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Writers Theatre has revealed its 2025/26 season. The five-play season is marked by four productions never seen before in Chicago and two add-on special engagements.  

Quite where The Tindersticks fit into the modern era is a bit of a mystery. The latest tour brings this band to the Royal Albert Hall for a show that celebrates their recent successes and their mellifluous back catalogue.

After two sold-out runs at The Crypt in 2023, Sleepwalk Immersive’s Bacchanalia and the world of Thebes has returned to London, this time at Hoxton Hall. The show, directed by Sebastian Huang (Artistic Director for Sleepwalk Immersive), takes the story of The Bacchae by Euripedes and places it in the world of the 1960s, mixing Greek tragedy with a kaleidoscope of colours and the soundtrack reminding one of Hair. While the run at The Crypt was in a cramped and small space, the current run at Hoxton Hall allows the performers and audience members to explore four storeys of the Grade II-listed building, which has been transformed for this show.

Konrad Imiela, Capitol Theatre long-time director and a defining figure of the venue, sat down with me to talk about the magic of theatre, what makes Wrocław’s stage unique, and what shaped his musical opinions.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 17, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

2025 has officially arrived and the second half of the 2024-25 Broadway season is very much underway. Catch up on all the latest from the week ending March 14, 2025 with videos from Oh, Mary!, Floyd Collins, and more!

On March 27th, She Is The Music (SITM) will bring together industry leaders at The Peppermint Club in Los Angeles for an evening celebrating 50 impactful women in the music industry. Each of the 50 honorees will share their spotlight with another woman in the business.

Dover, NH writer, Justin X. M. Corriss will see his new musical theatre production, Skazki: A Spell of Ice and Snow premiere at the Plaza Theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts in April.

Factory International has announced the 2025 edition of Manchester International Festival (MIF) from Thursday 3 July to Sunday 20 July 2025, the first under new Creative Director Low Kee Hong.

Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations hit Broadway in 2019, earning 11 Tony nominations and one win for Sergio Trujillo’s choreography. Though it was cut short by COVID in March 2020, the show returned in May 2021 and ran until January 2022. It now lives on through its national tour, reaching 24 U.S. cities. The current tour is notable for being supervised by the original director, Des McAnuff, and Trujillo. I spoke with Bryce Valle, the tour's dance captain and the lead actor portraying Paul Williams of The Temptations.

On February 21, 2025, Global Sevilla Pulo Mas put on a production of Lutung Kasarung: The Warrior’s Heart. This musical production is an adaptation of the Sundanese legend Lutung Kasarung. Banyu headed the show as its director, scriptwriter, and songwriter. He collaborated with Nindya Tri Harbanu and Muhammad Nur Muhammady as music directors, as well as Christina Sekar and Rajasa Rahaditya as co-directors (Christina Sekar also served as the dance coordinator).

Grand Theatre has unveiled its 2025/26 season, titled “You Are Here.” The lineup features six productions, including, Tony, Olivier, and Pulitzer Prize winning shows. Check out all of the detials here!

North Shore Music Theatre will return for an expanded 70th Anniversary Season, including a bonus off-subscription production of the play, THE SHARK IS BROKEN, as well as debut productions of the musicals WAITRESS, RENT, and THE CHER SHOW.

Instructor Olivia Miranda stages a ballet as chaotic and beloved as the Beatles’ iconic final album, inspiring an inner awakening among hopeful spectators. 

Tracey Conyer Lee will star as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, a play by Lanie Robertson and featuring the music of Billie Holiday.

Sir David Bintley’s 2010 production of Cinderella has been long overdue an outing, and based on Wednesday’s opening night at Birmingham Hippodrome it is worth the wait. Thanks to Birmingham Royal Ballet’s fundraising efforts, the work now returns refreshed with restored costumes and a dazzling cast, and the result is a magical and sumptuous evening of dance with just the right dash of humour. 

Dubbed “America’s new romantic singing sensation,” classical-crossover tenor Anthony Nunziata is back at Café Carlyle on 2/28 and 3/1, bringing his soulful voice to classic jazz, pop standards, Italian arias and his timeless original music.

When it comes to the great art of rusical theatre, perhaps no one knows more than Jamal Sims. The director/choreographer extraordinaire returned to RuPaul's Drag Race last night to take the helm of every theatre nerd's favorite challenge- the Rusical. ​

San Jacinto College South Theatre & Film will present the local premiere of the multilingual version of the classic Our Town, written by Thornton Wilder and enhanced with translated passages by Nilo Cruz and Jeff Augustin. Learn more

A newcomer has arrived to the Jakarta performing arts scene. Founded by artist Kezia Haniel and bearing the name of Pranalika – meaning system or connection in Sanskrit – they offer a consulting and production service for all things performing arts. And, appropriately enough for an artistic enterprise, Pranalika took their first step into the spotlight through a show: Footlights and Friendships.

Hi there, and welcome to my first ever blog post! My name is Eva Viciana, and I’m so excited to share my journey in the world of entertainment with you all! Currently, I’m studying Entertainment Business at Oklahoma City University.

Edinburgh Science Festival is the first and still one of Europe’s biggest science festivals, taking place over the Easter holidays. Learn more about the upcoming event ehre!

Sarah Silverman’s The Bedwetter – A New Musical is currently in rehearsals at Arena Stage, starring Aria Kane, Shoshana Bean, and more. Performances will run through March 16. See free events associated with The Bedwetter here! 

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 2/13/2025 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

BroadwayWorld.com had a lovely chat with Anna Holbrook who is co-starring in Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo at the Music Theatre of Connecticut.