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THE JACKIE MASON MUSICAL – A COMEDY, starring Jackie Mason look-alike Ian Wehrle and Mason's real-life daughter Sheba Mason, will play Actors Temple Theatre on West 47th Street in New York City.

AGMP Concerts will present a series of performances at The Assembly in Leamington Spa to mark the venue's 100th anniversary, featuring Macy Gray, The Blockheads, Trevor Horn & His Band, Incognito, and The Ordinary Boys.

FringeArts announced programming for the 30th annual Philadelphia Fringe Festival, featuring over 330 productions across nearly 100 venues, including world premieres and Philadelphia premieres from local and international artists.

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.

THE JACKIE MASON MUSICAL, set in Miami Beach and tracing the comedian's romantic misadventures and rise to Broadway stardom, will play the Actors Temple Theater in New York City, featuring Jackie's lovechild Sheba Mason and impersonator Ian Wehrle.

Since The Lost Boys took Broadway by storm this spring, there has been much chatter about the “vampire curse” on Broadway being lifted. In the early 2000s, Broadway received a string of three vampire musicals, which all closed relatively quickly. Dance of the Vampires (2002), Dracula (2004), and Lestat (2006) each received attention in their own right, but they also received attention as a group, since it was remarkable that they came along in such quick succession. But the early 21st century wasn’t the first time vampires thirsted on Broadway. The play adaptation of Dracula was a hit all the way back in 1927 and an even bigger hit in a 1977 revival. And there have been vampires lurking in the theatre district in all sorts of other projects too…

in-version ensemble announced CHUANFEST 2026, a four-day festival gathering AAPI and immigrant artists across theater, movement, and installation at venues in Manhattan and Queens.

Lincoln Center Theater will revive The Sound of Music in 2027, marking the second ever revival of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's beloved musical. Director Lear deBessonet returns to the  Beaumont with the first Broadway revival of The Sound of Music in nearly 30 years,  starring Tony Award nominee Jasmine Amy Rogers and choreographed by  Christopher Gattelli. This will be the first Rogers & Hammerstein Broadway revival since Oklahoma! in 2019.

Tara Theatre announced a new Board leadership ahead of its 50th year, with Sandeep Mahal MBE of the Royal Shakespeare Company joining as Chair and Bhuvan Sharma of WAC Arts as Deputy Chair Designate.

Theatre Royal Bath Productions has released a first look at production photography for the UK tour and West End transfer of the critically acclaimed Theatre Royal Stratford East production of Abigail’s Party. Check out the photos!

Recording artist Dave Gallagher will release THE UNSUNG BARRY MANILOW, a tribute EP featuring deep cuts and fan favorites from Barry Manilow's catalog, timed to coincide with Manilow's new studio album and return to the concert stage.

Brazilian artist Bruna Fachetti will perform a one-woman stage adaptation of Clarice Lispector's 1977 novella at The Broadwater in Los Angeles, embodying six characters in a production directed by Alex Tietre.

Tony and Emmy Award-winner Billy Crystal’s new one-man show, 860 will play a limited run at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre, beginning in October of 2026. The complete creative team will be announced in the coming weeks. 

The Prince Estate is opening up the recording vault of the beloved musician. Through a partnership with Sony's Legacy Recordings, a new compilation album will be released featuring 10 rare and unreleased studio recordings from the late music icon. 

Peabo Bryson, the Grammy-winning R&B vocalist known for Disney hits 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'A Whole New World,' has died at the age of 75. His career spanned more than five decades across R&B, pop, and musical theater.

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?

Arts Centre Melbourne's Australian Museum of Performing Arts will host ENCORE!, featuring 50 iconic objects from Australia's performing arts history, including costumes worn by Kylie Minogue, Hugh Jackman, and Olivia Newton-John.

A new box set is collecting all of Donna Summer's solo albums that were released on Casablanca Records from 1975 to 1979. Donna Summer: The Casablanca Studio Albums will be available on 7CD or 10LP Colored Vinyl on October 2, 2026.

Mike Leigh's black comedy ABIGAIL'S PARTY, directed by Nadia Fall, will transfer to the Harold Pinter Theatre following its Theatre Royal Stratford East run, with Tamzin Outhwaite and Kevin Bishop leading the cast.

Boston Ballet announced the retirement of Principal Dancer Lasha Khozashvili, who joined the company in 2010. His final performance will be as Prince Desire in THE SLEEPING BEAUTY.

The Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards has been renamed the Cape Town Theatre Awards, marking a new chapter under a newly established NPO. CATS leads with 11 nominations among 65 eligible productions across 23 categories.

Tony-winning producers behind THE OUTSIDERS announced WARBUCKS, a new stage musical tracing the early life of Oliver Warbucks, timed to Annie's 50th Broadway anniversary.

Blue Oyster Cult will perform at Long Island's Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts. Tickets range from $81 to $121 including fees. Tickets can be purchased both in person and online.

Theatrical Outfit has announced their 50th Anniversary Season with 5 mainstage productions of classics and modern works, 4 new plays, 3 special anniversary events, 2 productions with new and returning community partners and 1 brand new commission.

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.