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Today’s subject Jefferson A. Russell is currently living the theatre life onstage at Folger Theatre playing the roles of Duke Senior and Duke Frederick in their current production of As You Like It. The production runs through April 19th.

A brand-new production of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical Kinky Boots opened at the London Coliseum. Check out photos from gala night performance!

In this edition of Words From The Wings, we catch up with Matt Manuel, who plays Mitch Mahoney in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee off-Broadway, to share some of his favorite backstage moments, must-haves, and more!

What did our critic think of CLYDE'S at Burbage Theatre Company?

Due to popular demand, The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) will extend the run of its exclusive exhibit, Everybody Loves Raymond: Celebrating 30 Years through Labor Day.

HEAVY IS THE CROWN, power to the songs that set you free. A story from far away that hits very close to home

The National Tour of Spamalot is coming to Theatre Under The Stars at the Hobby Center. The cast of Spamalot features Major Attaway as King Arthur, Sean Bell as Sir Robin, and more.

The Fabulous Fox has announced that the North American Tour of SPAMALOT is coming to St. Louis May 5-17. Learn more about the upcoming production here!

The upcoming 2026-27 Tulsa Broadway season has been announced, which includes six shows ranging from hilarious musical comedies to breathtaking epics extending beyond the stage.

Broadway has a long history of one-person shows, including many that have been added to the canon in this century.  Seeing one actor powerfully create a whole world on stage can be an exceptional experience. Of course, one handers are hardly one-person projects; while there may only be one actor on stage, they are collaborating with an entire team of creatives, designers, and behind-the-scenes personnel to bring a show to life. 

This summer, Birmingham Stage Company will return to London’s West End with the funniest, fearsome and most farcical facts from British history in Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain - The Best Bits! a romp through the nation’s remarkable past.

On May 8, rock ‘n’ roll musician Neil Diamond will unveil Wild At Heart, his third and final entry in his collaboration with producer Rick Rubin. Recorded initially at sessions for Diamond’s Home Before Dark, the ten-song collection is now available to preorder.

OFC Creations Theatre Center in Rochester, NY, will present its 2026-2027 Broadway in Brighton Series featuring shows like HAIRSPRAY, MISS SAIGON, and the regional premiere of THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK.

The word is “special.” While several adjectives come to mind, the one that does the most justice when describing The Players’ cheerful, heartfelt production of ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’—as well as each of the actors in the cast, and the musical itself—is indisputably “special.”

The Tanglewood Popular Artist Series, which each year brings a star-studded lineup of musicians and performers to Tanglewood’s Koussevitzky Music Shed, continues to expand its 2026 summer season with the addition of Jon Stewart among a roster of major artists across genres including rock, country, pop, Broadway, and soul.

We recently had met public relations pro, Riccardo Gabrielle at Felice 83 on the Upper East Side of New York City where an excellent selection of wines from regions throughout Italy was showcased.

Little Theatre of Fall River, the birthplace of theatre on the South Coast, will present Indoor/Outdoor, a play by Kenny Finkle, opening at Little Theatre’s Firebarn. See photos!

Indie-pop singer-songwriter-pianist Andrew McMahon has revealed the details for the 17th Annual Dear Jack Benefit, set for Friday, November 13th in Denver at Boettcher Concert Hall at Denver Performing Arts Complex.

LA Phil President & CEO Kim Noltemy has unveiled the 2026/27 LA Phil season at Walt Disney Concert Hall. The season features figures including Esa-Pekka Salonen, who takes up his newly established role of Creative Director.

All new photos have been released of Strictly Come Dancing's Johannes Radebe and X-Factor winner Matt Cardle in the brand-new production of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy Award-winning KINKY BOOTS The Musical.

Chromolume Theatre is now presenting the first production of its 2026 Season of Musicals — A Season of Identity and Expression — The Color Purple. Check out photos from the show here!

Directed magnificently by Elijah Green, with energetic choreography by Katie Powers-Faulk and musical direction by Miki Yokomizo, the totally entertaining and artistically brilliant production pulled me in from the moment it started.

There’s one thing that the Seacoast Repertory Theatre knows how to do very well. It’s transforming their intimate, brick-walled space in Portsmouth into a world that feels ten times its actual size. Their current production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels—the 2005 musical based on the Steve Martin/Michael Caine film—is a fun, high-energy farce, delivering a cocktail of sophisticated wit and unapologetically lowbrow humor that pleases like a French martini.

Whitney Leavitt made a special appearance at The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee this week. Watch a video of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star and Dancing With the Stars alum as a 'guest speller' on her night off from Chicago.

Broadway alums Kumail Nanjiani, John Leguizamo and Dan Fogler, alongside O’Shea Jackson Jr., have joined previously announced Josh Hartnett in the cast of the action thriller All Day & All Night.