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Trinity Repertory Company will close its 2025-26 season with NEXT TO NORMAL, the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning rock musical directed by former Associate Artistic Director Amanda Dehnert at the Dowling Theater in Providence.

East Midlands theatre company New Perspectives announced 14 early- and mid-career artists for its New Associates programme, now in its seventh year, supporting artists in a historically underfunded region.

92NY Harkness Dance Center will close its Women Move the World Mainstage Series with An Evening With Aszure Barton, featuring solos, duets, and ensemble works alongside U.S. and New York premieres at Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee will present the 2026 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre to four outstanding contributors to the Broadway industry - 1/52 Project, Jake Bell, Kenn Lubin, and Loren Plotkin.

HB Studio will present its first annual The Light We Carry Festival, featuring performances, screenings, masterclasses, and conversations with artists including Jessica Hecht, Mercedes Ruehl, and Marsha Mason.

Embraced Body has revealed the six participants for Cohort Two of its How We Move program, a Mellon Foundation-funded dance intensive for multiply marginalized D/deaf and Disabled artists, with an in-person residency planned for New York City.

Clubbed Thumb has announced initial casting for its 2026 SUMMERWORKS festival. The annual festival of new plays will take place at the wild project in New York City. The lineup will include three productions running throughout the summer.

The Public Theater's revitalized Delacorte Theater will reopen this summer with PUBLIC FORUM and PUBLIC STORIES programming, featuring Amy Sherald, Michael Sandel, Anna Deavere Smith, and DC 37 union members as civic storytellers.

NJPAC and Project for Empty Space have commissioned 13 NJ and NY artists to create site-specific public works for the Arts Center's redeveloped downtown Newark campus, with installation expected by 2027.

New York City Center will present the return of Your Community Day, a free annual event for all ages at its West 56th Street stage door entrance.The day will feature performances, workshops, and interactive activities.

PAC NYC and Civis Foundation have revealed that the final submission open call for The Democracy Cycle has been extended. This program invites artists to explore themes relating to the nature, practice, and experience of democracy.

On Sunday 19 April, the winners of The Pantomime Awards 2026, staged in partnership with Trafalgar Entertainment and ATG Entertainment (ATGE), were announced by the UK Pantomime Association at a star-studded ceremony at Wycombe Swan in High Wycombe, presented by Vernon Kay. Check out photos of th event.

A Ukrainian-British immersive production inspired by Salvador Dalí's only novel will make its London debut this May. Written, directed and produced by Anastasiya Yevchenko, supported by Arts Council England and HH Productions.

Birmingham Hippodrome announced a new lineup including MATTHEW BOURNE'S CINDERELLA, THE FULL MONTY, MATILDA THE MUSICAL, MRS. DOUBTFIRE, and BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL, and more.

Nordoff and Robbins, the UK's largest music therapy charity, announced a partnership with LW Theatres, spanning venues including The London Palladium and Theatre Royal Drury Lane, with fundraising and accessible theatre experiences planned.

Goodwood Art Foundation has announced the world premiere of Imagined, Eternal., the first concert-length classical composition by acclaimed interdisciplinary artist Nabihah Iqbal.

Kaufman Music Center will present The Everything Band, an all-star collective led by GRAMMY Award-winning composer, violinist, and educator Jessie Montgomery.

The Irish Cultural Centre in London revealed its Spring 2026 season, featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon, traditional singer Seán Keane, rock band The 4 of Us, and new Irish musical RISING.

Cadence and Firehouse Theatre will present the world premiere of WitchDuck, a dark comedic and subversive new play based on the true story of Grace Sherwood, Virginia's last convicted witch.

L'Alliance New York will present Comic Arts Fest April 24-26, featuring graphic novelists Charles Burns, Frank Quitely, and more in talks, masterclasses, screenings, and signings. Day passes start at $20.

L'Alliance New York will host its April CreativeMornings featuring philanthropist and author Hali Lee, discussing her 2025 book The Big We and collective giving. The free event includes breakfast and is open to creatives.

After making his New York stage debut in Little Shop of Horrors as Seymour, actor Thomas Doherty is looking forward to returning to the stage for another theater project in the future.

The Young Vic Theatre and JMK Trust have announced Ewa Dina as the recipient of the 2026 JMK Award, which offers early career directors the opportunity to direct a full-scale professional play.

The October Project Poetry Contest, co-founded by poet Julie Flanders, vocalist Marina Belica, and composer Emil Adler, opens April 1 and closes April 30, with judges including Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco.

Australian Theatre Festival NYC announced four finalists for its 2026 New Play Award, chosen from over 100 submissions by Australian writers worldwide. The finalists are 'La Malattia,' 'The Spoil,' 'Wiran's Dream,' and 'BOGQUEENS.'