Little Women Revival (2007 Lincolnshire, IL (Regional))

As All Hallows’ Eve approaches when the witching hour will be upon us, there’s no more appropriate seasonal spookiness than Helen McKenna-Uff’s riveting one-woman show at the Ritz Theatre, Tell-Tale Poe, in which she is eerily transformed beyond recognition into Edgar Allan Poe (and Sarah Helen Whitman, a poet who was briefly his fiancée). 

The Doris Duke Foundation, Sundance Institute, and Islamic Scholarship Fund announced the fourth cohort of the Building Bridges Fellowship, which supports emerging filmmakers working on U.S. Muslim stories with grants, mentorship, and professional development.

Order up! Waitress is stopping by the Nederlander Theatre in Chicago as part of its 10th Anniversary Tour from October 13-18, 2026. 

Joe's Pub announced a new slate of programming spanning jazz, comedy, and pop music, featuring performances by Jake Schroeder, Kate Nash, Mollie Elizabeth, Gus Heagerty, Alice Smith, Morgan Bassichis, and others.

Some might consider Torrey Linder and Nyla Watson unusual choices to play the lead roles in Short North Stage’s production of SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET. The Tony Award-winning musical runs Sept. 24 to Oct. 18 at the Garden Theatre (1187 North High St. in downtown Columbus).

To kick-off the 2026-2027 run of their often Broadway-centric Cabaret Series, Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa tapped not only a proven Broadway star, but an OC native, too for a triumphant homecoming concert: Krysta Rodriguez. Marking her Center cabaret debut, Rodriguez performed to rapturous crowds for three consecutive nights at the Samueli Theater from September 10-12, 2026.

Bob Mackie, iconic fashion and costume designer, has died at the age of 87. Bob Mackie was an internationally renowned costume and fashion designer who has dressed some of the most glamorous entertainment icons in the world.

new theatre season is here. With a new season, we are also welcoming a new Executive Director to Des Moines Playhouse. After a multi-month search, Des Moines Playhouse announced its new Executive Director, Chelsea Haaland.

The remastered deluxe reissue of Beyoncé's second album arrives with upgraded visuals, new tracks and Spanish-language collaborations featuring Maluma and Selena.

BroadwayWorld looks back at the 2001 Off-Broadway cast of the musical 'Bay Boy,' which included a young Kerry Butler before her star turn as Meredith Parker.

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced the complete cast and design team for the upcoming production of The Imaginary Invalid by Molière translated by Doug Skinner, adapted by Tony Award winner Bill Irwin (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) with direction by Tony Award nominee Brandon J. Dirden (Waiting for Godot) making his Broadway directorial debut.

Kimiko Glenn released her debut EP MODERN DANCE under the mononym KIMIKO, accompanied by a DEATHCATS-directed music video exploring modern dating and romance.

Melissa Etheridge will bring her RISE tour to Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown, showcasing songs from her first studio album in five years. Learn more here.

The Castellows recorded a new version of Addicted with the late Dan Seals, marking the final single ahead of a tribute album celebrating his music.

With high-energy numbers, incredible singing, and hilarious material, Legally Blonde – The Musical is an infectiously joyous show perfectly suited to make all kinds of audience members leave with a smile and a pep in their step.

York Theatre Royal has announced the full cast and creative team for its UK revival of Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad, joining the previously announced Amelia Bullmore in the leading role of Penelope. Learn more here!

The Tank NYC will present LimeFest 2026, its annual festival of new works by women, non-binary, and gender non-conforming artists, featuring productions including Lilith, Baby Bipolar, and Moonlighters at its Manhattan venue.

Teenage years are no picnic for anyone. That we survive it at all makes us wish we all had the knowledge then what we know now. Such is the premise of MaKayla Baker Paxton’s play “When I Was” that’s playing as part of the District Fringe.

Looking to escape from the hot sun? Why not check out one of the many intriguing offerings at greater Boston venues where this summer’s vibrant theater scene boasts pre-Broadway productions, national tours, and summer-stock productions of everything from Shakespeare to classic and contemporary plays, musicals, and concerts. Bay State audiences have much to look forward to, including:

Whether you are Team Black or Team Green, there is probably a stage veteran on your side. Like other HBO shows such as The Gilded Age and Julia, the Game of Thrones spin-off, House of the Dragon, is full of Broadway, West End, and stage alums. 

wild project will present the 10th Annual East Village Queer Film Festival, featuring LGBTQIA+ films, a retrospective honoring Lola Rock'N'Rolla hosted by Murray Hill, and shorts starring John Cameron Mitchell.

The stories about Francis Albert Sinatra are endless. Two decades before Beatlemania hit the States, thousands of girls queued around the block so they could see the short, skinny kid from Hoboken sing while they cried, screamed and fainted. He had a thick New Jersey accent and a thin skin, punching one critic in the back of the head and physically threatening other members of the press. His friendship with mob members and their goons supposedly helped him out of a recording contract and for decades the FBI kept a file on him running to thousands of pages. He was close friends with Marilyn Monroe and gifted her a dog; she named it “Maf”, short for Mafia Honey, just to wind him up. At the age of 48, he dated a teenage Mia Farrow and the two eventually married in 1966.

Newsies, featuring music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein premiered on Broadway in 2012. BroadwayWorld is looking back at what the cast has been up to since the show first burst onto Broadway!

Amelia Bullmore will star as Penelope in York Theatre Royal's major UK revival of Margaret Atwood's THE PENELOPIAD, the first since the RSC's 2007 premiere, directed by Juliet Forster.

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.