FAME: THE MUSICAL Will Be Performed by The Beautiful City Project in Wilmette
by Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2026
The Beautiful City Project will present FAME: THE MUSICAL at the McGrath Family Performing Arts Center in Wilmette, IL, with proceeds benefiting a yet-to-be-announced charity. The cast includes veterans of Marriott, Drury Lane, and Music Theater Works productions.
WILD CHILD to Make World Premiere at Penn State Downtown Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2026
Penn State Centre Stage, Penn State Musical Theatre, and The Breathe Project will present the first-ever production of WILD CHILD, a new musical about two teens navigating identity and connection in a wilderness therapy program.
Tickets on Sale For IT'S A SIN Live UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2026
Rambert's stage adaptation of IT'S A SIN, with Russell T Davies, Pet Shop Boys, and Glyn Fussell as executive producers, is set to tour the UK, premiering in Manchester before visiting venues nationwide.
Cast Set For PARANORMAL ACTIVITY UK and Ireland Tour
by Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2026
Melting Pot announced casting for the UK and Ireland tour of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, starring James Bye, Hannah Sinclair Robinson, Jo Castleton, and Caroline Faber, with the production set to visit towns and cities nationwide.
PlayMakers Laboratory Will Celebrate THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA'S 25TH BIRTHDAY
by Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2026
PlayMakers Laboratory will present THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA's 25th Birthday at Chicago's Neo-Futurist Theater, featuring current company members alongside emeritus cast in the long-running sketch comedy show written by kids.
Review: THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA at Opera Theatre Of St. Louis
by Steve Callahan - Jun 2, 2026
Young lovers from different worlds. What are their odds? A beautiful evening, rich in music, is a delight at Opera Theatre of St. Louis
Review: The Musical Adaptation of TOOTSIE Is The Latest Fun Filled Offering At Teatro At The Italian Forum
by Jade Kops - May 31, 2026
Heartwarming and hilarious, the musical theatre adaption of TOOTSIE has its Australian Premiere at Teatro At The Italian Forum.
Photos: EMPTY NIGHT to Make Virginia Beach Debut at Z Fringe Festival
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2026
Hattimatim-Team has released production photos from EMPTY NIGHT, a new play written and directed by award-winning playwright Abhisek Bhattacharya. The production was presented at the Z Fringe Festival at Zeiders American Dream Theater in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY at Ozark Actors Theatre To Be Directed By Tony-Nominee Taylor Louderman
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2026
Ozark Actors Theatre will present THE ADDAMS FAMILY as part of its 2026 professional season, with Tony Award nominee Taylor Louderman making her directorial debut. The production runs June 11–28 in Rolla, Missouri.
SHELL to Make U.S. Premiere at SoHo Playhouse's Huron Room
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2026
SHELL, a solo show by Ana Evans fresh from a five-star Edinburgh Fringe run, opens at SoHo Playhouse's Huron Room in a limited engagement blending drag, clown, and queer sex education.
PRIDEFEST 2026 to Showcase New Queer Works at The Tank NYC
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2026
The Tank NYC announced the lineup for PRIDEFEST 2026, an annual festival of new performances by queer artists curated by Max Mooney, featuring theater, comedy, puppetry, storytelling, and music at The Tank in New York City.
THE LIBRARIANS: A Very Serious Comedy to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2026
Cabbage Productions, the team behind SPY MOVIE: The Play!, will present THE LIBRARIANS: A Very Serious Comedy! at the Edinburgh Fringe, a new farce written by Matthew Howell and Jack Michael Stacey, produced in association with The Pleasance.
SANCTUARY to Make Edinburgh Festival Fringe Debut Following Leodis Prize Win
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2026
Jacob Sparrow's debut play SANCTUARY, winner of the inaugural Leodis Prize, heads to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The drama draws on real events surrounding an AIDS hospice in a Suffolk village.
CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION to Open Parish Players' 60th Season in Vermont
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2026
Parish Players will present Annie Baker's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Circle Mirror Transformation at the Eclipse Grange Theater in Thetford, VT, directed by J. Bailey Burcham in his Upper Valley directing debut.
Joe Sellman-Leava to Bring COPYCAT To The Edinburgh Fringe
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2026
Fringe First winner Joe Sellman-Leava brings COPYCAT to Edinburgh Fringe, a cross-genre solo show exploring AI, creativity, and democracy through impressions of Big Tech CEOs, celebrities, and teachers.
BIG STUFF to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut with Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2026
Canadian comedy duo Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus bring Big Stuff, their improv-driven show about grief and the objects left behind after loss, to the Edinburgh Fringe. The production is directed by Kat Sandler.
Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Wilbury Theatre Group
by Jay Pateakos - May 30, 2026
The Wilbury Theatre Group wrapped up it's 2025-2026 season with Conor McPherson's Tony-nominated stylistic musical 'Girl From The North Country'. Set in an a Depression-era Duluth, Minnesota boarding house in 1934, McPherson weaves a tale of multiple families and people's lives converging together at the house, many of those lives within hours of reaching a life-altering turning point that will change their course forever. In addition to wonderful prose that could very well be as pertinent today as then, McPherson intermingles reimagined Bob Dylan songs throughout the musical, not as a buffer between scenes but as a way to also tell the story through each character.
Photos: A WALK ON THE MOON Cast Meets the Press
by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2026
The new musical “A Walk on the Moon” recently met the press. The new musical starts performances in June at The Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre. Check out photos of the cast and team here!
WHAT IS THIS HUBBUB? to Open at Warrington Museum, Examining Social Media and News
by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2026
Artist Mark Bradley's exhibition at Warrington Museum features nearly 70 oil paintings inspired by news cycles and social media algorithms, inviting viewers to question divisive narratives.
MEDUSA to Receive First Public Reading as Part of Catherine Filloux's Olivia Trilogy
by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2026
Playwright Catherine Filloux's MEDUSA, the second installment in her environmental Olivia Trilogy, will receive its first public reading in NYC, starring Jay O. Sanders and Arianna Gayle, directed by Alice Reagan.
Maryland Opera to Launch Call for Scores for New Voices in Opera Initiative
by A.A. Cristi - May 28, 2026
Maryland Opera announced a call for scores for its New Voices in Opera initiative, seeking works by Latiné/Hispanic composers and librettists for a semi- or fully-staged production in Baltimore.
SORE, TOUCH OF RED: RECOLLECTION, and IN-PRACTICE to Make NYC Debuts with TRIBE
by A.A. Cristi - May 28, 2026
TRIBE, the multidisciplinary arts collective founded by MacArthur Fellow Shamel Pitts, announced a series of NYC events including the world premiere of SORE, a documentary screening, and a movement workshop.
HADESTOWN to Open Starlight's 75th Broadway Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 28, 2026
The Tony Award-winning Best Musical HADESTOWN is set to kick off Starlight's 75th Broadway season as part of the AdventHealth Broadway Series in Kansas City.
JEWEL'S CATCH ONE Documentary to Make Streaming Debut on Prime Video and Apple TV
by A.A. Cristi - May 28, 2026
The award-winning documentary JEWEL'S CATCH ONE, chronicling America's oldest Black-owned disco, will stream on Prime Video and Apple TV following Freestyle Digital Media's acquisition of VOD rights.
New Folk-Rock Fantasy Musical TERESTEA To Receive Industry Presentation
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2026
Burn Phase Productions will present an invitation-only 29-hour industry reading of Terestea, a new folk-rock fantasy musical, at Studio 9 in Midtown Manhattan.
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