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This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 9/11/2025 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Pianist Max Lifchitz will present a recital of piano works by Mexican composers on Sunday, September 14, at 7 PM at the Klavierhaus Auditorium (790 11th Ave, between 54th and 55th Streets, NYC).

With rehearsals underway for the world premiere of PADDINGTON The Musical, almost the full company has been revealed. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

Porgy and Bess is a famous 'folk opera' created by George Gershwin, with a libretto by DuBose Heyward and lyrics by DuBose and Ira Gershwin. The work chronicles the life of a Black community on Catfish Row in Charleston and is known for its fusion of operatic elements with American folk music, jazz, and blues. The story focuses on the love between Porgy, a disabled beggar, and Bess, a woman seeking a better life.

Produced by Rainbow Zebra Productions LLC and The Magic Theatre, this free reading – directed by Andrea Gordon - will take place on Monday, September 22, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at The Magic Theatre.

The first single from the upcoming film adaptation of Kiss of the Spider Woman, starring Jennifer Lopez, has been released. Listen to the title song, sung by Lopez, here!

Behind the scenes images of the Stereophonic cast have been released, showing insight into life behind the on-stage recording studio. See the photos here!

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts is closing out 2025 with a spectacular array of Broadway musicals, jazz masters, legendary headliners, and family favorites, offering world-class entertainment for every taste. Tickets are on sale now.

The UNLV Performing Arts Center (UNLV PAC) launches its 2025-26 Season, with Las Vegas’ Cirque Mechanics as they present Tilt!—A Circus Thrill Ride at the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 2:00 p.m.

Dorset Theatre Festival has announced a staged reading of the new play Bad Dates: End Game by Theresa Rebeck, directed by John Benjamin Hickey, starring Julie White. The performance will take place September 13, 2025 at the Dorset Playhouse. 

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts will open its 2025-26 Composer Portraits series with Helmut Lachenmann, Complete String Quartets.

The Arts Bonita Actors Theater will perform 'Carrie: The Musical' as its fall show for two weekends. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets to the performances here!

In 'The Life of a Showgirl,' Taylor Swift is tapping into a rich history of showbiz and glamor from days gone by. As we prepare for Swift’s new album, which arrives in October, we have compiled a list of some of the brightest Broadway showgirls that Mackie has costumed over the years, from Barbra Streisand to Bernadette Peters.

Before he takes the stage as a part of the Second City’s 65th Anniversary Show Sept. 4 at the Southern Theatre (21 East Main Street in downtown Columbus), Rich Alfonso will go through the same ritual he always does as he prepares to perform.

A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical will make its Australian premiere exclusively in Melbourne in August 2026 at The Princess Theatre. The cast will be announced soon!

As rehearsals begin for the world premiere of PADDINGTON The Musical, the principal cast and further members of the creative team have been revealed. Learn more here!

Broadway will welcome Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle in the first-ever New York revival of Proof, David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning drama. Directed by Thomas Kail (Hamilton), the production begins previews March 31, 2026, at a Shubert Theatre to be announced. This strictly limited engagement marks the Broadway debuts of both Edebiri and Cheadle.

An all new trailer has been released for the upcoming Kiss of the Spider Woman film, directed by Academy Award winner Bill Condon and starring Diego Luna, Tonatiuh, and Jennifer Lopez. Watch the video here!

Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities President and CEO Philip C. Sneed has announced that he will retire effective June 30, 2026. A 40-year member of Actors' Equity Association, Sneed’s connection to the Arvada Center began nearly five decades ago.

Bernadette Peters will perform a concert in Australia as part of the Melt Festival of Queer Arts and Culture. An Evening With Bernadette Peters is coming to the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Golden Globe winner Scott Bakula will star in The Baker’s Wife at Classic Stage Company as Aimable Castagnet alongside Ariana DeBose. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

The San Francisco Symphony will kick off its 2025–26 season with two celebratory events including the All San Francisco Concert. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

Theater West End will present their sixth production in their 2025 MainStage series - For Colored Girls who have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has revealed its 25/26 season of programming, running September 2025 through May 2026. See full programming here!

Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Peabo Bryson will celebrate his life and 50-year musical legacy on the Golden Touch Tour through 2026, culminating with the release of his new album, Grace.