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Scenario Productions has cast Carley Janse van Vuuren as Tracy Turnblad in HAIRSPRAY, marking the musical's return to the professional South African stage after nearly two decades.

The Vail Dance Festival will close its season with NOW: Premieres, a program of 12 new works spanning ballet, tap, Irish dance, and contemporary dance, livestreamed from Colorado.

Edy Modica, known for JURY DUTY, will release her debut comedy special through Irony Point, the production company behind I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE, for wide YouTube viewing.

RAWdance will name Jocelyn Reyes of REYES Dance as the CONCEPT series' first guest curator, ahead of performances featuring five Bay Area choreographers in San Francisco.

Opera Parallèle announced casting and creative teams for three contemporary operas, including the world premiere of SALT & SPIRIT and West Coast debuts of two other works, in San Francisco.

Cesear's Forum will present Yasmina Reza's CONVERSATIONS AFTER A BURIAL at Kennedy's Down Under, Playhouse Square, exploring family tensions following a patriarch's funeral.

I love a jukebox musical. I love something you can just go to, laugh, and have such a good time at, and kind of forget the outside world. I don't like things to be too heavy, especially when they come to my musicals. And Xanadu just fits that perfectly.

With high-energy numbers, incredible singing, and hilarious material, Legally Blonde – The Musical is an infectiously joyous show perfectly suited to make all kinds of audience members leave with a smile and a pep in their step.

Smoking Mirror Theatre Company, an emerging Shakespeare troupe, is set to present 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre at the A.R.T/New York Theatres, 502 West 53rd Street. Co-directors John Gordon and Ruby Rich to stage the production.

Guitarists Ian Moore, Johnny Moeller and Jesse Dayton have formed TEXAS HEADHUNTERS, a trio releasing a new album titled RISE AND SHINE.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 30, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Director Kevin Newbury discusses the 10th Anniversary National Tour of FELLOW TRAVELERS at Glimmerglass, the acclaimed opera set during the 1950s Lavender Scare and its resonance in today's political climate.

I have been attending the International Black Theatre Festival since 2009, and it has yet to disappoint me. The week promises an extraordinary lineup of world-class theatrical productions, educational workshops, The Garland Lee Thompson, Sr. Readers' Theatre presentations, celebrity appearances, networking opportunities, and cultural experiences for theatre lovers of every generation.

Sarasota Opera will begin selling single tickets online for its Fall Season and Winter Opera Festival, featuring works including HANSEL AND GRETEL, LA TRAVIATA and JENŮFA.

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.