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Franklin Stage Company will present Dual Rivet Dance in An Evening of Duets, a 45-minute program of two-person works, at Chapel Hall in Franklin, NY. Admission is free with a suggested donation.

Penelope: Live at Joe's Pub is now available to stream or download. Penelope – starring Broadway's Grace McLean – is a contemporary chamber musical that brings one of history's greatest epics to life. Listen here!

The Descendants franchise, which has remained strong since the inaugural 2015 movie, is back with its latest installment, Descendants: Wicked Wonderland. We caught up with franchise newcomers Liamani Segura, Alexandro Byrd, and Kiara Romero, who spoke about stepping into this world and preparing to play new characters.

Broadway is about to get even starrier than usual. As BroadwayWorld previously reported,  Galileo, the new musical inspired by the life of Galileo Galilei, will open on Broadway in Fall 2026. It will be the second new musical of the 2026/27 Broadway season (the first is Wanted). While we await its arrival, catch up on everything there is to know so far!

Composer Robert Sirota's 212: Symphony No. 1 is now available on CD, performed by the Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra conducted by George Manahan.

Trumpeter and Cleveland native Dominick Farinacci will bring Behind the Lines: A 9/11 Story to Playhouse Square, kicking off a 15-city national tour marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

The Joyce Theater revealed the full cast and programming for The Joyce Ballet Festival 2026, curated by Misty Copeland, featuring artists from ABT, NYCB, Paris Opera Ballet, and two world premieres.

La Femme Theatre Productions has extended its upcoming production of Wendy Wasserstein’s An American Daughter, set to play Off-Broadway at The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center.

Additional seats are now available for the third iteration of Tony Award winner Qween Jean’s Summer Legacy Ball in The Amph at Little Island, the one-night-only ballroom extravaganza featuring legendary performers, runway walkers, and spectacle.

During a recent interview, Kylie Cantrall and Malia Baker spoke about returning to the Descendants franchise with the latest installment, how they prepared for filming, and their favorite Broadway cast albums. Check out the full interview here.

tick, tick... BOOM! arrives in São Paulo for a limited engagement at Teatro Viradalata following a successful run in Rio de Janeiro. Produced by Play It! Produções, the Brazilian staging stars Matheus Boa, Camille Dutra, and Diego Montez under the direction of Luiza Lewicki, Julia Varga, and Marcela Pires, with musical direction by Caio Loureiro. Jonathan Larson's autobiographical musical follows an aspiring composer approaching his 30th birthday as he struggles to balance artistic ambition, personal relationships, and the realities of adulthood. Since its acclaimed Off-Broadway debut, the show has become a contemporary musical theater favorite and inspired the Oscar-nominated 2021 film directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and starring Andrew Garfield. The São Paulo production features an intimate staging and a live four-piece band performing Larson's iconic score.

Broadway and West End alum Elaine Paige has released her new album ‘Miscellaneous Paige’, a hand-picked selection of 12 songs that serve as a personal time capsule for the performer. Listen to it here.

Three-time GRAMMY Award-winning and Daytime EMMY Award-nominated vocal quintet Pentatonix has shared their new original single, 'Sacrifice,' out now via Republic Records. Listen to it here.

Larry Malkus's RV (A PLAY), a comedy about a family of misfits living in a Class C RV, will make its world premiere at The Gilman School in Baltimore as the debut production of Junk Drawer Theater.

Jaiden Leo Riley discusses making his professional leading man debut as Edward Lewis in PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL at Clear Space Theatre Company, running July 1 through August 25, 2026 in Rehoboth Beach.

The road to hell leads to movie theatres this summer! The West End capture of the Tony-winning Best Musical Hadestown is getting ready to hit the big screen. Starring the five original principal cast members of the Broadway company, Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada, and Patrick Page, Hadestown: The Musical will be released theatrically in North America beginning July 24. Watch in this video as the cast discusses seeing their work on the big screen.

The Original Cast Recording of THE JACK OF HEARTS CLUB, Jon Richardson's seven-time BroadwayWorld Boston Award-winning musical, is now streaming on all major platforms and available on vinyl.

The New London Barn Playhouse announced its production of Mel Brooks' YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, starring Christian Fary as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein and Susan Haefner as Frau Blucher, with tickets starting at $30.

This week's Stage Mag Spotlight is on Port Tobacco Players' production of Legally Blonde! Stage Mag is BroadwayWorld's service for easily creating modern, fully interactive show programs for all types of productions.

Matt Damon appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers to discuss his role in THE ODYSSEY, including how his character preparation startled co-star Robert Pattinson and what it was like to fit inside a Trojan horse.

Violinist Itzhak Perlman will return to New York's Beacon Theatre for his 2nd Annual 80th Birthday Bash, performing alongside top klezmer musicians following a sold-out 2025 show.

Florida Studio Theatre will present THE LAST ROMANCE, a comedy by Tony Award-winning playwright Joe DiPietro, in Sarasota's Gompertz Theatre. The production stars John Guerrasio and Laura Gardner in their FST debuts.

Tito Puente Jr. & His Orchestra will perform at the Rose & Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center in Davie, FL, celebrating the mambo, salsa and Latin jazz legacy of his father, the 'King of the Timbales.'

Writer and performer Tobias Graham brings SLUGS, a darkly funny solo show about gay shame, desire, and memory, to the Edinburgh Fringe. The semi-autobiographical piece examines queer adolescence through Chatroulette, early relationships, and encounters with older men.

The Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, IL, cancelled the performance of Mozart’s Abduction From The Seraglio on July 16 because of the increasingly hazardous air quality due to the wildfires in Canada.