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Following rumors and speculation, it has been confirmed that Metallica will debut its Life Burns Faster residency at Sphere in Las Vegas. The highly-anticipated eight-show run will take place on October 1 and 3, 15 and 17, 22 and 24, and 29 and 31, 2026.

CLYMOVE will return to New York Live Arts for its 6th Anniversary Season, a celebration of the power of women mentorship and six years of bold artistry, community building, and creative risk-taking. 

Birdland Jazz Club will present a lineup of performances from February 23 to March 8, featuring renowned artists and ensembles in the heart of New York City.

Kyle J. Britt's high-concept presentation of Annie Baker's Pulitzer Prize-winning play was hit-and-miss at the old Queens Road barn, crash-burning frequently on audibility and unfortunate sightlines. Prospects are better for fuller enjoyment at The Independent Picture House, where the run resumes this weekend.

Cory Stearns, a Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre since 2011, will retire from the Company following performances of Onegin during the 2026 Summer season.

Portland State University's Theater Arts program will present the electrifying Tony Award-winning rock musical Spring Awakening, with book and lyrics by Steven Sater and an explosive score by Duncan Sheik.

Tony Award-winning actor and master clown Bill Irwin (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Sesame Street) has spent a lifetime captivated by Samuel Beckett. With little more than a funny hat and a podium, Irwin mines the comedy and tragedy of Beckett’s work—including Waiting for Godot, Texts for Nothing, and more—in a nonstop display of jovial verbal and physical comedy that has become Irwin’s signature.

It’s… Hairspray! BroadwayWorld is taking a look back at what the cast of this beloved musical has been up to since the show first graced the Broadway stage!

Jeffrey Kahane has resigned from his role as Music Director of the San Antonio Philharmonic, marking the end of his impactful tenure.

A new musical is in development based on the best-selling novel by Alice Hoffman and the cult-classic WarnerBros. Motion Picture, Practical Magic, with an original score by Grammy Award-winners Norah Jones and Gregg Wattenberg.

The Spring 2026 season has officially begun, and with it, comes new plays for theatre lovers of all kinds. Whether you live for intense dramas or would rather escape with zany comedies, there's something for everyone both on and off-Broadway in February 2026.

While much of the dramatic weight of Angels in America undeniably stems from the specter of AIDS, it would do the play a huge disservice to reduce it to a story about disease alone. What Theater West End makes clear is that Kushner’s work is as much about identity, loss, and the human struggle to reconcile who we are deep down with who we present to the world.

The Spire Center in Plymouth has announced its lineup for Spring 2026, featuring four new shows. Tickets for these events will go on sale starting January 12.

South Coast Repertory will open 2026 with a rotating repertory of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton.

There are only 7 performances left to see Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in Jamie Lloyd’s Broadway production of Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece Waiting For Godot.

Cher, Paul Simon, Whitney Houston, and more will be honored during the Recording Academy’s Special Merit Awards Ceremony on Jan. 31, 2026. The event will celebrate the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award, Trustee Award and Technical Grammy Award recipients at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre. 

After a sell out West End performance in 2024 Rob Brydon is taking his celebrated Christmas show around the country. He will bring songs, stories, and laughter to Bradford Live next week.

Westport Country Playhouse will stage “A Sherlock Carol,” a family-friendly holiday production based on two classic tales, “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle,” a classic Sherlock Holmes story, and “A Christmas Carol.”

What did our critic think of SHREK THE MUSICAL at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre?

Jamie Lloyd’s Broadway production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, has recouped its initial investment of $7.5 million in just eight weeks.

During his prolific and storied career, Sondheim collaborated with many other artists, from book writers to directors, from actors to musicians. Seeing Sondheim’s regular collaborators, close friends, one-time associates, mentors, and rare connections make appearances in his collection was both moving and illuminating.

While the large majority of plays that make it to Broadway were written in English, a small fraction of plays were originally penned in a different language and translated. 

Experience an unforgettable evening with John Cusack at UNSCRIPTED, featuring a screening of High Fidelity and live conversation on December 14.

Not many directors could helm a blockbuster stage adaptation of a hit film starring George Clooney, the Broadway transfer of a dark and quirky musical about a Dead Outlaw, and an off-Broadway meditation on the root and consequences of AI all in the span of four months. If anyone could, however, it would certainly be David Cromer, who achieved that impressive feat last spring. Rocketed to fame by his revelatory 2009 production of Our Town, he has become one of New York’s most in-demand directors, noted for his versatility, sensitivity, and ability to create theatrical magic. 

Jerry Seinfeld will perform on the Des Moines Civic Center stage this winter! Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 31, 2025, at 10 am. Learn more!