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The 2026 Tony nominees are already winners... literally. For some, this marks their first nomination, but others have already won Tony Awards in seasons past. We took a look at which nominees have won at least a Tony or two (or four!) - amongst them, they've gathered a total 64 awards.

This week's theater news spans awards season milestones, legal disputes, labor tensions, and the business challenges facing the art form on both sides of the Atlantic. The 2026 Tony nominations are in — with Schmigadoon! and The Lost Boys leading the pack. Voting is also now open for BroadwayWorld's own Theater Fans' Choice Awards. On a more turbulent note, a fire at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre has shuttered The Book of Mormon through at least May 17, a second lawsuit has been filed against the producers of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, and IATSE is accusing the Kennedy Center of using its upcoming temporary closure as cover to permanently eliminate union jobs. Regionally, The Naples Players have secured a multi-year grant to expand paid apprenticeships for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. And internationally, The Stage examines whether the UK touring sector — where the number of touring plays has fallen 64% since 2019 — can find a path forward through its mounting financial and structural pressures.

Awkward Prods announced a new solo show inspired by a real-life homophobic attack on performer Linus Karp in Soho. LINUS KARP WAS HIT WITH AN UMBRELLA will play Underbelly Bristo Square at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Prospect Musicals announced the full line-up for its 2026 Gala & Muse Awards at The Edison Ballroom, honoring LaChanze, Ken Davenport, Lindsay Mendez, Ryan Scott Oliver, and Jose Antonio Vargas.

Tony Award–winning stage and screen icon Betty Buckley releases her  new single, “Enough,” written by GRAMMY® Award-winning singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles. Watch in this video as she explains more about what fans can expect from the album.

Center Theatre Group has added ten new members to its Board of Directors: Stephen Cheung, Nancy Dennis, Sutton Foster, Jennifer Lewis, and more, bringing the number up to 56.

Performances are now underway for Beaches, A New Musical, the new musical about the friends who carry us through life. Learn more and meet the cast of Beaches here!

Performances are now underway for  CATS: The Jellicle Ball, which begins preview performances Wednesday, March 18 at the Broadhurst Theatre ahead of a Wednesday, April 7 opening night. Meet the cast here!

The Regent's Park Open Air Theatre production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's global sensation, CATS, will embark on a major UK tour soon, and full dates for the forthcoming tour have now been revealed.

The Broadway Women's Fund revealed its 2026 Women to Watch on Broadway list, the seventh list from the fund spotlighting women in leadership in theater.

Jessie Buckley revealed she gave 'the worst audition of my life' for the 2019 Cats movie. The Hamnet Oscar nominee shared the hilarious story on The Tonight Show.

Full casting has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of the smash hit romantic musical comedy WAITRESS, opening at the New Wimbledon Theatre from Saturday 28 March 2026.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for The Merry Wives of Windsor, an endlessly entertaining new take of Shakespeare’s most raucous comedy.

Olly Alexander and Iz Hesketh will join Vanessa Williams and Matt Henry in a UK reading of Stan Zimmerman's suicide awareness play, RIGHT BEFORE I GO, at London's Soho Theatre.

Tony and Olivier Award-winning Operation Mincemeat announced that an all-American cast will lead the British-made musical for the first time ever. Learn more and meet the cast here!

Bill Rauch ’84, acclaimed theater director and artistic director of the Perelman Performing Arts Center in New York (PAC NYC), will be the recipient of the 2026 Harvard Arts Medal.

This October, one of musical theater’s most iconic spectacles makes its long-awaited return to the Red Dot. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking, genre-defining musical CATS will leap back onto the stage at the Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, for a strictly limited season.

Everything you need to know about the 2026 Tony Awards! Date, host P!NK, where to watch, nominees announcement date, and more for the 79th annual ceremony.

Betty Buckley will return for her yearly residency at Joe’s Pub for six intimate performances.

Complete casting has been announced for CATS: The Jellicle Ball at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street) coming to Broadway this Spring. Learn more about the full cast here!

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Registration is now open for Schreiber Studio's online Song & Monologue Workshop taught by Tony Award-winner, Theatre Hall of Fame Honoree, and legendary Broadway star, Betty Buckley.

BroadwayCon has announced additional programming for the 2026 Convention, taking place this week. Learn more about the full upcoming lineup for the event here!

The full cast has been announced for the musical parody Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch, performing at London’s The Other Palace from Friday 6 February for a strictly limited season until Sunday 5 April 2026. 

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of a new play, “The Machine.' The plot focuses on a poet suffering writer’s block, artificial intelligence, and the tricky questions that arise when technology starts writing art.