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Seven years ago, an already hot summer in Boston heated up even more during a pre-Broadway tryout of a truncated version of playwright Matthew Lombardo’s “Tea at Five” at the Huntington Theatre when its star, Academy Award winner Faye Dunaway, was fired after allegations that she physically and verbally assaulted crew members on the troubled production.

Allison Russell, who recently played the role of Persephone in Hadestown on Broadway, has released her new single “No Springtime” featuring Joy Oladokun and Julie Williams. Listen to it now.

Emmy winner Dedrick Weathersby will bring TUTTI FRUTTI: THE LITTLE RICHARD CONCERT TRIBUTE to The California Theatre in Santa Rosa on June 19, honoring Juneteenth through Little Richard's boundary-breaking music.

Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio announced weekend performances of BROADWAY MAGIC HOUR at Broadway Comedy Club in May 2026, featuring comedy, grand illusion, mind-reading, and sleight-of-hand. Tickets start at $25.

Ninety minutes of a play that detail the utter pompousness, redundancies, calls to “shelve” or postpone important actions, and the ignoring of vital new community comments, are only some of the bureaucratic and provincial rules, regulations, and idiocies of what can constitute The Minutes of a city council meeting. Esteemed author Tracy Letts (August: Osage County, Superior Donuts) continually surprises and disorients the playgoer as he shifts writing tone in his phenomenal play The Minutes.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Suzie Miller’s new play, Inter Alia, will be coming to Broadway this Fall for a strictly limited engagement, starring Rosamund Pike. We have all of the details here!

In October 1943, the people of Denmark did something almost no other occupied nation in Europe did: in just 48 hours, ordinary Danes came together to smuggle thousands of their Jewish neighbors across the water to safety in Sweden, often on little more than fishing boats.

Vocalists Jacyn Tremblay and Lauren Rhoades will bring Muse: A Salute to Divas of the '90s to The Sinclair in Cambridge, MA, honoring Whitney Houston, and Melissa Etheridge at The Sinclair.

The first revival of Firebird by Phil Davies, directed by Double Telling's Artistic Director Marlie Haco, will return to the London stage following its premiere in 2015.

Australian Theatre Festival NYC announced four finalists for its 2026 New Play Award, chosen from over 100 submissions by Australian writers worldwide. The finalists are 'La Malattia,' 'The Spoil,' 'Wiran's Dream,' and 'BOGQUEENS.'

Playwright Mark Rosenblatt, who wrote the play Giant that is now running on Broadway, has signed with CAA. Rosenblatt, a theater and film writer and director, won the Olivier Award for Giant when it had its premiere in the West End in 2024. 

Renu Arora, the award winning disabled actor, singer, writer and composer, has been awarded the Peggy Ramsay Foundation Grant. The £5,000 award supports the development of The Burgundy Book.

Kitchen Sink Theatre Company (Katie Royse Ginther, Artistic Director) will soon present a full staged production of  “BRICKGIRL”, in May of 2026. “BRICKGIRL” is written by Ryan Stevens, directed by Mayah Lourdes Burke and stage managed by Ellie McIntyre (The Untitled Lesbian Project).

Prime Time Entertainment and Almost Famous Wine Company will host the Livermore debut of 'Tutti Frutti: The Musical - The Concert Version' on Friday, May 8.

1776 tells the true story of how the United States of America was born. We follow John Adams as he attempts to convince members of the Second Continental Congress to vote for American independence from the shackles of the British monarchy.

Broadwayworld had the pleasure of interviewing Jeremy about his background, career, and Barrel Oak Winery.

Performances are now underway for Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of The Balusters, a new play by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon. Meet the cast of The Balusters here!

Performances are now underway for August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone on Broadway! The show recently extended, and will now play through Sunday, July 19. Meet the cast here!

Jason Donovan will star in Disney's HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL as Coach Bolton. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the iconic movie, Lowry, Salford, will open the first UK non-replica production on 22 August 2026.

Performances are now underway for Beaches, A New Musical, the new musical about the friends who carry us through life. Learn more and meet the cast of Beaches here!

In Scena! Italian Theater Festival will present THE RULE OF THIRDS, directed by Montgomery Sutton, at The Tank from April 22 to May 15. The play explores themes of war and civilian experiences.

Many fellowship programs help emerging leaders learn the craft and business of theater, in both nonprofit and commercial spaces. For this article, I spoke with several fellows about five things Broadway leaders don’t often say but that we learned as fellows.

Table 61 Productions announced the full cast for the world premiere of LIKE HOLDING WATER IN YOUR HAND by Agnes Perry-Robinson. Learn more about the show here!

Award-winning SF contemporary chamber group Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) is excited to announce its third Call for Scores for music for solo piano. Chosen works will be announced in July 2026, to be performed by E4TT emerita pianist Dale Tsang in two recitals at the Community Music Center, SF (October 18, 2026), and Berkeley Piano Club (October 25, 2026).

The Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre presents Rend Collective on Friday, May 1 at 8 pm. The band is made up of Chris Llewellyn, Stephen Mitchell, Daniel Jones, and Jonathan Chu.