Born for This

Beck Center for the Arts will present the Northeast Ohio premiere of Mean Girls the Tony-nominated Broadway musical by Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond, and Nell Benjamin, as the final production of its 2025-2026 professional theater season.

The 5th Annual Imagination Unchained Concert will take place at Lauderhill Performing Arts Center, honoring 250 years of Black creativity with live music, poetry, and visual art.

Drag legends Ginger Minj and Jujubee have released a cover of 'Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better),' the Irving Berlin show tune from the 1946 Broadway musical ANNIE GET YOUR GUN. Listen here!

Los Mirlos, the founding architects of cumbia amazónica, will headline the fifth annual Live at The Music Center free outdoor concert on Jerry Moss Plaza in Downtown L.A., weeks after releasing their landmark collaborative album THE WORLD MEETS LOS MIRLOS.

Academy Award-nominated actress Rosamund Pike will headline the second edition of the Fari Islands Festival in the Maldives, with a program spanning music, wellness, gastronomy, art, and marine conservation across two resorts.

Tony Award-winning producer Kenneth Willman and ATA Executive Director Jessica Jennings will lead an insider panel at The Penn Club of New York, examining Broadway capitalization, investment, and the anatomy of a Tony campaign.

There is plenty of fun to be had in this light-hearted musical.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee presented the 2026 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre to four outstanding contributors to the Broadway industry - 1/52 Project, Jake Bell, Kenn Lubin, and Loren Plotkin. Watch their acceptance speeches here!

Tom Jones will perform at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, FL as part of his Come Gather Round Tour. The Welsh singer, whose career spans over six decades, has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

Jenna Savella, First Soloist with The National Ballet of Canada, will retire at the end of the current season after 22 years with the company, performing the title role in EMMA BOVARY in her final appearances.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that costume designer Albert Wolsky, whose contributions to cinema and theater earned him numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards and nominations for Drama Desk and Tony Awards, has passed away. 

The 10th anniversary edition of RuPaul's Drag Race Werq The World is heading to Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater with Asia O'Hara headlining across 50 U.S. and Canadian cities.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced its 2027 season, featuring nine productions including HAMLET, A DOLL'S HOUSE, SHREK THE MUSICAL, and a world premiere, running throughout the year in Ashland, OR.

Jersey City Theater Center will present its Voices International Theatre and Arts Festival across multiple venues, featuring the world premiere of Romeo Castellucci's CANTOS, Kevin Powell, Trap Door Theatre, and more.

Theater J will present a staged reading festival marking the Edlavitch DCJCC's 100th anniversary, featuring works by Alfred Uhry, Wendy Wasserstein, and new plays from emerging Jewish playwrights in Washington, DC.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced its 40th Anniversary Season, featuring Shakespeare classics in repertory, a bilingual ROMEO Y JULIETA, the return of ILLINOISE, and the world premiere of HEARTBREAKERS.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 18, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The Bride!, written, directed and produced by Maggie Gyllenhaal, will make its global streaming debut exclusively on HBO Max on Friday, May 22. The movie is led by Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale.

Carnegie Hall will host a centennial concert honoring American opera composer Carlisle Floyd, featuring mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, conductor Christopher James Ray, and the inaugural Carlisle Floyd Prize for Voice.

The Borscht Belt Museum in Ellenville, NY will present a weekend of storytelling, comedy and history, featuring The Moth's Corey Rosen, a Mel Brooks 100th birthday tribute, and the opening of a new Catskills Romance exhibit.

Prescott Park Arts Festival revealed its River House Restaurant Concert Series lineup, featuring artists including Infinity Song, The Walrus, The Dip, and more on the Wilcox Main Stage in Portsmouth, NH.

Somerset House will host stand-up comedy for the first time with LAUGHTERAMA, a new five-day festival featuring Josh Widdicombe, Dara Ó Briain, Sara Pascoe, Ross Noble, and more across seven open-air shows.

Brooklyn-based composer David Cieri's 84 BELLS will receive its world premiere at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, conducted by Marin Alsop with the Philharmonia Orchestra, as part of the city's Year of Gaudí centennial celebrations.

American Mural Project in Winsted, CT will present a Live @AMP concert with Americana and folk singer-songwriter Riley Cotton, a fishy Family Day, and more among its upcoming events.

The San Francisco Symphony announced its summer season, featuring classical programs, film concerts, and performances with Andrew Bird, Sutton Foster, Kelli O'Hara, A.R. Rahman, and St. Vincent at venues including Davies Symphony Hall, Shoreline Amphitheatre, and Sigmund Stern Grove.