Chicago Shakespeare Theater celebrated the company's 40th Anniversary with the Revel in Ruby Gala. The evening raised $1.3 million, honoring four decades of powerful theatermaking and fueling the artistry, education, and community engagement.
The RSC announced new productions for its 2026-27 season, including Sharon D Clarke in OTHELLO, a world premiere by Stewart Pringle, and a touring MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR visiting regional theatres across England.
The RSC and Told by an Idiot announced that Ayesha Antoine, Patricia Rodríguez, and Sophie Russell will play Athos, Porthos, and Aramis in Paul Hunter's adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas classic at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
Comedian Ron White, affectionately known as “Tater Salad,” will perform live in the Palace Theatre. White's trajectory has evolved into an extraordinary journey, one where he has risen to chart-topping Grammy-nominated comic and feature film actor.
Shakespeare in the Parking Lot will present AS YOU LIKE IT, directed by Hamilton Clancy, reimagining the Forest of Arden as the Lower East Side. Free performances run Thursdays through Saturdays at 145 Stanton Street.
Sacramento Shakespeare Festival will present Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT at the Art Court Theatre on the Sacramento City College campus, marking the company's 60th season with a 1966 Philadelphia-themed production.
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.
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.
Speakerphone Productions and Soho Theatre will present HAM, a new work by Hotter Project that reimagines Shakespeare's Hamlet through a vegan lens, previewing at Soho Theatre before its run at Summerhall Arts during Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Tony Award-winning producer Kenneth Willman and ATA Executive Director Jessica Jennings will lead an insider panel at The Penn Club of New York, examining Broadway capitalization, investment, and the anatomy of a Tony campaign.
Ancram Center for the Arts opened The Annex, a restored 1780s building in Ancram's Historic Hamlet District, adding artist housing, intern lodging, and community classroom space to its existing complex.
Bush Theatre announced post-show discussions for THE P WORD featuring Shobna Gulati MBE, Zarah Sultana MP, Nikita Gill, and Dr Ranj Singh, alongside three ALT B events marking Refugee Week 2026.
Benedict Cumberbatch, Indira Varma, Juliet Stevenson, David Harewood, and Toby Jones will gather at the Barbican's Cinema 1 for a one-night fundraiser benefiting Compass Collective, a charity supporting young refugees through the arts.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced its 2027 season, featuring nine productions including Hamlet, A DOLL'S HOUSE, SHREK THE MUSICAL, and a world premiere, running throughout the year in Ashland, OR.
Shakespeare Theatre Company's annual WILL ON THE HILL benefit will feature D.C. actors Felicia Curry and Renea Brown alongside Members of Congress at Harman Hall, raising funds for STC's youth learning programs.
Great Lakes Theater, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival have announced a new partnership with Play On Shakespeare. The five-year collaboration will focus on contemporary Shakespeare translations, touring productions, and community engagement initiatives.
The sold-out queer thriller-romance TENDER transfers to Bush Theatre's main Holloway Theatre, starring Francesca Amewudah-Rivers and Nadi Kemp-Sayfi, directed by Emily Aboud.
Awkward Prods announced a new solo show inspired by a real-life homophobic attack on performer Linus Karp in Soho. LINUS KARP WAS HIT WITH AN UMBRELLA will play Underbelly Bristo Square at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre will close Season 41 with Tennessee Williams' CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, directed by Steve Kidd, featuring Nora Eschenheimer, Michael Underhill, Joe Penczak, and Karen MacDonald.
Sadler's Wells will present a packed season including the Breakin' Convention Festival, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Northern Ballet's GENTLEMAN JACK, and Dada Masilo's Hamlet across its London venues.
Simon Russell Beale will return to the Barbican to narrate Greg Doran's production of Shakespeare's great poem Venus & Adonis, animated by a team of world-class puppeteers.
Modern Classics Theatre Company of Long Island will stage Henrik Ibsen's HEDDA GABLER at the BACCA Arts Center in Babylon, NY, running May 16 through May 31, 2026, with Elle Lucksted in the title role.
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre announced its 2026-27 Season 42 lineup, featuring works by Arthur Miller and Tom Stoppard alongside a world premiere adaptation of Helen DeWitt's THE ENGLISH UNDERSTAND WOOL. Subscriptions go on sale May 6.
Grammy Award-winning baritone Gabriel Preisser, general director of Opera Orlando, will perform Baritone to Broadway at The University Club of Winter Park, featuring selections from opera and Broadway.
