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Broadway has always known that sometimes the best way to tell a story is to put on your dancing shoes. From elegant waltzes and fiery tangos to quicksteps, foxtrots, rumbas and cha-chas, ballroom dancing has found its way into Broadway musicals for generations. Sometimes it's simply part of the spectacle, while other times the act of two characters taking the floor can say more about their relationship than pages of dialogue. With ballroom dancing continuing to captivate audiences on television and beyond, we're taking a spin through Broadway history to revisit some of the shows that have brought the ballroom to the stage.

Islandia Music Records released the third volume in the WEATHER SYSTEMS series from percussionist Steven Schick. The album features compositions exploring themes of time and temporal experience.

Palm Beach Dramaworks will present the world premiere of Alejandro Rodriguez's ALBA, a new play inspired by Federico García Lorca's classic work and Rodriguez's own family. Set in working-class Miami, the production follows a Cuban matriarch navigating control of her household.

BroadwayWorld spoke with Fernandes to discuss both projects, early theatrical memories, portraying several characters in a fast-paced farce, playing games with audiences, and his experience as a first-time director with the Shaw Festival. 

Alarm Will Sound, led by Alan Pierson, will perform Georg Friedrich Haas's in vain at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's Calderwood Hall as part of the Thursday Night Music series.

Nick Mayow and Prisca Bouchet won the City of Melbourne Grand Prix for Best Short Film for LION ROCK at the MIFF Shorts Awards ceremony held at Melbourne Town Hall.

San Francisco Opera’s 2026–27 Season begins with Opera Ball, the opening night benefit co-presented with San Francisco Opera Guild, and Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim leading an international cast in Giuseppe Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra.

The Brian Kilmeade Uniting the States Tour has relocated its Clearwater performance to the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, with tickets currently on sale and attendees receiving a copy of his new book.

In this edition of Words From The Wings, we catch up with Gerónimo Rauch who is one of the actors playing Jean Valjean in Les Miserables: The Arena Concert Spectacular, to share some of his favorite backstage moments, must-haves, and more!

Everyman Theatre announced the cast and creative team for KIM'S CONVENIENCE, a co-production with Indiana Repertory Theatre and Portland Center Stage that will begin performances in Baltimore.

The Washington Ballet announced its 2026/27 season, marking the company's 50th anniversary with five programs at venues including Warner Theatre, Sidney Harman Hall, The National Theatre, and Wolf Trap.

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English Touring Theatre announced a season of five plays, including world premieres of APPLICATION 39, LANNY, and PERICLES, alongside a new production of ROMEO AND JULIET, touring venues across the UK.

The 79th Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday, June 7, 2026. It's the biggest awards show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long awards season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. Which Best Musical and Best Play nominees will take home the ultimate prize?

Wharton Center is set to host & Juliet this summer. Featuring songs by Grammy-winning songwriter/producer Max Martin, a book by the Emmy-winning writer from “Schitt’s Creek,” David West Read, direction by Luke Sheppard.

An unlikely pair creating an unlikely piece of theatre essentially sums up the new production of GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY now playing at Road Less Traveled Theater. Yes,  horror writer Stephen King has paired up with musician John (formerly Cougar) Mellencamp to write a musical. And somehow, the result is uniquely representative of both men in a most complementary fashion.

Talent America’s 'Performer of the Year,' two-time MAC Award Nominee, Brian De Lorenzo is releasing his second big band album, 'Toast of the Town, Vol. 2,' on Friday, April 24, Read a conversation about the new album.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre will present the world premiere of Inexperience, a new play by acclaimed playwright Douglas Maxwell. Directed by Sally Reid, Inexperience will première in the Studio at Pitlochry Festival Theatre summer 2026.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art has announced that Vicinal Visions: Dusti Bongé, Ida Kohlmeyer & Dorothy Hood, will be on view March 21 through July 19, 2026. Drawn from the Museum's permanent collection.

A major winter storm will hit NYC today, February 22nd, 2026! Find out what happens to Broadway shows during the snow including how to get refunds and if the show will go on.

The Bent, the Coachella Valley’s LGBTQ+ theatre, is presenting a wonderfully directed and acted and technically superb dramedy, IN THE WAKE, by Lisa Kron. The play is well-written and generates lots of laughs and lots of pathos, although I consider it a bit too wordy. Still, it is well worth seeing.

The Chicago Violin Competition (CVC) is now accepting entries for its 2026 event, welcoming violinists aged 7-28 to compete on a global virtual stage.

The Octagon Theatre, Bolton has announced that its Christmas show for 2026-27 will be Cinderella: A Fairy Tale, opening on Friday 20 November 2026. Learn more here!

Roundabout Theatre Company's 2026 Gala will honor Emmy Award-winner Jean Smart at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City. Smart will be honored for her contribution to the theatre with The Jason Robards Award for Excellence in Theatre.

The Midtown International Theatre Festival makes its return to New York City after an absence of nearly a decade. Founder and Executive Producer John Chatterton, a pivotal figure in the Off-Off-Broadway movement, is partnering with Jay Michaels, one of indie theatre's most visible personalities, to bring the groundbreaking theatrical event back in June/July of 2026.