Meet the People 1940
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by Stephi Wild - Oct 8, 2026
American Ballet Theatre will present ABTKIDS, a hour-long performance featuring ABT dancers in excerpts from classical and contemporary works, hosted by former principal dancer Misty Copeland at the David H. Koch Theater.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 2, 2026
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera announced 10 new artists joining for the 2026–27 season, including Assistant Conductor Kyle Dickson, five opera resident artists, and four orchestra musicians.
by Greg Dalton-White - Sep 15, 2026
Office Party, a comedy by Misty Maynard, opened September 11th at the Kechi Playhouse. Maynard has assembled a capable cast who has created fun characters in this third outing for the play. The play will run Fridays/Saturdays at 8:00 and 2:30 on Sundays through October 4th. For reservations call 316-744-2152.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 18, 2026
Center Theatre Group will present Big League Productions' national tour of THE MUSIC MAN at the Ahmanson Theatre from October 27 to November 8, 2026, marking the show's first major Los Angeles engagement since 1980.
by Rob Lester - Jul 13, 2026
Old showtunes prove there's life in old-school show tunes when the Pocket Change Combo combines forces with young singers. Terrific Tyler J. Landusky led the combo platter of jazz and Broadway in CURTAINS & CADENZAS at 54 Below.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 18, 2026
Borscht Belt Fest returns to Ellenville, NY for its third year with stand-up comedy, cultural panels, culinary experiences, and a free Street Fair featuring 100+ vendors.
by Nicole Rosky - May 11, 2026
The Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town, national, and digital news publications, has just announced the winners of the 2026 Outer Critics Circle Awards. We have the full list.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 14, 2026
Newport NewWorks Musical Theater Festival will return this summer, featuring three new musicals, including STUPID. A genius new musical by Benjamin Scheuer and Simon Scheuer, and more.
by Elliot Lanes - Mar 12, 2026
Today’s subject Myles Frost in currently living his theatre life as the lead character in Chez Joey at Arena Stage. The show is a modern reimagining of the 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical Pal Joey. The production runs through March 22nd in Arena’s Kreeger Theatre.
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 11, 2026
The Brick Presbyterian Church in Manhattan will present John Stainer's oratorio THE CRUCIFIXION on Good Friday, April 3rd, as part of its 2025-26 Worship & Arts series.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 5, 2026
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will present a diverse lineup of performances for its 2026 summer season, featuring classical concerts and special events.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2026
The Louisville Orchestra will present a series of free community concerts across various venues this spring, aiming to bring classical music to a wider audience.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 7, 2026
Sarasota Jewish Theatre will present “Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski,” by Clark Young and Derek Goldman, from February 4 to February 15, and the Be A Theatre Maven program for this play on February 6.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 2, 2025
The Joyce Theater Foundation has revealed its programming for the Spring/Summer 2026 season in the newly named Tino & Rajika Puri Auditorium at The Joyce Theater.
by Team BWW - Oct 31, 2025
Dallas is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for November 2025 include Ride The Cyclone & more.
by Team BWW - Oct 25, 2025
Beloved and iconic actress June Lockhart died of natural causes at her home in Santa Monica, California with her daughter June Elizabeth and granddaughter Christianna by her side.
by Shari Barrett - Oct 13, 2025
With frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in the news due to actor Bruce Willis fighting the disease for several years, I decided to speak with playwright Jake Broder, an Atlantic Fellow at the Global Brain Health Institute, about his motivation to create Unravelled and his research on the disease.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 10, 2025
Emmy Award winner Matthew Rhys is set to return to the London stage for the first time in 21 years to play Richard Burton at The Old Vic. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!
by R. Scott Reedy - Oct 6, 2025
Winston Churchill was one of the 20th century’s towering political figures – a British statesman, military officer, and prime minister of the United Kingdom during World War II in 1940–45, and again in 1951–55, who spent over six decades as a member of the British parliament.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 29, 2025
Back by popular demand, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) will perform Michael Pink's acclaimed Dracula ballet at the Benedum Center at Halloween. Learn more here!
by Stephi Wild - Sep 22, 2025
Inspired by real events and brought to the stage by Slavic theatre company WITHINTHEATRE, Boogie on the Bones looks at love, music and the price of freedom in a post Stalinist Russia.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 14, 2025
American Ballet Theatre will present two seasons at the David H. Koch Theater for 2025-2026. See the programming and learn how to purchase tickets here!
by Stephi Wild - Jun 18, 2025
Center Theatre Group will host Walk With Me CTG: An Interactive Audio Experience beginning this month outside of the Mark Taper Forum and Ahmanson Theatre on the Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 23, 2025
Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Derby Theatre will stage the première of Elizabeth Newman's new adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's landmark novel The Great Gatsby.
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Apr 13, 2025
This time, the reader question was: There are only three states in America without known Broadway musicals set within their borders. Can you guess which three? WE're breaking it down state by state.
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