Photos: Stars Walk the Red Carpet at the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - May 18, 2026
The best of the New York City theatre community gathered at Town Hall for the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards. Stars in attendance included John Lithgow, Norbert Leo Butz, Alex Brightman, Beth Leavel, Donna McKechnie, and more. Check out photos here!
New Musical WARBUCKS About 'Daddy Warbucks' From ANNIE is in Development
by Stephi Wild - May 18, 2026
Tony-winning producers behind THE OUTSIDERS announced WARBUCKS, a new stage musical tracing the early life of Oliver Warbucks, timed to Annie's 50th Broadway anniversary.
Full Cast Set for Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre 2026 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 18, 2026
Storyhouse has announced full casting for its Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre season, featuring two world premieres: OUTLAWS: A ROBIN HOOD STORY and LET THE SUN SHINE!, alongside a company of ten actors and four trainees.
STAGE MAMMA: From Child Star to Leading Lady Will Make Las Vegas Premiere
by Stephi Wild - May 18, 2026
Rheagan Wallace's award-winning solo play STAGE MAMMA will make its Las Vegas premiere at the Fallout Fringe Festival, following a Best One-Woman Show win at United Solo Spring 2026. Wallace embodies over 30 characters in the multimedia production.
Tickets On Sale For The 2026 Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival
by Marissa Faith Curley - May 17, 2026
The Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival will present eleven live performances across five Cape Cod venues, featuring the Danish String Quartet, GRAMMY-winning Imani Winds, Harlem Quartet, and world premieres of Festival commissions.
GLACIER To Be Performed By JCWK Dance Lab At The Lancaster Fringe Fest
by Marissa Faith Curley - May 17, 2026
JCWK Dance Lab will bring GLACIER, a 22-minute contemporary dance work exploring climate change through STEAM, to the inaugural Lancaster Fringe Fest at Tellus 360 in downtown Lancaster.
ARMAGEDDON, GLORY, APOLLO 13, and NATIONAL TREASURE Set for Bilheimer Capitol Theatre Summer Classic Movies Series
by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2026
The Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre will present its Summer Classic Movie Series, featuring films including ARMAGEDDON, GLORY, APOLLO 13, and MIRACLE, celebrating America's 250th birthday.
Westport Country Playhouse Will Present Michael Tucker’s Comedy A TAILOR NEAR ME
by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2026
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of A TAILOR NEAR ME, featuring L.A. Law alumni Michael Tucker, Jimmy Smits, and Jill Eikenberry. Tucker also wrote the comedy about an unlikely friendship between a customer and a tailor.
DANCER: A MUSICAL IN TEN FURLONGS Will Return to Toronto This Fall
by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2026
Oh What A Ride! Productions and Crow's Theatre will present DANCER at Toronto's Terminal Theatre, featuring the original creative team and cast in an expanded staging of the 2023 Fringe Festival hit.
AMÉLIE Toronto Premiere & ONCE Return Engagement Set for Shifting Ground Collective
by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2026
Shifting Ground Collective announced its upcoming season, featuring the Toronto premiere of AMÉLIE and the return of ONCE to the city's musical theatre scene.
Shakespeare Theatre Company WILL ON THE HILL Returns with Renea Brown and Felicia Curry
by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2026
Shakespeare Theatre Company's annual WILL ON THE HILL benefit will feature D.C. actors Felicia Curry and Renea Brown alongside Members of Congress at Harman Hall, raising funds for STC's youth learning programs.
Smith Street Stage Will Present Free JULIUS CAESAR in Brooklyn's Carroll Park
by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2026
Smith Street Stage will present Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR outdoors at Carroll Park in Brooklyn, free to the public, as part of the company's 16th season of free Shakespeare performances.
Mark Morris Dance Group Will Present DANCES TO AMERICAN MUSIC at The Joyce Theater
by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2026
Mark Morris Dance Group closes its 45th anniversary season at The Joyce Theater with three programs featuring jazz, bluegrass, and country, including a world premiere set to music by Hazel Dickens.
Edinburgh Fringe's SHELL to Make U.S. Premiere at SoHo Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 15, 2026
Shell, a solo show by Ana Evans that blends drag, clown, and queer sex education, will make its U.S. premiere at SoHo Playhouse's Huron Room following a five-star run at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
DISNEY'S NEWSIES to be Presented at Hylton Performing Arts Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 15, 2026
Disney's Newsies The Musical will be presented at at the Hylton Performing Arts Center's Gregory Family Theater, directed by Caroline Scarborough with a cast of nearly 30 performers.
Doris Dear Will Present PRIDE POSTCARD PARTY at the Stonewall Inn
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 15, 2026
Doris Dear will host a Pride Postcard Party at the iconic Stonewall Inn in New York City, bringing together community members to write and send postcards celebrating love and inclusion.
Photos: Meet the 2026 Tony Award Nominees
by Nicole Rosky - May 15, 2026
Just yesterday, the 2026 Tony Award nominees gathered at the Sofitel New York to meet the press for the first time and BroadwayWorld was there for the special day. Check out photos of the 2026 nominees here!
SLEEPING BEAUTY: THE TIME TRAVELER AND HER NEW MILLENNIUM PRINCE Will Come to Adventure Theatre MTC
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2026
Adventure Theatre MTC in Glen Echo, MD will present a new twist on the classic fairy tale, written and directed by Janet Stanford, blending fantasy, friendship, and time travel for audiences ages 4 and up.
MAKING WINE IN SCOTLAND Will Come to POPArt Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2026
POPArt Theatre in Johannesburg will present MAKING WINE IN SCOTLAND, a dystopian three-man play exploring capitalism and climate change that premiered at the 2024 National Arts Festival.
Cast Set For LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST 10th Anniversary Tour From Shakespeare in the Squares
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2026
Shakespeare in the Squares announced the full cast for its tenth anniversary production of LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, directed by Toby Gordon, touring London squares for one night each across multiple venues.
CONSTELLATIONS Will Come to The Baxter and Theatre On The Square
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2026
How Now Brown Cow will present Nick Payne's CONSTELLATIONS at The Baxter Studio, directed by Jay Pather, with Mark Elderkin and Mwenya Kabwe, before transferring to Theatre On The Square in Johannesburg.
Additional Set Cast for CINDERELLA Panto at Orchard Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2026
The Orchard Theatre in Dartford announced additional casting for its upcoming pantomime CINDERELLA, with Keith Jack as Prince Charming, Ben Goffe as Buttons, and Joe Pasquale as Baron Hardup.
Taylor Mac's HOLIDAY SAUCE Will Come to the Soho Theatre Walthamstow
by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2026
Tony nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist Taylor Mac will perform HOLIDAY SAUCE live in the UK for the first time at Soho Theatre Walthamstow, blending music, film, burlesque and what Mac calls 'random acts of fabulousness.'
Edinburgh Fringe Hit SHELL to Make U.S. Premiere at SoHo Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - May 14, 2026
SHELL, a solo show by Ana Evans that earned five stars at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, will make its U.S. premiere at SoHo Playhouse's Huron Room in a limited engagement.
Grey Henson, Sarah Stiles and More Join ICEBOY! at Goodman Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - May 14, 2026
Goodman Theatre announced the full cast for ICEBOY!, a new musical comedy starring Emmy winners Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman, alongside Grey Henson, Sarah Stiles, and Cedric Yarbrough, directed by Marc Bruni.
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