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Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis announced single tickets are now on sale for its 2026-2027 season, featuring SCHOOL OF ROCK THE MUSICAL, two world premieres, and the return of DR. SEUSS'S HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS!

For her final production as Artistic Director of Washington, D.C.-based Chamber Dance Project (CDP), Diane Coburn Bruning chose to pair a few of her signature contemporary ballets with others from CDP’s rich repertory, along with a world premiere ballet by up-and-coming choreographer William Moore. 

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company will bring back its acclaimed production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol to Boston's Cutler Majestic Theatre this December.

Some characters are treated as if their lives are too late, too specific, too quiet, or too difficult to carry a story. Himangini Puri does not believe that. She has built her work around the opposite idea: the people pushed to the edge of a frame often have the most interesting things happening inside them.

If Molière was preoccupied with censorship and retaliation, Crimp shows an obsession for cancellation. He reveals an anti-internet and anti-woke stance, with many invectives betraying his own fears.

With the recent Rocky Horror revival reminding everyone how much fun the macabre can be, how lucky is Columbia County to have its own creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky night out right there at the Mac-Haydn? The production runs through 6/21.

A weather-cut day still delivers high energy and standout performances at day two of the annual Governor's Ball festival in Queens. The stacked lineup featured a wide range of artists and headlined by K-pop group Stray Kids.

What did our critic think of LOST GIRL at Wichita Community Theatre?

Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch took home the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for CATS: The Jellicle Ball. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, they checked in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge.

Today’s subject Melanie Field is currently living her theatre life onstage at Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) playing the role of Emilia in Othello. The production is helmed by STC’s Artistic Director Simon Godwin and runs through June 28th at Harman Hall.

National Tour is tighter and cleans up some of the grittier sensibilities while employing Broadway level talent.

TUTS makes it live up to its name. It’s a handsome production, a great cast, and it feels like an old faithful friend. When you’re down and troubled, and you need a helping hand, just call the box office. 

Jacob Tschetter is the creative mind behind the cocktails at Charlie’s Place. He is a seasoned beverage professional with over 15 years of experience in bartending, spirits education, cocktail creation and bar program development.

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.

Children's Theatre Company announced its 2026-2027 season, featuring two world premiere musicals, SCHOOL OF ROCK THE MUSICAL, PINOCCHIO, and a new Discovery Series with three limited-engagement productions.

A second batch of shows for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been announced, bringing the current total number on sale for 2026 to 2,083. Learn more here!

PRISM Theatre Company's debut production, CAMP MORNING WOOD, plays its final weekend in Palm Springs with just four more performances remaining before the campfire goes out. The show’s premise is about seven characters navigating their inhibitions in the judgement-free, clothing-optional environment of Camp “Morning Wood”. It is far from an evening a high-art or thought-provoking theatre but, if you just want to let go of the cerebral and give in to a mindless romp with a wonderfully engaging cast, CAMP MORNING WOOD is the ticket. I had the chance to catch up with Jeffrey Johns, the actor who plays the musical’s comedic, scene-stealing  twink, Derek, prior to a recent matinee performance. Here are a few excerpts from the conversation:

I have spent years being afraid of what makes me uncomfortable, and I am so happy that I have realized that to grow, I need to do things that I don’t know how to do, or things that I am not immediately good at, or things that I feel insanely silly doing.

Giulio Cesare, the epic Baroque opera about the love story which shaped empires, will be presented by Cinballera Entertainment March 21-22, 2026 at the Shiley Theatre, USD.

On Thursdays, the Winners were announced for the 37th GLAAD Media Awards, with Broadway's Liberation, the Kiss of the Spider Woman movie, Heated Rivalry, and more taking home major awards. Check out the full list here.

The Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, renowned for hosting the Oscars, will transition to on-site renewable energy by 2027. This initiative includes the installation of solar panels and energy storage systems, aiming to power all its events sustainably.

Robert Greer, Artistic Director of August Strindberg Rep, has always longed to re-write and stage Ibsen's 'A Doll's House' into a version that Strindberg would have approved of. That is the genesis for his new adaptation coming to TFNC.

Thursday night at Orchestra Hall had a different kind of energy right from the start. The place was full, and you could feel that people knew this wasn’t just another concert — it was the first time Cantus and The King’s Singers were sharing the stage.

Irondale has announced Hamlet/The Furies, a two-act evening running April 10 through May 16, with performances Wednesday through Saturday. Directed by Irondale Artistic Director Jim Niesen.

The play is suffused with the sympathetic wisdom that defines Wilson’s writing. He looks at lives many would dismiss as small or defeated and finds in them an undeniable nobility.