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The full cast has been revealed for Lynn Nottage and John Legend's new musical IMITATION OF LIFE, starring Adrienne Warren, Jessica Vosk, Michael Luwoye, and Charlie Thurston at The Griffin Theater at The Shed.

The Television Academy Foundation and NBCUniversal will host a free public panel featuring the creative team behind Peacock's THE GOOD DAUGHTER alongside representatives from RAINN and Brady: United Against Gun Violence to discuss portraying trauma and sensitive themes in television.

Arca Images presents Edward Albee's classic play in a new bilingual adaptation with simultaneous English translation at the Westchester Cultural Arts Center in Miami.

The Television Academy Foundation will host its annual Media Educators Conference in North Hollywood, featuring 18 Alex Trebek Legacy Fellows selected from across the nation and panels with leading entertainment industry professionals.

While it may not appeal to everyone, The Lady's Not for Burning will undoubtedly reward those who have a love of language, poetry, and period drama.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 12, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

Shirley Jackson’s 1959 gothic novel skyrocketed back to recognition in 2018 when it inspired Mike Flanagan’s Netflix sensation of the same name. It’s time for theatre to get its share now, with Stef Smith (of Nora: A Doll’s House fame) adapting Jackson’s original material into a ghostly examination of resentment. Paranormal investigator Dr. John Montague has invited a handful of guests to help him find scientific evidence of the existence of the supernatural at Hill House. As the group begins to experience a series of unexplained events, it becomes apparent that there’s more to the mystery of Hill House, and our characters need to look inward. Directed by Martin Constantine, it’s a decent choice for this spooky season.

Park Theatre announced its 2027 season, headlined by the first London revival in 14 years of Jez Butterworth's Olivier Award-winning MOJO, alongside new plays, operatic works, and the theatrical debuts of award-winning comedy duo Max & Ivan.

The world premiere of Lynn Nottage and John Legend's musical will star Adrienne Warren, Jessica Vosk, Michael Luwoye, and Charlie Thurston at The Griffin Theater at The Shed in a co-production with National Black Theatre.

What did our critic think of SOME LIKE IT HOT at Olney Theatre Center? Traditionally, I would start with some kind of introduction that would quickly preview Olney Theatre Center’s regional premiere of SOME LIKE IT HOT. I’d like to do something different and start by pulling focus to the fact that this is the long-standing theatre’s first production in the “radically renovated” Bernard Family Theatre.

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre and The Ira & Leonore Gershwin Philanthropic Fund launched a new granting program providing $2,000 to $5,000 to member organizations developing musicals from existing songs, stories and cultural touchstones.

The Farmington Players will stage an adaptation of Shirley Jackson's 1959 gothic novel, following a supernatural investigator and strangers at a notoriously haunted mansion in Michigan.

Weathervane Theatre is set to present the world premiere of PAPERBOY, based on the Newbery Award-winning novel by Vince Vawter. It was previously workshopped at the Manhattan School of Music.

Audiences looking for a fun evening of light-hearted entertainment, will thoroughly enjoy Hanover Little Theatre’s production of Once Upon a Mattress.

It was something that just shot out of my brain when discussing with Jason Nodler, my co-artistic director, what shows we were considering for this current season, and it just wasn't even something we debated. It just sort of was like, well, we need to do Rhinoceros again.

The Lisa Hilton Quintet releases its thirtieth album featuring tenor saxophonist JD Allen, trumpeter Igmar Thomas, bassist Luques Curtis and drummer Rudy Royston. The recording marks another entry in Hilton's cool jazz catalog.

What did our critic think of THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, SALISBURY PLAYHOUSE at Salisbury Playhouse?

BroadwayWorld has your official fall 2026 Off-Broadway preview, a complete guide to everything opening Off-Broadway! See West End transfers, stars in play revivals, multiple world premieres and more.

The producers of the new musical IMITATION OF LIFE have just announced that Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren will star as “Delilah” in the upcoming world premiere engagement at The Griffin Theater at The Shed, in a co-production with National Black Theatre.

Metrograph will present CLASSICAL CINEMA, a 20-film showcase exploring cinema inspired by ancient Greece, featuring rare prints of ANTIGONE, THE ILLIAC PASSION, and ULYSSES' GAZE.

Latin GRAMMY-nominated Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Cosme released a bolero reimagining of "No Tengo Duda," a personal track from his debut album BRUJO, reworked with arranger Jonathan Montes.

Benjamin Akio Kimitch's new Japanese American court dance will make its world premiere at New York Live Arts, exploring memory and history through the lens of WWII incarceration camps.

Sun Valley Playwright's Residency named Talene Monahon, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for MEET THE CARTOZIANS, as its resident playwright, with new music by Will Butler.

Emagine Theatres will offer themed screenings, brunch and lunch packages, a UFC watch party, and seasonal concessions across its Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin locations this September.

What did our critic think of RHINOCEROS at American Repertory Theater?