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The Critics' Awards Program, or Cappies for short, celebrated the best of high school theater and theater criticism at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, where the program was launched more than two decades ago.

Atlanta is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Our top picks for June 2023 include The Preacher's Wife, Hairspray, and more!

Skating Polly share blistering new track “Send A Priest.' Produced by longtime collaborator Brad Wood (Liz Phair, Jesus Lizard, Veruca Salt), the new LP follows 2018’s critically acclaimed The Make It All Show, features a guest appearance by David Yow, and is Skating Polly’s first new album in five years.

Chris Jennings will join Manhattan Theatre Club as Executive Director to succeed Executive Producer Barry Grove.

The Off Broadway Alliance, an organization of Off-Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing professionals, today announced the winners of the 12th Annual Off-Broadway Alliance Awards

The 2023 American Black Film Festival (ABFF) will close out its five-day event with the annual Community Day taking place on Sunday, June 18, at the Black Archives Historic Lyric Theater, 819 NW 2nd Ave, Miami, from noon to 5:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Winners for the 67th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced today. Among the big winners were Some Like It Hot, Parade, and more.

The Tony Award-nominated revival of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s landmark musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street will launch a national tour in late winter / early spring of 2025. Find out more about the production here!

Sheffield Theatres has announced the full cast and creative team for the first non-replica regional production of Miss Saigon. By special arrangement with Cameron Mackintosh, Boublil and Schönberg's hit musical retelling of Madame Butterfly set during the Vietnam war.

The American Theatre Guild, the largest not-for-profit touring Broadway presenter in the nation, unveils its highly anticipated 23–24 Season for the Pikes Peak Center. The BROADWAY AT PIKES PEAK CENTER SERIES will include the following Broadway touring productions: PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL, HAIRSPRAY, LITTLE WOMEN and THE CHER SHOW. 

Broadway Palm has announced its 31st Season which includes eight main stage productions, five productions in the Off Broadway Palm, four Children’s Theatre productions (TBA), and six concerts.

Tonight, The REV Theatre Company raises the curtain on their 2023 season with Evita, playing at Auburn’s Merry-Go-Round Playhouse through June 20. See photos of the production!

For the first production in their 51st annual summer season, Cortland Repertory Theatre revisits their regional premiere of the stage adaptation of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express.

After dazzling audiences in Brighton, The Revel Puck Circus returns to Leyton Jubilee Park to premiere the second chapter of their exhilarating show, The Wing Scuffle Spectacular: A Lion's Heart. The acclaimed East London circus company are back on their home turf, combining their signature joyous style with an extraordinary cast of international talent. Breathtaking acrobatics, physical comedy, and sincere celebration are all performed with heartfelt hilarity – and a dangerous edge. 

At a press conference held at Meridian Hall, the Toronto Alliance for the  Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 228 nominations for the 43rd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, which recognize excellence in professional theatre, dance and opera in Toronto for the 2022-2023 season. Also announced at the press conference was the recipient of the Province of Ontario’s Pauline McGibbon Award. 

The Obsidian Theatre Festival has announced casting for the 3rd Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival, taking place at 3 different locations in downtown Detroit. 

Arlekin Players Theatre & (zero-G) Virtual Theater Lab will present the US Premiere of THE GAAGA, a new site specific phantasmagoria written and directed by celebrated Ukrainian playwright and director Sasha Denisova. 

Festival of the Arts BOCA, Boca Raton Historical Society (BRHS), and The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum (SBRHM) are reviving the popular music series SUMMER SIPS & SOUNDS with four fun concerts from June through October.

In two weeks, TOOTSIE, the hilarious Tony Award-winning musical, is coming to Overture Center for the Arts for a limited one-week engagement from Tuesday, June 13 to Sunday, June 18 in Overture Hall.

Come From Away, the multi award-winning ‘Best Musical’ across the globe, has announced dates and venues for its first ever tour of the UK and Ireland. This critically acclaimed show comes direct from the West End where it celebrated over 1000 performances and played to more than 850,000 people at the Phoenix Theatre.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of Robin Wagner, who designed scenery for landmark, critically acclaimed Broadway shows for over 50 years.

In all, Jessica’s ability to sing real jazz in a jazz soprano voice and then switch it up to full-on opera (usually while being hilarious) was impressive and delightful. 

Rock of Ages is coming to the Capitol Federal Amphitheater in Andover, KS. It’s running May 31 through June 4. The show starts at 7:30pm and tickets start at $25!

Studio Theatre has announced the cast of their production of Fun Home, with performances starting June 28. The musical, with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by Lisa Kron, is based on the autobiographical graphic novel of the same name by cartoonist and writer Alison Bechdel.

See photos from inside the opening night celerbation for the Roundabout Theatre Company production of Primary Trust by Eboni Booth, directed by Knud Adams!

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts presents the world premiere of Double Helix, the first show of the 2023 Mainstage Season. See photos from the production.

Pompano Beach Arts has announced that LaVie will be taking the stage for the next Live and Local Concert Series. The popular program is the perfect showcase for the multitalented LaVie, who performs an eclectic mix of genres.

Disney Theatrical Productions, under the direction of Thomas Schumacher, and Broadway In Boston announced today that tickets for the long-awaited production of Disney's Frozen will go on sale to the public on Monday, June 5 at 10am.

Music Theater Works second production in its 2023 season, Pippin in the North Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts In Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie,  is now playing through June 25. See photos from the production.

FRIGID New York in association with Dream Sweet Films have announced the special guest artists who will appear as part of Maestro's Magical Music Box Live!, an educational children's show for kids 3-10 years performed in English and ASL based on the popular YouTube series, June 3-25 at The Kraine Theater (85 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003), with performances on Saturday and Sunday at 12pm.

The Ritz Theatre Company gets set to go big in the months ahead, officially announcing a bold, new season beginning in September that reinforces the organization's ongoing commitment to 'embracing diversity in our stories and those who share them.'

Open Fist Theatre Company’s joyous revival of sci-fi musical adventure ‘Starmites’ opens this weekend at Atwater Village Theatre.. See photos from the production!

Following their 2022 releases, 'Kid Bruises' and 'Keep It Average,' pop punk duo GRLwood are kicking off the summer in a new direction with their latest release 'Love Is Fire.'

SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical begins rehearsals and will run at The Gateway Playhouse from June 16 – July 16, 2023, to continue the 74th season.

Producers announce today the critically acclaimed, five-time Tony Award nominated, Pulitzer Prize- winning FAT HAM by Tony nominee James Ijames will add one week of performances on Broadway.

Containing iconic samples from ‘Ain’t He Bad’ by First Choice and ‘Fascinated’ by Company B, the German musician once again showcases his passion for the vast history of disco and supplies a contemporary twist. It embodies the spirit of club hits such as ‘Dished (Male Stripper)’, ‘Body Funk’, ‘In My Arms’, and ‘Playbox.' Watch the music video!

Full casting has been announced for the world première production of the heart-warming, original musical Then, Now & Next, written by Christopher J Orton (My Land's Shore) and Jon Robyns (currently playing the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera) in a first-time collaboration for the pair.

The stars have aligned to bring together this star-studded cast in North Carolina Theatre’s (NCT) summer musical of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's MARY POPPINS, flying on the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium stage at the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts July 25-30, 2023.

Savannah Stage Company has announced the first production of their 11th Season, Spring Awakening. See performance dates and learn how to purchase tickets!

Thrills and chills were abound earlier this week on 45th Street as Grey House, the first show of the 2023/24 Broadway season celebrated its opening night and now the reviews are rolling in! See what the critics had to say below!

The Houston Ballet's 2022-2023 season is ending with one of ballet's greatest love stories, SWAN LAKE. I had the chance to speak with Mackenzie Richter, one of the ballerinas portraying Odette/Odile, and they gave me some insight into their experience of performing this iconic lead role and shared what makes this certain production so special.

The Public will premiere new musicals and plays by Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristoffer Diaz, 15-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys, Tony Award winner Itamar Moses, Emerging Writers Group alumni Mary Kathryn Nagle and Ife Olujobi, Pulitzer Prize winner and Writer-in-Residence Suzan- Lori Parks, and Jonathan Larson Grant recipient Benjamin Velez.

Now that society is collapsing, Everything Is Terrible! is reborn with their new and fantastical expedition... but this time the adults can stay home! EIT! has unearthed thousands of forgotten DVD & VHS tapes aimed at yesterday’s youth to bring you their most mind-melting movie to date. Plus, check out tour dates!

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts just announced that the Billy Rose Theatre Division has acquired the archive of George C. Wolfe, the writer, director, and producer.

Atlantic Theater Company has announced a final extension for the world premiere musical Days of Wine and Roses. Adapted from the 1962 film and original 1958 teleplay, the new musical features a book by Tony Award nominee Craig Lucas, music & lyrics by Tony Award winner Adam Guettel, and direction by Tony Award nominee Michael Greif.

Fans of Apple TV+'s Ted Lasso know by now that the hit show has been rich with pop culture references from the start, including notable shoutouts to Broadway. Did you catch all of the Broadway references in Season 3?

Joshua Harmon’s PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC Will Transfer to Broadway This Winter. The play premiered off-Broadway last year, presented by Manhattan Theater Club. Learn more about when and where you can catch the show here!

The Muny announced its full cast, design and production teams for the Muny and regional premiere production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, June 12 -18. Find out more about the production, cast, creative team, and ticketing here!

This spring, audiences went back to Rydell High for Rise of the Pink Ladies, the new Grease prequel series on Paramount+. We sat down with Angelina Kekich, who set the tone for the new series by designing the costumes for the first three episodes of the season. Read about her process and check out exclusive photos of costume sketches!

On Tuesday, May 23, 2023, I had the excellent opportunity to sit down with Eric Sciotto, Director and Choreographer of Rock of Ages at MTWichita, and Brian J. Marcum, Artistic Director at MTWichita. It was a wide ranging interview, with a very stream of consciousness feel, and they were gracious enough to grant me an hour over a lunch break during rehearsal last Tuesday. The energy was high, and I was able to get some excellent insight into Eric’s choreographic process. I also spoke to Brian about leading MTWichita into a new era.