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In April, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Marilyn Maye, Claybourne Elder and many more. 

Rhys Warrington has been announced as the 2026 Jerwood Writer in Residence at Pentabus. The writer from South-West Wales will develop a new play during his residency at Pentabus in Ludlow.

Secret Cinema will present the return of GREASE: THE IMMERSIVE MOVIE MUSICAL, with tickets now available for audiences to experience the beloved film in an interactive setting.

Rufus Norris will return to directing this evening as his production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman premieres at Zorlu PAC in Istanbul. Learn more here!

Dance/USA has named Michele Kumi Baer as its new Executive Director. A seasoned arts leader specializing in capacity building, organizational change, and field building, Baer brings decades of experience across the dance and nonprofit sectors.

Many fellowship programs help emerging leaders learn the craft and business of theater, in both nonprofit and commercial spaces. For this article, I spoke with several fellows about five things Broadway leaders don’t often say but that we learned as fellows.

On stage from 7 to 21 June 2026, the 54th International Theatre Festival will bring to Venice over 200 artists for 55 events. Director Willem Dafoe revealed the full lineup. Learn more here!

Belgrade Theatre will present a three-day event in Spring 2027 for the headline show NANNY OF THE MAROONS, alongside releasing a study on the impact of their ROMEO AND JULIET production.

 Savannah Performance Alliance has announced its 2026 Board of Directors and leadership team, bringing together a group of professionals whose experience spans the arts, business, education and community leadership.

GREASE: THE IMMERSIVE MOVIE MUSICAL will return to Battersea Park for an eight-week engagement following its sold-out 2025 run. Learn more about the upcoming event here!

The Cleveland Institute of Music has appointed M. Jerome Bell as Assistant Professor of Music Theory. Bell’s research focuses on gospel music analysis, pedagogy, and contemporary theory approaches.

Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) has announced the appointment of Tamara McCaw as its next President, following a nine-month-long international search.

NET will present NETWeek in Chicago. This event aims to strengthen connections within Chicago's vibrant ensemble and storefront theater scene through a series of workshops, discussions, and resource exchanges.

Three Trafalgar Entertainment venues have achieved certification for meeting the Theatre Green Book Basic Standard for Operations and Buildings. Theatre Green Book is the industry-wide initiative supporting the performing arts to work more sustainably, and Trafalgar Entertainment became a founding supporter last year.

Bricolage Production Company will present Samizdat, a series of site-specific, immersive theater experiences in Pittsburgh. The series features three plays by Václav Havel, performed in undisclosed locations around the city, accessible only to ticket holders.

Curve Theatre has announced the addition of eight local artists to its Curve Resident Creatives program. The selected artists, including S.B. Cole, Vikas Gogana, and Martha Kent among others, will participate in an 18-month initiative.

The term artist has been stripped of much of its meaning through overuse. There are many who practice and perform the arts but few who truly envision and undertake a trajectory that defines them as an original artist. Yixin Wang is one exception to this.

The Joffrey Ballet has completed a $2.5 million renovation of its Chicago headquarters, Joffrey Tower. The project includes new interior design by Elva Rubio and environmental graphics by artist Bob Faust.

The Broadway Women's Fund revealed its 2026 Women to Watch on Broadway list, the seventh list from the fund spotlighting women in leadership in theater.

Orange Steel Theatre Company will present Doohickey! at the 2026 Pittsburgh Fringe Festival, with performances at 8 p.m. on March 20, 21, 26, and 28, 2026.

Pacific Opera Project’s production of Puccini’s final opera, Turandot features the husband and wife team of tenor Clay Hilley and soprano Sara Duchovnay in the roles of Calàf and Liù respectively. I spoke to them about peforming together onstage.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 13, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Opera Atelier concludes its 2025/26 season with a production that puts the company on the cutting edge of period performance practice internationally, with its premiere of Claude Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande, at the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning at Koerner Hall, from April 15-19, 2026.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 12, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Running from 7-30 August 2026, this year's Edinburgh International Festival will present 24 days of world-class performances selected for their artistic and cultural resonance across opera, theatre, music and dance.