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THE GREAT GATSBY, based on the beloved novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald , is now playing at Broadway In Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre. The musical will play a limited two-week engagement.

The Broadway League has reported that touring Broadway productions generated $5.7 billion in economic impact nationwide, according to its Economic Impact of Touring Broadway 2023–2024 report released earlier this month.

Rising star LJ Benet is stepping into the spotlight as 'Michael Emerson' in one of the hottest new shows of this Broadway season, The Lost Boys. Watch in this video as he chats more about working with director Michael Arden, collaborating with his cast mates, and so much more.

New York Theatre Company has revealed the cast for The Circuit, a silent disco ballet set in the streets of DUMBO, Brooklyn, blending dance, theater, and nightlife into a site-specific, after-dark experience.

New York’s arts and culture scene spans world-class museums, landmark performance venues, and experimental art spaces woven into the city’s daily life. It includes longstanding institutions such as the American Museum of Natural History, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and The Juilliard School, alongside newer icons like the High Line. Within this vibrant ecosystem, much of the work that shapes culture happens offstage. “Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it,” wrote Bertolt Brecht. And if art shapes the world, then those who steward it behind the scenes shape the conditions in which that transformation becomes possible.

The renowned Berlin-based independent performing arts company Novoflot will return to the GNO Alternative Stage with its new production, The 5th Season – Fat Tuesday.

An all new video has been released from rehearsal for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at Gulfshore Playhouse, featuring the four performers portraying The Drifters. Check out the video here!

New Vic Theatre will revive its internationally toured production of AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, directed by Theresa Heskins, as part of the theatre's 40th anniversary celebrations, with original cast members returning to the Newcastle-under-Lyme stage.

Literature to Life will present two free performances of THE GREAT GATSBY at Passaic County Community College's Founders Theater in Paterson, featuring a one-actor staging adapted and directed by Kelvin Grullon.

FOOL IN THE POOL, the Hollywood Fringe Festival-nominated karaoke play starring Edward Kiniry-Ostro, will present four performances at El Condor Restaurant in Los Angeles before the landmark bar closes its doors.

The Canine Stars will bring their stunt dog show to The Grand in Wilmington for one performance in Copeland Hall. The production features rescue dogs performing athletic feats including dock diving, agility racing, and freestyle disc.

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame will host an encore screening of the award-winning documentary CAT'S IN THE CRADLE 50TH ANNIVERSARY: THE SONG THAT CHANGED OUR LIVES, featuring a Q&A with producers and a food drive benefiting Long Island Cares.

The Growing Stage: The Children’s Theatre of New Jersey, located in the historic Palace Theatre on Route 183 in Netcong, NJ will present NATE THE GREAT from May 1st to May 17th.

The Shawnee Playhouse will present THE MANE ATTRACTION, MURDERS IN THE HAIR, a two-act comedy set in a small-town salon where a suspicious death turns stylists into sleuths.

Shakespeare in the Woods has revealed its 6th repertory season, themed 'Chaos and Folly,' with new adaptations of Lear and Merry Wives performed outdoors.

Helen Banner's IN The Devil's Hands, set in the 1940s Channel Islands, will have its world premiere at Zoopraxic in Long Island City, featuring a cast of three with live sound by composer Joshua Dumas.

Headwall Theatre Company's revival of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' The Comeuppance is in its final week at The Secret Theatre in Long Island City, marking the company's first return to the five boroughs.

PBS is celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month in April with the new one-hour special, International Jazz Day from Abu Dhabi. Ahead of its debut, watch a performance of 'The Thrill Is Gone' from The Wiz star Dee Dee Bridgewater in this exclusive sneak peek.

Every night on the Vegas Strip, Awakening at Wynn Las Vegas transforms the world. This show doesn’t just perform on stage—it pulls in the audience. The visuals are wild, the imagination explodes, and the stage magic comes to life with award-winning puppet master Michael Curry.

Elaine Cassidy and Katherine Pearce will be joining the cast of Rory Mullarkey’s original play EVEN THESE THINGS, which will have its World Premiere at The Royal Exchange Theatre as part of the 50th anniversary season under the theme ‘A Homecoming’. 

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields has revealed its upcoming season, featuring Joshua Bell, Stella Chen and more, with London performances, international touring, and aprogram offering free tickets to those experiencing homelessness.

Betty Buckley will return for her yearly residency at Joe’s Pub, offering audiences the chance to experience one of Broadway’s most celebrated voices in the uniquely close setting of Joe’s Pub. Watch in this video as Betty chats more about what fans can expect at Joe's Pub and more.

xA public concert presentation of The Elementary Spacetime Show with Music and Lyrics by César Alvarez, Book by César Alvarez and Emily Orling and directed by Dante Green, will be presented at Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium..

From Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater suspending operations and Central Works announcing its closure after 36 years, to Duluth Playhouse navigating a leadership transition, regional companies across the U.S. are grappling with the pressures of rising costs and uncertain funding. Across the Atlantic, the UK theatre sector is meeting similar headwinds head-on, with the government distributing £127.8 million to 130 cultural organizations, Stagetext securing funds to expand captioning access nationwide, and SOLT and UK Theatre sounding the alarm over strains on the touring ecosystem.

The Last Five Years is celebrating 25 years since its premiere  in Chicago. Composer Jason Robert Brown took to social media to share a video celebrating the show, and many of the cast members who have starred in it over the years.