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Trinity Repertory Company announced the cast for the world premiere of THE GETAWAY DRIVER, a true crime docudrama inspired by Katherine Ann Power, with Resident Company Members Rebecca Gibel and Rachael Warren starring in Providence.

Single tickets are now on sale for The Soraya's 2026-27 season, a 44-performance lineup featuring eight debuts, including Sutton Foster, Snarky Puppy, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Audra McDonald, and the National Symphony Orchestra.

PHILADANCO! returns to The Joyce Theater featuring a world premiere by Rennie Harris, two NY premieres, and the 25th anniversary revival of Christopher Huggins' Enemy Behind the Gates.

Acting Gymnasium's critically acclaimed 1970s disco-inspired production of Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT returns to Drayton Arms Theatre, directed by Gavin McAlinden, featuring sequins, glitterballs, and disco anthems.

Ballet Hispánico New York, Alvin Ailey, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem will reunite at the David H. Koch Theater for the sixth BAAND Together Dance Festival.

Red Barn Productions, creators of The Great Dickens Christmas Fair, will present the San Francisco Historium Spotlight at Pier 35, a one-weekend immersive theatrical event recreating Gold Rush-era San Francisco.

Black Theatre Troupe announced its 57th season, featuring five productions spanning drama, musical theater, and holiday programming. Flex Pass packages are on sale now with Early Bird pricing available for a limited time.

92NY's Harkness Dance Center announced its 2026/27 Harkness Mainstage Series, featuring Trisha Brown Dance Company, Doug Varone and Dancers, and an inaugural Dance on Film Festival.

One of fashion’s greatest icons comes to life on stage as Bay Street Theater, currently in their summer season, presents with Mister Halston, starring stage and screen actor Matt McGrath.

Anthony Negus, Music Director of Longborough Festival Opera since 2000, has been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the King's Honours List for his services to music.

Can Can Seattle will present Lola, a cabaret production set at the 1970 Copacabana, inspired by Barry Manilow's Grammy-winning hit. The revived show features new costumes, original choreography, and a love triangle storyline.

Los Angeles Ballet will make its Hollywood Bowl debut alongside the LA Phil, featuring a new ballet choreographed by Artistic Director Melissa Barak set to Gabriela Ortiz's Kauyumari, plus Balanchine's WHO CARES?, conducted by Grammy-winner Carlos Miguel Prieto.

Theater Resources Unlimited will present a free live reading of UNZIPPED, a new musical by Eva Margolies and Douglas J. Cohen, at Theater 555 in NYC, followed by an industry talkback panel.

New Federal Theatre and North Carolina Black Repertory Company co-produce BLOOMING IN DRY SEASON, a Caribbean family drama by Eljon Wardally with an original Calypso score by Guggenheim Fellow Etienne Charles, at WP Theater in New York.

Deep Flight Productions will present an encore engagement of WHO WE BECOME, a program of rarely produced Lanford Wilson one-acts, at Factory Series at the Chain Studio Theatre in New York.

The creators of San Francisco’s long-running The Great Dickens Christmas Fair, Red Barn Productions, bring a new immersive theatrical experience to the Port of San Francisco’s Pier 35 this summer: the San Francisco Historium Spotlight.

Liberation has won the 2026 Tony Award for Best Play.

Jesus Christ Superstar began as a concept album in 1970 before making its stage debut in 1971. The original 1970 concept album was the brainchild of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice.

An all new track has been released from Jesus Christ Superstar, featuring singer, songwriter and musician Sam Ryder performing 'Gethsemane.' Stream the track here!

When Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice premiered 'Jesus Christ Superstar' in 1971, it jolted both the Church and the musical theater world.

The Soraya announced its 2026-27 season featuring 45 performances, eight major debuts including Sutton Foster, Snarky Puppy, Audra McDonald, and Dance Theatre of Harlem, plus the introduction of incoming Executive & Artistic Director Chad Hilligus.

The 2017 Olivier Award winner for Best Musical Revival, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera 'Jesus Christ Superstar,' has officially opened at The Theatre at Solaire.

Friendship is nearly always a side element in musicals. From the comic sidekick of the leading character to the backup pals who provide background vocals, friends are part of the fabric of many shows—but rarely are they the main event. 

Three New England theaters will stage the rolling world premiere of THE GETAWAY DRIVER, a crime drama based on the true story of Katherine Ann Power, the longest-running woman on the FBI's Most Wanted List.

Stratford East announced full casting for THE HARDER THEY COME, the reggae musical adapted by Suzan-Lori Parks, returning for a new run with Natey Jones reprising his role as Ivan.