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The Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2026/27 season, Resonance, which will feature Lea Salonga, Ray Chen, Elf in Concert, and more. Learn more about the full season here!

The Next Festival of Emerging Artists announced its 14th season, celebrating women immigrant composers with world premieres at PS21 in Chatham, NY, National Sawdust in Brooklyn, and Gibney Dance in NYC.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 4/30/2026 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

The Loft at City Winery recently began hosting Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra for a new weekly residency in its New York City location.

Arden Theatre Company will stage the Tony Award-winning musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN, directed by Terrence J. Nolen with a reimagined visual approach exploring digital identity, social media, and mental health.

Now playing at the Orpheum Theatre through May 17, 2026, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child brings the wizarding world back—but in a way that feels more grown-up and a lot more personal.

I made it my goal for 2026 to see more live theatre. Additionally, I wanted to challenge myself by seeing shows that I have never gotten the chance to see before. In this blog, you will read my thoughts about the three new shows that I saw and how they inspire me as a performer.

The duo chat about their upcoming Ottawa recital at the Carlton Dominion-Chalmers Centre on May 6th.

IAMA Theatre Company will close its 18th season with a workshop production of ...BUT YOU COULD'VE HELD MY HAND, written by JuCoby Johnson and directed by H. Adam Harris, at Atwater Village Theatre in Los Angeles.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 30, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Fertile Ground 2026 wrapped up last weekend, and on the whole, it was fantastic. I saw 17 shows, which included readings of plays by well-known local playwrights, new works by rising stars, and some fun genre-bending original performances. Here are my notes about the final set. If you missed my first two review roundups, find them here and here.

MY HERO ACADEMIA IN CONCERT, a live music experience featuring composer Yuki Hayashi's score performed by a live ensemble alongside series highlights, will play Columbus's Palace Theatre as part of a U.S. tour.

Reviews are now in for The Devil Wears Prada 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2006 film, starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci. Find out what critics think in our review roundup.

All new photos have been released from the Built By Barn Revival of Rick Elice and Roger Rees’ Double Double at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester. Learn more about the show here!

I & You: The Musical, premiering at Olney Theatre Center, is ambitious. It’s full of tremendous verve, emotion and promise. But it’s not without flaws.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced that Mary-Mitchell Campbell will receive the 2026 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for her unwavering dedication to advocacy work through the arts.

It’s been 30 years since Jonathan Larson’s rock opera Rent opened at the Nederlander Theatre on April 29, 1996, and arguably changed the theatrical landscape of Broadway.

The Public Theater has announced the lineup for The Public’s Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 season. The season lineup will include The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, plus works from James Ijames, Ryan J. Haddad, Richard Nelson, Taylor Mac, and more.

NEW YORK CITY CENTER announced programing for the 2026 –2027 Season—the largest in the institution’s history. It will include Encores! productions of Kiss of the Spider Woman, Hallelujah Baby, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and more.

Prospect Musicals announced the full line-up for its 2026 Gala & Muse Awards at The Edison Ballroom, honoring LaChanze, Ken Davenport, Lindsay Mendez, Ryan Scott Oliver, and Jose Antonio Vargas.

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs announced a UK tour and BBC Proms appearance at the Royal Albert Hall, joining the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with British choral works and Australian premieres.

Beck Center for the Arts announced its 94th professional theater season, featuring a world premiere comedy by Cleveland playwright Eric Coble, regional premiere musicals, and a collaboration with Oberlin College & Conservatory Music Theater Program.

Astounding triple-threat talent is on display in big production numbers with attention-grabbing scenic elements by brilliant designers add to the artistic wonder of the entire production helmed by EWP Artistic Director Lily Tung Crystal, choreographed by Janelle Dote Portman, with music direction by Marc Macalintal.

Created by Tony Award-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, the multiple Tony Award-winning musical MJ The Musical is coming to the San Diego Civic Theatre from May 5–10, bringing Michael Jackson’s singular moves and signature sound to the stage. 

Act II Playhouse has announced its latest production, “Annie Get Your Gun,” the beloved musical with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, original book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields, and revised by Peter Stone.