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The 79th Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday, June 7, 2026. It's the biggest awards show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long awards season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. Which Best Musical and Best Play nominees will take home the ultimate prize?

Lincoln Center announced Wynton Marsalis as its 2026-2027 Visionary Artist, honoring the trumpeter, composer, and Jazz at Lincoln Center co-founder in his final year as Artistic Director with free concerts, talks, and performances.

The stage production does make a lot of strides that strengthens the endurance and popularity of this love story. It repeats iconic moments from the popular 2004 film, but isn’t aping the original screenplay in any way. A new libretto offers a fresh take that borrows the basic structure of the novel and memorable film moments, whilst breathing in new voices and new scenes that add different layers to these familiar characters.

The 2026 Tony nominees are already winners... literally. For some, this marks their first nomination, but others have already won Tony Awards in seasons past. We took a look at which nominees have won at least a Tony or two (or four!) - amongst them, they've gathered a total 64 awards.

Norman Lasiter will perform two cabaret shows this summer — STILL GRAY AND FEELIN' GROOVY at Don't Tell Mama and GRAY PRIDE at the Arts Project of Cherry Grove Community House, both with music director Christopher Marlowe.

George Street Playhouse announced a 60-minute multimedia benefit event celebrating Al Hirschfeld's Broadway illustrations, hosted by David Leopold of the Al Hirschfeld Foundation.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis announced eight newly elected board members, joining as the company celebrates its 60th Anniversary Season. Ann Cady Scott returns as Board President for a third term.

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company announced the cast and creative team for its 30th anniversary production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, directed by Founding Artistic Director Steven Maler at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common.

I never thought once thought about what the songs were about when I was a kid, I was just trying to learn the basslines – but now, with a few brain cells more, listening to the lyrics, the thematics of these songs are revealed as lurid, dark, satirical, political. It’s just that the music rocks hard and is funky as hell. And I think it’s in this spirit that I wrote the heavy metal arthouse mayhem that is FOAL.

Dig Deep Theatre and Theatre Extempore announced a co-production of Kenneth Lonergan's THIS IS OUR YOUTH at The Olive Branch in Valencia, CA — marking the Santa Clarita Valley's first live staging of the acclaimed coming-of-age dramedy.

English National Opera has announced its 2026/27 Season across London and Greater Manchester, featuring nine operas, with six new productions, four operas by contemporary female composers and opportunities for the next generation of opera makers.

We learn that the suburban fantasy is not sustainable, primarily because such a fantasy can only ever be a dream. The reality of suburban living, as told by Kimberly Akimbo, shows there is much more nuance to everyday life than the nuclear family with a white picket fence and a wholesome dinner at eight. If everyone got what they wanted, after all, they wouldn’t want for more.

Marcos Morau and the Ballet Nacional de España bring Afanador to Paris — a hypnotic fusion of flamenco, contemporary dance, photography, and queer aesthetics. A work of ravishing strangeness, formal brilliance, and emotional generosity

Due to popular demand, The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) will extend the run of its exclusive exhibit, Everybody Loves Raymond: Celebrating 30 Years through Labor Day.

Jane Comfort and Company will debut a world premiere alongside two existing works at LaMama's Ellen Stewart Theater March 19-22 2026

Broadway's Andrew Keenan-Bolger is making a showstopping YA debut with Limelight (now available where books are sold), a poignant coming-of-age novel about identity, first love, and the power of the arts to help young people feel seen. BroadwayWorld is very excited to bring you an exclusive excerpt from the book!

Phish has unveiled plans for their Summer Tour ‘26, with newly announced dates including a return to Boston, MA’s historic Fenway Park for a two-night run and five shows at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

The LA Phil has revealed the 2026 Hollywood Bowl summer season with performances at the world-renowned amphitheater in the Hollywood Hills from June to September 2026.

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!

The successful Hayward Hawaiian Music Series will wind down with Masters of the 'Ukulele, hosted by award-winning musician Patrick Landeza. Learn more here!

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar will return this summer with a special limited run of his acclaimed, top-grossing Best of All Worlds Tour, joined by rock musician Rick Springfield. Check out dates and locations.

La Cage aux Folles finally returns to its French roots at the Théâtre du Châtelet—and the homecoming is worth the wait. Olivier Py’s ambitious revival, led by a radiant Laurent Lafitte, blends glamour, wit, and quiet political force in a production that reclaims Jerry Herman’s musical as both spectacle and statement

Phish will return to Sphere in Las Vegas next year for nine shows, set for April 16-18, April 23-25, and April 30-May 2. A ticket request period is now underway and will continue through 9:00 am PT / 12:00 noon ET on Monday, December 8.

​​​​​​​The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) will open its brand new exclusive exhibit—Everybody Loves Raymond: Celebrating 30 Years.

The Olivier Award-winning Oedipus, an adaptation created and directed by Robert Icke, will begin performances on Broadway on Thursday, October 30, 2025. Meet the cast of Oedipus here!