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York Theatre Royal will present the world premiere of THE PSYCHIC, a new thriller by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman, starting previews on 29 April 2026 and running until 23 May 2026.

The world premiere of All Out: Comedy About Ambition by Simon Rich, with direction by Tony Award-winner Alex Timbers, begins performances on December 12 at the Nederlander Theatre. Meet the cast of All Out here!

LCT3 and SEAVIEW will present The Comedy Series Featuring Sam Jay: We The People, a new installment in their ongoing collaboration spotlighting contemporary comedic voices.

The Key West Film Festival has announced the recipients of its Golden Key Award for Artistic Excellence, honoring comedian and performer Billy Connolly. The festival also celebrates its tenth annual Golden Key Award for Excellence in Costume Design, honoring Academy Award-winning costume designer Deborah L. Scott.

Now, eight years later, the musical returns to the capital in a daring new production that could easily have felt redundant — but instead bursts with fresh energy and precision.

Circus Campus Presents, a hub in collaboration with the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, will be presenting 12 amazing shows and three weeks of big top performances this September. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

This Halloween season, award-winning drag performer Kiki Ball-Change will descend into the underworld of comedy, music, and mayhem with her new cabaret, 'We're in Hell', at the Laurie Beechman Theatre.

Lesher Center Presents revealed he diverse lineup of artists and genres from the worlds of Broadway, comedy, dance, improv, and more that will make up the 2025/26 season Headliners Series. Learn more!

The world premiere production of Call Me Izzy has officially opened on Broadway starring six-time Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actress Jean Smart. Performances run through August 17, 2025. Read the reviews here!

Center Theatre Group has revealed full slate of eleven productions for the 2025/26 Season, including Here Lies Love, Mamma Mia and more. See the full lineup here!

The 13th annual “Night of a Thousand Judys,” the Pride concert to benefit The Ali Forney Center written and hosted by Justin Elizabeth Sayre, has revealed their special honorees for this year’s event at Joe’s Pub. Learn more!

Established in 1976, the Olivier Awards celebrate the world-class status of London theatre, and are Britain’s most prestigious stage honours. Leading the way this year is Tom Scutt's Fiddler on the Roof which matches Hamilton's record-breaking 13 nominations, represented in every acting and creative category.

Good Night, and Good Luck is now in previews on Broadway,  The new play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer, stars Clooney in his Broadway debut. Meet the cast here!

Ensemble Arts Philly and The Shubert Organization will present the edgy and irreverent Broadway smash hit musical comedy, Beetlejuice, returning to the Academy of Music by popular demand from July 29 – August 3, 2025.

Discover the star-studded cast of Broadway's OTHELLO as previews launch tonight, February 24, 2025, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Premiere set for March 23.

Bradford Council have announced that, following the completion of a successful competitive tender process, leading global live entertainment company Trafalgar Entertainment has been named as the new operator for Bradford's newest live music and entertainment venue, BRADFORD LIVE.

Bradford Council has announced that, following the completion of a successful competitive tender process, Trafalgar Entertainment has been named as the new operator for Bradford's newest live music and entertainment venue, BRADFORD LIVE.

Moving Arts has revealed the members of the MADLab 2025 cohort. MADLab playwrights have also gone on to write for television shows such as Watchmen, Man in the High Castle, Vida, and Lawman Bass Reeves, among others.

Discover the VOILA THEATRE FESTIVAL take place in London next month, showcasing a diverse range of performances across multiple venues.

After a critically-acclaimed run in Edinburgh, Star Stone's VILLAIN ERA, directed by Ryan Cunningham will return to New York. An autobiographical tale about Stone's own experience facing public-shaming and cancel culture, VILLAIN ERA will play a limited engagement at Off-Broadway's Caveat beginning October 27.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater has announced their October 2024 lineup featuring performances by John Pizzarelli, Stacey Kent, and the Mingus Big Band.

Eighty dates into Bianca Del Rio’s Dead Inside tour, the sweary New Orleans-born comedian is still very much alive and kicking. The artist formally known as Roy R. Haylock is an insult comic whose outsized personality and foghorn voice easily fills the capacious Eventim – but does her latest show work on this side of the pond?

Thornton Wilder’s Our Town will begin previews on Tuesday, September 17 ahead of an opening on Thursday, October 10 at the Barrymore Theatre for a strictly limited engagement. Meet the cast of Our Town here!

Voila! Theatre Festival returns to London from November 4-24, expanding to nine venues with 72 shows in 35 languages, featuring 350 artists. The festival highlights emerging and politically challenging theatre.

Trademark Theater has announced its next world premiere production, The Reunion.