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Taylor Mac will bring two performances to London this November and December, including A 24-Decade History of Popular Music and Holiday Sauce. Learn more here.

Steven Sater also exclusively tells BroadwayWorld he hopes a 29-hour workshop and potential visual album are next for his new musical 'Murder at the Gates.'

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 9/3/2026 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

American Theatre ranked it #3 among the most influential shows of the past 25 years. Now see Topdog/Underdog at Curious.

Marthinus Basson's ART turns a blank canvas into a friendship-ending grenade. Van der Walt, Pretorius and Binge are superb. Hilarious, precise, and unexpectedly cutting.

What did our critic think of DAY (AFTER DAY) IN THE LIFE OF THE USELESS at Heath Ledger Theatre?

I spoke with The Arsonists director Luke Harlan, an award-winning director and Emmy-nominated producer whose work spans theater, television, and feature films, about his vision for the production about ordinary people who allow something dangerous to enter their lives, setting a pattern that can carry through generations when apathy impedes good judgment. Here's what he had to say!

I talk with Adam Brett, lead of the hit murder mystery musical Clue, coming to the Ahamnson Theatre September 8th to September 12th for only seven performances on its second North American Broadway tour.

While I always mourn the end of summer as we flip the calendar to September, there is one tradition that softens the blow: the finale of Mama’s Next Big Act at Don’t Tell Mama, now in its ninth year.

HERE'S TO US! Celebrating thirty years of presenting not oft-enough produced musicals from Broadway to Los Angeles! Featuring memorable songs from critically acclaimed productions including Titanic, Fanny, The Pajama Game, Sunday in the Park with George, and many more, the concert offers audiences a rare behind-the-scenes look at the artistry that has defined more than 125 Musical Theatre Guild concert readings. Inspired by Stephen Sondheim’s celebrated lyric, “Here’s to us! Who’s like us? Damn few!,” the evening celebrates the performers, directors, musicians, volunteers, patrons, and supporters who have shaped Musical Theatre Guild over the past three decades while raising funds to support the Guild’s youth education initiatives. https://www.musicaltheatreguild.com/show/heres-to-us/

 Marin Theatre opens its 60th season with a bang – a sobering dark comedy from director, writer and former California Shakespeare Theatre Associate Artistic Director Sean Daniels. Chronicling the dark ride of self-delusion into alcoholism, Daniels’ semiautobiographical story is beautifully executed by director Lance Gardner who will be celebrating twenty years of sobriety himself.

Two River Theater kicks off their 2026/2027 Season with August Wilson's The Piano Lesson directed by Francois Battiste. Previews begin September 12 and the production runs through October 4 in the Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater.

Stage dooring has long been a beloved Broadway tradition, giving theatregoers a chance to meet performers after a show. But if you've never done it before, you might have questions. Where is the Broadway stage door? How long do you have to wait? Will every actor come out? And what exactly is proper stage door etiquette? We're breaking down everything you need to know about stage dooring on Broadway.

Sense and Sensibility is Jane Austen's classic novel, first published anonymously in 1811. Set within the social constraints of Regency England, it follows the fortunes and romantic entanglements of sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. Through their contrasting temperaments, Austen explores the tension between reason and emotion, while offering a sharp commentary on class, reputation, and the pursuit of happiness.

Original SIX stars Aimie Atkinson and Natalie Paris join The Roundtable with Robert Bannon for a BroadwayWorld Exclusive celebrating a pretty incredible full-circle moment. After originating Katherine Howard and Jane Seymour in the West End and earning Olivier Award nominations for their performances, the longtime SIX favorites are now making their Broadway debuts in the very roles that helped make them fan favorites around the world.

Natalya Petrovna has it all: a devoted husband, a gentle life, and she has enough wealth not to care about any of it. In spite of her long list of admirers and a silver tongue to go with it, she’s bored. Everything changes when she hires Aleksey as her son’s tutor. Ennui, the potential of a young lover, and plenty of jealousy make Brian Friel’s take on Ivan Turgenev’s play the perfect end-of-summer treat. Friel succeeds in maintaining the classic idle nature of Russian drama, and Lyndsey Turner turns it into a delicious slow burn. 

Write Out Loud, the annual contest creating opportunities for musical theater’s next generation of songwriters, has announced the cast of its upcoming eighth studio EP. BroadwayWorld shares exclusive photos from inside the studio.

What did our critic think of PRESENT LAUGHTER, THEATRE ROYAL BATH at Theatre Royal Bath?

BroadwayWorld catches up with Yilin Yan, director of the Chinese production of Backstage and founder of Blue Eyes Theatre, to talk about bringing the production to the Camden Fringe and Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer.

Those summer days may have drifted away, but oh—autumn has begun! Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, and what better way to celebrate a well-earned day off than with some of Broadway’s hardest-working characters? Pour yourself a cup of ambition, put your feet up, and clock in for a musical theatre marathon. From factory workers and waitresses to newsboys, secretaries, sailors, salesmen, and plenty of other characters earning their keep eight shows a week, Broadway has never been short on songs about the daily grind. We’ve rounded up 60+ of our favorite Broadway showtunes about jobs, careers, and working hard all the livelong day.

Raúl Esparza has spent plenty of time on stages and screens, but this summer brought him back to one of his favorite places: the Delacorte Theater. BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge caught up with Esparza backstage during his run as Leontes in The Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park production of The Winter's Tale. For Esparza, returning to the newly renovated Delacorte was particularly meaningful. Watch in this video.

Playwright and GALA Artistic Director Gustavo Ott discusses the world premiere of GARBO: THE ACTOR WHO SAVED THE WORLD, a true-story WWII espionage thriller running September 3 through 27, 2026 at GALA Hispanic Theatre.

The Broadway grosses provide valuable information that can give insight into everything from what producers and investors choose to bring to Broadway next to what show might have a discounted ticket available for the average theatergoer. Historically, this data has been tracked for over a century. The collective data of many shows’ grosses over previous seasons presents patterns which contribute to ticket pricing decisions and scheduling decisions, such as when a limited run should plan to open and close. The grosses guide Broadway marketers and advertisers in every day decision-making as well, giving data to base spends and new placements on.