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“Ogres are like onions.” It’s one of the most quoted lines from Shrek, and it captures the heart of the story better than any traditional fairy tale opening. This spring, Royal City Musical Theatre brings SHREK THE MUSICAL to the stage from April 17 to May 3 at the Massey Theatre, where the story unfolds layer by layer. What starts as a simple quest quickly opens up into something more, filled with unlikely friendships, fairy tale chaos, and a love story that strays from a traditional mold. 

Tennessee William's iconic work crackles to life at site of DC's long abadoned streetcar. See what our critic had to say.

The final show of the 2025/26 Broadway season is now open! The world premiere of THE LOST BOYS opened tonight, Sunday, April 26, 2026, at Broadway’s Palace Theatre. Directed by two-time Tony Award winner Michael Arden, the new musical features a book by  David Hornsby & Chris Hoch, music & lyrics by The  Rescues. Let's see what the critics are saying about the new musical...

A production that reveals what the craft of theater can do when it trusts simplicity and emotion.

First developed and workshopped at South Coast Repertory’s annual Pacific Playwrights Festival in 2025, celebrated new “it” playwright Talene Monahon’s freshly birthed play EAT ME is currently being presented at OC’s Tony Award-winning regional theater as a fully-formed World Premiere production directed by Caitlin Sullivan. The new work continues performances at its Costa Mesa home through May 3. Equally intriguing and confounding, the brand new play, honestly, comes off for me as one of those creatively-ambitious but somewhat incomplete stage experiments that left me with more questions than answers.

On Saturday, April 25th, at 12:00 PM, I saw the newest Theatre for Young Audiences production at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre in Bridgeport, CT, THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG. The Theatre for Young Audiences shows at Downtown Cabaret Theatre continue to entertain the entire family! This one breaks the fourth wall in numerous ways, even encouraging the youth to audition to dance in the aisle during one part of the show, which got numerous children up and dancing, many of which may become future performers. The story is written by Robert Peterpaul and directed by Ashley DePascale, putting two of the Downtown Cabaret Theatre’s greatest stage performers behind the scenes, as other stars, both new and returning get to shine on stage.

For its 13th free summer production, Midsommer Flight will present one of Shakespeare’s  AS YOU LIKE IT. True to the comedy’s famous line – “All the World’s a Stage” – Midsommer Flight will again be creating natural stages in six Chicago parks over six summer weekends.

PCS Theater will soon present Lobby Hero, written by acclaimed playwright Kenneth Lonergan and presented through Dramatists Play Service. The production runs May 1 through May 16, 2026, and is directed by John Parkinson. 

Two technically brilliant performances illuminate a play interesting in form and content , but can't quite rescue its outdated approach to its key issues

A brand new musical about the Rat Pack icons Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis jr. A true feelgood musical!

We never get a sense of what draws these two women to each other (other than sex), or what they have in common other than auditioning for acting work. Nor do we witness them falling in love, which makes it difficult to care whether or not their relationship succeeds.

The Charleston Gaillard Center announced its 2026–2027 season featuring Yo-Yo Ma, Leslie Odom Jr., Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and a world premiere from Beeple and Sō Percussion.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 27, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

“Alien Girls” is a play about friendship—specifically female friendship—in all its messy, contradictory, deeply human glory.

Brooklyn-based trio Gooseberry is launching a new chapter with their sophomore LP, Simple Sucker, arriving September 25, 2026. Listen to their new single, 'Durak,' now.

Ernest Shackleton Loves Me creates an entertaining fantasy love affair set to music in 90 minutes. The production is brilliantly assembled.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 50th Anniversary Season with WINDFALL, a gripping world premiere from Academy Award-winning ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney. Directed by Awoye Timpo and performed in the round, the production runs April 9 through May 31, 2026 in Steppenwolf's Ensemble Theater.

An existential 'thing' rooted in theatre of the absurd and gritty reality with undertones of self destruction and weighty Christian symbolism. That could not even begin to summarize the slick yet often perplexing production of THINGS WITH FRIENDS now completing it's run at Buffalo's Alleyway Theatre.

Lyric Arts Company of Anoka has revealed its upcoming season, featuring eight productions including Merrily We Roll Along, Twelve Angry Men, and She Kills Monsters. Season subscriptions and single tickets will go on sale later this year.

Fallout Fringe Festival, Las Vegas' largest alternative performing arts festival, will present over 35 productions, workshops, and pop-up performances across five Downtown Arts District venues.

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

The critics have returned from their strange journey into the world of The Rocky Horror Show on Broadway and the verdict is in! Read all the reviews in our roundup below!

Aurora’s Paramount Theatre returns with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific. Performances of Paramount’s 2025–26 Broadway Series finale are April 29–June 14, 2026. Check out photos of the newly released character portraits below.

Cape Rep Theatre has announced its 2026 season, featuring plays and musicals including a world premiere and a Cape Cod premiere. The season will take place in Brewster, Massachusetts and includes both indoor and outdoor programming.