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West End LIVE returns to Trafalgar Square this weekend- Europe’s largest free musical theatre festival which takes place each year in the heart of London, presented by Westminster City Council and Official London Theatre. Over 50 top shows from the West End and beyond are set to perform.  Watch video highlights here.

Theater Masters presented playwright Heidi Schreck with its Standing Ovation Award, recognizing her contributions to American theatre, including WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME, which earned two Tony nominations and a Pulitzer Prize finalist nod.

New production photos have been released from Cyrano de Bergerac at the Noel Coward Theatre in the West End. Learn more about the show and check out the photos here!

CLUB NVRLND, the immersive Peter Pan-inspired nightclub musical featuring 2000s anthems by Britney Spears, Rihanna, and more, will transfer to The Vaults in Waterloo following a sold-out Edinburgh Fringe run.

Ian McRae's PAINTED PONIES, directed by Elina de Santos, will receive its world premiere on the Audre Stage at Ruskin Group Theatre Arts Center in Santa Monica, starring Rachel Sorsa as a mother reckoning with past mistakes.

Tim Craskey, a Broadway performer, dancer and veteran stage manager whose career spanned theater, television, live events and cruise productions, has died at the age of 53. Craskey appeared in Broadway productions including Aida and Sweet Charity.

116 of the most talented high schoolers in the country will take the stage at the Minskoff Theatre for the 17th Annual Jimmy Awards. The 2026 ceremony will stream for free online through Thursday evening, June 25th. Tune in at 7:30pm ET to watch live!

Rivals, the critically acclaimed International Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning series, has been greenlit for a third season, with twelve new episodes. The show is available on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the US.

The Cape Playhouse announced Harold Wolpert, a three-time Tony Award-winning producer, as its new Managing Director as the longest continuously operating American summer theater approaches its 2027 Centennial.

Producer Adrian Grant has announced the full cast for I’M EVERY WOMAN – THE CHAKA KHAN MUSICAL. The show will open at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre for a limited season. The musical made its premiere earlier this year with performances at Hackney Empire, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry and the Congress Theatre, Eastbourne.

Joining the cast of Only Murders in the Building Season 6 are stage and screen star David Tennant, Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan, Doctor Who alum Jodie Whittaker, Academy Award winner Jim Broadbent, comedian Richard Ayoade, Adrian Lukis, and Olivier Award winner Kathryn Hunter.

54 Below posted three performance clips of Nicolas King honoring late musical director Mike Renzi, including songs from OLIVER and ON THE TOWN, plus a duet with Gabrielle Stravelli.

The Smith Center has shared a new video for MAYBE HAPPY ENDING, the six-time Tony Award winner including Best Musical, now playing in Las Vegas.

Maybe Happy Ending star Dez Duron appeared at a recent Mets Game to perform the National Anthem. The 'Gil Brentley' actor belted out the National Anthem live at Citi Field, calling it 'the best day' in an Instagram video.

Production photos have been released for Boublil and Schönberg’s LES MISÉRABLES THE ARENA CONCERT SPECTACULAR, playing at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena, ahead of London’s Royal Albert Hall and New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Check out the photos here!

West End LIVE announced its full schedule and presenters for its free musical theatre festival in Trafalgar Square, with over 50 West End performances including HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL, JERSEY BOYS, and INTO THE WOODS.

A dystopian production of Shakespeare's RICHARD III, directed by and starring Argentine theatre-maker Nicolás Pérez Costa, will play London's Cockpit Theatre following a critically acclaimed run in Madrid and multiple Spanish Off Theatre Award nominations.

BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) has revealed its its Fall 2026 season and Next Wave, an slate of dance, theater, music, film, and family events. Next Wave 2026 lays the groundwork for the 50th anniversary of DanceAfrica

Joining the cast of Only Murders in the Building Season 6 are stage and screen star Derek Jacobi, Olivier winner Anjana Vasan, Olivier nominee Jane Horrocks, Sherlock star Martin Freeman, comedian Jamie Demetriou, former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell Horner, and Downton Abbey's Lesley Nicol.

AVENUE Q's West End cast performed 'The Internet Is For Porn' in an all new clip, giving audiences a look inside the Tony Award-winning musical's run at the Shaftesbury Theatre. Check out the video here!

Jinkx Monsoon will reprise her Broadway-acclaimed role as Mary Todd Lincoln in OH, MARY! for a strictly limited six-week season at London's Trafalgar Theatre, marking her West End debut.

Jenn Gambatese, Bryan Fenkart, and Patrick Oliver Jones headline the cast of UNZIPPED, a new musical by Douglas J. Cohen and Eva Margolies, in a free presentation at Theater 555 in NYC.

Actress Miriam Margolyes and Troma Entertainment co-founder Lloyd Kaufman are named Raindance Icon Award recipients, with a posthumous honor going to rock & roll legend Eddie Cochran at the festival's 34th edition.

Actors Hugh Laurie and Joe Alwyn have joined the cast of the forthcoming espionage thriller Legacy of Spies, the new series adaptation of John le Carré’s ‘The Spy Who Came in from the Cold,' from MGM+ and the BBC.

The recipients have been revealed for the 2026 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards, which aim to support creators of concert music ranging in age from 13 to 30.