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Over the years, Broadway has seen a number of family acts sharing the stage. It’s extra special when family members team up to write a Broadway show together. The Great White Way has seen many instances of this historically, in a variety of different situations. 

Since The Lost Boys took Broadway by storm this spring, there has been much chatter about the “vampire curse” on Broadway being lifted. In the early 2000s, Broadway received a string of three vampire musicals, which all closed relatively quickly. Dance of the Vampires (2002), Dracula (2004), and Lestat (2006) each received attention in their own right, but they also received attention as a group, since it was remarkable that they came along in such quick succession. But the early 21st century wasn’t the first time vampires thirsted on Broadway. The play adaptation of Dracula was a hit all the way back in 1927 and an even bigger hit in a 1977 revival. And there have been vampires lurking in the theatre district in all sorts of other projects too…

AXIS Dance Company has appointed Holly Million as its new Executive Director. As Executive Director, Million will oversee AXIS Dance Company's financial strategy, fundraising, operations, and organizational growth.

Iceboy! or The Completely Untrue Story of How Eugene O’Neill Came to Write 'The Iceman Cometh' has been extended at The Goodman for a third and final time. Emmy Award winners Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman star.

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 07/05/2026.

Steppenwolf Artistic Director Audrey Francis discusses playing both Daniela and her father Lon in Mia Chung's wildly inventive CATCH AS CATCH CAN, closing the theatre's landmark 50th Anniversary Season through July 12, 2026.

Actors Theatre of Little Rock proudly announces its milestone Fifth Anniversary Season, A Fearless Celebration; a year honoring the stories, artists, and community that have shaped the company's first five years while boldly looking toward the future.

Tony winner Cynthia Erivo and musical theater performer Michael Feinstein are among the headliners confirmed for The Library of Congress National Book Festival, returning on Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. 

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre will present a staged reading of Fire in the New World, a noir-style detective comedy by R. A. Shiomi, ahead of its world premiere. The public reading takes place at Spaces@520 in New York City.

Austin-based comic actor Sims Holland brings her acclaimed solo show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, blending clown, stand-up and poetry to chart a journey from addiction to sobriety.

Panos Kandunias's solo show I BOUGHT A FLIP PHONE, examining loneliness and digital addiction, heads to Edinburgh Fringe after earning five-star reviews at HOME Manchester, Oxford Playhouse, and Theatre Royal Bath.

Critically acclaimed comic Georgina Thomas (one half of sketch duo Thick 'n' Fast) will make her solo debut with Hysterical Soprano, a high-note-hitting operatic comedy about one woman coming face-to-face with her greatest rival: herself.

The Doris Duke Foundation (DDF) has announced five grants in partnership with the Ford Foundation. These grants total more than $4 million over 5 years. Learn more about the new grants here!

Michael Mather performed 'SOS' from THE JONATHAN LARSON PROJECT at West End Live, ahead of the show's UK premiere at Southwark Playhouse, marking 30 years since Jonathan Larson's death. Check out the video here!

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the first North American touring production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years, will celebrate its one-year anniversary, and welcome new cast members.

The next generation find their voices with help from the National Theatre's development programme

The Royal Shakespeare Company has released rehearsal images for the forthcoming production of The Cherry Orchard. Learn more and check out the photos here!

Vanessa Williams will conclude her run as Miranda Priestly in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA THE MUSICAL at London's Dominion Theatre, with Matt Henry also set to depart his role as Nigel.

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum presents Waiting in the Wings, a vibrant, funny, deeply humane comedy by Noël Coward that reminds us that a life well-lived is measured not by applause, but by connection. Set in “The Wings,” a charity home for retired actresses, Coward’s 50th play is a witty and poignant portrait of nine opinionated, funny, difficult and full of life women, each of whom once basked in public admiration.

Over 160 Newark-area students created 'America's Way: Hope and Justice,' an original song and music video marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S., with lyrics drawn from Dodge Poetry workshops and a score by GRAMMY-winner Mark Gross.

OPERA America announced $135,000 in commissioning grants to seven opera companies through its Opera Grants for Women Composers program, supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation since 2014.

Kentucky Performing Arts announced four recipients for its ArtsReach MeX Project, offering free access to The Kentucky Center's MeX Theater for art exhibits and live performances by Louisville-area artists and organizations.

Creative Evolutions launched MOMENTUM 2026, a responsive speaker series pairing national voices with university convenings to rethink board models and leadership structures in the arts sector.

The Big Bang Theory's Johnny Galecki will star as Tennessee Williams in Gregg Ostrin's new play Kowalski at Lookingglass Theatre Company with performances set for the fall.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 7, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours