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Metrograph will present CLASSICAL CINEMA, a 20-film showcase exploring cinema inspired by ancient Greece, featuring rare prints of ANTIGONE, THE ILLIAC PASSION, and ULYSSES' GAZE.

The seven-time Tony Award-winning musical comedy has opened at Hayes Theatre Co, directed by Cameron Mitchell and starring Jake Speer as J. Pierrepont Finch alongside Simon Burke.

First Look Buffalo Theatre Company will present its New Play Reading Festival at Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center in Williamsville, featuring readings by Playwright Wing members and a guest playwright.

SoHo Playhouse announced its first fully curated Fall season, featuring eight main house shows and four Huron Club performances, alongside a new discounted subscription package for audiences.

Original Beach Boy Al Jardine and THE PET SOUNDS BAND will perform with special guest Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone at Ruth Eckerd Hall, celebrating the Pet Sounds anniversary.

Local audiences will be treated to a sweet musical concert story about Patsy Cline and a devoted Texas fan

Exeter Northcott Theatre will present a new drama based on the true story of Ethel Gee and the Cold War-era Portland spy ring, written by Caleb Ranson.

With more Top 10 hits than Journey, and as many as Fleetwood Mac, FOREIGNER features strongly in every category in Billboard’s “Greatest of All Time” listing. At times, the band’s weekly catalog sales have eclipsed those of Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Def Leppard, Van Halen, Aerosmith, and most of their Classic Rock peers (Source: Nielsen SoundScan).

The Laurie Beechman Theatre and York Theatre Company selected Casey Borghesi, Charlie High and Andy Saehan Shin as inaugural recipients of a new initiative supporting emerging cabaret and theater artists.

The multiple award-winning producer behind RENT and Catch Me If You Can, LPD Productions has announced the cast for its upcoming production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Winner of seven Tony Awards, this razor-sharp musical comedy proves that climbing the corporate ladder can be every bit as entertaining as it is unpredictable.

Over the years, Broadway has seen a number of family acts sharing the stage. It’s extra special when family members team up to write a Broadway show together. The Great White Way has seen many instances of this historically, in a variety of different situations. 

New York City Center will present Paris Opera Ballet Étoile Hugo Marchand Artists at the Center. Hugo Marchand is perhaps the most famous male Étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet—the highest rank in the most prestigious ballet company in the world.

Tony and Emmy Award-winner Billy Crystal’s new one-man show, 860 will play a limited run at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre, beginning in October of 2026. The complete creative team will be announced in the coming weeks. 

Yale Repertory Theatre has revealed its 2026-27 season. 2026-27 kicks off with August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom in October, and will be followed by world premieres and more.

Broadway’s original cast album of “Chicago” is among the selections joining the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress in 2026. Learn more about the full list here!

Chicago Opera Theater has revealed its 2026-2027 Season, featuring two Chicago premieres with expanded, including The Importance of Being Earnest, plus investments in new work and arts education.

Ana Inés Jabares-Pita's set feels familiar and clearly defines time and place: The Departure remains in the 1960s; Making Arrangements moves into the 1970s, where a woman could choose to live independently; Four Sisters is in the materialistic 1980s, where 'greed is good'. The changes of style in the music are notable, from the almost folk-style melodies of The Departure to the discordance of Making Arrangements and the patchwork of Four Sisters—all in all, an enjoyable evening highlighting women creators and changing social attitudes.

Astounding triple-threat talent is on display in big production numbers with attention-grabbing scenic elements by brilliant designers add to the artistic wonder of the entire production helmed by EWP Artistic Director Lily Tung Crystal, choreographed by Janelle Dote Portman, with music direction by Marc Macalintal.

Penfold Theatre Company revealed its 19th season, featuring Clue, Steel Magnolias, Always... Patsy Cline and more, alongside year-round classes in Round Rock, TX.

Peter Marinker, 84, will perform Beckett's KRAPP'S LAST TAPE at The Cockpit in London alongside real recordings of himself from when he last played the role over 30 years ago, following a recent Alzheimer's diagnosis.

Tony and Emmy Award-winner Billy Crystal will return to Broadway this fall in a new one-man show, 860, written and performed by Mr. Crystal and directed by Olivier Award-winner Scott Ellis. We have all of the details!

The Jette Parker Artists will present Tales of Love and Loss, a triple bill of chamber operas by contemporary female composers, at the Linbury Theatre in May.

Simon Russell Beale will return to the Barbican to narrate Greg Doran's production of Shakespeare's great poem Venus & Adonis, animated by a team of world-class puppeteers. 

This week's theater news spans the globe, from a massive outdoor Phantom of the Opera making history on Sydney Harbour to Shakespeare's birthday celebrations in Chicago, a landmark West End awards night in London, and a new home for one of New York's most celebrated Off-Broadway companies. Closer to home, Broadway is reporting record-breaking grosses and attendance even as international tourism dips, while one of the Theatre District's most beloved institutions — Sardi's — prepares for a temporary farewell as it changes hands. And as the world marked World Theatre Day on March 27, the stories this week serve as a fitting reminder of just how alive and far-reaching the art form remains.

Everyone's favorite plus-sized civil rights crusader is on stage again in Columbus.