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A new production of Rent is set to open in the West End in Autumn 2026. The show was teased with an Instagram post on the official account for the forthcoming production.

This season, Broadway royalty has taken up residence in the splendid library of an Upper East Side mansion. So how did House of the Redeemer, a retreat house within the Episcopal Archdiocese of New York, become off-Broadway’s hottest new venue?

Vancouver Opera will conclude its 2025-2026 season with Puccini's La Boheme at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. This production, featuring the tragic romance of Rodolfo and Mimì set in Paris's Latin Quarter, is directed by Brenna Corner.

The Guthrie Theater has revealed the nine productions that will make up its 2026–2027 mainstage season. The full lineup includes Samuel Beckett’s seminal play Waiting for Godot, featuring Academy Award nominee David Strathairn and more.

The new season, the 70th in Lyric Opera’s history, will include four mainstage productions at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, including La bohème and Aida.

Yes, Rent opened on Broadway thirty years ago. Having seen its final preview with a rapt and frequently weeping audience, it was fun to share it with an audience that knows the score (and when to moo).

It's been 25 years since Chicago was played at Oscars teatern. Now it is back with Broadway and West End star Peter Jöback as Billy Flynn along the Ellen Lindblad as Roxie and Hanna Lindblad as Roxie.

Sarasota Opera will open its 2026 Winter Festival with Giacomo Puccini's La bohème at the Sarasota Opera House. As the company enters its 67th season, it embarks on a momentous year celebrating the Opera House's centennial.

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.

From August 21 through August 28, Classic American Tales will present three different events in two different Cape May locations: The historic Dormer House B&B and The Cape May Public Library. Learn more!

From August 5 through August 14, Classic American Tales (CAT) will present three different events in two different Cape May locations: The historic Dormer House B&B and The Cape May Public Library. 

From July 24 through August 5, the nonprofit Classic American Tales (CAT) will present four different events in two different Cape May locations: The historic Dormer House B&B and The Cape May Public Library. 

Spoleto Festival USA's bipolar weekend of WHITE BOX and POLAR BEAR & PENGUIN was an admirable pairing for young and old -but not as grippingly theatrical as the world premiere staging of Benjamin Britten's opera, THE TURN OF THE SCREW, retelling the ghostly Henry James novella under the direction of Rodula Gaitanou

Broadway welcomes back a classic work by a classic writing team. Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance is getting new life with Pirates! The Penzance Musical- an adaptation that takes some joyous liberties. It's been a while since a Gilbert and Sullivan show has been on Broadway (since the 1987 revival of The Mikado, to be exact), so there is reason to recap.

Perhaps the biggest takeaway from experiencing RENT - IN CONCERT—a symphony orchestra-backed concert version of Jonathan Larson's iconic musical which recently played to a full-capacity crowd for a one-night-only performance on March 15, 2025 at OC's Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa—is that this Tony and Pulitzer-Prize-winning 1996 show truly deserves to always have a full symphony orchestra playing its memorable score. Aided by a talented ensemble led by Coby Getzug, Abigail Barlow, and Frankie Rodriguez, this beautifully-presented music showcase proved to be an entertaining evening.

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra will celebrate its 125th anniversary in 2025–26. See full programming for the season and learn how to purchase tickets here!

LA Opera has announced details for the company's 40th anniversary season, which will launch on September 20, 2025. In his 20th season with the company—his final season as Music Director before becoming Conductor Laureate—James Conlon will conduct three of the five mainstage productions, with other mainstage performances led by Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados and by guest conductor Dalia Stasevska.

The Seagull will play performances January 18 through February 9, 2025, in a visiting production at the Odyssey Theatre, with two preview performances on January 16 and 17.

The Seagull, one of Chekhov’s most popular plays and a favorite among actors, will return with a vital new production directed by Chekhov expert and actor Bruce Katzman, author of Secrets of Chekhov at the Odyssey. Learn more!

We spoke to James Tupper about the production of The Seagull at The Odyssey. Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece play receives a vital new production starring Sasha Alexander (Rizzoli and Isles, NCIS, Shameless) and James Tupper (Revenge, Big Little Lies).

The Seagull, one of Chekhov’s most popular plays and a favorite among actors, will return with a vital new production directed by Chekhov expert and actor Bruce Katzman.

From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theater history; check out our collection of 19 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's winter reading list.

Kim Jackson has been appointed as the new Board President of New York Women in Film & Television. Jackson, a producer and blockchain pioneer, joins a dynamic leadership team for 2024-2025. Learn more about Jackson and the position!

We're falling into fall with a great Broadway read! This season, 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 32 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's Fall 2024 reading list.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer has announced that The American Federation of Musicians and Employers Pension Plan will receive a $1.5 billion pension-fix.