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Many fellowship programs help emerging leaders learn the craft and business of theater, in both nonprofit and commercial spaces. For this article, I spoke with several fellows about five things Broadway leaders don’t often say but that we learned as fellows.

North Coast Repertory Theatre announced its 44th Spotlight Gala, 'An Evening of Laughter with Rita Rudner', set to entertain attendees with a night of comedy.

Next week, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Linda Eder with Billy Stritch, The First Annual 54 Below Gala and more. 

Bill Elms Associates will present Happy Radio in the Park, a new outdoor entertainment event, this June in Wilmslow. The event will feature a lineup of live music, engaging activities, and family-friendly entertainment

Stevie Holland – the award-winning jazz vocalist and songwriter – will release a vinyl edition of her new album Talk to Your Tomatoes, and will perform a concert at 54 Below.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames will present his new play, WILDERNESS GENERATION, at the Philadelphia Theatre Company starting April 15. Directed by Obie Award winner Taibi Magar.

Before her Oscar win for Hamnet, Jessie Buckley competed on Andrew Lloyd Webber's Oliver! reality show. Revisit her stunning early TV performances here!

Latinx Playwrights Circle announced that the two playwrights selected for this year's Intensive Mentorship are Jaymes Sanchez and Nestor Guzman, and they will get the space and support to develop a full-length play.

The Royal Albert Hall’s flagship musical talent competition Future Makers is returning for 2026 to help launch the careers of the next generation of British musicians, offering young artists the chance to play in front of 5,000 people.

The Educational Theatre Foundation has announced the appointment of two nationally respected theatre leaders to its Board of Trustees. Learn more about them here!

Palm Beach Symphony's 24th Annual Gala: A Standing Ovation broke the nonprofit orchestra's previous fundraising record by raising $1.2 million in donations.

Childsplay, a renowned theatre company based in Arizona, has announced Anthony Runfola as its new Artistic Director. Runfola, who brings a wealth of experience in theatre arts, will assume his new role starting March 2026.

The Dorset Theatre Festival has announced its lineup for the 2026 season, featuring a diverse array of productions. The season will kick off in the spring of 2026 at the renowned venue in Dorset, Vermont. Audiences can expect a series of compelling plays and performances, details of which are outlined in the recently released press release. The festival continues to be a significant event in the theatrical calendar, attracting theater enthusiasts from across the region.

Dorset Theatre Festival has unveiled its 49th Main Stage Summer Season. The four-show lineup includes Deceived, a chilling new adaptation of the classic thriller Gaslight, and more.

Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ, has revealed its 2026 schedule featuring seasonal blooms and new art installations. The park offers visitors a unique cultural experience with over 300 sculptures.

On Monday, March 9, the London premiere of the highly anticipated science fiction film Project Hail Mary took place at Cineworld Leicester Square, with Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, and more in attendance. Check out photos from the event below.

In the play “The Mountaintop” by playwright Katori Hall, audiences are led into Room 306, during the late hours of April 3rd. This play is a fictional reimagining of Dr. King’s final night, after delivering his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech. Through a conversation with multi-faceted character of Camae, Dr. King confronts mortality and the idea of what type of legacy he wants to leave behind. Through acting, directing, set design, lighting and sound, this play, directed by Dee Selmore, is delivered with a deep sense of respect for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This production of “The Mountaintop runs at The Studio at Theatre Tallahassee until March 15th.

A new clip has been released from Project Hail Mary, the highly anticipated science fiction film. In the clip, Dr. Ryland Grace, played by Ryan Gosling, meets the alien creature 'Rocky,' played by award-winning puppeteer James Ortiz. Watch it now.

​​​​​​​Pace University's Sands College of Performing Arts faculty members Eric Price, Phillip Christian Smith, and Adam J. Rineer have earned major national recognition in musical theatre writing, with Price and Smith named 2026 Kleban Prize winners and Rineer selected as a 2026 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient.

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) will combine new masterworks with the old for their upcoming concert Her Voice. Learn more about the upcoming performances here!

Gal, o Musical brings to the stage defining moments from the life of one of Brazil’s greatest singers, Gal Costa. The production traces her journey from birth and early artistic breakthroughs to her connection with the groundbreaking Tropicália movement, her close relationship with her mother, and the later adoption of her son, Gabriel. Blending biography with poetic storytelling, the musical introduces three mythological figures who serve as symbolic guides, illuminating the profound personal and artistic transformations she experienced throughout her life. Through music and memory, the show celebrates Gal Costa’s legacy as a cultural icon whose voice and vision helped redefine Brazilian popular music.

The Academy of Country Music (ACM) has announced that CEO Damon Whiteside plans to depart in June 2026, after driving six-and-a-half years of impact, growth, and achievement that have set the Academy up for a bright and promising future as one of the leading Country Music organizations.

The next Palm Beach Symphony concert will be led by music director Gerard Schwarz, on Sunday, April 19 at 3 p.m. at Dreyfoos Hall at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach.

Around the BroadwayWorld is our monthly snapshot of the biggest stories making waves across the global theatre community. In this February 2026 edition catch headlines about the renaming of the Kennedy Center Honors, layoffs affecting theater coverage at The Washington Post, and artists gathering in Washington, DC for the First Amendment Troop’s ResistDance performance.

As a Director, reviving a show you’ve directed before can be a rare thing these days. To get another bite at the cherry is a gift, but it comes with a challenge, because what do you have to navigate now? Expectations. You’ve been a part of something that people love, helped to make something that has moved and inspired audiences and now you have to recapture the lighting in a bottle.