be more excited to share this new season with all our loyal Broadway fans. The season really does represent the last several years of Broadway at its best, freshest, and most creative, alongside two beloved classics.” CAPA President Chad Whittington