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These performers may have received other awards and accolades, but a Tony Award is shockingly not on their résumé.

Summerhall Arts announced its final 30 shows for its 2026 festival, including an 80-seat Sauna Theatre, Shaparak Khorsandi's debut play KISMET, Hannah Maxwell's new show, and productions from Francesca Moody Productions and theatregoose.

Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara will present EVERY BRILLIANT THING, written by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe and directed by Jenny Sullivan, starring Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper at the New Vic Theatre.

Boston-born Apollo Dukakis most important lifelong role has been as the adoring brother of his sister, Academy-Award winning actress Olympia Dukakis, who left us in 2021. To honor her memory, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble is presenting OK, OLYMPIA, LET’S GO!, a multi-media celebration of her life that includes YOU AND ME, a one-act play written by Apollo.

The Toronto Premiere of Queen Maeve, written by two-time Governor General's Award-winner Judith Thompson will have its Toronto debut in Tarragon's Mainspace.

Next month, 54 Below, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Vanessa Williams, Tony Danza and more. 

54 Below will honor the Black performers, producers, and artists who are vital members of our artistic community this Black History Month, featuring performances by Vanessa Williams and more.

The festival runs from 25 February to 8 March in Glasgow.

Rubicon Theatre Company will present the Tony Award-winning comedy thriller THE 39 STEPS, adapted from John Buchan's novel and Alfred Hitchcock's film. Directed by Jenny Sullivan and featuring Joseph Fuqua, the show runs from February 11 to March 1, 2026, at Rubicon Theatre in Ventura.

From December 3-14, 2025, FROM THE OTHER SIDE transforms La MaMa into a home for an incredible group of Balkan artists, on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 1PM.

Sharpe Dunaway is no stranger to being in the spotlight, whether it be behind a microphone, behind the drums, or behind the video camera. And though he’s enjoyed his success and attention, he beams with pride when he talks about his children, father to Quint, Grey, and London (the youngest one who is taking great strides in the same vein as her father). In a free-wheeling conversation with Broadway World, Sharpe and his daughter London—a budding music journalist, concert photographer, and frontwoman in the making—dig into craft, community, and the power of doing the work. 

FROM THE OTHER SIDE will transform La MaMa into a home for an incredible group of Balkan artists.

Where Words Once Were, running now at The Scoundrel And Scamp Theatre in Arizona, is a relevant, beautiful, and thought-provoking play about a dystopian future.

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Paloma Diamond, Chester Gregory, and many more! See the full lineup here.

Beat the summer heat and join Retro Rewind in the Gaslamp. Six amazing movies, three Sundays, two movies to choose from each Sunday. Learn more about the lineup here!

Bryan Cranston will star as ‘Joe Keller', Marianne Jean-Baptiste as ‘Kate Keller' and Paapa Essiedu as ‘Chris Keller' in Arthur Miller's ALL MY SONS. Learn more about the show here!

Pigs Do Fly Productions will present Painting Churches, Tina Howe's moving and hilarious portrait of a family of artists falling apart and coming together at Empire Stage in Fort Lauderdale.

The play selections at TPNC have always intrigued me. I consistently leave their shows with new insights and feeling thoroughly entertained, or emotionally roused. Currently playing is Terra Nova, which won playwright Ted Tally an OBIE Award for its 1984 New York production. Tally also won an Oscar for his adapted screenplay of The Silence Of The Lambs in 1991.

Previews are now underway for The Jonathan Larson Project and fans who have checked out the new musical already have intel on the more than 20 undiscovered songs, as audiences are treated to a brief breakdown as they leave the Orpheum Theatre. BroadwayWorld is excited to share an exclusive, in-depth version of the story behind each song, courtesy of the show's conceiver, Jennifer Ashley Tepper.

Further casting has been announced for Duncan Macmillan and Thomas Ostermeier's new version of Chekhov's masterpiece The Seagull. Learn more about the show here!

PRIMARY STAGES has revealed programming for 2024-25 Season, celebrating its 40th anniversary. The season will kick off in November 2024 with The Light and the Dark (the life and times of Artemisia Gentileschi), by Kate Hamill. Learn more!

Explore the new chapter for a downtown theater legend in Hudson Valley, featuring insights into the vibrant local arts scene and upcoming projects.

Theater for the New City will present its twelfth  Dream Up Festival in August. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

What did our critic think of FOOTLOOSE THE MUSICAL at Arkansas Repertory Theatre?

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.