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Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater in New York revealed a monthlong slate of jazz performances, including Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes, Monty Alexander, and the MIKI YAMANAKA TRIO.

The punk-rock musical about choices, addiction, and the afterlife will receive its West-Coast premiere in Lynden, Washington, with direction by Andrew Cooper.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 31, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The flimsy theme holding together this year’s summer season at Shakespeare’s Globe is ‘1599 or 1939’, which has allowed them to stage a work by Brecht as well as several Shakespeare plays which are frequent flyers at this theatre complex. Fortunately it leaves room for something which hasn’t been produced for either stage since Michelle Terry’s inaugural season in 2018; this Love’s Labour’s Lost, however, finds itself in the outdoor Globe Theatre and with a distinctive Spanish flavour.

“It’s the little big things you leave behind.” Few new musicals have captured audiences quite like „The Little Big Things“, and Amsterdam's new non-replica production proves exactly why. Presented as part of the Carré Theatre's tenth-anniversary „Broadway in Carré“ series, Ola Mafaalani's staging combines an outstanding cast, breathtaking visuals and remarkable emotional depth to create an evening that lingers long after the curtain calls. More than a moving story about resilience, it is a celebration of family, healing and inclusion—told from a perspective that feels both deeply personal and profoundly universal.

Beast Philanthropy, Stand Up To Cancer, Amgen, and St. Baldrick's Foundation launched a global pediatric cancer fundraising campaign on MrBeast's YouTube channel, with LeBron James joining to support a new SU2C Pediatric Cancer Dream Team.

Ministry and Al Jourgensen announced the band's final album, 'Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery),' on Cleopatra Records, along with a goodbye tour spanning Europe and the U.S.

Netflix's MYRON BOLITAR has added Jabari Banks, Chloe Fineman, and Jamie McShane as series regulars, with Ben McKenzie joining as a recurring guest star in the Harlan Coben-inspired drama.

Theatrical Press Agent, award-wining Author (Jameson Currier), Independent Publisher devoted to gay literature and later an Artist, died of a sudden heart attack at his home in in Chatham Center, New York.

Joy Machine Records announced the release of PENELOPE: Live at Joe's Pub, a chamber musical starring Broadway's Grace McLean, as the one-woman show prepares to run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Seattle Theatre Group announced its 2026/27 Performing Arts Series, featuring 15 performances spanning jazz, dance, global music, and theatre, including a newly commissioned work from Perfume Genius and Kate Wallich.

Oakland Theater Project will present Tennessee Williams' ORPHEUS DESCENDING, directed by Will Detlefsen, at its Oakland venue. The production stars OTP Co-Artistic Director Lisa Ramirez as Lady alongside Hunter Bryant as Val Xavier.

Theater Latté Da announced casting for its 2026 NEXT Festival of New Musicals, featuring three new works — BLACK GIRL IN PARIS, HEARTS IS BROKE, and ALICE IN NEVERLAND — each receiving developmental workshops and public presentations at the Ritz Theater in Minneapolis.

OFC Creations founder Eric Vaughn Johnson discusses the 2026-2027 Broadway in Brighton Series, a season of six musicals featuring rarely produced titles, a North American premiere of THE OSMONDS, and a New York State premiere of THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK.

Tony Award Nominee Melissa Errico will perform The Streisand Effect: Melissa Sings Barbra with the legendary Billy Stritch on the piano in PTown. Melissa makes her Provincetown Town Hall debut.

National Theatre of Scotland's THROUGH THE SHORTBREAD TIN will tour Glasgow Cathedral, Stirling Castle, and Urquhart Castle following an Edinburgh Festival Fringe run, with Gaelic singers joining writer-performer Martin O'Connor.

OPERA America announced $135,000 in commissioning grants to seven opera companies through its Opera Grants for Women Composers program, supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation since 2014.

Step into the time machine and prepare for a glittering ride through the history of tease! The Time Traveler’s Tease! follows Katja VX, a wide-eyed burlesque hopeful, as she is guided by her whimsical Fairy Godmother, Courtney de Vorst, on a dazzling journey through the eras of burlesque.

The Loop: Lab and New Work Festival announced its upcoming season, featuring staged readings of two new works for young adult audiences at The Hivve in Grants Pass, Oregon, including Lee Cataluna's 'The King's Table' and the musical 'Greek To Me.'

The Crossing, the four-time Grammy Award-winning chamber choir, announced its 2026–2027 season, featuring world premieres, museum installations, and collaborations with JACK Quartet and Bang on a Can All-Stars across multiple cities.

Keith Alessi's one-man show about surviving cancer and finding solace in banjo music returns to Edinburgh Fringe for a fourth year, with 100% of ticket sales benefiting Summerhall Arts.

World Music Institute announced its upcoming Fall-Winter season, featuring NYC debuts from Japan's Minyo Crusaders, South Korea's Leenalchi, and others, alongside returning favorites like Angélique Kidjo and a new NEXT GEN series.

Noah Mannion, Rafferty Smale, Spencer Collins, and William Gurney will share the title role in Billy Elliot the Musical's national tour and limited West End season, with original Olivier Award-winning Billy, Liam Mower, returning as 'Older Billy.'

wild project has revealed a slate of upcoming programming at its Lower East Side venue, including a solo polaroid exhibition by Rob Roth, staged readings from Cherry Picking, and the launch of a new live music series, Sound Stage.

Heart House Inclusive Productions will present JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at the Ferlazzo Theatre in Woodbridge, VA, featuring a cast of 33 and choreography co-led by a veteran of the MJ THE MUSICAL national tour.