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Joining Emmy and Tony Award-winner Billy Crudup and Olivier Award-winner Denise Gough are Billy Howle, Rosa Salazar, Simon Chandler, James Doherty, Misha Handley, Joshua Hill, Jonah Russell, Rebecca Lee and Tim Steed.

An intermission-less, two-character, conversational-centric play that focuses on a pair of women's specific immigrant experiences—marked with loneliness, hopes, fears, and puzzlements big and small—Pulitzer Prize finalist Lloyd Suh's absorbing, touching, and occasionally (thankfully) very funny play explores the emotional tug-of-war between comfortable, familiar cultural traditions left behind and the need to accept, learn, and assimilate to the often confounding realities of their new home environment—a sometimes exciting, but sometimes heartbreaking concept that many first-generation immigrants know all too well. Continues at South Coast Repertory through November 16, 2025.

The National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYO Canada) will restructure its renowned summer training program beginning in 2026, introducing a new four-week intensive format that combines concurrent chamber and orchestral study.

UT’s Cabaret is precise, captivating, and haunting. Eavenson’s Sally Bowles dazzles, Burk’s Cliff grounds the story, and Gonima’s Emcee delivers chilling irony. The production is a mirror of history, not a period piece.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 7, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

We continue Notes on a Score with Jim Barne and Kit Buchan, who make their Broadway debuts this season with the already viral Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York). Watch in this video as they unpack the Act 1 closer, 'American Express.'

Hackett didn’t fall below any standards; he set new ones. He delighted the crowd with electrifying solos and spread the spotlight around equally to the rest of the band.

On August 23 & 24 of 2025, a musical adaptation of the then-upcoming movie Pengin Hijrah (Want to Hijra) took to the stage. The movie itself was adapted from a novel of the same name.

The Spire Center for Performing Arts in Plymouth, MA, has announced four upcoming concerts. Tickets go on sale Saturday, November 8, 2025, at 6:00 a.m..

What did our critic think of 12 ANGRY JURORS at Conway High School?

Tony and Emmy-nominated singer, songwriter and actor Josh Groban will return to the UK for a special one-off gig at London’s The O2 on 1 April 2026 – his biggest ever UK show.

On the most recent episode of Saturday Night Live, Donald Trump (played by James Austin Johnson) tapped into his love of The Phantom of the Opera by singing a cover of 'The Music of the Night' during the cold open. 

Broadway enthusiasts got into the Halloween spirit with show-inspired costumes, while BroadwayWorld expanded its reach with new WhatsApp Channels for international readers. Onstage and behind the scenes, the American Theatre Wing named the jury for the 70th Obie Awards, and Actors’ Equity ratified a new contract with The Broadway League, marking an important step for performer benefits and producer relations. Regionally, Center Theatre Group unveiled its 2025/26 LA Writers’ Workshop and Artist Residencies, and Albuquerque Little Theatre welcomed a new executive director. Internationally, the fallout from Arts Council England’s portal crash continues to leave arts groups in uncertainty—underscoring the ongoing challenges of supporting creativity worldwide.

Seven Dials Playhouse has announced that applications are now open for the next round of First Steps and Next Step, two artist development initiatives designed to give theatre-makers the time, space and financial support to create new work.

It’s hard for a soprano to get a break in Donizetti’s LA FILLE DU REGIMENT, which I caught up with at the Met on Friday evening. Not that Marie—the role of the title, sung at the Met by Erin Morley—doesn’t have some gorgeous music and shenanigans to show off her musical and comic chops in the now-classic Laurent Pelly production.

Performed fittingly on Halloween, this stage version of Let the Right One In adapted from John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel and film captures the eerie chill of Blackeberg, Sweden. The story follows Oskar, a lonely and bullied boy who befriends a strange young girl named Eli. She smells like a wet dog, speaks like an old person, jumps unnaturally high, and refuses to eat sweets. Gradually it becomes clear (though never directly stated) that Eli harbours a dark secret. She is some sort of serial killer or vampire - possibly an ancient being trapped in a child’s body who manipulates young boys to help her survive. This is a play of simple language yet abundant subtext. It is not an easy one to stage, yet Finn de Hertog’s production is bloody impressive.

Kelly Strayhorn Theater (KST) invites audiences to celebrate its 25th anniversary and experience the beloved holiday concert Suite Life: A Celebration of Billy Strayhorn & Gene Kelly.

In the end, the choir’s music prevailed over any language barrier. The cavalcade of different voices kept the mostly full theatre dancing, raising their arms in agreement, and being moved by the power of things they couldn’t understand.

Raleigh Little Theatre has announced the directors for its Spring 2026 productions, introducing four artists whose vision and experience will shape the company’s upcoming season.

Happy Halloween, BroadwayWorld! It is October 31, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

A new promo video for Wicked: For Good is taking a closer look at Glinda's Emerald City headquarters, as seen in the new movie. Watch the video to see the fabulous space and go behind the scenes with the movie's settings.

The National Theatre has released photos of Clive Owen (Closer) and Saskia Reeves (Slow Horses) in rehearsals for the starry world premiere of End. Check out the photos here!

Lost love is revisited when Helen and Mark reunite to catch up on old times. Is there still a spark? Have their separate paths finally aligned? Are the things that drove them apart still an obstacle? A charming, thoughtful, and outright funny new play that just may help us find common ground in a divided world.

The scope of Elphaba's power is on full display in a new promo video for Wicked For Good, which offers a closer look at the character as she taps into the magical abilities of her broom, the Grimmerie, and herself. Watch it now.

Grammy Award-winner Brandi Carlile has shared a new expanded version of Returning To Myself, featuring exclusive commentary on each of the project’s ten tracks. Check it out here.