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New Ballet announced its 2026/2027 season, marking the company's 10th anniversary with an expanded Symphony San Jose partnership for live music at THE SAN JOSE NUTCRACKER and SLEEPING BEAUTY.

Celebrating its 20th birthday this year, Camden Fringe has announced a programme of more than 400 shows playing across over 30 venues this summer. Learn more here!

Emerging Artists Theatre announced a campaign to purchase and renovate a building to house four 99-seat theatres, rehearsal studios, and shared creative spaces for up to 20 NYC theatre and dance companies.

Speight Jenkins, who led Seattle Opera for 31 years and transformed it into one of the most respected opera companies in the US, has died at 89, the company announced.

Two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster will perform at Duke University's Page Auditorium in a co-production by Theatre Raleigh and Duke Arts, joined by Broadway performer Megan McGinnis.

Queen Latifah has joined the first-ever Board of Advisors at BET Media Group alongside BET Founder Bob Johnson, Grammy Award-winning artist LL COOL J, National Football League's Executive Vice President of Football Operations, Troy Vincent, and more.

These performers may have received other awards and accolades, but a Tony Award is shockingly not on their résumé.

The Prince Fellowship, in association with Columbia University School of the Arts, announced applications are open for its 2026 program, offering early-career producers a $10,000 stipend, a $20,000 production budget, and mentorship from industry leaders.

On the legal and legislative front, a federal judge ordered the removal of President Trump's name from the Kennedy Center and temporarily blocked its planned closure, while New York State added $150 million to its theatrical production tax credit program. Broadway closed out its 2025–2026 season with a new all-time box office record of $1.91 billion, and the Broadway League and Actors' Equity announced a new audition initiative called LEAP.

Shoshana Bean, who is nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in The Lost Boys, recently received her iconic portrait at Sardi's. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the unveiling here!

Latitude Festival's 20th anniversary arts programme will feature BalletBoyz's 25th anniversary production, the UK debut of Circus Zambia's AFRONAUTS, and new works from The Place and more at Henham Park.

The Canadian Opera Company will host a one-night-only concert at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, featuring the COC Orchestra, COC Chorus, and an all-Canadian lineup of soloists performing Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.

Gingold Theatrical Group will present Noël Coward's This Was a Man as part of its Project Shaw series, marking the play's first known New York presentation since its original premiere nearly 100 years ago.

The 20th anniversary production of AVENUE Q has extended its limited run at London's Shaftesbury Theatre, with Kevin McCollum and Jamie Wilson Productions citing popular demand.

Tony and Olivier Award winner Lea Salonga will headline the opening night concert of Broadway and Vine's 2026 season at Carneros Resort's Vineyard Lawn in Napa Valley, with tickets starting at $95.

Midland Center for the Arts named Tina S. Van Dam the first recipient of its newly established President's Award, recognizing her decades of philanthropy, civic leadership, and support for the organization and Midland community.

The Royal Ballet will present SO ARE WE, its first-ever program of works by choreographic duo Sol León and Paul Lightfoot, including a world premiere and a 20th-anniversary staging of Shoot the Moon.

Impractical Jokers collaborators John Szeluga and Chris Sorrentino will present NOT OKAY, an adults-only comedy show at the Tom Kane Theatre in Industry City, blending storytelling, live visuals, and confessional humor.

We had the pleasure of interviewing Tommy James. He shared with us fascinating insights about his impressive career, exciting projects in the works, and his thoughts about the upcoming performance at the PNC Arts Center.

Jersey City Theater Center will present the VOICES INTERNATIONAL THEATRE AND ARTS FESTIVAL across multiple Jersey City venues, featuring international artists, multidisciplinary performances, and a Professional Conference at White Eagle Hall.

The nominations are here for the 2026 Tony Awards. This year, a high number of titles have onscreen counterparts, and we have rounded up how to watch these versions at home, from The Lost Boys to Schmigadoon!

xThe LA Phil has unveiled the 2026 season at The Ford, its hillside open-air venue, running from May 8 to October 31. The 2026 season brings together a multidisciplinary mix of music, dance, film, theater, comedy and spoken word.

Queen Latifah, the musician and actress who appeared onscreen in the films of Chicago and Hairspray, will join season 30 of NBC’s Emmy Award-winning musical competition series “The Voice” as a coach this fall.

“Sister Act” owes its status as a global phenomenon to the iconic Whoopi Goldberg film, but Alan Menken’s stage version of the beloved Hollywood comedy has long since conquered stages all over the world. In its acclaimed West End incarnation, the musical has already been touring German-speaking venues for a third year, presented by production company Showslot, continuing to fill auditoriums all over the country. Both the linguistic adaptation and the technical realization for touring operations across Germany are flawless. The show is nothing short of a gospel of good fun – hallelujah!

Urbanite Theatre will present WHO IS EARTHA MAE?, a solo work created and performed by Jade Wheeler, at its Sarasota venue. Learn more about the upcoming show here!