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The 17th annual edition of the only festival of its kind to showcase the theatrical work of contemporary Irish playwrights takes place from April 1 to April 28 in three boroughs.

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International has announced Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas is now available for licensing. Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas is a holiday classic that is sure to delight for audiences of all ages during the holidays.

5-Star Theatricals uses low-angle lighting to highlight the decadence of pre-Nazi era Berlin, but the performances are not as bold as previous productions of 'Cabaret' have been. Sean Samuels plays The Emcee as if he were a Chippendale's dancer while Emily Goglia channels Glynis Johns rather than Liza Minnelli as Sally Bowles.

Just in time for the first day of spring, EPAC presents the regional premiere of Groundhog Day-The Musical. The plot sticks pretty close to the framework of the 1993 Bill Murray classic.

Tony Award-nominated Eddie Izzard’s solo performance of Hamlet will extend its San Francisco engagement. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

BroadwayWorld has just learned that the music of Grammy Award Winner James Taylor will be featured in a new stage musical titled FIRE & RAIN, featuring an original story written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts and directed by Tony Award-winner David Cromer. We have all of the details!

Today I am thrilled to have the opportunity to interview Makoto Matsuda. Makoto is not only a giant in the anime genre but a producer with Appare Co., Ltd, the company responsible for bringing the first 2.5D musical to our continent. I’ve never seen this new type of theatre and I’m very curious about what PRETTY GUARDIAN SAILOR MOON: THE SUPER LIVE TOUR has in store for us on Saturday, March 15th at Bass Concert Hall.

This spring, History Theatre will present the world premiere of Secret Warriors, a new drama by acclaimed playwright R.A. Shiomi. Secret Warriors is directed by Lily Tung Crystal and runs March 29- April 19, 2025. Tickets on sale.

The Theatrical division of International Literary Properties has acquired the literary works of Alfred Uhry. Learn more about Uhry and the acquisition here!

Last seen in Sarasota in 2005, Verdi's opera about infidelity and forgiveness, Stiffelio, will open this month. Written just before Rigoletto, this long-neglected, emotionally charged work is now recognized as an important opera by Verdi.

Theatre Tulsa's Broadway Series will bring beloved musicals to life on the Tulsa Performing Arts Center stage, including Hairspray, Rent, the regional premiere of Disney's Frozen, and Gypsy.

The non-profit Vail Valley Foundation has announced initial programming for the 37th annual Vail Dance Festival scheduled to take place this summer throughout the Vail Valley.

Asolo Repertory Theatre has announced complete casting for the Olivier and Tony Award-winning memory play Dancing at Lughnasa, which begins previews on March 19, 2025.  

TDF will celebrate 50 years of its exceptional Costume Collection with a glamorous party, Costumes & Cocktails, on Monday, April 7 at Tao Downtown (92 Ninth Avenue).

Discover the star-studded cast of Broadway's OTHELLO as previews launch tonight, February 24, 2025, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Premiere set for March 23.

Full Radius Dance, the renowned physically integrated (dancers with and without apparent and non-apparent disabilities) dance company, will present An Unkindness of Ravens on March 7, 8, & 9, 2025 at 7 Stages Theatre Mainstage.

For a strictly limited season until 23 February 2025, the Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, will be the home of the highly anticipated theatrical event 'Sunset Boulevard,' a musical based on the 1950 Paramount film by Billy Wilder with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton.

Award winning dance theatre company and Sadler's Wells National Partner Company balletLORENT will present a dance theatre production with two takes on the classic tale of Snow White at Sadler's Wells East as part of its UK tour.

HERE Arts Center will welcome ANYWHERE, a string-marionette show co-presented by Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival and Théâtre de l'Entrouvert in collaboration with HERE's Dream Music Puppetry Program and Sublet Series. Learn more!

This time, the reader question was: Other than Old Friends, what are the other Sondheim revues and what makes them different? This marks the theatre world’s fifth major Sondheim revue and the first since the theatre legend passed away in 2021. 

The Appell Center will commemorate Black History Month in February. The venue has collaborated with prominent York County community members to curate an exclusive film series.

The School of Drama at UNCSA has announced a $1 million gift from acclaimed actor and two-time Tony Award-winning director of stage and screen Joe Mantello, a graduate of the school’s class of ’84.

Sierra Madre Playhouse will wrap its multi-week Lunar New Year celebration with Terrence McNally’s Tony Award-winning play Master Class, a theatrical production inspired by the legendary masterclasses presented by iconic opera diva Maria Callas.

Following a New York run, a box office record-breaking two-week run at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, and a six-week London run—Tony Award-nominated Eddie Izzard will bring her acclaimed solo performance of Hamlet to San Francisco! Learn more.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Dame Joan Plowright has died at age 95. Theatres across London’s West End will dim their lights for two minutes at 7pm on Tuesday 21 January.