The Solti Foundation U.S. announced conductor Elias Brown as the recipient of the Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, the largest grant currently awarded to American conductors in the formative years of their careers.
Stephen Mangan will play Lopakhin opposite Kristin Scott Thomas' Lyubov Ranevskaya in THE CHERRY ORCHARD at London's Harold Pinter Theatre, in a new adaptation by Conor McPherson directed by Ian Rickson.
Opera Colorado and the American Guild of Musical Artists announced their first collective bargaining agreement, a three-year contract recognizing the company's chorus and AGMA artists as professionals, with added protections for its Artists in Residence program.
Complicité co-founder Annabel Arden will play Nell in Flabbergast Theatre's Edinburgh Fringe production of Samuel Beckett's ENDGAME, joining artistic director Henry Maynard, Simon Gleave, and Derek Elwood at the 375-seat Lomond venue.
Spanish short play REVELATION, written by David Cárdenas and Carmen García-Herranz, will make its New York premiere at Teatro LATEA on the Lower East Side as part of the New York Theater Festival.
Allison St. Rock's LGBTQIA+ concert evening returns to 54 Below following a nearly sold-out debut, featuring songs from Coming Out, the Musical and other new queer works.
Mirvish Productions will present the world premiere of Goblin: Christmas Carol, a spontaneous theatre creation from Rebecca Northan, Bruce Horak, and Ellis Lalonde, at Toronto's CAA Theatre.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater celebrated the company's 40th Anniversary with the Revel in Ruby Gala. The evening raised $1.3 million, honoring four decades of powerful theatermaking and fueling the artistry, education, and community engagement.
PlayPenn's New Play Development Conference returns to Philadelphia with 19 free public events featuring six new play presentations, workshops, and conversations timed to the nation's 250th anniversary.
The St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival in Prescott, Ontario, will present the world premiere musical R&J AND JONI, blending Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet with Joni Mitchell's music, alongside an immersive walkabout Macbeth AT THE TOWER and a local Spotlight Series.
Forced Entertainment announced a return to UK stages with two works: the UK premiere of COLD SWEAT, featuring AI-generated voices and live lip-syncing, and a northern England tour of SELECTED WORKS: TABLE TOP SHAKESPEARE.
Principal casting announced for RENT at London's Duke of York's Theatre, with Travis Ross, Bella Brown, Billy Nevers, and others joining previously announced Gaten Matarazzo. Booking has been extended due to popular demand.
The Atlanta Shakespeare Company announced its 2026-2027 season at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse in Atlanta, featuring MEASURE FOR MEASURE, Macbeth, THE TURN OF THE SCREW, OTHELLO, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, and ROMEO AND JULIET.
Shakespeare's Globe announced the cast for AS YOU LIKE IT, co-directed by Sean Holmes and Charlie Josephine, who also stars as Orlando. Lola Shalam leads as Rosalind in the Globe Theatre production.
Al Seed Productions announced THRICE, a choral performance responding to Shakespeare's Macbeth, led by nine female performers. The production will tour Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, and Edinburgh this autumn.
Ruth Stage announced its inaugural season alongside plans for a national expansion, marking a significant milestone for the emerging theater company. Learn more here!
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey will present Rogue Shakespeare: The Merry Wives of Windsor, a director-free production featuring Jeffrey M. Bender as Falstaff alongside a troupe of seasoned Shakespearean actors.
Sophie Okonedo will lead the cast of A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY at the Donmar Warehouse, directed by Lyndsey Turner. The production is Brian Friel's reworking of Turgenev's classic play.
Nessa Amherst's DEFINE 'BLACK' will make its world premiere at District Fringe in Washington, DC, as part of the SPARK New Play Reading series, a program showcasing works by local DC-area playwrights.
FRIGID New York will present the 6th Annual Little Shakespeare Festival at UNDER St. Marks Theater in NYC, featuring a 'ShakesPUNK' theme with independent productions inspired by Shakespeare.
The RSC announced new productions for its 2026-27 season, including Sharon D Clarke in OTHELLO, a world premiere by Stewart Pringle, and a touring MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR visiting regional theatres across England.
Shakespeare LIVE will host the inaugural Shakespeare RenFest at the Levitt Pavilion in downtown Arlington, featuring live entertainment, artisan vendors, food trucks, and Renaissance festivities. The free event will be followed by a production of Macbeth.
Charlotte Merriam's playwriting debut SAD BRIDE, a queer dark comedy about the wedding industry and compulsory heterosexuality, will have its world premiere at Pleasance Courtyard during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The cast has been revealed for MUSE: The Shakespeare Mayhem Musical, a new musical created by students at the prestigious high school, Interlochen Arts Academy, that will be a feature presentation of the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
New York City Ballet will present its annual Fall Fashion Gala, once again celebrating choreography and costume design. The evening will feature a World Premiere by Jennifer Archibald, in her NYCB debut, plus more.
