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The little OPERA theatre of ny will present Carlisle Floyd's WUTHERING HEIGHTS, an opera adaptation of Emily Brontë's novel, at the Sheen Center for Thought & Culture in lower Manhattan. General admission tickets range from $30-60, with student rush pricing available.

Big League Productions' national tour of Meredith Willson's five-time Tony Award-winning musical will play MPAC in Morristown on October 16 and 17. Elliott Andrews and Elizabeth D'Aiuto star as Harold Hill and Marian Paroo, with direction by Matt Lenz and choreography by Joshua Bergasse.

International City Theatre will present the West Coast premiere of THE LAUGH TRACK, a comedy by Wendy MacLeod about television writers on I LOVE LUCY. The production explores the experiences of one of Hollywood's first female TV writers.

Zev Feldman's Time Traveler Recordings releases Clifford Jordan's classic live album featuring Cedar Walton, Sam Jones and Billy Higgins on vinyl.

Margaret Glaspy released a live video for "Martin Luther King Jr." off I AM BOTH, produced by Joe Henry. Her North American and European tour begins Friday, with stops in Brooklyn on Sept. 26 and Los Angeles on Nov. 17.

Jayson Borenstein will produce and star in the rarely staged Mel Brooks musical, with Julia Germer, at the Ethical Society Auditorium during the Philadelphia Fringe Festival.

The little OPERA theatre of ny (LOTNY) will present Wuthering Heights, an opera by Carlisle Floyd after the novel by Emily Brontë, from November 19-22 at the Loreto Theater, Sheen Center for Thought & Culture, 18 Bleecker St, New York, NY, 10012.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Playwright and Director Peter Gill has died at age 86. Learn more about Gill and read his full obituary here.

Complicité co-founder Annabel Arden will play Nell in Flabbergast Theatre's Edinburgh Fringe production of Samuel Beckett's ENDGAME, joining artistic director Henry Maynard, Simon Gleave, and Derek Elwood at the 375-seat Lomond venue.

Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis announced single tickets are now on sale for its 2026-2027 season, featuring SCHOOL OF ROCK THE MUSICAL, two world premieres, and the return of DR. SEUSS'S HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS!

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. 

Michael Feinstein celebrated Johnny Mathis and Henry Mancini at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall with sparkling arrangements, heartfelt ballads, and insider stories, joined by Tedd Firth and the Carnegie Hall Big Band for an evening of classic standards.

Flabbergast Theatre will present Samuel Beckett's ENDGAME at Edinburgh Festival Fringe's Pleasance at EICC, marking the company's largest Fringe production to date and their return since their acclaimed MACBETH in 2022.

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.

With the new revival of Death of a Salesman now open on Broadway, we are highlighting some of the most interesting connections between actors who have played the iconic role of Willy Loman. Find out how these performers are connected in our guide!

Musicals and plays based on movies? Many. Based on books? Also plentiful. Based on true stories? Of course. But musicals and plays based on or inspired by magazine articles? These are a rare breed. One recently opened on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre.

The Greek National Opera is presenting a new, captivating production of Anna Bolena, conducted by Jacques Lacombe and directed by Themelis Glynatsis. Learn more here!

From 15–18 January 2026, Center Stage Community (Censtacom) presented its latest production, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, at Graha Bhakti Budaya, Jakarta.

“Elvis and Elton Together” rates a big five stars.  Victor Trevino Jr. as Elvis is back and is as good as ever. Sean McGibbben becomes the incredible Elton John.   Victor and Sean wisely introduce themselves as tribute artists rather than impersonators.

The festival runs from 25 February to 8 March in Glasgow.

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.

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. 

While different tryout theaters have different relationships to the development of new shows, it’s worth looking at both which commercial rental theaters and which non-profit theaters have had the most Best Musical Tony Award winners come from their stages.

Broadway audiences return to Beckett’s barren lane as Waiting for Godot arrives at the Hudson Theatre, starring Keanu Reeves (in his Broadway debut) as Estragon and longtime collaborator Alex Winter as Vladimir. Let's unpack the play’s history, its evolving meanings, and its stubbornly persistent legacy...

Jason Blum shares insights on the MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG film, directed by Richard Linklater, shot over 20 years with top talent.