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Eden Espinosa and Tally Sessions will star as Beatrice and Benedick in The Old Globe's production of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, directed by Barry Edelstein, closing the theater's Summer Shakespeare Festival in San Diego.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 26, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

On June 18, YOSHIKI delivered a headlining performance at Global Citizen Live: Tokyo, closing the event with a set that blended rock, classical music, anime, and contemporary pop. Take a look at photos from the performance.

The Bear Season 5 final soundtrack drops June 26 with 17 original tracks by Christian Lundberg, produced by Hans Zimmer. See the full track listing here!

Yvonne Strahovski, David Corenswet & François Arnaud will star in Three Days of Rain on Broadway in February 2027, directed by Anna D. Shapiro.

What goes into crafting the words that make up our favorite Broadway shows? How do Broadway playwrights and book writers make our favorite characters shine and our favorite scenes come alive? BroadwayWorld is finding out with Notes on a Script. In this video, watch as Stephen Brown-Fried and Orville Mendoza break down the scene in the newest episode of BroadwayWorld's Notes on a Script.

Colt Coeur has added matinee performances of CAMPING, the world premiere by Victoria Lynne Barclay, at HERE Arts Center in New York, including closed-captioned and masked options.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 25, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

GRAMMY-nominated artists David Nail and Will Hoge are set to visit seven cities for An Evening With David Nail and Will Hoge. Check out the full list of dates here..

The stage adaptation of the iconic film, Purple Rain, which had its world premiere last year in Minneapolis, has added new members of the creative team as it prepares the show for a potential Broadway run. 

The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra will perform two free Patriotic Pops concerts at Overlander Bandshell in Portage and Bronson Park in Kalamazoo, featuring music by Sousa, Williams, and Copland, plus a drone show finale.

Punchdrunk Enrichment announced the appointment of Randel Bryan as its new Chair, marking a leadership transition for the education and community arm of the immersive theatre company.

Indo-Canadian percussionist and composer Agneya has been named the recipient of the Toronto Arts Foundation's Breakthrough Jazz Artist Award, which carries a $10,000 cash prize and was presented at the Toronto Jazz Festival.

Insight Colab Theatre will present SHADOWS & SECRETS, a staged multimedia whodunit radio play by Nancy Wang, at Vintage Theatre in Aurora, CO, exploring the mysterious 1924 death of restaurateur Chin Foin in mob-era Chicago.

Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles will present DECLARATIONS OF INDEPENDENCE, its Season 47 finale and Pride concert, at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. Check out video from rehearsal here.

The Fisher Center at Bard will present Richard Strauss's seldom-staged 1928 opera THE EGYPTIAN HELEN at Bard SummerScape, starring Hailey Clark, John Matthew Myers, and Jana McIntyre in a new production by director Christian Räth.

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

Music director Stephen Oremus recently spoke to us about working on NBC's 2025 special Wicked: One Wonderful Night, the magic of the opening sequence, and what it felt like to stand on the same Gershwin Theatre stage where he conducted Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth over two decades ago.

The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board will present two free outdoor jazz concerts in Montgomery County, PA, featuring Hailey Brinnel and Nasir Dickerson, as a preview of the fifth annual Montco Jazz Fest.

Shakespeare in the Woods announced a ten-person cast for its 2026 repertory season of LEAR and MERRY WIVES, featuring Off-Broadway and Helen Hayes Award-winning talent performing outdoors in Manchester, VT.

The Royal Academy of Dance's Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition will return to London, with over 80 candidates from 20 countries competing, and the grand final set for the London Coliseum.

If The Golden Girls and Steel Magnolias had a theatrical love child, it would be The Hallelujah Girls, now playing at Twin Lakes Playhouse in Mountain Home through Sunday, June 28. Written by Jones Hope Wooten and directed by Dianne Pankau, this laugh-out-loud Southern comedy celebrates friendship, second chances, and the realization that life doesn't stop because you've reached a certain age. Packed with colorful personalities and quick wit, it is the kind of show that will have you laughing through the whole show.

Prescott Park Arts Festival announced the return of its Rain or Shine Concert Series, now presented by Avery Insurance in partnership with The Music Hall, guaranteeing seven concerts proceed regardless of weather in Portsmouth, NH.

Theater Resources Unlimited will host a free weekly Community Gathering on Zoom featuring TRU board member John Lant, who will discuss the ins and outs of running a successful theatrical production.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 23, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.