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Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 22, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Florida Atlantic University Theatre Lab announced the sudden passing of Founding Director and Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar in the Arts, Louis Tyrell.

The Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre presents Rend Collective on Friday, May 1 at 8 pm. The band is made up of Chris Llewellyn, Stephen Mitchell, Daniel Jones, and Jonathan Chu.

The new Broadway season is in full swing, full of exciting new shows and revivals of beloved classics. While many of them are original concepts or based on plays, 12 have related films or series that you can watch from home. If you are seeing any of the below productions in 2026, check out how you can study up beforehand or unpack afterwards!

Masterworks Chorus of the Palm Beaches has chosen Dr. Bryan Ijames as its next artistic director. Learn more about Ijames and about the position here!

Gary Schweikhart, president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida's Theater & Arts Honors, announced the recipients of this year's prestigious George Abbott Award.

Season 3 of the Palm Springs Cultural Center's always sold-out Broadway’s Best…In The West concert series, Executive Produced by Dr. Tom Truhe and presented by the Palm Springs Cultural Center now has tickets on sale. The popular series continues to bring Broadway's best and brightest stars to the desert, and this season is no exception. 

The Wombats have unveiled their newest studio album, Oh! The Ocean. In support of the LP, The Wombats will be embarking on a massive UK & European Tour next month. Listen to the album and check out the tour dates here.

The Wombats have unveiled their new single ‘Can’t Say No’; the final offering from the chart-topping, platinum-selling indie heroes before the release of their sixth studio album. Check it out now.

The Wombats have unveiled their new track ‘My Head Is Not My Friend’; the third offering from the chart-topping, platinum-selling indie heroes’ sixth studio album, Oh! The Ocean, out 14th February 2025. Listen to it now!

Australia’s leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, has announced Arabana and Gurindji man Eli Clarke, and Biripi and Worimi woman Roxie Syron, as the Russell Page Graduate dancers for 2025. 

The Wombats have unveiled their new single ‘Blood On The Hospital Floor’ out now. Alongside the new track, the band are also announcing a huge 14 date European Tour. Listen to the new track here.

The full cast and creative team for the new musical LIFE AFTER at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre has just been announced. The new musical will play a limited engagement from Wednesday, April 16 – Sunday, May 4, 2025 as part of the 2024/25 Off-Mirvish Season. Check out who is joining the cast here!

The Carbonell Awards have announced four new judges. They will bring the total number of Carbonell judges to 46, including 18 in Broward County, 11 in Miami-Dade, and 17 in Palm Beach County.

American Rock Band and Grammy Award® Nominees My Morning Jacket have revealed that the return of the band’s beloved concert vacation, One Big Holiday, will be happening in Miramar Beach, Florida in 2025. The weekend is set to take place over three days and nights, April 3-5, 2025 with creators of the boutique music vacation concept Topeka producing the event. 

WAITRESS is another must-see musical production in the Muny’s 106th season. Brown’s direction is incredible. She accomplishes the near impossible staging an intimate musical on a massive stage. Credit her and the entire technical team for pulling off miraculous Muny magic. Vosk is brilliant. The entire cast is superb. They deliver delightful vocals and find all the humor baked into the script. The Muny’s Waitress simply gets everything right. It is a sweet little slice of musical theater pie. 

The Norton Museum of Art's Board of Trustees has elected two new members, Francine Walker and James 'Chip' DiPaula.

'Little Steven' Van Zandt and Sixthman, the leader in festivals and music cruises for more than two decades, have unveiled a number of maximum new additions to the maiden voyage of Little Steven’s Underground Garage Cruise, a full throttle, four-day Rock 'N' Roll adventure sailing May 9-13, 2025 from Miami, FL to Nassau, Bahamas aboard Norwegian Gem.

Inspired by the renegade spirit of Pirate Radio with over 20 years on the airwaves, “Little Steven” Van Zandt is hoisting the Jolly Roger and joining forces with Sixthman, the leader in festivals and music cruises for more than two decades, for Little Steven’s Underground Garage Cruise, a full-throttle, four-day Rock ‘N’ Roll adventure sailing May 9-13, 2025 from Miami, FL to Nassau, Bahamas aboard Norwegian Gem, that is sure to be “The Coolest Cruise in the World.” Public On-Sale begins June 11 at 2:00 pm (ET).

Broadway and Vine kicks off its 2024 season on July 9 and 10 at 7:30PM, with Academy Award-winner Ariana DeBose at Carneros Resort Vineyard Lawn.

Ballet Hispánico School of Dance has announced its 2024 summer programs for early childhood, with registration available now!

The Hails have announced that they will be headlining Gainesville, Florida’s infamous High Dive’s last hurrah, All Hail High Dive, before closure. Taking place on May 19, with support still to be announced, the indie five-piece is the perfect example of the musical launch pad High Dive has been for the Florida music scene over the last decade plus. Last week, High Dive’s founder and owner Pat Lavery shared on social media that the venue is coming to a sudden end after their landlord informed them they had 30 days to vacate to make way for the new owner who will redevelop the property. 

Idina Menzel is going on tour this summer! See if Menzel is performing in a city near you, and learn how to purchase tickets.

Kelli Barrett (FX TV's Fosse/Verdon, Broadway’s Dr. Zhivago) and Jessica Vosk (Wicked) will lead the International Premiere of Beaches the Musical at Theatre Calgary this spring.

The 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival is back January 18-28, 2024, ready to heat up Chicago with its annual international pageant of puppet shows and artists at dozens of venues around the city.