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TIME has selected acclaimed KYOTO playwrights, Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson, for the 2025 TIME100 Climate list, recognizing the 100 most innovative leaders driving business climate action.

Director Tom Morris has been busy running the Bristol Old Vic, but now returns to the capital to start a five year partnership with Chris Harper Productions to direct Shakespeare plays for the West End. His Othello looks impressive, is well acted, thoughtful and glossy, but lacking in sufficient darkness.

In this one-off event, the London Contemporary Music Festival will return to the Wigmore Hall with another provocative evening of music, which will chart the way composers have engaged with AI-adjacent ideas over the centuries. Learn more!

While different tryout theaters have different relationships to the development of new shows, it’s worth looking at both which commercial rental theaters and which non-profit theaters have had the most Best Musical Tony Award winners come from their stages.

Page 73 has announced 12 semifinalists for the 2026 Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship: Benjamin Benne, Kate Cortesi, Alexa Derman, Ryan Drake, JuCoby Johnson, Aditya Joshi, Chad Kaydo, Adin Lenahan, Dhari Noel, Abigail C. Onwunali, Anike Sonuga, and Mallory Jane Weiss.

Earlier this year, it was announced that the Library of Congress had acquired the Stephen Sondheim collection. The legendary composer and lyricist passed away in 2021 at the age of 91 after a long and extraordinary career. His collection at the Library of Congress is in the midst of being catalogued, and this piece shares several highlights from the boxes of Sondheim’s lyric drafts, music manuscripts, rewrite notes, brainstorm pages, song list outlines, and more.

A dependable haven for artists in isolation, Theater Resources Unlimited will present an upcoming town hall, Queery: Is Theater As Gay-Friendly As We Think?. Learn more and see how to attend.

The 25th Gregory Awards, produced by Theatre Puget Sound, will take place October 27 at Town Hall Seattle with the theme “One Stage: Many Stars.” The milestone celebration adds new People’s Choice categories, and more.

Maestro Andrea Bocelli has announced the North American dates for his 2026 Romanza – 30th Anniversary World Tour, marking the 30th anniversary of his breakthrough album, Romanza.

Only two new musicals are opening on Broadway in the first half of the 2025-2026 season: The Queen of Versailles and Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York). There has been much discourse on the topic of whether rising capitalization costs and the rareness of full recoupment is impacting the number of new musicals being produced on Broadway. 

One girl’s true account of a growing up in extraordinary circumstances makes for a harrowing and hopeful play as Avon Players Theatre will present The Diary of Anne Frank.

Emmy Award winner Matthew Rhys is set to return to the London stage for the first time in 21 years to play Richard Burton at The Old Vic. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!

Lincoln Center Theater unveils the first look at KYOTO, a powerful play about climate negotiations, premiering in the U.S. this October.

​The Fall 2025 season has officially begun, and with it, comes new plays for theatre lovers of all kinds. Whether you live for intense dramas or would rather escape with zaney comedies, there's something for everyone both on and off-Broadway in October 2025.

Profile Theatre will launch its 2025–26 season with Witch, the subversive and spellbinding play by Jen Silverman, running October 16–November 2, 2025 at The Ellyn Bye Studio at The Armory.

Brief Cameo Productions will present Side Show: In Concert this January! Learn more about the upcoming concert dates and see how to purchase tickets here.

CHICAGO is BACK IN TOWN and is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake. Learn how to purchase tickets to the Seattle engagement here!

Catch Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger's Drift at Storyhouse this autumn! Discover the cast and thrilling plot details.

Performances are now underway for Lincoln Center Theater's revival of Ragtime at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Meet the cast of Ragtime here and learn all about the starry cast and talented ensemble's bio and credits!

Jim Cooney will direct a staged reading of Dennis Bailey and David Mixner’s play JACOB’S LADDER. Learn more about the one night only event and see how to attend!

While a lot has been written about two handers, a term for two-person shows, less has been penned about three-handers. Yet, three-person plays are just as common a genre on Broadway as pieces with only two players. Currently, Art, by Yasmina Reza, is receiving an all-star revival at the Music Box.

Technology plays an ever-present role in the life of every human on earth. As computer technology and social media have begun to heavily impact everyday life, this has gradually been reflected in modern musicals on Broadway.

NYC-based actor Michael Notardonato, featured in the new Netflix series Ratu Ratu Queens, will star in the revival of My Italy Story, playwright Joseph Gallo's endearing play about family.

****'Brendan Gleeson's West End debut is quietly soul crushing'

On ABC-TV’s top-rated daytime talk show “The View,” Joy Behar has a well-earned reputation as an insightful interviewer with a keen sense of humor.