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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.

One day, I thought, you know what? There's one group of songs from the Disney studios, their animated films, that we all grew up with. So many songs that have become part of the American consciousness.

The WIZARD OF OZ is familiar to so many after all this time (and so many versions, including the Disney alternate universe ‘Wicked’ franchise) that one might be forgiven for thinking that no version is capable of any surprises anymore. AND YET. I am delighted to report that in this production lovingly done by Toby’s, there are delightful, unexpected moments, including puppetry and a surprising dance number, plus The Jitterbug.

BroadwayWorld talks with WICKED alumn Carmen Cusack, who will headline BACK TO OZ: From The Wonderful Wizard to The Wiz to Wicked at the Mark Taper Forum April 18–26.

Park University International Center for Music will present pianist Behzod Abduraimov on May 1 at the 1900 Building in Mission Woods, Kan., closing its 2025-26 concert season. Tickets are $30 for the public and $10 for students.

For me, the message of this play is that family is the most important thing. Having, keeping, and surviving those family ties and those memories.

Strange Fruit, directed by Venus Cuffs at Joe's Pub on 2/26, is a multimedia protest performance inspired by Billie Holiday's 1939 anti-lynching anthem. An all-LGBTQIA+ cast of Black artists explores resilience and resistance.

Hofstra University's Department of Drama and Dance will present A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, exploring a complex web of romantic entanglements in 1900 Sweden. Directed by Keith Michael Pinault, the production features a waltz-infused score and runs from March 6-14 at the Toni and Martin Sosnoff Theater.

When I think of Steppenwolf, I often think of family members crying, screaming at one another, or some combination of the two. So the sparring between spouses Alice and Captain Edgar in August Strindberg’s 1900 play THE DANCE OF DEATH feels right at home. In a surprisingly funny and sharp version from accomplished Irish playwright Conor McPherson and direction from Steppenwolf ensemble member Yasen Peyankov, Kathryn Erbe and Jeff Perry go toe-to-toe as a troubled married couple about to celebrate their silver anniversary. 

MidAmerica Productions will present its 43rd concert season at Carnegie Hall, featuring 11 world premieres and a mix of sacred and secular music from March to June 2026.

In PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK: THE MUSICAL, Gold’s score makes it clear that this is not a mystery you simply watch. It’s a mystery you enter. The music becomes a kind of weather system that circles, shifts, and pulls the audience along.

Amoeba Productions, a new performing arts nonprofit in New York City, announced The Composition Cabaret — an epic night of live music and community-building.

PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK: The Musical, adapted from the  novel by Joan Lindsay, with book and lyrics by Hilary Bell and music and arrangements by Greta Gertler Gold, will  begin performances off-Broadway next month.

Center Theatre Group is offering a slate of artistic programming that helps identify and support the next generation of great plays and playwrights. Learn more!

Four students of Stanislav Ioudenitch, Park University International Center for Music founder and artistic director, and gold medalist of the 2001 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, will perform in recital.

The benefit of a stage production means it will always be malleable to change, always willing to look at how a story written in the past can still be relevant in the present, and remain timeless for the future. What follows in this new production of The Wiz is a recontextualization of our favorite characters. While the structure of the story is faithful to the Baum novel and MGM film, it comes with small, but noticeable details that reframe this familiar story not just as a fantastical quest, but as a bildungsroman and revenge tale at the same time.

Off-Brand Opera will present the world premiere of NIETZSCHE, a new musical by Kimerer LaMothe and Geoffrey Gee, appearing at the A.R.T./NY Mezzanine Theatre. Learn more!

Broadway currently boasts 41 theaters. This number has always been ever-changing—since even before the first time the word “Broadway” was used to describe professional theater in New York.

The Wizard of Oz at Zach is a delight. Cowboy boots, aerialists, a real Toto, and a cast with voices and moves that could light up Broadway. Bold, fresh, unforgettable. #BWW #ATXTheatre

The culmination of the brass band season is fast approaching as the UK's top ensembles prepare to compete in two prestigious finals this September and October.

Each adaptation and retelling of the story brings a fresh perspective to the classic tale about Dorothy, Toto, The Scarecrow, The Tinman, The Cowardly Lion, The Wicked Witch of the West, Glinda the Good Witch, and The Wizard.

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation announced that Charlotte Wells has been elevated to the newly created position of Chief Executive Officer, succeeding current Executive Director Cyd Wilson who is retiring and stepping into an advisory and special projects role.

Second Stage Theatre’s 43rd Street off-Broadway house, right near 8th Avenue, recently changed hands and is now the home of Studio Seaview . Seaview’s first production in the space is Angry Alan, starring John Krasinski. They have renovated and updated the space since Second Stage switched off-Broadway locations to now present shows at the Signature.

Cabaret royalty was on the stage of 54 Below on June 11 for the Mabel Mercer Foundation's 40 year anniversary hosted by KT Sullivan celebrating the foundation's legacy.

Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Jenn Colella, and more. See the full lineup here.