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These performers may have received other awards and accolades, but a Tony Award is shockingly not on their résumé.

Two-time Tony Award nominee Megan Hilty isn’t on an official concert tour, but that hasn’t stopped the popular Broadway and television performer from booking numerous upcoming dates including three in the Bay State alone.

​​​​​​​The current incarnation of the beloved rock musical “We Will Rock You” in Stuttgart arrives on stage draped in an entirely new visual guise. The book, too, feels fresher, more coherent and more comprehensible than before. At the heart of it all, naturally, are the immortal songs of Queen — the audience is truly having a ball in this show!

The stage production does make a lot of strides that strengthens the endurance and popularity of this love story. It repeats iconic moments from the popular 2004 film, but isn’t aping the original screenplay in any way. A new libretto offers a fresh take that borrows the basic structure of the novel and memorable film moments, whilst breathing in new voices and new scenes that add different layers to these familiar characters.

Brooklyn-based composer David Cieri's 84 BELLS will receive its world premiere at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, conducted by Marin Alsop with the Philharmonia Orchestra, as part of the city's Year of Gaudí centennial celebrations.

ArtsFairfax, the nonprofit designated as Fairfax County's local arts agency, has revealed the 2026 ArtsFairfax Awards recipients, elebrated as the annual event to recognize visionary contributions to the arts countywide.

The musical “Swept Away” tells the story of four whalers shipwrecked off New Bedford in 1888, making it especially resonant for local audiences, who can experience the musical drama in a well crafted New England premiere at SpeakEasy Stage Company in the Virginia Wimberly Theatre at the Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts, through May 23.

Astounding triple-threat talent is on display in big production numbers with attention-grabbing scenic elements by brilliant designers add to the artistic wonder of the entire production helmed by EWP Artistic Director Lily Tung Crystal, choreographed by Janelle Dote Portman, with music direction by Marc Macalintal.

This is the first of 2 dining roundups that feature options for Mother's Day dining all around the city. 

Director Rebecca Saari and the cast and crew from Fargo Davies bring one of the most beloved stories of all time to life in Mary Poppins. This theatrical adaptation of the classic stories by P. L. Travers and the beloved Mary Poppins produced by Walt Disney premiered in London’s West End in 2004 before moving to Broadway in 2006. The show features music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, along with new songs by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.

Global icon Celine Dion has released “Dansons,” her first original song in several years. The track arrives ahead of her forthcoming limited engagement in Paris. Listen to it here.

BroadwayWorld is featuring Ismael Loutfi in a special Off-Broadway Debut of the Month! Read BroadwayWorld's full interview with Ismael as he talks about performing Ismael Loutfi: Heavenly Baba Off-Broadway at SoHo Playhouse.

Due to overwhelming demand, six additional dates have been added to Celine Dion’s return to the stage in CELINE DION PARIS 2026, a five-week limited engagement at the renowned Paris La Défense Arena. 

Marcos Morau and the Ballet Nacional de España bring Afanador to Paris — a hypnotic fusion of flamenco, contemporary dance, photography, and queer aesthetics. A work of ravishing strangeness, formal brilliance, and emotional generosity

Following rumors of the imminent return of the music icon, Celine Dion has revealed that she will return to the stage with CELINE DION PARIS 2026, a landmark five-week limited engagement at the renowned Paris La Défense Arena. 

Arizona Broadway Theatre will present a diverse lineup from October 2026 through September 2027, including classics like MY FAIR LADY, family favorites such as MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET, and the world premiere of TRIÂNGULO.

Broadway has a long history of one-person shows, including many that have been added to the canon in this century.  Seeing one actor powerfully create a whole world on stage can be an exceptional experience. Of course, one handers are hardly one-person projects; while there may only be one actor on stage, they are collaborating with an entire team of creatives, designers, and behind-the-scenes personnel to bring a show to life. 

The Grammy Museum will honor Norah Jones with the Ray Charles Architect of Sound Award at the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum’s Grammy Hall Of Fame Gala on May 8, 2026, at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.

Today, March 12, 2026, the great Liza Minnelli turns 80 years old, and her birthday isn't the only thing she has to celebrate this week. Her new memoir, Kids, Wait Till You Hear This, is now available where books are sold.  To mark both occasions, we're looking back on an conversation with the legend, shared by Jim Caruso. 

On Saturday, March 7, 2026, at 2:30 pm, I had the pleasure of seeing another first-rate performance at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre in Bridgeport, CT, SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN SHOPKEEPERS.

Ruth Eckerd Hall will host the 4th Annual Clearwater Smooth Jazz Jam on May 30 and 31, featuring top jazz artists. Tickets for the event will go on sale this Friday.

A new musical is in development based on the best-selling novel by Alice Hoffman and the cult-classic WarnerBros. Motion Picture, Practical Magic, with an original score by Grammy Award-winners Norah Jones and Gregg Wattenberg.

The Philadelphia Orchestra and Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin have unveiled the 2026–27 season—Nézet-Séguin’s 15th as music and artistic director—full of epic musical events, bold artistic experiences, and new musical journeys.

Adapted from Nicholas Sparks' ubiquitous 1996 novel (and its popular 2004 film iteration featuring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling), THE NOTEBOOK - THE MUSICAL re-stages a generational love story into a quietly sweeping, memory-fractured stage romance that subtly promotes emotional accumulation over plot novelty. Now on stage at OC's Segerstrom Center for the Arts, this 2024 three-time Tony-nominated Broadway musical's first national tour continues performances in Costa Mesa through February 8, 2026.

59E59 Theaters will present eight diverse UK productions at the Brits Off Broadway 2026 festival, showcasing a range of dramatic and comedic works.