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New York Theatre Barn and the Fire Island Pines Arts Project will join forces for the 5th annual season of Barn on Fire. The summer residency on Fire Island will make space for the original musicals Trick! The Musical and Café con Leche.

Singer, actress and Broadway star Katharine McPhee has joined the late Dan Seals for a new duet version of Ronnie Bowman’s “The Healing Kind.' Listen to it now.

End of the Rainbow offers a rare chance to witness Judy Garland’s final chapter brought to life with extraordinary depth by Tammy Lukas. Her performance captures Judy’s fire, fragility, and humor with a precision shaped by years of study and a lifelong connection.

The YMCA of Greater New York’s 50th annual Heroes of New York Gala took place earlier this week at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, featuring a special performance by Tony Award-winner Ruthie Ann Miles. Check out photos from the event now.

Overall, according to our Tony Nominations grosses analysis, none of the new musicals this season are in the upper half of the theoretical monthly average across the industry. Last year, there were six new musicals in that upper half, four of which were nominees for Best Musical. Luckily, this weekend’s Tony Awards is set to potentially change all of that! But in an era where even the most viewed Tony Awards are viewed less than they were pre-2020, what effect do they have on the grosses at this point? 

Good Guy With a Gun!, a satirical musical concept album featuring Chris Sullivan, Kimiko Glenn, Anthony Rapp, Jason Alexander, and Yvette Nicole Brown, has released its' first single, 'Liberal Love,' now available.

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.

SALT LIFE will make its world premiere at Brooklyn Art Haus. Playwright and director Neka Cecillia Knowles brings forth a lesbian pirate romance for the party gworls with difficult attachment styles.

On Friday, Sting and Shaggy took the Good Morning America stage to perform a medley from Sting's musical The Last Ship. Watch the duo sing 'All This Time' and 'The Last Ship'.

Peter Fenton's dark comedy CORONATION, a teen satire about power and privilege, will receive a staged reading at Manhattan's Chain Theatre as part of the Spotlight New Works Fest.

Watch in this video as 2026 Tony Award nominee Caissie Levy chats more about the honor of playing Mother in Ragtime, why the Broadway community is so important, and so much more.

Florida Studio Theatre announced additional performances of HONKY TONK ANGELS at its Gompertz Theatre in Sarasota due to popular demand, featuring hits like 'These Boots Are Made for Walking' and 'Stand by Your Man.'

Special guest in their show Jason Robert Brown sent everyone out into the Theatre District with a renewed sense of 'HOPE'. See photos and a review of the show.

Drag legends Ginger Minj and Jujubee have released a cover of 'Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better),' the Irving Berlin show tune from the 1946 Broadway musical ANNIE GET YOUR GUN. Listen here!

BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top picks of children's shows from the 2026 Edfringe programme.

English Heritage has commemorated Sir Laurence Olivier with a blue plaque at his childhood home in Pimlico, where he first began acting. Sir Ian McKellen unveiled the plaque at 22 Lupus Street.

Kevin Wong and choreographer Alysa Pires collaborate for the first time on A MOMENT FOR FRAYED NERVES, an experimental musical of original music and movement, co-directed by Rielle Braid at Theatre Passe Muraille during the Toronto Fringe Festival.

Actors' Equity Association announced the chorus of SCHMIGADOON! as the recipient of the 2026 ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus, honoring 16 performers for their skill, athleticism, and contributions to the production.

Elaina Ragusa will make her Off-Broadway debut in SINGFELD! A Musical About Nothing at The Jerry Orbach Theater, joining the cast in the role of Elaine.

In what seems to be a Cabaret Convention aperitif, KT Sullivan gathers some of the industry's best to pay tribute to the songwriting industry's best.

Ursula Yovich received the 2026 Adelaide Cabaret Festival Icon Award at a sold-out Variety Gala, ahead of her solo performance honoring Nina Simone. The festival continues at Adelaide Festival Centre with performances by Alfie Boe, Em Rusciano, and more.

PCPA will present LUCHADORA! by Alvaro Saar Rios at the Marian Theatre in Santa Maria, CA. The family-friendly production reimagines the legend of Mulan through the world of Mexican wrestling, directed by Marilet Martinez.

Presented by the irrepressible, outrageous, and impossibly talented Artistic Director, Reuben Kaye.

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.

The University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television announced its 2026/27 season, featuring THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, STOP KISS, and the student-created New Directions Festival.