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Puppet Showplace Theater announced its Summer 2026 season, featuring family performances, free outdoor shows at Emerson College, a Black puppeteers showcase, and evening programming for adults and teens in Boston.

I've always been a comics guy, ever since I was five years old and discovered my dad's shipping crate full of seventies and eighties cult titles like Howard the Duck and Doctor Strange.

The Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer and actor Eisa Davis discusses her new play at the Vineyard, ||:GIRLS:||:CHANCE:||:MUSIC:||, as well as her other upcoming projects including a revival of Angela’s Mixtape and the new musical Warriors.

Broadway veteran John Treacy Egan discusses making his Maine State Music Theatre debut as Benjamin Franklin in 1776, running June 24 through July 11 at the Pickard Theater in Brunswick.

City Winery New York will host the New York launch of Women Who Rock You™ – Songs From Janis to Alanis & More, an electrifying live concert experience starring Tony Award nominee Mary Bridget Davies.

The Virginia Theatre Festival will open its 52nd season with Ken Ludwig's MORIARTY: A NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE, featuring Holmes, Watson, and Irene Adler facing off against Professor Moriarty in a tale of blackmail and international intrigue.

On Sunday, host P!nk kicked off The 79th Tony Awards with a memorable tribute to leading ladies everywhere. Less than 24 hours later, we caught up with executive producers Raj Kapoor and Sarah Levine Hall, who shared their reactions and insights into the big night and its standout moments.

English Touring Theatre announced a season of five plays, including world premieres of APPLICATION 39, LANNY, and PERICLES, alongside a new production of ROMEO AND JULIET, touring venues across the UK.

Pressure will be on stage at Ottawa Little Theatre from June 10 through 27th.

The new musical HOT JAMBALAYA is currently heating up the stage at Horizon Theatre in Atlanta through June 21st, bringing audiences a wildly entertaining mix of murder mystery, comedy, New Orleans flavor, and original music. Created by Atlanta theatre artists Matt Hobbs (Songwriter for WOMAN OF THE YEAR and BLACK NERD, and the viral sensation, PUPPY SONGS) and Travis Sharp (LAWRENCEBURG, SONG OF THE LIVING DEAD, MUSICALS SUCK: THE MUSICAL, and WICKET), the show has been years in the making and has already developed a passionate following after its original run at Dad’s Garage last year.

PUNCH - A New Musical: Presented in Concert is inspired by the true story of Punch, an abandoned Japanese macaque (a type of monkey described as being highly social and intelligent) who became internet famous because of his bond with a large stuffed orangutan toy. 

Running now through June 21, 2026, at the Crane Theater, Walking Shadow Theatre Company’s production of Perfect Arrangement finds an effective balance between comedy and drama, using laughter to draw audiences into a story with surprisingly high stakes.

At the 79th Annual Tony Awards, Kai Harada took home a Tony Award for  Best Sound Design of a Musical for Ragtime. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, he checked in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to share his initial reaction!

JESUS LIVE!, a new musical blending music, storytelling and social commentary, will perform at the Hollywood Fringe Festival at Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre in Los Angeles. The production reimagines biblical figures to examine the origins of organized religion.

What did our critic think of Trinity Rep's NEXT TO NORMAL at Trinity Rep?

Recently, we had the chance to speak with Misia Butler, who is playing Lysander, one of the four lovers, in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. We discussed what made him want to be a part of this production, what it is like to prepare to perform theatre outdoors and even why he thinks Shakespeare is still so relevant today.

From the joyful opening number, “Good Morning, Baltimore,” to the to the rousing vibrancy of the finale, “You Can’t Stop the Beat,” Maine  State Music Theatre’s revival of HAIRSPRAY, a co-production with Lancaster, Pennsylvania‘s Fulton Theatre, which opens the 2026 season, offers the audience pure optimism and joy. Despite - or perhaps because of - the more serious underlying themes that the musical tackles such as racism, segregation, body positivity, and inclusion - HAIRSPRAY remains the perfect theatrical evening where entertainment and inspiration combine. This new production, directed and choreographed by Kenny Ingram with a superbly talented cast that features an extraordinary blend of Broadway, MSMT veteran, and young professional talent invites audiences to marvel at the company’s artistic range and to revel in an exquisitely delightful evening’s entertainment.

Stages St. Louis opened their 40th Anniversary season with one of the most adorable and wittiest ensemble theater pieces written in the past 25-years. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is the award winning, silly, and relatable musical comedy about a group of quirky middle schoolers competing to win a trip to a national spelling bee competition. Stages St. Louis frolicsome production of The 25th Annual Spelling Bee is gleefully irreverent carefree fun. Directors RonnGibbs and Gayle Holsman Seay capture the script’s humor and the heart that is carefully tucked behind the comedic playfulness.

What did our critic think of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Orpheum Theatre Memphis?

Transport Group announced Ali Stroker and Damon Daunno have joined the cast of LIZA! AT 80: A CELEBRATION IN SONG AND DANCE at Carnegie Hall, with Mo Rocca and Marc Shaiman set to host the one-night tribute.

Kiln Theatre announced its upcoming season, featuring the UK premieres of TABLE 17 and BERLIN, a new production of NINE NIGHT directed by Artistic Director Amit Sharma, and a community production with 80 cast members.

The 79th Annual Tony Awards have come and gone! As winners took the stage at the big event, BroadwayWorld brought you full text of all of the acceptance speeches; from the emotional to the humorous, and everything in between.

These performers may have received other awards and accolades, but a Tony Award is shockingly not on their résumé.

There is a distinct alchemy that occurs when a massive, legendary rock opera is stripped of its traditional stadium-sized distance and placed directly in front of an audience. At Studio Tenn’s Turner Theatre at The Factory in Franklin, Tennessee, director Patrick Cassidy has done just that, turning Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar into a visceral, in-your-face exploration of celebrity, devotion, and mortal terror.

The Cleveland Play House is launching the world premiere of the new musical Freak the Mighty. Adapted from Rodman Philbrick’s novel, the story follows the adventures of two young outsiders who form an unlikely friendship.