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In the Tony Awards press room, choreographers Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons teased they want to do a revival of the musical 'Fame' next.

The Bean Tones brought their American tour to a thrilling close at Birdland in NYC on Monday night, delivering razor-sharp harmonies, boundless energy, and enough vocal precision to leave the room grinning. Check out phtoos here!

Haus of Muse will present BRICK HOUSE, a body-positive queer burlesque show, at Under St. Marks Theater during Pride season, featuring performers Lillian Bustle, Abby Fantastic, Temple Grande, and Noctua.

Clay Baker-Lerner's EGGS, a play following two young-adult trans Bostonians navigating grief and climate catastrophe, will be presented as part of PrideFest 2026 at The Tank NYC.

It looks like 'Paddington the Musical' may be coming to Broadway as soon as next season. At one point during the opening, Neil Patrick Harris — who starred in Art this season — brought out a plushie of the beloved Paddington bear, to which Pink responded, “Maybe next season.” 

Juniper Circle Productions, The Learning Council, and Paonia Literary Project will present FROM SEED TO SONG: HEARTWOOD, a free evening of original music and storytelling at the KVNF Community Room in Paonia, CO.

Molly Will, Aimee Kleiman, and Mary Margaret McCormack will star in the first workshop production of THE AFFAIR OF THE POISONS at Edge of the Wood Theatre in Chicago.

Hawaiʻi Performing Arts Festival announced its 2026 Season of Dreams, featuring CAROUSEL, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, and a contemporary opera double bill by composer-in-residence Kamala Sankaram at Kahilu Theatre on Hawaiʻi Island.

Natalie Giannosa will bring her solo cabaret STARS ARE BORN: GAGA, BARBRA, JUDY & ME to The Green Room 42 for its New York debut, joined by drag icon Pissi Myles and Dillon Klena, with music direction by Ben Covello.

Daniel Neer will present a concert of songs from his operetta-in-development THE BARBED WIRE WALTZ, featuring music by Robert Stolz, at Salon Stolz in Graz, Austria, the museum dedicated to the composer.

Actress Michèle LaRue will perform her nationally touring TALES WELL TOLD program at Classic American Tales and Historic Cold Spring Village in Cape May, featuring Gilded Age stories by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and Sarah Orne Jewett.

The trailblazing artist took home the Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical.Qween Jean, who won the 2026 Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical for her work on Cats: The Jellicle Ball, has become the first openly trans person to win in her category. 

Julianne Hough caught up with BroadwayWorld on the Tony Awards red carpet at Radio City Music Hall.

Lesley Manville is nominated for her first Tony Award for her performance as Jocasta in ‘Oedipus.’ The 70-year-old actress told BroadwayWorld on the red carpet at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7, that she had a busy night last night.

ROBERT PETKOFF has had tremendous success on Broadway, the West End and regionally along with film and television. He is also an award winning audio book narrator! I had the chance to chat with Petkoff just prior to MOULIN ROUGE! landing in Montreal, where it will run at Salle Wilfred-Pelletier, Places des Arts, 175 Rue Sainte-Catherine O, Montréal, QC H2X 1Y9 from June 9-14, 2026.

Patrick Stewart's Picard confronts the Borg Queen, played by Annie Wersching, in a finale clip from Season 3 as son Jack falls deeper into the Hive Mind in the episode 'The Last Generation.'

Performances that draw you in from the first exchange and hold you, off-balance, until the lights go down. ARBUS & WEST at Triangle Productions a must see about how women see themselves and others. On stage now through June 20th.

Cast and Crew deliver a high-quality production that is both simple and sublime; historically accurate, topically relevant; and well worth seeing. BSC Artistic Director, Alan Paul said: 'It's fair to say that Daisy has become an American classic, and when you watch the show, you will see how contemporary and relevant its themes still are.  This play endures because it speaks to the best of who we can be.  Alfred Uhry's beautifully observed characters remind us that empathy, respect, and friendship can emerge in the most unexpected places.

What did our critic think of BECOMING A MAN at Z Space?

I got into acting really early. I went to a small school. I kind of started in choir first, so I came in with a singing lens. As a kid, I used to tell people I wanted to be Mariah Carey, so I loved singing.

What did our critic think of OPERA UNDER THE STARS at Waterworks Pavilion?

Most people know Vincent van Gogh through his paintings. Leonard Nimoy's Vincent introduces us to the man behind them through the eyes of his devoted brother Theo. Penfold Theatre delivers a beautifully told, emotionally resonant production led by a captivating performance from Nathan Jerkins.

What happens when fandom becomes an obsession? Dirty Gold Theatre's Insomnia Cafe takes a ridiculous premise and turns it into something surprisingly unsettling. Equal parts dark comedy and psychological thriller, the play left me laughing one moment and questioning why the next.

What did our critic think of INDECENT at 1st Stage?

Arkansas Repertory Theatre's production of STEEL MAGNOLIAS has sold out all remaining performances, with the show set inside Truvy's beauty shop where a close-knit group of Southern women navigate life's highs and lows with humor and heart.