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Aurora’s Paramount Theatre is launching its 15th Broadway Series with the Chicago-area premiere of Mean Girls. With a book by Tina Fey, music by Jeff Richmond, and lyrics by Neil Benjamin. Check out the photos below!

Andrea Ariel Dance Theatre will present the premiere of STILL. HERE. NOW. at the Boyd Vance Theater in Austin, featuring dance, live music, and storytelling exploring identity and shared humanity.

Come From Away is the musical we need right now. As political tensions mount, we need to remember the kindness shown by our neighbor Canada during a most critical time for our United States. Director Rick Bumgardner tells us the “spine” of this show is the word “Goodwill.” We would do well to remember the lessons of 9/11, as well as the Golden Rule - Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Full cast and production team have been announced for City Lit’s production of August Wilson’s KING HEDLEY II. KING HEDLEY II is set in the same backyard in Pittsburgh’s Hill District seen in August Wilson’s SEVEN GUITARS.

Peninsula Players Theatre will conclude its 91st season with MURDER GIRL, Heidi Armbruster's Wisconsin whodunnit set at a Northwoods supper club, directed by Mallory Metoxen.

Unicorn Theatre named the full cast for POCKET MONEY, an interactive show for ages 7-12 by Nigel Barrett and Louise Mari exploring children's decisions about money.

Goodspeed Musicals has announced that Tony nominee Emily Skinner will play Miss Hannigan in its 50th anniversary production of Annie. The musical, which premiered at Goodspeed in 1976 before transferring to Broadway, returns to The Goodspeed in East Haddam, Conn., from Oct. 30 through Dec. 27, 2026. The official press opening is set for Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m.

All 41 Broadway theatre marquees will dim simultaneously to honor Tim Curry, Clive Davis, Dolly Parton, Glen Hansard, Harold Wheeler and others as part of a quarterly industry tradition.

Orkney fiddler Louise Bichan will release her third solo album, BINNORIE, drawing on Samhain folklore, trowies and selkies, with an All Hallows' Eve tour across the East Coast.

Two Sisters will present the premiere of THE EXECUTRIX, directed by Sarah Blush, at The Doxsee at Target Margin Theater, starring Jennifer Ikeda and Kelly McAndrew.

HBO released the second teaser for its eight-episode series HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE, starring Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, set to premiere on HBO and HBO Max.

Tubi announced a ten-episode horror anthology series from executive producer Peter Rice and GJMD Studio, set to stream exclusively on the platform across the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Tarmo Peltokoski will open his tenure as HK Phil Music Director conducting the orchestra's premiere of Mahler's Symphony No. 8 at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.

Tacoma Little Theatre opens its 108th Season with the political satire, The Outsider, written by Paul Slade Smith. Ned Newley doesn’t even want to be governor. He’s terrified of public speaking, and his poll numbers are impressively bad. To his ever-supportive Chief of Staff, Ned seems destined to fail.

PENTATONE will release SPACES, a collection of world premiere recordings featuring composers including Anna Clyne, Donnacha Dennehy, George Lewis, Sarah Kirkland Snider, and Zoe Yost, marking the label's 25th anniversary.

Conductor Christian Reif will continue his tenure as Chief Conductor of Sweden's Gavle Symphony Orchestra while making debuts with the Rhode Island Philharmonic, Sarasota Orchestra, and Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is  August 27, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Sacramento Music Circus shared a new video featuring Kaitlyn Louise Smith discussing how playing Tracy Turnblad in HAIRSPRAY has shaped her both on and off stage.

BritBox has released the official trailer for AGATHA CHRISTIE'S TOMMY & TUPPENCE, a six-part series starring Antonia Thomas, Josh Dylan, and Imelda Staunton as a detective duo solving mysteries.

The first UK & Ireland tour of Mrs. Doubtfire will tour throughout the UK and Ireland, coming to Milton Keynes Theatre. The UK and Ireland tour of Mrs. Doubtfire stars Gabriel Vick as Daniel Hillard following his acclaimed performances in the West End.

Kokandy Productions is celebrating Stephen Sondheim with a revival of Sunday in the Park with George, playing now in the Chopin Downstairs Studio, 1543 W. Division St. in Chicago. Check out photos here!

This celebration of the scores and songs from the James Bond's film franchise leaves us stirred, not shaken, with a surprise appearance from Lulu.

You can now see production photos for the first UK & Ireland tour of Mrs. Doubtfire. The UK and Ireland tour of Mrs. Doubtfire stars Gabriel Vick as Daniel Hillard following his performances in the West End.

TAFELMUSIK will open its 48th concert season at Koerner Hall with a program featuring Beethoven and Farrenc, led by conductor Jakob Lehmann in his Tafelmusik debut.

North Coast Repertory Theatre Artistic Director David Ellenstein discusses the theatre's landmark 45th season, record-high subscriptions, and more than two decades leading the Solana Beach company.