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Deaf West Theatre will present The 35th Anniversary Gala – One Night in New York at Joe’s Pub. Marking Deaf West’s first-ever New York City gala, the event will celebrate 35 years of innovation, collaboration, education, and social change.

The Hollywood Reporter and Social Impact Fund hosted their third annual Social Impact Summit at the DGA Theater in West Hollywood, honoring John Mayer, Stephen Curry, Ayesha Curry, and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for philanthropic leadership.

Disney launched the D23 FANtastic Prizes sweepstakes, offering D23 members a chance to win 23 prizes including a 23-year Disney+ subscription, Super Bowl LXI tickets, and a Bluey family trip to Australia.

Burlesque the Musical has postponed its London production, and delayed the opening of its UK tour. The touring production is now set to open in Sunderland in August. Learn more here.

Wicked is now playing at Minneapolis' Orpheum Theatre through August 9, 2026, bringing one of Broadway's most popular musicals back to the Twin Cities.

For almost a decade now, MSMT, together with the Brunswick downtown Association’s Music on the Mall, has presented, on the town green, a large outdoor concert free for the citizens of Brunswick, greater Maine and beyond. This MSMT summer event traditionally draws the largest crowd in the history of the series, and summer 2026 was no exception with more than 2500 people filling the great lawn. With sunshine in abundance, picnic suppers and music in the air, it proved to be an idyllic  evening.

The National School of the Arts and K-Movement will present ON THE LIST at The Lesedi stage at Joburg Theatre, an original South African musical exploring AI, influencer culture, and artistic identity.

Author Caitlin Shetterly and NPR's Scott Simon will appear at The Music Hall Lounge in Portsmouth, NH, to discuss their new books on family, animals, and the bonds that shape ordinary lives.

Cult heroes of youth culture; Renton, Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud, Tommy, and Kelly are back, alongside an ensemble cast and a live band. Featuring some of the electrifying tracks from the film that defined a generation, together with catchy, confrontational and celebratory original songs, set to become singalong, dance-along classics, this is more than nostalgia amplified, it’s a genre-defying new musical that speaks to our contemporary malaise of defiance in the face of an uncertain future.So what did the critics think?

Irvine Welsh and Stephen McGuinness make their Musical Theatre debuts - and it shows

Oldham Coliseum Theatre will stage Shakespeare's Macbeth inside Liquid & Envy nightclub, marking Creative Director Nick Bagnall's debut production, set in a late-1970s world of gangsters and shifting power.

Full casting announced for the world premiere of Simon Reade's stage adaptation of Patrick Hamilton's TWENTY THOUSAND STREETS UNDER THE SKY, directed by Matthew Iliffe at Southwark Playhouse Borough.

Fundamentally Dance will present THE BROWN SUITE, a new narrative dance theatre work by duo BlacBrik, on a 12-venue UK tour. The show blends ballet, modern dance, and funk set to the music of James Brown, Etta James, and Sam Cooke.

BWW catches up with director Kim Weild to chat about bringing Midsummer! to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Poppy's stop at the Fillmore Minneapolis delivered a lineup that showcased several sides of modern heavy music. LANDMVRKS opened the night with an aggressive metalcore set that got the crowd moving early, while Thousand Below followed with a blend of post-hardcore and melody that kept the energy high before the headliner took the stage.

Plan-B Theatre announced its 2026/27 season, featuring a 20th anniversary revival of FACING EAST and world premieres of RADIO HOUR EPISODE 18: THE LAND OF OZ and WHAT THE PHỞ?, plus a free elementary school tour.

San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Opera Guild will present OPERA BALL, an Italian palazzo-inspired gala at City Hall, alongside the opening night of Verdi's SIMON BOCCANEGRA conducted by Music Director Eun Sun Kim.

Idle Muse Theatre Company will present Jen Silverman's WITCH, directed by Ensemble Member Libby Beyreis, at The Edge Off-Broadway Theater in Chicago as part of the company's 20th anniversary season.

Heck of a Hill Productions will present a private staged reading of SPOONS, PJ Michel's debut play, at The Industry Loft in Los Angeles, featuring a cast led by Vanessa Ray, John Clarence Stewart, and Hailie Sahar.

IAMA Theatre Company has unveiled its 2026-2027 season, which includes three world premiere productions and its 9th New Works Festival, introducing new plays into the American theatre canon.

The Vivian Beaumont Theatre hosted a special event in recognition of National Immigrant Heritage Month. On June 23, Lincoln Center Theater honored a remarkable group of visionary leaders for a special evening at Ragtime to celebrate the extraordinary ways immigrants have shaped – and continue to shape – the cultural, intellectual, and civic fabric of this country.

Holocaust Museum LA at The Goldrich has partnered with technology executive Dr. Omar Mir to expand its 'Testimony of Truth' virtual experience, adding a 60-seat theater for interactive conversations with Holocaust survivors.

In the fantastical, visually-enchanting stage play HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD—the theatrical continuation of J.K. Rowling's beloved magical saga—the idea of revisiting the past is embraced as its central theme, which in turn shifts the focus away from the mischievous school adventures that made the original franchise a global phenomenon, but, instead, explores the far messier realities of adulthood, parenthood, regret, generational trauma, and the very concept of leaving behind a proud legacy. The resulting stage show is a marvel of theatrical magic, mesmerizing in spectacle and movement, and filled with fantastical elements that will have audiences spellbound—even if the play 'borrows' its machinations from Back to the Future Part II.

The musical numbers overall are so well executed it would be unfair to single out any over the rest. One could almost see the high-quality performance throughout this production as an issue. Although, the premise suggests the cast, with the exception of one or two individuals, are all young and inexperienced, most of them come across as well seasoned professionals that certainly deliver the goods.