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FOREIGNER will mark its 50th anniversary with four shows at the Beacon Theatre, The Wellmont Theater, The Capitol Theatre and Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair between April 27 and May 2, 2027.

San Francisco Opera will present Thea Musgrave's MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS in a new co-production with English National Opera, starring Heidi Stober in the title role.

Are the critics screaming over the first play of the 2026/27 Broadway season? Paranormal Activity officially opened tonight at the August Wilson Theatre. The new play is written by Levi Holloway and directed by Felix Barrett. Let's see what the critics are saying...

American Composers Orchestra will present a two-season celebration featuring world premieres, a gala honoring composer Thea Musgrave, and new commissions presented with Carnegie Hall.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is  August 21, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago will return to Jacob's Pillow to close out the summer season with a mixed repertoire program featuring works by Nacho Duato, Aszure Barton, Gwen Verdon and Bob Fosse.

Jeff Saenz's project Baby Snakes & The Electric Co. released the single KINTSUGI, a track inspired by the Japanese art of repairing broken objects, ahead of the debut album OUROBOROS.

Roger Taylor of QUEEN released the single I SEE YOU NOW from his upcoming album VIOLENCE INSANE IN A BEAUTIFUL WORLD, ahead of a UK tour and Columbia Records release.

A previously unreleased CAN concert recording from the South of France will be issued on vinyl, CD, and digitally, with a track now available to stream.

In 1977, a group of disabled activists peacefully occupied the San Francisco federal building in support of the signing of the first major piece of legislation that mandated enforcement of legal protections for the disabled community. 504: The Musical is a fictionalized version of the twenty-five day sit-in.

Jeff Saenz's project performed the OUROBOROS single live at the Modern Electric Sound Recorders studio where the song and band originated.

A 49th anniversary box set edition of Elvis Costello's debut album MY AIM IS TRUE is set for release through UMe, according to a label announcement.

Eastman School of Music will release a double album of art songs by Black American composers, featuring Joshua Conyers, Nicole Cabell, and Kiera Duffy.

The Alhambra Theatre & Dining in Jacksonville will present SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER: THE MUSICAL, based on the 1977 film, running through late September with the venue's live orchestra and dinner service.

Saturday Night Fever: The Musical presented by Fleet Landing is coming to Alhambra Theatre & Dining, based on the iconic 1977 film that launched John Travolta to superstardom.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Tony-nominated choreographer and performer Hope Clarke passed away. Learn more and read her obituary here.

A wonderful production that provides a heavy dose of optimism that's needed now more than ever!

Who doesn’t enjoy an evening of young musical theater performers strutting their stuff on a professional stage? Not me and certainly not the enthusiastic Opening Night audience of ANNIE now playing at The Candlelight Theatre.

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.