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The Tank NYC announced the lineup for PRIDEFEST 2026, an annual festival of new performances by queer artists curated by Max Mooney, featuring theater, comedy, puppetry, storytelling, and music at The Tank in New York City.

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Grammy and Emmy winner Will Roland, Tony winner Norm Lewis and more. 

Actress and comedian Meg Stalter will make her Broadway debut in Oh, Mary! this summer. Stalter, the breakout star of HBO’s TV comedy “Hacks,” will join the company as “Mary Todd Lincoln.'

The National Theatre announced further casting and dates for its 2026 season, including Cate Blanchett in ELECTRA/PERSONA, Anne-Marie Duff in SOME WOMAN, and new casts for CLOUD 9 and THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE.

Forty high school vocalists from 13 states and 29 cities have been chosen for the 2026 SONGBOOK ACADEMY, a weeklong summer intensive in Carmel, Indiana, featuring masterclasses and performances with Broadway stars including Mandy Gonzalez.

This May, there are plenty of new titles for Broadway fans to watch, including the film recording of Suffs, the series adaptation of Amadeus, Aleshea Harris's Is God Is film, and more.

BrightSide Theatre announced the cast and production team for THE PRODUCERS, the 12-time Tony Award-winning Mel Brooks musical, closing the company's 14th season in Naperville.

Two decades after Spring Awakening first premiered on Broadway, BroadwayWorld is taking a look back at what the cast of this era-defining musical, including Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff, and more has been up to.

Center Theatre Group has revealed twelve productions for the 2026/27 Season. The eight-show One CTG subscription package includes plays and musicals at the Mark Taper Forum and Ahmanson Theatre, including The Turning world premiere and more.

Performances are now underway for August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone on Broadway! The show recently extended, and will now play through Sunday, July 19. Meet the cast here!

Performances are underway for the Roundabout Theatre Company production of Fallen Angels by Noël Coward, directed by Tony Award-nominee Scott Ellis. Meet the cast of Fallen Angels here!

Running from 7-30 August 2026, this year's Edinburgh International Festival will present 24 days of world-class performances selected for their artistic and cultural resonance across opera, theatre, music and dance.  

It’s… Hairspray! BroadwayWorld is taking a look back at what the cast of this beloved musical has been up to since the show first graced the Broadway stage!

Bristol Old Vic's executive partnership of Artistic Director NANCY MEDINA and newly appointed Executive Director Rebecca Dawson has outlined the ways Bristol Old Vic is delivering on the organisation's commitment to support theatre-makers of the future, and champion stories from the South West in a string of announcements that coincide with the Theatre's 260th anniversary year.

What's happening off-Broadway? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre this month. February is filled with world premieres featuring well-known stars. See the full list!

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the complete cast and design team for the upcoming production of Fallen Angels by Noël Coward. Learn more about the full cast here!

Actor Simu Liu will make his Broadway debut in the smash hit play Oh, Mary! Liu will join the Broadway comedy as “Mary’s Teacher” beginning on Tuesday, February 3, for performances through Tuesday, April 21.

Further casting has been announced for the 2026/2027 UK and Ireland tour of MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL, opening at Manchester Opera House on 23 February 2026. Learn more here!

Though the revival of Merrily We Roll Along ended its limited Broadway run in 2024, the show will live on in the form of the new filmed version, now in theaters. To celebrate the release of the hit Stephen Sondheim musical, we are taking a look back at the storied careers of its three leading stars, including Tony Award-winner Lindsay Mendez.

54 BELOW will celebrate the happiest time of the year with an incredible lineup of performances by Tony winner Christine Ebersole with Billy Stritch, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” star Darius de Haas, and more.

The Public Theater revealed that 10 new playwrights have been selected for the 2025-2027 Emerging Writers Group. Learn more about the writers and the group here!

Initial casting and full tour dates have been revealed for the 2026/2027 UK and Ireland tour of the award-winning MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL. Learn more about the show here!

The cast has been set for the return of Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman's supernatural sensation Ghost Stories to the West End. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

Today’s subject Kanysha Williams is currently living her theatre life onstage at Signature Theatre playing the role of Miss Mary in Play On!. The Duke Ellington/Shakespeare infused extravaganza runs through October 5th in Signature’s MAX space.

Today’s subject Talia Suskauer is currently living her theatre life on tour playing the role of Lucille Frank in the Jason Robert Brown/Alfred Uhry modern day musical theatre masterwork Parade. The tour will make it’s final stop in the Eisenhower Theater at Kennedy Center from August 19th to September 7th.