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Terence Frisch returns to Watford Palace Theatre for his 14th pantomime season as Dame Christmas, joined by Michael Lambourne as Ebenezer Scrooge in A CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE PANTOMIME.

Rock band Blackberry Smoke will perform at Indian Ranch in Webster, MA, as part of the venue's 2026 concert season. Early Bird General Admission tickets are available for a limited time at indianranch.com.

MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL announced a multi-city anniversary tour celebrating 25 years since its debut in a 76-seat Orlando theater. The production has reached over 17 million women worldwide.

Alan Pierson will direct a new staging of Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians at Park Avenue Armory, marking the work's 50th anniversary and Reich's 90th birthday, with a new Caroline Shaw composition premiering alongside.

Both of the restaurants we are highlighting offer an opportunity to support Black culinary talent while exploring the rich cultural traditions that Juneteenth honors. 

Ginger Ristorante is a distinctive Roman inspired spot situated in the Theater District on 49th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues.

Apply today for a chance to help support the cabaret community by writing reviews, interviewing artists, and/or photographing shows in New York City.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is  June 17, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours

See some of the top outdoor concerts across NYC's five boroughs next week with Pride celebrations (ranging from family-friendly to all-male burlesque), an early Independence Day celebration with music preceding a fireworks display, and more!

The nation's most talented teens will gather at the Minskoff Theatre to perform at the 17th Annual Jimmy Awards! This year, 116 nominees, coming from 58 high school musical theatre awards competitions across the US will compete for the ultimate prizes of Best Performance by an Actress and Best Performance by an Actor award, as well as other honors and scholarships. It took years for the Jimmy Awards to grow as big as they are now. Watch videos of all 16 opening numbers from ceremonies past, starting with 2009, which featured just 32 students.

Summer is here and there is no better time of year to soak up the sun and dive into a new book. You're in luck, because Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 21 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's Summer 2026 reading list.

Performers included: Jessi Kirtley ('The Subway'), Amanda Jill Robinson ('Rhiannon'), Lexi Rabadi ('A Quiet Thing'), Allison Guinn ('Dark Turn of Mind'), Robert Ariza ('Hold My Hand'), and Gerianne Perez ('When He Sees Me'), with up and comer Max Duffy ('Fight For Me') and Rosalyn Mai ('What Baking Can Do'). Watch highlights in this video.

At a time when stories are being challenged, erased, and reimagined in real time, the communities most impacted are often cared for the least, with few industry spaces designed specifically for their support. In 2020, three powerhouse theater artists and Tony Award nominees, Amber Iman, Jocelyn Bioh, and Danielle Brooks, set out to change that. What began as a desire to celebrate Black women working in theater has grown into Black Women on Broadway (BWOB), a thriving community dedicated to mentorship, recognition, wellness, and professional development for Black women working both onstage and behind the scenes.

Chrissy Metz is living out a f*ckin' perfect Broadway dream. The television star steps into the shoes of 'Angelique' in & Juliet beginning tonight at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, marking her Broadway debut! Watch in this video as she chats more about her big debut!

What did our critic think of RON, RIVERSIDE STUDIOS at Riverside Studios?

The Guilty, written by Chloë Moss, is making its world premiere at the Donmar Warehouse this month. The show, based on the screenplay Den Skyldige by Gustav Möller and Emil Nygaard Albertsen, follows a police officer, Joe [Russell Tovey], who receives a troubling 999 call while on the night shift. Recently, we had the chance to speak with Moss about adapting The Guilty for the stage. We discussed what made her want to work on the project, what it has been like working with Felix Barrett and the creative process for writing for one person on stage.

I think adulthood would be significantly more enjoyable if we brought back gold stars, actual gold stars, the kind your third-grade teacher kept in a drawer that somehow carried the same prestige as an Olympic medal. 

About to world premiere Jennifer Nettles’ new musical, Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo, Andrew Kober reflects on the rehearsal process, his 10 Broadway shows starting with the beloved Hair revival, and performing in five musical productions—from The Queen of Versailles to The Wild Party—in one NYC season.

Broadway says goodbye to three productions. Chess takes its final bow at the Imperial Theatre following 34 previews and 249 regular performances; The Balusters concludes its limited run at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre after 22 previews and 72 regular performances; and Celebrity Autobiography concludes its run at the Shubert Theatre after 3 previews and 39 regular performances. The theatres will soon be home to 860, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, and Galileo respectively.

With Edwards and Davis, a night out combines fine entertainment with a side of education - but no quizzes!

Ahead of English National Ballet’s performances of Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s The Sleeping Beauty at the Royal Albert Hall, set designer Charlotte MacMillan discusses drawing on centuries of theatre design, using projection to create a sleeping palace suspended in time, and what it means to help bring her father’s celebrated production to a new generation of audiences.

Melissa Barrera is currently making her Broadway debut as Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanique on Broadway! BroadwayWorld's spoke with Barrera about her wildest fan interactions, what it means to be making her Broadway debut with this show, and more.

There's nothing like summer in the city! Summer 2026 in New York City will bring with it plenty of outdoor productions to take in this June, July, and August. Let BroadwayWorld be your guide!

Christiana Rose caught up with Andy Joyce, Creative Director of Brainiac, ahead of the Brainiac Live run at The Garrick Theatre to delve into his love of science experiments, how he authentically lives and breathes the Brainiac family ethos and how the unpredictability of the fun and chaos of the experiments is nothing short of astonishing.