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Cyril Nri will take on the role of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's DEATH OF A SALESMAN at the Liverpool Everyman, directed by Olivier Award-winning Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu.

OPERA America announced $135,000 in commissioning grants to seven opera companies through its Opera Grants for Women Composers program, supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation since 2014.

National Black Theatre announced its 2026–2027 season, themed 'Just Beyond the Horizon,' featuring five productions including Sarah Jones' North American Premiere and a new musical by Lynn Nottage and John Legend.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis bring WARRIORS to Broadway in 2027! Everything you need to know about the new musical at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

This July, Lincoln Center will shine a spotlight on the rich cultural artistry of China with a week-long showcase of programs highlighting the depth and diversity of Chinese culture.

Much has been written about the proliferation of pop singer-songwriters writing new musicals for Broadway and off-Broadway. Less covered is the trend of pop singers performing on Broadway, which has made for a number of memorable appearances in current and recent seasons. 

The 79th Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday, June 7, 2026. It's the biggest awards show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long awards season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. Which Best Musical and Best Play nominees will take home the ultimate prize?

Deep Flight Productions will present an encore engagement of WHO WE BECOME, a program of rarely produced Lanford Wilson one-acts, at Factory Series at the Chain Studio Theatre in New York.

Katonah Classic Stage will present BILL & LOIS WILSON: IN THEIR OWN WORDS, a play drawn from the diaries and letters of AA and Al-Anon founders, as part of a weekend of theater, film, and community events in Bedford Hills, NY.

Icon Julie Andrews made a virtual appearance in a video message that played for attendees at Sunday's World Parkinson Congress in Phoenix, an annual event aimed at combatting the progressive movement disorder. Watch the video here!

Philadelphia's Tony Award-winning Wilma Theater announced Lindsay Smiling as its sole Artistic Director, transitioning from his Co-Artistic Director role to lead the company alongside Managing Director Leigh Goldenberg.

Charles Dennis, interdisciplinary artist and co-founder of P.S. 122 and AVANT-GARDE-ARAMA, has died at his home in Hurley, NY. He performed in Robert Wilson's EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH and championed experimental arts in the Hudson Valley.

The Green Room 42 will present “The Ethel Merman Disco Project with Carly Ozard & Friends!'. The Ethel Merman Disco Project is a revival of the legendary Ethel Merman Disco Album, reimagined with a full live band and fresh EDM flair.

xBroadway’s current theater capacity rules have not always been how they are now. The distinctions between Broadway, off-Broadway, and other types of venues have changed over the decades as the industry has evolved. 

Soulpepper Theatre will present the world premiere of TIGER BRIDE, a punk-rock song cycle adapted from Angela Carter's gothic short story, starring Dora Award-winning performer Hailey Gillis.

The Frist Art Museum in Nashville will present An Indigenous Present, an exhibition featuring 15 artists spanning a century of modern and contemporary Indigenous art, co-curated by artist Jeffrey Gibson and curator Jenelle Porter.

Riverside Studios has announced details of more special events being staged to celebrate the West London venue's 50th anniversary. Learn more about the lineup here!

BroadwayWorld breaks down how and why The Rocky Horror Show callouts began and explains what you could expect before taking a jump to the left, a step to the right and joining Dr. Frank-N-Furter in Transsexual, Transylvania. 

ProMusica Chamber Orchestra will close its 47th season at the Southern Theatre with Copland's Appalachian Spring and violinist Vadim Gluzman performing Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1.

Filled with moments of solidarity and sleaze, 9 to 5 is dazzling. There’s something for everyone here, (even an unexpected cameo to bring the house down) in a well-paced battle of the sexes that rages, sings, dances and laughs from the moment you clock in to the moment you clock out.

Laurie Metcalf is back on Broadway! The actress of stage and screen is back in New York, starring in Death of a Salesman. As Metcalf takes her next Broadway bow, we're looking back on some of her many iconic roles.

The lineup has been announced for the 33rd edition of the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF), spotlighting 14 contemporary and classic feature films and 25 short films.

The Classic Albums Live Series Will Continue at The Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, with tickets and series packages going on sale Friday. This series features iconic albums performed live.

Richard Jay-Alexander is celebrating a milestone year of 50 years in show business, having moved to New York City in the fall of 1975, the same season that A CHORUS LINE moved into its home on Broadway at The Shubert Theatre.

The Grand Theatre has announced its upcoming 2026/27 Season “All in Grand Time” – including four plays, two musicals, five symphonic rock concerts, and a new live comedy series. Learn more here!