Hamlet Revival (-0001 Broadway)

This grand and heartwarming spectacle is not only a fantastic stage musical appealing to all ages, but it also provides reminders about the dangers of tyranny and dictatorship, as well as the need for creativity and diversity in theatre.

The Everyman is delighted to announce the appointment of eight new members to its Board of Directors following a recent public recruitment process. learn more here!

Shakespeare by the Sea announced its 29th admission-free summer season, featuring a modern-verse translation of MACBETH adapted and directed by Stephanie Coltrin, touring parks throughout Southern California and expected to reach an estimated 10,000 audience members.

Suzy Eddie Izzard brings her one woman show IZZARD: THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET to stun Sydney audiences.

DUNGEONS AND SHAKESPEARE, the interactive comedy blending Shakespeare's iconic characters with Dungeons & Dragons, heads to Gilded Balloon at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe following over 700 North American performances.

Ty Fanning, Ami Okumura Jones, Kirsty Bushell, and Pippa Winslow are set to lead the West End return of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY at the Ambassadors Theatre for its fourth extension.

The RSC and Factory International production blending Shakespeare's Hamlet with Radiohead's album, co-created by Thom Yorke, Steven Hoggett, and Christine Jones, will run at the Barbican Theatre following sold-out runs.

Three-time Tony Award-winning stage and screen star Glenn Close will be honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with an Academy Honorary Award for her body of work in film.

Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated performer Eddie Izzard is bringing her acclaimed one-person performance of The Tragedy of Hamlet to the Sydney Opera House. Check out photos here.

There's nothing like summer in the city! Summer 2026 in New York City will bring with it plenty of outdoor productions to take in this June, July, and August. Let BroadwayWorld be your guide!

Theatre Exile has extended Nia Akilah Robinson's dark comedy THE GREAT PRIVATION through June 20 due to strong audience demand. The Philadelphia premiere explores the city's history of grave robbing, set across 1832 and the present day.

Rachel Austin's THE DO OVER, a comedic disco solo show about grief and loss, will make its world premiere at the LGBT Center on McCadden as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival.

What did our critic think of HAMLET at Carriage House Players?

ROBERT PETKOFF has had tremendous success on Broadway, the West End and regionally along with film and television. He is also an award winning audio book narrator! I had the chance to chat with Petkoff just prior to MOULIN ROUGE! landing in Montreal, where it will run at Salle Wilfred-Pelletier, Places des Arts, 175 Rue Sainte-Catherine O, Montréal, QC H2X 1Y9 from June 9-14, 2026.

So, in no order (and with no clarity of categories), here are the BROADWAY WORLD HOUSTON CRITICS’ CHOICE awards for the 2025-2026 season! CHEERS!

RiffRaff NYC will present SNAZZY, a new play by Joe Staton based on his mother's memoir about founding face-paint brand Snazaroo, at LATEA Theater in Manhattan as part of the New York Theatre Festival.

English Heritage has commemorated Sir Laurence Olivier with a blue plaque at his childhood home in Pimlico, where he first began acting. Sir Ian McKellen unveiled the plaque at 22 Lupus Street.

Second Stage Theatre charity launched the Bay Arts Academy at HMP Hollesley in partnership with Regeneration Theatre, then raised nearly £30k at its Mad About Shakespeare fundraising weekend in Aldeburgh.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames directs August Wilson's The Piano Lesson at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, marking the company's 35th anniversary season at DeSales University's Schubert Theatre.

Courtney Bryan's first stage work, SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER, a new opera based on Tennessee Williams's play, will have its world premiere at the Fisher Center at Bard, directed by Tony-nominated Daniel Fish.

Concert Theatre Works' theatrical concert COPLAND & TWAIN, directed by Bill Barclay, will blend Aaron Copland's incidental music with Mark Twain's writings at Open Jar Studios, conducted by Ken-David Masur.

Toronto Fringe announced programming for its 38th annual festival, with 123 shows across 27 venues including musicals, clown, improv, puppetry, and six KidsFest productions spread throughout the city.

Marin Shakespeare Company will present As You Like It, adapted and directed by Evren Odcikin, at Forest Meadows Amphitheatre. The production features guest artists Lisa Wolpe and Lady Zen in a gender-fluid reimagining of Shakespeare's comedy.

JEROME, a new play by John J. Caswell Jr., has officially opened at Playwrights Horizons. Directed by Dustin Wills, the production stars Stephen Spinella, Tyrone Mitchell Henderson, and Ken Barnett. Critics have released their reviews following opening night.

Awards were presented in over two dozen categories of outstanding actors, directors, designers, choreographers, musicians, and productions, and more at The 43rd Annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony held at The Huntington Theatre in Boston.