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The Kravis Center has announced its April lineup featuring A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL, THE NOTEBOOK, and Dance Me – The Music of Leonard Cohen.

This April, there are plenty of new titles for theater buffs to watch, including the film version of Merrily We Roll Along, the Michael Jackson biopic, Anne Hathaway's turn as a pop diva in Mother Mary, and more.

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!

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced full casting for Lindsay Posner's major revival of Peter Shaffer's Equus, in its co-production with Theatre Royal Bath Productions.

CHESAPEAKE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY will present THE TEMPEST, directed by Ian Gallanar, with previews on April 22 and 23, and opening on April 24. The production will run until May 17.

Playhouse on Park will present THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT, the relevant comedy based on a true story, in preparation for the play's run in West Hartford April 15-May 3.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater will celebrate Shakespeare's Birthday in April with a must-see month of theater, breaking records for the Tony Award-winning company with 66 performances in a single month.

At a ceremony at the National Theatre, the Critics’ Circle announced the winners of the 2026 Theatre Awards. These are the only prizes to be entirely voted for by the professional theatre critics who are members of the Circle. Check out photos of the winners below.

Gallery Theater will present ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD in McMinnville, Oregon. The production will run from April 17 through May 3. The play features a local cast and explores themes of fate and free will.

The Critics’ Circle just announced the winners of the 2026 Theatre Awards. Big winners included Arthur Miller's All My Suns, Into the Woods, Punch, Paddington, and more. Check out the full list here!

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 3/26/2026 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Rufus Norris will return to directing this evening as his production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman premieres at Zorlu PAC in Istanbul. Learn more here!

Je’Shaun Jackson is trading the 'perfection' of reality TV for the glorious vulnerability of a backyard barbecue. Dive into our conversation with the FAT HAM star on finding the light in Juicy’s softness and the radical power of a Black queer lead who finally gets to breathe.

The Old Globe has revealed the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of Alien Girls by Amy Berryman. The comedy is directed by Jaki Bradley.

Shakespeare's Globe will present A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM from April 23 to August 29, 2026, directed by Emily Lim with a diverse cast including Audrey Brisson and Enyi Okoronkwo.

Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution at London County Hall will extend until 25 April 2027 taking the production, which opened in October 2017, into its tenth year. 

York Theatre Royal will present the world premiere of THE PSYCHIC, a new thriller by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman, starting previews on 29 April 2026 and running until 23 May 2026.

Ayhan Hulagu will present THE OTHER SIDE OF HOLLYWOOD at Harvard's CMES on March 30, 2026. This solo performance reimagines a Turkish epic through shadow theatre, blending Eastern narratives with Western cultural icons.

I don’t know why The Lion King evokes such powerful emotions in me, but every time that opening chant begins and the world of the Pride Lands comes to life, something in my heart completely surrenders.

I admit I’ve never seen Stephen Sondhiem’s Assassins, nor ever heard the score or read the synopsis. A flop in 1990, the 2004 revival won five Tony awards, and it’s been in theatre rotations since, often causing controversy for its raw language and unsavory content. A play from the perspectives of infamous assassins?

It’s a little surprising that in 40 years, that a production from the Royal Shakespeare Company has never before visited Washington’s Shakespeare Theatre Company (though the opposite is true — a Shakespeare Theater Company production of “Love’s Labor’s Lost” played Stratford-upon-Avon 20 years ago). 

What’s happening Off-Broadway this spring? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre this season. Spring 2026 is packed with exciting revivals, new works, and star-powered productions.

Dido of Idaho by Abby Rosebrock will be performed on April 17 - May 10, 2026. Performances are at the Chelsea Theatre Works, 189 Winnisimmet St., Chelsea.  Learn more here!

William Andrew Jones will premiere his new comedic play, NAUGHTY BITS, at the Sgouros Theatre in the West Village from April 1 to 19. This collection of ten provocative one-acts delves into the complexities of sex with humor and sharp social commentary.

Portland Center Stage and Portland Playhouse will present the upcoming co-production of James Ijames' critically acclaimed comedy, Fat Ham. Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Fat Ham is a loose adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet.