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A new clip from Sacramento Music Circus features choreographer Sara Edwards discussing her work on the company's production of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, detailing how she uses movement and dance to transport audiences to Transylvania. Edwards speaks to the physical storytelling behind the show's dance numbers and the choreographic choices that drive the production's energy.

Lyric Stage Boston has announced principal casting for its 2027 production of Les Misérables. Directed by Courtney O'Connor, the musical will star De'Lon Grant as Jean Valjean, Christopher Chew as Javert, and Kristian Espiritu as Fantine.

What’s seven feet tall, green, and a triple threat? You’ll have to come to Broadway at Music Circus to find out and witness the spectacle of the summer. Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein is tapping its way into the hearts of Sacramentans as fast as you can say, “It’s alive!” The film version premiered in 1974 and quickly became a beloved parody of the classic Universal monster movies. It combined Brooks' signature humor and outrageous characters into an enduring classic that was adapted to a Broadway musical in 2007.  This summer, director Glenn Casale’s vision of mad genius turns this Broadway at Music Circus production into a gloriously entertaining monster mash.

Surflight Theatre in Beach Haven, NJ is set to stage YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, the musical comedy based on Mel Brooks' classic film, with casting directed by Gail Anderson.

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts will conclude its 2026 Summer Season on August 2 with the Orchestra of St. Luke's under the baton of Xian Zhang and violinist Gil Shaham, who returns to the festival for the first time in a decade to perform Barber's Violin Concerto.

The Venice Symphony re-elected Roger Effron as board chair and added Linda Cantrell, Bob Hite, and Samuel Stempler as new trustees, bringing expertise in finance, marketing, and education to the Florida orchestra.

Bronx Music Hall will present a July lineup featuring a tribute to Afro-Dominican legend Enerolisa Nuñez, performed by her daughter, alongside the Bronx Rising! Kuba Festival celebrating Congolese culture through music, dance, and visual arts.

The Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning will present its fourth annual Downtown Jamaica Riddim & Jazz Festival in Rufus King Park, headlined by three-time GRAMMY winner Branford Marsalis and his quartet. The free event features a full lineup of live music.

The San Francisco Symphony will present a memorial concert honoring Michael Tilson Thomas, featuring Audra McDonald, Yuja Wang, and others, with tributes, archival footage, and performances.

Oscar and two-time GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop will play his first live performance in seven years, taking place at the GRAMMY Museum on Friday, October 9, at the Clive Davis Theater in Los Angeles, CA.

Atlanta Rhythm Section and Firefall are set to perform at the historic Florida Theatre in downtown Jacksonville, bringing classic rock and country rock hits spanning more than five decades of music.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of longtime record producer and music executive Clive Davis, who passed away on Monday, June 22. He was 94 years old.

Tony winner Janie Sell died at the age of 86 after a brief illness, according to her longtime friend James Dybas, who confirmed the news online. She was surrounded by her friends and family members. 

Telluride Bluegrass is set to live-stream this year's festival, partnering with streaming company nugs for the second year. The festival physically takes place this weekend, June 18-21, in Telluride, Colorado, marking its 53rd year.

Summer is here and there is no better time of year to soak up the sun and dive into a new book. You're in luck, because Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 22 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's Summer 2026 reading list.

The New York-based cabaret star reflects on her love of London and how the city shaped her career in musical theater. She'll return there for a 7/12 show at Ronnie Scott's.

Puppet Showplace Theater announced its Summer 2026 season, featuring family performances, free outdoor shows at Emerson College, a Black puppeteers showcase, and evening programming for adults and teens in Boston.

Chelsea Music Festival's Festival Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Ken-David Masur, will present SHELTERS IN THE DESERT at St. Paul's German Lutheran Church in NYC, featuring works by five living composers.

Chelsea Music Festival's Festival Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Ken-David Masur, will present an evening of five works by living composers united by themes of water, memory, and transformation at St. Paul's German Lutheran Church in NYC.

It's a very rare treat—particularly all the way here in Orange County, California—to hear Broadway songs and the stories behind them performed directly by the legendary composer himself, even for just a one-night-only event. But that is exactly the gift bestowed upon a rapt audience recently when the Irvine Barclay Theatre presented DEFYING GRAVITY: AN EVENING WITH STEPHEN SCHWARTZ & FRIENDS to a sold-out crowd on the evening of May 23, 2026.

Pushcart Players, entering its 52nd year, received a grant from Pine Tree Foundation of New York to support its 2026-27 season, including a 'Voices of Democracy and Social Justice' outreach initiative.

Theater Resources Unlimited will host a Community Gathering via Zoom focused on licensing, featuring James Rocco and C. Michael Perry discussing legal rights, royalties, and how producers can navigate the licensing landscape.

Icon Julie Andrews made a virtual appearance in a video message that played for attendees at Sunday's World Parkinson Congress in Phoenix, an annual event aimed at combatting the progressive movement disorder. Watch the video here!

New Jersey Symphony will present its season finale concerts featuring pianist Emanuel Ax performing Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 22, Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, and the world premiere of Allison Loggins-Hull's Doublespeak.

Composer Steve Reich's 90th birthday will be marked by a worldwide season of performances, festivals, and recordings, anchored by the world premiere of In All Your Ways with the Colin Currie Group at the Edinburgh International Festival.