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Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. will open its 10th season with the regional premiere of The Minutes, nominated for the Tony Award for best play of 2022, written by Tracy Letts. Learn more!

Manhattan Theatre Club's American premiere of Punch, by James Graham is now playing at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Meet the cast of Punch here and learn all about the show's stars!

BroadwayWorld has just learned the complete cast for the first-ever Broadway revival of CHESS. Find out who will join previously announced Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit, Emmy Award nominee Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher. We have all of the details!

This year, Adelsö Friluftsteater opened its doors for the first time. A nice little theater on this historic island where Hovgården with the large King's Mounds together with Birka has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1993. An important island for, among others, the Vikings and Magnus Ladulås.

In Week 7 of the 93rd Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Touch of RED by Shamel Pitts | TRIBE will get a Jacob's Pillow premiere that has been five years in the making. Learn more!

BroadwayWorld is saddened to learn of the passing of Broadway playwright Richard Greenberg. Learn more about Greenberg's life and career on BroawayWorld.

Rising vocalist Stella Cole has announced her highly anticipated album, It’s Magic. The first single, a tender of The Music Man's “Till There Was You,' is available now. Listen to it here.

The Gilded Age is back for Season 3, and with it, a new and returning crop of Broadway talent. The New York-based costume drama is known for its vast array of theater actors, utilizing a total of 163 across its three seasons. Take a look here to see which of your favorite stars appear in the new season!

Recording artist Ricky Asc (currently starring on Broadway in Boop! The Musical under the name Ricky Schroeder) has released a song and music video just in time for the NYC Pride dancefloors. Learn more!

DOG DAY AFTERNOON, a new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis, based on the legendary true crime story, will open on Broadway in the spring of 2026. We have all of the details here!

Dances With Films: LA has announced the film lineup for next month's return of Los Angeles' largest indie film-focused film festival (June 19-29) for its 28th edition.

During a career-spanning conversation at the British Film Institute, Tom Cruise revealed that he would like to star in more musical projects in the future.

Next up at Goodman Theatre is Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright Jordan Harrison (Marjorie Prime, Maple and Vine)'s newest work, A Tour of the Permanent Collection in the Museum of Late Human Antiquities or, just The Antiquities—a startling and transcendent portrait of the present as seen from the future—is on stage now in preview performances.

With the first three episodes of Poker Face Season 2 now streaming, BroadwayWorld caught up with Richard Kind to talk about honoring Stephen Sondheim in the show, how he continues to find joy in his work, and why he would love to direct a production of Bounce.

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International announced the official launch of Broadway Senior—a collection of musicals specifically developed for the needs and abilities of older adult performers. 

Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. (DDTCo.) closes out its ninth season with Bug, the cult thriller by Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts. Co-directed by Malinda L. Beckham and Curtis Barber.

Tonys time is here at last! The nominations for the 78th Annual Tony Awards were announced this morning by Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce. Follow us throughout the day, as we'll bring you Tony nominee reactions, exclusive reports, surprises, behind the scenes coverage and oh, so much more!

The World of Hans Zimmer – A New Dimension, a 24-city arena tour, will debut in North America this fall following a tremendously successful European run of the internationally acclaimed production in 2024.

The Scott Dunn Orchestra (SDO) has its inaugural concert at the Bram Goldsmith Theater at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts next month.

Performances are now underway for Lincoln Center Theater's Broadway premiere of Floyd Collins, a musical with book by Tina Landau, music and lyrics by Adam Guettel, additional lyrics by Tina Landau and direction by Tina Landau. Meet the cast of the production!

The cast has been set for Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright Zora Howard's new drama, BUST, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

BroadwayWorld has just learned that the music of Grammy Award Winner James Taylor will be featured in a new stage musical titled FIRE & RAIN, featuring an original story written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts and directed by Tony Award-winner David Cromer. We have all of the details!

54 Below will present Victor Jackson in “April Showers” on April 7, 2025. Inspired by nature's ever-changing seasons, Victor's songs weave a tapestry of resilience, joy, and renewal.

Previews are now underway, for BOOP! The Musical. The production will open officially at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Meet the cast of BOOP! here!

All Roads Theatre Company’s (ARTCO’s) 2025 Season kicks off with the World Premiere musical One For My Baby, which features Broadway stars Lana Gordon and Luba Mason leading a cast of 28 performers, supported by a 12-piece Big Band. I decided to speak with ARTCO’s Fred Barton and Scott Thompson who wrote the musical’s book, with conductor Barton also creating the music arrangements and Thompson directing and choreographing the production.