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Over the next few months, theatre is heading to Hollywood. To celebrate the release of movies like Blue Moon, Hedda, and more, BroadwayWorld has put together a guide to five new titles that are sure to appeal to Broadway fans. 

Grammy-nominated and internationally acclaimed Liverpool Legends are bringing their unforgettable Beatles tribute show to Metairie for one night only, narrated by Louise Harrison.

What did our critic think of GHOST: THE MUSICAL at Hershey Area Playhouse?

New cast members have officially taken to the stage for their first performance in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre in London. Check out all new production photos and family portraits here!

West End stars Simbi Akande and Nadim Naaman will play Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins in Lerner and Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY at the Mill at Sonning, directed by Joseph Pitcher.

Hedgerow Theatre Company has announced its 2025–26 Mainstage season, featuring four productions—including three regional premieres—and a slate of new accessibility programs.

Director Josh Eberhard explains, “The heart of this production isn’t about horror for horror’s sake—it’s about empathy within darkness. By blending fact with feeling, we invited the audience to witness the humanity behind the headlines. Because ultimately, the story of Amityville ’74 isn’t just about what happened in one house—it’s about what happens when trauma, addiction, and abuse go unseen until it’s too late.”

“The universal themes of transformation, belonging, and resistance found in [Jen] Silverman's work resonates with diverse audiences.  Her use of magical realism and inventive storytelling techniques invites viewers to reconsider familiar narratives, fostering empathy and reflection.” 

Chess is back on Broadway! Previews for Chess begin Wednesday, October 15 at the Imperial Theatre. The production officially opens Sunday, November 16. Meet the cast of Chess below!

Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts is leaning all the way into spooky season with the world premiere of THE GRAVEYARD GIRLS, a Halloween-night anthology spun amid headstones, fog and the distant yip of coyotes.

Threepenny Collective will present L'Indiscipline written by Michal Vojtech, Pierre Albert Ollivier, and Ariel de la Garza and featuring an ensemble cast of fresh voices, as part of the Voila! Theatre Festival in London. Learn more!

Following its hit European run, Bernadette, The Musical—the moving story of Saint Bernadette of Lourdes—will make its U.S. premiere at Chicago’s Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture.

Chicago’s newest creative company, JK Entertainment, launches with PRODIGAL SON by John Patrick Shanley, running October 10–November 2, 2025, at the Athenaeum Center. Check out photos of the production.

Royal Family Productions, will present Chris Henry’s The Best Halloween Pageant Ever. Fun for the whole family, this holiday spectacular features choreography and dancing by Kate Bilenko. 

A powerful exploration of the natural world through music, featuring work by Sarah Kirkland Snider, R. Murray Schafer, Olivier Messiaen, Arvo Pärt, Andrew Balfour, and Chris Hutchings.

The Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center is holding open auditions for the wacky holiday musical NUNCRACKERS – The Nunsense Christmas Musical. Learn how to audition here!

Island City Stage launches its 14th South Florida season with Ruthless! The Musical, the award-winning Off-Broadway cult classic filled with ambition, stage mothers, child stars, and murder.

A generation that lived through one of history’s most devastating health crises takes center stage in The Survivors, a powerful new play written and directed by Mark Woodcock. Learn more about the reading here!

Jermyn Street Theatre has announced full casting for Guildford Shakespeare Company's new adaptation of David Copperfield. Abigail Pickard Price directs Luke Barton, Louise Beresford, and Eddy Payne.

Romesh Ranganathan will make his West End stage debut in a new production of Alan Ayckbourn's psychological comedy WOMAN IN MIND in a strictly limited West End run. Learn more here!

Moonhorse Dance Theatre marks 25 years of Older & Reckless with a special anniversary program November 21–22 at Harbourfront Centre, featuring works by Marc Boivin, Louise Bédard, William Yong, Sonia Rodriguez, Carol Anderson, Julia Sasso, and more.

Watch a video of Nicholas Christopher inside rehearsals for Broadway's Chess, also featuring Lea Michele and Aaron Tveit. Go inside the Michael Mayer-directed production now!

Oscar-nominated actor Stephen Rea will narrate Ocean Child at the Irish Cultural Centre this November - the flagship event in the Irish Cultural Centre's 30th anniversary programme.

The Jewish Museum will unveil its newly reimagined galleries and learning center on October 24, 2025—the institution’s most significant renovation in over 30 years.

New country musical Under the Mersey Moon will return to the Floral Pavilion in the New Year – and producers have announced the talented cast of actors and musicians who will entertain audiences.