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Theatre industry professionals Lil Lambley and Sam Julyan have announced the launch of Act Two Entertainment, a new production company that will develop and produce distinctive theatre alongside consultancy services.

Music Director Designate Tarmo Peltokoski will lead the Hong Kong Philharmonic in Vaughan Williams's A SEA SYMPHONY, featuring soprano Chen Reiss, bass-baritone André Schuen, and over 100 singers from three choruses.

New Diorama Theatre has announced its upcoming Autumn Season, unveiling three productions, The First Year (of the Gaza Genocide in the Media), STUFFED, and Orlando: A Pornobiography. Learn more about the season here.

DIASPORA CALLING! has completed its UK debut lineup, adding Erykah Badu, Giggs, Fireboy DML, and Dave Chappelle as host alongside headliner Ms. Lauryn Hill at Milton Keynes National Bowl.

Marking the 30th anniversary of Grid Iron, Mayflies will be staged at the Brown's of Leith, a former metal works. Learn more about the production and the cast here.

Peter Quilter's acclaimed musical drama about Judy Garland's final months, directed by Conor Hanratty, will run at The Everyman in Cork, presented by Breda Cashe Productions and Pat Moylan Productions.

The Traverse Theatre, Paines Plough, and the Belgrade Theatre announced the full cast and creative team for AFTER PARTY, Morna Young's new play directed by Katie Posner, featuring a nine-member cast.

All new photos have been released from Signature Theatre's DC premiere of What Became of Us, written by Shayan Lotfi. Learn more and check out the photos here!

Iain Heggie's Fringe First-winning play WIPING MY MOTHER'S ARSE is set for its first revival in 25 years at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, with a cast including Johnny McKnight, Anne Kidd, Lisa Livingstone, and David Rankine.

English Touring Opera's Music Director, Gerry Cornelius, will step down from his position in October 2026 after five years in the role during which time he has overseen a period of significant artistic development for the company.

Monkey Baa Theatre Company's stage adaptation of Judy Horacek and Mem Fox's WHERE IS THE GREEN SHEEP? will play Arts Centre Melbourne's Playhouse as part of an 80-venue national tour, blending puppetry and animation for young audiences.

Rapid Fire Theatre's IMPROVAGANZA Festival will bring improvisers and comedy acts from across North America to Edmonton's Old Strathcona for four days of performances and workshops.

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum will present The People of Pompeii, a new comedy by Bernardo Cubría set in Topanga Canyon, co-directed by Ellen Geer and Xochitl Romero.

TexARTS Theatre and Academy named Andrew Cannata as its next Executive Director during its 20th anniversary season. Cannata, former head of Zilker Summer Musical and founder of Magnolia Musical Theatre, succeeds Sandy Cox.

Opera Colorado announced Martha Crawley Tracey as Chair of its Board of Directors, succeeding Richard Koseff, who becomes Chair Emeritus. Tracey, a board member since 1997, will focus on expanding community access to opera across Colorado.

Alston Alika Albarado was named the May winner of the Go Try PlayWrite contest, co-sponsored by Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press, for his piece Deafening the Megaphone. The monthly contest is open to Hawaii playwrights.

Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam will close out TheaterWorks Hartford's 25/26 Living Room Concert Series, marking the final installment of the season's intimate concert programming.

FSCJ Artist Series will present CIRQUE ALICE, an acrobatic reimagining of Alice in Wonderland, in Jacksonville, FL. The production combines circus arts with the classic story.

Tenderloin Museum will present special performances of THE COMPTON'S CAFETERIA RIOT this August, honoring the 60th anniversary of the 1966 uprising and California Transgender History Month, with guest appearances by local activists and drag legend Peaches Christ.

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre's third annual Gloria Bond Clunie Playwright's Festival will feature developmental workshops and staged readings of three new plays focused on the Black American experience at Evanston's Noyes Cultural Arts Center.

Arkansas Repertory Theatre announced tickets are on sale for JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, the third production in its 2026 Golden SummerStage season, featuring a 1990s video game-inspired reimagining of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice classic.

SONIC LIVE IN CONCERT will bring a live ensemble, rock musicians, and vocalists to NJPAC's Prudential Hall in Newark to mark 35 years of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, spotlighting composers Jun Senoue and Tomoya Ohtani.

Nataly Aukar, named by Vulture as a comedian to watch, will perform at New Jersey Performing Arts Center's Victoria Theater in Newark. Aukar has appeared at the New York Comedy Festival and Just for Laughs and has opened for Mo Amer and Ramy Youssef.

The Entertainment Providers will return for 2026 with a brand-new production of Jack OFF The Beanstalk at the prestigious Scala in the heart of London’s West End. Learn more here.

The Braid, recognized as the nation's leading Jewish storytelling theatre, will bring L'CHAIM AMERICA! to NYC's Museum of Jewish Heritage, featuring rarely heard stories of racially and culturally diverse American Jewish experiences.