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A new production by Natalie Abrahami and Michael Levine, The Turn of the Screw at the Royal Opera House haunts with eerie staging, finely judged performances, and Benjamin Britten’s still-chilling score.

Mosaic Theater Company has revealed its first productions of its 2026 – 2027 season. The full slate will be the company’s largest subscription season since the Covid-19 pandemic.

What began as 40 hours of taped sessions with Broadway’s “gypsies” has evolved into a 50-year legacy that redefined the American musical.

When John Proctor is the Villain opened on Broadway last year, it lit a fire. Kimberly Belflower’s response to Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is more than play, it’s a movement. After shaking things up overseas, the piece is taking on London now (in the same venue that saw the U.K. premiere of Miller’s chef d’oeuvre seven decades ago almost to the day!) with its full creative team in tow and a brand new cast.

BEEHIVE: THE 60’s MUSICAL, playing at Desert Theatreworks (DTW) is a revue, meaning that it has no real story. However, director, choreographer, and musical director Lance Phillips presents the show as what I would call a “jukebox documentary”.

Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters will perform at the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre on July 12. Tickets for the concert go on sale this Thursday.

Broadway performers Beanie Feldstein and James Monroe Iglehart have joined the recurring cast as brand-new characters for Sofia the First: Royal Magic, the forthcoming series set in the world of Sofia the First.

The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse will present TIMON OF ATHENS from April 11 to April 26, 2026. This production offers a fresh take on Shakespeare's exploration of wealth and friendship.

A monster of a musical hits The Candlelight Theatre stage.

The National Tour production of Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' is a fun show with a sincere love for the story it is telling, and it honors that with care and joy while helping bring the story to new and returning audiences alike.

Everyone's favorite plus-sized civil rights crusader is on stage again in Columbus.

Brigit Saint Brigit never fails to roll out theatre unlike any other community theatre in the metro. It is impossible to attend without being educated while being entertained. Their most recent offering is THUNDER AND TURF: ONCE UPON A TIME IN IRELAND.

The word is “special.” While several adjectives come to mind, the one that does the most justice when describing The Players’ cheerful, heartfelt production of ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’—as well as each of the actors in the cast, and the musical itself—is indisputably “special.”

Salt Lake Acting Company has announced the cast for the upcoming World Premiere of SLAC's Summer Show: The Gaslight Zone by Olivia Custodio, Austin Archer, and Penelope Caywood.

Dark and stormy seas give way to sun-soaked skies during South Florida Symphony Orchestra's (SFSO) 28th season of “Juxtapositions” closer at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, at The Parker in Fort Lauderdale.

The upcoming tour of CAROLINE: A NEW MUSICAL has announced its cast, set to open at the New Wolsey Theatre on April 17, 2026. This announcement includes a link to cast gallery images and creative team biographies, providing insights into the talented individuals behind this anticipated production. The musical promises to deliver a compelling narrative accompanied by a skilled cast.

THE MUSIC OF US: FROM THEN TO NOW on 3/13 celebrated America's 250 years in music. The trio of phenomenal guest singers - Max Clayton, Nova Payton and Ephraim Sykes brought down the house at the famed venue. Bravo!

The touring company Showslot—best known for its high-end musical productions—has now brought Dan Brown’s thriller “The Da Vinci Code” (published in Germany as “Sakrileg”) to the travelling stage, following its adaptation of “Murder on the Orient Express”. With striking visual flair and a brisk, dynamic narrative style, the production scores highly, delivering an evening of suspenseful and thoroughly entertaining theatre.

Trinity Irish Dance Company has announced the appointment of Chelsea Hoy as its new Co-Artistic Director. Hoy, who has been with the company since 2013, will assume her new role effective immediately, bringing a wealth of experience and a fresh vision to the esteemed dance company. This strategic move aims to enhance the company's creative direction and expand its influence in the world of professional Irish dance.

Plowshares Theatre Company has announced the world premiere of “Roberto Clemente: A Diamond Within,” an original play by acclaimed playwright Cándido Tirado.

FADE IN: The open ocean, 1974. Filming is delayed...again. The lead actors- theatre and film vet Robert Shaw and up-and-coming Hollywood hotshots Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider- are crammed into a too-small boat, entirely at the mercy of foul weather and a faulty mechanical star. Alcohol flows, egos collide, and tempers flare on a chaotic voyage that just might lead to cinematic magic... if it doesn’t sink them all... Words...pulled directly from Director David Jenkins most recent Facebook post, promoting Jobsite Theater’s most recently launched production of Ian Shaw’s The Shark is Broken.

The Mercury Theatre Colchester have announced their 2026 pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk! Colchester panto legends Antony Stuart-Hicks and Dale Superville are back and ready to cause more mischief and mayhem.

Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1960 novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” about the fictional small town of Maycomb, Alabama, in the Depression-era South grappling with violence and racial inequality, along with issues of class, courage, and compassion, is a classic of modern American literature and one of the best-selling books of all time.

Orlando Shakes’ production of FAT HAM is a sensory-rich, unapologetically Black, and proudly queer reimagining of Hamlet that trades Shakespearean tragedy for hard-won joy. Set against a stunningly detailed backyard cookout, Je’Shaun Jackson’s stylized performance as Juicy anchors a vivid ensemble that navigates familial duty and identity with breakneck pace and ear-watering humor. Ultimately, this breath of fresh ai' production asks the vital modern question: to be what others expect, or to be unapologetically yourself?

Sarasota Opera has announced that it has been awarded a $24,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) as part of the federal agency's Freedom 250 initiative in celebration of America's 250th anniversary.