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Let's go crazy! BroadwayWorld has just learned that 42 years to the day since Prince’s legendary film premiered, and three weeks since the album re-entered the Billboard 200, the stage adaptation of PURPLE RAIN will arrive on Broadway. PURPLE RAIN will premiere next spring at the Majestic Theatre, beginning previews on  Friday, March 12, 2027, and officially opening on Monday, April 12, 2027. We have all of the details here!

Despite some good performances, the play is bereft of context, bereft of history, bereft of detail, bereft of nuance. It simply fails to engage us.

Prime Video announced a premiere date for BLADE RUNNER 2099 at San Diego Comic-Con, where a teaser trailer for the highly anticipated sci-fi series was also released.

PlayMakers Laboratory will present THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA'S 25TH BIRTHDAY at Chicago's Neo-Futurist Theater, marking 25 years of the sketch comedy show featuring stories written by kids and performed by adults.

Phantom Projects Theatre Group's 17th annual Young Artist Project will bring 15 performers, ages 18–23, together at La Mirada Theatre to create and perform an original production in just 14 days.

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.

Bernadette Bangura will join the UK and Ireland tour of WAITRESS as Becky, replacing Sandra Marvin. Bangura's credits include Moulin Rouge!, Once On This Island, and My Fair Lady.

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.

Battery Dance will present its 45th annual Battery Dance Festival in New York City, continuing its decades-long tradition of free outdoor performances featuring national and international dance companies.

Trafalgar Releasing and Rhino Entertainment will present the 1991 Giants Stadium concert in select cinemas worldwide, featuring the full June 17 show with bonus content and an introduction by Grateful Dead archivist David Lemieux.

New Dance Alliance has announced Claude 'CJ' Johnson, Elyse Morris, and André M. Zachery as the recipients of its 2026-27 Black Artists Space to Create residency program.

York Theatre Royal has announced the full cast and creative team for its UK revival of Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad, joining the previously announced Amelia Bullmore in the leading role of Penelope. Learn more here!

What did BroadwayWorld's critic think of 13 THE MUSICAL at Frances Frazier Comstock Theatre At Concordia College? Read the full review for the production here.

A new clip from Sacramento Music Circus features choreographer Sara Edwards discussing her work on the company's production of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, detailing how she uses movement and dance to transport audiences to Transylvania. Edwards speaks to the physical storytelling behind the show's dance numbers and the choreographic choices that drive the production's energy.

The Tank NYC will present LimeFest 2026, its annual festival of new works by women, non-binary, and gender non-conforming artists, featuring productions including Lilith, Baby Bipolar, and Moonlighters at its Manhattan venue.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, August: Osage County will return to London's West End in 2027 in the play's first major revival. The show will have an earlier start time than most West End shows, at 6:30pm.

Jack Edwards will reprise his role as Nicely-Nicely Johnson in GUYS AND DOLLS IN CONCERT at the Kings Theatre, Portsmouth, also directing the production for Portsmouth Theatres.

August: Osage County will return to London's West End in 2027, starring Lesley Manville as Violet Weston, and Anna Maxwell Martin as Barbara Fordham. Learn more here!

What did our critic think of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY at Emerson Colonial Theatre?

San Francisco Playhouse has released production photos from Hairspray, now on stage through September 12. Directed by Bill English, the production stars Ella Ruth Francis as Tracy Turnblad and Trevor March as Link Larkin.

Germany's Gauthier Dance will bring THE FIREWORKS PROJECT to Jacob's Pillow's Ted Shawn Theatre for its U.S. debut, featuring nine new dances including a world premiere by Rena Butler, led by artistic director Eric Gauthier.

Emmy Award winner Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) visited the Tony Award winning Best Musical Schmigadoon! this week. Check out photos of Hannah with the company.

WAITRESS ends its Australian run early and cancels its Sydney season, becoming the second Broadway musical in weeks to cut its tour short amid rising costs.

Looking to escape from the hot sun? Why not check out one of the many intriguing offerings at greater Boston venues where this summer’s vibrant theater scene boasts pre-Broadway productions, national tours, and summer-stock productions of everything from Shakespeare to classic and contemporary plays, musicals, and concerts. Bay State audiences have much to look forward to, including:

Two River Theater's ¡Festejo! celebrating Latine Stories Onstage will return for its 15th anniversary in Red Bank, NJ, featuring new works by five playwrights curated by José Zayas.